"Woman, the master is about to come out, tell them to prepare to welcome him." Dahei's voice came from the sea of consciousness.
"You stinky Dahei, I'm still a baby." Mu Li said angrily.
"Oh……"
"Master, Dahei said it's coming and asked you to be prepared." Mu Li said in a baby voice.
"Hahaha, come on, your master is ready." Old man Xuanji laughed.
Everyone only felt a sense of oppression suddenly filling the air, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on everyone's heart.
Mu Li's fellow apprentices began breathing rapidly, their heartbeats quickening, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. Some even found it difficult to breathe, cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads. This pressure instilled in them an unprecedented sense of fear and awe.
Seeing this, old man Xuanji's face became solemn. He waved his hand and cast a transparent barrier over his disciples, which relieved their discomfort.
"Who are you? Could you please come out and see me?" Old man Xuanji concentrated on feeling the flow of air around him, trying to capture the breath of a strong man.
"I'm standing right in front of you, what are you looking at?" The big black dog rolled his eyes.
Old Man Xuanji was shocked, and everyone looked across, but they could not see anything.
"Dahei, can you please show up? Master and the other brothers can't see us." Mu Li looked at the asking-for-a-beating Dahei and said speechlessly.
"Oh, I forgot." Dahei said as he jumped to Mu Li's side, raised his front paws, took Mu Li's hand and gently scratched it, and blood dripped onto Dahei's forehead.
"Ah, Dahei, I'm not prepared at all..." Mu Li shouted fiercely.
"Hey, I'm sorry, I was anxious for a moment..." Then the figure of a big black dog slowly appeared in front of everyone.
"Master, this is my friend Dahei. He gave me the stone." Mu Li said obediently.
Everyone looked at the big black dog in front of them, surprised and confused.
“Is this a big black dog?”
"Was that the pressure just now coming from it?"
"I don't think it's as ordinary as it seems."
Elder Xuanji stared at the big black dog on the ground with a burning gaze, unable to resist cursing, "Who the hell said this was a big black dog? This aura is clearly that of the ancient ferocious beast Taotie!!!"
"My dear disciple, you said it is your friend the big black dog?" asked old man Xuanji uncertainly.
"Yes, isn't this a big black dog? Dahei is the name I gave it, hehehe, isn't it cute?" Mu Li tilted her little face up, looking like she was about to praise me.
"Hmph, you have no vision. How could I possibly be a big black dog!" Big Black snorted arrogantly...
"Is this a divine beast?"
"It can actually speak human language!"
"I wonder what kind of mythical beast this is?"
The disciples talked about it and were amazed.
"Isn't this a big black dog?" Mu Li asked doubtfully.
"What big black dog? I am a dignified Taotie! Taotie! Do you know that? Only you, who don't know what I am, keep saying that I am a big black dog!!!" Taotie said angrily.
"Taotie? You?" Mu Li looked unconvinced.
Legend has it that Taotie is one of the four great beasts of ancient times. Shouldn't he be majestic and imposing? How can you be so foolish?
"Ahhh... I'm so angry. If that hateful woman hadn't left you and me in the underworld as black dogs ten thousand years ago, would I have become like this? If I meet her again, I will definitely swallow her into my stomach..." Taotie said viciously.
Mu Li only felt her ears getting a little hot...
"Okay, Dahei."
“…”
"My dear disciple, do you know what the stones you gave to your brothers are?" asked the old man Xuanji.
"What is it? Dahei said there are a lot of them and they are not good things, so he let me play with them casually." Mu Li said puzzledly.
Old man Xuanji glanced at Taotie who was lying obediently beside Mu Li, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Those are spiritual stones of various attributes. They can be used for cultivation."
"What? It's the legendary attribute spirit stone?"
"And they are top-grade spirit stones!" Elder Xuanji said excitedly, "If you use them to cultivate, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"My dear disciples, don't take it out casually in the future. You are still young and don't have the ability to protect yourself. Otherwise, you will suffer a fatal disaster." Old man Xuanji said and glanced at the other disciples with a warning look.
The disciples then realized that their lives were in danger and handed the spirit stones to their master.
"Master, this gift from Junior Sister is too valuable. I'd better give it to you for safekeeping!"
"Yes, Master, this is too valuable. It's not safe to leave it here with us."
Mu Li looked at the brothers and said, "Brothers, Dahei said this stone is worthless, not valuable at all. Don't you like the gift from A Li?"
Elder Xuanji looked at his young disciple's disappointed face and glared at all the other disciples. "Just keep what Ah Li gave you well. Practice diligently and protect Ah Li well."
"Yes, Master." Everyone said firmly. Mu Li laughed happily when she heard what her master said. She turned around and touched Dahei's head and said, "Dahei, don't worry, my brothers will protect me."
Dahei looked up at Old Man Xuanji and his disciples, then continued to lie lazily on the ground.
Elder Xuanji watched this scene and sighed inwardly. He knew the road ahead was long, and that Mu Li held many more secrets than this. He decided to teach Mu Li even more diligently in the future, so that she could become stronger as soon as possible.
"Okay, that's all for today. Everyone go back and rest." said old man Xuanji.
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