"What's wrong?" A tall and strong monster fell from a great height. With such a huge body, it made no sound when it landed on the ground. The monster seemed to be frightened and suddenly stood up, letting out a low growl from its throat.
The sun had completely set, the red clouds were covered by the darkness, the sky was dotted with stars, but they were blocked by thick black clouds. Occasionally, the roars of some monsters could be heard in the depths, and the atmosphere of darkness was everywhere.
"I seem to sense the blood of my own kind." The monster uttered a low voice with a hint of vicissitudes. He had a golden horn on his head, which was covered with spots.
"Same bloodline?" The tall monster also had a golden horn on its head, but it might have experienced some serious injury in the past, so the top of the golden horn was damaged and the sharpest part was missing.
"Xuan Xiao, this joke is not funny at all. You can say whatever you want at other times, but now is not the time to joke. Bai He doesn't know what the situation is yet." The monster with missing horns walked out of the darkness. The gentle moonlight shone on him, revealing his messy fur. His piercing eyes were majestic.
Xuan Xiao was the name of the golden beast. He dug the soil on the ground anxiously and said, "I'm not kidding. I really felt it."
The missing-horn monster, named Chongdi, had a drastic change of expression when he heard this. “Are you sure you sensed it correctly? The number of gold-devouring beasts has been decreasing since ancient times, and now there are only three of us left in the entire tribe. If we hadn’t been discovered by those damn humans and monsters, this wouldn’t have happened.”
"For so many years, we haven't found any of our tribesmen. Tell me now, you sensed the existence of our kind. This kind can only be in Yizhang Ridge. How many years have we lived here? Tell me?"
Xuan Xiao did not show any shame or anger at being questioned, because he himself found it incredible.
Just as Chong said, they had lived in Yizhang Ridge for only a year, so they already knew clearly whether there were other gold-devouring beasts here. If there really were their kind in Yizhang Ridge, it would be impossible that they had not sensed it until now.
"This aura just appeared. There's no way my perception could be wrong." Xuan Xiao said seriously. He usually liked to joke around, but that didn't mean he would joke about such a big thing.
"That's the one who came from Yizhangling outside." Zhongdi knew that he couldn't be so ignorant of the situation, so before he said these words, he already believed him 70% of the time. The remaining 30% was because Xuan Xiao was born with a strong sense of sensitivity to his own kind. It was also because of this that they had escaped the pursuit of humans and demons many times.
Xuan Xiao didn't dare to let his two companions take the risk, and said worriedly: "Could it be a trap set by humans or demons?"
Chongdi shook his head. "The bloodline induction cannot be wrong. It should be true. I just don't know why this adult gold-eating beast entered Yizhang Ridge at this time."
"Could it be that you are sensing the situation here?" Xuan Xiao said.
"It's possible, but we can't let our guard down. No one can guarantee whether this species has been tamed by humans or demons." Zhongdi said sternly.
Xuan Xiao's smiling eyes instantly released murderous intent, "Are you kidding? The dignity of the gold-devouring beast is sacred and inviolable. We are the descendants of the demon god, how can we be tamed? The dignity of the demon god is not easy to trample on. If this fellow really succumbs to humans or demons, I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Can you still feel the breath of that fellow now?" Zhongdi asked.
Xuan Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, but the blood power of this fellow seems to be a little weak, and I can only sense it vaguely."
Zhongdi thought for a moment, "Bai He's situation may be a little troublesome. We can't all leave now. One person must stay here to wait for him. You are more sensitive to the blood power of your kind. So, I will stay here to wait for Bai He. After we meet up, if you haven't come back yet, we will go find you to meet up again."
"Okay." Xuan Xiao agreed readily, because he thought so too, and then he was about to fly into the air.
"Wait, don't expose your true form. Change your form before going. Now our enemies may be everywhere." Zhongdi called him and warned him.
Xuan Xiao frowned. He preferred the feeling of using his original body to act, but what Zhong said was not wrong. In the end, he reluctantly agreed.
The huge body disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a purple figure standing on a tree fork, with a slender figure and a heroic face. If you didn't look at his aura, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was a monster.
"Then I'm leaving. Be careful."
"You should be careful. Make sure you understand clearly before you approach. Now is a critical moment." Zhongdi reminded again.
"Got it." Xuan Xiao waved his hand and left.
Chongdi looked at the direction he left, still feeling a little worried. Even if he wasn't one of their kind who came to help them, he hoped that he wasn't from the enemy's side. However, the probability of this happening should be very low, and deep down he still believed in his own kind.
If they could really have one more of their kind, it would be a particularly happy thing for them, as it would mean that the gold-devouring beast clan still has a chance to restore its ancient heyday.
At the same time, because of Fugui, Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou no longer needed to search all over the mountains. They just followed the instructions given by Fugui from time to time and moved forward in one direction.
Yizhangling is not entirely forest. Many places have been razed to the ground because of wars that took place there, not only between humans and monsters, but also among monsters fighting for territory. The peaks of the mountains that once stood there have also been turned into plains, and now there is only knee-high grass growing on them.
They deliberately avoided the plains they needed to cross on the way because they couldn't be sure if there was anyone guarding nearby.
After crossing a mountain, the sun rose and set again, but the two men only went a thousand miles deep into the Yizhang Ridge.
When the sun set again in the west, Yizhangling returned to its dead silence. The deeper you go into Yizhangling, the more dangerous it becomes.
Before humans and demons met, they had already encountered no fewer than several groups of monsters, and once they were almost discovered and attacked by monsters.
The two immediately decided to rest for a night and continue their journey when the sun came out tomorrow.
The two men found a big tree that ten adults probably couldn't hug. It can be seen almost everywhere here and is more primitive than the primeval forest. They dug a hole in a hidden place under the big tree, hollowed it out, and then blocked it up.
"This kid won't cheat us, right?" Zhongli Tingzhou put the bark back on and waited for Gao Han to set up a formation around him that could isolate the aura before saying so.
"Not really. The gold-devouring beast has a strong bloodline, and there may be some sensitivity between its own kind." Gao Han placed Fugui on the soft grass.
"According to what you said, Fugui's kind should be able to sense his presence. They shouldn't be rushing towards us now, right? Why don't we just wait here for someone to come?" Zhongli Tingzhou said jokingly.
"It's very likely. Waiting for someone is too passive. Are you willing to sit here and wait for someone to come?" Gao Han glanced at him. He didn't think so. If someone was really so obedient, he would have less to worry about.
Zhongli Tingzhou shut up immediately. That was all he said.
Just after the Gaohan aura-isolating formation was set up, Xuan Xiao, who was running in the darkness as if walking on flat ground, suddenly let out a "hmm", then stopped and landed on the trunk of a big tree.
"Why did the blood sensitivity suddenly become weaker?"
He didn't have a very strong blood sense to begin with, and after it weakened, he could hardly sense it at all. Only a vague feeling was left. In this situation, he could lose direction at any time, and if he ran farther and farther, he would be scolded to death when he returned.
Xuan Xiao felt somewhat unwilling. He was a gold-eating beast, and it would be more beneficial for him to act at night. But now, he actually had to stop and rest at night like humans or demons.
A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Rest at night?" Xuan Xiao's frivolous expression disappeared instantly, and he became more and more serious. "Could it be that the sudden weakening of the induction is because the other party suddenly stopped to rest?"
"No, no! I can't think like that." As soon as this thought came up, Xuan Xiao denied it. He still didn't believe that his kind would succumb to humans. "The sense has become weaker, and it may be that we are getting farther and farther away. But it doesn't seem right. During the day, the sense is obviously getting more and more obvious. Or is it that this kind is afraid of being discovered by humans, so it pretends to be like humans and stops to rest, and the formation isolates the breath?"
Xuan Xiao's eyes lit up, "Yes, that's right. The Gold Devouring Beasts are so proud that they will never submit to the human race." He looked firmly in the direction of the last bloodline power he sensed, "Tomorrow, I should know the answer tomorrow."
The next day, just as the sky above Yizhangling was beginning to brighten, before Xuan Xiao could set out again, a loud noise came from the direction behind him.
Xuan Xiao suddenly looked behind him with a frown. If Zhongdi and Baihe joined forces, those people would not be able to subdue them in a short period of time. He had to wait for him to come back!
After thinking about it, his figure disappeared from the spot and he ran towards the direction where the blood power reappeared at an extremely fast speed.
"Damn it, something must have been put into you!" Zhongdi looked at the weak-looking Bai He with an unpleasant expression.
Bai He had been with him for less than half a day, and he was treating Bai He's injuries when they were discovered by the human race who had chased after them. The two of them took advantage of their familiarity with Yizhang Ridge and moved to other places several times, but they were caught up again not long after. It was hard not to be suspicious.
"It should be. When I escaped back before, I fell into their trap once. At that time, I only smelled a strange fragrance. It should be that time." Bai He showed a guilty expression, "I'm sorry, I got you into trouble."
"Even with this, they will come to us sooner or later. It's just that the plan has changed now. I hope Xuanxiao can notice it and not go back to that place." Chongdi said grimly.
Bai He hummed, "Xuan Xiao is very sensitive to the blood power of the gold-devouring beast, he will definitely be able to find it, but are you sure that there are really other people like us?"