In the frigid lands, after my exile, I began to slay demons and monsters.

Chapter 257 A Real Dog!

He slightly lifted his foot and stomped it on the sand. A faint rumbling sound could be heard, and the rolling yellow sand created a continuous rumbling sound.

The stench of blood, hidden by the yellow sand, billowed out. In the scorching air, the putrid smell of blood was intense. Ning Xiaoxi couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose, almost coughing out loud.

"That old ghost is indeed gone. If it weren't for you, old ghost, keeping it in check, the Illusionary Beast Clan would have been wiped out long ago." He stomped his foot again, and yellow sand rolled in, burying the rotting flesh and blood once more. "But who took you, old ghost? There's not a single sign!" As he murmured, the talisman gate that had reopened shone with golden light and became much more stable.

He tilted his head slightly to listen for a while, then shook his head. He was probably too sensitive. He lifted his foot and stepped into the golden talisman gate.

Ripples spread out, and lingering sharp blade energy lingered in the air, slicing through the air and severing space.

【Dumplings, dumplings, did you see that?】

[Mmm, what a big slice of melon!]

Is he also a Spirit Guard?

[Judging from the clothes, it doesn't seem like it.]

[If they're not the Spirit Guards, could they be the Shadow Guards? Maybe they're the whole family?]

[They don't seem to be members of the Shadow Guard either; their clothing is very casual, not official attire.]

[That Spirit Guardian who annihilated the Illusionary Beast Clan used the Illusionary Beast Clan's talisman gate. Could he be a member of the Illusionary Beast Clan?]

[Don't joke around, he even ransacked the ancestral hall and graves of the Illusionary Beast Clan, leaving not even a bone behind. How could he possibly be from the Illusionary Beast Clan?]

Ning Xiaoxi sighed because she stole the two coffins and killed their ancestor, which gave the Spirit Guards the confidence to destroy the Illusionary Beast Clan!

The colorless talisman gate opened silently, and a tall, dark red figure peeked out, looking around. "Looks like I was just being paranoid." The talisman gate closed, without a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation.

Ning Xiaoxi held her breath and concentrated. These suspicious people are all the same; she couldn't bear to look!

"Xiaoxi, let's go. The yin energy here is too strong."

【etc.】

[Wait? What are we waiting for?]

Another large head popped out from mid-air, pale-faced, with phoenix eyes full of doubt. "Is the little girl you mentioned, brother, really not here? Wasn't she supposed to love joining in the fun?" After saying that, he withdrew his head.

Ning Xiaoxi sighed, "Look at her personality, it's unbearable to look at!"

[This can't be explained away by mere suspicion, can it?] Tuanzi had truly never seen anything like this before. [While the scales of the Phantom Python can relieve the heat, it's just too hot right now.]

I only dared to move with the aura of his sword when he struck, otherwise he would have noticed me. I can't move now.

"No way, he can't be that much of a scoundrel!"

[My life is more important. You heard it too, Tianji mentioned me to him and told him to keep an eye on me and absolutely not let him see me.] Ning Xiaoxi decided to continue hiding. If she hadn't heard that sentence, she might have gone out.

The golden talisman gate opened again, and with a "thud," a mangled corpse was thrown out—the same person who had appeared earlier.

The talisman gate is closed.

【He, he, he's really not human!】Tuanzi was shocked.

Ning Xiaoxi didn't even glance at the corpse. Trying to hang her? No way.

Go back to your cave and sleep; let him do whatever he wants!

When the moon was high in the sky, Ning Xiaoxi stared blankly at the bonfire and the roasting meat on it outside, as well as the large phoenix eyes.

What exactly makes him think I'm here?

The dumplings were all numb.

No, she absolutely couldn't leave. She refused to believe that with her cave dwelling she could retreat to, she could rely on him not leaving.

Three days later, a simple sled pulled by four sand-wind beasts appeared at the mouth of the valley.

The dark red robe had been replaced with a white brocade robe, and his phoenix eyes were full of mockery. "Oh dear, you have such good patience. It's a pity I didn't see anyone. I must make friends with you next time I have the chance." After saying that, he boarded the chariot and drove away into the distance.

Tuanzi was speechless. Ning Xiaoxi quietly leaned back in the rocking chair, looking at the little beast in its little nest. [Did it roll over?]

No!

"Absolutely, I remember it didn't have a mark here originally." Ning Xiaoxi pointed to the little beast's fluffy face.

Tuanzi hid, and this one went crazy too.

Ning Xiaoxi reached out to touch the little beast's chubby face. She had wanted to touch it for a long time but never dared to. Now that she had the chance, she felt she would be doing herself a disservice if she didn't.

The little beast simply rolled over, turning its back to her.

Ning Xiaoxi's hand froze. What's wrong? It was just a touch, why be so stingy?

He flashed out of the cave, his body shimmering with light, dodging the hidden arrangements within the space, and disappeared in less than a breath.

The Red Sea on the west coast is still as beautiful as ever.

The Dark Spirit Star-Shattering Insects stretch for nearly a hundred miles, and no living creature can get close to them.

This is such a good thing! Is there any way to get some? But I can't afford to raise it. It would take so much blood and flesh to raise it. What a pity!

Open the map and begin exploring this sea area.

Wow!

Wow!

There are more things in the sea!

Hey, there are sea creatures here too. They're not native to the East Coast. They're so far from the shore, they must have been chased away by those little bugs.

Hey, look who I see! It's run all the way from the north to the west. Is Zhujiuyin trying to take root in the sea? Let's not disturb it. Let it get some rest. We can't beat it right now anyway.

Why isn't it there?

Zooming in on the map, ignoring the details, and opening the entire map of the Western Sea, it still didn't appear.

Is the secret of heaven a lie? That can't be right!

With divine beasts protecting it, could it be hidden away? How can we find it?

[Tuanzi, are you sure the Source of the West is at the bottom of the sea?]

【Sure.】

[What kind of mythical beast could be the illusion that even the map can't be broken?]

[Lu Wu, it's Lu Wu.]

Lu Wu, Ning Xiaoxi thought of the trial grounds from that day, "Didn't you say you were already under control?"

"Perhaps they only controlled its physical body," Tuanzi said in a low voice. "Lu Wu is, after all, a divine beast."

Ning Xiaoxi shrank back, [Tianji has dug another trap for me.]

【Xiao Xi, go and collect it!】

【Dumpling?】

The divine beast that once protected our land should not suffer such humiliation. It can be killed, but it should not be enslaved.

[Tuanzi, I'm a little confused. This mythical beast isn't a demon?]

Before the conflict between humans, demons, and monsters, there were gods and divine beasts protecting the mountains and rivers. It was the demise of these gods and beasts that led to an imbalance of power, allowing the demon and monster races to rise to prominence. Records don't clearly confirm which divine beasts survived, and it's unknown how long Lu Wu has been without his mind. There was a hint of sadness in Tuanzi's voice.

[But it can block map detection, so how can we find its location?]

[Go find Zhujiuyin; he can separate yin and yang, and transform day and night. His extreme transformations can dispel Lu Wu's illusions.]

Ning Xiaoxi blinked. Was that a demon even stronger than the Demon Lord? What right did she have to approach him? And why should he help her?