With his hands tied behind his back and a rope around his neck, Luo Haiqing had difficulty maintaining his balance.

After taking a few steps, he accidentally missed a step and fell down on the steps.

The Five Spirits Sect disciple completely disregarded whether he had fallen or not, dragging him along and causing him to bleed profusely from his head.

The once proud number one Golden Core cultivator of the Thunder element has fallen into such a sorry state.

These three were followed by more than a dozen disciples of the Five Spirits Sect.

They were dressed in identical traditional Chinese jackets, each carrying a spirit pet, and filed up the jade steps in a procession, looking almost like an animal fashion show.

The red panda's fur was bright red, and it was holding a half-eaten apple in its paws. The fledgling kestrels hadn't grown their feathers yet and were squawking loudly as if begging for food. There was also a black and white panda named Tuan Tuan, whose disciple was holding several bamboo shoots. Tuan Tuan used its paws to peel the bamboo shoots, making a crisp chewing sound as it ate the bamboo.

Each of the demon beasts was well-maintained, but they all wore beast-taming collars around their necks, making them spirit pets.

Zhao Xi had received the invitation to visit the sect long ago. When they were almost there, they stood in front of the newly built sect gate, with two little fairy boys standing on either side of her to protect her.

Hiking up the mountain was a courtesy of the defeated.

But apart from Luo Haiqing, none of them looked like defeated people.

The white-haired old man and his disciple looked around, seemingly searching for someone, but clearly they didn't find them.

They exchanged a glance, their expressions growing even more arrogant.

Zhao Xi glanced at the adorable spirit pets, narrowed her eyes, and looked at the white-haired old man with a faint smile, "And you are, sir?"

The white-haired old man held his head high, his hands behind his back, and did not answer.

The disciple who was holding Luo Haiqing's hand stepped forward and introduced, "This is Sect Leader Mao of my Five Elements Sect. I am the sect leader's chief disciple, Mao Xiaoliu. You can call me Sixth Daoist."

Mao Xiaoliu winked and gestured, seemingly indicating to Zhao Xi that he wanted them to bring the sect leader inside to sit down.

Zhao Xi stood still.

The zoo didn't have a reception hall; the only place to move around was the canteen, and the rest were dormitory rooms.

Even the training grounds haven't been built yet.

Lin Che said that he needed to take the kids to experience the world and nature first, and the training ground was not urgent. However, he didn't know when the demons would sneak in, so repairing the mountain gate's defensive formation was more important.

Although the first layer of the mountain gate's defensive array cannot drive away the demons, it can only give them a warning, but it's better than nothing.

Besides, even if the reception room is finished, she doesn't plan to let anyone in.

Her bright eyes swept over the group of people, and she looked up, waiting for them to continue.

Mao Xiaoliu had no choice but to ask the sect leader for instructions with his eyes.

Mao Jiren stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at the simple animal park buildings, stroked his long beard, and looked at them with disdain.

Mao Xiaoliu understood his master's look, took out a brocade box, and said arrogantly, not at all like someone apologizing: "Today we apologize for the attack on your sect by our elders. This is our apology, which includes 500,000 spirit stones!"

Zhao Xi thought, "I'll accept it."

The little fairy boy walked over and took the brocade box.

The disciple pointed to Luo Haiqing, who was tied up behind him, and said, "The attack on the Hundred Beast Garden was done by this cultivator alone. Now the Five Spirits Sect has removed him from his position as elder and destroyed his spiritual root. The Hundred Beast Garden can use him as a celestial slave at will."

Zhao Xi wanted to be surprised.

No wonder he bumped his head when he fell; it turns out his spiritual root was destroyed and his cultivation was completely dissipated.

A dignified Golden Core cultivator, about to break through to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, who had cultivated for at least a thousand years, was suddenly rendered useless.

Without saying a word, Mao Xiaoliu stuffed the rope into Tu Xiaoxiantong's hand.

Without the principal's instructions, the little fairy didn't want the rope. Its porcelain face looked at the rope on its arm and opened its mouth.

A vine emerged from her mouth, flicked the end of the rope, and then retreated back into her mouth.

The scene was somewhat strange.

The rope fell to the ground.

She expressionlessly carried the brocade box and retreated behind Zhao Xixiang.

"Please, immortals, take me in! They will kill me! Please, immortals, take me in!" Upon hearing this, Luo Haiqing trembled and cried out, his whole body shaking, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

Having lost his spiritual roots, he had no dignity left and had already treated himself as a slave.

I hate him, but killing him won't do me any good. Keeping him around to do laundry and wash dishes isn't so bad.

Zhao Xi thought, "Let's stay."

The little fairy boy threw out a wind talisman, which blew him into an empty dormitory and settled him in temporarily.

"Hehe, since the Hundred Beasts Garden has accepted the apology, then let's just let this matter rest. Congratulations to the Hundred Beasts Garden on getting a new director and reopening. As your neighboring sect, our Five Spirits Sect should take care of your business..." Mao Xiaoliu's words were very sarcastic as he pointed at the spirit pets held in the disciples' arms.

They arrived as expected.

The Five Spirits Sect may have two plans: if the person welcoming them is a true immortal, the sect leader will be responsible for bowing and scraping and apologizing to the powerful figure.

After all, true immortals come and go without a trace, and it's hard to imagine any reason why they would linger in the Hundred Beasts Garden for so long.

Once this powerful backer leaves, the Five Spirits Sect will continue to plunder the Hundred Beasts Garden and brazenly seize the Blackwater Dragon.

However, if only Zhao Xixiang, a mere mortal, comes out, his disciples will step in to intimidate him.

The Beast Garden only accepts monsters with spiritual roots.

Even if they have the same physical characteristics, ordinary demonic beasts do not have enough intelligence, cannot communicate normally with cultivators, and do not have such a long lifespan.

If this group of people were to go to the city and mistake a demon cultivator for a demon beast, they would definitely be beaten to death!

It's like not being able to sing "Sunshine, Rainbow, Little White Horse" in America—it's very sensitive.

"Master Xiao Liu is joking. When has my Hundred Beast Garden ever had such a business? If spirit pets and demon cultivators are the same, then may I say that everyone here is just a naked ape that walks upright, and is a low-level cultivator who cannot comprehend the original form of the changes in heaven and earth?"

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