C64 (2/2)
”Have you never heard of the Qiongqi Heavenly Beast of the Great Sea?”
”Of course I've heard of it. That poor strange beast is incomparably fierce, and the beast tide it activates will harm the Six Realms. What? What does the Qiong Qi beast have to do with this?”
Seeing that Gu Xueluo had already raised her spirits, Yun Jiuchang secretly rejoiced in his heart. If he could really get her to give up on the idea of going to Penglai, then he would try it no matter how risky it was.
Yun Jiuchang cleared his throat, a clear ripple appeared between his brows, and he explained, ”The reason why Qiong Qi Divine Beasts are extremely ferocious and difficult to tame is because it contains an incomparably valuable beast spirit within its body. That beast spirit is the treasure of the Six Realms of Heaven and Earth, whoever can own this beast spirit can increase their power by a thousand times. Back then, the leader of the Demon Realms, Demon Marshall Qi Nu, was a greedy beast spirit at the moment when the beast tide was invading the Six Realms and he ignored all dangers to obtain the beast spirit, resulting in the death of the beast tide. ”
Listening to Yun Jiu Tang talk about these things, Gu Xue Luo's eyes became dark, as if recalling her own distant memories, she mumbled: ”That's right, if Servant Qu hadn't insisted on bringing back his Qiong Qi Divine Beast that year, he wouldn't have lost his life in the beast tide. But... these... What does it have to do with the Undead of the fifth hidden spirit? ” Gu Xueluo couldn't help but ask.
”Don't worry miss, of course it's related to that,” Facing Gu Xueluo's doubt, Yun Jiu Tang said neither slow nor fast, ”That beast spirit can not only activate its ultimate power, but it also has the magical power of summoning the dead and bringing them back to life. Otherwise, how could Demon Sovereign Qiru have risked his life to snatch it back then.”
”Does a beast spirit really have such a miraculous power?”
”That's right. I once heard the Devil Ancestor speak to the leader of the Immortal World, Li Jiuhuan. In addition, there are special records of him within the 'Ancient Psyche Encyclopedia'.”
Initially, Yun Jiu Tang thought Gu Xue Luo would be overjoyed at his words. After all, this beast spirit was more real and credible than the unfamiliar Eastern Wasteland Penglai. However, Gu Xueluo's attitude was much colder than he had expected. Her eyebrows were raised just now and a smile gradually appeared on her face, but then her expression darkened, ”Even so, that beast spirit is in the body of a Qiong Qi divine beast. There's no one in the Six Realms that can deal with poor, strange beasts, and obtaining beast spirits is even harder than ascending to heaven …”
His words were like a bucket of cold water, cooling the excited Yun Jiuchang's entire body in an instant. Gu Xueluo did not observe his reaction, ”Back then, in order to fight against the Qiongqi Beast, Taixuan's Elder Yin Bao, together with the Six Realms, took the initiative to enter the Great Sea to eliminate the Qiong Qi. A large number of people gathered, and then they carefully selected a strong team to deal with the beasts.”
Yun Jiu Tang had never heard of these heroes before. He was brimming with interest, and before Gu Xue Luo could finish, he interrupted urgently, ”How is this team? Did you defeat the Qiong Qi Beast? ”
Gu Xueluo continued, ”At that time, this exterminating team had been led by the Altar Master Xin, Foreign Dignitary of Shocking Cloud …”
”What …” Is it the Old Altar Master Xin …? ” Yun Jiuchang was shocked and could not help but feel a sense of respect for the passing Guest Warrior Xin.
Gu Xueluo's expression was serious, and her eyes were filled with a desolate and magnificent color. The scene from her memory of the Beast Repellent was immediately revived. ”As soon as the team of beasts entered the sea, they were attacked by the Flying Blood Bat, and after going through a lot of hardships, they arrived at the snow-white beast's cave where the Qiong Qi beast was …”
”There's also the Flying Blood Bat and the Snow Beast's Catacombs! These are legendary creatures that have only appeared in legends!” Yun Jiuchang was already full of yearning, as if he hated himself for not having the beast team on the run.
Compared to the poor strange beasts, those are simply appetizers, ”Gu Xueluo was completely immersed in her memories at this time, of course, she had never experienced it personally, so it was impossible to say it,” In the Snow Beast's underground cave, the team of wild beasts and the poor strange beasts encountered each other and fought for hundreds of rounds.
”What happened next …?”
”Afterwards, Lang Gangyuan, the five disciples of Supreme Profound City died in battle. The fifth hidden spirit destroyed the Snow Beast's underground cave to the point of collapse, burying the Qiong Qi Divine Beast …”
”But that poor strange beast has the power to defy the heavens. Is it going to be exterminated just like that?”
”Who knows? In all these years, I've never heard of Qiong Qi from Hanhai ever again.”
”Miss Xue Luo, how do you know so much about hunting beasts in the sea? It's as if you know every detail like the back of your hand.”
”Because at that time, I was also a member of the team that killed beasts!” Gu Xueluo said calmly.
This delicate woman in front of him actually had such a valiant heart. Beneath her alluring appearance, there was a bright glow of movement. Yun Jiu Tang clasped his hands together and said, ”I didn't think that a weak woman would have such ambition. Yun Jiuchang admires her!”
Gu Xueluo didn't listen to Yun Jiu Tang's flattery. She looked at him and muttered, ”Now, do you know what an impossible task it is to eliminate beasts in the vast seas?”
”That's right, it's an extremely difficult mission to obtain a beast spirit in the vast sea,” Yun Jiuchang's expression was solemn, his face was abnormally resolute, ”Since there's the first time to kill a beast, why can't there be a second time? If there's a single person giving the command, there must be a large number of supporters!”
Gu Xue couldn't help but shake her head and mutter, ”It's easier said than done. Besides, how can I put my own self-interest above the Six Realms?”
Yun Jiu Tang retorted, ”Getting rid of the Qiong Qi for the benefit of the six realms is a good thing that we can accomplish in the future. We need the six realms to face this together, it's not a personal matter of one of us.” These words seemed to remind Gu Xueluo. She listened attentively to Yun Jiu Tang's suggestion, no longer insisting on going to the Eastern Wasteland Penglai.
Looking out through the tea shop, he could see that the sky was once again covered in dark clouds. However, compared to the dark clouds in the sky, there was still a cloud in Yun Jiu Tang's heart that had yet to disperse.
That was the location of the Twilight Jade.
As the supreme treasure of the Six Realms, the whereabouts of the Twilight Jade was always concerned about the hearts of other realms. In the Ancient Jade Mirror of the Stardust Courtyard, a snow-white light had once appeared beside the fifth hidden spirit. However, it quickly disappeared without a trace. This showed that the Twilight Jade was held by the fifth hidden spirit, but after the hidden spirit had cut itself off, that jade white art should have followed the undead to the Demon World, and should have been in his hand, but he didn't even see the shadow of the jade.
Could it be that during this process, the Twilight Jade really had been intercepted by others? Or was it left behind in an unknown corner, waiting for its owner to arrive? He had to find the Twilight Jade as soon as possible, otherwise, a bloody storm would start in the surrounding six realms around this supreme treasure.