His body shape is exactly the same as Meimei's, except that his fur is bluer.
Zhao Xi thought, "Do you know Meimei? She's also a kingfisher, and this is her hometown."
Haiye transformed back into a young boy, a look of joy on his face. He raised his head respectfully and asked, "Do you know where Meimei is? Is she still alive?"
Zhao Xi tried to open the bag hanging in front of her and called out, "Meimei, come out quickly~"
"Has the headmistress found my clansmen?"
Meimei flapped her wings and flew out, landing lightly on the grass and jumping a few times. She tilted her head and looked around, then saw Haiye.
At first, she couldn't believe her eyes. After flying into the air and circling him once, she transformed into a baby and jumped into his arms.
She was only half the height of Haiye, her body covered with kingfisher-like blue-green feathers, and she had a kingfisher tail on her back.
The large doll held the small doll, and Haiye, looking dazed, asked incredulously, "Meimei?"
Meimei buried her little head in Haiye's arms, her soft, baby voice making muffled "Waaaaah, Haiye brother~~"
Zhao Xi was also taken aback.
Mei Mei kept a low profile in the zoo and even painted her feathers with black ink, so much so that she always thought Mei Mei's level was similar to Xiao Ding's.
It turns out she's been suppressing her feelings all along—that's really dangerous!
If a demon beast wishes to cultivate, it needs to channel the spiritual energy of its demon core into a human body, similar to the body-tempering techniques used by human cultivators. Otherwise, once the golden core is formed, a portion of its body will still be in beast form, and it will reach a bottleneck after cultivating to a certain level. If it forces itself to cultivate, it may even explode and die.
No wonder Lin Che insisted that she wash off the ink and restore her original appearance.
"It's not safe to talk here,"
As the sun set, Zhao Xi felt a chill emanating from the dense forest and shivered.
Remembering Lin Che's advice to leave quickly, he urged Haiye and Meimei, "Let's find somewhere else to talk. Let's go back to the city first."
Haiye learned about the existence of the Beast Garden from Meimei, and also learned that Meimei was the director of the Beast Garden.
Although he still thought she was a mortal, he greeted her with the courtesy due to a celestial cultivator and said politely in his childish voice, "There are no healing springs in the mortal town. Please come to our base, Headmistress."
"good."
Lin Che is incredibly powerful; he will surely be able to find them.
This kingfisher demon cultivator named Haiye has only cultivated for a little over seven hundred years, making him exceptionally gifted. He was once an inner disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, but after noticing the renewed popularity of kingfisher jewelry in the Immortal Realm, he worried about the safety of his clan and resolutely left the sect to return to his hometown.
For this, he still bears the shameful mark of betraying his master on the sole of his foot, but he has no regrets.
When he returned to Kangnan Town, he discovered that a powerful demon was lurking in the mountains, causing the kingfisher population to shrink to only half of what it used to be.
At that time, Meimei was just a little bird, only a few months old, and very small. He and the other members of his tribe worked together to break the spider web and let her escape.
This great demon is elusive and has never revealed its true form.
Haiye knew little about him and could only try to survive in battle after battle, attempting to save as many monsters as possible. In the blink of an eye, another ten years or so had passed.
Haiye kept finding strongholds for the monsters and clearing away the spider webs, but he still couldn't find a way to completely eliminate the great demon.
This great demon seemed to be able to transform in countless ways to resist their various attacks.
Months ago they moved into the dense forest, only to be discovered again by the great goblin and almost wiped out the entire family.
In order to protect the other monsters from escaping, he stuck himself to the net.
He is one of the few among all these demonic beasts who has spiritual roots and has even formed a core.
Other demon cultivators were not as lucky as him. They did not find a good master when crystallizing, and were too busy to take care of themselves. They could only watch helplessly as Haiye was drained dry day by day.
Zhao Xi wanted to follow him through the cave, squeeze through the narrow crevice between the rocks where one had to gasp for breath to get through, and arrive at a valley.
The valley was home to the few remaining monsters in this mountainous region, with kingfishers being the most numerous, as Kangnan Town was known as a breeding ground for kingfishers. Other predators included tigers and wolves, small animals like birds, rats, and rabbits, as well as scorpions, insects, and ants.
These animals could clearly form a food chain, but they share this valley in a bizarre way.
Herbivores and carnivores live separately at opposite ends of the valley, using branches, mud, and other materials to cover their shelters as much as possible.
"Waaah... When I was little, so many people... Waaah, are they all... gone now..." Meimei's voice was soft and low, filled with sobs.
Haiye sighed and said sadly, "I'm so sorry, Meimei, your family was eaten by that big demon. I couldn't save them. I'm sorry."
Zhao Xi squatted down and patted Meimei: "It's almost dark, are you hungry? I'll cook for you."
Meimei nodded.
"It's Haiye back!" A kingfisher noticed them, circled a few times in mid-air, and spoke in the same thin, high-pitched bird call.
"Haiye brought back food!" A tiger spirit ran over, its round eyes staring at Zhao Xi, drool dripping from its mouth.
He was in human form, but his upper body remained in tiger form, with his yellow and white striped back being very striking.
His mouth reeked of the stench of raw meat, and his lips were clearly chafed and scabbed from being rubbed raw by his canine teeth, making him look as if he had mutated from drinking radioactive water.
This state is caused by not breathing properly during the crystallization period, or by problems with one's innate spiritual root.
His shout drew out several demon cultivators from the largest tent.
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