Auspicious beasts were unique entities in the world, distinct from humans, demon beasts, and spirit plants.
Rumors had it that during the chaotic era of primordial chaos, the world was plagued by endless catastrophes. A certain beast cultivated to Great Success and stepped forward, rescuing the living beings of the world from fire and water, saving heaven and earth from the brink of collapse.
As life returned, merit was born. Though the beast died, a trace of its bloodline remained within the demon race.
Out of gratitude from countless living beings, heaven and earth bestowed their favor upon it. Countless merits and fortune gathered within a beast egg, and heaven and earth personally nurtured it with primordial pure qi, finally hatching the bloodline.
All beasts bowed in worship, and a hundred birds sang in unison. The Dao Rhyme of heaven and earth manifested, and the Heavenly Dao itself bestowed upon them their racial identity: auspicious beasts.
The auspicious beast Pixiu was one of them.
Under normal circumstances, going out with an auspicious beast was naturally a wonderful thing.
It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to say one could pick up earthly treasures just by walking out the door, or harvest heavenly materials simply by reaching out a hand.
But right now, she was an injured patient with a sealed sea of consciousness!
“Just sit tight. This is what Martial Aunt Yi Shu ordered.”
Is that so? Martial Aunt didn't say anything about this.
Although puzzled, Gu Ningyun still obediently hugged the fat duck's neck tightly.
The fat duck gently flapped its wings, causing the space to ripple slightly.
Gu Ningyun only felt her vision blur. In the next instant, they appeared at the edge of the Xiaoyao sect-protecting array.
Only an auspicious beast Pixiu could tear through space to travel, completely ignoring the arrays of the various peaks.
The identity jade tokens of the girl and the duck glowed, and they passed right through the sect-protecting array without causing even a single ripple.
“This spatial transit will take a bit longer. Don't be afraid.”
Space warped for a moment, revealing a rift. With a flap of its wings, the fat duck dove straight in.
Surrounded by a pitch-black void, Gu Ningyun could clearly sense that the space was filled with countless mysterious energies.
Violent ones, gentle ones, chaotic ones, orderly ones...
Among them, she even discovered an energy similar to the mysterious power inside her body.
It was the energy she had developed after cultivating the Xiaoyao Wind Records.
In this pitch-black space, there was no concept of time or direction.
Only by the energy constantly rushing past them could Gu Ningyun tell they were moving forward.
Yet, no matter what nature these energies possessed, the moment they drew near the fat duck, they would become gentle.
They even trembled in response to the vibrations of the fat duck's wings, as if they were guiding the fat duck, pointing out the direction.
Was this the ability bestowed upon the Pixiu by the Heavenly Dao?
She sensed it carefully, her curiosity growing stronger. “Senior Brother, what are these energies around us?”
“They are laws.”
The fat duck's verbal response was incredibly calm, but a storm of shock raged in its heart.
What's going on? With the little girl's meager cultivation, she can actually sense the power of laws. This is an energy that can only be touched at the Tribulation Transcendence stage!
Could it be... Just like Chanxi, the little girl has also gained the recognition of that cultivation technique.
That technique was passed down from the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect of the Immortal Realm. It has a long history and extremely high standards. Not just any top-grade heavenly spirit root can gain its recognition. It seems the little girl's talent is far beyond its expectations.
In its heart, the fat duck felt both joy and worry.
The joy was naturally for the little girl's talent, but the worry was for the grand trend of heaven and earth.
Based on its affinity with the power of laws and its various observations while wandering the cultivation world...
Within the last hundred years, at least six disciples in Xiaoyao had gained the recognition of that cultivation technique. Other sects, and even the demon and magical beast races, had also seen the emergence of many geniuses.
Although they weren't as monstrously talented as the little girl, they were still quite exceptional compared to those from hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
According to an auspicious beast's intuition and inheritance, when a world suddenly produced so many geniuses in the same era, there was only one possibility—a chaotic era was coming.
Was a chaotic era the inevitable trend of history, or had the Heavenly Dao sensed something?
The fat duck dared not think any further and simply warned her, “Little girl, don't go around telling anyone outside that you can sense the power of laws.”
Gu Ningyun had a rough idea of why. Just as she was about to obediently agree, the fat duck added, “This is an energy that only old monsters at the Tribulation Transcendence stage can touch. If others find out you can sense it at the Foundation Establishment stage, I'm worried they'll become jealous of you.”
Gu Ningyun: “...”
No matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't bring herself to say that...
“I'll keep that in mind, Senior Brother,” Gu Ningyun shamelessly agreed.
After spending about three hours in the dark space, the fat duck waved its wing to tear open a rift and dove out with Gu Ningyun on its back.
They emerged into a dense forest where the vegetation was lush and tree roots were gnarled.
If she weren't riding on the fat duck's back in mid-air, Gu Ningyun wouldn't even have been able to find a place to stand.
Where on earth did he bring me?
“This is Mount Wuji.”
As if seeing through her confusion, the fat duck promptly explained, “Mount Wuji is located west of Yunzhou, stretching for hundreds of thousands of miles. The depths of the mountains are uninhabited, occupied by great demons, and exceptionally dangerous. Little girl, do not come here alone before you reach the Soul Transformation stage.”
As the fat duck spoke, the rustling sound of shaking branches echoed from the jungle.
Gu Ningyun tensed her body and looked up toward the noise, only for a half-meter-long, blue-feathered parrot to burst into view.
The parrot's wings whipped up a wild gale, scattering the branches along its path in disarray.
Gu Ningyun's pupils contracted. A rank three demon beast, equivalent to a human Golden Core cultivator!
From what she knew, the fat duck's cultivation was at the late stage of rank four, comparable to a late Nascent Soul human cultivator. How did this parrot dare to charge at them like this?
She silently hugged the fat duck's neck tighter. There would probably be a brief fight next, so she had to be careful not to fall off.
Unfortunately, she was overthinking.
Just ten meters away from the fat duck, the parrot executed a sudden halt and a dive, landing steadily five meters away from them.
“Boss, you actually came!”
Gu Ningyun: “???!!”
“What nonsense are you talking? When my little sister is in trouble, this lord will naturally show up.”
The fat duck shook its wings. “Lead the way.”
“Understood!”
The parrot turned around and flew deeper into the forest, while the fat duck followed close behind by tearing through space in short bursts.
Before long, the two beasts and one human arrived in front of a cave dwelling.
“Boss, this is the place. There are two rank four early stage Water-Severing Wolves inside.”
The parrot's tone was urgent and filled with resentment. “The female wolf gave birth to pups and wanted to eat eggs, so the male wolf snatched away all the eggs in this area. My eggs were high up in a banyan tree, but he still reached up and stole them all as reserve food, and he even destroyed my nest! Boss, you have to get justice for your little sister!”
With their territory invaded, the wolves naturally noticed immediately.
An angry wolf howl echoed from inside the cave, and a three-meter-tall white wolf immediately rushed out.
Arriving before them even faster than the white wolf were six sharp, meter-long water arrows.
The fat duck shook its wings, causing space to ripple slightly, and the water arrows were instantly crushed by an unknown force.
Wiggling its duck tail, it leaped into the air and kicked out fiercely.
Ten breaths later, the majestic large wolf was kicked to the ground, completely paralyzed.
The white wolf struggled on the ground for a long time but couldn't get up. It could only stare at them with eyes full of rage and despair, letting out a long, sorrowful wail.
Soon, an answering howl echoed from inside the cave.
Before the howl inside could finish, the fat duck tore through space and entered the depths of the cave.
Startled by its sudden appearance, the female wolf's fur stood on end. She tucked her tail, lowered her body, and warily stared at the uninvited guest with her wolf eyes, baring her teeth as she let out a warning growl.
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