As for Fifth Uncle, Second Uncle should have already told him about her coming out of the secret realm.

"So you're going to Earth? Perfect, I'm a student there too." A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Lisha's eyes, then she added, "But Xiao Jiu, you're not a student from Earth, so you probably won't be able to get in..."

Just as Ji Jiuying was about to say something, Yingyue spoke up: "Mistress, the Nine Heavens Divine Palace has two spots every year that can be directly entered into the academy without any assessment."

"Moreover, we've already told Second Master Feng about our trip to Blue Star, and he's probably already waiting for us at the door."

Bai Lisha looked at Ji Jiuying with envy. As a holy maiden of Yaochi Palace, she had to go through layers of tests to enter Blue Star. That's the difference!

"Xiao Jiu, I'll protect you in the academy from now on."

Shiraisha patted her chest and said arrogantly.

Ji Jiuying smiled, but her eyes were fixed ahead: "Xiaobai, I'm going to Blue Star to investigate the whereabouts of the Soul-Locking Needle and news about my mother..."

Shiraisha frowned. "I see. It's alright. Just let me know if you ever need my help."

"good."

Just as the roc flew over the Dragon Abyss Forest, a beastly roar came from below, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, producing a deafening thunderclap. Even the roc trembled, and the people on its back staggered a few steps.

Ji Jiuying looked at this bolt from the blue, a look of doubt flashing in her eyes. A lightning-attribute spirit beast?

"What happened?"

Shiraisha steadied herself and asked in confusion.

Yingyue frowned. Even his phantom beast was startled by the roar. The one below the Dragon Abyss Forest was probably not low in level: "If I'm not mistaken, the one below should be a phantom spirit beast, and its level is no lower than my Roc."

Mythical Beast?

Ji Jiuying's eyes flickered slightly as she released Ling Xiao from the space and wrapped it around her wrist.

"Little Lingxiao, are you about to reach a bottleneck?"

“Yes, if I can’t advance to the level of a dragon within a hundred years, this body probably won’t be able to withstand my power,” Ling Xiao said.

Ji Jiuying's eyes flickered slightly. She had looked up information about the advancement of the Illusionary Dragon in the Heavenly Punishment Manual. The Illusionary Dragon was not a real dragon. Only through continuous advancement could it become a dragon in the true sense.

Although she had made a contract with the Azure Dragon, the Azure Dragon could only help Ling Xiao if Ling Xiao became a Jiao.

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Dragon Abyss Forest.

Corpses littered the ground, a scene of utter devastation. The earth was stained crimson with blood, and the pungent stench of blood filled the nostrils.

A thunderous war tiger glared angrily at the group of people in front of it.

A group of people were either dead or wounded; almost no one was unharmed.

"Lan Ting, you get the Lei Ting tiger cubs away from here first, I'll cover your retreat," an old woman said sternly.

“No, Auntie, how can we leave you to deal with this Thunder Tiger!” one of the middle-aged men objected.

"Lan Ting and Lan Yu, it will be too late if we don't leave now. This Thunder Tiger just gave birth to its cubs and is still very weak. I can hold it off for a while." The old woman's cane emitted a cold, eerie light.

With a single blow, he pushed a group of people behind him, then charged forward to fight the Thunder Tiger, which was nearly three stories tall.

"aunt!"

Thunder Tiger saw through everyone's intentions. A loud roar resounded all around, and a terrifying power enveloped the surroundings. Countless bolts of lightning struck down in the forest, cutting off their retreat.

Screams erupted from all around. Whether it was the nearby spirit beasts or the nearby humans, their eyes were wide open, filled with terror, and they screamed hoarsely. Their contorted postures before death were enough to prove how terrified they were.

The old woman's heart sank upon seeing this, but a resolute and determined look flashed in her eyes. With a loud shout, she threw her scepter into the air, biting it open and forming a divine-level bloodthirsty array with her own blood.

Upon seeing this, the Lan family members stared wide-eyed in horror, crying out, "No, Auntie!"

She's planning to perish together with the Thunder Tiger! Just to get the Thunder Cub and poison it, a look of sadness flashed in everyone's eyes.

Hiding in the shadows, Ji Jiuying frowned, a strange sense of warmth rising in her heart as she looked at the old woman's face.

"For this little tiger cub, Elder Lan actually sacrificed his blood to the formation, but even so, he probably only severely injured the Thunder War Tiger." Bai Lisha shook her head with pity.

A strange look flashed in Yingyue's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Mistress, should we lend a hand?"

Ji Jiuying turned her head to look at Yingyue. Yingyue had been by her side for so long, and in the past, she felt that she would not interfere in the slightest unless she spoke up. This was the first time that she had taken the initiative to ask her if she wanted to save that person.

"Shadow Moon, who are they?"

"They are from the Lan family of Sifang City, and that old woman is your maternal grandmother. Ever since Madam Feng was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, she has been guarding the ancestral hall with Madam Feng. She no longer cares about the affairs of the Feng family. Later, Madam Feng disappeared, and she was disappointed with the Feng family, so she left the Feng family and returned to the Lan family. Even when the people of the Feng family came to invite her, she refused to go back. Because of what happened with Madam Feng, over time, the Feng family and the Lan family no longer have any contact."

A hint of surprise flashed across Ji Jiuying's eyes. No wonder she felt that the old woman looked familiar at first glance, and that she had a sense of kinship with her.

She left the Feng family for her mother's sake, which shows she's different from those old-fashioned people in the Feng family; otherwise, Yingyue wouldn't have asked her that question.

"You guys wait here, I'm going to meet that Thunder Tiger. My little dragon needs some food." As he spoke, the Lingxiao in his hand visibly enlarged.

Seeing that the old woman had repeatedly prevented it from retrieving its cubs and even trapped it with a divine array, the Thunder Tiger was enraged. It swung its massive front paws fiercely in mid-air, unleashing a terrifying force that swept towards the old woman.

Those outside the Lan family watched this scene in horror; some even closed their eyes, unable to bear the outcome.

The old woman summoned a holy-grade shield to block the attack, but it was still shattered into dust. The terrifying force slammed her against a nearby tree, causing her to cough up several mouthfuls of blood.

Thunder Tiger looked down at the old woman, its lantern-sized pupils filled with pride and disdain, as if mocking her overestimation of her abilities. It gathered power in its front paws once more, and countless bolts of lightning crackled in its palms, making a sound that sent chills down one's spine.

It's unimaginable what the consequences would be if that force hit the old woman; she would be shattered to pieces.

An overwhelming force, accompanied by lightning and thunder, fiercely attacked the old woman in an instant. A hint of despair flashed in the old woman's eyes. She was currently severely injured and lacked spiritual energy. Activating this bloodthirsty array would probably only give her a one in ten chance of seriously injuring it.