Chapter 54 Divine Beasts
This is a matter of great importance. The survival of one spirit beast versus the safety of a group of spirit beasts is a matter of relative importance, but Zhu Fu, who cherishes each of her spirit beasts, cannot help but hesitate.
Now that the situation is out of control, Zhu Fu entrusted the matter to Su Yunyu:
"If this is delayed any longer, the situation will likely become even more serious. Please check on the spirit beast's condition now."
"good."
Su Yunyu was merely using her spiritual energy to examine the spirit beast for any abnormalities; she didn't think it was as serious as Zhu Fu had described.
But as he approached the white tiger and began to examine it inch by inch with his spiritual energy, the previously docile white tiger suddenly roared violently:
"Awooo—"
After roaring a few times, the tiger's eyes widened instantly, and after its four legs thrashed about, before Su Yunyu could even react, the white tiger suddenly froze.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Fu exclaimed, "Little White!"
She leaped to the white tiger's side, placing her hand on its mountain-like body. After a moment of silence, she whispered:
"Little White is gone..."
It was just a very soft sound, and Zhu Fu looked up at Su Yunyu again:
"So, did you find anything about the spiritual energy?"
Although Zhu Fu didn't sound blaming, Su Yunyu was still caught off guard by the fact that the spirit beast reacted so easily to stress. He paused for a moment, then shook his head.
"No abnormalities found."
Strange, we can't detect anything at all.
As he finished speaking, several disciples around him began to whisper among themselves.
"We shouldn't have let him investigate. Now we've found nothing and even lost a low-grade spirit beast..."
“Spirit beasts already need to be carefully cared for, and this time they are even more prone to stress…”
Zhu Fu interrupted them:
"Go and accept your punishment. This is none of your business to discuss."
"Yes," the disciples said, walking away with their heads down.
Zhu Fu was somewhat disappointed and was about to put the white tiger into her spatial storage when Xiao Shuying interrupted her:
"etc--"
"What's wrong?" Zhu Fu was already somewhat displeased.
Although it was an accident, it still affected my mood to some extent.
Xiao Shuying released a wisp of spiritual energy. As a spirit of the Three Realms, he possessed all five elements, thus his spiritual energy could take countless forms. At this moment, the white spiritual energy drifted around the white tiger, and gradually, it even reflected a wisp of black spiritual energy—
This is clearly demonic energy!
Zhu Fu gasped, and even Su Yunyu was somewhat surprised.
He had just used his spiritual energy to probe and found nothing, so how come he has now discovered something?
Facing the gazes of the two who were looking at her, Xiao Shuying explained:
"I discovered this by accident. It seems that this demonic energy can only be revealed after a spirit beast dies."
Zhu Fu looked solemn:
"If it's demonic energy, then it's not simple at all."
Now that the clues have been deciphered, following the demonic energy will lead to its source. Su Yunyu grasped that wisp of demonic energy, and an idea formed in her mind:
"If we don't intervene in time, this demonic energy might turn the spirit beast into a demon beast."
Otherwise, there's no reason to go to the trouble of planting demonic energy in a spirit beast.
Just as Zhu Fu was pondering this possibility, another disciple came out to report:
"The spirit beast that first started the uprising is now showing signs of becoming possessed by a demon!"
"Just as I expected," Zhu Fu snorted coldly, understanding perfectly.
"I know why."
With a flick of her sleeve, boundless spiritual energy emanated from her, surrounding the spirit beast without a trace of demonic energy.
"They want to transform spirit beasts into demonic beasts, and their target is all the spirit beasts in my Beast Taming Sect. Only the demonic dragon in the Demon Realm has such a great need."
Upon hearing this, Su Yunyu, nicknamed "Demon Dragon," recognized him as an old friend. Not long ago, he and Xiao Shuying had even plucked a scale from him.
Oh right, what did Feng Mingye say back then? That he would go to the Demon Realm to find him.
It can't just be because of this, right? How could Feng Mingye have predicted that he would come to the Beast Taming Sect? Impossible, there must be another reason.
Zhu Fu continued speaking to herself, her voice somewhat grave:
“The demonic dragon needs to consume a large number of spirit beasts every two hundred years, and this time it is probably eyeing our Beast Taming Sect.”
Su Yunyu pondered, "Wouldn't removing the demonic energy solve the problem?"
Zhu Fu sighed, "This demonic energy is the original demonic energy of the demonic dragon. It is very well hidden. Even you can't see anything unusual for a while. It will take even more time to remove it. I'm afraid that by then, the spirit beast will have already turned into a demonic beast."
There was another disciple standing nearby, looking rather miserable.
"Isn't there any other way?"
Xiao Shuying thought that he could do it. His demonic energy was pure and his physique was special, which could allow him to reach a state close to that of a demonic dragon.
But he didn't need to. What happened to the Beast Taming Sect was none of his business anyway.
After a moment's thought, Zhu Fu said:
"Unless there is something close to the demonic energy of the dragon, then the demonic energy can be found and removed."
"Oh," Su Yunyu said, feeling a sense of familiarity. He asked, "..."
"How are the dragon scales? Are they close enough?"
“Of course,” Zhu Fu nodded without hesitation, then looked at Su Yunyu, her eyes sparkling.
"You don't have scales, do you?"
"Yes, there is," Su Yunyu pondered for a moment, her gaze fixed on Zhu Fu, seemingly giving a silent hint. Zhu Fu then slapped her forehead and hurriedly instructed her disciple:
"Go to the library and retrieve the fragments of that evil cultivation technique. The sooner the better!"
Having resolved her major concern, Su Yunyu finally felt relieved and said to Xiao Shuying:
"May I borrow your bone whip?"
Xiao Shuying: "..."
The bone whip was crafted by Su Yunyu himself. Even though it belonged to him now, and even though he was completely indifferent to the matter of the Beast Taming Sect, he couldn't refuse it at this moment.
So Su Yunyu took the Heaven-grade bone whip and saw the scales embedded in the center of the handle, thinking to herself that it was truly fate.
He used spiritual energy to lift the bone whip into the air, then infused it with spiritual energy into the scales, dispersing the demonic energy inherent in the scales, and slowly swept it across the spirit beast.
During this time, Zhu Fu looked at the bone whip with some amazement:
"What a cool weapon, but how did you come up with the idea of using dragon scales to inlay it?"
"..."
What else could it be? Of course, it's because Long Aotian cultivates both spirit and demon, so his weapon also needs to be imbued with demonic energy. But the truth couldn't be revealed, so Su Yunyu made up a random excuse:
"He likes scales."
Xiao Shuying: "..."
"Oh~" Zhu Fu seemed to have seen through something, her gaze sweeping between Su Yunyu and Xiao Shuying, causing Xiao Shuying to take a half step back uncomfortably for the first time.
In a short time, all the spirit beasts in this area had been cleansed of their demonic energy. Su Yunyu then gave a wisp of the original demonic energy from a scale to Zhu Fu, so that she could expel the demonic energy from the spirit beasts in other areas.
Just then, the disciple also retrieved the tattered page.
Zhu Fu handed it to Su Yunyu so that he could take a look.
Su Yunyu took it and examined it, finding that it did indeed match the missing part. She thanked Zhu Fu, then noticed Zhu Fu's hesitant expression and wondered if she had begun to suspect something.
In short, the secret that Long Aotian was the spirit of the Three Realms was definitely something she couldn't know. So Su Yunyu prepared an excuse, and as soon as Zhu Fu opened her mouth:
"I have a secret place here—"
He interrupted, saying, "No comment."
Zhu Fu: "..."
She was wondering what she had just heard, but wasn't sure, so she asked:
What did you just say?
When Su Yunyu realized that Zhu Fu hadn't inquired about the secret manual, she awkwardly changed the subject:
"Nothing, what did you just say?"
"..." Zhu Fu stared at him with some suspicion, but in the end, because she was in a hurry, she couldn't bother teasing him anymore and told him frankly:
"Our sect has a secret realm opening tomorrow. The most precious thing inside is a Heavenly Grade Spirit Beast called Crimson Flame Phoenix."
Crimson Flame Phoenix!
Upon hearing this incredibly cool name, Su Yunyu's eyes immediately lit up, and she was certain that this beast was an extremely rare and unique spirit beast.
As expected, 111 was also incredibly excited in its sea of consciousness:
[One of the Four Divine Beasts! You'd better capture it for Long Aotian quickly, or he'll remember your kindness for life!]
"..." Su Yunyu pouted slightly.
Why can't I take it for myself?
111 mercilessly mocked:
[You're going back after you finish your mission, so why linger here? You're of greater value to Long Aotian.]
Okay, that makes a lot of sense.
Moreover, given his own fate as an enemy of Heaven, it's unlikely he could take it down personally; it's better to give it to Long Aotian.
Seeing Su Yunyu lost in thought, Zhu Fu was somewhat annoyed by his indifference and immediately asked:
If you're not interested, then forget it.
She was about to leave when Su Yunyu, fearing she might miss her chance, quickly grabbed her arm.
"etc--"
Xiao Shuying didn't notice what the two were exchanging, but she saw Su Yunyu grab Zhu Fu's arm. Her eyes immediately sharpened, and she walked over and stood in front of Su Yunyu, speaking directly:
"Master, what's wrong?"
Su Yunyu was eager for that secret realm, and Xiao Shuying's question didn't stop him from releasing Zhu Fu; instead, he asked even more urgently:
"May we enter that secret realm?"
Seeing that she was being ignored, Xiao Shuying felt a surge of anger rising within her. Although she had clearly heard the two talking about secret realms, she thought, why did they have to pull and tug at each other like that?
He grabbed Su Yunyu's hand that was holding Zhu Fu's, and then said, word by word:
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Zhu Fu watched the scene with amusement and gently moved her arm, so Su Yunyu naturally withdrew his hand, but Xiao Shuying was still holding onto it.
Su Yunyu felt a little uncomfortable from the burning heat on her wrist, so she withdrew her hand and then explained:
"There is a secret realm where the Crimson Flame Phoenix resides."
"So," Xiao Shuying said without changing her expression, her expression remaining unchanged.
Su Yunyu felt a sense of emotion as she looked at him. As expected of the Chosen One of Heaven, he had an extraordinary demeanor. Most people, upon hearing about the Four Divine Beasts, would at least be excited enough to jump up, if not jump with excitement.
But looking at Xiao Shuying, she wasn't surprised at all...
In fact, Xiao Shuying was not surprised at all. With his current cultivation level, combined with the complete manual and this Heaven-grade bone whip, he was invincible even without the support of a spirit beast.
If one could master all the cultivation of that lifetime, one would be invincible.
Su Yunyu looked at him solemnly and said:
"I plan to have you form a contract with the Crimson Flame Phoenix."
"Hey, hey, hey!" Seeing that the two were acting as if no one else was around, Zhu Fu decided to linger for a moment longer, since there was no rush to remove the demonic energy from either side.
"I don't think I've given you permission to go in yet."
"..."
Su Yunyu turned to look at Zhu Fu, then stared at the demonic energy of the scales she had just dispersed in Zhu Fu's hand.
Zhu Fu clearly sensed his resentment and immediately giggled.
"Okay, okay, I was just kidding."
"Tomorrow is the secret realm. If you two are confident, then go in and give it a try. But the Crimson Flame Phoenix is already a myth."
It should be known that in this continent, even the Azure Phoenix is an extremely rare creature. A single Azure Phoenix tail feather is priceless and unavailable for purchase. As for the Crimson Flame Phoenix, which is one level higher than the Azure Phoenix, it can be said to exist only as a legend.
Moreover, spirit beasts are divided into three levels: those that run on land are level one, those that can swim in water are level one, and those that can fly in the sky are level one. Most spirit beasts can only take care of level one, but the Crimson Flame Phoenix can take care of all three levels.
Based on these legends, Su Yunyu believed in Long Aotian's luck, and thus confidently stated:
"Don't worry, we'll be there tomorrow."
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Author's Note: [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]
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