传说之主的夫人 by 尹琊

The Legendary Master's Wife

by Yin Ya
Chapters 160 to 184 Originally translated by S3ri and reworked by Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Chinese Cross Checking and Corrections by Rara0587

Chapter 185 and on translated by Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Edited by Addis and WagahaiFujoshi

Book Three
(Chapters 160 to 224)

Chapter 160: Kill for Treasure

Chapter 161: Sword formations and silencing witnesses
Chapter 162: Take action
Chapter 163: Rescue and bonding
Chapter 164: Jade Spiritual Cave
Chapter 165: Silencing Witnesses
Chapter 166: Windfall
Chapter 167: Causing trouble
Chapter 168: Infighting
Chapter 169: Jiang Liu's probing
Chapter 170: Coward
Chapter 171: Disharmony
Chapter 172: Shapeshifting herb
Chapter 173: Life bond demon beast
Chapter 174: Lucky Luo ShuHe
Chapter 175: Shapeshifting and a new team member
Chapter 176: Ascending Demon Beast Peak
Chapter 177: Water Demon
Chapter 178: spirit gem
Chapter 179: Battle
Chapter 180: Palace Statue
Chapter 181: Captured
Chapter 182: The collapse of Demon Peak
Chapter 183: Killing intent
Chapter 184: Fated
Chapter 185: Gathering at the Teleportation Point
Chapter 186: The Criminal
Chapter 187: Xiao Long Pick up
Chapter 188: Zhou Peng’s Incident
Chapter 189: The Ruse of Self-injury
Chapter 190: Death Prison
Chapter 191: Secrets and the Transmitter Stone
Chapter 192: Bottleneck
Chapter 193: Showdown
Chapter 194: You XiaoMo’s Soft Spot
Chapter 195: Kong Wen’s death
Chapter 196: Three Imperial practitioners?
Chapter 197: A Big Storm is Coming
Chapter 198: Tang Fan is an Idiot
Chapter 199: You Dare to Make a Move on My Man?
Chapter 200: Revealing the identity
Chapter 201: Resolve
Chapter 202: The End of the Show
Chapter 203: Fulfill the Promise
Chapter 204: The Past
Chapter 205: Dao Xin Academy
Chapter 206: Addressing
Chapter 207: Transport circle
Chapter 208: The Starry Sky of Naye City
Chapter 209: Ling Xiao’s Real Face
Chapter 210: Hei Yin Village
Chapter 211: Gigantic Firebird
Chapter 212: A Bunch of Prodigals
Chapter 213: Yan City
Chapter 214: Helenos of Troy
Chapter 215: Deadly Face
Chapter 216: You Help Me Wash
Chapter 217: The Truth About Soul Training Manual
Chapter 218: Deception
Chapter 219: Life and Death Street, Liu Yue.
Chapter 220: Go Get a Doctor if You Are Sick
Chapter 221: Get In Through The Back Door
Chapter 222: The Genius’s Unexpected Mistake
Chapter 223: Conflicts Rise
Chapter 224: Young Master
 Chapter 160: Kill for Treasure
The east of the Paradise Realm was in spring, the time when ten thousand things came to
life. Therefore, this was the place where most magic herbs grew. Next in line was the West,
where the density and abundance of spiritual energy was only second to the East.

With Ling Xiao bringing them there at top speed, they very quickly reached the first
obstacle: Green Mountain Ravine.

Legend said that before the Green Mountain was formed, it was a very tall mountain peak.
This peak was cleaved into two halves by an unknown strong fighter in one blow, forming
the thousand-meter-deep mountain ravine. Due to the climate, the mountain ravine
became covered in green plants and in the end, it became the habitat for the Black Crows.

Black Crows were a kind of low-level demon beasts with only level four strength, but they
always came out in hordes. Furthermore, they were capable of producing sounds that made
the hearts of men feel very agitated. Therefore, most people detested the Black Crows.
When they caught sight of the Green Mountain Ravine, most would choose to go around it.
Although Black Crows were low-level demon beasts, the thing they guarded was a level four
magic herb called Happy Union.

Happy Union was also called the Night Sleeper Tree and the crown of this tree was wide.
The compound leaves, shaped like feathers, were open during the daytime, but closed at
night. That was why it became known as Happy Union. Happy Union was the opposite of
the Black Crows, because it had a very strong calming effect. It could be used against anger
and sadness caused by the seven human emotions. It was especially effective against
anxiety and could be used to refine a level four magic pill called Happy Union.

But the one You XiaoMo was interested in was not Happy Union, but the magic herb that
grew by its side, Stinky Grass.

Stinky Grass, like its name suggested, gave out a very strong odor, and it was the nemesis of
Happy Union. However, the only places that could support the Stinky Grass were where
more than a thousand stalks of Happy Union grew. The magic herb shops outside rarely sold
it.

You XiaoMo wanted to refine a type of magic pill called the Stinky Magic pill which could
produce a peculiar odor. When a practitioner ate the Stinky Magic pill, it could cause the
demon beasts in their vicinity to lose their keen sense of smell. On top of that, there was a
certain probability that it would cause the demon beast to lower its guard. When it came to
mages and practitioners, it could add to the probability of success for bonding.
Therefore, although the smell of the Stinky Magic pill was unpleasant, it was still popular
with practitioners.

An intention flashed in the mind of You XiaoMo, and a majestic demon beast immediately
appeared in front of him.

The silvery fur emitted piercingly cold beautiful rays of light, as it rippled sleekly down. Its
blood-red eyes seemed like exceptionally dazzling rubies. However, there were also a few
suppressed hints of thirst for blood and savagery. That was the true nature of the Blue-
Blooded Wolf.

It had evolved from Little PiQiu to Big PiQiu. Although it was not yet an adult, the time was
not far away. During this one month, You XiaoMo fed it four fifths of the six hundred jins of
Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat. He didn't dare to feed it the rest because that was Ling
Xiao's share.

Four fifths of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat contained an incredible amount of
energy. On top of that, You XiaoMo would feed it magic pills and let him drink spiritual
water from time to time. The stunning result was that this newly born Blue-Blooded Wolf,
fed in just a few months, looked almost like an adult.

When the majestic Blue-Blooded Wolf caught sight of You XiaoMo, whom it hadn't seen for
a long time, it suddenly wailed resentfully at him and then ran over with jolting buttocks. Its
overpowering aura was shattered in an instant.

"Xiao Shidi, you want to let him go pick the Stinky Grass?" Ling Xiao saw You XiaoMo call
out the Blue-Blooded Wolf and immediately guessed his intention. His expression turned a
little odd.

You XiaoMo didn't see his expression, "Yes, ah. Big PiQiu's speed is very fast. It should be
able to pick the Stinky Grass before alarming the Black Crows."

"The stench of the Stinky Grass is so strong, are you not afraid that its nose would lose its
sense of smell?" Ling Xiao asked him in return jokingly. He already heard You XiaoMo talk
about the use of the Stinky Grass. Standing here now, he could already smell the stench of
it. If one let the Blue-Blooded Wolf go in there, chances were that it would pass out inside.

"Ah?" You XiaoMo was stunned for a moment before recovering his senses.

That's right. Although the Stinky Grass was not yet in magic pill form, it would emit a foul
odor by itself. Since Big PiQiu was not yet an adult, it would probably pass out from the
stench before it could manage to pluck it.

Ling Xiao said impatiently, "Wait here for a bit with your PiQiu. I will be right back."
You XiaoMo rubbed his nose awkwardly. He could only wait there obediently.

After Ling Xiao entered the mountain ravine, You XiaoMo wanted to put PiQiu back into his
dimension, but it was not willing. It bit the hem of his clothes, refusing to let go, while its
ruby red eyes looked at him pitifully. His heart softened, and he let it wait outside.

Although it was not yet an adult, it was in any case of Moon level cultivation. Furthermore,
the wild nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf was more suited to this place. Even if they were
discovered by others, it could be explained away as a demon beast that was bonded in the
Paradise realm. It really was killing two birds with one stone!

Just as he thought this, the sound of wind whistling could suddenly be heard coming from
behind him.

You XiaoMo turned his head in surprise and saw a group of men and women floating down
from the air. Their clothes were fluttering in the breeze, handsome men and beautiful
women, extremely eye-catching.

Especially the man leading the group, a jade tree in the wind, handsome and charismatic, a
person of outstanding looks. His cultivation? You XiaoMo couldn't tell. However, he knew
who this group of people were.

The Tian Xin Sect's deadly enemy – disciples from the Qing Cheng Sect.

This man was not Luo ShuHe, but his cultivation was only second to Luo ShuHe as it was Luo
ShuHe's shidi, Ye Dan.

This was not information he got from asking around. It was told to them before by those
few independent practitioners when they entered. Most probably because they rarely met
people that were nice to them, the few independent practitioners told them quite a lot of
things. Information about Ye Dan was one of those things.

Speaking of this Ye Dan, his talent was also very outstanding. He was now a level one Star
level practitioner; only one star lower than Luo ShuHe. If there weren't Luo ShuHe above
him, he would probably be the Qing Cheng Sect's most dazzling new star.

However, since Luo ShuHe was his shixiong, and since he also usually looked after him, their
brotherly relationship was quite good. It was just that this Ye Dan's character was a little
strange. He was not cool and detached like Luo ShuHe; rather, his character had faint hints
of evilness, as if he delved too deeply in the dark arts.

You XiaoMo saw them, and they saw him. It was already too late to hide.

The group of people very quickly descended not far away in front of him.
The leader, Ye Dan immediately recognized You XiaoMo. He had arrived rather late and was
together with Ling Xiao, so many people already took note of him outside the Paradise
realm. Seeing him by himself here, he looked all around in interest until his gaze suddenly
fell on the Blue-Blooded Wolf beside him, causing his pupils to contract abruptly.

Before he said anything, one of the Junior brothers next to him cried out in alarm,
"Everyone, look. Isn't that a level eight demon beast, the Blue-Blooded Wolf? It looks like it
will soon become an adult."

His words immediately drew everyone's attention. Pairs of amazed looks mixed with hints
of greed fell on the Blue-Blooded Wolf. Although the level eight demon beast Blue-Blooded
Wolf was a mid-level demon beast, to the Qing Cheng Sect, it could be of great help if they
could get their hands on it. Furthermore, there were not many demon beasts that could be
bonded. Being able to come across a level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf was already a huge
stroke of luck.

So, after a few of the Qing Cheng Sect people confirmed that it was indeed a Blue-Blooded
Wolf, they didn't hide the greed in their eyes in the slightest.

Ye Dan's sinister phoenix eyes rose up slightly, revealing a wicked intent as he looked at You
XiaoMo and said, "Xiao Shidi of the Tian Xin Sect. It seems you are here by yourself. Looks
like your luck isn't too good. Are you going to hand over the Blue-Blooded Wolf willingly, or
do I have to kill you?"

You XiaoMo stared at them with bulging eyes. Although he knew that killing people here
was something that Gods wouldn't know, and the ghosts wouldn't realize, he didn't expect
that at the first encounter, these people would be so utterly shameless.

PiQiu already jumped in front of You XiaoMo long ago, adopting a protective stance, baring
its fangs and brandishing its claws towards Ye Dan and the others. Although he had not yet
really hunted and killed any prey, he had been raised quite well by You XiaoMo. With
spiritual flesh, spiritual water, and magic pills, he had grown up to be bigger than the usual
Blue-Blooded Wolves, with teeth which looked especially sharp.

But, because of this, Ye Dan and company were even more determined to get their hands
on this Blue-Blooded Wolf. One look at its stance and it was clear that its fighting ability was
not weak.

"PiQiu is mine. We are already bonded." You XiaoMo hugged Da PiQiu's neck, while glaring
alertly at them. Don't even think that he would hand over PiQiu to them!

Ye Dan did not get mad, rather he seemed pretty pleased, smiling wickedly while saying,
"PiQiu? Such a tasteless name. Looks like it can't be helped. Since the demon beast is
already bonded, killing you is the only way to release the bond."
Killing over treasures was a very common thing. Killing over bonded demon beasts was no
exception.

Some practitioners coveted the demon beasts of others. If the owner of the demon beast
was killed off, that person's bond to the demon beast would be automatically cut off. The
demon beast would be without a master and could be bonded at any time. However, there
were also demon beasts which had developed strong bonds with their master. These
demon beasts were very difficult to bond with afterwards.

But Ye Dan didn't pay attention to all this. If the Blue-Blooded Wolf wasn't willing to bond
with him, he would just kill it. It would be a pity, but that was all there was to it. After all, a
level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf was very hard to come by.

"Don't tell me you're not curious why I'm here by myself?"

You XiaoMo saw that he really intended to kill so his brain started to churn furiously. While
thinking why Ling Xiao was not back yet, he looked for a way to stall for time.

PiQiu's current strength was only at level five, not a match for Ye Dan. Although it could
hold out until Ling Xiao got back, it would surely sustain injuries. He couldn't stand the sight
of the people around him getting hurt.

Ye Dan was indeed wondering that before. When they were outside, he saw his close
relationship with Lin Xiao, so he thought that they would be together. But he saw no sign of
Lin Xiao in the vicinity. Hearing these words now, it confirmed the suspicions in his heart.

"Brat, if you're thinking of stalling for time, let me tell you that it's no use. It doesn't matter
if Lin Xiao is nearby. You will die today. Be a good boy and hand over the Blue-Blooded
Wolf. I may give you an easier death." Ye Dan stared at him sinisterly.

You XiaoMo's eyes flickered. This fellow was hard to trick. He had just come up with those
words and he already called his bluff so quickly.

Since it was like that, You XiaoMo calmed himself down and spoke with composure, "I urge
all of you to leave immediately. My shixiong is indeed nearby. When he comes back, not
even one of you will be able to escape. I'm not trying to trick you."

Ye Dan saw that he was choosing to drink punishment wine rather than accept a toast, so
he assumed that he was only making an empty show of strength. With a flick of his sleeves,
several poisoned silver needles shot towards You XiaoMo.

However, before the silver needles could make it within three meters of You XiaoMo, they
abruptly fell to the ground.
From the distant Green Mountain Ravine, a figure flew at an unbelievable speed towards
them. In an instant, the figure appeared in front of everyone, that signature billboard smile
beaming towards Ye Dan and company.
 Chapter 161: Sword Formations and
Silencing Witnesses
"My Xiao Shidi warned you with good and kind intentions. It's fine if you don't feel grateful.
But how can you launch a sneak attack, huh? That's just too much!" Ling Xiao was beaming
as he looked at the leader, Ye Dan, showing no signs of fear whatsoever, even though he
was outnumbered.

Seeing that 'Lin Xiao' finally made an appearance, Ye Dan and company felt their blood run
cold. Ling Xiao's arrival was really something they did not expect. They clearly saw no sign of
him before. However, they were not so terrified that they’d immediately run away, since
their numbers were greater.

Furthermore, Ye Dan's cultivation was one-star Star level, just one star lower than 'Lin Xiao'.
If they got down to it, they might not lose.

But…

Ye Dan glanced alertly all around but failed to find any traces of anyone else. He couldn't
help feeling a little surprised in his heart.

'Lin Xiao' was moving around all alone with a puny mage in the Paradise Realm. Could it be
that he had been entrusted with some task? In his mind, 'Lin Xiao' was the Grand disciple of
the Tian Xin Sect, so he must be entrusted with some important task. There should be a lot
of fellow disciples by his side.

Now, seeing the two of them by themselves with one demon beast, and no trace of any
other disciples from the Tian Xin Sect, although he felt very shocked in his heart, he also
secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Your mouth is still so sharp at the brink of death. I wonder what kind of expressions your
Master and your fellow disciples will have when they find out that you died in the Paradise
Realm. I'm really looking forward to making it a reality." Ye Dan thought maliciously;
everyone said that 'Lin Xiao' was a prodigy, but he never thought much about it. In his
heart, he always felt that he was more outstanding than 'Lin Xiao', and now was the perfect
opportunity for him to prove this point.

"Then, that's too regrettable!" Ling Xiao heard his shameless big talk and looked at him with
interest.

This word, regrettable, perhaps wouldn't be understood by Ye Dan. However, You XiaoMo
understood the meaning very clearly. If Ye Dan were able to kill Ling Xiao and him here,
when it got to the ears of Tang Fan and Kong Wen, they might even thank Ye Dan.

However, this was only one layer among the various meanings.

The real meaning Ling Xiao wanted to convey was that it was regrettable that such an
outstanding talent had such misfortune to come across him today. Soon, he would be dead.
Wasn’t that quite a pity?

You XiaoMo felt that he was getting more and more perverse. Every time he guessed what
Ling Xiao was thinking, his thoughts would always turn towards an abnormal direction.

At this moment, Ye Dan suddenly roared, "Fellow disciples, assume the formation!"

Although it didn't seem as if there were anyone lying in ambush around them, to avoid
anything unexpected happening, he wanted to take advantage of the time when no one
had yet to discover what was going on here, to finish off 'Lin Xiao' and You XiaoMo.

There was no need for him to elaborate because the other disciples clearly thought the
same way. One by one, they unsheathed their weapons and quickly surrounded Ling Xiao
and You XiaoMo.

The Qing Cheng Sect had a famous signature move and that was the sword formation!

The sword formation depended on the cultivation levels of the disciples, resulting in sword
formations of different strengths. Legend had it that if everyone was of Spiritual level, the
resulting formation was equal to an Emperor level practitioner.

When this information leaked out, it attracted the attention of countless practitioners. Even
the entirety of the Tian Xin Sect almost flinched in fear. After that, those who did not fear
death infiltrated the Qing Cheng Sect and attempted to steal the sword formation.
However, they all failed. One could well imagine what kind of fate awaited them after they
had failed.

However, more information leaked out after that.

No doubt the sword formation issued by Spiritual level practitioners was very fearsome.
However, it came with quite a bit of backlash.

For the sword formation to take shape and amass power, it had to draw a huge amount of
power from the people making the formation. If too much power was taken, it would affect
the cultivation of the people in the formation, causing their cultivation to decline.
Therefore, this sword formation came with significant risk, unless the people in the
formation were willing to sacrifice their own cultivation.
Hence, even though the Qing Cheng Sect had this sword formation, they wouldn’t bring out
a formation of tremendous power lightly. Furthermore, the ultimate formation required
eight Spiritual level practitioners. Even the Qing Cheng Sect would not dare to rashly bring
out that many strong fighters.

However, only sword formations by Spiritual level practitioners would bring about such
strong side effects. Formations of slightly lesser strength wouldn't be as dangerous to their
users. Still, the might of the smaller sword formations could not be underestimated.

Precisely because of this, Ye Dan dared to let his fellow disciples assume the sword
formation right away. After all, 'Lin Xiao's' strength was one star higher than him. One-star
difference was not trivial. In a situation without a hundred percent certainty, one must fight
a quick battle to force a quick outcome.

Ling Xiao had heard of the Qing Cheng Sect's sword formation a long time ago. A few
months ago, he even witnessed it in person – during the siege on the demons, that time
when Luo ShuHe led his fellow disciples to put it to good use.

Truthfully, the power of the sword formation was not something to laugh at. Even the
coarse-skinned and sinewy demons were not able to withstand the onslaught of eight flying
swords at eight strikes per second. If the one standing here today were not him, but the
real Lin Xiao, even if he didn't get killed, he would be seriously injured.

The eight Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples, including Ye Dan, were all zealously mobilizing the
spiritual power in their bodies. Eight flying swords were spinning under their control,
buzzing incessantly in everyone's ears.

Although the disciples in formation were of unequal strengths, this was the real power of
the sword formation. It didn’t have strong or weak points just because the strengths of the
members in the formation were different.

"Attack!" Ye Dan roared once again.

It was all calm in the middle of the formation. The was not the slightest sign of fear coming
of Ling Xiao, causing Ye Dan to feel an acute sense of uneasiness. In his heart, he made a
resolve that he must fight a quick battle to force a quick outcome.

With the fall of his voice, seven disciples immediately brought their flying swords to the
highest frequency and launched their attacks on Ling Xiao.

The Qing Cheng Sect's sword formation was one that acted like nets above and snares
below. Although there were only eight flying swords, these eight flying swords seemed to
cover every single corner of the sword formation. The eight flying swords would take turns,
attacking the people in the middle one after the other. If that person did not have great
strength and defense, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.

The flying swords emitted pulse after pulse of humming sounds, but when they were about
to stab into Ling Xiao, a *ding* sound could be heard. The flying sword paused in mid-air as
if it had struck something very hard. All around Ling Xiao's body, a barely detectable ripple
spread outwards. Even though the flying sword very quickly returned to its original
condition, everyone still noticed it.

Ye Dan's face changed abruptly, as if thinking of something; it became even more unsightly.
He quickly roared, "Increase the intensity of attack."

The seven fellow disciples increased the amount of spiritual energy pouring into the flying
swords without hesitation.

In this battle, if it isn't you who dies, it’s going to be me. Who would dare take it easy!

The corner of Ling Xiao's lips rose subtly as he pushed You XiaoMo, who was still in his
arms, to PiQiu for protection for the time being. Suddenly, his palm sent out a boom
towards the one with the highest cultivation, Ye Dan. The energy from his palm hit Ye Dan
squarely head on, as easily as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.

Ye Dan spat out a mouthful of blood violently and flew backwards more than ten meters.
Without him, the sword foundation, which was centered on him, collapsed on itself. The
seven disciples also suffered an unbearable backlash, their faces turning whiter and whiter.
They must have all received varying degrees of internal injuries.

This was the weakness of the Qing Cheng Sect's sword formation!

Although the sword formation was mighty, if its core, that was to say the strongest person,
lost their position, the whole sword formation was rendered useless. Most importantly,
sword formations which were not dissolved normally resulted in a backlash towards its
members. If the difference in strengths among the members was too great, the backlash
would be more severe.

Although Ling Xiao had only witnessed the sword formation once, he very quickly figured
out the weak point of the sword formation. That was why he only acted against the
strongest one, Ye Dan.

Right at this moment, Ye Dan, who was still lying on the ground, suddenly flipped over and
leapt up. Then, after seeming to take some sort of healing magic pill, he got on his flying
sword and fled in front of his astonished fellow disciples.

Only after he flew a certain distance away could his voice be heard coming from afar, "My
fellow disciples, I wish you the best. I must report this matter back to Master so that he can
take revenge for all of you."

A look of utter disbelief immediately appeared on the faces of the seven disciples. Never
had they imagined that Ye Dan-shixiong would abandon them so readily and escape by
himself.

"Ah…" Ling Xiao looked towards the direction Ye Dan fled, and chuckled. He never intended
to let Ye Dan go just like that. Only, before chasing after him, he simply gave the seven
abandoned people, one hit each. Only then did he chase after Ye Dan.

You XiaoMo stared dumbfoundedly as seven people dropped dead in front of him. He
suddenly remembered what Ling Xiao said not too long ago.

Good god, it was only a short while ago. He was true to his words and really killed a few
people right in front of him. A moment ago, they were still full of life and right now, only
seven lifeless corpses remained.

Once again, he realized just how little a life was worth in this world!

You XiaoMo felt very sad, but he also understood the reason behind it.

If I don't kill you, you will kill me; a very simple equation. The road to immortality couldn’t
possibly be free of bloodshed. Wasn’t it also like this on TV? As a peace-loving modern man,
he felt that his ability to adapt was quite strong.

You XiaoMo looked up to the sky and sighed. Then he shifted his gaze to the magic bags at
the waists of the corpses. After all, if he didn’t take it, others would. Rather than benefiting
others, wouldn't it be better to… benefit oneself?

By the time Ling Xiao arrived back with Ye Dan's magic bag, the magic bags from the seven
corpses had already been gutted clean by You XiaoMo. All the things were laid out on the
grass as he was in the middle of categorizing them.

Ling Xiao couldn't help stopping in his tracks with a strange expression on his face.
 Chapter 162: Take Action
You XiaoMo did not notice that Ling Xiao was back; he was squatting on the ground with a
look of pity on his face.

The seven disciples didn’t seem to have high positions in the Qing Cheng Sect as there were
not many useful things in the seven magic bags.

Furthermore, because they were practitioners, the things in their magic bags were all
fighting techniques, weapons, and low-level magic pills for their own use. As for magic
herbs, he didn’t even see one. The only consolation was that the seven magic bags each had
one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand gold coins.

You XiaoMo made a rough count. Altogether, his haul was about 1.02 million.

Ling Xiao looked at the scene of You XiaoMo piling up the fighting techniques and the other
things that were of no use to him to one side. He then picked up a magic bag while smiling
happily. Ling Xiao had thought that he would be frightened so he had rushed back as quickly
as he could after killing Ye Dan.

Looking at this now, he was simply worried for nothing. You XiaoMo's ability to adapt to
dead bodies was even stronger than he imagined.

You XiaoMo turned around to see Ling Xiao standing behind him, looking at him with a
teasing expression. His gaze seemed to be on the magic bag in his hand. He hastily shoved
the things behind him and awkwardly changed the subject, "Ling-shixiong. Has that Ye Dan
been taken care of?"

"All taken care of. I also brought back his magic bag." Ling Xiao beamed as he spoke. How
could he not know what he was thinking? He casually tossed the magic bag in his hand
pretending not to see the covetous look in You XiaoMo’s eyes that were almost glowing
green with greed.

You XiaoMo's eyes followed the magic bag as it was tossed up and down. Saliva was almost
flowing out of his mouth.

Ye Dan's position in the Qing Cheng Sect was higher than the seven disciples and was also
Luo ChengYuan's direct disciple. There was good stuff in his magic bag. However, looking at
Ling Xiao's demeanor, it was going to be a little problematic to get his hands on this magic
bag.

You XiaoMo considered for a bit and then gathered together the magic pills from the seven
magic bags. There were not many mid-level magic pills, only twelve, and they were all level
four and level five. No level six magic pills. There were three bottles of low level magic pills.
However, each bottle had less than fifty pills. Clearly, the seven people had quite a pitiful
time in the Qing Cheng Sect.

He then fished out a few bottles of magic pills from his own magic bag and brought them
ingratiatingly to Ling Xiao, "Ling-shixiong, these are the magic pills you like to eat. I'll give
them all to you."

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows, but he didn't take all the magic pills. Very quickly he picked
out a few of the bottles and tossed them aside as You XiaoMo looked on in shock. Those
few bottles were just the ones You XiaoMo picked up from the seven corpses.

You XiaoMo: "..." What the hell. You can't just throw them if you don't like it, ah. There
were twelve mid-level magic pills in there. It was all money. Money! Money, ah! You can
sell them for one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand!

You XiaoMo quickly ran over to pick up the magic pills.

Ling Xiao ignored his accusing eyes and said fussily, "I only eat the magic pills you refine."

You XiaoMo glared at him but his anger soon dissipated. He already guessed it would be like
this.

Ling Xiao stops teasing him and tosses the magic bag to him while smiling, "The Stinky grass
and seeds are also in there.... "

Because it was too smelly, he also stuffed the magic herbs and seeds inside.

"Blergh…" Before he could finish speaking, You XiaoMo already vomited.

Ling Xiao was speechless.

After vomiting, the feeble You XiaoMo looked resentfully at him. Couldn’t he have said it
earlier? Causing him to be suffocated by the Stinky grass. Since he had never come across
Stinky grass before, he didn’t know how smelly it was. So, after having that much right in his
face all at once, it really made him want to throw up.

Ling Xiao looked at him innocently. He had already warned him. Who knew that his actions
would be so quick?

Now was not the time to divide the spoils. He did not mind being discovered by others, in
the worst case, he'd just kill them – but he knew that You XiaoMo wouldn't be happy about
it.

You XiaoMo also didn't want to examine the contents of Ye Dan's magic bag right there.
This was the scene of the crime. If they were discovered by others, he had no doubts that
Ling Xiao would silence them by killing them off.

So, after hastily clearing everything away, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao left the Green
Mountain Ravine. PiQiu was unwilling to return to the dimension, so he lagged far behind
them.

Half an hour after they left, a few people reached the Green Mountain Ravine. As expected,
they found seven dead bodies. These people also discovered Ye Dan who was killed by Ling
Xiao.

"This is?" One of them wondered out loud.

"The disciple of the Qing Cheng Sect's Luo ChengYuan, Ye Dan. His cultivation is Star level,
one star." One of the others gave him the answer right away.

"Haha. So quickly and a Star level fighter is dead. Can you make out who did it? I wonder
what their strength is?" That person suddenly let out a strange laugh, seemingly very
interested in the person who killed Ye Dan.

"I can't," the other person answered decisively.

Hearing this answer, that person's lips opened wide, revealing horrifyingly white teeth,
"Since it's like that, leave behind the things we got from the Tian Xin Sect people we killed.
Put the blame on the Tian Xin Sect."

"Roger!" With that acquiescence, those few people disappeared once again. Where there
were originally just seven dead bodies of the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples, was now also the
corpse of Ye Dan. In his hand was a magic bag and inside the magic bag the word 'Xin' was
embroidered: the mark which was only used by the Tian Xin Sect.

It looked like a very poor attempt to plant stolen goods, but it was effective in the Paradise
Realm.

At the same time, bloody massacres were going on in quite a few places in the Paradise
Realm. In this place, everyone was to be tested. Hostility between sects; camaraderie within
sects; lack of humanity or loss of humanity; people dying one after another; though some
were more fortunate, this kind of situation was going to continue for a month.

Back to Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo. The destination they were heading for was the Jade
Spiritual Cave marked on the map.

The Jade Spiritual Cave was rather famous in the Paradise Realm because that place was
covered with mid-level magic herbs. It was also one of the places with the most mid-level
demon beasts. If they had no other destination, most people would also choose to go to the
Jade Spiritual Cave.

However, the road to the Jade Spiritual Cave was rugged and dangerous. One would easily
come across all sorts of demon beasts that traveled in packs, such as the Black Crows they
came across before. Although their strengths were low, they were hard to deal with
because of their numbers. Therefore, it seemed impossible to reach the Jade Spiritual Cave
without encountering some difficulties.

But was not the same with a map. Relying on the map, one could effectively avoid the lairs
of the demon beasts and find the fastest and most convenient way to reach the Jade
Spiritual Cave.

However, because their map was incomplete, they would occasionally come across the
habitats of demon beasts that lived in packs. Such a thing was much less frequent than
what others would come across. They also wouldn’t have to face too much danger.

The one in charge of gathering the magic herbs and seeds was Ling Xiao and they were able
to leave the place before alarming the demon beasts.

Of course, all this was just what You XiaoMo thought. Ling Xiao did not bring him in, so he
didn't see it with his own eyes. If he were to see, he probably wouldn't think like this
anymore because judging by Ling Xiao's character, he was simply not someone who would
move around stealthily and cautiously.

Furthermore, he was not a mage, so he had no way of using his soul force like You XiaoMo
to dig up the magic herbs. Therefore, he would simply dig up a small patch including the soil
around the magic herbs, and then put it into his dimension. However, if the magic herb
were to drop seeds, he would simply pick up the seeds.

Such obvious movements would alarm the demon beasts. However, every time Ling Xiao
walked in, he would simply release an intimidating pressure, frightening the demon beasts,
causing them all to fall to the ground and shiver in fear. There was no need to talk about
resisting.

But on the way, PiQiu attracted some trouble.

The nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf was to kill and PiQiu was no exception.

As a result, because he was overly excited, he accidentally provoked a swarm of Ghost-

faced Bees. At that time, Ling Xiao happened to be away picking magic herbs for You
XiaoMo. Luckily, he made it back in time, otherwise, he would have been stung by the
ghost-faced bees.

Ghost-faced Bees were a type of low-level demon beasts. Just one was not strong, but if ten
thousand came all at once, even a Moon level fighter would be sucked dry of blood. On top
of that, the stinger was coated with an extremely effective numbing anesthetic. One would
lose all ability to move if stung. For a specific demonstration, one could refer to the one
that was stung, PiQiu.

If Ling Xiao did not come back in time, PiQiu would have turned into a deflated ball.

After that, PiQiu lost all ability to move, and was temporarily put back into the dimension by
You XiaoMo.

Walking and stopping along the way, Ling Xiao dug up quite a lot of rare magic herbs for
You XiaoMo. However, most of them were low-level and very few were mid-level. By the
time they reached the Jade Spiritual Cave, two days have already passed.

The moment they landed, the sound of clashing swords caught their attention.

The sound was coming from somewhere in front of them.

A huge lake lay across the road to the Jade Spiritual Cave and the only way to reach it was
to fly across the lake. Right now, there seemed to be a group of people before the lake.

Looking into the distance, there were two factions exchanging blows.

As luck would have it, Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo recognized these two groups.

The group on the left was dressed in green robes. On the back of the robes, the mark that
was unique to the Tian Xin Sect was imprinted. The grave-faced leader was Elder Shi. The
people on the other side were from the Qing Cheng Sect, but it was not Luo ShuHe, but a
Second-Generation Elder from the Qing Cheng Sect with a Seven-star Star Level cultivation.

However, the combined strength of the people from the Qing Cheng Sect was a little higher
than the people from the Tian Xin Sect, because they had another Three-Star Star Level
Second Generation Elder. That was to say, if they fought it out, the Tian Xin Sect only had
Elder Shi, a one Star level fighter. If he were unable to stop the attacks from the two Star
level fighters, the Tian Xin Sect's disciples would not make it out alive.

That was why Elder Shi's face was so unsightly. Out of all the people to come across, they
just had to run into the Qing Cheng Sect's strongest group. Ling Xiao had no intention of
caring about the life and death of Elder Shi and the rest, but You XiaoMo wouldn’t allow it,
because Fang ChenYue was also down there.

Fang ChenYue had no combat ability. If Elder Shi were to fall, he would be the first to get
killed because his talent was high, he was among the top five in the Mage Division. Even the
people from the Qing Cheng Sect had heard of him. They just had to kill him, and the Tian
Xin Sect would lose a future high-level mage.
Elder Shi also clearly knew this, so he sent two disciples of considerable strength to protect
him.

"Ling-shixiong, what are we going to do now?" You XiaoMo pulled Ling Xiao's arm urgently.

Although he did not understand combat strategy, he could see that the Tian Xin Sect was
somewhat at a disadvantage, seeing Elder Shi retreat step by step, a few Qing Cheng Sect’s
disciples inched closer and closer towards Da shixiong.

"Shh!" Ling Xiao motioned for him to stop panicking and picked up a pebble from the
ground.

The pebble was roughly half the size of a thumb. Ling Xiao put it in between two fingers and
twisted it lightly into two small pieces. Exerting force from his fingertips, the two tiny
fragments flew swiftly, shooting off in two different directions.

One of the pieces hit the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciple who was going to kill Fang ChenYue,
while the other piece shot towards the Qing Cheng Sect Elder who had the highest
cultivation.

The sneak attack that appeared out of nowhere caused that Elder to turn pale with fright.
He warded off Elder Shi's attack, but was unable to stop the small pebble. After being hit,
the spiritual energy in his meridians surged in chaos, causing him to spit out a mouthful of
blood violently. Once he inspected the condition in his body, he discovered that he had
already sustained internal injuries, leaving him extremely shocked.

Although Elder Shi wasn’t clear about what happened, his reaction was very fast. He
immediately seized the opportunity and concentrated all his firepower on the other Elder
whose strength was much inferior to his. Due to the difference in strength being too great,
that Elder was very quickly pierced through the heart by Elder Shi's sword.

The Elder with the upper hand discovered that someone was secretly helping the Tian Xin
Sect, and on top of that, that person's strength didn't seem to be low. In extreme shock, he
hastily ordered his junior disciples to withdraw.

Elder Shi did not pursue them to press for victory. Fighting off two Elders one after another,
the spiritual energy in his body was almost depleted. Furthermore, he also realized that
there was someone secretly helping them. He didn’t know what that person's intention
was, so he couldn’t rashly take off.

"Thank you, Elder, for your help. Would Elder care to make an appearance to allow my
humble self to offer my thanks?" Elder Shi was certain that the person who acted was not
from the Tian Xin Sect. Otherwise, he would have already shown himself. Furthermore, that
person's strength seemed to be considerable. Able to use a pebble to inflict internal injuries
on the Qing Cheng Sect's Elder, clearly that person's strength was equivalent to theirs. If
they could befriend him, the following journey would go much more smoothly.

Since there was a restriction on cultivation level in the Paradise Realm, they did not suspect
that it could be a fighter of even higher cultivation.

Ling Xiao paid him no heed as he was currently holding his hand over You XiaoMo's mouth.
 Chapter 163: Rescue and Bonding
"Leave this place!" A commanding voice suddenly came down from the heavens along with
a tremendous pressure. Other than Elder Shi, everyone’s expression changed instantly.

This person was so blunt. He clearly did not know them, so why would he act to save them?
Even Elder Shi couldn’t make any sense of it.

Elder Shi face switched between green and white. It was a fact that he saved them but using
that as a reason to chase them away was rather conceited. It couldn’t be that he wanted to
take all the magic herbs and demon beasts at the Jade Spiritual Cave for himself?

Thinking about it, it was too unlikely. Even a Seven-star Star Level fighter wouldn't be able
to swallow something as large as the Jade Spiritual Cave. What more, since there were
quite a lot of mid-level demon beasts inside, with quite a few at Star level and above.
Furthermore, even if that person could gobble it all up, there was not enough time.

No matter how hard he thought, it didn’t cross Elder Shi's mind that this Elder he was
calling was Ling Xiao, who should be heading towards the North. But he didn’t think that
deeply right now. He was just trying to sort out in his heart who would fit this person's
identity.

Before he could figure it out, something unexpected happened.

From beneath their feet, the earth suddenly shook violently, swaying and shaking as if it
were an earthquake. Quite a few disciples were caught unprepared, falling to the ground. A
deafening sound came from behind them.

Elder Shi turned around to look and instantly all sense of bravery crumbled away, leaving
extreme horror reflecting on his face. He had no time to continue talking with that distant
mysterious person. He roared in panic at all his disciples, "Everyone, run!"

Enormous waves suddenly surged to the skies from the originally calm lake. All at once, the
level of water rose over ten meters. A gigantic shadow appeared before everyone's eyes.
Along with the splashing sound of the water, a gigantic demon beast rose from the depths.

This was an extremely gigantic demon beast. The body emerging from the waves was over
ten meters tall. There was no need to mention that this could be only half of its body. The
entire demon beast was dark purple in color with a large pair of fiercely glowing round eyes
that swept across everyone before it.

This poisonous sea serpent’s appearance was exactly like that of a dragon, with the dark
purple body covered in scales. The surface of the scales were glittering, emitting ice-cold
rays of light. Clearly it was adopting a defensive stance. A complete set of conical fangs
could be seen in its horrifying open mouth. Four sturdy limbs, each with five sharp claws
hung over the edge of the lake and its protruding, large, round eyes were bloodshot and
staring fiercely right at them.

This was none other than a level eight beast, the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon!

Based on Elder Shi's Star level cultivation, battling with a level eight Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon could only result in death. No wonder he was so terrified after seeing the beast the
truth was, if no one saved them, there was no doubt that all these people would end up
dead.

Right this instant, there was no need for Elder Shi to shout. They themselves knew that they
were facing an imminent catastrophe. All thoughts of the Jade Spiritual Cave vanished from
their minds as they started fleeing in all directions.

Under the threat of losing their lives, the two Warrior Division disciples were unable to take
Fang ChenYue's safety into consideration. They both cast him aside and fled for their lives.

Luckily, Fang ChenYue was not a naive person who didn’t understand the ways of the world.
When he realized something unexpected was happening, he very quickly brought up his
guard. Now, seeing a Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon appear suddenly from the bottom of the
lake, his face turned pale, but unlike the others, he was not as panicked.

His luck didn’t seem to be too good. The moment that Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon stepped
onto dry land, it chased towards the direction he ran.

Elder Shi, who was not far away, also witnessed this scene and a look of uncertainty
appeared on his face. After a moment of hesitation, he abruptly turned around and
increased his speed as he was fleeing from the spot, no longer caring about Fang ChenYue's
fate.

All things considered, no matter how important Fang ChenYue was, he was still not as
important as one's own life. Who would willingly deliver themselves to the doorstep of
certain death? Elder Shi was no fool. As for the Tian Xin Sect’s disciples there at the time, he
was not so righteous as to sacrifice these disciples just for a third-generation disciple.

But, since Elder Shi was already like that, the other disciples, who were weaker than him,
were even more unlikely to go help Fang ChenYue. They were unable to even fend for
themselves. In an instant, not even their shadows could be seen. As for that Poisonous Tail
Flood Dragon, for some unknown reason, it persisted in chasing after Fang ChenYue.

Fang ChenYue was only a level four mage with no combat ability when combat ability was
needed. Even his physical strength was not as strong as that of practitioners. Very quickly,
the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon caught up to him.

A gigantic shadow enveloped him from above. The way forward was blocked by the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon. Its twin perfectly round eyes were fixed on Fang ChenYue,
who appeared very tiny in front of him.

Rays of ruthlessness radiated from its ferocious face as if it would eat up Fang ChenYue in
the next second.

There was not a drop of blood left in Fang ChenYue's pale face. Although he knew that it
would be hard to escape death this time, his stubborn eyes still reflected his unwillingness.
His life had just started. How could he be willing to let it end right here and now?

Of course, he saw how Elder Shi and the others didn't save him from the face of death. It
couldn’t be denied that he felt bitter in his heart, but he felt no hate because in this
struggle, if their positions were reversed, he might make the same decision as they did.

However, he was only a normal man, after all. He didn’t want to die, and he felt
hopelessness as well as unwillingness in his heart. However, he could only watch with eyes
wide open, with his own tragic death nearing in the jaws of the Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon. This type of powerlessness was suddenly magnified. Right at that moment, he
suddenly understood why ZiLin always wanted to be a practitioner.

If he could do it over, he would also want to be a practitioner who could summon the wind
and rain!

Under the roars of the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon, Fang ChenYue finally couldn’t stand it
any longer and fell to the ground, sitting. A thread of regret rose in his heart. With death
hanging over his head, he finally realized how reluctant he was to leave his Master;
reluctant to leave his fellow disciples; especially the one who grew up with him from when
they were young, ZiLin. If he found out that Fang ChenYue had died, he would probably feel
a deep sorrow and there was also that Xiao Shidi who was always making him worried…

Just as Fang ChenYue closed his eyes and surrendered to his fate, the roars of the Poisonous
Tail Flood Dragon suddenly died down.

After not hearing any sound of movement for some time, Fang ChenYue couldn't but open
his eyes, only to be shocked speechless by the scene in front of him.

He saw the gigantic Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon cowering on the ground. Its bloodshot
eyes had already regained their clarity, replaced instead with a look of terror, as if
something a hundred percent more terrifying had appeared. It lowered its gigantic head in
fear and trepidation.
Fang ChenYue didn’t know what happened, but he very quickly connected the dots to that
mysterious person who helped them out earlier. Even though he wasn’t sure, it could only
be him.

Fang ChenYue hastily scrambled up and backed away from the reach of the Poisonous Tail
Flood Dragon. He cupped his hands respectfully towards the emptiness in front of him and
said with emotion, "Many thanks to Elder for lending a helping hand. This favor of saving
my life, junior will never forget even after losing all my teeth!"

After some time, a rather unhappy voice suddenly rose from the emptiness, "Why are you
just standing there? Use your soul force and try to see if you can bond with it."

Fang ChenYue was stunned. He felt that he must be hallucinating. That mysterious person
wanted to help him bond with the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon? He most definitely must
have heard it wrong. Furthermore, this voice seemed to suggest that he was somewhat
unwilling?

Of course, Ling Xiao was not doing it willingly. In his eyes, Fang ChenYue was his imaginary
love rival. Who would be willing to help someone they didn't like? He was not a saint, after
all!

However, You XiaoMo at his side was not pleased!

Earlier, when he saw Fang ChenYue in danger, his whole face turned white in fright and he
would have called out long ago if Ling Xiao wasn't in time to cover his mouth.

After that, Ling Xiao reluctantly, and unwillingly, rescued Fang ChenYue.

Although You XiaoMo heaved a sigh of relief, when he thought about the actions of Elder
Shi and the rest casting Da shixiong aside, he was worried that the same thing would
happen in the future. So, he thought that if Da shixiong could bond with this demon beast,
although it’s terrifying appearance was a little unsightly, if there was this demon beast
guarding him, he probably wouldn’t be in any more danger.

However, when he voiced out his thoughts, he was flatly rejected by Ling Xiao. You XiaoMo
had yet to be this concerned over him and now he was showing concern for his Da shixiong
in front of him?

Ever since he realized his own feelings, Ling Xiao was very unhappy about how You XiaoMo
was always worried about his seniors. And now, wanting him to help Fang ChenYue bond
with a demon beast, don't even think about it!

How could You XiaoMo know what Ling Xiao was thinking? He was only thinking naively
that he wanted the people who were good to him to get by well, that was it. So, he simply
promised Ling Xiao a few favors like before.

Who could have known that Ling Xiao would harden his heart this time as if he had just
eaten measuring weights. No matter how many extra magic pills You XiaoMo promised to
give him each day, he refused to budge.

You XiaoMo felt helpless and could only ask, "Then what do you want in exchange for your
help?"

Ling Xiao didn't intend to relent but these words suddenly gave him an idea. The corner of
his lips rose up to reveal a suspicious smile. He paused for a bit before leaning in to his ear
to say a sentence.

One second later, You XiaoMo was bright red. He simply did not think that Ling Xiao would
propose this condition. Clearly, their brains never operated on the same track.

You XiaoMo had the impulse to bite Ling Xiao. This fellow clearly had ulterior motives and
must have been waiting for this instant. But… seeing Da shixiong's still colorless face, he
conceded. After all, this was something that would happen sooner or later.

And so, You XiaoMo grit his teeth as he agreed to Ling Xiao's condition.

Ling Xiao was happy hearing him agree, but when thought about how You XiaoMo only
agreed because of Fang ChenYue, he immediately felt unhappy.

That was how Fang ChenYue came to hear that hallucinatory voice.

Ling Xiao didn't hear him answer so he said impatiently, "Hmph, if you're not willing, then
forget about it."

Before You XiaoMo could get anxious, Fang ChenYue opened his mouth, "Wait, Elder, wait.
Junior is wi… willing!"

Fang ChenYue was so agitated that his whole face was red. This kind of opportunity was not
something one could come across every day. This mysterious Elder was willing to extend a
helping hand. If he refused, he would probably curse himself to death.

"Then just get with it," said Ling Xiao.

Fang ChenYue took a few steps forward. This Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon was indeed going
to be a level eight demon beast, but right now, it was still only a level seven demon beast,
still a while away from level eight. However, compared to a level eight demon beast, it was
easier to bond with a level seven demon beast.

What was even more surprising was that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon didn’t resist. It
simply accepted the soul force that Fang ChenYue sent into its glabella.

If the others did not understand what that pressure on them was, as a demon beast that
had gained spiritual consciousness, it was very clear on how noble that person's bloodline
was. Among the demon beasts, it belonged to royalty. Just the pressure from the bloodline
alone made it unable to raise the slightest bit of resistance.

So, being able to make such a high-level demon beast terrified, it could only be a genuine
noble bloodline. Therefore, it could only submit. Otherwise, that person would instantly
chop off its head.

The gentle soul force entered without any hindrance and contacted the soul of the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon. Both sides established a bond very quickly and the whole
process seemed so smooth that it felt unbelievable.

Although Fang ChenYue had never bonded a demon beast before, he had heard others talk
about how hard it was to bond with a high-level demon beast. However, he didn’t feel any
resistance at all. Rather than giving himself credit, he knew that the mysterious person
must be helping him yet again.

Fang ChenYue did not know how to repay this mysterious person. There were many
questions hidden in his heart, but he did not think deeply over them. He only knew that this
mysterious person was not going to harm him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have saved him, and
he also wouldn't have helped him bond the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon.

It was just that before he could think up words of thanks, Ling Xiao's impatient voice was
heard again, "You can go now."

Hearing the voice of the mysterious person, Fang ChenYue also did not dare delay. He
cupped his hands respectfully, "Elder, today's favor, junior will not forget it this entire life.
Junior is the Tian Xin Sect's Fang ChenYue. In the future, if Elder had any use for me, please
send orders."

With those words, he brought the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon along with him and left.

After making sure that no one was left, Ling Xiao took You XiaoMo out of hiding.

A level eight demon beast. Fang ChenYue's luck could no longer be described as ordinary. In
a place like the Paradise Realm where danger lurked in every corner, Fang ChenYue's
survival had a degree of guarantee.

After this dangerous period was over, Fang ChenYue would probably become even more
famous. The Tian Xin Sect will also rise in prominence by promoting him. It must be said
that if the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon succeeded in advancing to level eight, it would mean
that the Tian Xin Sect would have an additional Spiritual level fighter. Furthermore, this
level eight demon beast's combat ability was much more impressive than ordinary Spiritual
level fighters.
 Chapter 164: Jade Spiritual Cave
"Are you satisfied now?" Ling Xiao tilted his head and glanced at You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo's eyes were beaming as he nodded his head. Of course, he was satisfied. He
knew that if he dared to say that he was not satisfied, Ling Xiao would give it to him, so he
quickly changed the topic. "Ling-shixiong, who would expect that a no less than a level eight
demon beast would appear here? Then, won't it be even more awesome inside the Jade
Spiritual Cave?"

You XiaoMo was extremely curious and there was one thing he had found to be very
peculiar.

Since Elder Shi chose to lead his people to this road, it couldn't be that he didn't know that
there would be a Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon in the lake. But seeing how he acted just
now, it was as if he didn't know about it at all.

Although this was You XiaoMo's first time in the Paradise Realm, he knew that he would
need to prepare beforehand. Therefore, it was even more impossible that the Tian Xin Sect
didn't make the necessary preparations. After all, they already came here fifty years ago so
they should have collected quite a lot of information.

"The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon doesn't hide in the lake to cultivate all the time. Since
Elder Shi didn't receive information on this matter, clearly the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon
wasn't in the lake fifty years ago," Ling Xiao voiced his guess. He already discovered the
existence of the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon earlier. If not for his consideration for You
XiaoMo's feelings, he would not have bothered to warn them to leave. Especially since they
weren't the least bit grateful.

"But…"

Ling Xiao continued, "This lake isn't really that great of a place for cultivation. Since the
Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon chose this place, there may be magic herbs down below."

"Really?" You XiaoMo's expression immediately livened up. His shining eyes were fixed on
the surface of the lake that had already calmed down.

The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon was currently of level seven strength which meant the
magic herb at the bottom of the lake was at least a level seven magic herb. Right now, he
didn't even have a single stalk of a level seven magic herb.

"Do you want to hide in the dimension first? I'll go down to look and call you when I'm
back." As soon as Ling Xiao said those words, his arm was grabbed by You XiaoMo.
"No, I want to go down with you. You won't be able to recognize a level seven magic herb.
Furthermore, there may be other magic herbs inside the lake," You XiaoMo said
determinedly.

Ling Xiao considered for a moment and agreed. It would be very troublesome to dig out the
whole bottom of the lake under water. After all, they still wanted to go look for other magic
herbs, so they shouldn't waste too much time on this. So, he took You XiaoMo with him and
dived to the bottom of the lake.

The lake water was very clear, about a hundred meters deep, and the bottom was covered
with small pebbles and such. It really didn't look like a place where magic herbs would
grow, but it was unlikely that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon would guard a lake for no
real reason.

Finally, they found a stalk of a level seven magic herb in a corner of the lake bottom.
However, this stalk of magic herb was a while away from maturity. As luck would have it,
You XiaoMo had seen it before.

There was a time when You XiaoMo was called over to see Kong Wen a few times. At that
time there was a small patch in Kong Wen's courtyard that was planted with high level
magic herbs. This stalk of magic herb was one of them.

Lease of Life magic herb, was the most important magic herb to refine the level seven
Regain Life magic pill. If the soul was still present, it didn't matter how heavy the injuries
received, the person would recover.

But there was a side effect.

That is, after one used the Regain Life magic pill to get back their life, their cultivation would
plummet. There were still a lot of people fighting for it, since having a Regain Life magic pill
was equivalent to having two lives. Exchanging level of cultivation for one's life was worth
it!

You XiaoMo's luck was not bad. This stalk of Lease of Life herb was medium quality. With
this as the foundation, he only needed to give it spiritual water in the following days and it
would become a stalk of high quality magic herb.

After transplanting the Lease of Life magic herb into his dimension, You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao hurried to the Jade Spiritual Cave.

There was not just one road to the Jade Spiritual Cave and on top of that, they were
delayed on the way for quite a while. So, by the time they reached the entrance, a few
groups of people had already barged into the Jade Spiritual Cave.
The Jade Spiritual Cave was the place where mid-level magic herbs and mid-level demon
beasts abounded. Before they came near, they could already hear the angry roars of the
demon beasts. The floor of the humongous cave was covered with green vines of unknown
name. Ancient trees soared to the skies, blocking the sunlight. They were continuously
discovering traces of demon beasts along the way.

It was too bad that the magic herbs they were guarding were those that You XiaoMo
already had. Other than that, there were also a few demon beast lairs that had been
cleaned out. The ground was still covered in fresh blood that hadn't dried, indicating that a
fierce fight had occurred not too long ago.

You XiaoMo wanted to find the Dipper Herb which was a level six magic herb. According to
the map, Dipper Herb was located at the Southern part of the Jade Spiritual Cave. However,
it was unclear where exactly it grew. The South part was so vast and if they had to look for
it, it would be like fishing for a needle in the ocean.

"Xiao Shidi, bring out those two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs," Ling Xiao, who was standing on
the green vines and evaluating the surroundings, suddenly said to You XiaoMo.

The Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs fed on Dipper Herb, so their sensitivity to the Dipper Herb
would be very high. There was nothing better to lead them to it.

You XiaoMo clearly understood this point. As soon as Ling Xiao finished speaking, he
disappeared, and reappeared a moment later, holding a jade box in his hands. The two
insects were lying inside, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs which Ling Xiao gave him that time.

Since they hadn't eaten for too long, the two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs were breathing
rather weakly. Luckily, it was not too much of a hindrance. After You XiaoMo let them out,
one male and one female instantly came back to life with blood pumping, as they suddenly
started to fly, flying rather crookedly in one direction.

This time, You XiaoMo did not let Ling Xiao carry him over because he also let PiQiu out,
who was now at level five. On this side, his strength was probably not high, but it was more
than enough to bring You XiaoMo along.

Although Ling Xiao was not too happy, PiQiu really should be strengthened.

Blue Blooded Wolves were the type that grew up by battling. If they were left too long in
the dimension, not only would the nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf wear away, the power
to kill would also definitely weaken. This was not something he wanted to see.

If the Blue-Blooded Wolf was unable to protect You XiaoMo, what was the point of having it
around?
PiQiu, who was let out, howled. Luckily, the sound of beasts howling was a normal
occurrence in the Jade Spiritual Cave. Therefore, no one took notice of this howl. Soon
after, PiQiu's whole body leapt up and flew forward at top speed.

Although he was only at level five now, unable to fly, his running speed on level ground was
not bad. In just a few seconds, he sped through several thousand meters, closely tailing
behind the pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs.

Ling Xiao didn’t run to take the lead. Instead, he followed close by You XiaoMo, surveying
the surroundings from time to time.

An hour later, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs finally started to slow down.

In front of their eyes there was a luxuriantly green mountain range. Everywhere, it was
covered with abundant growth and filled with an extraordinary amount of spiritual energy.

As You XiaoMo got down from PiQiu, he heard the angry roar of a demon beast. Not far
ahead, he could faintly see what seemed to be several flashes of light.

The two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs were no longer flying forward. Instead, they were circling
around You XiaoMo, as if urging him. They were so aware because You XiaoMo had already
bonded with them. The Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs which had acknowledged their master
naturally wanted You XiaoMo to lead. Furthermore, they could sense the danger ahead.

"Ling-shixiong, it seems that someone else beat us here," said You XiaoMo.

Ling Xiao wrapped his arm around his waist and said, "We'll go over and look. Don't let
PiQiu follow. Let him wander around by himself. As a Blue-Blooded Wolf, how can he not
fight? We'll regroup four hours later."

"Wai…" Before You XiaoMo could protest, he was brought away by Ling Xiao.

PiQiu stayed in the spot, his silvery white tail wagged faster and faster. The two ruby eyes
glowed eerily, giving off red flashes of light, especially after Ling Xiao said those words. The
strong red flashes got stronger and stronger, a sign that it was excited and charged up. He
looked in the direction they left for a bit, and then turned around and bounded away into
the thick growth of grass.

It never crossed You XiaoMo's mind that his PiQiu, when it returned there two hours later,
would have its silvery fur completely dyed red and its whole-body reeking of blood. The
fresh blood would still be dripping down its fur. His cultivation would also have increased a
huge chunk. But… there would also be a long string of troubles following behind.

After a moment, a group of people appeared in the field of vision of Ling Xiao and You
XiaoMo.
Dressed uniformly in gray robes, a few of them complete with gray hoods. Clearly, they
were from the Xing Luo Sect.

On the other side of the people from the Xing Luo Sect were the Xiao Yao Sect and the Ji Le
Sect. The two forces made up twelve people, mostly of Sun and Moon level. The strongest
ones were two three-star Star level and four-star elders. Not anyone whom You XiaoMo or
Ling Xiao would recognize.

At this moment, these twelve people were surrounded by the people from the Xing Luo
Sect, looking like they had their backs up against the wall.

Overall, the combined strength of the people from the Xing Luo Sect was clearly much
higher than that of the people from the Xiao Yao Sect and Ji Le Sect. Among them was a
seven-star Star level middle aged man whose hood had been lifted off his face, revealing a
rather wicked face covered in a thin layer of black mist. He stared at the twelve people with
a look of blatant savagery.

"Xing ShiYi, what is the meaning of this? Isn't it up to one's own ability to get magic herbs
and demon beasts? It can't be that you're thinking of killing us?" Xiao Yao Sect's Mu Sheng
spoke harshly while looking extremely imposing.

"So, what if I kill all of you. If you want to blame something, blame it on your bad luck. You
just had to run into us and interrupt our plan." The middle-aged man laughed out loud. The
large sword in his hand was stained with a lot of blood, dripping to the ground as he
cackled. A little while later, he stopped and said in a grave voice with a murderous look in
his eyes, "Kill them all. Leave none alive."

Mu Sheng cried out in terror, "Xing ShiYi, if the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect find
out that you all are colluding with the de…"

Before he could say ‘demons’, his head was chopped off by someone who snuck up behind
him. The one who snuck up behind him was one of the Ji Le Sect’s disciples.
 Chapter 165: Silencing Witnesses
Hearing this, even if the rest of the words were not voiced out, everyone there already
understood.

What could he be referring to by saying de...? If not demons, what else could it be?
Furthermore, recently the Tian Xin Sect and the other major forces had been like fire and
water with the demons. The appearance of the Xing Luo Sect indeed looked a little strange.

As for that disciple from the Ji Le Sect with his sneak attack, he was likely a spy for the Xing
Luo Sect.

The reason why he beheaded Mu Sheng before he could finish his words was because Mu
Sheng purposely spoke in a very loud voice. Therefore, he was afraid that there would be
people nearby. If they overheard it and informed the Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect,
the Xing Luo Sect would be in a very difficult position.

Therefore, to protect the grand scheme of the Xing Luo Sect, the disciples of the Xiao Yao
Sect and Ji Le Sect had to die.

By the time the last Xiao Yao Sect’s disciple fell to the ground, the surrounding area was
already flooded with the overpowering stench of blood. Every single corpse was beyond
recognition.

At this moment, five men in black robes appeared next to those corpses.

The men in black robes were extremely tall. Over two meters, almost three meters tall. The
towering Xing ShiYi instantly appeared very short and small in comparison.

The two sides exchanged a few words. The five men in black robes suddenly squatted down
next to the corpses. One by one, dark hands stretched out from inside the black robes and
latched onto one of the corpses before pulling them into their black robes, followed by
crunching sounds. The sound of bones being gnawed could suddenly be heard. Bright red
blood flowed out from beneath their feet and a newly severed arm suddenly fell out from
inside one of the black robes…

"Blergh!!!" Someone threw up. This person was…

"Who’s there?!" Xing ShiYi's face changed visibly. His sharp and piercing gaze was directed
towards the direction of the sound of vomiting.

That direction was precisely where You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao were. The person who was
throwing up was, of course, You XiaoMo. The five men in black robes eating corpses made
him unable to stop himself from vomiting. He just got used to bloody scenes 'after much
difficulty'.

Xing ShiYi was not the only one who heard the sound. There were also the five men in black
robes. They immediately stopped feeding, some of them simply tossing out half eaten
corpses.

Some of the corpses had their top halves eaten, some had their bottom halves eaten, and
some of them only had the four limbs remaining…

All sorts of horrible sights. Extremely bloody, exceedingly nauseating. The gleaming white
intestines, brain spatter and the like. Everything was flowing out, and so…

"Blergh!!!" You XiaoMo couldn’t hold it in again. With an empty stomach, he threw up the
acidic stomach juices.

The moment he made a sound, Xing ShiYi immediately figured out his exact position. Very
quickly, he found You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao. Seeing that they had been discovered, Ling
Xiao also didn't intend to hide any longer. He carried You XiaoMo, who was vomiting non-
stop, and placed him on one of the towering great vines.

This face of Ling Xiao's, someone like Xing ShiYi was not unfamiliar with. One look and Xing
ShiYi's expression immediately changed, "Tian Xin Sect's Lin Xiao?"

Saying that, his sharp eyes immediately locked onto their surroundings as if trying to see
how many people were still hiding around them.

What surprised him was that other than the two of them, he didn't discover anyone else.
On the surface, it seemed as if there was only the two of them. However, Xing ShiYi didn’t
immediately let his guard down, looking at Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo with a hundred
percent vigilance mixed in with threads of ruthlessness.

Ling Xiao glanced at them in amusement. The Xing Luo Sect teaming up with demons?
Really something he never expected.

But considering the actions of the Xing Luo Sect these few years, indeed there had been
visible trails of spider webs and horses' hooves. It was possible that the Xing Luo Sect had
been working together with demons. Originally, he planned to pretend that he didn't see
anything. Unfortunately, if man proposes, god disposes.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and looked at You XiaoMo, who was still vomiting. He patted his
back gently, "Xiao Shidi, are you alright?"

You XiaoMo didn’t answer his question, but a hand stretched out in front of him and tugged
on his clothes. Did it look like he was alright? God in heaven, this was the first time he
witnessed the monstrosity of people being eaten.

Of course, this was not the first time he witnessed such a bloody scene. It happened before
on the green plains outside HunJi city, limbs covering the ground. That time, he felt the
impact very strongly, but it happened rather quickly and there were no man-eating
monsters.

Although he watched quite a few horror films in his previous life, some of them depicting
man-eating zombies, those were all fiction, separated by a screen. In his heart, he knew
that it was fake. When did he ever have the 'pleasure' of viewing it up close? Furthermore,
it was a live version. The assault on his senses was not small. It was good enough that he
didn't throw up his whole stomach.

Ling Xiao beamed as he patted his back, "It's good that you're used to it."

Get used to your sister! You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at him. Again, with those words.

"Tian Xin Sect's prodigy Lin Xiao actually appearing here by himself? *ha ha ha* Take it that
your luck is bad. Looks like there will be a great harvest today. After killing you, it would be
as if the Tian Xin Sect had lost an arm. I believe Grand Master and Young Master will
definitely be very pleased."

After observing for a long time, Xing ShiYi was finally confident that other than the two of
them, there were no other Tian Xin Sect’s disciples around. Only then did he laugh out loud,
with a savage and wicked look on his face.

He seemed to be already picturing the reward the Grandmaster would give him.

It must be known that although the Tian Xin Sect's Lin Xiao was only a two-star Star level
practitioner, 'he' was only thirty years old, about the same as the Qing Cheng Sect's Luo
ShuHe. Very few people could reach Star level at this age, such as their Young Master, Xing
TianXie.

Xing Luo Sect's Young Master was already forty-one years old. His cultivation was two stars
higher than Ling Xiao's and Luo ShuHe's.

However, when the Young Master was thirty years old, his cultivation was only one-star
Star level. Although it was only lower than these two people by one star, the arrogant
Young Master viewed it as humiliation. Therefore, he had always regarded them as
enemies.

Their Grand Master also felt that if Lin Xiao and Luo ShuHe could mature, they would
become Xing Luo Sect's biggest obstacle one day in the future. Therefore, he had decreed
long ago that during this opening of the Paradise Realm, if there was an opportunity, these
two must be killed.

Xing ShiYi never expected that before he could go looking for them, one of them would
present himself to him. Furthermore, there was only one person by Lin Xiao's side. And was
only a puny mage riding on his coattails. Wasn’t God doing him a favor?

"Xing ShiYi, I want Lin Xiao's body.” At this time, one of the men in black robes suddenly
opened his mouth. The demon's voice was hoarse, like the sound of some rusty machinery
that struggled to turn. A barely concealed excitement could be detected, as if Lin Xiao were
already in his pocket.

Xing ShiYi roared with laughter while saying, "No problem. But I must bring his head back to
our Young Master. He would definitely be very happy to learn that Lin Xiao is dead."

"Then, are you going to do it, or shall I let my underling do it?" the black-robed man
sniggered wickedly.

"Let me do it. A mere two-star Star levels. I can bring him down with just a finger."

Xing ShiYi spoke flippantly while his eyes were filled with intense bloodthirsty killing intent.
He raised his right hand and waved the large sword in his hand, flinging away the drops of
blood on its blade.

Right at this moment, Ling Xiao, who was comforting You XiaoMo, started to laugh.

A hint of suppressed self-satisfaction could be heard in Ling Xiao's laughter. Those who
heard it got a rather strange feeling. Normally, wouldn't one run away a long time ago when
faced with such a great disparity in strength? Not only did they not, they didn’t even show
any signs of anxiousness.

Xing ShiYi and company finally felt that something was not quite right, "What are you
laughing at?"

Ling Xiao stopped laughing abruptly and glanced at Xing ShiYi in amusement. He then
lowered his head and looked at You XiaoMo, who was just about done vomiting. He gently
caressed his silky hair with one of his hands as he laughed while saying, "Xiao Shidi, your
shixiong understands and sympathizes with you, as this is your first time seeing such a
gruesome scene, but you also have seen that they have discovered our secret, so your
shixiong 'has no other choice' but to kill them right in front of you. You also have to show
some understanding and sympathize with your shixiong, ok!"

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at him. How could he not know that these people have already
discovered whatever secret of theirs? Speaking so pompously, wasn’t it just him wanting to
kill them? Still coming up with so many excuses.
In these pasts few days he encountered all sorts of bloody and cruel experiences one after
another. Furthermore, today's scene was so bloody and gruesome. He felt that his ability to
endure was quickly heading towards a very strong and abnormal direction. He now realized
one truth. There was no such thing as most gruesome in this world, there was only even
more gruesome!

However, to Xing ShiYi and company, hearing these words from Ling Xiao was like hearing
the world's funniest joke.

Lin Xiao wanted to kill all of them here by himself? Surely it had to be a joke. Furthermore,
he must have misunderstood his position, ba. Surely it was them who would be silencing
witnesses.

Since Ling Xiao came upon their scheme, discovering that the Xing Luo Sect was working
with the demons, there was no way they could let him, and the puny mage go no matter
what.

Ling Xiao stood up and patted his melon seed head, saying in a considerate voice, "Xiao
Shidi, go ahead and throw up. By the time you’re finished, I will have done away with the
witnesses."

You XiaoMo was speechless. He could only continue rolling his eyes in answer. He realized
that this fellow really had no lower limit.

Ling Xiao then jumped down from the vine, his clothes fluttering in the wind, a slight smile
on the corners of his lips. He seemed to have a scholarly and noble air. Who would have
guessed that he had killing on his mind at that time?
 Chapter 166: Windfall
Ling Xiao walked to the front of Xing ShiYi and company. If there were a fan in his hand, and
if he opened it with a click, he would probably look like a handsome and refined elegant
prince. Too bad he didn't have one. What he did have, was a heart ready to 'silence the
witnesses'.

"Consider yourselves lucky!" Ling Xiao beamed as he looked at them.

These words were not looney talk. When he killed, he’d usually like to use all sorts of
different methods. The people killed by him sometimes ended up without arms or with
missing legs. Sometimes, half of the head was gone, just like what happened the last time at
the green plains. However, that was one of the few times he was so violent.

But, there was no such thing as most violent, there was only even more violent!

He had yet to cause a truly bloody scene. However, this time, he really empathized with You
XiaoMo. Therefore, he didn’t intend to make it too bloody. He was going to force himself to
leave their bodies intact.

"We are indeed lucky. You however, are out of luck because you will soon be dead." Xing
ShiYi swung his large sword and stared at him squarely. However, he faintly felt a thread of
uneasiness in his heart.

He had never had this feeling before. To think that he would experience this kind of
misgivings facing a two-star Star level practitioner. Xing ShiYi felt that it must be because he
was overly excited, causing him to have these feelings. If he killed Lin Xiao, everything
would be alright.

"Xing ShiYi, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and do it!" at this moment, the black-
robed man behind Xing ShiYi suddenly shouted in a deep voice. His tone was tinged with
anxiousness.

Xing ShiYi's brow twitched. His whole body started to spin at a high speed. Suddenly his
body disappeared and a second later, he appeared again in front of Ling Xiao. The large
sword in his hand was still stained with blood. With a momentum that caused one's heart
to race, he swung it down towards Ling Xiao's crown.

His strength was seven-star Star level, above 'Lin Xiao' by a whole five ranks. With such a
disparity, he believed that 'Lin Xiao' would simply be unable to react. So, he intended to
take 'Lin Xiao's' life.

But when the large sword connected with 'Lin Xiao's' body, just when a tiny bit of glee could
be seen on Xing ShiYi's face, 'Lin Xiao's' body disappeared. Was it an afterimage?

Xing ShiYi's expression changed abruptly. Before he could change his stance, a palm
attached to his abdomen. Flames seemed to flicker for a second on that palm and then
quickly disappeared. Xing ShiYi's eyes were open wide in horror. He appeared to be frozen
in time, with no further reaction.

Ling Xiao's body materialized as he took back his hand that was stuck on his abdomen. He
poked the forehead with a finger and Xing ShiYi's towering body immediately fell
backwards.

Nobody was aware what really happened, but Xing ShiYi seemed to have lost.

Naturally, the people with low cultivation couldn’t tell, but the five black-robed men knew
that Xing ShiYi was dead.

His vigor was very strong at the beginning. But, 'Lin Xiao' seemed to have done something
and it weakened in a flash. His soul force also dried up in an instant.

The covered face of the leader in black robes was shocked to the extreme.

The intelligence of 'Lin Xiao's' level did not add up. The report clearly said that 'Lin Xiao' was
a two-star Star level practitioner. But how could a two-star Star level practitioner instantly
kill a seven-star Star level practitioner at the first meeting? It was very clear that 'Lin Xiao'
was simply not a two-star Star level fighter. Everyone had been fooled.

The black-robed man suddenly remembered what he just said about a secret, a secret that
was exposed? Could it be that he was referring to his cultivation?

However, that was also not right. Before, 'Lin Xiao' didn't make any moves. They basically
knew nothing about his true strength. Or could it be that he was there for some other
reason and was afraid that they would expose him, so he wanted to silence witnesses?

No matter what he did, the black-robed man couldn’t figure out what Ling Xiao was
thinking.

Of course, he had no idea that everything he was thinking was all wrong except for the last
part, 'silence witnesses', these two words were correct.

However, what he really couldn’t make sense of was that since the Paradise Realm had a
limitation on cultivation level, and based on how he killed off Xing ShiYi, he couldn’t be Star
level and below. With this kind of level, how could he enter the Paradise Realm?

Since he couldn’t figure it out, they could only run away because his cultivation was the
same as Xing ShiYi's. He was also a seven-star Star level and even Xing ShiYi was dead, how
else would he end up?

"Leave!" The black-robed man quickly barked out a word and was the first to retreat.

The other four black-robed men also thought like him. Since there was no way for them to
beat 'Lin Xiao' now, they should first retreat and then find an opportunity in the future to
deal with 'Lin Xiao'.

As for Xing Luo Sect's disciples, after witnessing the killing of Xing ShiYi, each one of them
was in a daze. Only when they heard the black-robed man's order 'leave', did they finally
react, immediately rushing to escape.

Ling Xiao saw that they had some sense to spread out. But he didn’t immediately chase
after them. Instead, he stood on the spot with a cunning smile. If he didn't already make
the preparations, why would he just show up so brazenly? Too naive!

A few moments later, the naive black-robed men and disciples of the Xing Luo Sect returned
to the same spot. When they saw each other, the shock was evident on all their faces. After
escaping for so long, how could they end up coming back to the same spot?

The black-robed man raised his head sharply and saw Ling Xiao standing not far from them,
beaming while looking at them. The other side seemed to have known that they would
come back, standing at the same spot, simply not even taking a single step.

This kind of phenomenon, it must be an illusion. Only an illusion could create such a huge
effect. Clearly this 'Lin Xiao' already set up an illusion earlier in this place. How could he
have done it?

Too many questions. The black-robed man suddenly thought of something. His eyes
widened suddenly as he said harshly, “You are not Lin Xiao!"

As it turned out, this was the secret he spoke of.

Ling Xiao shrugged as if it couldn’t be helped. He laughed as he said, "Since I've been found
out, it’s inevitable. Now I can't pretend that I didn't see you all."

No matter how gifted, an ordinary person really couldn’t become such an outrageously
powerful fighter in only thirty years. On top of that, his behavior was inconsistent with
previous reports. It was enough to confirm that he was not the real Lin Xiao.

Thinking of this, the black-robed man felt his body grow cold.

Someone able to overcome the restriction of the Paradise Realm. Either he had a special
method, or his strength was even higher than that of the owner of the Paradise Realm.
"You all have really bad luck. Since you already know my secret, you all have to die right
here today!" Ling Xiao declared nonchalantly. A second later he was again all smiles, "But
you all don't have to worry. I won't tell anyone about the collaboration between the Xing
Luo Sect and the demons. So… you can all go to your deaths at peace!"

With consideration for You XiaoMo, Ling Xiao left their bodies in one piece. However,
looking at the whole place covered in bodies, it really affected one’s appetite. But You
XiaoMo already had nothing left to throw up.

You XiaoMo looked away gloomily, not wanting to look at Ling Xiao, who was smiling
dazzlingly while standing in the middle of the corpses. He discovered that Ling Xiao might
have been right. There would be a day when he would be very used to this thing with dead
people. That was, if Ling Xiao were to keep killing people this way in front of him.

"Xiao Shidi, how is it? Are you used to it yet?" Ling Xiao walked over and took him down
from the vines. He happily used his sleeve to wipe the corners of You XiaoMo's mouth. He
was not used to it. For goodness sake, don't you think it's too extreme?

You XiaoMo was still tight-faced. Then he glanced at Ling Xiao gloomily and helplessly. The
reality was, he would rather be pure and innocent, for real!

Since You XiaoMo felt that all the bodies covering the floor was too gruesome, he refused
to go down there. Ling Xiao had no choice but to take off the magic bags of the black-robed
men and Xing Luo Sect’s disciples with his own hands.

However, he accidentally broke two of the magic bags when he killed them. The things
inside fell out and were mostly stained with blood. Luckily, they were nothing much, so Ling
Xiao didn’t pick them up. In the end, he harvested fifteen magic bags, five of them from the
black-robed men.

Speaking of coincidences, the reason why the Xing Luo Sect and the black-robed men
appeared here was also because of the Dipper Herb. However, their motive was different.
They were aiming for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs that were found near the Dipper Herb.

One would only have to have read the demon beast scrolls to know that where there was
Dipper Herb, there would be Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs. However, where there were Hidden
Dipper Stink Bugs, there may not necessarily be Dipper Herb.

By the time they found the Dipper Herb, You XiaoMo's two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs had
already dived straight into a pile of Dipper Herb, happily eating their meal. In just a short
while, they stuffed their bellies until they were completely round.

However, it was not just his pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs buried in the pile of Dipper
Herb. There were still quite a lot of others nearby. It was just that not all of them would
show themselves. Since You XiaoMo already bonded with them, the moment he got there,
he knew exactly which ones were his.

After putting the pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs back into his dimension, You XiaoMo
started to dig up the Dipper Herb. Since he had a pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs, the
Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs guarding the Dipper Herb did not attack him while he was digging
up the Dipper Herb.

Those of the same kind were very sensitive to each other. What more since level six demon
beasts were mostly those that have already awakened.

The Dipper Herb had already grown here for many years. Furthermore, most of them were
already mature. Most people would pick the mature ones. But You XiaoMo didn’t do that.
He only dug up ten stalks of Dipper Herb which were close to maturity. He also picked up a
hundred or so seeds that had fallen to the ground. His luck was very good. These seeds
dropped not too long ago, so a lot of them were still of good quality.

In the future, these Dipper Herb or the fallen seeds would sprout and grow. In the end, they
would replace the patch of Dipper Herb that had been completely eaten.

You XiaoMo was not a selfish person so he only picked up a hundred or so.

"Ling-shixiong, why are the Xing Luo Sect and demons targeting the Hidden Dipper Stink
Bugs?" You XiaoMo asked curiously.

Ling Xiao was leaning on the vines. He said casually, "Most people who target Hidden
Dipper Stink Bugs are surely aiming for the Golden Winged insects that have evolved three
times. That is the true value of the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs."

You XiaoMo pondered for a moment, "But for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs to evolve three
times, it requires a lot of Dipper Herb. On top of that, success is not guaranteed. Are they
not afraid of failure?"

"Who knows what they are planning!" Ling Xiao said uncaringly, "Have you finished
choosing? Let's leave right away. The bloody stench here will soon attract other
practitioners and demon beasts."

"I'm done." You XiaoMo nodded as he sent the last seeds into his dimension.

Ling Xiao walked over and picked him up. You XiaoMo was very accepting as he was already
very used to being picked up. This was the biggest disadvantage of being a mage. If there
was no demon beast by their side, it was very inconvenient to get around.

Not long after the two of them left, just as Ling Xiao said, a group of demon beasts arrived,
drawn by the thick stench of blood. There were low level and mid-level demon beasts.
Those which had not awakened started to instinctively chew on the bodies on the ground.
By the time a group of practitioners was attracted over, the faces of the bodies had already
been chewed beyond recognition. It could only be vaguely made out that they were from
the Xing Luo Sect.

Only half the time agreed upon with PiQiu had passed but Ling Xiao carried You XiaoMo
directly to the appointed place. They then found a secluded place to hide.

While other people were snatching magic herbs and demon beasts, You XiaoMo was
snatching other people's magic bags. He and Ling Xiao were in the midst of dividing the
spoils while hiding.

Since the magic bags of the Xing Luo Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect were marked, You
XiaoMo first took everything out and then threw away the magic bags. After all, he had a
dimension to put the things in.

As for the magic bags from the five demons, after Ling Xiao made sure that they were not
marked and there was nothing special about them, they could be used without worry, but…

You XiaoMo didn’t like it. When it came to the magic bags of those man-eating demons, he
didn’t have the slightest interest.

There were twelve Xing Luo Sect’s disciples, but they only got ten magic bags because the
other two were ruined by Ling Xiao. Luckily, they were all practitioners. However, the things
inside the magic bags of the five black-robed men surprised him. It seemed as if there was
nothing of use. Not only that, they were also quite paltry.

Ling Xiao heard him complain and said noncommittally, "The cultivation methods of
demons and practitioners are not quite the same. Their flesh is rather sturdy. That's why
they concentrate on the body when cultivating.”

You XiaoMo exclaimed 'oh'. Suddenly he caught sight of something in the pile of stolen
goods out of the corner of his eye. He picked it up and said, "What is this thing?"
 Chapter 167: Causing Trouble
Ling Xiao tilted his head and saw an ox skin sheet in his hand. This piece of leather seemed
very familiar. It appeared to be very similar to the incomplete map of the Jade Spiritual cave
which he had.

You XiaoMo spread it out and looked. There was a route marked on it, but it was not clear.
Also, it did not indicate where it was leading to. This map was found in Ye Dan's magic bag.

At this time, Ling Xiao fished out another piece of leather from the pile of stolen goods. It
was the same as the one he had in his hand. If one wanted to insist on the details, they
were different in size.

The one in his hand was only the size of two palms. The one in Ling Xiao's hand was the size
of an A4 paper. On it, the terrain and routes were depicted very clearly. At the center of the
map was a symbol of a palace. It seemed as if most of the routes were leading to that.

Comparing the two maps, it was clear that the one in Ling Xiao's hand was better. You
XiaoMo immediately tossed away the map in his hand and went over to Ling Xiao to read
the map together.

"Ling-shixiong, does the Paradise Realm have this kind of place?" You XiaoMo asked full of
curiosity.

"The Paradise Realm used to have a Master. The existence of a palace is nothing strange."
Ling Xiao opened the map and lay it on the ground. Looking at it like that, this map was very
complete. The places they had gone to were mostly in it and there was still a lot they hadn't
covered.

The preparations of the demons were so complete. Looked like they had been paying
attention to the Paradise Realm for a long time. Or perhaps they prepared all these things
to deal with the disciples of the major sects. After all, most of the magic herbs were of no
use to them. Only demon beasts were of use.

You XiaoMo compared them for a second and discovered that although Ye Dan's map was
small, the map's destination was also that palace, though via a different route.

"Ling-shixiong, do you think that both were headed to this palace? The Qing Cheng Sect had
it, so the Tian Xin Sect should also have it, right?" You XiaoMo thought it over and suddenly
looked towards Ling Xiao.

But Ling Xiao didn’t get this map. Furthermore, Elder Shi pointed them in the complete
opposite direction from the palace. He seemed to have purposely sent him further and
further away from the palace, making it clear what his intentions were.

Ling Xiao smirked, "Not even telling me such an important thing. Looks like Tang Fan has
been wary of me for a long time. Oh well. Let's go over there and look. What is the secret
hidden in the palace, attracting the attention of all the major forces?"

You XiaoMo immediately nodded his head in glee.

He also wanted to go look, but he was not in a hurry.

The place they were at now was the Jade Spiritual Cave. From here, it would take at least
half a day to get there. Furthermore, they would probably come across all sorts of magic
herbs or demon beasts. Digging here, digging there, it would also take some time. In the
end, it would probably take over a day.

As for the others, their situation was probably the same as them. Furthermore, they might
not necessarily have such a clear map.

After that, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao picked through the things together, finally dividing up
all their spoils of war.

There were seven to eight martial arts techniques all together, but because they were from
the same forces, there were a few copies of the same techniques. Luckily, Xing ShiYi's
martial art technique was a high quality mid-level volume. It seemed to be one practiced by
the core disciples of Xing Luo Sect. However, since its nature was rather dark, what people
would consider tainted ways, it could only be stored or sold.

As for the demons, their martial art techniques were passed on from generation to
generation, so there was no specific volume of martial art techniques.

Next were the magic pills. There were seven mid-level pills and more than five hundred low
level pills. Half of them were dug out from the magic bags of the two mages. It was too bad
that Ling Xiao didn’t like them, so You XiaoMo could only put them away and find a way to
sell them off later.

Last of all, the magic herbs. Big sects were not the same as their assets were rather
significant. Furthermore, people like Xing ShiYi would have come across good magic herbs.
There were a few stalks of mid-level magic herbs which You XiaoMo didn’t have. Moreover,
the quality was not low. It was too bad that there wasn’t a single stalk of level seven magic
herb in their magic bags.

By the time they were finished dividing up and putting away the things, two hours had
passed.

You XiaoMo placed all the magic bags into one of the magic bags and then handed it over to
Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao took the magic bag and smiled until his eyes turned into slits. With a flick of his
hand, he flung the magic bag with quite a lot of force. The naked eye could see the magic
bag soaring through the air, but just for a little while. Very quickly, it disappeared from their
field of view. Who knows where it flew off to.

"Strange, why is PiQiu not back yet?" As You XiaoMo watched the magic bag disappear, he
finally realized that the agreed-upon time had already passed.

"Maybe he is too caught up in the joy of playing." Ling Xiao seemed to be thinking of
something, the corner of lips lifting showing a hint of amusement.

"Playing?" You XiaoMo didn’t understand.

"Blue-Blooded Wolves are famous for their combat ability. Furthermore, fighting is the
fastest way for them to rise in level. You were only willing to let it out after all this time, so
of course he had to 'play' to its heart's content before coming back," Ling Xiao rested his
head on his arm and said contentedly.

You XiaoMo didn’t say anything.

It seemed like the playing he was referring to was fighting. He did know it was the nature of
Blue-Blooded Wolves to love fighting, but he didn't know that they’d rise in level by
fighting.

You XiaoMo asked helplessly, "Then when do you think he will come back?"

Ling Xiao pondered for a moment and laughed while saying, "Wait for it to get over its
excitement, then maybe it will remember your instructions."

You XiaoMo immediately felt the blow but soon thought of something, "Since you already
knew, why didn't you say something earlier?"

"Why should I say anything?" Ling Xiao gave him an odd glance. "Your PiQiu should get
some training. Isn't the Paradise Realm the best opportunity? Furthermore, if it doesn't
train for too long, it may end up weaker than normal level eight demon beasts. Are you
willing to see a mighty Blue-Blooded Wolf end up as a useless lump of meat?"

You XiaoMo thought it over for a second. A useless lump of meat. How fat would Da PiQiu
end up? This type of thing was not uncommon on the 21st century Earth. Often, he would
see these kinds of things on TV or on the web.

He shuddered in disgust. If PiQiu really were to end up like that, he would probably have to
commit suicide out of guilt. But he was curious. How did Ling Xiao come up with that
expression?

You XiaoMo stole a glance at Ling Xiao. The latter had no reaction whatsoever, only saying,
"Alright. Let's just wait for two hours."

And so, they waited for two hours.

During that time, You XiaoMo looked out quite a few times, right until two hours later. This
time, when he stretched his head out to look, he finally caught a glimpse of a beast. Except,
this beast figure didn’t seem to be a white PiQiu. Rather, it was a very bloody PiQiu.

You XiaoMo ran out in shock, "PiQiu, how did you end up like this?"

PiQiu seemed to know that he was in the wrong and whimpered, turning away shamefully,
not daring to look at him or get any closer.

You XiaoMo also did not dare to get closer. The bloody stench was too strong, almost
causing him to faint of suffocation.

Ling Xiao walked out from behind and gazed at PiQiu delightedly. With a rather judging
tone, he said, "Not bad, not bad. Your first time out and you hunted down so many. As a
newbie, your performance is not bad. But it's still a little lacking. Not only are you covered
in filth, you are actually injured!"

"PiQiu is injured?" You XiaoMo cried out in alarm and immediately forgot about the
bloodiness. He quickly walked over and examined him thoroughly once over. Finally, he
discovered a cut behind his right hind leg.

Seeing this cut, You XiaoMo let out a gasp.

This cut was rather too big. Who knows what caused it, resulting in such a large wound. The
cut was four centimeters deep. The white bone was almost visible, and fresh blood was
flowing out continuously. But it would have been overlooked if not examined closely. Who
asked it to be covered in blood, a moment of inattentiveness, and it would have been
overlooked.

In a moment of panic, You XiaoMo wanted to put him back into the dimension.

At his side, Ling Xiao placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him, "Wait a bit, people are
coming."

Just after he said this, shrill sounds could be heard coming from afar. The sound was getting
nearer and nearer. It was the sound of flying swords piercing through the sky. Clearly, a lot
of people coming. A mix of furious voices could be heard.
Since You XiaoMo would soon advance to become a level four mage, his soul's awareness
was getting stronger and stronger. From far away, he could hear what the voices were
saying. Most of it was 'Where did it run to?' 'Quick, give chase, don't let it run away' and so
on. Although they didn’t specify what 'it' is, You XiaoMo could guess that they should be
referring to PiQiu.

Soon after, that group of people appeared in their field of vision one after the other.

One by one they floated down from the sky flauntingly, dressed fashionably as if afraid that
others wouldn’t know that they come with powerful backing.

You XiaoMo took a closer look and his eyes almost fell out of their sockets.

The people in front were people he recognized. These people should be heading to the
Southwest direction, Lei Ju and company. Why did they end up here?
 Chapter 168: Infighting
"There's the Blue-Blooded Wolf!" Just after landing, one of them exclaimed excitedly.

Everyone turned to look at the direction he pointed at. Sure enough, they saw a Blue-
Blooded Wolf bathed in blood. But, at the same time, the two-people standing next to the
Blue-Blooded Wolf couldn't be ignored as they entered their field of vision.

The one with the strongest reaction was Tang YunQi.

The moment she saw Ling Xiao, her whole face lit up. She quickly overlooked You XiaoMo at
Ling Xiao's side and ran over excitedly while exclaiming, "Xiao-ge, how come you're here?"

Before entering the Paradise realm, Tang YunQi wanted to move around together with Ling
Xiao. But for some reason, her father grouped her with Lei Ju and two other Elders. Later
they didn't allow her to wait for Xiao-ge. She had thought that she wouldn't be able to see
Xiao-ge for a while, but unexpectedly, just a few days into the month, God let her meet up
with Xiao-ge.

However, when she got there, she discovered that the horrid You XiaoMo was again
standing next to Xiao-ge.

If it were before, Tang YunQi would not hesitate to show her disgust, but she had learned
from experience. The moment she’d show any disgust towards You XiaoMo, it would only
make Xiao-ge go further and further from her.

"You-shidi, I knew you would be together with Xiao-ge. I'm very happy to see the both of
you." She smiled happily as she gave You XiaoMo a glance.

You XiaoMo seemed to find it hard to believe and blinked twice. This young lady saying she
was happy to see them was the same Tang YunQi who always stared at him with hatred?
Furthermore, the one she was happy to see was not him, but her Da shixiong, right?

Although Tang YunQi's disgust towards him was not as blatant as before, this type of
transformation only made him more horrified. This fellow had problems!

On the other hand, Lei Ju was not this 'happy' to see Ling Xiao.

With a face so dark, as if smeared with a layer of charcoal, glaring daggers at Ling Xiao again
and again. Only after some time did he smile superficially while saying, "Lin Xiao, what are
you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be…"

"Be where?" Ling Xiao asked in return.

Lei Ju seemed to choke for a bit, no longer continuing what he was going to say.

He suddenly realized that only a few people knew that Ling Xiao would be sent to the
North. He entered the Paradise Realm before Ling Xiao. Later, he didn't see him again and,
in the meantime, he also didn't see any other disciples from the Tian Xin Sect. If he said it
out, Ling Xiao would be suspicious.

Thinking like this, he paused for a while before saying, "Why is it just the two of you? Where
are the other disciples?"

Ling Xiao looked at him expressionlessly and said calmly, "We got separated in a moment of
inattentiveness, ah. Midway, we came across a very strong demon beast. We couldn't
defeat it, so we could only run. Who would have guessed that we would become
separated? You-shidi and I also don't have a map of the Paradise Realm, so we ended up
running here in the end."

The East was next to the North, so he was not worried that they would doubt him. Even if
they did doubt him, there was nothing they could do about it.

"Is that so!" The corner of Lei Ju's mouth twitched. He really wished that the demon beast
had killed Ling Xiao.

"Oh right, why are you all here? I remember you all were headed to the Southwest. Could it
be that you all got lost just like us?" Ling Xiao smiled as he asked in return, eyes fixed on Lei
Ju.

Lei Ju was flustered by his gaze and failed to answer his question in a timely manner.

At this time Elder Wang who was standing quietly at the side suddenly opened his mouth to
explain, "Lin-shizi, we're here because we were chasing a demon beast. But that demon
beast was too cunning, leading us all over the place. Unexpectedly we ran all the way here,
but…"

After speaking for a while, Elder Wang suddenly came to a turning point. His shrewd gaze
fell on the PiQiu in front of You XiaoMo. "If this demon beast didn't get in the way, we
would have caught that demon beast a long time ago."

His words immediately caught everyone's attention.

Only then did everyone realize that the Blue-Blooded Wolf they were chasing was lying
down quietly in front of You XiaoMo. Furthermore, it was not resisting at all, as You XiaoMo
was cleaning its wound.

Tang YunQi glanced at You XiaoMo and then looked at Ling Xiao. She suddenly said sweetly,
"Xiao-ge, this Blue-Blooded Wolf is very beautiful. Has it already acknowledged you as its
master? Can you give it to Little Qi? Little Qi likes it very much."

Everyone immediately turned to look at Ling Xiao.

They had thought the Blue-Blooded Wolf did not have a master. It was possible that when
they were chasing it, it was tamed by Ling Xiao. Although time was short, they believed it
was because they tired the Blue-Blooded Wolf. That was the reason why Ling Xiao was able
to successfully subdue it. Therefore, it was only right that this Blue-Blooded Wolf belonged
to them. Giving it to Shimei was not unreasonable.

"That won't do." The corner of Ling Xiao's lips rise slightly as he rejected it without the
slightest hesitation.

Tang YunQi was stunned. She recovered quickly and forced herself to ask in a calm voice,
"Why not? Xiao-ge, don't tell me you have already bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf?"

Ling Xiao shook his head. The corner of his lips curved up as he smiles while saying, "Your
guess is right. But the one who bonded with the Blue-Blooded Wolf is not me."

With that, everyone shifted their gaze onto You XiaoMo. If it was not Ling Xiao, it could only
be You XiaoMo. Among the group, there was one person struggling to control his envy,
glaring at You XiaoMo surreptitiously from the corner of his eye.

Lei Ju was immediately displeased, cutting in before Tang YunQi to say, "Lin Xiao, you're too
much. We found this Blue-Blooded Wolf first. What makes you think you can give it to You
XiaoMo? If we didn't injure it seriously first, do you think you would have been able to
capture it?"

Before, the Blue-Blooded Wolf was of level five strength. But that was before it came across
Lei Ju and company. It succeeded rising to become a level six demon beast while fighting, a
Star level cultivation.

Lin Xiao was also of Star level cultivation; the strength of the Blue-Blooded Wolf must be
much lower than his for it to submit to bonding. Therefore, they felt that it must be due to
their efforts.

As soon as Lei Ju finished talking, the others chimed in their agreement. The two Elders also
nodded their heads while looking at Ling Xiao reproachfully.

Ling Xiao raised his hands as he said in a helpless tone, although he was clearly smirking in
amusement while saying, "When did I say that You-shidi bonded with the Blue-Blooded
Wolf only after you all came across it?"

Lei Ju was stunned but then scoffed coldly while saying, "What are you trying to say? Are
you trying to say that the both of you bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf earlier? Don't joke. If
you really bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf, why would you let it go? Furthermore, do you
have any proof that you bonded with it before we saw it?"

Ling Xiao had guessed that he would ask, so he wasn't anxious as he looked at them while
speaking leisurely, "Why do I need proof? Anyone with a brain would know that it's
impossible to bond a level six demon beast in such a short time, even if it is weakened.
Bonding takes time. But if you all still can't accept it, you can go ahead and ask the Blue-
Blooded Wolf."

The faces of Lei Ju and Elder Wang who was mocked by Ling Xiao as being brainless were
quite the sight.

Even though they knew that he was right, they were still unwilling to give up a level eight
Blue-Blooded Wolf. Furthermore, this Blue-Blooded Wolf was currently only at level six,
making it even rarer.

But, as everyone's gaze moved to You XiaoMo and the Blue-Blooded Wolf, there was really
no need to ask as they already knew the answer. Looking at how the Blue-Blooded Wolf
was interacting with You XiaoMo, no matter how one looked at it, it didn't seem as if they
just formed a master-servant relationship.

Since the Blue-Blooded Wolf was injured, You XiaoMo was worried that it would get worse,
so he let it lie on the ground. The Blue-Blooded Wolf was very obedient. Not only did it lie
down, it exposed its belly while looking woefully at You XiaoMo. After being glared at, it
even whimpered miserably, as if it were acting spoiled.

But You XiaoMo did not give in. If it weren’t already injured, he’d really want to give it a
thorough beating. Even if it was good at fighting, it didn’t mean it had to end up in such a
condition. Furthermore, out of all the people out there, it just had to run into these people
of utmost quality and bring them here on top of that. Really, poor upbringing!

Luckily, he had a healing magic pill. Otherwise, it really would be difficult to manage.

But there was no way he could take out the healing magic pill he refined because those
were all high-quality magic pills. Tang YunQi was a mage. One look and she would be able to
tell what quality the magic pills were. He could only use the ones he got from the spoils of
war before. Although the quality was not as good, at least it had some healing effect.

You XiaoMo poured out a handful of magic pills and stuffed them right into PiQiu's mouth.
He then crumbled a few pills and sprinkled them on the wound. Although it would take a
while to heal, at least it was no longer bleeding. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

If one were to say that their master and servant bond started less than fifteen minutes ago,
there was no doubt that no one would believe it.

Where could anyone find a pair of master and servant with such a rapidly developed tacit
understanding? Where could anyone find a demon beast that would act spoiled towards a
master it had acknowledged less than fifteen minutes ago? All sorts of signs were pointing
that the reality was very likely what Ling Xiao was saying. This Blue-Blooded Wolf was a
demon beast that they bonded with a long time ago.

Lei Ju was still unwilling, an uncertain expression on his face.

At this moment, someone suddenly squeezed to the front. That person was Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu was currently the favorite pupil of the Master of Heaven peak. To guarantee his
safety, Tang Fan placed him in Lei Ju's group. Among the five people, he and Tang YunQi
were mages. Their status was not low.

Furthermore, the other three practitioners all had strengths of Star level and above. For
example, Lei Ju was one-star Star level. Speaking about Elder Wang and the other one, one
was a seven-star Star level, while the other was a four-star Star level. This kind of group
could be considered invincible in the Paradise Realm. Tang Fan's intention was plain to see.

Jiang Liu did not speak before this, and because he was standing near the back, You XiaoMo
didn't really notice him. Now that he had stepped up, it seemed as if everyone's attention
was focused on him.

Jiang Liu seemed a little bashful as if he were very uncomfortable with everyone's eyes on
him. He looked at Ling Xiao and said, "I feel that since this Blue-Blooded Wolf had already
bonded with You-shixiong, then its master can only be You-shixiong and no one else. No
matter how we disagree, the result can't be changed. How about we each take a step
backwards? We still have time. There are so many demon beasts in the Paradise Realm. We
will have more chances. What do you say, Lin-shixiong?"

You XiaoMo pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that these words from Jiang Liu were
quite skillful.

If it were like before, he wouldn’t analyze his words. But ever since he decided to draw a
clear line between them in his heart, he had become much more careful when it came to
Jiang Liu. For example, with his words now.

He intentionally did not mention that he had already bonded PiQiu before this, as if he were
implying that You XiaoMo took advantage of the situation to bond with PiQiu, causing this
whole situation. He seemed to be silently accusing him of snatching their demon beast.
How was it that he never realized before just how cunning this fellow villager of his’ was?
Fine, seemed like he had been too kind-hearted!

Ling Xiao smiled, but did not speak.

Tang YunQi, who was standing at the side immediately agreed, "What Jiang-shidi said is
right. Now is the time for us to work together with one heart. It's just one demon beast.
Everyone can look for another and that would do. Such a large Paradise Realm, it can't be
that we're worried we won't be able to find others. What do you say, Elder Wang?"

"What Young Miss said is right." Elder Wang immediately nodded.

Lei Ju saw that three out of the five have agreed, so even though he was unwilling, he could
only come to terms with it.

"Since you all want to look for demon beasts, then we shall go our separate ways." Ling Xiao
walked to You XiaoMo's side and then turned to say this to them. His words and manner
clearly showed that he wanted them to part ways right there.

Several people were stunned, especially Tang YunQi. Her pretty face suddenly revealed a
trace of anxiousness as she quickly said, "Xiao-ge, isn't it better if we go together?
Furthermore, there were only two of you. What would happen if you meet with danger? A
few more people mutually looking after each other is preferable, is it not?"

"You-shidi and I want to look for magic herbs. You all want to look for demon beasts. I'm
afraid it won't be too convenient…"

Before Ling Xiao could finish speaking, Tang YunQi immediately interrupted, "It won't be
inconvenient. We can also follow Xiao-ge to look for magic herbs, ah. Furthermore, there is
usually demon beasts guarding the magic herbs. Just nice, we can catch demon beasts while
the both of you dig up magic herbs. Two birds with one stone!"

"Alright then." Ling Xiao considered for a moment and agreed.

You XiaoMo wanted to say that he had yet to speak!

 Chapter 169: Jiang Liu's Probing
And so, a new group of people was formed.

Many times, You XiaoMo wanted to ask Ling Xiao why they had to join them. The map they
had must not be discovered by Tang YunQi and company. But it was all for naught, because
Tang YunQi was forever stuck to Ling Xiao, asking this and that. He simply had no chance to
bring it up.

There was one thing for certain. Ling Xiao must have expected it already. That was why he
accepted Tang YunQi's suggestion without talking it over with him first. So, even though his
heart was bursting with curiosity, You XiaoMo still had to bear with it.

A lot of the magic herbs and demon beasts were at the Jade Spiritual Cave. Although You
XiaoMo just left the Jade Spiritual Cave a few hours ago, he was planning to return to the
Jade Spiritual Cave to dig up some magic herbs. Therefore, he moved forward with them
without protesting.

The whole way, the one with the most words was Tang YunQi. No one knew where all those
words came from, from the North pole to the South pole. Although Ling Xiao didn’t say
much in reply, she still carried on enthusiastically by herself.

You XiaoMo was rather bored, riding on top of PiQiu.

Although PiQiu had a wound on one of its legs, the healing capability of the Blue-Blooded
Wolf was very strong. Furthermore, You XiaoMo was not stingy with the Healing magic pill.
Right now, that wound was already healing rapidly, not the least bit affecting his strong and
vigorous posture.

Just as he was feeling bored, Jiang Liu who was walking in front started to slow down his
pace. Very quickly, he was walking side by side with him.

Jiang Liu seemed to have been looking for an opportunity to talk to him. A dazzling smile
burst forth from his bright and fresh face as he looked at You XiaoMo. He smiled while
saying, "You-shixiong, it's been a long time. I didn't expect us to meet in the Paradise Realm.
Looks like we are quite fated, am I right?"

"Right, ah!" You XiaoMo laughed dryly.

What fated? From his point of view, it was more ill-fated. He knew that Jiang Liu certainly
did not expect that he would make it to the Paradise Realm.

Nevertheless, he kept the same expression on the surface. It was just that he was very
curious. He and Jiang Liu were disciples from different peaks, with not much contact with
each other. Although there was bad blood between Capital Peak and Heaven peak, they
were newly admitted disciples, still under a year. Even if he had assimilated himself into his
peak, it was hard to imagine that the rivalry would rise to the extent of stabbing him in the
back. But thinking back now, he felt that Jiang Liu probably hated him from the beginning.

But he couldn’t figure out why Jiang Liu hated him so much. He didn’t remember ever
offending Jiang Liu, but he couldn’t be sure about the original You XiaoMo.

Jiang Liu didn’t seem to detect his wariness. He glanced at the Blue-Blooded Wolf below
him and said admiringly, "You-shixiong's luck was very good. Just a few days after entering
the Paradise Realm and you already have a level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf. I read in the
scrolls that the combat ability of the Blue-Blooded Wolf is very strong, probably one of the
best among the demon beasts of the same level. I also really want to have a Blue-Blooded
Wolf."

You XiaoMo's brain churned quickly as he said, "There is still over twenty days left. I believe
you will have the chance."

Jiang Liu winked at him cheekily, "I also believe my luck can't be that bad. Oh right, You-
shixiong. This Blue-Blooded Wolf if very big. Can you let me get on as well? I also want to try
and see how it feels to sit on a level eight demon beast. Can I?"

You XiaoMo was momentarily speechless when he heard those words. Normally, people
wouldn't bring up this kind of request. However, he couldn’t just say that, so he only said
awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Jiang-shidi. PiQiu doesn't like strangers to get close to it. Also, his
injury still hadn't healed so I'm afraid it is not possible."

"Is that so, ah. Then it's fine. I was only asking, nothing more." Jiang Liu frowned
imperceptibly and then nodded understandingly, as if his words just now were really
something he just thought of.

You XiaoMo laughed awkwardly and didn’t say anything more.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Liu brought up another topic. He looks at him in a probing manner as
he said, "You-shixiong, there is something I want to say, but you must not accuse me of
being a busybody. I'm only curious, that's all."

"What is it?" You XiaoMo frowned, not knowing what Jiang Liu wanted to say.

Jiang Liu looked at him with shining eyes, his fingers linked behind his back, as he smiled
seemingly harmlessly while saying, "I heard that only level three mages have the right to get
a spot on the Paradise Realm list. Since You-shixiong can appear here, does it mean that
you are already a level three mage?"
Hearing his words, a strange look immediately appeared faintly on You XiaoMo's face. This
matter of him not being a level three mage seemed to have spread from Capital Peak. A lot
of the disciples were also blabbermouths. It seemed like Flying peak and Heaven peak must
have received the news.

Before he entered the Paradise Realm, it surprised him that Tang Fan and Kong Wen didn't
just say, "You are not a level three mage." But thinking back now, it was probably because
the Paradise Realm was about to open, and the two of them were people who didn't like to
lose face. Attacking their own disciple in front of the other sects would instead cause others
to gossip.

At that time, his thinking was thus: if Tang Fan and Kong Wen insisted on pressing the point,
he would just come out and tell them that he was already a level three mage. He'd say that
he by chance broke through the day before setting out. Even if they suspected him, there
was nothing they could do about it because he was genuinely a level three mage.

However, he didn't get the chance to say it, so right now, other people did not know what
his actual level was.

Originally, others could generally figure out his cultivation by looking at his soul force.
However, ever since he gained true mastery over his dimension, the dimension seemed to
be able to form a faint protective barrier around his body.

This matter was found out by Ling Xiao who then told him about it. Otherwise, he wouldn't
have known. That protective barrier could conceal his level according to his will.

Therefore, in the eyes of Tang Fan and company, he still appeared as a level two mage.

Since Jiang Liu was already a level three mage, he should have the ability to see through his
level. That meant he should know what level he currently was. Yet he still asked this kind of
question. Therefore, it was unlikely that he didn’t have an ulterior motive.

You XiaoMo didn’t like people bad mouthing Ling Xiao behind his back, so he put on a
happy voice and said, "Yes, ah. Talking about that, my luck is good. The night before we set
out, by luck, I broke through while refining magic pills. However, because everyone was
busy with the Paradise Realm, I didn't tell everyone."

Jiang Liu's expression froze momentarily, but he recovered very quickly. There was no trace
of awkwardness on his face. Instead he appeared very happy for him as he said, " You-
shixiong is really a level three mage? Didn't I say that your luck is not bad?
Congratulations!"

"I still haven't congratulated you. I heard that you also became a level three mage not too
long ago. Congratulations to you too!" You XiaoMo said hurriedly. He suddenly felt as if he
were saying his new year greetings.

Jiang Liu laughed, but his eyes were flashing as he glanced sharply, "How can I compare
with You-shixiong's luck? If not for the old master's benevolence, there was no way I could
have risen to a level three mage within three short months."

You XiaoMo laughed while saying, "Actually it is you who had better luck than me. At least
you have a master who cares for you and supplies you generously with magic herbs. Unlike
me, I must buy everything myself. The magic herbs that I use for refining magic pills is
bought with the money I got from selling magic pills. If not, I probably wouldn't have been
able to rise to the next level."

Immediately the smile on Jiang Liu's face slipped.

He felt that these words seemed to be mocking him. He had a master who supplied him
with magic herbs and because of that, he was able to rise quickly. On the other hand, You
XiaoMo's magic herbs were bought with the gold coins which he earned himself and yet,
the speed with which he advanced was about the same as his own. These words seemed to
be saying that if he didn't have a master who supplied him with magic herbs, he couldn’t
compare to You XiaoMo.

Although You XiaoMo probably didn't have an ulterior motive when he said those words,
Jiang Liu felt that every word was like a thorn, stabbing deeply into his heart, forming a dark
mass that seemed to be expanding.

"As expected of You-shixiong, this matter, this shidi cannot compare," he put on a fake
smile.

You XiaoMo laughed while saying, "Jiang-shidi's innate talent was already higher than mine.
I can only rely on hard work to make up for the deficit in my innate talent."

Jiang Liu seemed to choke momentarily, no longer saying anything more.

After that, the two of them concentrated on the journey and no longer spoke. It was
unclear if Jiang Liu already got the answer he was looking for, or if he was really rendered
speechless by You XiaoMo's words. Whatever the case, he was no longer seen looking for
You XiaoMo to talk to him.

As for You XiaoMo, at first, he was endlessly depressed because he had to travel together
with Tang YunQi and company. Now, it seemed as if the depression from before had been
swept away. His delicate and glowing face was sparkling with joy straight from his heart,
even saying a few words to PiQiu from time to time.
At the front, Ling Xiao, who never once looked back, suddenly raised the corner of his
mouth.

Tang YunQi just happened to turn her head and caught sight of the smile before it
disappeared. She couldn’t help asking curiously, "Xiao-ge, what are you smiling about?"

Ling Xiao shot her a glance and then replied indifferently, "Nothing."

Tang YunQi didn’t really believe it and wanted to keep asking, but right at this moment, Lei
Ju, who was always at the front leading the way, suddenly ran back and shouts excitedly
and happily, "Everyone, quick, come and see. There is a level six demon beast in the cave
ahead."
 Chapter 170: Coward
The Black Leopard was a mid-level demon beast. However, the Black Leopard was unlike
regular mid-level demon beasts, because there were three different types. They were the
Stone Flame Black Leopard, the Blue-Eyed Black Leopard, and the Golden Black Leopard.

Among them, the one with the most potential was the Golden Black Leopard. According to
a legend, the Golden Black Leopard was the one was most likely able to break free from the
restrictions of their bloodline to become a level nine demon beast. That was because they
were the same as the Blue-Blooded Wolf, both were level eight demon beasts. Unless a
special method was used, most of the level eight demon beasts could rise no further than
this.

Lei Ju said that the level six demon beast was none other than a Golden Black Leopard, with
exceptionally beautiful golden eyes. The eyes were like jewels, radiating dazzling rays of
light and there was also the jet-black fur which appeared to be gleaming, exceptionally
beautiful.

The worth of a Golden Black Leopard was higher than that of a Blue-Blooded Wolf. No
wonder Lei Ju was so excited. If he could bond with this Black Leopard, when he returned to
the Tian Xin Sect, he would be favorably regarded by the Grand Master. He would also gain
better face.

However, the problematic thing was, this Golden Black Leopard's cultivation was at the
pinnacle of a seven-star Star level expert. Looking at the fluctuation in its magic energy, it
seemed as if it would soon breakthrough.

If it managed to breakthrough successfully, even if it were newly risen level seven demon
beast, which hadn't stabilized its power, it would still be very dangerous for them. No
matter what, a Star level fighter was no match for a level seven demon beast.

The Golden Black Leopard was not aware of their arrival. Lei Ju also didn’t dare to alarm it,
so he quickly ran back after discovering it and prepared to discuss with everyone how to
deal with it.

Elder Wang pondered for a moment before speaking, "Looks like we can only send
someone to lure that Golden Black Leopard out. Then the rest of us will lie in ambush
outside and launch a sneak attack when it isn't aware."

Speaking of sending someone over to lure the demon beast out, Elder Wang's gaze
stealthily glanced over everyone, remaining on Ling Xiao for a moment. Although it was
only a moment, it was still noticed by Ling Xiao, causing him to raise the corner of his mouth
for a moment.

Lei Ju also looked veiledly at Ling Xiao, "Then, according to Elder Wang, who should we
send?"

Elder Wang looked at everyone and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Actually, it
would be the best if I go. But I and the Black Leopard were almost of the same strength. If
everyone gives me enough time, I am confident that I'm capable of wounding it seriously.
This way, we would be able to pay the smallest prize and still catch it. Hence, the person to
lure out the Black Leopard can only be chosen from among the three of you. Which of you
are confident that you would able to escape from the claws of a level six Black Leopard?"

Elder Wang's words were not wrong. The defense of a Black Leopard was not weak. All their
power together might not succeed in wounding the Black Leopard seriously. Therefore, it
was best if they let him make the move.

However, if they were to go this way, the person luring the Black Leopard would be in
extreme danger.

Without waiting for Ling Xiao to speak, Lei Ju looks at him and said, "Lin-shixiong, the
Golden Black Leopard is guarding that cave, so there should be a stalk of level six magic
herb inside. What the both of you want is the magic herb. What we want is the demon
beast. Regardless, you still must do your share. How about we hand over the task of luring
out the demon beast to you?"

With those words, multiple pairs of eyes looked over to him.

Tang YunQi spoke up unhappily, "The one who wants the magic herbs is not Xiao-ge. Why
should he be the one to take the risk?"

After saying that, she purposely glances at You XiaoMo as if saying, 'You are the one who
wants the magic herb. Why must Xiao-ge go get it for you? Why don't you go get it
yourself?'

You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, too lazy to entertain her.

Ling Xiao glanced over everyone expressionlessly and then said helplessly, "Lei-shidi had a
point. So, just leave the task of luring the demon beast to me."

Hearing these words, a veiled look of delight escaped from Lei Ju's eyes, along with rays of
evil intent. He very much wished that Ling Xiao would die under the claws of the Black
Leopard.

Tang YunQi didn't expect Xiao-Shixiong to agree. She stomped her feet in anger and took
advantage of the time when no one was looking to glare at You XiaoMo with hatred. It was
all because of this guy!

As for the one being overlooked by everyone, Jiang Liu, his expression was neither happy
nor sad. It was just that when he looked at You XiaoMo, there would be a hint of envy. He
knew there was no use for him to get excited. It was extremely clear to him that the Black
Leopard would not be his.

After getting everyone in their respective positions, Elder Wang sent Ling Xiao a signal with
his eyes.

Ling Xiao found it very amusing. He then entered the cave. It was said that obedient people
were suspicious.

The ones with suspicions were of course not Elder Wang and company. Instead it was the
one who understood Ling Xiao the best, You XiaoMo.

Earlier, when he heard Ling Xiao agree to lure the Black Leopard, he already became
suspicious. How could this master listen to others? Could he really let Lei Ju push such a
dangerous task onto him? Although his strength was way higher than the Black Leopard’s,
Ling Xiao was someone who would never agree to something disadvantageous.

So, You XiaoMo felt that something was bound to happen inside the cave.

Just as You XiaoMo was popping his head in and out towards the cave, a deafening roar of
fury rang out. The sound seemed to shake even the ninth heaven, quite simply, a sonic
boom. It almost damaged his eardrums, but luckily, he managed to use his soul force to
protect his ears in time.

A few seconds later, Ling Xiao flashed out of the cave followed immediately by a black
demon beast with a pair of golden eyes, flying out of the cave. The black fur seemed to be
standing on end, its golden eyes filled with murderous intent, fixed on Ling Xiao, as if it
would at any moment rush over and rip him to shreds.

Ling Xiao didn’t delay and immediately led it to where Elder Wang and the other two were
lying in ambush.

According to their plan, after Ling Xiao lured the Black Leopard out, Elder Wang would
immediately use his most powerful killing move. And then, in case the unexpected
happened, Lei Ju and the other Elder would start their attack to try and bring down the
Black Leopard as quickly as possible.

However, it was not clear whether it was because the Black Leopard was too cunning, or
because Elder Wang and company were too simple-minded.

Elder Wang condensed a third of his spiritual energy into his killing move, but it was
detected by the Black Leopard. The body of the Black Leopard which was about the same
size as that of a Blue-Blooded Wolf dodged nimbly in mid-air. The killing move which lost its
target immediately hit the mountain’s side, causing the whole side to explode, revealing a
huge gash.

The other Elder was stunned, releasing attacks rapidly. However, the one who should be
attacking with him at the same time, Lei Ju, was motionless. He immediately yelled
furiously, "Lei Ju, what are you doing?! Why are you not attacking?!"

Only then did Lei Ju seem to regain his senses. In an uncoordinated mess, they attacked the
Black Leopard, but in such haste, how could they match up their moves? Twice in a row,
their attacks missed their target.

The Black Leopard acted as if it had eaten a supernatural magic pill. Facing three Star level
fighters, yet it didn’t seem to be at a disadvantage at all. It’s extremely agile body was
dodging the attacks from the three of them, even launching counterattacks from time to
time.

Probably because the attacks from the three people were taking up its attention, Ling Xiao
was overlooked at the side. From time to time, it growled furiously while attacking Lei Ju
and company.

Lei Ju was so frustrated that his eyes were red with anger. Why was it not attacking Ling
Xiao instead of constantly attacking them?

He couldn’t figure out no matter how hard he thought. It was too bad that his strength was
six stars, below that of the Black Leopard. His attacks against the Black Leopard didn’t even
scratch the surface. Instead he was left dodging himself into a tight corner.

Therefore, over one half of the pressure fell onto Elder Wang because of insufficient
cultivation, the other Elder could only share a little bit of the responsibility.

As for Ling Xiao, after luring out the Black Leopard, he would wander around the edge,
pretending to launch attacks from time to time to avoid being the target of wagging
tongues, showing that he was putting in his best efforts.

The men were losing strength as the fight went on, whereas the Black Leopard seemed to
be getting bolder and bolder. Elder Wang finally realized that the situation was not good. If
it continued like this, they would all die under the claws of the Black Leopard.

"Lin Xiao, you and the rest keep it occupied and let me prepare for a bit. When I shout, all of
you retreat to the South at the same time." A flash of bodily pain flashed across Elder
Wang's old face, but he still made the decision in the end.
The corner of Lei Ju's eyes twitched fiercely. He knew what Elder Wang meant. It seemed
like he was planning on giving up on the Black Leopard. Although he was unwilling, right
now, it was the only choice. Otherwise, not even one of them would be able to escape.
Thinking like this, he glared heatedly at Ling Xiao. It was all because of this guy!

Although they were unwilling to let go of the golden Black Leopard, every one of them still
acted according to Elder Wang's wishes. Even though this demon beast was very attractive,
one must still have life to be able to enjoy it.

.......

An hour later, somewhere in the Jade Spiritual Cave, a few desperate figures appeared.
They were none other than Lei Ju and company, chased by the Black Leopard and fleeing in
all directions. This time, it could be considered giving away the bride only to lose one's army
on top of it. Not only did they not get the demon beast, each one of them had some sort of
injury.

"Damn it!" Lei Ju's eyes were red with fury. The more he thought about it, the more
frustrated he felt. In the end, he just slammed his fist into the ground.

Elder Wang looked at him venting and shook his head helplessly. In his heart he admitted
that they were too conceited. No wonder, it was a golden Black Leopard such great
potential and even greater force. Even four of them joining forces were unable to bring it
down. On top of that, they almost lost their lives.

The look on Tang YunQi's face was unsightly. Although the outer appearance was not as
beautiful as the Blue-Blooded Wolf, that Black Leopard's strength was still ranked up there.
If she could bond with it, she wouldn't have to rely on anyone else in the future. Never did
she expect that it would end in failure.

"Lin Xiao, aren't you the number one of the Tian Xin Sect? Just now when it was time to act,
why is it that you seem to not have used all your strength? Did you do it on purpose?" Lei Ju
got more and more frustrated the more he thought about it. With all this resentment, when
he looked at the person next to him – Ling Xiao, who acted as if nothing happened – it only
drove him to his utmost limit, causing him to lash out sarcastically at him.

His words immediately focused everyone's attention on Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao glanced at him indifferently, "I should be the one to ask you these words. I risked
my life to lure out the Black Leopard. And when it came time to act, why was it that when
the two Elders were attacking, you were only standing there like a statue?"

The moment he brought it up, everyone remembered it. Lei Ju at that time was very
strange. Everyone already discussed it clearly. Why did he not react at all, wasting the
opportunity?

Especially the other Elder. His impression of that moment was the strongest of all because
he was the one who shouted at Lei Ju to attack. Thinking of that, his expression began to
turn more and more unsightly.

Lei Ju's face turned green and then white. He didn't expect that Ling Xiao would turn the
arrow back at him. But how could he tell them the truth? He couldn’t possibly say that at
that time, he was hoping that Ling Xiao would be killed by the Black Leopard, and that's why
he purposely didn't do anything.

He could guarantee that if he said the truth, even if Ling Xiao didn’t do anything, Elder
Wang would probably hate him to death. In the Paradise Realm where danger lurked all
around, it was better to have one more comrade than one more enemy.

"Elder Wang's killing move missed the Black Leopard. I was too shocked, so I didn't react for
a while." Lei Ju did not dare to appear too guilty, so he put on a face of chagrin.

Elder Wang didn’t doubt his words. After all, he felt that Lei Ju had no reason to risk his life
for some trickery, unless he didn’t want to live. Thinking like this, he helped to round out
the bumps.

"Now is not the time to argue over who is to blame. Next, we should think about the
journey ahead. Oh right, was that level six magic herb dug out successfully?" Hearing these
words, everyone turned to look at Ling Xiao.

At that time, he was the one who lured the Black Leopard out. Later, when they were facing
off with the Black Leopard, Ling Xiao should have gone to pick it. It made sense that the
stalk of magic herb should be in Ling Xiao's possession.

Furthermore, the magic herbs in the Paradise Realm were mostly medium quality and
above. If it turned out to be a high-quality magic herb, that would mean a high price.
Therefore, there was no one who was not interested. If they managed to catch the demon
beast, naturally they wouldn't pay any heed to the magic herb. But since they failed,
naturally…

How could Ling Xiao not know what they were thinking. The corner of his lips rises up as he
said, "At that time, I thought your plan would work. On top of that, the scene was in total
chaos, so I didn't go dig up the magic herb. I'm afraid I have disappointed all of you."

Lei Ju laughed coldly as he said, "I see, you want to keep that magic herb to yourself!"

Elder Wang frowned, but did not speak, seeming to agree with Lei Ju's words.

Ling Xiao sneered and stared at him while saying, "I am a practitioner. Do you think I'd be
able to dig out that stalk of magic herb? If you all are going to start counting, I'm not afraid
of counting with you. Speaking about that, we already discussed it clearly beforehand. You
want demon beasts. We want magic herbs. Therefore, I went to lure that Black Leopard out.
The result, your lack of reaction caused everyone's effort to be in vain. Now you want to
accuse me of taking that stalk of magic herb for myself, are you in any position to say that?"

Lei Ju's face turned purplish black hearing those words. A thread of hate flashed across his
glinting eyes.

Seeing Ling Xiao looking so earnest and speaking with such righteousness, a certain person,
who was only too clear about the real situation was having a hard time holding himself
back. No one could have known that Ling Xiao had the potential to win an Oscar!
 Chapter 171: Disharmony
Ling Xiao was naturally deserving of the Oscar with his deviousness. He didn’t say 'my
efforts'. Instead he said, 'everyone's efforts'. If one were to just look at one spot and miss
the big picture, it was devious. This way, everyone's attention would naturally go in the
direction of “because of Lei Ju's error, the plan failed'.

Lei Ju realized that the looks Elder Wang and a few others were giving him were turning
strange, so he immediately yelled out agitatedly, "I see that you are clearly trying to use this
as an excuse to change the topic, so you can keep that level six magic herb to yourself."

"Didn't I say that I didn't dig out that stalk of magic herb? Even if I did dig it out, doesn't that
mean that it belongs to me?" Ling Xiao asked indifferently in reply.

"You're finally showing your true face. Sure enough, that stalk of magic herb was stolen by
you," Lei Ju accused him angrily.

You XiaoMo finally couldn’t take it any longer, "Lei-shixiong, your words are rather too
much. At that time, we have discussed it clearly. You want the demon beast. We want the
magic herb. But because of your mistake, not only the Black Leopard was not caught, there
wasn't even enough time to dig up the magic herb. And now you are accusing Ling-shixiong
of keeping the magic herb for himself. Could it be that you think the fault doesn't lie with
you? Or are you trying to shift everyone's attention so that no one would question your
actions?"

Why did he have the feeling that Lei Ju's brain was nothing but mush?

He himself let the demon beast escape and now he wanted to snatch their magic herb.
Unbelievably shameless. He didn’t believe that after saying it so clearly, the others would
still side with him.

Lei Ju was shamed to anger, yelling furiously at him, "Is this a place for you to talk? Merely a
puny mage and yet you dare to interrupt our discussion?"

You XiaoMo shrugged his shoulders innocently, "Who asked Lei-shixiong to keep harping on
the magic herb? Even an idiot can see that you are trying to divert attention, simply not
daring to accept the blame for the plan's failure." He looked at Lei Ju as if to say that he was
the one who was a coward!

Lei Ju glared at him furiously and spat out the words ferociously, "Shut up!"

However, his manner instead confirmed You XiaoMo's accusations. Lei Ju was so anxious to
point the blame at Ling Xiao because he really had that in mind. Not even having the
courage to accept responsibility, this kind of person was undoubtedly a coward!

Although no one said anything, it was clear that they already agreed with You XiaoMo's
words.

"Alright, let's not fight over a little thing. No matter who is to blame, this matter is already
over, so let's not bring it up again. Next, we still want to continue looking for magic herbs
and demon beasts." In the end, Elder Wang was again the one who became the
peacemaker. Although his words seemed to be for the benefit of everyone, it could also be
taken as absolving Lei Ju of any blame. The shrewd ones could tell with one glance that he
was partial to Lei Ju.

"That's right, ah. We are all disciples of the same sect," the other Elder immediately chimed
in.

Ling Xiao's eyes were full of amusement as he glanced at the two of them, "No need. Let's
go our separate ways. I don't want to have the same thing happen again, not getting the
magic herb and still having to pay with our lives."

Lei Ju flared up instantly, "What are you trying to say?"

Ling Xiao laughed and said, "What I'm trying to say, you should already understand. I have
no interest in working with someone who can turn around at any time and slander
someone. I have no confidence in your character."

"Lin-shizi, you're going overboard. Before, Lei Ju was careless, that's all. There is no need to
haggle over every ounce," Elder Wang said with a frown.

Ling Xiao shrugged. Fixing on him his gaze full of amusement, he said, "Elder Wang, the next
time you want to favor Lei Ju, remember to not be too obvious, lest the other disciples
suspect that you don't have the integrity to be impartial."

But I doubt you can have a next time…

Elder Wang's face darkens, "Lin-shizi, is this how you talk to your Elders?"

He was an Elder of seven-star Star level yet getting accused by a two-star Star level brat. Do
you really think we are still in the Tian Xin Sect? The Paradise Realm was a place where
strength was crucial.

Ling Xiao doesn't bother with him and walked to You XiaoMo's side, "Xiao Shidi, let's go."

You XiaoMo wanted to leave long ago. He felt that he would probably start to have
difficulties breathing if he had to stay with them a second longer. Now that Ling Xiao was
finally thinking like this, he was even more eager to leave.
"Wait for me, Xiao-ge. I also want to go with you." Tang YunQi rushed up suddenly from
behind, grabbing Ling Xiao's arm with one hand while looking anxiously and expectantly at
Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao pulled his arm away and was just about to speak when Lei Ju's voice was heard,
dripping with poison.

"Tang-shimei, I advise you to not follow him. With his two-star Star level strength, he won't
make it in the Paradise Realm. I'm afraid he would be dead before he can even find a stalk
of magic herb. It's better to follow Elder Wang. At the least, he can guarantee that you will
live. Furthermore, there is already a parasite by his side. If there is any danger, he would
definitely choose to save the parasite."

Ling Xiao gave him a meaningful look before speaking to Tang YunQi, "Tang-shimei, what Lei
Ju said is not wrong. My strength is not high. If you follow me, I won't be able to save you
from danger. Therefore, you should follow them. After all, if you were to die in the Paradise
Realm, they still must face the wrath of your father when they go back. So, they won’t dare
to let anything happen to you. You should not worry and follow them. Just be like Lei Ju and
hide behind Elder Wang and that’ll do."

Of course, that would only be valid if they were still alive.

Tang YunQi was very close to him so she could see his expression clearly when he said those
words. His indifference when talking about her life, especially when he spoke about her
'death', the smile on his lips seemed to be very sincere.

Tang YunQi let go of his hand in shock and stared dumbly as he left with You XiaoMo. How
could Xiao-Shixiong become so terrifying? That expression – was it really that of Xiao-ge?

Lei Ju was originally very pleased with himself, but when he heard the last sentence, his
whole face became distorted.

Damn Ling Xiao, still so defiant when death is at hand. I can't wait to see if you are able to
leave the Paradise Realm one month from now.

You XiaoMo couldn't understand all along why Ling Xiao wanted to go with them.

Later, when he decided to just go along with the flow, Ling Xiao instead wanted to separate
from them. On top of that, it was in such a lay-down-one's-cards fashion, as if he were
making sure of something. This made him even more confused.

…....

"Ling-shixiong, what is it that you're planning?" Now that it was finally just the two of them,
You XiaoMo couldn’t suppress it any longer and just blurted it out.

Ling Xiao turned his head around. The smile on his handsome face changed into his usual
devilish expression from before, "Xiao Shidi, are you very curious over why I did what I did?"

You XiaoMo cast a sidelong glance at him. Do you have to ask?!

Ling Xiao laughed while saying, "Actually, it's nothing. I just wanted to verify something,
that's all."

You XiaoMo asked, "Verify what?"

Ling Xiao said, "The time the palace will open, and if they really knew about the palace."

You XiaoMo continued asking, "And the result? Do you have the answer?"

Ling Xiao said, "Yes."

You XiaoMo insisted, "...and the answer is?"

Does he want me to ask every question?

Ling Xiao beamed as he said, "They don't look the least bit hurried, so I surmise that the
opening of the palace would be in the latter half of the month. The exact timing, we would
have to look for another opportunity to figure it out. As for whether they know about the
palace, there is no need for me to answer."

There really was no need for him to answer. It was clear from the behavior of Elder Wang,
Lei Ju, and the others. When Ling Xiao wanted to leave, no one urged him to stay.
Obviously, they wanted Ling Xiao to leave early on. The reason most probably had to do
with the palace. Since Tang Fan didn’t tell Ling Xiao about the palace, he didn’t want him to
find out about it.

If Ling Xiao and he were to stick with them, Elder Wang would have to finally find an
opportunity to shake them off. Rather than waiting for that time to come, it would be
better to lose them early on to avoid unforeseen circumstances.

So, with both sides wanting to get rid the other, it was bound to happen. Where water
flows, a canal is formed.

"Then what are we going to do from now on?" You XiaoMo asked.

"Next, we are of course going to find that place on the map. Oh, if we had known earlier,
we should have sucked up Xing ShiYi's and Ye Dan's memory. Maybe we could have learned
something useful," Ling Xiao said rather regretfully.
Urgh! You XiaoMo subconsciously recalled what happened in the ice cave, the scene where
the demon Elder Jiang was sucked dry. On top of that, all the bloody scenes that took place
in these past two days. Can't do it, I can't think about it anymore. Otherwise, I won't be able
to take it anymore!

However, You XiaoMo was now very curious. At that time, did Ling Xiao really eat up Elder
Jiang? Although the scene wasn't very bloody, it was extremely strange.

"Ling-shixiong, you can't be like those demons, right, eating up those people, right?" You
XiaoMo felt that this kind of thing would probably happen again soon, so he wanted to
make sure.

Ling Xiao's answer was to knock him on the forehead, "Such disgusting people, you think I
will eat them? If I want to eat…" Saying those words, he suddenly eyed him from head to
toe and smiled while saying, "it would be someone like you, white and tender, the taste
would definitely be not bad."

You XiaoMo was silent for a while before rubbing his arms vigorously. Goosebumps were
forming all over his arms.

Ling Xiao licked his lips deliberately as if he couldn’t wait to taste it.

You XiaoMo remained quiet.

Why did he suddenly feel that he was looking at something very obscene? His eyes seemed
to be glued to Ling Xiao's tongue. He then saw the corner of Ling Xiao's lips rise upwards as
he moved closer towards him…
 Chapter 172: Shapeshifting Herb
When Ling Xiao leaned over, he took advantage of when You XiaoMo had yet to react to his
lips.

A certain someone was caught in a whirlwind for a moment and then his whole face turned
red. His first reaction was to look in all four directions. Only after making sure that there
was no one around did he let out a sigh of relief.

Ling Xiao put his hand on his forehead and drawled, "Xiao Shidi, your face is very red. It
can't be that you've caught a fever. Do you want Shixiong to help you lower your
temperature?"

You XiaoMo's face was bright red. He immediately flung away his hand. You're the one with
the fever, your whole family has fevers!

He had no idea that in some way, it could be said that he was also a member of Ling Xiao's
whole family.

Although Ling Xiao very much wanted to take advantage a few more times, he knew that
now was not the time. Naturally it was best to eat to one's heart's content. But of course,
stealing a few pieces here and there was also not bad.

It took half a day before You XiaoMo realized that he had been fooled around again by Ling
Xiao. Luckily, he had long ago tempered his heart into that of copper skin and steel bones.
Therefore… this time he didn’t make a fuss. But what should be made clear should still be
made clear.

So, You XiaoMo nudged Ling Xiao, "In the end, what is that ability of yours?"

Ling Xiao stroked his chin, not answering his question immediately, as if he were having
some difficulty.

You XiaoMo asked with uncertainty, "You can't say?"

Ling Xiao glanced at him, his expression full of amusement, "It's not that I can't say. It's just
that I'm not sure if I want to tell you now or continue whetting your appetite!"

You XiaoMo was speechless. This guy was purposely saying these words to irk him, right?

Definitely, certainly, absolutely!

He couldn’t go one day without playing with him? The more You XiaoMo thought, the
angrier he got. In the end, he simply threw down these words, "Do whatever you want."

He then turned around and walked off, as if saying 'I'm going to give you the silent
treatment.'

Ling Xiao deftly pulled him back and secured him in his arms, "Ok, ok. Since you are asking
me so pitifully, I'll let you know, okay?"

Hearing these words, You XiaoMo's ears perked up instantly.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and bit his ear. Before saying anything, You XiaoMo already
yelled out. "If you want to speak, just speak. Why bite my ear?"

You XiaoMo held his ear. He could still feel the dampness and wondered if the ear was one
of his sensitive points?

Of course, he knew. Ling Xiao laughed as he looked at him, "Alright, I won't tease you
anymore. Time to get serious."

You XiaoMo pushed him an arm’s length away, "You stand there and say."

Ling Xiao spread his hands out helplessly. Apparently, he couldn’t eat You XiaoMo anymore,
since he was so on guard against him. He continued speaking after a pause, "The reality is,
I'm not eating their corpses. To put it correctly, it should be sucking up their soul. Then I
recover their memories from their souls. That's all it is."

"Then why does the body disappear?" This was the point You XiaoMo was most concerned
about.

Ling Xiao said, "It doesn't disappear. I just threw it away."

You XiaoMo was stunned for a moment, quickly asking, "Threw where?"

Ling Xiao said, "Rubbish heap."

You XiaoMo stared at him wordlessly. You think my eyes are just for display?

Ling Xiao shook his finger, "Not the rubbish heap you are thinking of. The one I'm speaking
of is the rubbish heap that's a spatial black hole."

You XiaoMo asked, "What is this spatial black hole?"

At that time, he saw it with his own eyes. That thing was really a black hole, but it seem to
come from his hand. Since it was an ability of his, does that mean the black hole exists in his
hand?
Ling Xiao pulled him along and spoke as they walked, "The spatial black hole is a peculiar
dimension. Inside are immeasurable spatial forces. Even an Emperor level fighter would be
torn into pieces in a second. Anyway, you will soon understand."

Bluntly speaking, it was a place to get rid of incriminating evidence.

You XiaoMo subconsciously pondered this point. If this thing were placed on 21st century
Earth, it would be an unbeatable killing cheat. Of course, in Long Xiang Continent, the land
of killing people and silencing witnesses, it was the essential medicine for daily life and
travel. If you put the person you wanted to kill inside it, it would no longer exist in this
world. Even if some interested party wanted to investigate, they probably wouldn’t be able
to find any web of the spider or trace of horses' hooves.

But, what level would one have to be to possess the ability to open the black hole whenever
they wanted?

Until now, You XiaoMo still hadn't discovered that Ling Xiao was not human. Or one can say
that he had figured out long ago that Ling Xiao was not human. Only his level of
understanding was not the same, that was all.

"What I should have said, I have already told you. There are no other questions. Next I'll
bring you to a good place." Ling Xiao pulled his hand and walked off, looking very
mysterious.

You XiaoMo opened his mouth, wanting to ask, but thinking that he would soon see it
anyway, he bore with it instead.

As for PiQiu, he had long been neglected into a dark corner by the two people. However, he
was still very happy, bounding to his feet, following them, wagging his tail cheerfully.

After a while, You XiaoMo realized that the road they were on was very familiar. So familiar
that he recalled certain stones that still had PiQiu's bloody paw prints, like a cluster of
flowers. PiQiu also purposefully ran over to admire its own paw prints, making You XiaoMo
unable to bear it any longer, kicking him so much he flew away.

This idiot, what's there to be in awe of about one's own paw prints? If you want to admire,
you should admire him!

“Ahem,” You XiaoMo followed Ling Xiao into the cave of the golden Black Leopard they
discovered earlier. After just a few steps, that Black Leopard ran out. Its eyes were turning
around and round while flashing brightly as it prostrated extremely piously before Ling Xiao
as if it were submitting itself to the stronger one – or maybe for some other reason.

Witnessing this scene, You XiaoMo could already guess what happened.
No wonder this Black Leopard didn't really attack Ling Xiao before. No wonder it could
accurately dodge Elder Wang's attack. On top of that, it seemed to be so familiar with their
plan. Looked like it was all due to Ling Xiao's devious plan.

He had already colluded with the Black Leopard when he first entered.

Walking in a few steps further, You XiaoMo discovered a stalk of fiery red magic herb.

The magic herb was standing still in a small corner of the cave, giving off a thick scent. The
whole cave seemed to be filled with this fragrance. You XiaoMo couldn’t help taking in a
deep breath, his eyes open wide.

This stalk of magic herb was simply not a level six magic herb. He could feel the waves from
the magic herb. It was higher than a level six magic herb by one level. Although he couldn’t
name this stalk of magic herb, it was clearly a level seven magic herb.

This was the first time he saw a level six demon beast guarding a stalk of level seven magic
herb!

However, what surprised him was that Ling Xiao didn't dig out this stalk of magic herb. He
thought that Ling Xiao was bluffing Elder Wang and the rest when he said he didn't get to
dig out the magic herb. Looks like he really didn't dig it out.

Ling Xiao glanced at his expression. The corner of his lips rose slightly, "Xiao Shidi, do you
know what this stalk of level seven magic herb is?"

You XiaoMo gulped, "What is it?"

Saying something like this, it must be something big.

A brilliant smile appeared on Ling Xiao's face as he lifted the hair by his ear, "Shapeshifting
herb, have you heard of it?"

You XiaoMo's jaw dropped open in shock. Although he was not very familiar with level
seven magic herbs, it was impossible that he hadn't heard of the much-celebrated
shapeshifting herb, because to demon beasts, the shapeshifting herb was the thing they
dreamt about. With this magic herb, they could assume human form.

No matter if it was low level or mid-level or even high-level demon beasts, the first aim they
had from the moment of birth was to cultivate to achieve the ability to shapeshift. Most of
the time, the ability to shapeshift was their number one priority.

The reason was that the cultivation speed of a demon beast which could shapeshift was
higher than that of one which couldn’t.
As everyone knew, the ability of a demon beast to assume human form early on signified
that its level was high. As with the Blue-Blooded Wolf, there was a restriction of level eight
and above. If it was not fated, they couldn’t even dream of shapeshifting to cultivate to a
higher level their whole life. Therefore, for them, the shapeshifting herb was something
they must have even if it meant risking their lives.

Of course, there were certain demon beasts with noble bloodlines. They could assume
human form from birth. To put it in human terms, these types of demon beasts were
equivalent to an emperor's existence. However, such types of noble demon beasts were
extremely rare. Even on the Long Xiang Continent, an emperor class demon beast had never
appeared.

Some said that once the emperor would appear, ten thousand beasts would fall silent!

If this class of emperor demon beast really existed, probably all the demon beasts on the
Long Xiang Continent would have to obey them.

Going back to the point, the shapeshifting herb was able to break through the bloodline
restriction of demon beasts. It was another way for them to have the chance to break free
from the restraints of their bloodline, to achieve an even higher level.

No wonder this golden Black Leopard was guarding this stalk of shapeshifting herb to the
death, guarding it no matter what the cost. The allure of the shapeshifting herb was just too
great for the beasts.

"Ling-shixiong, this shapeshifting herb doesn't seem to be mature." You XiaoMo gulped
strongly, an immature magic herb meant there was still a chance it might drop seeds.

This stalk of shapeshifting herb, although completely fiery red, was certainly not an ultimate
red. He had seen the record of the shapeshifting herb on the demon beast scroll. The
deeper the color meant that the shapeshifting herb was slowly getting more mature. Only
when it turned the deepest red would it be mature. Clearly, the shapeshifting herb was still
some ways away from maturity right now.

"First, let's dig it out," Ling Xiao said.

You XiaoMo was waiting for those words. Without further ado, he took out a little spade
from his dimension.

The golden eyes of the Black Leopard lying submissively on the ground suddenly revealed a
very human-like, extremely begrudging look.

At that time, when it inadvertently discovered this stalk of shapeshifting herb, the wild joy
that sprang up in its heart could not be described. Then, to protect the shapeshifting herb,
it endlessly defeated demon beasts that were drawn to the shapeshifting herb. A few times
it was even teetering on the brink of death, but survived by holding on to a singular
thought, successfully defending the shapeshifting herb. Yet, it would soon have to hand it
over on a silver platter.

The Black Leopard was extremely unwilling but faced with the tremendous pressure
emanating from the bloodline of this man in front of it, it had no choice but to submit. This
kind of helpless feeling suddenly left it feeling miserable.

Upon discovering its state of mind, Ling Xiao's lips lifted, “Your contribution of the
shapeshifting herb won't be in vain. Of course, you will receive the benefits later."

Hearing these words, the golden eyes of the Black Leopard lit up instantly.

Although the man didn’t say the exact benefits, noble demon beasts loathe to lie, especially
this man in front of it. His level was possibly higher than it had ever imagined.

Such a grand person was promising it good things. Of course, he wouldn’t go back on his
words, so it immediately felt relieved.

Since the shapeshifting herb was a level seven herb, You XiaoMo dug with utmost care to
ensure that it remained intact. He took almost half an hour before he was successful in
digging up the shapeshifting herb completely, including the roots buried below. He then
quickly transplanted the shapeshifting herb into his dimension.

Seeing that he was done, Ling Xiao called him over. He gestured to the Black Leopard next
to him and said, "Xiao Shidi, bond with it."

You XiaoMo's eyes lit up immediately, but as if having thought of something, he said rather
awkwardly, "Ling-shixiong, I want to bond this Black Leopard to Second Shixiong or Fifth
Shixiong. Can I?"

Ling Xiao had long understood how his heart worked, but he still shook his head, "You can't.
Lei Ju and the others have seen this Black Leopard. It's hard to guarantee that they wouldn’t
recognize it. If you want to find demon beasts for them, we'll look for others."

You XiaoMo felt that was very reasonable so he agreed. Only then did he walk over to bond
with the Black Leopard.

Due to Ling Xiao, the Black Leopard didn’t resist, forming a bond with You XiaoMo very
quickly, becoming You XiaoMo's second bonded demon beast, and so PiQiu finally got a
companion. It had a look of enthusiastic welcome as it very quickly ran over cheerfully to
engage it in a lively conversation.
 Chapter 173: Life-bound Demon Beast
PiQiu, "Ao wu..."

Finally, there is one more to be controlled by Master like me, a comrade, I'm very happy!

Black Leopard, "..."

PiQiu, "Ao wu..." You don't have a name, right? Don't worry, Master will help you choose a
name.

Black Leopard, "..."

Like PiQiu? It would rather not.

PiQiu didn’t seem to receive the meaning from the expression from its eyes. He turned
around and ran to the front of You XiaoMo, 'Ao wu', calling non-stop. 'Master, master, my
comrade still doesn't have a name. Quick, help choose a name. It's best if it were like mine.'

Black Leopard, "..."

Black Leopard thought, really there were all sorts of bonded demon beasts, hence there will
be all sorts of Masters, of course, not including itself. So, it could already imagine what kind
of person its Master was.

In the end, although You XiaoMo didn’t grant PiQiu's request to give the Black Leopard a
ridiculous name, it was still sufficiently cheesy and at the same time reflected the inability
and laziness of the Master to pick names, because it received the name Xiao Hei, the reason
behind it being that its name had the word Hei.

But the rejoicing leopard had no idea that it was not long before he could no longer escape
from the clutches of fate!

Xiao Hei accepted this name very solemnly because it felt very lucky that the Master didn't
acquiesce to PiQiu's request to name it MaoQiu. Such a stupid name was too disgraceful to
its power and prestige as a golden Black Leopard. If it got out, it would be laughed to death
by those of the same kind.

You XiaoMo didn’t understand the language of beasts, so he didn't hear PiQiu's suggestion.
He was even more clueless about the derision his second bonded beast had for him and
PiQiu.

After leaving the cave, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao set back on the road of looking for magic
herbs and demon beasts.

At first, they could only slowly search around the Jade Spiritual Cave because even though
they had a map, it was not possible to list in detail all the areas in the Jade Spiritual Cave.
Most of the places were just roughly outlined.

But with the addition of Xiao Hei, they no longer had to search blindly.

Although Xiao Hei wasn’t the highest-level demon beast in the Jade Spiritual Cave, before it
discovered the Shapeshifting herb, it already explored all the corners. So, it knew where the
high-level magic herbs and where the strong demon beasts were.

Jade Spiritual Cave was known as the place where mid-level magic herbs and mid-level
demon beasts were found. But that didn’t mean that high level magic herbs couldn’t be
found. The best example was the Shapeshifting herb.

Xiao Hei just happened to know a place where a stalk of level nine magic herb could be
found. Although it hadn't seen it with its own eyes, it could smell it. From the rather nose-
stabbing fragrance emitted by that stalk of magic herb, it must be a higher-level magic herb
than the Shapeshifting herb it guarded. But that place was guarded by a level nine demon
beast. But it was still not the strongest high-level demon beast in the Paradise Realm,
because that level nine demon beast could only be considered the fifth strongest in the
Jade Spiritual Cave.

As everyone knew, the strengths of the demon beasts in the Jade Spiritual Cave correlated
from outside to inside, from low to high. That was to say, the nearer to the center of the
Jade Spiritual Cave, the higher the strengths of the demon beasts.

However, because of the restriction on cultivation level in the Paradise Realm, very rarely
would practitioners dare to venture into the center. Hence, nobody knew that there were
demon beasts of those levels in the center of the Jade Spiritual Cave.

"Ling-shixiong, the disciples of the Qing Cheng Sect also seem to be looking for a level nine
magic herb. Do you think the level nine magic herb Xiao Hei told us about could be the
same one the Qing Cheng Sect is looking for?"

While on the road, You XiaoMo suddenly remembered something. Up ‘til now, they had
come across quite a few teams in just a few days, but they didn't hear anything concerning
Luo ShuHe. He was Luo ChengYuan's son, so he must have known about the level nine
magic pill recipe. Therefore, the pivotal task of looking for magic herbs was very possibly in
his hands.

"There is a possibility," Ling Xiao answered.

You XiaoMo exclaimed 'oh', and then reacted suddenly, "How do you know?"

Ling Xiao glanced at him and suddenly took out a small scroll as if performing a magic trick,
"On it, the fragrance of one of the magic herbs is like what Xiao Hei described."

You XiaoMo opened the scroll and took a glance which left him dumbfounded. This was
clearly a level nine magic pill recipe. Ling Xiao stole back the level nine magic pill recipe that
was stolen by the Qing Cheng Sect? Then why was it that the people of the Qing Cheng Sect
appeared as if nothing had happened?

Ling Xiao knew that You XiaoMo was very puzzled, so he explained, "Don't worry, this is not
stolen from the Qing Cheng Sect."

You XiaoMo asked, "Then how did you get this recipe?"

Ling Xiao laughed, "Such a valuable recipe, do you think the Tian Xin Sect would only have
one copy?"

Regardless of the value, or probability of loss, any sect or force would take precautions
against losing recipes, making more than one copy of them. Especially for a level nine
recipe, something that everyone wanted. For insurance purposes, there was no way the
Tian Xin Sect didn’t have backups. Otherwise, once the recipe was stolen, Tang Fan, that old
fellow would have exploded like thunder and cried bloody murder at the Qing Cheng Sect.
How could he still be so calmly planning the matters of the Paradise Realm?

At first, Ling Xiao was planning to go steal the recipe from the Qing Cheng Sect, but that
would be more troublesome because he didn’t know where Luo ChengYuan hid it. Only by
searching his soul would he know, but this way, Luo ChengYuan's soul would be damaged. It
was very possible that he would turn into a mentally broken, useless person from that point
on. It would be like getting rid of a formidable opponent on behalf of the Tian Xin Sect. This
making a wedding dress for others kind of act, Ling Xiao would not do it out of the kindness
of his heart, especially when the wedding dress was for the Tian Xin Sect.

Thinking like this, Ling Xiao cancelled his previous plan and then used some sleight of hand
to steal the other hidden copy of the magic pill recipe from the Tian Xin Sect.

The Tian Xin Sect was worried that the magic recipe would be stolen by other sects, so they
only prepared one more copy. Hence, there was none left after he stole it. But Tang Fan
was not aware, because he stealthily switched it out with a fake. If Tang Fan didn’t go
check, he wouldn't know.

"At first, I wanted to give it to you much earlier, but that time was rather busy, so I forgot,"
Ling Xiao explained.
You XiaoMo looked at him in amazement. This time he was very earnest, as if wanting to
see what he was really made of. In the end he could only sigh in amazement. This old fellow
was too awesome. If Tang Fan were to discover that the other copy of the magic pill recipe
was spirited away, he would be unimaginably shocked and furious, probably never to calm
down again.

You XiaoMo then found the description of the magic herb whose fragrance matched the
one described by Xiao Hei. However, it was only the smell, so there was still a big possibility
that it wasn’t the same.

Under Xiao Hei's lead, they finally reached the place of that level nine demon beast after
one and a half days. During that time, they gathered quite a few magic herbs and demon
beasts. However, You XiaoMo did not bond with those demon beasts. Instead, the demon
beasts were all placed into Ling Xiao's dimension. He… was not holding their low level
against them.

Ling He Canyon was one of the grand canyons in Jade Spiritual Cave. The one-thousand-
meter circumference of the canyon all belonged under the domain of the level nine demon
beast. A lot of the low and mid-level demon beasts were intimidated by its power and
strength, not daring to go near Ling He Canyon. Hence, numerous magic herbs grew in the
surroundings of Ling He Canyon, including low and mid-level magic herbs.

At this moment, Xiao Hei who was walking in front suddenly stopped.

You XiaoMo took one look at Xiao Hei with its golden eyes surveying the surroundings
vigilantly and couldn’t help asking, "Is something wrong?"

Xiao Hei turned his head ignoring his Master and growled softly to Ling Xiao.

You XiaoMo immediately looked towards Ling Xiao dryly.

Ling Xiao held back his laughter as he said, "It said that not long ago, there was a huge
battle between something and the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent.”

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was just that level nine demon beast. It was very strong, so
common sense dictated that practitioners could only think of running when coming across
it. Therefore, the one fighting against it was most likely a demon beast of the same level.

Ling Xiao took a step forward and inhaled deeply. The remnants of energy from the battle
of the two demon beasts were still lingering in the air. He then said, "The one who fought
against it was a level nine Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. But it should have just broken
through to level nine not too long ago. Therefore, it was no match for the Nine-Winged
Unity Serpent who had been at level nine for a long time, so it lost and ran away.”
You XiaoMo blinked his eyes repeatedly. Just one breath and he could tell what kind of
demon beast it was. Too much of a dog! But then he seemed to think of something else,
causing him to swallow repeatedly. Two level nine demon beasts fighting…

Ling Xiao stroked his chin and suddenly revealed a crafty smile, "Both of them are currently
injured. Just perfect for us to take them in."

You XiaoMo keenly picked up on the wording of what he said. Level nine demon beasts
were able to shapeshift into humans. Therefore, their outer appearance was most likely
that of practitioners.

The situation was really like what Ling Xiao said. To defeat that Heavenly Bird of Six
Thunders, that Nine-Winged Unity Serpent didn't hesitate to use moves that caused harm
of a thousand to the enemy while reflecting harm of eight hundred onto oneself. The result
was that both were heavily injured. Right now, it was recuperating in its lair.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent didn't even have time to resist before Ling Xiao stomped on
its enormous head with one foot. Possibly because of too much strength, it fainted right
away after being stepped on.

"Xiao Shidi, come over and bond with it," Ling Xiao beamed as he spoke to the dazed You
XiaoMo standing by his side.

You XiaoMo frowned after coming back to his senses. He said, "Ling-shixiong, right now I'm
only a level three mage, so I can only bond with three demon beasts. If I bond with this
serpent, does that mean I can't bond with anything else?"

Ling Xiao said, "You don't have to worry about this. The restriction on the number of demon
beasts does not apply to mages with multi-colored souls. There is no restriction on the
number other than how much you can bear. But there can only be one life-bound demon
beast."

"Life-bound demon beast?" You XiaoMo raised his eyebrows in surprise. This was the first
time he was hearing this term.

"The life-bond is an extremely severe bond. Usually, unless the demon beast is willing, there
is no way to forcibly form the bond. Furthermore, once the life-bond is formed, both parties
can be regarded as sharing one life. If one dies, the other one could follow to their death.
Although there are some rare occurrences where the other one doesn't die, it would still
have to pay an extremely high price. Therefore, there are very few mages or practitioners
who would simply form a life-bond with a demon beast," Ling Xiao explained.

This was really some earth-shattering good news.

Life-bound demon beast? For now, You XiaoMo had no intention of forming that bond with
whichever demon beast. However, being able to bond with an unlimited number of demon
beasts was already a tremendous pleasant surprise.

And so, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent which got stepped on by Ling Xiao was bonded by
You XiaoMo while he was in a daze. Although he would probably explode like thunder when
he awakened, the reality was they could just keep telling him that he just had to accept his
fate.

Thus, PiQiu and Xiao Hei expressed their deepest sympathies, my mate, you are not alone!

Since there were magic herbs in You XiaoMo's dimension, Ling Xiao placed the Nine-Winged
Unity Serpent into his dimension. Only then did the two of them advance deeper into the
canyon to find that level nine magic herb.

Standing at the top of the cliff, swaying in the wind, was the Emperor's Blood herb. The
Emperor's Blood herb was one of the pivotal herbs needed in the level nine Nobles magic
pill recipe that You XiaoMo had in his hands. It was the most important one and was also
the hardest one to find.

This time, You XiaoMo spent a whole two hours to finish digging up the Emperor's blood
herb.

To dig up this magic herb, he even drank a mouthful of spiritual water to replenish his
almost depleted soul force. Went to show how out of reach a level nine magic herb was to a
mage of this level.

This way, he already had one out of the five level nine magic herbs that were needed for
the Noble magic pill. He only needed to find the remaining four level nine magic herbs and
he would be able to refine one Noble magic pill in the future.

Speaking of which, You XiaoMo realized that Nobles magic pill could not really be
considered a genuine level nine magic pill. The reason why it was classified as a level nine
was because its effect came from five types of level nine magic herbs.

This kind of situation reflected the level because the requirement for these few magic herbs
was like defying heaven, it barely made the cut to be classified as a level nine magic pill.
However, it was still merely a mid-to-low level low quality magic pill. It had no use
whatsoever to Emperor level fighters.

After retrieving the Emperor's Blood herb, the two men and two beasts were ready to leave
Ling He Canyon and head towards the nest of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. But just as
they were about to walk out of the mouth of the Ling He Canyon, a faint yet excited voice
could be heard coming from in front of them.
"Elder brother, that heavily injured Nine-Winged Unity Serpent is really inside the canyon?"

"That's what the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders told me. Furthermore, it also said that the
level nine magic herb that the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was guarding was a stalk of
Emperor's Blood herb – one of the pivotal magic herbs needed for the Noble magic pill.”

Xiao Hei: Little Black

 Chapter 174: Lucky Luo ShuHe
Hearing the words Noble magic pill, You XiaoMo already had no doubt that the one coming
was Luo ShuHe.

Hearing his tone of voice, it seemed as if they had the luck to bond with that Heavenly Bird
of Six Thunders and the one who bonded with him should be Luo ShuHe. practitioners could
also bond with demon beasts, but they needed the help of a mage.

"Congratulations, Da Shixiong, congratulations, Da Shixiong! Now we only must let Yun-

shimei bond with this Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, and that would mean that the Qing
Cheng Sect will have three emperor level fighters. When that time comes, the lowly Tian Xin
Sect will no longer be a match for us. We could even eliminate them."

"Ah, these things shouldn't be said too early. It's possible that the Tian Xin Sect is also as
lucky as us, bonding with two level nine demon beasts suddenly."

Luo ShuHe chuckled. Although there was faint admonishment in his words, anyone could
hear that he didn’t mind it and was quite excited. In his heart, he just didn’t think it possible
that the disciples of the Tian Xin Sect could be as lucky as them.

That shidi who was speaking scoffed, "What's so great about the Tian Xin Sect? This kind of
luck is not something anyone can have. The way I see it, they would be lucky to bond with
one level eight demon beast."

"Yang-shixiong, what Da Shixiong said is not wrong. It's too early to decide the outcome.
One month is not yet over. No one knows how it will turn out in the end." A gentle voice
suddenly spoke up. It seemed to be that Yun-shimei.

"I know. Seems like Yun-shimei speaks up for Da Shixiong every time," Yang shixiong teased.

These words seemed to anger that Yun-shimei. She could be heard stamping her feet as if
shamed to anger while saying, "I'm only agreeing with Da Shixiong's view. Don't talk
nonsense, Yang-shixiong."

Yang-shixiong laughed, seemingly not believing her words.

Maybe because Luo ShuHe bonded with a level nine demon beast, the group of people
were no longer as uptight as when they first entered the Paradise Realm. Now they were
already in the mood to joke around.

After a while, Luo ShuHe finally opened his mouth, "Everyone should not forget themselves.
The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent is not like the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. He had
already shapeshifted for many years. His injuries are also not as severe as that of the
Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. Whether we will be able to bond it is yet uncertain.
Furthermore, the canyon is very deep. It is unclear whether there are other demon beasts
inside. Everyone be a little more careful."

"What Young Master said is right. The situation inside the canyon is not clear. How about
you let old me go first to look."

"Then, we'd have to trouble Elder Li," Luo ShuHe said.

"Young Master is too polite. If old me doesn't come back out in an hour, Young Master
should lead everyone away from here and find another opportunity to come back later,"
Elder Li said.

Luo ShuHe frowned. If Elder Li, who was a seven-star Star level were to fall inside, it would
mean that the situation inside was not as rosy as they imagined. He then said, "ShuHe
understands."

Naturally, not one word of their conversation escaped Ling Xiao's ears.

Ling Xiao didn't expect that their group of only three Star level fighters could walk up to
here. Furthermore, Luo ShuHe had pretty good luck. He chanced upon a heavily injured
level nine demon beast. If he’d really get to bond another level nine demon beast, the Tian
Xin Sect would really be pushed down completely by the Qing Cheng Sect.

It was a pity that their rosy plan was doomed to fail.

You XiaoMo wanted to catch that Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders to bond with Fifth Shixiong
or Second Shixiong. Unfortunately, Luo ShuHe was ahead by a step, so he couldn’t help
feeling a little disappointed.

You XiaoMo spoke hastily, "Ling-shixiong, that Elder Li is coming in soon. Should we not
hide?"

"No need. I thought of a good idea." The corners of Ling Xiao's lips rose up slightly, revealing
an especially warm smile, as if he had just thought of something excellent.

An hour later, Elder Li, who entered the canyon, came back out safely, but with a
disappointed expression.

Luo ShuHe frowned when he saw his expression, but still asked hopefully, "Elder Li, what is
the situation? Is that Nine-Winged Unity Serpent really heavily injured?"

Elder Li sighed, "Young Master, we are one step late. That Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was
taken by someone one step ahead of us. I just went in to look. There is nothing left inside."
Luo ShuHe's face couldn’t but fall as he spoke in a heavy tone, "That Emperor's Blood
herb?"

Elder Li smiles drily while shaking his head, "Also gone."

In an instant, the very happy atmosphere that was there an hour go disappeared all at once,
replaced with a very subdued heaviness. Everyone was silent. If it were only the Nine-
Winged Unity Serpent that disappeared, everyone would probably not be so disappointed.
But that Emperor's Blood herb was the purpose of this mission. If it was gone, finding
another one would be difficult.

After a while, Luo ShuHe frowned as he said, "Elder Li, who do you think took the Emperor's
Blood herb?"

Elder Li pondered for a bit, "The Emperor's Blood herb is a level nine magic herb. If not
careful, or if one's level is too low, it's impossible to dig it out completely without damaging
it. Old me saw what was left after the Emperor's Blood herb was dug out. Extremely
complete. So old me thinks that the person who dug out the Emperor's Blood herb must be
at least a level five mage."

"Level five mage. Only the Tian Xin Sect and Xing Luo Sect have that capability." Luo ShuHe
spoke solemnly.

For second class forces like Xiao Yao Sect and the rest, they would not send a level five
mage to the Paradise Realm. Although the Paradise Realm was a rare opportunity, the
element of danger was high. They wouldn't be able to bear the loss.

It was not the same for the Tian Xin Sect and Xing Luo Sect.

They had level eight and even level nine mages. Why would they bother about a level five
mage? They had deep resources and deep talents. They just had to pay a little more
attention to nurturing and that would do.

"The Tian Xin Sect already knows that the magic pill recipe was 'taken' away by Grand
Master. If it fell into their hands, it would be very troublesome. As for Xing Luo Sect, they
still don't know about the level nine magic pill recipe. If we act rashly, it would only cause
them to be suspicious. Furthermore, we just don't know who dug it up." The other seven-
star Star Level Elder Mo shook his head and sighed as he spoke.

"You can't mean just let it go?" Yang-shixiong said unwillingly.

They had been looking for the Emperor's Blood herb for a long time. They only managed to
charge into the Jade Spiritual Cave after much difficulty. It was clearly something that was
just before their eyes and yet they were just one step behind. This kind of feeling left them
feeling especially helpless and furious.

"Whatever it is, let's leave here before talking it over, ba." Elder Li said.

Although everyone's mood was down in the dumps, they knew that they shouldn't linger
there. Ling He canyon was no longer presided over by a level nine demon beast. Very
quickly, other demon beasts would come over once they got wind of it. Although they had
two seven-star Star level fighters, it was better to take precautions.

Very quickly they returned to the nest of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders since it was
heavily injured, Luo ShuHe left it in its nest.

Although it was very furious that the despicable human practitioners took advantage of its
injuries to act, there was nothing it could do about it. That human practitioner named Luo
ShuHe seized the opportunity to form a life-bond with him. Killing him would be the same
as killing himself. That was not something it was looking to do. Right now, the important
thing was to recover from his injuries. If the news that it was injured got out, the other
demon beasts would take the opportunity to seize its territory.

As for magic herbs, it was a pity that he only had a stalk of level eight magic herb. The
number of level nine magic herbs in the Jade Spiritual Cave could be counted on one hand.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to go snatch the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent's level nine magic
herb.

The cave of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders was rather special. It was located on the edge
of a very steep cliff. At the precipice of the cliff, there was an enormous opening. The
mountain cave was big enough to accommodate his true form.

Due to his injury, the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders had no way of retaining his human
form. He could only assume his true form and rest inside the cave.

When Luo ShuHe returned, he caught sight of the humanlike flash of anger in the
expression of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. He knew that it was angry about
something. Thinking that they would be partners from now on, he said, "Heavenly Bird of
Six Thunders, I know you are very unhappy. But we are now partners, with you being my
life-bond demon beast. I promise that I won't treat you badly."

The Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders rolled his enormous eyeballs and gave him a glance.
Although he acknowledged the truth in his words, he still wouldn’t accept him right away. It
didn’t matter if he was the son of whatever the Qing Cheng Sect's Grand Master, or
however great his potential.

Luo ShuHe knew that he needed to give it a little time, so he did not bring up the matter
about the bond again. Instead, he asked tentatively, "Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, we
want to leave this place. You… can you still fly?"

At first, the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders didn’t react. After a while, that enormous body
suddenly got smaller and smaller, finally turning into a mini version of the Heavenly Bird of
Six Thunders. If one didn’t look closely, one wouldn't be able to tell what kind of demon
beast he is.

The cavernous mountain cave felt extremely wide suddenly.

Luo ShuHe was struck with glee. The willingness of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders to
shrink himself meant that he was already showing some signs of accepting him.

At that time, when he was establishing the bond with the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, he
did feel some hesitation. After all, forming the bond by force increased the possibility of
lowering the affinity of the bond. Apparently, there was some hope.

Luo ShuHe scooped up the mini Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders and placed him carefully on
his shoulder before leaving the cliff.

Seeing the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, everyone's mood finally started to lift a little.
Although they couldn’t find the Emperor's Blood herb, having a level nine demon beast
allowed the Qing Cheng Sect to rise one level, putting the Tian Xin Sect under their feet.

Now their mission continued with their quest for other magic herbs and demon beasts. For
the moment, the dreams of level nine magic herbs were put to one side.

The Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders told them that although there really were more level
nine magic herbs in the center of the Jade Spiritual Cave, the demon beasts guarding the
level nine magic herbs were even stronger. Some were almost on the point of breaking
through past level nine. They would only be walking to their deaths if they proceed.

Although it was too bad, while depending on the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, they really
managed to find quite a few good magic herbs and demon beasts of acceptable level in the
following fifteen days. Although their levels could not match that of the Heavenly Bird of Six
Thunders, level six and level seven were not too shabby. Although some of the demon
beasts had already gained spiritual enlightenment, they would still lose when battling with
humans.

In no time the contingent that started with five people rose like a dragon suddenly, with the
addition of seven mid-level demon beasts. Not only that, this lineup could probably be
considered the strongest lineup in the Paradise Realm.
 Chapter 175: Shapeshifting and a New
Team Member
Fifteen days later, the time since they entered the Paradise Realm had already been twenty
days. At last, only one third of the time limit of one month remained.

At this time, a lot of the forces had already started to assemble back together. All of them
were headed in one direction. That direction was the Paradise Realm's highest peak, the
magnificent palace on top of Demon Beast peak.

It was said that the palace was originally sealed. But for some reason, there was a chance
that the palace would open once a month for one day. That timing fell on the latter part of
their one-month time limit.

Due to this, when Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo came across Lei Ju, they were not the least bit
worried that they would miss the opening of the palace, since even if they rushed there
immediately, they could only wait outside. Furthermore, it was not certain that they would
even be able to make it to the palace on the Demon Beast peak.

The Demon Beast peak was named thus because it was occupied by countless powerful
demon beasts.

Not only that, but those demon beasts were all the rare kind of grand demon beasts. The
lowest was level six and the highest was said to be level ten. Any higher was limited by the
restriction of the Demon Beast peak so the strengths of the demon beasts stopped at level
ten.

With that many demon beasts of such formidable strengths, if they really came across
them, there wouldn't be enough people for them to trample on even if all the sects were
added together.

Luckily, if these mighty grand demon beasts were not provoked or alarmed, they were
usually holed up in their own territories. They wouldn't venture out for no reason.

Since the road to the Demon Beast peak was arduous with all sorts of obstacles, most of the
sects and forces would plan to arrive five to six days in advance.

Although there were numerous Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples, their strengths were all over
the place. Groups of five charging in was not possible, so they already agreed before
entering that Luo ShuHe and they would meet twenty days later at some small valley.

Luo ShuHe's group of five was the first to arrive. They first cleared the small valley of all the
demon beasts and then started waiting inside.

However, because they arrived early by half a day, they saw no signs of their brothers even
after waiting for over four hours. When everyone was about to get restless, Elder Li
proposed that he goes to check out the situation…

On the grasslands that stretched as far as the eye could see, a human figure was sitting
quietly, cross-legged on the grass.

This person was You XiaoMo. In his vicinity, three demon beasts of uneven sizes were
encircling him. One looked like he was deep in thought. One was expressionless. One
looked indifferent but was rolling his deep green eyes as if saying 'Why do I have to follow
you guys doing this kind of stupid thing?'

Right at this moment, the one that appeared deep in thought suddenly howled, and was
the first to jump up. Its white tail wagged cheerfully at top speed, while its pair of eyes
shone as they looked at You XiaoMo.

The other two pay no attention to its excitement, continuing to lie lazily on the ground.

However, their eyes were fixed on the one they were encircling, You XiaoMo. The spiritual
energy surrounding You XiaoMo suddenly started to stir fiercely, as if it could no longer be
held back. Faint whitish strands surrounded him, forming a vortex. Suddenly, these strands
of spiritual energy were sucked into the space between the person's eyebrows.

The faint seal that appeared when he was cultivating in the dimension appeared once again
between his eyebrows. This time, because there were three demon beasts watching, they
clearly saw the seal flash in the space between his eyebrows. However, the seal was still
indistinct.

But if they had seen the seal when it first appeared, they would have discovered that the
seal between You XiaoMo's eyebrows this time was a little larger. Furthermore, it slowly
expanded sideways from the center of his forehead. When the seal disappeared once again,
the waves of spiritual energy in the air finally calmed down.

You XiaoMo opened his eyes and heaved a deep sigh of relief. Finally, he had broken
through the third level to become a level four mage.

Heaven knew that he had been waiting for this moment for almost half a month. Being
stuck at the pinnacle of level three left his heart suspended in mid-air.

What he didn't expect was that it took more than twice the spiritual energy than it did
before to go from level three to level four. Clearly it was not so easy to break through to
level four. As for the second level for the Heavenly Soul Scripture, he already managed to
break through. That was the reason why he tried to push through to become a level four
mage.

Since he just had a breakthrough, his soul force was full.

You XiaoMo took stock of the soul force of a level four mage. The strength of the force was
much more than that of a level three mage. He was confident that if he were to come
across a level nine magic herb, he wouldn't have to drink spiritual water to dig it out
completely.

Seeing that the Master was not paying them any heed, PiQiu howled at him.

Only then did You XiaoMo react. He laughed as he rubbed PiQiu's head, "I know. Don't
make a fuss."

Saying this, he stood up and then disappeared from the sights of the three demon beasts.

The three demon beasts did not panic because this kind of thing had happened many times.
You XiaoMo didn't really disappear, he just entered his own dimension. That's right, the
place he went to be his own dimension. The place he was in before was Ling Xiao's
dimension.

In principle, the two dimensions could not be superimposed on each other.

However, You XiaoMo's dimension was not a dimension in the true sense, refined from a
spatial rift, his dimension was rather special. To put it into words, it could be explained as a
dimension carved out from a spatial rift. So even if he was now inside Ling Xiao's dimension,
he could still enter his own dimension.

Half an hour later, You XiaoMo reappeared in front of them.

However, this time there were three stalks of magic herbs in his hand. These three stalks of
magic herbs were none other than the Shapeshifting herb.

Half a month ago, he planted the Shapeshifting herb in his dimension. To speed up the
maturity of the Shapeshifting herb and to hasten the dropping of seeds, he watered it with
spiritual water once every two hours. He finally succeeded in making the Shapeshifting herb
mature. Not only that, he also used the seeds that fell to cultivate a few more stalks of the
Shapeshifting herb, all high-quality ones at that.

Thus, the Shapeshifting herb in his hands was not the fiery red of before. Instead, it was a
deep, deep red, as if the color had been precipitating for many years.

Seeing You XiaoMo reappear, PiQiu and Xiao Hei leapt up from the ground. A pair of red
and a pair of golden eyes fix desperately on the Shapeshifting herbs in You XiaoMo's hand.
There was no longer any resistance left in Xiao Hei's heart because PiQiu told him that
Master could cultivate the Shapeshifting herb, and high-quality ones at that. As one that
had grown up inside the dimension, PiQiu was the second most familiar with his master’s
secrets.

Once he heard that there would be the Shapeshifting herb, and a high quality one at that,
Xiao Hei was very shamelessly bought over by a stalk of the Shapeshifting herb. From the
heart in his body to his soul, if there was the Shapeshifting herb, other than handing over
his life, everything else, he would do.

But, not only did You XiaoMo hold the Shapeshifting herb, he also brought his Jin Ming
Cauldron.

For demon beasts, once the Shapeshifting herb was mature, they would immediately find a
favorable time and place to gobble down the Shapeshifting herb, because if they delayed, it
was very probable that other demon beasts would get wind of it and come and snatch it.

Therefore, even though demon beasts knew that the Shapeshifting herb shouldn't be
gobbled up carelessly, each one of them was too eager to wait.

However, even though the Shapeshifting herb was a level seven magic herb and couldn't be
compared to magic herbs of level eight and above, the medicinal power it contained was so
strong that even demon beasts wouldn’t be able to handle it. Therefore, many demon
beasts might not be able to shapeshift successfully even though they had the Shapeshifting
herb.

However, this might also be related to the quality of the magic herb.

Low and mid quality Shapeshifting herbs were considerably inferior when compared to high
quality Shapeshifting herbs. On top of that, demon beasts did not understand the correct
way of using the Shapeshifting herb. All these resulted in the high rate of failure seen with
demon beasts when it came to shapeshifting.

What You XiaoMo wanted to do, was to help PiQiu and Xiao Hei refine the Shapeshifting
herb into magic pill form.

Simply gobbling down the Shapeshifting herb would cause the medicinal energy to riot in all
directions inside the body. Although the flesh of demon beasts was quite resilient, they
might not be able to withstand it. Furthermore, it might cause the power of the
Shapeshifting herb to leak out.

So, one just needed to refine the Shapeshifting herb into magic pill form, gently wrapping
up the medicinal power by using the soul force. That way, the chance of successful
shapeshifting would be increased.

Not long after, You XiaoMo succeeded in transforming the three stalks of Shapeshifting
herbs into three magic pills. Refining magic pills from a single stalk of magic herb was much
easier than blending multiple types of magic herbs. The time he took was less than fifteen
minutes.

PiQiu and Xiao Hei used their teeth to lightly grip the Shapeshifting magic pill that You
XiaoMo handed to them. They then took off running to find their own place to prepare to
shapeshift.

After the two of them left, You XiaoMo just kept the other Shapeshifting magic pill before
turning to look at the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent. Speaking of the Nine-Winged Unity
Serpent. This fellow woke up to discover that he had been bonded by a despicable human
and that despicable human was the mage in front of him. Not only that, he also found out
that his bonded master was only a level three mage. Most importantly, this puny level three
mage didn’t form a life-bond with him. He was furious.

The dignity of a high-level demon beast was sacred and inviolable. Especially when it was a
puny mage.

However, he had yet to flaunt his power in front of the puny mage, because there was an
even stronger force coming from a unique blood lineage pushing him down with immense
pressure. So, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent finally came to realize what was called, there
were heavens beyond heavens, beasts beyond beasts.

This puny mage in front of his eyes had such a noble emperor demon beast. No wonder he
didn't form a life-bond with him who was merely a high-level demon beast.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent used his pair of enormous snake eyes to look at the body of
the puny mage.

It must be said that this was blinding to his demon beast eyes. A level three mage managed
to bond with an emperor demon beast and a life-bond at that. What the hell, this kind of
luck was just an embarrassment of riches.

Seeing that the puny mage had an emperor demon beast, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent
no longer quibbled about the matter with the bond. Of course, not quibbling did not mean
he identified with him.

However, the problem with the injury on his body was solved by this puny mage in front of
his eyes, healing him seventy to eighty percent in just two days. He was beyond delighted
that he made such an astute decision at that time. He hardened the resolve in his heart to
hang on to the large tree behind this small tree. A certain narcissistic snake harbored that
thought.

But if you wanted to talk about some regrettable flaw, that would be…

"SheQiu, why did you become so small again? I almost stepped on you." You XiaoMo
squatted down and picked up the mini version of the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, also known as SheQiu, used his pair of profoundly green
eyes to glance at You XiaoMo dispiritedly. Anyone given the name SheQiu would also most
probably feel unhappy. Furthermore, enlarging and minimizing oneself was an innate ability
for most demon beasts.

As for why You XiaoMo chose the name SheQiu, the fault was his own.

He should not have curled up into a ball when he woke up, giving him the inspiration.
Saying that if his name had the word qiu, he could be PiQiu's companion. Later they could
also form a Qiu team and so, this was how SheQiu came to be…

His balls were really aching, ah!

Furthermore, what was this joke about a Qiu team?

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent, ah no, SheQiu, even though his face was rather
expressionless, the agitation in his heart was quite spirited. You XiaoMo had no idea. You
XiaoMo had even less of a clue that the reason why he changed into a mini snake was
because he didn’t want You XiaoMo to find him. It was intentional!

The clueless You XiaoMo was still thinking that something must have happened to SheQiu's
body when he had his breakthrough.

Just as he was about to examine SheQiu, a wave of energy fluctuation could be felt coming
from the direction where Xiao Hei was cultivating. You XiaoMo felt that this wave of energy
was rather forceful. Turning around to look, he discovered that Xiao Hei's shapeshifting
caused a turbulence in the energy of heaven and earth. No wonder the hurdle between
level eight and level nine was known as the hurdle of despair.

The turbulence of energy affecting heaven and earth continued for a whole quarter of an
hour and still doesn't stop. Before it could subside, something started to stir in PiQiu's
direction, a sign of impending success in shapeshifting.

For a while, the two energy forces affecting heaven and earth seemed to be competing,
forces of tremendous strength.

Only after two hours did the two waves of heaven and earth affecting energy subside one
after the other.
SheQiu: snake ball
 Chapter 176: Ascending Demon Peak
The first human figure to appear was a pretty young man who looked sunny but was
gloomy. The pretty young man had a beautiful face, but not like anything else. His figure
was rather delicate with a very slim waist that looked as if it wouldn’t stand up to a hold. In
the face of the pretty young boy that should clearly warm the heart and delight, the eyes
was instead cold, as if everyone owed him a gold coin.

This pretty young man was none other than Xiao Hei!

Xiao Hei didn’t seem to be very happy with his own human form, cold-faced from the start
to the end. After appearing, he didn’t even greet You XiaoMo and SheQiu, and just sat
down in a huff, cross-legged on the ground.

But still there was something good that came out of it. His cultivation was now higher than
it was before shapeshifting. Originally, he hadn't broken through Star level. After
shapeshifting, he advanced right through level six, becoming a two-star level seven.

You XiaoMo wanted to ask him what the matter was but he was distracted by PiQiu.

Right after the appearance of Xiao Hei, Da PiQiu also walked out in human form from the
place he was cultivating…

A short and stout little fatty was striding over on his two stumpy legs. However, probably
because he was still not used to walking on two legs, the little fatty fell over with each step
he took. This happened again and again until the little fatty finally got mad and gave up
walking on two legs altogether. He simply fell to the ground and crawled towards them on
his hands and feet…

You XiaoMo, "..."

Xiao Hei, "..."

SheQiu, "..."

What was this difference between now and what it was before shapeshifting?

Little fatty crawled up to them with much difficulty. Although it was only short several
hundred meters, he was already huffing and puffing tiredly. He sat on the ground wheezing
as he was catching his breath.

You XiaoMo was the first to react, exclaiming happily, "How apt that you're my Da PiQiu,
still looking like a ball even after shapeshifting. Looks like you really like the name I picked
for you. But I didn't expect you to be so this small after shapeshifting. I see that Da PiQiu
doesn't seem to really fit you."

Don't look at the huge size of PiQiu's actual body. The fact was, it had only been about two
months since his birth. It was already a miracle that he was able to shapeshift so one
shouldn't quibble about his human form.

However, after hearing those words, PiQiu's expression lit up in an instant as he looked
expectantly at his master. He had wanted to get rid of this ridiculous name a long time ago
but at that time, he was unable to speak, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Then You XiaoMo clapped his hands and said, "From now on, you'll just be known as PiQiu."

PiQiu who suddenly lost the word Da, "..."

Xiao Hei and SheQiu looked at Da PiQiu with sympathy, oh wait, now it's PiQiu, but… there
didn’t seem to be a difference from before.

PiQiu objected, "Master, I don't like PiQiu."

You XiaoMo exclaimed in surprise, "Why? PiQiu is very nice sounding, just like SheQiu.
Later, you all can form a Qiu team. How good, ah. That's right, there's also Xiao Hei. Since
everyone has the character Qiu, it'll be good if Xiao Hei also changes his name."

Xiao Hei ground his teeth as he said, "I don't want to."

You XiaoMo saw that his face turned black, so he immediately explained, "Xiao Hei will
change his name to HeiQiu. After all, your fur is black. But since everyone is used to calling
you Xiao Hei, although your real name will be HeiQiu from now on, everyone call still call
you Xiao Hei."

SheQiu's pair of green eyes suddenly lit up but it was only for an instant. Very quickly the
rays of hope were extinguished. Although he really wanted to change his name, he might as
well not say anything.

Why would You XiaoMo care if they liked it or not? He wanted them to form a Qiu team, so
it was going to be so, even if they didn’t like it. Therefore, resisting was completely
pointless.

Clearly SheQiu understood this point. Therefore, he didn’t make too much of a fuss about
his name.

Although he hadn't been together with You XiaoMo for long, he could still tell that this puny
little mage was not someone without his own ideas. The things that he had decided upon,
unless you could convince him otherwise, he wouldn’t care about you. Even if you spoke
until your lips split, he would continue resolutely with what he had decided.

And so, a three-person Qiu team came out fresh from the oven.

You XiaoMo smiled in satisfaction. Later, once they gathered enough members, they might
be able to form a five-person basketball team or even make up two soccer teams.

Right at this moment, hysterical laughter rang out in the sky.

When everyone raised their heads, the owner of that laughter had already appeared in
front of them. A dashing and imposing… old man?

You XiaoMo pouted, "Ling-shixiong, you'll look better if you resume your original
appearance."

He really couldn’t bear to look at Ling Xiao's usual expression on the face of an old man. It
made it seem surreal. Maybe it would even cause him to recall the old man Ling Xiao every
time he saw him from now on…

The old man laughed sinisterly, "Xiao Shidi, do you judge people solely by their
appearance?"

You XiaoMo threw up, “Blergh~"

PiQiu, HeiQiu, and SheQiu looked up at Ling Xiao in worship.

After teasing his own Xiao Shidi, Elder Li, who was Ling Xiao, agreed to You XiaoMo's
request and finally resumed his original appearance. Of course, this was not his true
appearance, but Lin Xiao's appearance.

Seeing Ling Xiao in his original appearance, You XiaoMo felt a little better, saying wearily,
"Why did you come in? Were you found out?"

"If I don't let them find out, do you think they can?" Ling Xiao's nose was almost pointed to
the sky. These words were spoken with utmost self-confidence, spoken as if Luo ShuHe and
company did not exist.

You XiaoMo was silent.

Even though it was rather arrogant, it couldn’t be denied that this fellow had the right to be
that way.

Speaking about that, Ling Xiao had a good idea at that time, to impersonate Elder Li. And so,
fifteen days ago, the Elder Li that entered Ling He canyon simply couldn’t check on SheQiu
and the Emperor's Blood herb before he was eliminated by Ling Xiao.
After eliminating that fellow, he tossed Elder Li's body into the black hole because he
absorbed Elder Li's memory, he was able to mimic him very closely. Luo ShuHe and
company completely couldn't tell that he was a fake.

"Ling-shixiong, are they preparing to head to the palace?" Counting the days, You XiaoMo
realized that two thirds of the month had already passed, so it should be about time.

Ling Xiao uttered a vague sound of agreement, and then said, "I have gotten quite a lot of
information from Luo ShuHe and company these few days. However, I still feel that Luo
ShuHe seems to be hiding something."

"He can't even tell Elder Li?" You XiaoMo asked excitedly, "Then what could he be hiding?
Can it be that you're overthinking things?"

According to the situation, it was unlikely that Luo ShuHe would conceal things from his
own people, especially from two strong Elders. The reason being that there were dangers
upon dangers in the Paradise Realm. If they didn’t work as one, many things couldn’t be
accomplished.

Ling Xiao cast a sidelong glance at him and narrowed his eyes while saying, "Xiao Shidi, do
you think I'm overthinking things?"

You XiaoMo laughed hollowly, "I'm only guessing, that's all."

PiQiu, HeiQiu, and SheQiu looked at him with disdain. So, domineering towards them and
yet not even daring to exhale when it came to Da Shixiong. Utmost contempt!

After this, Ling Xiao was not planning to follow Luo ShuHe and company any more. Firstly,
they already had enough information, so it was unlikely that they would have to rush
around blindly when they went up Demon Beast peak. Secondly, all the Qing Cheng Sect's
disciples would be gathered together, so there would be a significant decrease in efficiency.
Following them would only be a waste of time. Since he had decided not to follow them any
longer, 'Elder Li' no longer had to go back there.

At the same moment, not long after 'Elder Li' left, Luo ShuHe and company finally saw the
first batch of people they were waiting for.

Not long after the first batch reached the small valley, more Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples
started to arrive one after another. Roughly throughout the day, the disciples arrived until
finally everyone was here. However, there were some casualties. Fortunately, the disciples
who were hurt did not have serious injuries.

Luo ShuHe took a headcount and realized that Elder Li had yet to return.
Elder Li was not an irresponsible person. Not returning after such a long time probably
meant he had met with some thorny issues. However, they did not know where he went, so
they couldn’t go look for him. In the end, Luo ShuHe decided to wait for half a day. If he
didn’t come back by then, they would set out without him.

The result was a foregone conclusion. 'Elder Li' simply didn’t come back.

On the other side, Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo, who set out one step before them, relied on
the map and very quickly arrived at the foot of Demon Beast peak.

During that time, they came across groups from the other sects and forces.

Vast and mighty with a rather imposing manner, among them were those from the Tian Xin
Sect. Naturally, they had also assembled together, led by a few strong Elders. Among the
people were Lei Ju, Tang YunQi, and others.

It was worth mentioning that the group of people also contained the few disciples who
parted ways with Ling Xiao at the stone platform. Looking at them, it seemed as if they had
not told anyone about what Ling Xiao told them to do.

Other than that, Fang ChenYue and Fu ZiLin were also present.

The curious thing was, Fang ChenYue didn’t seem to be regarded as highly by the few Elders
as You XiaoMo had imagined.

Especially that Elder Shi who abandoned him to save himself. He was not trying to get on
Fang ChenYue's good side. Instead, he was with the haughty and pompous Tang YunQi and
Lei Ju. They must have had some lucky encounters these fifteen days, bonding with a level
seven and level six demon beast.

As for the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon which Fang ChenYue bonded with, there was no sign
of it. Most probably it was hiding as its mini-version.

HeiQiu: black ball

 Chapter 177: Water Demon
Ling Xiao said, "I didn't expect that Fang ChenYue would be so shrewd."

Really like what they say that one could get in trouble because of one's riches. Although
they were disciples and elders from the same sect, they might still harm you because of
jealousy. Furthermore, this was the Paradise Realm. Anything could happen. Even if some
people were to do it, they could easily push the blame off themselves. Therefore, the best
way was to keep the matter of having a bonded demon beast to oneself.

This was why Ling Xiao said that he was shrewd.

Fang ChenYue was much smarter than those two who were currently flaunting their level
seven and level six demon beasts. At the least, he understood the principle that one
shouldn't let others see one's own wealth.

"Da Shixiong had always been rather smart," You XiaoMo said while feeling extremely
pleased with himself.

Ling Xiao glanced at him, "Then who do you think is smarter? Your da shixiong, or me?"

You XiaoMo curled his lips. He knew that if he said that Da Shixiong was smarter, Ling Xiao
would kill him. So, he had no choice but to say hollowly, "Of course you are smarter."

If PiQiu and the rest were here, they would despise You XiaoMo for bullying the weak while
fearing the strong.

Ling Xiao added, "But your Da Shixiong and Second Shixiong don't seem to be in a favorable
position, ah."

You XiaoMo froze, then asked hastily, "What happened?"

At that time, the distance was far, so he didn't get a clear look.

Ling Xiao said, "All of Capital Peak, including you is not even ten people. On top of that,
Capital Peak does not get along well with Heaven peak. Recently, Tang YunQi and Lei Ju
bonded with a mid-level demon beast each. Although the strength is not high, it can still be
considered as adding to the combat strength of the Tian Xin Sect. This way, Capital Peak
wouldn't be able to overcome it. Being pushed aside is something that can be foreseen."

You XiaoMo felt that this matter couldn’t be helped.

Choosing to keep a low profile guaranteed that one would be pushed aside. Unless Da
Shixiong chose to act like Tang YunQi and brought out his own bonded Poisonous Tail Flood
Dragon. However, that would be akin to putting himself in danger. If Lei Ju knew that Da
Shixiong 's bonded demon beast was even more powerful than his own, who knew if he
wouldn’t do some underhanded thing.

So, with regards to this point, even though it resulted in getting pushed aside, You XiaoMo
was still very much in agreement with Da Shixiong's actions.

After that, the two of them no longer talked about this issue.

Although there were many ways to get to the Demon Peak, there was only one road up the
Demon Peak. It was through the Death Valley beneath the Demon Peak.

Death Valley was the first dangerous obstacle for Demon Peak. Inside was a snake nest.
Furthermore, it was said that the snakes inside this nest was the same kind of snake as
those found in the Ten Thousand Python Demon Plain.

Therefore, some people have already guessed that the Evil Heavenly Pythons of the Ten
Thousand Python Demon Plain most probably came from the Paradise Realm.

No matter what the reality was, Death Valley was not the kind of place to charge into. At
least for forces of the Tian Xin Sect's strength.

Luckily, they’d already experienced it before, so they knew how to charge through this
obstacle while paying the lowest price. However, these things were not important when it
came to You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao.

Just as they stepped into the Death Valley, Ling Xiao summoned SheQiu.

SheQiu looks at Ling Xiao questioningly, "Is something the matter, boss?"

Ling Xiao beamed as he pointed to the entrance of the Death Valley, and patted him on the
shoulder, "Go have a chat with your brothers. Remember not to talk for hours and forget to
come back."

SheQiu's face falls, "Boss, those low-level creatures are not my brothers."

Ling Xiao nodded, "Of course I know. But they are your kind, after all. Go quickly. Stop
dawdling."

SheQiu could only swallow the bitterness and go find his 'brothers' to have a heart to heart
talk. Mother! He was a level nine demon beast. Talking with a group of low level demon
beasts, and most of them had not even achieved enlightenment. What the hell could they
talk about? But it was the boss's orders. He had to go even if he didn’t want to.
SheQiu disappeared quickly inside the Death Valley. Not long after, the faintly agitated
Death Valley suddenly quieted down. That noxious unnatural odor also dissipated.

Clearly it was the work of SheQiu. After all, as a high-level demon beast, if he couldn't
suppress a group of low level demon beasts, his life would be too much of a failure.

At this point, Luo ShuHe's group had no idea that the one hour that they had calculated to
charge through Death Valley would turn into three hours under SheQiu's provocation. So,
by the time they climbed to the top of Demon peak, the treasures on the mountain top
seemed to have been wiped clean by certain people.

Speaking of certain people, after easily stepping over the first obstacle, Death Valley, they
simply set out for the mountain peak.

The Demon Peak had a barrier. It was said that the palace opened once a month. What
opened, though, was the barrier of Demon Peak.

In fact, other people could still go up when the barrier was not open because the barrier
was aimed against demon beasts. But because the top of Demon Peak was flooded with a
layer of poisonous gas, only the demon beasts that had grown up during the poisonous gas
did not fear it.

Therefore, when the barrier was not open, the top of Demon Peak was filled with a layer of
concentrated poisonous gas. Taking in one breath would endanger the bodies of
practitioners and mages. When the barrier was open, the poisonous gas on top of Demon
Peak would dissipate considerably. If one went up at this time, although the poisonous gas
was still there, if one came back down within the stipulated time, there wouldn't be a
problem.

The second distinguishing feature of Demon Peak was the Shallow Shores. It was the most
dangerous place in Demon Peak, not just one of the most dangerous.

The Shallow Shores was also called an illusion of flowers in the mirror or moon in the water.
The meaning was to not let appearances mislead you. Often, what one’s eyes saw was not
what the reality turned out to be.

Furthermore, although it was called Shallow Shores, it was not the least bit shallow. It was
but a name, nothing more, because of a group of transparent Water Demons under the
surface. Water Demons were mid-level demon beasts. Although their strengths were not
very high, the underwater was their world.

Water Demons were not a type of kind and gentle demon beasts. They would willfully
attack humans, no matter if they were in the water, or up in the air.
Usually, those flying on top of Shallow Shores, if they carelessly flew too low, without
paying attention to what was happening under the Shallow Shores, they would most
probably be dragged into the water by the Water Demons.

If no one saved you in time, of if you were incapable of saving yourself, you would most
probably be divvied up and eaten by the Water Demons under the Shallow Shores.

However, the most horrific place in Shallow Shores was not here.

It was said the surroundings of Shallow Shores was inhabited by a lot of level seven and
above demon beasts. It was the place in the Paradise Realm with the strongest demon
beasts, more than at the Jade Spiritual Cave.

Therefore, if there was too much movement, it would most probably attract those very
powerful demon beasts.

You XiaoMo was carried by Ling Xiao, flying over the Shallow Shores.

However, perhaps because Ling Xiao was being mischievous, You XiaoMo kept feeling that
they were flying a little too close to the surface of the Shallow Shores, so low that he could
almost saw the bottom of the crystal-clear water. However, the surface of the water was
extremely still, making it seem as if it were impossible for the bottom of this crystal clear
and calm water surface to have the savage and cruel Water Demons.

Thinking of how a Water Demon could suddenly jump out of the water and grab them, You
XiaoMo felt a cold chill and quickly patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder, "Ling-shixiong, how
about we fly a little higher?"

When Ling Xiao heard these words, he knew that he was afraid. He turned his head towards
him and smiled. Just when he was about to speak, there was movement on the surface of
the water. A ripple spread out from the water surface, as if it were a sign of something.
Next, wave after wave started to spread out violently, faster and faster.

Right at this moment, the water surface broke open suddenly and a shrieking transparent
Water Demon rushed out from under the water.

This sound stunned You XiaoMo and terrified him such that he almost let go of Ling Xiao's
arm. Fortunately, Ling Xiao reacted in time, hugging him tight and immediately speeding up
while flying higher. The Water Demon ended up empty-handed.

You XiaoMo turned to look. The transparent body of the Water Demon was rather clearly
visible above the water. It looked like a human body made from water. What was different
– it seemed to be another species. Its ears were long and pointy, ad it had very sharp teeth.
It couldn’t speak, but its mouth could issue a voice that was extremely aggravating to
humans.

Since it came up empty, the Water Demon fell back into the water, splashing, but it didn’t
dive back to the bottom of the water. Instead it floated on the water surface and glared at
them viciously.

You XiaoMo looked at it in horror, "Ling-shixiong, why does this Water Demon look like a
human?"

Ling Xiao stopped in mid-air while holding onto his waist. He looks down from up high at the
Water Demon that was glowering at them. He laughed, "Do you know how the Water
Demon demon beast came about?"

You XiaoMo shook his head immediately. He didn't see any detailed records of the Water
Demon on the demon beast scrolls. He only knew that it was a type of mid-level demon
beast that was usually level four to level five in strength.

It was not very strong; the Water Demon lived its whole life in the water. Furthermore, they
were large in number. Therefore, even if a Star level fighter fell inside, he might not be able
to free himself.

"To be exact, the Water Demon is a semi-demon beast because its former body is that of a
human," Ling Xiao said.

"Human?" You XiaoMo jumped in shock. No wonder it looked humanoid.

"A very long time ago, before this world had this kind of demon beast, water demon, legend
said the first water demon came about from the transformation of a practitioner who
mistakenly took ice poison. That kind of ice poison can only be found at the bottom of a
ten-thousand-year-old abyss. That practitioner mistakenly entered the ten-thousand-year-
old abyss. As a result, he mistook the ice poison for a spirit gem and consumed it. After that,
the ice poison spread very quickly throughout his whole body. Although he didn't die, he
changed into a half man half demon water demon. Furthermore, he could only survive in
the water."

Water demons might not be very well known, but the ice poison was something everyone
knew. If the abyss was more than ten thousand years old, it could be found.

"So, all the water demons are people that transformed from mistakenly taking ice poison?"
You XiaoMo asked in surprise. If it really were so, the ice poison at the bottom of the abyss
was rather too incredible.

Ling Xiao glanced at him in amusement, refuting his statement, "Of course not. You think
there are so many ten-thousand-year-old abysses?"
You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, "Then how did the other water demons come about?"

Ling Xiao spoke, "It's infection. After that practitioner turned into a water demon, his whole
body, top to bottom, seemed to have turned into ice poison. On top of that, after he turned
into a water demon, his strength became higher than it was when he was human. Most
importantly, he had a very high IQ. He spread a rumor to deceive the practitioners of that
time saying that there are spirit gems at the bottom of the ten-thousand-year-old abyss. Of
course, those idiots took the bait. And so, an unending stream of practitioners headed for
the abyss. The result was as expected, it seemed over half of the idiots turned into his
kind."

You XiaoMo took in a sharp breath. That water demon was too much.

The most brilliant part was yet to come.

Although later a few mighty practitioners did organize men to eliminate that water demon,
it was already too late.

Among the previously infected practitioners, some of them that were stronger didn't turn
into water demons immediately, but the result was still the same. The bad thing was they
brought back their whole body's worth of ice poison to the human population.

At that time, a lot of people didn't know that the ice poison was extremely contagious. Not
only does it spread by touch, it can also spread through the air.

So, it simply led to a disaster. It was said that the whole population of a town of over ten
thousand people were infected by ice poison and turned into water demons. At that time,
the news shocked a lot of people. They finally understood how dangerous ice poison could
be.

After that, although there was a great alliance of practitioners to eradicate the water
demons, because the problem was too extensive, there would always be a fish that slipped
from the net. Therefore, they couldn't get rid of the water demons completely. Fortunately,
the water demons could only survive in their respective habitat. So, if humans didn’t go
near bodies of water which might have water demons, it will be fine.

So, before now, the water demons seemed to have been half demon beasts that had been
stamped out of existence for many years. No one expected that the master of the Paradise
Realm would raise a group of water demons in captivity, something that would make
practitioners quake in terror at the mention of the name.

You XiaoMo swallowed repeatedly, "Ling-shixiong, do you think this Shallow Shores is a ten-
thousand-year-old abyss?"
Although a ten-thousand-year-old abyss would have water demons, there was a saying that
with risk comes reward. Before, Ling Xiao said that ice poison could only be found in a ten-
thousand-year-old abyss. It's the same for spirit gems, but it was not for certain. However, it
was very likely.

Ling Xiao suddenly gave him a strange smile, "I forgot to tell you. An abyss that had over a
thousand water demons would definitely be a ten-thousand-year-old abyss."

You XiaoMo felt very strongly that if this fellow can say that, there must be a thousand
water demons below…

Under You XiaoMo's terrified look, Ling Xiao pulled his arm while smiling slightly, "Xiao Shidi
wants to know if they are down there? We'll just have to go straight in and we'll know."

Before You XiaoMo could let out a scream, he was already diving in head first into the
Shallow Shores with Ling Xiao…
 Chapter 178: Spirit Gems
The ice cold deep water almost pierced the skin, but it was only for a moment before the
feeling disappeared, replaced by a gentle energy. That gentle energy surrounded You
XiaoMo and spread out, forming a membrane like a water bubble, gently undulating as it
enclosed him and Ling Xiao within.

You XiaoMo took one look and knew that it was Ling Xiao's work of art. Just as he was about
to say something, a clash rang out, and the membrane of the water bubble shook suddenly.
There seemed to be something in the ice-cold deep waters.

At this moment, Ling Xiao's voice entered his ears, "Take your soul force and condense it in
both of your eyes."

You XiaoMo didn’t hesitate, took a wisp of his soul force and covered his eyes with it. Faint
white rays immediately shone from his black eyes. When he looked forward again, he finally
saw the water demons dashing against the barrier.

One, two, three… countless water demons surrounded them, with cold expressionless
faces, as if they were already food in their mouths.

After the first water demon dashed against the barrier enclosing them, sounds of the
second and third hits rose and fell. The water demons were slamming against the barrier
frantically as if their lives depended on it. Each one of them not seeming to tire nor bruise,
slamming into the barrier, making it ring as if it could break at any time.

You XiaoMo gripped Ling Xiao's arm tightly, terrified that they would really puncture the
barrier. Although he knew in his heart that it was not possible, he still felt his insides quake
with fear.

Furthermore, these water demons were just like those described in the scrolls, mostly of
level four or five strength. Based on their strength and power, it was impossible for them to
break Ling Xiao's barrier.

This situation continued for roughly the time it’d take to burn half a joss stick. Then the
water demons finally stopped their self-harming ramming actions. Every one of them
opened their mouths and let out bursts of sound waves. However, the sound waves did not
reach You XiaoMo's ears because they were kept outside by Ling Xiao's barrier.

Very quickly, You XiaoMo realized why they were roaring. Looked like they were issuing
sound waves not to attack them, but to summon their own kind.

Ling Xiao had said that this Shallow Shores was a ten-thousand-year-old abyss with over a
thousand water demons lay in its depths.

Although the ones there were only those of level four and five strengths, no one could
guarantee that there weren’t stronger water demons in the Shallow Shores.

A few minutes later, You XiaoMo saw a water demon which was different from the others.
Its body was still transparent, but there were dark purple rays coming from within it. If
ordinary practitioners were to see this, they’d probably have no choice but to run for their
lives, because this water demon was of level nine.

Unlike You XiaoMo's look of horror upon seeing this water demon, Ling Xiao expression
turned to joy upon seeing it, his eyes almost shining, "Turns out there really is a spirit gem
down there. This water demon had a level nine cultivation most probably because it
absorbed the spirit gem at the bottom of the abyss."

Spirit Gem was something very different from Spiritual water.

Simply put, a spirit gem was almost equivalent to the condensed essence of a million drops
of spiritual water. That’s how precious it was.

However, things like spirit gems were not the same as spiritual water. Places with spiritual
water might not necessarily produce spirit gems. The formation of spirit gems required the
right time and the right place. Just like the spiritual water in You XiaoMo's dimension,
although he had a lake that was completely made up of extremely pure spiritual water, it
did not satisfy the condition of the right time. It could only be considered man-made, so it
couldn’t produce spirit gems.

So, to put it more accurately, the Shallow Shores were an immense pool of spiritual water,
most probably a naturally occurring one. Then the master of the Paradise Realm decided to
rear water demons in it, so it appeared here. Furthermore, because there was ice poison
below the spiritual water, no matter how attractive it was to men, they could only look at it
from afar as it was not something that could be touched carelessly.

However, the allure of the precious spirit gem was sufficient to drive practitioners and
mages mad with desire. Therefore, there were times when even knowing that the danger
was greater than the chance, there would still be people coming to replace the fallen for all
kinds of treasures.

Hearing that the water demon had absorbed the spirit gem, You XiaoMo asked hastily,
"Ling-shixiong, aren’t we too late now that the spirit gem in the abyss had been absorbed
by this water demon?"

If it really was like that, their luck was too bad. After finally coming across this rare chance
of finding an abyss with a spirit gem, they were one step too late.
Ling Xiao said, "This abyss is at least over a few ten thousand years old. There were
probably quite a few spirit gems inside. No matter how capable the water demon, it is
impossible for them to absorb it completely."

You XiaoMo tugged on his clothes repeatedly, "Ling-shixiong, then let's quickly go down and
have a look."

At this moment, that water demon finally started to act. It raises its head and roars. Its big
and sharp mouth seemed like a cannon, as it slowly starts to condense energy into a ball.
The power in that sphere of energy was extremely violent. Everything underwater seemed
to be affected. Even You XiaoMo, hiding inside barrier, could feel the shockwaves.

A moment later, the water demon's energy ball was fully formed.

A faint sinister and ferocious ray flashed in the eyes of the water demon as it gave out a
deafening roar and shot the ball of energy at them.

The naked eye could see the ball of energy speeding towards them. The tremendous power
seemed to cut open the water. In a flash, it enveloped the barrier surrounding them.

Logically speaking, having such a tremendous amount of energy hitting the barrier, it should
at least shake a little. However, You XiaoMo's wide open eyes could only see that after it hit
the barrier, it very quickly… got absorbed.

That water demon clearly had very high spiritual intelligence. Seeing that its attack was
unsuccessful, and how easily it was neutralized, its pupils widened suddenly. Just as You
XiaoMo though that it was going to continue its all-out assault, the water demon turned tail
and ran off.

That speed, that action, no matter how one looked at it, it seemed as if it had happened
many times before. You XiaoMo had thought it had so much backbone, and was so
awesome, never expecting that it would run away just like that.

Naturally, Ling Xiao chased right after it without saying a word.

The Shallow Shores were very deep and looking for it will be troublesome. Ling Xiao had
always been someone who likes to get straight to the point.

The water demon was only at level nine, clearly no match for Ling Xiao. He caught up to it in
no time. Seeing the water demon fleeing at top speed, this old fellow appeared in front of it
with utmost ease. Stretching out his hand, a formless hand appeared outside the barrier.
The water demon struggled with all its might, but it was still caught by Ling Xiao's magical
hand.
Looking at the water demon struggling non-stop, Ling Xiao smiled at You XiaoMo, "Xiao
Shidi, do you have any interest in bonding with a level nine water demon?"

You XiaoMo looked at that water demon and shook his head vehemently, "I don't want it."

Thinking that the water demon was once human, he felt a wave of nausea. Furthermore,
the body of the water demon had the highly contagious ice poison. This plaything sounded
very much like the narcotics that drove men to depravity. Just thinking that this thing would
be following him around all the time made him have goosebumps.

"That's a real pity," Ling Xiao sighed.

Not in the least, was what You XiaoMo thought as he clenched his teeth.

Ling Xiao then smiled at that water demon while saying, "Since Xiao Shidi doesn't want you,
the only use left for you is to lead the way. Don't try to refuse me. Of course, I can still find
the spirit gem after I kill you. But I don't want to kill you, so be good and listen."

A faint expression of horror flashed across the purplish transparent face. It looked like it
could already imagine what Ling Xiao would do. If it really dared to refuse, it believed that
this man in front of it would kill it without the slightest hesitation. After weighing the pros
and cons, the water demon finally still took them to the spirit gem.

Not only were the Shallow Shores deep, the underwater world was also vast.

The water demon brought them down for almost five thousand meters before reaching the
bottom. Not long after, an enormous piece of milky white crystal appeared before them.

At this point, the water at the bottom was clearly divided into two distinct colors.

The water surrounding the crystal was faintly milky white, enclosing the enormous crystal at
the bottom of the water.

The water demon stopped in front of this piece of crystal and approached it of its own
accord. It even stretched out its hand to touch it as if telling them that this piece of crystal
was the spirit gem they were looking for.

Ling Xiao stretched out his hand but stopped his hand suddenly just before he touched the
'spirit gem'. At this time, he beamed as he raised his head and looked at the water demon
with an extremely sweet expression. He parted his lips lightly and said, "Are you hoping that
I would touch it?"

The expression of the water demon changes abruptly. A fist booms towards the so-called
'spirit gem'. The 'spirit gem' was unable to withstand the force of the fist. In an instant, a
huge chunk of it split off with a *hong*. The fragments of the 'spirit gem' immediately flew
towards Ling Xiao who was the nearest to it.

But the result was still the same. The moment it got close to the barrier, it was repelled
outwards. Not the least bit effective.

These things were not spirit gems. The IQ of the water demon was so high. There was no
way it would be willing to give away the spirit gem it had been guarding in preparation to
ascend in level. Therefore, it intentionally led them to the crystal formed by ice poison,
wanting to deceive these two people with it. It didn't expect that they would find out.

"Overestimating your own strength." Ling Xiao snorted, "I gave you a chance, yet you did
not appreciate it. So, don't blame me."

Then Ling Xiao flicked his finger. The purple flames that hadn't appeared for a long time
came to life once again. Only this time the purple flames seemed to be not quite the same.
There were traces of other flames in their midst, as if two types of flames were intertwined
together. It finally took the form of a fire dragon that charged at the water demon.

As soon as the water demon caught sight of the flames, it felt the burning hot temperature
transmitted by the flames, causing its eyes to widen in horror. Finally, it really felt terror.
 Chapter 179: Battle
The ice poison in the body of water demons looked very ferocious, as if no one would be
able to deal with it. But no matter how awesome a water demon, there were still things
that it feared, such as fire.

Naturally, normal fire would not be of much use to anyone, but it was not the same with
divine fire. The temperature of divine level flames seemed like it would melt or evaporate
anything, including the ice poison of water demons.

Many years ago, the first water demon died under a divine level flame.

And so, water demons were extremely sensitive to fire, especially divine flames. It was
enough to wipe out a whole clan of water demons. Therefore, a water demon would not
dare to get close, even a level nine one wouldn't be able to do it.

The water demon could sense that if these flames were to wrap around its body, it would
die.

The water demon finally felt fear, all thoughts of resistance disappeared. This time it really
wanted to escape, but it already wanted to trick them. Ling Xiao would not let him off
again. He was not a benevolent person and yet he gave it a chance. Unfortunately, it didn't
appreciate it.

Very quickly the purple flames engulfed the body of the water demon. The unique divine
level flames emitted a red-hot temperature as it slowly roasted the screaming water
demon. Not long after, the water demon turned into a ball of ashes and was no more.

Just like that, the most powerful half demon beast of the Shallow Shores was gone. The
remaining water demons no longer had something to bind them. Once the leader was dead,
they scattered like sand.

After the death of the water demon, Ling Xiao went up to that huge piece of ice poison. He
brought his hand down in one swing and that piece of ice poison split open instantly,
breaking into two halves right down the middle.

You XiaoMo was speechless as he looked at him. This fellow was simply not afraid of ice
poison, before, he was only playing with that water demon. Obviously, his despicable
nature could never be changed. However, his attention was very quickly diverted to the
split in the ice poison.

A burst of magical blue light radiated from the split surface of the ice poison. The blue light
shone at the bottom, turning the water a deep blue. Magical and beautiful.
This burst of blue light was coming from a ball of blue liquid under the ice poison. Very
quickly, You XiaoMo sensed a concentrated burst of ultimate spiritual energy. Taking in a
breath, his whole body felt lighter instantly, filled with energy.

"This is the spirit gem?" You XiaoMo stretched his head out to look at the ice blue liquid
covered by the ice poison. If examined closely, one would discover that under this ice blue
liquid, the glimmering rays of the crystal were faintly visible.

Ling Xiao simply got rid of the ice poison surrounding it and finally revealed the true face of
the spirit gem.

A spirit gem was the epitome of all crystals. Its value defied the heavens.

No matter if it were a practitioner or a mage, especially one of imperial level and above, if
they held a small piece of spirit gem in their hand as they cultivated, the results would be
twice as good with half the effort. Rather than slowly taking in the spiritual energy from
heaven and earth, it was many times more effective, because a spirit gem of the size of a
small child's fist held an incredible amount of spiritual power.

Right now, this piece of spirit gem in the depths of the Shallow Shores was the size of a
soccer ball. It looked small, but the amount of power was already considered not little. For
a ten-thousand-year-old abyss to have a spirit gem was already considered a good thing.

Ling Xiao fished out a complete piece of spirit gem from the ice blue liquid.

Careful examination revealed that the liquid was milky white. It was just that the spirit gem
appeared blue, so the light which was shining on the liquid turned it ice blue.

You XiaoMo couldn’t wait to pick up the spirit gem from Ling Xiao's hand.

Although the water demon depended on this piece of spirit gem to breakthrough to level
nine successfully, because it didn't absorb the power of the spirit gem directly, this piece of
spirit gem did not lose much of its power. Otherwise, that water demon would not be of
only level nine cultivation.

After obtaining the spirit gem, the two of them left the Shallow Shores.

Due to the death of their leader, the remaining water demons didn’t dare to stop them and
so, the most precious treasure under the Shallow Shores was easily taken away by them
just like that.

After coming out of the water, the Shallow Shore regained its clear and calm appearance
once again. You XiaoMo lowered his head to look. There was no trace of that group as they
probably realized how powerful Ling Xiao was, so they dared not appear again.
Not catching sight of water demons, You XiaoMo couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief. If
not, every time he saw one, he would inevitably think of their former selves. The road of
cultivation was incomparably ruthless.

"Roar!!!" Right at this moment, the earth and heavens shook suddenly.

A few seconds later another angry roar rang out, followed by another, just as sudden one.
The roars were mixed with faint spiritual assaults. Wave after wave was coming from deep
inside the thick forest surrounding the Shallow Shores.

Before You XiaoMo could settle his nerves, another angry roar came from deep inside the
thick forest. Except this time, it was from a different demon beast.

Rays of glee shot out from Ling Xiao's eyes as he said in utter delight, "There are actually
two level nine demon beasts fighting. Looks like our luck is not too bad."

Just as Ling Xiao said, there really were two level nine demon beasts battling. By the time
they got there, the two demon beasts had already fought until there were rivers of blood,
their blood and the blood of the small and weak animals that they affected. The scene was
too horrible to look at. If it continued, they would probably destroy the whole forest.

"Huh? It's a Six-Winged Divine Tiger and a Dead Soul Beast. High level demon beasts,” Ling
Xiao said rather thoughtfully.

Hearing these names, You XiaoMo felt they were very unfamiliar. Only after thinking it over
for a while did he remember that these two types of demon beasts were demon beasts of
ancient times of rather high strength and potential. Demon beasts from ancient times
seemed to have disappeared from Long Xiang Continent. It was unclear if they were extinct
or they just left. How unexpected for them to appear in the Paradise Realm.

It's unclear why these two demon beasts came to blows. Furthermore, they seemed to be
determined to battle to the end.

But from the situation on the battlefield, it looked like the Six-Winged Divine Tiger was at a
disadvantage. She received a very heavy injury especially in the abdomen. The blood
seemed to flow non-stop. The spot where she was standing looked like it would soon turn
into a pond of blood.

In front of her, that Dead Soul Beast did not have as serious an injury. His pair of green eyes
were fixed on the Six-Winged Divine Tiger, looking extremely greedy.

The Six-Winged Divine Tiger roared at him furiously. Her eyes were firm and tenacious as if
she wouldn't give up no matter the circumstances. She seemed to be guarding something.
Very quickly, You XiaoMo caught sight of what the Six-Winged Divine Tiger was guarding. It
was a newly born baby Six-Winged Divine Tiger. Even its eyes have yet to open and it looked
like the Dead Soul Beast was aiming for this baby divine tiger. No wonder the Six-Winged
Divine Tiger was so furious. If someone targeted his child, he also would not let the other
party go.

However, the Six-Winged Divine Tiger was clearly not a match for the Dead Soul Beast.
Although both were level nine, the level was not the same. The Six-Winged Divine Tiger was
three-star level nine while the Dead Soul Beast was five stars. A difference of almost two
stars.

"That Six-Winged Divine Tiger won't be able to hold on much longer," Ling Xiao said
suddenly.

After his words, that Dead Soul Beast launched another sneak attack. The soul beast was
cunning. Even though he was stronger, he still wouldn't engage in a just and honorable
battle in the open. This was also the reason why he received less serious injuries.

Although the Six-Winged Divine Tiger had the heart, she was powerless. After the successful
sneak attack, her body crashed to the ground. Although she was already out of energy, her
eyes still carried a look of extreme unwillingness.

The greediness was apparent on the Dead Soul Beast as he slowly walked towards the baby
Six-Winged Divine Tiger. He then opened its wide bloody mouth. Just as he was about to eat
up the baby Six-Winged Divine Tiger, a joking voice suddenly reached it from above its
head.

"Are Six-Winged Divine Tigers so delicious?" The Dead Soul Beast was stunned. This person
could appear near him without warning. Furthermore, he did not detect him at all. There
could only be one reason for this. This person must be stronger. Was it a high-level demon
beast?

Not caring if that was the case, the Dead Soul Beast lifted its legs and ran. It was not that he
was a good-for-nothing coward. The other party was stronger, and he also just fought with
the Six-Winged Divine Tiger. If he had to continue fighting, the one to die would be himself.

"Running away?" Ling Xiao snorted lightly and reached his hand out and seized. It looked as
if an invisible hand very quickly grabbed hold of the Dead Soul Beast and pulled it back.

When the Dead Soul Beast fell to ground, he immediately adopted a defensive pose and
looked warily at Ling Xiao, "Who are you?"

The Dead Soul Beast stared at Ling Xiao in surprise and bewilderment, while calculating in
his heart. He really hadn't seen this person before in Demon Peak. Could it be that he was
not a demon beast from Demon Peak? Even if he wasn’t, it was impossible for someone as
amazing as himself to not have heard of him.

Ling Xiao stroked his chin, pondering for a bit before saying, "Who I am is not important.
What is important is that I will give you one chance to save your life. In a while, there
should be group of people coming up the mountain. When that time comes, go find the
Tian Xin Sect's Fu ZiLin. He is a mage. After bonding with him, I will leave you a horse, how
about it?"

Since Fu ZiLin would soon breakthrough to level four, if this Dead Soul Beast was willing to
cooperate, his soul force should be enough to conclude the bond.

He originally wanted You XiaoMo to bond with this soul beast. But he was too ruthless, too
deceitful. Ling Xiao felt that the soul beast did not suit You XiaoMo, so he forced him to
bond with Fu ZiLin. This way, they could avoid the danger of them getting found out.

"You want me to voluntarily bond with a mage?" said the stunned Dead Soul Beast.

Ling Xiao's eyes narrow, "What is it? Are you not willing?" When he spoke, an immense
pressure stemming from the bloodline crushed on the body of the soul beast like a huge
mountain.

The expression of the soul beast changed abruptly as he said in terror, "An… an emperor
demon beast?"

He finally understood why this man felt very dangerous right from the start. He was an
emperor demon beast, and one that had matured for a very long time at that. His strength
was probably higher than the master of the Paradise Realm. Someone this strong couldn’t
possibly be trapped inside the Paradise Realm.

Knowing that he was possibly an emperor demon beast, the soul beast gave up all hope of
resistance. Someone this strong could very easily track him down, so even if he didn’t want
to accept the condition, it was all he could do.

"Enough. Your answer?" Ling Xiao didn’t give him time to think.

The soul beast smiled bitterly while saying, "Yes!"

How unexpected that one moment of greed would result in this kind of downfall. If he had
known of this outcome earlier, he would not have, under any means, come to the territory
of the Six-Winged Divine Tiger.

You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao in adoration, especially when he heard him let the soul
beast go find Second Shixiong of his own accord. He could even think of such a good
method. This fellow was so shameless!
Only after the soul beast left, did they go down to check on that level nine Six-Winged
Divine Tiger. Unfortunately, the mother divine tiger was already dead.

Before leaving, Ling Xiao dug out the core of the mother divine tiger. He then put that baby
divine tiger who had yet to open its eyes into his dimension. Demon beast cores were
valuable things, especially to those of the same clan. If absorbed by the baby divine tiger, it
would very quickly skip over its immature phase and enter straight into its mature stage.

After finishing all that, the two of them finally set off towards their final goal.

Not long after, an immense towering palace full of majestic splendor appeared in front of
them.

The palace stood all alone at the apex of Demon peak. It was unclear what it was made of,
but the whole palace would emit bursts of piercingly cold silver rays from time to time.
Even though the master was no longer here, the imposing presence of the palace could still
be felt.

However, the strangest thing was that the palace gates were wide open with only two
guards standing outside.

The guards were obviously not real guards. Instead they were made from a silver-colored
material. They looked like puppets, seven meters tall with an iron lance in their hands,
standing with an awe-inspiring presence at the palace gate.

You XiaoMo stood in front of one of the guards and let out a heartfelt sigh in his heart. If
not for the guard's completely silver face, he would have thought that it was a real human,
despite the extraordinary height.

Right at this moment, a red flash of light appeared in the wooden eyes of the guard.

Before he could react, the iron lance in the hand of the guard pointed straight at the spot
where he was just standing. You XiaoMo's jaws dropped open as he stared speechlessly at
the guard as it turned its enormous body. A mechanical voice rang in his ear.

"Palace trespasser, die!"

 Chapter 180: Palace Statue
Just as they were charging into the palace, the Tian Xin Sect and the other forces were
experiencing a thousand sufferings and ten thousand hardships, finally breaking through
the Death Valley.

Since there was only one road to ascend Demon Peak, the few sects couldn't avoid coming
across each other. Luckily everyone's goal was the palace on the peak of the mountain.
Hence, there were no bloody incidents. Everyone seemed to go their own way with very
little interaction.

When they came, the Tian Xin Sect had forty to fifty people altogether. But now, all the
disciples including the few Elders did not even add up to thirty people. Some of them even
sustained very serious injuries. To not let them hold the others back, the heavily injured
disciples did not set off with them to ascend the mountain. Therefore, the number of
people going up the mountain was now about twenty.

Since it was already like this for the Tian Xin Sect, the other forces couldn’t possibly be
spared.

Among them, the one which lost the most people was the Xing Luo Sect. They were already
low in number and after Ling Xiao killed off close to ten of them, their number immediately
dropped by half. However, the Qing Cheng Sect also lost quite a few disciples. Furthermore,
one of their prominent members was dead, Ye Dan.

In the beginning, Luo ShuHe still thought that Ye Dan was held up by some matter, so he
didn't make it in time to meet up with them, just like Elder Li. Only later did he find out that
Ye Dan was already dead, and the ones who killed him were the disciples of the Tian Xin
Sect.

Even though he knew that the perpetrators were from the Tian Xin Sect, Luo ShuHe didn’t
let the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples engage in an endless battle with the Tian Xin Sect. That
was because sooner or later, the Qing Cheng Sect would go looking for them to settle this
debt of blood. It was only a question of time.

However, certain observant people discovered that whenever the Qing Cheng Sect’s
disciples looked towards the Tian Xin Sect, veiled but determined looks of killing intent
were hidden in their eyes. These observant ones were none other than Fang ChenYue and
Fu ZiLin.

They had planned on going up the mountain together with the Tian Xin Sect, but
unfortunately, because they lacked combat ability, and because Tang YunQi went against
them at every turn, after charging through Death Valley, they were left behind by the Tian
Xin Sect at the foot of the mountain with the disciples who sustained injuries from the
struggle in Death Valley.

The result was easily predicted. The soul beast couldn't find Fu ZiLin among that group of
people ascending the mountain, so he had no choice but to personally make his way down
the mountain to look for him.

Luckily, they didn't leave the boundary of Demon Peak. Otherwise, that soul beast, no
matter how awesome he was, wouldn't be able to descend from Demon Peak to bond with
Fu ZiLin.

He was most probably the most pitiful demon beast throughout all of history. Other demon
beasts were found when practitioners and mages come up to their door. On the other
hand, he had to go find a mage to bond with out of his own accord. Could there be any
other demon beast more pitiful than him?

Back to You XiaoMo, it looked like the guard was going to poke a hole through his body, but
no matter how strong those two guards were, they were no match for Ling Xiao.

But he still couldn’t benefit those that came after, so Ling Xiao didn’t just turn them into a
pile of scrap metal. Instead, he picked up You XiaoMo and charged right into the palace. The
two guards failed to find their target, so they stopped their attacks and turned back into
stone statues.

Just as the two men entered the palace, the grand doors of the palace suddenly closed with
a slam.

The grand doors cut off the rays shining in from outside. However, the palace seemed to be
built of some special material. The surface emitted bursts of light rays and although it was
not very bright, it was enough to see clearly.

The great hall was extremely capacious. In it, the thing that stood out the most were the
pillars made of a type of white colored stone because there was a candelabra next to each
of these pillars. There were three green candles on each candelabra. Not five seconds after
the doors closed, these candles lit up with a flash.

In an instant the entire great hall was painted a dreary green. The bleak and shadowy great
hall looked as if ghosts and goblins would come out at any time.

You XiaoMo felt like mocking the master of this palace for his exquisite taste. What was up
with the green candles? This was the first time he had seen green candles. Turning such a
nice palace into a veritable haunted house.
"Ling-shixiong, this place is so creepy. Do you think there are ghosts?" You XiaoMo asked as
he tried desperately to rub away his goosebumps while his teeth were chattering.

Ling Xiao lowered his head and looked at him in amusement, "Whether there are ghosts, I
don't know. Whether there are people up to some tricks, that I do know."

Right! The one playing tricks must be the master of the palace, a practitioner who took
absolute delight in the perverse.

However, he couldn’t say if there were ghosts in this world. If it were the 21st century
Earth, he would have to said they did exist rather than not. But he felt that in this
dimension, even if there were ghosts, they would be the ones to fear humans.

The two of them walked further in, right until the end. Finally, they caught sight of a
humongous statue.

There were ten stone platforms lined up neatly in front of the statue. There seemed to be
something on each platform but there was an orb of light enveloping the objects, making it
impossible to make out what was inside.

Ling Xiao said, "These things should be the treasures of the palace."

You XiaoMo's eyes lit up, "Then… can we take it?"

Ling Xiao looked at him with eyes full of laughter, "You go try."

You XiaoMo's heart thumped, the foot he had just stretched forward was immediately
withdrawn, "It's better if you go."

Ling Xiao mocks him, "Little coward."

You XiaoMo grumbled softly, "This is clearly called being cautious!"

One look and one could tell that there was a problem with those orbs of light. He was not
stupid, so why would he run over there foolishly?

His intuition was right. Those treasures looked as if they could be obtained as easily as
spitting on one's hand, but it was a trap.

Just a few seconds after Ling Xiao walked over, the few ordinary-looking red candles in front
of the statue suddenly lit up. The bright red light pushed the green rays of light from the
green candles outside and enveloped the two of them.

At the same moment, the eyes of the statue suddenly opened, shining like two gems. The
blood red rays made it seem extremely demonic, with glinting blood red.
An ancient-sounding hoarse voice was heard. It seemed to have lived through times long
enough for blue seas to turn into mulberry fields. It was both ice-cold yet indifferent, slowly
ringing out in the grand hall.

"Since you have come up to here, it must mean you have the destiny. If you want the
treasures, you must pass my test." As the voice spoke, the ten orbs of light on the stone
platforms immediately floated upwards, revealing the things inside. Ten altogether. If these
were to leak out, it most probably would cause all the big sects to fight over them. When
that time came, there would be rivers of blood.

Looking at just one of those things, You XiaoMo's saliva already covered the whole floor.

The first stone platform, the treasure inside the orb of light was a stalk of magic herb which
was of high level. A preliminary estimate would place it above that of the Emperor's Blood
herb.

The second stone platform held a volume of martial art techniques. On top it was written in
gleaming letters: High Level Purple Cloud Wing martial art technique.

The third stone platform held a magic pill. Its level couldn’t possibly be low for it to be
displayed inside the palace.

The fourth stone platform held an egg. It was unclear what kind of egg it was.

The fifth stone platform held a bunch of seeds of every color. They seemed to be a variety
of seeds.

The sixth stone platform was also a volume of techniques. Not for practitioners but
targeted at the soul force instead. A volume of high level soul force technique.

.......

The tenth stone platform. You XiaoMo strained his eyes as wide as he could and finally
made out the words written on the scroll - High Level Magic Pill Recipe!

His two eyeballs almost fell out. There was a high-level magic pill recipe in this place?

You XiaoMo immediately became excited. He tugged at Ling Xiao with saliva dripping right
onto the floor, "Ling-shixiong, quick, go take the test. The last one is a good treasure!"

Ling Xiao glanced at him, "You only want the last one?"

You XiaoMo wiped the corner of his mouth, "… actually, I want all of them."
Ling Xiao showed a 'I knew you were going to say that' expression, "The master of the
palace won't be so kind."

You XiaoMo said, "It doesn't matter, we can just take them by force."

Ling Xiao laughed as he said, "You are clearly acting like a bandit."

You XiaoMo refuted indignantly, "Nonsense, I just don't want the treasures to lie here all by
themselves in this ice-cold palace, that's all."

Ling Xiao pushed him forward a step, "Then you go."

You XiaoMo immediately retreated, "It's still better if you to go." He still felt that there was
something up with that statue.

At this time, the statue seemed to have become impatient from waiting. It opened its
mouth without waiting for them to choose. Again, the hoarse voice, "My test is for you to
kill your companion. Then all the treasures here will be yours."

You XiaoMo, "..."

Ling Xiao laughed sinisterly, "Xiao Shidi, what should we do? He wants me to kill you."

You XiaoMo turned away, "We don't want it anymore."

Ling Xiao roared with laughter, "Just like this and you don't want it anymore? Really?"

You XiaoMo turned his head and looked at him with grief, "I can't kill you."

Just as he spoke those words, a thud was heard. He was rapped on his forehead again. You
XiaoMo looked at him with tears whirling in his eyes. Why did this person hit him on the
forehead again?

Ling Xiao mocked him, "At least you know your limitations, but, are you not afraid that I
would kill you?"

You XiaoMo's fierce manner evaporated, leaving him smacking his lips. He pursed his lips as
he said, "Your strength is higher than the palace master. And you're also not a mage. What
the hell would you need these for?"

Ling Xiao could no longer stand his stupidity, saying, "Idiot, one look and you can see that
it's a trap. And you think it is real. Look and see what is under our feet."

You XiaoMo looked down, wasn’t it just floorboards? Stealing a glance at Ling Xiao, he saw
him smiling gently at him. His neck shrank, alright, there seemed to be formations drawn?
"What is the meaning of this?"

Ling Xiao said darkly, "You think the treasures on the stone platforms are so easy to get?
The palace master is only trying to use the greed of men. When this area is completely
splashed with blood, the formations on the floor will activate. At that time, probably no one
would be able to escape."

You XiaoMo swallowed repeatedly. This time he really received a scare.

 Chapter 181: Captured
Ling Xiao said it all very clearly in front of the statue.

If the one here today were not him, but Luo ShuHe and those people, there would probably
be a massacre over those treasures. It was too bad the statue found itself with the wrong
people this time around.

The statue that didn’t receive an answer after a long time ordered one word, "Kill!"

Then the glinting blood-red eyes of the statue suddenly shot forth two rays of red light. The
red light shot right at where they were standing before, but it didn’t pierce through the
floor. It seemed like the statue was impatient for them killing each other, so it decided to
act.

Ling Xiao hugged You XiaoMo and dodged the statue's attack. He laughed coldly, "Finally
can't wait any longer?"

The statue's reaction was to continue attacking. At the same time, sounds could be heard
coming from deep in the palace. During the ghastly green light, a group of puppets which
looked exactly like the guards outside slowly emerged. If there was a difference, it would be
the aura.

The strengths of these puppets were higher than the two guards outside by quite a bit. The
weakest one was Moon level. And it seemed like it wasn’t just a few, emerging continuously
from deep in the palace. At least a hundred.

You XiaoMo jumped in fright, "This seems a little too showy."

He finally understood the traps Ling Xiao mentioned. There were so many puppets hidden
in the palace. If it were the Tian Xin Sect and the other forces, they would probably be
unable to cope and suffer a terrible beating, akin to losing one's army even after giving
away the bride.

But there was something he didn’t understand. Since it was a trap, why would they still
come up, fully aware of the dangers? It couldn’t be that the stone platforms were that
enticing to them, making them willing to forfeit their lives?

Ling Xiao thrust his palm forward and the wind immediately crushed ten of the puppets into
bits and pieces.

But the puppets were after all without intelligence and without life. They didn’t know
tiredness. They didn’t know pain. They only knew how to attack blindly, only stopping when
they could no longer move an inch.

Since Ling Xiao knew this, he did not hold back. Right away he turned them to powder. The
floor was very quickly covered in layers upon layers of fine powder, really crushed to the
extreme.

The statue's eyes saw that the puppets were being crushed to pieces, making the statue
furious.

After getting infuriated, it stood up. In an instant it was standing from its original cross-
legged position.

Its huge hand swiped down forcefully at their heads, with a force that wanted to flatten
them. But it came up empty-handed again, leaving the floor shaking, but not split open.

Ling Xiao's brow twitched. He saw the intact formation on the floor from the corner of his
eye and his lips curved up suddenly. He thrust out his palm; burning hot flames condensed
into a fiery ball and slammed onto the floor, causing it to crumble with a loud shattering
noise. The intact floorboards were finally completely ruined, exposing a huge hole in the
floor.

Naturally the explosive sound did not escape the sects that had come up one third of the
way. They could even feel the ground beneath their feet vibrating. Everyone's expressions
changed instantly.

Luo ShuHe exclaimed in shock, "What is the meaning of this? Did someone actually beat us
there?"

It was not just Luo ShuHe. The people from the other forces also had the same stunned
expression. While guessing in their hearts who beat them to it, they quickened their steps,
lest the treasures were all wiped clean by the first to arrive.

Unfortunately, no matter how quickly they moved, it wouldn’t be of any use. They hadn't
even passed the Shallow Shores. If the water demons wanted to stop them, even if they
were given speedy wings, it would be of no use.

"A guy who only knows how to use brute force won't have a peaceful reincarnation!" Ling
Xiao dodged the statue's fist as it came down on his head. He then delivered You XiaoMo to
a safe spot and brought out Xiao Hei from the dimension to guard him at his side.

You XiaoMo hugged Xiao Hei who was in his original form and popped his head out from
behind the pillar before lowering his head to whisper to Xiao Hei. "Xiao Hei, do you think
Ling-shixiong will be able to swipe all ten treasures?"

Xiao Hei rolled his eyes at him. How could a mere soul remnant be the boss's match?
You XiaoMo pretended he didn't see it. Suddenly the corner of his eye caught sight of that
the ten treasures had fallen onto the stone platforms. Those orbs of light had also vanished.
He couldn’t help suggesting, "Xiao Hei, how about we go over there while they are
fighting…"

Before he could finish what, he was saying, with a thud, Ling Xiao's fist smashed the entire
statue. Stone chips scattered in every direction and a red soul flew out from the pieces of
the statue. Before it could escape, it was engulfed by a ball of flames, turning into ashes.

A ghostlike voice suddenly cried out. The sound was so deafening that it hurt the eardrums
and it seemed to come from the depths of the palace. It was followed by an infuriated voice
that was different from the hoarse one before, "You actually dare to destroy my spirit
double. You deserve to die. I will make you pay the price!"

The voice howled in crazed anger, shaking the whole palace…

Ling Xiao ignored the owner of that voice and moved to the stone platforms in a flash, using
the time to put the treasures directly into his dimension.

The owner of the soul remnant did not plan on letting him go just like that. After a few
piercing screams, all the green candles went out with a puff.

A gust of spine-chilling cold wind enveloped the whole palace in an instant.

"Xiao Hei, don't touch me." You XiaoMo suddenly felt a rush of cold air rising from his feet.
He then felt something touch his arm. He thought it was Xiao Hei who was standing by his
side, so he said that without turning his head.

Xiao Hei rolls his eyes at him, "When did I touch you?"

"Just now. If not you…" You XiaoMo turned his head; before he could say ‘who’, a faintly
glowing pale green face suddenly appeared in front of him. Now, the face was looking at
him expressionlessly.

"Ghost ah!!!" You XiaoMo screamed out wildly.

This fellow feinted to the east and attacked from the west. Because Xiao Hei's strength was
not a match for the other party, and the other party also seemed to practice some deviant
combat techniques, by the time Xiao Hei reacted, You XiaoMo had already disappeared,
taken away by that lingering soul fragment right in front of his face.

When You XiaoMo's smell disappeared from the grand hall, Ling Xiao seemed to have
sensed it immediately. He appeared a second later where they were hiding behind the pillar
and saw that only a certain demon beast remained. Ling Xiao looked at Xiao Hei wordlessly.
Xiao Hei hung his head in shame. He knew he was wrong. If he had known, he would have
dragged Master into his dimension at all costs.

Speaking of You XiaoMo who was taken away by the soul remnant, one man and one ghost
very quickly appeared in a certain corner of the palace.

This was a stone room that was not much smaller than the great hall. An enormous pool of
blood was placed right in front. A human figure was soaking in the middle of the pool of
blood. The face of the human figure resembled that of the lingering soul remnant.

The soul remnant lifted You XiaoMo and walked up to the pool of blood. He raised his arms
and without a moment of hesitation, tossed You XiaoMo into the pool…

You XiaoMo was terrified, leaving his whole body in cold sweat. Just when he was about to
fall into the pool of blood, You XiaoMo disappeared in an instant.

The pale green pupils of the soul remnant contracted as its extremely hoarse voice was
heard once more, mixed with a trace of incredulity, "Dimension?"

The green pupils moved about determinedly, rapidly scanning all four corners of the blood
pool. It was too bad; since he couldn’t refine a genuine dimension while he was alive, how
could he possibly discover You XiaoMo's high level dimension now that he was dead?

When he was searching, You XiaoMo already manipulated his dimension to leave the stone
room.

The stone room made him feel too oppressed, as if it were some sort of sacrificial chamber.
Especially that pool of blood. The stench of blood was unbelievably strong. Furthermore, it
seemed as if it was not just the blood of human practitioners, it looked like even a great
number of different demon beasts was thrown in there.

However, to leave the stone room, You XiaoMo depleted his soul force in an instant. He was
now a level four mage, but the most he could manipulate his dimension was about two
hundred meters. Any more, and he would overuse his soul force.

Due to the speed of the soul remnant being too high before, You XiaoMo had no idea where
he was in the palace. He had no choice but to drink spiritual water while looking for a way
out.

Just as he was wandering around in confusion, Ling Xiao already reached with stone room
with Xiao Hei. Although he didn't see You XiaoMo, he knew that You XiaoMo was already
out of danger.

Naturally, the soul remnant didn't expect that his lair would be so easily found by the other
party.

The two sides went all out. This time, Ling Xiao no longer stayed his hand. He simply
smashed the pool of blood, which was also the real embodiment of the soul remnant, into
bits. The pool of blood that had been nurtured for over a thousand years was no more, just
like that.

Negative emotions poured out from the body of the soul remnant, like an enormous black
hole. At this time, all the other spirit doubles distributed throughout the palace were called
back to replenish the soul remnant. Not long after, an almost complete soul appeared in
front of Ling Xiao…

You XiaoMo, who was completely unaware of the showdown happening in the stone room,
was controlling his dimension to take a few halting steps at a time, moving forward in small
spurts. He really wanted to leave his dimension, but he was afraid that the ghost soul would
suddenly appear in front of him and cause him to piss in his pants.

When it was quiet all around, with not a sound to be heard, You XiaoMo finally came out of
his dimension.

This was a very long and wide corridor. At one glance, it seemed that the end of the
corridor was not visible. On both sides there were loft-like stone rooms. Some of them had
no doors at all, making it possible to walk right in. Others had doors which were tightly
closed.
 Chapter 182: The Collapse of Demon Peak
You XiaoMo stood outside those wide-open doorways and examined the lofts. He
discovered that these lofts seemed to be where practitioners would practice. Some lofts
were so simple and bare that there was only a bed. Some of the floors were in a complete
mess with scattered weapons and combat techniques.

To pass off as a qualified treasure hunter, You XiaoMo prepared a magic bag and collected
everything in the lofts, good and bad. He then moved onto the next loft. As for the tightly
closed stone rooms, he didn’t dare to touch them for now. Who knew if some living thing
wouldn’t suddenly rush out from inside.

Just when You XiaoMo finished clearing out the tenth loft, he suddenly caught a whiff of
medicinal fragrance. The medicinal fragrance was extremely strong, continuously diffusing
out from the neighboring stone room.

You XiaoMo walked up to the stone room and looked at the tightly shut stone door. The
stone door seemed as if it hadn't been opened for a long time, with green moss growing on
top of it. Could it be that this stone room was where magic herbs were stored?

No matter what the answer was, the presence of medicinal fragrance meant that there
must be magic herbs inside.

You XiaoMo rolled up his sleeves immediately and exerted all his strength. The door finally
opened a tiny crack. At this moment, the medicinal fragrance emitted from the magic herbs
immediately rushed out from the cracked door. Breathing it in invigorated the soul.

After half of a quarter hour later, the stone door was finally pushed by him enough to
reveal a gap that was just enough for his body to enter.

After forcing his way into the stone room, panting and wheezing, and seeing the magic herb
fields filling the room, he felt that it was all worth it.

This place was even more spacious than the great hall. It couldn’t be considered a stone
room, because this was like a miniature world. Above was not a ceiling, but an expanse of
blue sky. The floor was covered with magic herb fields. There were those that had matured,
those that had yet to mature, and some that were even just germinating.

Most were low level magic herbs, followed by mid-level magic herbs, and finally the high-
level magic herbs.

What was rather disheartening was that there were not many high-level magic herbs. By
the time You XiaoMo found them, he only saw a small patch of high level magic herbs lying
pitifully in a corner. At a glance, it was not more than a hundred stalks.

You XiaoMo lamented as he moved all the high-level magic herbs into his dimension.

At this time, Luo ShuHe and the rest finally reached the peak of the mountain after
enduring one thousand sufferings and ten thousand hardships. If Ling Xiao had not dealt
with that level nine water demon, they would probably be even slower.

But what greeted them was a great hall that was already riddled with a thousand wounds
and a hundred holes.

Luo ShuHe's expression was extremely unsightly, "Sure enough, someone beat us here."

However, the extent of destruction of the great hall exceeded his expectation. He had
thought that even if someone would beat him to it, their strength wouldn't be high enough
to charge past the guards. He didn't expect the other party's strength to be even higher
than he thought possible.

The other forces had also arrived. Seeing the condition of the great hall, their reactions
mirrored that of Luo ShuHe.

At this moment, the Qing Cheng Sect's Elder Mo shrewdly noticed that the Tian Xin Sect's
Lin Xiao was not here. He whispered into Luo ShuHe's ear to inform him.

Luo ShuHe looked over to the Tian Xin Sect's location and, true enough, he did not see Lin
Xiao. He couldn’t but have his suspicions piqued, could it be that the person who beat them
here was Lin Xiao?

But it didn’t seem right after thinking it through. Lin Xiao's strength was still two-star Star
level. The Elders of the Tian Xin Sect who were stronger were still here. Even if they sent Lin
Xiao to go ahead of them, he couldn’t have caused all this by himself. Furthermore, that
little mage who was by his side was also not here.

The condition of the palace was beyond everyone's expectations, and so the few major
forces decided to put aside their differences to discuss how to deal with the current
situation.

Luo ShuHe glanced at the Tian Xin Sect representative and remarked seemingly
offhandedly, "Elder Shi, why was it that fellow Lin Xiao is not among you? Could it be that
you all let him go ahead?"

With his remark, the other people finally noticed this bit, all of them turning to look at the
rather gloomy-looking Elder Shi.

Of course, Elder Shi couldn’t tell them that the Tian Xin Sect did not tell Lin Xiao anything
about Demon Peak. This was an internal matter of the Tian Xin Sect. If they were to find
out, they could use it against them. If Lin Xiao found out, he might act out in retaliation.

"Lin Xiao is held up by some matter. He should be on his way now. Everyone knows that
there are layers upon layers of dangers in the Paradise Realm. No one knows what can
happen. It's only normal that plans change accordingly."

Luo ShuHe dusted off his sleeve while laughing, "Looks like fellow Lin Xiao's luck is not too
good!"

Elder Shi narrowed his eyes, looked at the Qing Cheng Sect’s disciples behind him and said,
"Putting Lin Xiao aside, there doesn't seem to be any sign of the esteemed Ye Dan and Elder
Li. It can't be that they are 'also' held up by some matter?"

Luo ShuHe's expression darkened. A hardly detectable murderous intent flashed across his
eyes.

Of course, Elder Shi didn’t know that Ye Dan was already dead under the hands of Ling Xiao.
And that the Qing Cheng Sect already knew that the 'murderer' was them. These words
were tantamount to a thorn driven deeply into the hearts of everyone in the Qing Cheng
Sect. Clearly this was not the time for them to act out. This was probably what was called
the highest state of ignorance.

"If you all want to 'reminisce', we, the Xing Luo Sect, will not keep you company." Looking at
the two of them trading barbs one after the other, the expression on Xing Luo Sect's
Twelfth Star was rather impatient. They already did not get along well with the two major
forces. On top of that, they also had another motive this time, so they loathed even more to
collaborate with them. They then set off by themselves to charge through the barrier.

With the departure of Xing Luo Sect, the other people also felt that there was no need to
work together. They were originally depending on their own strengths so in a flash, Elder
Shi also brought his people with him. The three independent forces followed suit. Only the
Qing Cheng Sect remained in the great hall.

"Young master, why aren't we taking advantage of the situation to kill off the people from
the Tian Xin Sect?" Elder Mo asked in frustration.

Luo ShuHe shook his head, "Not now. The injuries of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders were
too grave. Although it had recuperated for half a month, it only recovered twenty to thirty
percent. We have few strong ones on our side. If we were to fight now, the other forces
would be at an advantage. Furthermore, the Tian Xin Sect, that side seemed to have
bonded with a few mid-level demon beasts. We can't take their combat ability lightly for
now."
A dissatisfied disciple spoke up, "Young master, you can't mean to let them go just like
that?"

Luo ShuHe scoffed in disdain, "Of course not. Wait till we leave Demon Peak. I will make the
Tian Xin Sect pay the price.

Unfortunately, man's plans were nothing compared to God's plans. Just as the various
major forces went their separate ways and prepared to search deep into the palace for
treasures, another shockwave traveled through the palace. This time, the frequency of the
shaking was much stronger than what they felt when they were halfway up the mountain.
The ground was shaking non-stop, as if it were about to split open at any time.

At this time, the demon beasts on Demon Peak also suffered a shock. A few high-level
demon beasts were taken aback to discover that the barrier that imprisons the Demon Peak
seemed to have gotten much thinner than before, as if it could split open at any time.

"Roar!!!" An immense and limitless power pressed down from the top of Demon Peak
downwards.

All the demon beasts looked at the palace on the peak in terror. But a second later, they
lost all control over themselves and fell to the ground. Each one of their faces was bright
red with bulging blue veins. The terror rooting in their hearts would never be eliminated.

This phenomenon didn’t only affect the demon beasts at the foot of the mountain. It also
included the demon beasts who had been bonded.

Tang YunQi almost fell to the ground. She kicked the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox who was
crawling on the ground, "Idiot, what are you doing on the ground? Why are you not
hurrying up to protect me?"

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox was her bonded demon beast. Its strength was one-star level
seven. It just had a breakthrough not long ago. If it wasn't because it had just had a
breakthrough, it wouldn't have been caught by Elder Wang and the rest at that time. After
that, although it had a smooth breakthrough, it also lost its freedom. It was bonded by Tang
YunQi and it wasn't even a life-bond.

However, no matter how Tang YunQi kicked it, it remained cowering on the ground
shivering. Not that it didn’t want to get up; it couldn’t, because that pressure was too
terrifying. It was simply unable to put up any resistance.

Lei Ju's level six bonded demon beast was also in the same situation. But he was not as
brainless as Tang YunQi. He could feel that there was an immense pressure. Clearly that
roar just now from inside the palace was terrifying his bonded demon beast.
At the same time, the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders almost fell off Luo ShuHe's shoulder.

Although it was a high-level demon beast, under the pressure of an emperor demon beast,
he could not resist.

Very quickly, Luo ShuHe's expression changed drastically as he sensed his condition, "What
happened?"

The trembling voice of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders was transmitted into Luo ShuHe's
mind, "It can't be a mistake. That roar just now is from an emperor demon beast. But how
can an emperor demon beast appear on Demon Peak?"

It was as if he were talking to himself, but it caused Luo ShuHe to gasp.

Emperor demon beast, none other than one of the royal class. If he could bond with an
emperor demon beast, wouldn't that mean he would be able to march across Long Xiang
Continent with nothing to fear? Luo ShuHe couldn’t help feeling a slight twinge of regret at
this thought, but he very quickly suppressed it.

He already had a life-bound demon beast, so he absolutely couldn’t dream of other demon
beasts.

Furthermore, the majesty of emperor demon beasts would not allow them to bond with
practitioners, even a life-bond wouldn’t do. Unless there was unbelievable good luck, no
practitioners would dare to dream of emperor demon beasts.

Just as everyone was still in shock, the palace finally collapsed.

Not only that, everyone heard a cracking sound, and an extremely deep fissure appeared in
the mountain under their feet.

Some people yelled out 'not good' as everyone tried to get away. A second later, the fissure
started to extend downward from the peak, as if someone split it open with brute force.
The Demon Peak barrier was also totally gone.

Each demon beast fled from the disaster, striving to be the first to escape down the
mountain.

You XiaoMo was still digging magic herbs in the stone room when it also started shaking as
the ground split open. Because it happened suddenly, in a moment of carelessness, a few of
the roots of the halfway-dug-out stalk of level seven magic herb in his hand snapped,
making his heart ache unbearably. This was a high-level magic herb. He still put it into his
dimension anyway.

He had wanted to dig up some mid-level magic herbs, but the magic herb stone room was
already starting to crumble. The falling stone fragments smashed onto the magic herb
fields, flattening the magic herbs that had been growing for who knows how long.

Before You XiaoMo could feel the pain in his heart, an enormous boulder dropped down
towards him, frightening him so much that he quickly entered his dimension. Damn, what a
reckless waste of a heavenly treasure!

It seemed that all the demon beasts in the Paradise Realm were able to sense the collapse
of Demon Peak.

Even the demon beasts that were amid killing and shredding stopped on their own,
everyone turning to look towards Demon Peak.

As the palace fell with a loud sound, bursts of light stroke down from the mountain peak.
Those were practitioners fleeing the disaster because of the collapse of Demon Peak, the
restriction on both practitioners and demon beasts disappeared. The practitioners who
couldn’t fly earlier all took to their flying swords to flee down the mountain.

However, because Demon Peak was too large, and because everyone was fleeing in a hurry,
quite a few disciples were separated from their group, such as Tang YunQi.

Under the protection of the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, Tang YunQi staggered and stumbled
down the Demon Peak. Although she could have let the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox bring
along one or two other people with no problem at all, now of life and death, she only cared
about herself.

As a result, as the first one to flee the scene, she found herself separated from everyone
else. When she reached the foot of the mountain after much difficulty, the ruins of Demon
Peak were all around. An enormous chunk of the peak blocked the way in front of her,
cutting off her line of sight.

Tang YunQi cursed at the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox angrily, "Good for nothing. Quick, bring
me to the others."

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox glanced at her with suppressed anger. Damn human. Daring to
treat it, who had the ancient lineage of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, this way. There will
inevitably come a time when you’ll undoubtedly regret it ten thousand times!

Right at this moment, a yelp of pain came from behind them.

"Ouch, damn it. Why are there so many sharp rocks over here? I must have landed
wrongly!'

"Who is it!" Tang YunQi was shocked, turning around abruptly. After shouting, she realized
that the voice sounded rather familiar but that grumbling voice immediately stopped. She
rushed to the rock to look, and her eyes immediately widened, feeling both astonishment
and excitement.

"It's you, You XiaoMo!"

 Chapter 183: Killing Intent
Seeing You XiaoMo, Tang YunQi naturally searched for Ling Xiao's figure nearby. But after
looking right and left and discovering that Ling Xiao was nowhere to be found, a strange
expression appeared on her pretty face. Tang YunQi narrowed her eyes and looked You
XiaoMo up and down before saying bluntly, "Why are you the only one here? Where did
Xiao-ge go?"

You XiaoMo glanced at the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox at her side. This Seven-Tailed Demon
Fox already had all seven tails. Clearly it was already of level seven cultivation. He cursed in
his heart 'damn it', why was it that he had to come across this devious and unreasonable
girl when he was with a single spear and a single horse? How terrible was his luck!

You XiaoMo didn’t dare to say that he had no idea where Ling Xiao went. Admitting it would
only tell her that he was alone. His eyeballs rolled one round as he said, "Ling-shixiong is
nearby. He… asked me to wait for him here for a bit. Do you want to wait with me for Da
Shixiong?"

The last sentence was not sincere, but he was afraid that Tang YunQi wouldn’t believe him.

"Xiao-ge is really nearby?" Tang YunQi, who usually looked as if she had no brains at this
moment did not show the usual excitement at wanting to see Ling Xiao. Instead, she
doubted You XiaoMo's words. Her not so shrewd eyes revealed a trace of sharpness, as if
she wanted to skin You XiaoMo alive.

You XiaoMo gulped, "Of course." This Tang YunQi, why did it seem that she looked a little
different from usual?

Tang YunQi suddenly stretched out her neck and looked at him pointedly while enunciating
every single word, "You XiaoMo, you're lying to me. Xiao-ge is simply not nearby. You got
separated from Xiao-ge, right?"

You XiaoMo's eyes widened. When did this flower vase get so smart? Seeing through his lie.

His reaction confirmed Tang YunQi's guess. The smug expression abruptly changed as she
let out a crazed and unrestrained laugh. The pretty face distorted slightly, revealing a
hideous look. The corner of her mouth curled up into a sneer, "You XiaoMo. There is also
this kind of day for you. Xiao-ge is not at your side. I'd like to see how you can defend
yourself!"

He did have a way to protect himself. For real!

However, the existence of the dimension must be kept a secret from Tang YunQi at all
costs.

However, looking at his current situation, Tang YunQi seemed to have something planned
for him, and not even one of his Qiu team was here by his side. Even the weakest PiQiu was
put in Ling Xiao's dimension…

"You, don't get any ideas. the Tian Xin Sect forbids their disciples from killing each other,"
You XiaoMo took a few steps back hastily.

"Haha, so what?" Tang YunQi threw her head back and laughed out loud before replying
flippantly, "There is only you and me here. If I kill you, who would know? Even if someone
were to see it, do you think my dad would punish his daughter because of you?"

Of course not! He was only a puny mage, and one who was involved with Ling Xiao at that.

Now, Tang Fan had already decided to forsake the fake Lin Xiao, Ling Xiao. Naturally, he also
couldn’t wait to see both die.

It's possible that after Tang Fan found out that Tang YunQi killed him, not only would he not
get angry, he might even praise her.

"Demon fox, finish him off!" Tang YunQi couldn’t wait for You XiaoMo's answer. To avoid a
long night fraught with dreams, she wanted You XiaoMo to die right now in front of her.
She had had enough of all of this. Every time she saw that Xiao-ge only had You XiaoMo in
his eyes, ignoring her, she felt as if a knife were stabbing into her heart, making her want to
flip out crazily every single time.

This time the father in heaven was finally on her side, letting her come across You XiaoMo
when he was by himself. Not only was Xiao-Shixiong not by his side, even his bonded
demon beast was nowhere in sight. Such an amazing opportunity would even make her
laugh out loud in her dreams.

The excitement made Tang YunQi unable to think of anything else. Therefore, she didn’t
consider why You XiaoMo, who clearly shouldn't appear in this place, was here!

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox glanced at Tang YunQi darkly. Although it didn’t know what
kind of grievances existed between them, a woman who even wanted to kill a fellow
disciple, simply did not deserve to be its bonded one. But it couldn’t disobey this despicable
woman. Otherwise, its bond would rebound and strike it.

Looking at the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox advancing towards him step by step, You XiaoMo
retreated with a complicated expression. You XiaoMo wavered non-stop between revealing
or not revealing the existence of the dimension. If he didn’t escape into his dimension, he
would die. If he escaped into his dimension, probably… Tang YunQi would die, because Ling
Xiao would kill her to silence her.

Choosing between his own death and Tang YunQi's death, You XiaoMo thought, unless he
were a saint, even an idiot would know to choose the latter.

"Wait first! I have something to say," You XiaoMo hastily stopped them.

The Seven-tailed Demon Fox paused. This human was a little strange. It turned around and
glanced at Tang YunQi.

Although Tang YunQi couldn’t wait for You XiaoMo to die, she was still very happy to see
You XiaoMo's desperate struggles before death. So, she granted him his wish, smiling
smugly, "I'll give you an opportunity to have your last confession. If I'm happy, I may even
help you convey them to Xiao-ge."

You XiaoMo looked at her with her 'big show of mercy' expression and felt a little peeved.
This hateful girl. Who said he wanted to confess?

"Tang-shimei, I still think it's better for you to run away. What I just said is the truth. Ling-
shixiong will be here very soon. If he finds out that you want to kill me, he would really kill
you." After saying these words, You XiaoMo felt that he had really become a fast-talker.
Clearly, he had been hanging around Ling Xiao for too long, causing him to be infected with
his deceitful nature.

"Shut up!" Tang YunQi's face darkened instantly as she glared at him, "You XiaoMo, do you
know what part of you I hate the most? It's precisely this self-righteous attitude of yours.
What makes you think that Xiao-ge would do all that he can for you? Who do you think you
are? I have known Xiao-ge for almost ten years. As for you, not even a year. What makes
you think that Xiao-ge is yours? Tell me, what makes you think so!!"

Speaking up to here, Tang YunQi was almost screaming hysterically. Green rays were
shooting out of her eyes as she glared at You XiaoMo with murderous intent.

You XiaoMo also really wanted to know, but after thinking here and there, he could only
come up with one conclusion.

It was because he knew that Ling Xiao was not the real Lin Xiao. He knew Ling Xiao's secret
and Ling Xiao also knew his secret. But he couldn’t say that. He could only say that love was
blind!

"If that is what you want to say, then you can go and die now. Demon fox, kill him!" After
yelling, Tang YunQi finally regained her balance, smugly ordering the Seven-Tailed Demon
Fox.

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox looked fixedly at You XiaoMo. This time, it no longer hesitated
and spat out a fiery red ball of flames. The red ball of flames contained an enormous
amount of destructive energy, flying swiftly towards You XiaoMo.

When it seemed as if the only choice left was to expose the existence of the dimension, a
black shadow appeared in front of You XiaoMo just as he was about to enter his dimension.
Not only did the ball of flames get blocked, it was sent flying back.

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox completely didn’t expect that someone would block its move
and almost got hit by his own attack in a moment of inattention. Although it managed to
avoid much of the impact, a few patches of its white fur that covered its whole body got
singed black. Luckily, it didn't go all out before because it saw that You XiaoMo was only a
puny mage. This was what's called karma!

"SheQiu? So happy to see you.” You XiaoMo got a clearer look at his helping hand and was
overjoyed and excited. He almost forgot that before they climbed up Demon Peak, Ling Xiao
had left SheQiu in Death Valley and now that something happened to Demon Peak, SheQiu,
who just happened to be at the foot of the mountain, would be in the safest position.

SheQiu made a face, "If you stopped calling me SheQiu, I too would be very happy to see
you."

You XiaoMo laughed while saying, "Clearly SheQiu is a very nice sounding name."

"Who are you? Why are you meddling in our business?" At this time, Tang YunQi, who was
neglected by them at one side finally reacted. Her voice which used to be very sweet turned
shrill and sharp. If not for her pretty face, if one just listened to her voice, one would think
that it belonged to a heinous woman.

SheQiu scoffed coldly. He really hated narcissistic women, "Hateful woman, if I hear that
grating voice of yours again, I will cut off your tongue."

Tang YunQi had long lost her cool. Hearing his words, she suddenly couldn’t conceal the
fury on her face. Seeing that You XiaoMo was so close to dying in front of her before this
busy body rushed out of nowhere, her heart couldn’t help feeling vexed and impatient.
Pointing at SheQiu and You XiaoMo, her lips quivered as she said, "Seven-Tailed Demon Fox,
go… eat up the both. Don't leave an intact corpse!"

Who would expect that the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, who had just listened to her
obediently before, would not react at all in response to her order. Seeing that the Seven-
Tailed Demon Fox remained motionless for a while, Tang YunQi glowered at it, "Useless
thing, did you not hear me tell you to eat them?"

Hearing her call, him a useless thing, the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox lowered its eyes,
"Master, I can't beat him."
Tang YunQi seemed to have been provoked. Her eyes opened wide instantly as she vented
her fury at it, as if trying to cover up her panic and confusion, "You're worthless. Aren't you
a Seven-Tailed Demon Fox? How can you not even beat a human? Get over there right now
and eat them. I order you!"

The enormous body of the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox shuddered abruptly but it still said,
"Master, he is a level nine demon beast who has shapeshifted."

It, who was only a level seven, going up against a shapeshifted level nine demon beast,
would only be walking towards on the road of death. Although it signed an ordinary bond
with Tang YunQi, it still valued this life very much. Otherwise it would have killed off this
bonded master long ago.

As if her throat was completely blocked up, Tang YunQi no longer said a word, looking at
SheQiu with a face full of terror. This person was a shapeshifted level nine demon beast?
How could this be? Wasn’t You XiaoMo's bonded demon beast a Blue-Blooded Wolf? How
did it turn into a level nine demon beast?
 Chapter 184: Fated
This really was a reversal of the wheel of fortune!

A second before, Tang YunQi still confidently thought that she could dictate the life or
death of You XiaoMo with one word. Her words and demeanor disgusted everyone on the
scene, beast or man. As a result, a second later, the appearance of SheQiu turned the
situation around. The person at a disadvantage was now herself.

Towards Tang YunQi who always thought of herself above the whole world, this blow was
too much for her to take. Not a single word came out of her for some time, turning the
surroundings extremely quiet.

You XiaoMo sighed, "Told you to run and yet you refused to run."

The corner of SheQiu's eye twitched, "Master, these kinds of words don't suit you."

You XiaoMo blinked, "Is that so? Then what kind of words suit me?"

SheQiu said, "There are no words that suit you. It's best that you shut up and watch the
show."

You XiaoMo said, "SheQiu, why are you just like Ling-shixiong, so hateful?"

SheQiu answered happily, "I'm very honored to be just like Boss!"

You XiaoMo, "..."

This fellow was beyond saving. What was so good about that guy? So many people to learn
from, and he just had to learn from Ling Xiao!

SheQiu pointed at Tang YunQi and asked, "Master, how do you want to handle her?"

You XiaoMo suddenly remembered that this girl was still here. He immediately put on an
expression of careful consideration. As it was, his dimension was not exposed. To kill or not
to kill her. It was really a dilemma!

After panicking for a bit, Tang YunQi finally calmed down.

Seeing You XiaoMo's pensive expression, Tang YunQi raised her chin and snorted coldly,
speaking decisively, "You XiaoMo, I think you don't dare to kill me. If my dad found out, you
would die without a place for burial. My dad won’t let you off. I urge you, it's best to let me
go."
Young miss, these words are rather too offensive? Right now, the advantage is clearly in my
hands. And yet this chick is still not terrified. Still acting 'I deign to give you a chance to
correct your mistakes', damn, who wants your mercy, ah!

Hearing these words, even he, such a benign and benevolent person couldn’t help feeling
the faint bubbling of anger.

You XiaoMo looked toward SheQiu, "You say… if… will people find out?"

SheQiu really wanted to copy Xiao Hei and roll his eyes at him but he was a noble and
refined high level demon beast, "Even if someone finds out, I can kill them before they have
a chance to tell anyone."

You XiaoMo exclaimed, "You know what I'm saying?"

SheQiu finally couldn’t help rolling his eyes at him, "What you want to say is written on your
face."

You XiaoMo rubbed his cheeks, was he that obvious?

SheQiu asked again, "So, tell me clearly what your decision is."

Although he really wanted to kill Tang YunQi, to be a respectable demon beast, he still very
much valued his master's wishes.

You XiaoMo tilted his head and glanced at Tang YunQi, "Then… act as you see fit."

Tang YunQi's expression which was brimming with confidence slipped instantly. You
XiaoMo, who in her heart had no way of hurting a hair on her head, right now actually
tacitly agreed to let his demon beast kill her?

This couldn’t be. Finally, terrified, Tang YunQi stumbled back a few steps. She was the
young miss of the Tian Xin Sect. The one who was above everyone else. Her father was the
Grand Master. Her future was limitless. How could she die here?

"You…" Tang YunQi wanted to start ranting but she could only say one word. The rest of the
words will never be said, as something happened in an instant, and a bright red tongue fell
to her feet.

She wiped the bright red blood that was pouring out continuously from her mouth. Only
crying sounds were coming out of her mouth. She felt a piercing pain coming from her cut
off tongue, almost making her want to pass out dead on the spot. But not only did she not
pass out dead, she also saw very clearly that her tongue was at her feet.
Tang YunQi's eyes popped out and she almost fell apart. Her tongue had been cut off? She
could never speak again?

You XiaoMo shuddered and covered his own mouth reflexively. SheQiu really did what he
said. He had just nodded, and he had passed like thunder and moved like wind to cut off
Tang YunQi's tongue, and it even seemed to be the whole tongue…

SheQiu flicked off the blood on his fingernail and glanced indifferently at the completely
horrified Tang YunQi, "Finally know how to be terrified, huh, woman? It's a pity it's too late.
You will pay for your stupidity and the price is death!"

Tang YunQi felt a deep regret. She never expected that she would die.

SheQiu seemed to understand her expression, saying in a sweet voice dripping with poison,
laughing, "Actually, you should thank me, because the person killing you is me, and not Boss
Ling Xiao. Because… if you had him kill you with his own hands, you would die a much
worse death."

Tang YunQi shook her head furiously. Impossible. Xiao-ge would never kill her!

SheQiu laughed while looking at her eyes and said in a low voice, "Do you want to know
why? It's actually very simple. Because your most beloved Xiao-ge died a long time ago. The
one you're pestering every day and every night is an impostor."

Tang YunQi's pupils shrank and shrank. If she could still talk, she would wail and shriek until
the end of time denying SheQiu's words. But as it was, she could no longer speak. Instead
her mind very clearly thought back to Xiao-ge's recent abnormal behavior. If it were really
like what he said, wouldn't all the doubts she had been having these days be resolved just
like bamboo meeting the edge of a knife?

But she had no way of believing the fact that her most beloved Xiao-ge was dead. Xiao-ge
was so formidable. How could he die? Filled with doubt and regret, Tang YunQi's heart was
dug out by SheQiu.

Opposite of them, You XiaoMo couldn’t take it anymore and turned away. He was realizing
that each one at his side were all princes of violence and gore. If it was not intestines and
brains, it was hearts and other organs. Can they not leave an intact corpse?

SheQiu turned his head and saw You XiaoMo, who had turned away, and was not surprised
by his what was unseen was deemed clean behavior.

Rather, he had expected that You XiaoMo would not have dared to watch the whole
process. Of course, he didn’t consider himself violent and bloodthirsty.

After finishing off Tang YunQi, SheQiu then shifted his attention to the Seven-Tailed Demon
Fox who was silently standing by the whole time watching its master getting killed. From its
reaction, he could tell that Tang YunQi was a very selfish woman.

The descendant who possessed the bloodline of the ancient nine-tailed demon fox. An
unbelievable fortune and she only formed an ordinary bond. And cursing it a worthless
thing every time she opened her mouth. No wonder the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox would
rather suffer the retribution from the bond and ignore her impending death. Now that the
woman was dead, it had regained its freedom.

"Do you have any interest in following my master and boss?" Under the guarded eyes of the
Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, SheQiu issued an invitation suddenly.

At this time, it was not only the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox who was in shock, even You
XiaoMo turned around and looked at them in surprise.

After a moment of silence, the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox asked, "Why?"

Why were you, a distinguished high-level demon beast, willing to follow a very weak mage
who wasn’t even capable of defending himself? It did not understand.

SheQiu was all smiles, "I can't explain it to you now, but I can promise you that you will
definitely not regret it."

After saying these words, the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched.

The drooping eyes of the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox widened in an instant as it tried to hold
back an impulse to speak before transmitting its voice, "Is what you said true?"

SheQiu nodded, "I swear on my name as a Nine-Winged Unity Serpent that not one word is
false."

"Alright, I agree!" the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox accepted readily.

In You XiaoMo's eyes, they only exchanged three sentences. Two sentences from SheQiu,
one sentence from the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox. And then the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox
suddenly accepted SheQiu's invitation. Strange, simply bizarre to the extreme!

The most hateful thing was, they simply didn't discuss this with him, the master of the
bond, deciding among themselves this matter of following along.

You XiaoMo objected resentfully, "SheQiu, do you not think you should ask for my approval
first?"

SheQiu looked at him with an apologetic expression which was clearly faked, "Sorry, I
almost forgot about you. So, master, your opinion?"
You XiaoMo gritted his teeth, what 'almost forgot about you'? Too hateful!

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox walked up to You XiaoMo and lowered its noble head. It asked
humbly, "Please, you must accept me. It doesn't matter even if it's an ordinary bond. I'm
willing."

This word, willing, was not something that could be uttered carelessly. Although it looked as
if it had been taken in by SheQiu's words, it really had considered it carefully.

It could see from the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent that his bonded master was someone who
was completely without arrogance. Completely different from that Tang YunQi woman.
Although it was the same ordinary bond, the attitude was as different as Heaven and Earth.
This kind of master, and on top of that, the benefits that SheQiu mentioned, it was willing
despite being in an ordinary bond.

With someone so sincere, if he were to refuse, wouldn't that be too hard-hearted?

In the end, You XiaoMo nodded and agreed, "Since you are preparing to join my Qiu team, I
might as well pick a name for you. The fur on your body is very thick, how about we call you
MaoQiu." (fur ball)

The Seven-Tailed Demon Fox stared wordlessly. After a moment of silence, it looked back at
SheQiu, ‘can I change my mind?’

SheQiu coughed, ‘sorry, no can do, once a master had been put up for sale, absolutely no
returns or exchanges!’

Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, "..."

In the end, it still accepted. Compared to SheQiu, it felt that MaoQiu was already a lot
better. Luckily it wasn't called HuQiu. (FoxBall) Otherwise, it would have turned into a
HuQiu. (Fur Coat)

After confirming the new member, one man and two beasts simply left the scene of the
crime.

Right now, everyone was separated because of the collapse of Demon Peak. But after
recovering, sooner or later, the search would reach this place. The discovery of Tang YunQi
was only a matter of time.

At first, You XiaoMo wanted to let the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox bond with Fifth Shixiong.
But, remembering that Lei Ju and rest knew that Tang YunQi's bonded demon beast was a
Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, if they recognized it, it would bring trouble to Fifth Shixiong.
Therefore, he dispelled the notion.