Volume 1 Chapter 39 Little Fatty Ball, Demon Beast Cub

  Castle Lord's Mansion.

  "Report to the city master, Li Rong has returned."

  "Let him in." A majestic and authoritative voice sounded.

  A slightly stout middle-aged man walked quickly into the grand hall.

  "Old master, Li Rong pays his respects to you." A portly middle-aged man, Li Rong, kneels down and bows.

  "Excused," said the majestic Lord of Lin Yuan City with a serious face, "Why didn't I see Master Luo? Didn't he come back with you?"

  "Reporting to Master," said Li Rong with a bitter face, "after Master returned to Lin Xuan City first, Li Rong was ordered to wait in Donglai City for Luo Dashi to complete his alchemy. Every day there were offerings. Unfortunately, after waiting for seven days, just as Luo Dashi successfully completed his alchemy and came out of seclusion, he went back on his word..."

  "Preposterous!" The master of Lin Yuan City, Li Bo Yan, showed a furious expression. "He Luo Han Yuan is a generation of Dan Dao Zong Shi, how can he do such a thing? Doesn't he care about his half-life reputation? It must be you, this dog slave, who has delayed Master Luo!"

  Li Rong had just stood up, and upon hearing this, he knelt down with a thud and wailed: "Master, the matter is of great importance, how dare I be slow?! Master Luo has been refining his elixir for seven days, and every day I have been waiting outside his alchemy room to greet him. I even addressed the young medicine boy as 'Xian Tong' with utmost respect, not daring to miss a single detail in etiquette. Every day, I also instructed Li Fu to prepare gifts to present to Master Luo. But after Master Luo left, he returned all the gifts and refused to mention anything about following me to Lin Yuan City. I dared to ask him one more question, but was scolded and chased away by Master Luo..."

  Li Bo Yan suppressed his anger and said, "Then think about it, after Luo Da Shi successfully refined the elixir, did he see anyone or say anything?" He also knew that Li Rong, the housekeeper, was a steady and reliable person, otherwise he wouldn't have let him return to Lin Xuan City first.

  "Ah, Master Lao, now that you mention it, I recall that on the day Luo Dashi successfully refined his elixir, many friends came to congratulate him on his success. At first, he was quite friendly towards me, but after meeting with Lord Liu, his attitude towards me suddenly took a drastic turn..."

  "Donglai Liu's family!" Lei Boyan suddenly understood in his heart, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, slumping back into his chair. "I know now, this isn't your fault either, you can go down."

  "The old master does not blame the old slave, but the old slave is uneasy at heart..." Li Rong said nervously, stealing a glance at Li Bo Yan.

  "Alright, I've said it. It's none of your business," Lei Boyan waved his hand somewhat tiredly, "If you really did something wrong, I naturally won't let you off easily."

  "Thank you, sir, for your kindness." Li Rong felt relieved in his heart and took a deep breath, thanking him profusely as he walked back and forth.

  Only Li Bo Yan was left in the spacious hall, he let out a deep sigh, feeling the weight on his shoulders as heavy as Mount Tai.

  A man in his thirties or forties emerged from the inner hall, with a stern expression and sharp eyebrows. It was none other than Li Zhongxuan: "I heard everything that happened earlier. What's going on? Why did Donglai Liu's family obstruct Luo Han's attempt to extend Father's lifespan?"

  Li Bo Yan said, "Cough, isn't it all about the fief of Lin Yuan City! The master of the Liu family, Liu Jun Xuan, has long been in the realm of Xuan Jun. Originally, the national master was going to grant him Cang Mang Mountain, but he declined, presumably because he saw that Cang Mang Mountain was vast and sparsely populated, desolate and barren, and didn't want to accept it, only wanting the title of Jun Hou. Now that Father's lifespan is limited, this Liu Jun Xuan has certainly had thoughts stirring, once Father passes away at a ripe old age, the national master will inevitably take back the fief and reassign it, this is his opportunity! So, he won't just sit idly by while Father prolongs his life."

  Li Zhongxuan frowned: "How can this be, Liu Junxuan obstructing Father's longevity for personal gain, and Luo Han yuan being so contradictory? These are the actions of petty people! Big brother, we should stop all transactions with the Liu family and cut off our monthly allowance to Luo Han yuan."

  Li Bo Yan shook his head and said, "Second brother, you're being too impulsive. Stopping the transaction with the Liu family will result in even greater losses for our Li family. As for Luo Han Yuan, we can't guarantee that we won't need to ask for his help in the future. After all, a master alchemist who can refine fifth-grade spiritual pills is hard to come by in Donglai country..."

  Li Zhongxuan's sword-like eyebrows stood upright as he said, "This is the difference between you and me. In my dictionary, there is no such word as compromise."

  Watching Li Zhongxuan walk away, Li Bo Yan sighed. Xiu Xuan had reached the Xuan Zong realm, and both of their mental states were at the level of a sect master, so there was no question of who was right or wrong. In Li Bo Yan's view, his second brother's free and easy-going mental state was more conducive to breaking through the boundary than his own.

  "Although my second brother is several years younger than me, his strength has already surpassed mine... This may be the state of mind suitable for breakthrough," thought Lei Boyan, "Unfortunately, my second brother doesn't understand that this kind of mentality is not suitable for dealing with people. When water is too clear there are no fish, when a person is too meticulous there are no followers; sometimes necessary compromise is needed."

  "Now, I can only hope that Yu Zhi will succeed in refining the Elixir of Longevity. Alas, even if she succeeds, its effect may not be great, after all, Father is a Xuan Jun level cultivator, wanting to regain his vitality, one Elixir of Longevity would not be enough."

  Qimen Daochang

  "Shao Men Zhu, we have secretly investigated and found that Xu Yang had already left Lin Wan City three days ago, heading towards the Giant Python Mountains." A xuan shi reported respectfully.

  "Mountains of the Giant Python? He's a cultivator, and he doesn't have anyone to accompany him on his ascetic journey. What is he doing going to the Mountains of the Giant Python? Is he picking herbs?" Qi Hong was taken aback, but he quickly stopped thinking about this question. "This is a great opportunity!"

  "Notify Old Huo and the others to search upwards along the route of Song Ren's previous bitter practice, and kill Xu Yang on the spot!" Qi Hong said with a cold gaze.

  "Yes!" The Taoist priest took his leave.

  The giant python mountain range, in front of the stone cave.

  "Rumble", the bluestone was moved away, and Xuyang walked out with a body of sweat, stumbling and starting to practice "Dynamic Static as One Qi". Every time he swung his fist, it brought up a dense burst of bone explosion sounds, which was a sign of his skeletal strengthening.

  "Hu, the gathering was successful! The Earth Xuan and Dark Xuan turbines have been formed. The physical strength has surged to 180 jin!" Xu Yang finished his move and felt exhausted in both body and mind. Having gathered five great Xuan wheels in just three days was indeed a terrifying feat, one that even the heavenly clans of later generations rarely achieved.

  "Gulu gulu", a humming noise came, Xuyang lowered his head to take a look, and that little monster with bulging flesh surprisingly still hadn't left, circling around his legs.

  Seeing Xu Yang lower his head to look at it, the little monster became more spirited. With a burst of strength from its four short legs, it actually jumped three feet high, opening its disproportionately large mouth and begging for food.

  Xu Yang reluctantly took out two pieces of dried meat to feed it, and upon seeing the almost empty bag, Xu Yang shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect this little ball of meat to be so voracious, it's almost finished off all my rations."

  "Look at you, eating so much and getting fatter by the day, I'll just call you Fatty Ball from now on." Xǔ Yáng said with a chuckle, pinching the little monster's round belly.

  The fat ball rolled violently on the ground after hearing this name, with its four paws waving wildly in resistance.

  "Can you understand what I'm saying?" Xu Yang was quite surprised this time.

  The fat ball quickly nodded its head, its neck was so short that it was almost invisible, making the action of nodding hilarious. But in Xu Yang's heart, there wasn't much laughter, but rather extreme surprise.

  There are few beasts with such spiritual intelligence, and generally only ferocious beasts or above have some shallow wisdom.

  "This little guy, his origin is absolutely not bad, it's very likely that he's a young demon beast." Xǔ Yáng made a preliminary conclusion.

  Some exotic beasts in the Tianyuan Continent possess formidable combat strength. People have also categorized them into different levels based on their fighting prowess.

  Ordinary beasts, classified as ordinary beasts, have no special abilities.

  Some beasts, after swallowing some treasures, have had strange encounters and may undergo mutations, becoming either incredibly powerful or extremely ferocious. Some even grow an extra pair of wings, gaining the ability to fly... Such beasts are known as "Anomalous Beasts", and only Xuan Masters or higher-level human Xuan practitioners can contend against them.

  Some higher beast tribes born with blood inheritance have special talents and strong combat power, such beast tribes are called "Fierce Beasts", some powerful Fierce Beasts can even rival the Xuan Jun.

  One level higher is a demonic beast, possessing intelligence on par with humans, with unmatched ferocity and strength capable of rivaling the Dark Emperor.

  Xu Yang held the fatty ball's nape skin in front of his eyes, observing it carefully. He really couldn't imagine that such a gluttonous little thing could possibly be a young demon beast.

  "It's cute, so let's just raise it. If it's a demon beast, its maturation period will probably take several hundred years. By that time, I don't know if there will still be me in this world." Xǔ Yáng held the little ball with a playful attitude and placed it on his shoulder.

  Back in the cave, Xu Yang picked up the fat ball and put it on the ground: "Since you can understand my words, remember not to disturb me when I'm practicing, otherwise I'll drive you out of the cave."

  The fat ball madly nodded its head and circled around Xu Yang's legs, putting on an "I'm a good citizen" look.

  Xu Yang thought for a moment and still didn't feel at ease, so he used his hand as a brush and drew a circle of array patterns on the ground. The mysterious power surged out, and a faint, obscure light flickered.

  "The Two Poles Formation, a small defensive formation that uses the power of light and darkness as its array eyes. Once someone steps into the circle, it immediately triggers a two-polar protective shield to repel the intruder. Xǔ Yáng's mind flashed with the name and function of this formation, then looked at Féi Qiú's small and pitiful body, feeling relieved, he sat down cross-legged on the ground, holding a green crystal in one hand."

  "Now, with the power of Qing Ling Jing, condense the Feng Xuan vortex wheel!"

  Xu Yang didn't know that just as he was starting to condense his Xuan Wheel, the fat ball became restless and ran to the side of the array pattern Xu Yang had drawn. It curiously sniffed it, then opened its mouth and sucked in the two strands of Xuan energy, one white and one black, like drinking noodles. After that, it let out a loud burp.

  These two mysterious powers were infused by Xu Yang when he set up the bipolar array. Even the energy to operate the formation was gone, so this "bipolar array" was naturally left with only an empty shell.

  However, the fat ball did not go to disturb Xu Yang's cultivation, but instead wandered around in the cave, sniffing his little nose east and west, and soon found the dry food bag that Xu Yang had placed on the bluestone at the entrance of the cave.

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