"Atavism?" Chen Xiao was surprised and looked down at Xiao Ba who was eating with relish in his rice bowl.

This is a sheep. No matter how much it reverts to its original form, it is still a sheep, right?

Jing Hui seemed to be able to see his doubts through his puzzled eyes. She shook her finger and said, "Do you know that the place we are in is not the Heaven Realm World, but the Divine Land Atlas. It is said that many common species living here originally had ancestors that were fierce beasts or divine beasts."

Chen Xiao was extremely surprised and couldn't help but stroke Xiao Ba's head twice: "So, Xiao Ba has the blood of a fierce beast or a divine beast flowing in his body? It has the phenomenon of atavism, which means that when it grows up, it will become a fierce beast or a divine beast?"

No wonder the mother sheep was so repulsive to Xiao Ba. After returning to its ancestral form, its aura was different from that of ordinary wild sheep.

Xiao Ba was almost choked by being stroked. He looked up with resentment, but since the hand that was causing trouble belonged to his current nanny, Xiao Ba had to endure it.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao smiled and raised his hand, apologized in a low voice, stopped harassing the lamb, and let it eat well.

Jinghui had never seen a cultivator get along with animals like this before. Even if they were raised as pets, they never treated them like a human being.

Jing Hui said with a smile: "How could it really grow into a fierce beast or a divine beast? You have to know that it has been the descendant of countless generations, and its bloodline is too thin. Even if it reverts to its ancestral form, it will only show a certain characteristic, and the essence of the entire creature will not change."

Chen Xiao thought about it and felt that it was right.

Just like what he heard in his previous life, some people would also show signs of atavism, such as growing a coccyx, but he had never heard of anyone atavism directly turning into an ape.

Chen Xiao looked down at Xiao Ba who was starting to eat his third bowl of food, and thought with a bit of a smile: Could it be that Xiao Ba's characteristic is that he has a huge appetite and can eat a lot?

Fortunately, it will be a herbivore from now on. If it were a carnivore, it would be busy hunting every day!

Liu Lang was seriously injured and could not move for the time being. Chen Xiao asked Jing Hui to help look after him for the time being while he went to get the two horses back.

Jinghui was a good person and had originally planned to wait until the two of them were completely out of danger and returned to Taizhen before leaving, so naturally she would not refuse.

Chen Xiao had to drive two horses back, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to bring Xiao Ba with him, so he left Xiao Ba behind.

Jinghui was also interested in the lamb's ancestral qualities and was happy to take care of it temporarily on behalf of Chen Xiao.

However, Xiao Ba disliked Jing Hui because Jing Hui had interrupted him while he was eating and touched him without his will.

No matter how Jing Hui tried to appease it with powdered water, Xiao Ba remained unmoved. Seeing that Xiao Ba might go on a hunger strike, Jing Hui was really afraid that he would get hungry and it would be hard to explain to Chen Xiao, so she stopped teasing him and stayed away from him when he was eating.

When Chen Xiao came back with the two horses, he saw Jing Hui directly feeding Xiao Ba with a bowl of food instead of dividing it into four portions and diluting it before feeding it.

Chen Xiao was stunned, Jing Hui said: "It's too troublesome to divide it into four portions, just one bowl is enough. Because its blood has reverted to its ancestral bloodline, the energy required for growth has also increased exponentially. If it can eat concentrated food, don't let it eat diluted food, otherwise it will increase the burden on its stomach."

Because the food was divided into four portions the first time, Chen Xiao did the same out of habit later on, and did not think of trying whether Xiao Ba could eat one-fifteenth of the training rations in one bowl.

He nodded in agreement, "This is my first time feeding a baby too, I don't know much, I can only learn by trial and error." After a pause, Chen Xiao said, "By the way, Master Jinghui is very familiar with this, could it be that he has had similar experience?"

Jing Hui shook her head and said, "No, I have just been in this Shenzhou Atlas for a few more years than you, so I know a little more about these wild sheep."

Chen Xiao sat down. Xiao Ba dropped his bowl, licked his little W-shaped mouth and ran over to him, rubbing against him to show that he missed him.

Chen Xiao raised his hand and touched it, and found that it was not his illusion, the lamb had indeed grown a little.

The lambs in this period grow very quickly, gaining two or three taels in weight every day. In addition, Xiao Ba is a big eater, so it is not uncommon for him to gain four or five taels of meat.

Chen Xiao said to Jing Hui: "Excuse me, I have never seen Buddhist practitioners in other places before. Is it possible that the number of Buddhist disciples in the heavenly world is very small?"

Jing Hui was a little surprised that he would ask this directly, but it was not a question that could not be answered, so she said directly: "Compared to Taoist practitioners, there are indeed fewer Buddhist disciples. But compared to some unpopular skills, such as music practice, painting practice, and calligraphy practice, the number is still large."

Seeing that Chen Xiao still didn't quite understand, he said, "You're confused because you didn't meet any Buddhist practitioners in the Lesser Heaven Realm and Taizhen, right? The Buddhist sect's mountain gates are all in the Middle and Great Heaven Realms. Due to the special nature of the exercises, we rarely travel to the various realms. Instead, the Divine Land Atlas is our regular training ground."

As it involved the technique, Chen Xiao couldn't ask any more questions, so he asked, "I haven't asked you yet, Master, where is the mountain gate?"

Jing Hui smiled and said, "The sect I belong to is the Jin Chan Sect, which is located in the Luochen Great Heaven Realm. It is one of the three major sects in Luochen along with the Chongxuan Sect and Fengyang Palace."

Chen Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, "So the mage is from Luochen Heaven Realm, I wonder if you know Xi Yunting from Chongxuan Sect?"

Jing Hui looked at Chen Xiao in surprise: "Xi Yunting from the Chongxuan Sect, he is very famous in Luochen. Although I have met him several times, I can't say that we are close friends."

I didn't expect Jinghui to know my elder brother! This is such a pleasant surprise!

Chen Xiao couldn't help but smile. This time it was Jing Hui's turn to look at him in surprise: "Why are you suddenly talking about Xi Yunting? Do you know him?"

Chen Xiao nodded seriously: "He is my elder brother, and we are very close." Chen Xiao was not so shameless that he could directly say in front of people he was not familiar with that they were in a romantic relationship.

Even with such a subtle statement, Jing Hui was shocked: "Are you really talking about Xi Yunting, the one known as the Doomed Swordsman?"

The name of the Doomed Sword Cultivator was not only circulated within the Chongxuan Sect, but also heard by all the other major sects that had a Great Heaven Realm. Jing Hui had even been to the Chongxuan Sect several times because of the exchanges and competitions between the three major sects, and had also dealt with the indifferent Xi Yunting.

The Xi Yunting he knew was not only the one who always made people unintentionally unlucky and made people stay away from him, but he himself also refused to let anyone get close to him.

It’s not that he didn’t believe what Chen Xiao said, but it was too unbelievable.

The smile on Chen Xiao's face faded, and he said: "The Doom Sword Cultivator is just a private joke among his disciples, don't take it seriously. Since you have met me a few times, it's better to call me fellow Taoist."

Jinghui felt a little embarrassed by Chen Xiao's gloomy expression. It seemed that their relationship was indeed new, otherwise he wouldn't be so protective of him.

After all, the term "Doomed Swordsman" doesn't sound so nice.

He laughed dryly and cupped his hands as an apology, "It's my fault. It's Fellow Daoist Xi, Fellow Daoist Xi who should be correct."

Jinghui had a good attitude, and Chen Xiao did not hold on to it. After relaxing his expression, Jinghui curiously asked how they knew each other and how they became friends.

Chen Xiao did not hide anything. From their first meeting in Fan Village, to their next encounter in the county town, to their repeated chance encounters, to their final journey together.

When telling Jinghui the story, Chen Xiao seemed to have returned to the past, and the scenes seemed to be still in front of him. Recalling the adventurous and warm memories, Chen Xiao looked a little dazed.

Jing Hui didn't care about Chen Xiao's distraction and exclaimed: "You two are really destined to meet each other several times in a row. No wonder the cold and indifferent Xi Daoist would travel with you and become friends with you."

"Yes." Chen Xiao said in a daze, his thoughts surging like a tide, and he looked into the distance and fell into silence.

"Mee——" Xiao Ba's voice brought Chen Xiao back to his senses. He turned his head and found that Liu Lang had woken up.

Chen Xiao hurried over: "Liu Lang, you're awake. How do you feel?"

With Chen Xiao's life-saving elixir and Jing Hui's nectar spell, Liu Lang's most serious injuries have healed. He just needs to rest for a few more days and he will be fully recovered.

Liu Lang held his chest and felt it for a while, "I'm fine." He looked up at Jing Hui standing beside him and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

Chen Xiao introduced the two to each other and told Liu Lang that it was Master Jinghui who saved their lives, killed three evil foundation-building cultivators, and drove away a Jindan-stage cultivator.

Liu Lang expressed his gratitude. His face still looked very bad, as if he was seriously injured and weak. "We can't stay here any longer. We have to get to a safe place as soon as possible." As he said that, he was about to stand up.

Chen Xiao hurried to help him up, "Don't worry, Master Jinghui said that this place is safe for the time being. The lair of those evil cultivators is not nearby. Even if they want to seek revenge on us, it will take some time before they can find us."

Liu Lang shook his head and said, "It's not as simple as you think, Chen Xiao. After the previous fight, judging from the skills, I already know who those evil cultivators are from. Their master is Patriarch Huaiyin, a very evil cultivator who is not easy to mess with!"

Jing Hui's expression also changed slightly, and she said solemnly: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

Cheng Gu was scared away by Jing Hui's higher level of cultivation. Apart from the jade talisman, he never took the initiative to attack Jing Hui.

Therefore, Jing Hui actually knows less than Liu Lang.

Liu Lang nodded solemnly: "I have lived in the Taizhen gathering point for two years, and I am quite familiar with the situation here. No one knows which heavenly realm the Huaiyin Patriarch and his disciples entered the Shenzhou Atlas from. There are rumors that they came from the evil demon area. Only they dare to wantonly kill Taoists and are bold enough to cause chaos less than a few hundred miles away from the gathering point."

"It turned out to be from the evil demon area." Jing Hui's brows were shrouded in gloom.

Chen Xiao asked: "Where is the Demonic Region?"

Liu Lang coughed and explained, "The heavenly realm we live in belongs to the realm of the righteous. We can occasionally see evil cultivators here, but they dare not walk openly. In fact, there are heavenly realms occupied by evil cultivators a few heavenly realms away. That is the territory of the evil cultivators."

Chen Xiao suddenly remembered the rumor that came out of Bai Jiguang's mouth - the immortal palace left behind by Chongshan's ascension. Could it be that the legendary place that all the evil cultivators knew about was the evil demon realm?

This thought only flashed through his mind quickly, and Chen Xiao focused his attention on Liu Lang's words.

Liu Lang said: "The evil cultivators we usually hear about in the Heaven Realm are all independent cultivators. Even if there are gangs, they are not powerful. But these ones led by the evil demons are different. Who knows what kind of evil cultivators are behind them. If we kill a small one, it is very likely to attract a group of big ones. What's more, we didn't just kill one!"

Jing Hui also said seriously: "Evil cultivators like this are more powerful and more dangerous than the local evil cultivators. Since they dare to go deep into the righteous area, they must have something to rely on. It is said that behind the Huaiyin Patriarch stands a powerful evil cultivator in the Fusion Stage!"

Chen Xiao gasped.

The highest level of cultivation he had seen so far was a cultivator in the fusion stage. The unpredictable ability of Master Sanshui to control the flow of water and change the appearance of water still shocked him deeply.

Chen Xiao shuddered at the thought of having to confront an evil cultivator of the same level as Master Sanshui.