Chapter 61 An Unexpected Encounter
Without hesitation, Qilu and Wuyi used their true forms of seaweed to wrap countless layers around the giant umbrella of the spirit lamp.
Xi'er immediately formed hand seals, creating a thick barrier outside their main body, the Great Ocean.
With this barrier and the double protection of the Crossroads and the Unjust, Xi'er thought that even if a natural disaster were to strike, it should be able to keep Aunt Lingdeng, who was pregnant, safe.
The underwater disturbances triggered a small tsunami, with violent waves crashing against the outside of the barrier.
Soon, Xi'er's barrier shattered, and Wuyi and Qilu's true forms could no longer withstand it.
Helpless, Xi'er could only take out the strongest defensive nesting doll talisman array that A-Chen had given her. This defensive talisman array was composed of nine layers of Vajra talismans and was something she kept to save her life in critical moments.
Just as Xi'er was about to inject spiritual power to activate the nesting doll talisman array, she sensed that the movement on the seabed was gradually weakening.
Just a few minutes later, the seabed returned to calm, which was truly unbelievable!
Just as Xi'er and the others were puzzled, she noticed a small, dark mass floating towards them not far ahead.
When Xi'er activated her divine sense to take a closer look, she discovered that it was a wet little fur ball.
"Strange? Why would there be these little furballs on the seabed that only exist on land?" Xi'er asked curiously, and then she pulled the furballs towards her from a distance.
At this moment, the surrounding seawater had returned to calm. Fearing that there might still be hidden dangers, the spirit lamp quickly activated its main body and floated to the surface of the sea.
After everyone got ashore, Xi'er looked at the little fur ball in her palm, which looked like a drowned rat.
It lay there motionless with its eyes closed, completely unaware of whether it was alive or dead.
Xi'er poked its little belly with her finger; it was soft, so it didn't seem to have been dead for long.
Considering the previous underwater turbulence, she had reason to suspect that the little creature was playing on the shore and was accidentally swept into the sea by the waves.
"Oh dear! You little rascal, you've had such bad luck. You sneaked out to play behind your parents' backs, and then you ran into a mini tsunami," she sighed.
Having grown up with Uncle Bo, she was quite skilled in first aid. She immediately pressed gently on the little creature's chest and abdomen with her palm and then gave it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
The spirit lamp said from the side, "Xi'er, there's really no need for all this trouble. I can just cast a healing spell on it."
"Aunt, you're pregnant, and healing spells consume a lot of spiritual energy, so you can't just waste it."
I'll try first aid first. If it's just temporary suffocation, I'm sure I can save it.
"If it really dies, there's no need to waste your spiritual power," Xi'er said.
After about five minutes of fussing, the little thing suddenly coughed violently, spitting out a few mouthfuls of dirty water before opening its wet eyes.
"Oh my! He's alive! This little guy is really lucky!" Xi'er exclaimed happily.
"Master, look! It has heterochromatic eyes!" Qilu exclaimed.
"Amber and pale silver heterochromatic eyes? This is the first time I've ever heard of heterochromatic eyes like this!" Wuyi added.
"Yes, these eyes are indeed very beautiful." Xi'er nodded, and casually cast a spell on Him to dry His wet fur.
Now, the little guy's silver-blue fur became fluffy, and six small wings appeared on his back.
The three small wings on the left are crimson, and the three small wings on the right are bright silver, corresponding to the color of His heterochromatic eyes.
This face is just too stunning!
Xi'er was completely charmed by the little guy, staring at him with sparkling eyes.
After a while, she finally came to her senses, pointed to its milky white little nose, and said:
"Hello little one! Where do you live? Would you like me to take you home?"
Xi'er has always been pampered by those around her since she was a child, and almost all of her wishes can be easily fulfilled, but there is one thing that makes her feel regretful.
That is—she can't be the older sister.
As the youngest daughter in the family, she complained to her parents more than once that they didn't give her a younger brother or sister.
Unfortunately, her parents were too highly cultivated; it was already incredibly lucky that they were able to conceive her and her brother. It was simply impossible for her mother to get pregnant again.
So whenever she sees small animals or children, she always refers to herself as "older sister" in front of them.
Upon hearing the human girl in front of him call herself "older sister," Hongyuan was instantly enraged!
As a sacred beast, even as a cub, its noble bloodline places it above all humans and demon beasts.
Previously, the head of the Youyuan family asked Him to help tear open space, and considering that He had offered Him a lot of stardust that He liked to eat, He reluctantly agreed.
After tearing through space, the Youyuan Clan Chief's contracted spirit plant, the Youyuan Vine, extended its branches into this lower realm along the spatial rift it had created.
Hongyuan had completed his mission and was about to go back to sleep when he smelled a very fragrant aroma.
The taste was very unique, far more fragrant than any rare and precious food He had ever eaten before.
Hongyuan didn't know what was emitting this smell, but his appetite was immediately aroused.
Without hesitation, He jumped out of the hanging basket that the Youyuan Clan Chief had specially commissioned a master craftsman to weave for Him using star silk.
Then, using invisibility, He darted into this lower realm through the spatial rift He had torn open.
It was already a tiny little thing, and it was covered with a beautiful blanket, so when it used its invisibility spell to jump out of the basket, no one noticed it at all.
The patriarchs' attention was focused on the torn spatial rift. After the branches of the Netherworld Vine crawled through the torn space, they sensed an extremely powerful aura.
Although it cannot determine whether the aura is the person its owner is looking for, it simultaneously transmits the information back to its owner.
The Luo Feng family head immediately said to the other family heads, "My Youyuan Vine has sensed the aura of someone on the Dust Ash Continent whose cultivation is at least at the ninth level of the Tongtian Realm."
If anyone in this low-level interface is capable of repairing spatial rifts, I suspect it would be him.
"Gentlemen, should we seize this opportunity and kill him immediately?"
"But what if we make a mistake?" asked the Cangluan family head.
"There's no harm in making a mistake; better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!" said the head of the Zhu Ri family.
Upon hearing this, all the family heads nodded in agreement. After all, being able to kill a top-tier expert from the Dust Continent would be helpful for the subsequent hunting operations of the family's elite disciples.
Therefore, the nine family heads worked together, transmitting their attacks to the other side of the spatial rift via the Netherworld Vine.
However, what they didn't know was that Hongyuan had just run out of the spatial passage and was right where Youyuan Teng was pointing.
Sensing the immense danger behind him, Hongyuan instinctively raised his protective shield to counter the attack.
Although it is a sacred beast with thick skin and strong flesh, it is still just a cub. Moreover, having reached a lower realm, its strength has been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao and has decreased significantly.
The combined attack of the nine patriarchs shattered His spiritual energy shield, causing Him to faint on the spot.
However, it was precisely because of His spiritual energy shield that the attack was weakened considerably; otherwise, even if Xi'er and the others didn't die, they would have been badly injured.
Moreover, His intervention saved most of the sea creatures in this area; otherwise, the underwater volcanic eruption would have resulted in heavy casualties.
Hongyuan was a land beast. After it fainted, its belly was filled with seawater.
Although not fatal, he was on the verge of death, which is why Xi'er saved him.
Hong Yuan had just woken up and was completely limp, with no strength left. Even in anger, he could only let out a soft, squeaky "Awoo!"
Xi'er didn't realize it was angry; she just thought it was being affectionate.
She didn't recognize what kind of creature it was. Although it had a small, fleshy horn on its head, its shape was somewhat like a cat's, so she assumed it was a feline mutant.
"Little kitty, you just vomited up so much seawater, is your little tummy hungry now?"
Here, sister, let me feed you some steamed egg custard first!
"Let me tell you, I've added minced meat and shrimp to this steamed egg custard. It's so fragrant and delicious, you'll want to eat it again and again!"
After she finished speaking, she took out a bowl of steaming hot steamed egg custard from her spatial ring, and then used a small spoon to scoop it out and feed it to the little guy.
Hongyuan was angry and turned his head away to refuse without thinking, but when he smelled a special fragrance, he couldn't help but sniff.
"Hehe, little guy, didn't your parents tell you not to eat anything given to you by strangers?"
But don't worry, your sister just saved your life from the bottom of the sea, how could she possibly harm you?
Come on, come on, don't hesitate any longer, this steamed egg custard is really delicious!
As Xi'er spoke, she brought the spoon to His lips.
Hong Yuan had used up 99% of his spiritual power to resist that devastating attack, and now he was really hungry.
Although the food in front of me contains very little spiritual energy, it smells really delicious.
Hmph! Foolish mortal, out of respect and sincerity, I, this great one, will reluctantly take a bite!
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