“Little Yu, stop, lend me your big dog to play with.” the Crazy Elder shouted.
Yu Qinghou shuddered all over, and his Purple Gold Ape almost shuddered at the same time.
“Hurry up.” Yu Qinghou urgently commanded Purple Gold Ape, pretending he didn’t hear the Crazy Elder.
The Purple Gold Ape’s folded wings suddenly spread out, and with a roar of wind, it was about to shoot into the sky like lightning.
But just then, the figure of the Crazy Elder appeared like a ghost, with one hand pressed against Purple Gold Ape’s forehead, no matter how it struggled, it couldn’t take off.
Yu Qinghou smiled bitterly, ordered Purple Gold Ape to stop struggling with his mind, and put on a fake surprised expression. “Crazy Elder, it’s you? I never thought I’d meet you again, it’s my good fortune.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, hurry up and get down, lend me this big dog to play with.” the Crazy Elder said, directly flipping over and riding on Purple Gold Ape, and with one hand throwing Yu Qinghou down.
The Crazy Elder then directly grabbed the two ears of Purple Gold Ape, pulled hard, and said, “Stupid dog, fly up quickly.”
The Purple Gold Ape cried out in pain, with pitiful eyes looking at its owner, causing Yu Qinghou to feel distressed. It was his precious pet, but helplessly, he had to tell the beast to cooperate with his mind.
Watching the crazy old man ride on Purple Gold Ape and soar into the sky, Yu Qinghou shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Just then, a fragrant wind blew, and Yao Rao with the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak landed in front of Yu Qinghou.
“Senior Yu, long time no see.” Yao Rao smiled.
“Elder Yao, you’ve brought your disciples out for training.” Yu Qinghou looked at Yao Rao with some surprise, it had been a few years since they had last met. This fairy-like woman was even more enchanting and beautiful, but he quickly adjusted his mentality.
Before, Yao Rao could be considered his junior, but now she had passed the ninth checkpoint of Heavenly Mountain Peak and was now a senior elder, equal in status to him. However, due to the formidable strength of Heavenly Mountain Peak compared to the Beast Manor, his status was actually slightly lower than Yao Rao’s in reality.
At this moment, Xiao Li came out. She performed the etiquette of the sect and respectfully said, “Beast Manor disciple Xiao Li pays respects to Senior Yu.”
Yu Qinghou was taken aback, and looked at the Beast Ring on Xiao Li’s finger. So she was a junior from the the sect, and he naturally had to maintain his elder’s demeanor. He said sternly, “What’s going on? Why are you the only one here?”
“I…I came out to practice with Senior Sister Yan Fangfei…” Xiao Li began to tremble as she recounted what happened.
“Senior Sister Yan fell into the cliff, so Dia and I went back to West Spirit City to find the City Lord, Qi Bei Nord…”
When she heard the name Qi Bei Nord, Yao Rao’s enchanting eyes quivered suddenly. She hadn’t been mistaken. That little guy had really come to the Savage Wastelands.
Then, Yao Rao’s gaze swept over Ming Yue, noticing that there was also a strange glimmer in her eyes.
Xiao Li did not say that Dia had taken her to escape but said that they were separated in the melee. Later, Dia was killed by the Barbaric Bear, and she was rescued by the passing Yao Rao.
After listening to Xiao Li’s account, Yu Qinghou showed a look of regret and said to Yao Rao, “Elder Yao, I need to trouble you to take care of this junior disciple of mine from the Beast Manor for a while longer. If you see anyone from the Beast Manor outside the Dragon Pheonix Valley, please ask them to take care of her. I will go to the Devil’s Cliff.”
With that, Yu Qinghou leaped onto a level-seven Swallowing Tiger and led a group of magic beasts away mightily.
Xiao Li’s eyes showed a strange color. Elder Yu was really good at acting, and now that he knew that Senior Sister Yan had an accident, he must be ecstatic.
It turned out that in the three academies and six halls of the Beast Manor, their generation was the lowest. There were only two disciples who fused with the Beast Spirit that could grow into an eighth-level beast. One was Yan Fangfei, and the other was Yu Tianji, Yu Qinghou’s granddaughter. Elder Wu Qingqing, Yan Fangfei’s ancestor, had a fierce power struggle with Yu Qinghou over the control of the Beast Manor. Naturally, the younger generation also fought in secret.
With only two disciples who fused with the Beast Spirit that could grow into an eighth-level beast, it was natural that there would be a struggle between them for the position of the future head of the Beast Manor. Yan Fangfei’s accident should be a huge blow to Elder Wu, and it was certain that Yu Tianji would take over as the head of the clan in the future.
Under these circumstances, it was strange that Yu Qinghou would go to save Yan Fangfei. However, he had to act like an elder in front of outsiders.
Even though Yao Rao also knew it in her heart, she would not interfere in the affairs of other sects. She only wanted to know what was happening with Qi Bei now.
“Qi Bei Nord, isn’t he the fiancé of Ming Yue?” a female disciple from Heavenly Mountain Peak exclaimed in surprise.
“How could a small City Lord from the border barbarian region be Ming Yue’s fiancé? You must be mistaken,” another male disciple said indignantly. Obviously, he was interested in Ming Yue.
“Humph, don’t believe me? Ask Ming Yue then.” The female disciple said.
Everyone’s gaze turned to Ming Yue, and even Yao Rao was interested in knowing how she would answer.
“Yes, Qi Bei Nord is my fiancé,” Ming Yue didn’t refute, but said in her usual calm voice.
As soon as she said this, several male disciples’ expressions changed. It was evident that even though Ming Yue had only been at Heavenly Mountain Peak for a short time, there were quite a few male disciples who admired her.
“He’s not worthy of you. How could the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak be engaged to such a man?”
“Yeah, call off the engagement.”
Ming Yue frowned lightly and said indifferently, “My marriage doesn’t need anyone else’s approval. Whether he is qualified or not, that is my own business. You are the last people who are qualified to say anything.”
The few people who spoke before blushed but couldn’t refute her. That’s right, this was someone else’s private matter. Why are they meddling in it?
“Well…in fact, that City Lord is very powerful,” Xiao Li couldn’t help but speak up for Qi Bei.
Yao Rao’s heart moved. She was just wondering how to ask about it and pretended to be interested, smiling and asking, “How powerful is he? More powerful than the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak?”
But Xiao Li nodded unexpectedly, causing a burst of laughter.
“He can kill the Heart Devouring Ape. Can you guys do that?” Xiao Li said angrily.
The eight disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak who were laughing fell silent in an instant. The female disciple who spoke first said, “You said he killed the Heart Devouring Ape? What is his strength?”
“King-grade warrior,” Xiao Li said.
King-grade warrior? Among these eight disciples, the most powerful one was a king-grade mage, but he believed he would have to run away if he encountered the Heart Devouring Ape.
However, Yao Rao and Ming Yue were extremely surprised. How could Qi Bei have improved so quickly in such a short time?
“Little guy, you really didn’t disappoint me,” Yao Rao thought. At least the distance between the two of them wasn’t so far away anymore. King-grade was a watershed level. Only by stepping into the King-grade could one have the potential to continue breaking through. Qi Bei was not even eighteen years old yet.
‘Qi Bei, are you trying to prove that you’re stronger than me? However, you’ll be disappointed. Being a King-grade expert doesn’t mean anything, and you definitely couldn’t have killed the Heart Devouring Ape alone,’ Ming Yue thought. Her eyes were cold. She knew that with the strength of the Nord family, they would definitely send experts to protect him. Therefore, she didn’t believe that Qi Bei could have killed the Heart Devouring Ape alone.
………
Yan Fangfei and Xiao Jiu sat cross-legged on one side recovering, while Qi Bei lay on the back of the Iron Armored Fire Dragon, holding a spatial ring removed from the body of the Dream Sea thunder mage.
Qi Bei probed with his mind, and the space inside the ring was quite large, about the size of a courtyard, divided by several shelves, and filled with various odds and ends.
“Wow, so much gold. This person is rich,” Qi Bei found more than a dozen boxes in the corner, all filled with gold coins.
He glanced over them, but didn’t stop. Although Qi Bei was in need of money, he knew that among the collections of some powerful people, gold coins were probably the least valuable.
“Magic potions, and even the formula for advanced and mid-level magic potions, good stuff.” Qi Bei suddenly thought of Weir, the same Potion Master in the Golden Leaf Imperial City who was also controlled by the Wutian, the Dark Saint Mage. Perhaps he should send a letter to the Marquis of Lanling to invite Weir to come to the West Spirit City. Potion Masters were scarce, and although Qi Bei had recruited several in his city, they were all novice Potion Masters, while Weir could refine middle-level potions.
There were also many rare materials in the spatial ring, each of which was of great value.
At this moment, Qi Bei’s mind lingered on a separate space in the spatial ring. It was empty, with nothing inside except for a scroll hanging on the elegant background wall. The scroll was rolled up.
With a thought, the scroll trembled and unrolled.
To Qi Bei’s surprise, it was actually a portrait of a beautiful woman.
In the painting, there were white clouds floating leisurely. Above the clouds, a woman dressed in a green dress with a graceful figure was dancing. However, only half of her profile was shown in the painting.
Despite not being able to see the woman in her entirety, Qi Bei could envision that she was a strikingly beautiful, fairy-like being.
Apart from that, he couldn’t find anything special about the painting.
However, the Earth-grade thunder mage had set the painting in such a separate space, indicating that it was very important to him. He must probe his thoughts into this painting and gaze it for a long time.
“Perhaps it’s just a portrait of a woman he likes, I can’t tell if he’s a lovesick person.” Qi Bei thought to himself and withdrew his focus from the independent space.
But he did not notice that when his thoughts withdrew, the woman in the painting turned her head slightly, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes that could make the stars lose their luster.
Qi Bei’s thoughts came to the bookshelf where the books were kept in the spatial ring. There were books of magic spells, mostly Ordinary and Intermediate grades, and only a few were of advanced grade. There were also books of battle qi techniques and various fighting application techniques. Similarly, most of these battle qi techniques were of the Ordinary grade.
‘Well, these can be given to the officers at the grassroots level of the army.’ Qi Bei thought.
Just then, Qi Bei suddenly noticed that in the center of the bookshelf, there was only one book placed, and its material was very special.
“The Demonic Madness Battle Qi Technique.” Qi Bei murmured to himself. As he opened it, his heart jumped, because the symbol on showed it was actually a Divine grade technique, and both mages and warriors can practice it. After practicing it, their spirits and souls will become incredibly strong.
“Little Yu, stop, lend me your big dog to play with.” the Crazy Elder shouted.
Yu Qinghou shuddered all over, and his Purple Gold Ape almost shuddered at the same time.
“Hurry up.” Yu Qinghou urgently commanded Purple Gold Ape, pretending he didn’t hear the Crazy Elder.
The Purple Gold Ape’s folded wings suddenly spread out, and with a roar of wind, it was about to shoot into the sky like lightning.
But just then, the figure of the Crazy Elder appeared like a ghost, with one hand pressed against Purple Gold Ape’s forehead, no matter how it struggled, it couldn’t take off.
Yu Qinghou smiled bitterly, ordered Purple Gold Ape to stop struggling with his mind, and put on a fake surprised expression. “Crazy Elder, it’s you? I never thought I’d meet you again, it’s my good fortune.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, hurry up and get down, lend me this big dog to play with.” the Crazy Elder said, directly flipping over and riding on Purple Gold Ape, and with one hand throwing Yu Qinghou down.
The Crazy Elder then directly grabbed the two ears of Purple Gold Ape, pulled hard, and said, “Stupid dog, fly up quickly.”
The Purple Gold Ape cried out in pain, with pitiful eyes looking at its owner, causing Yu Qinghou to feel distressed. It was his precious pet, but helplessly, he had to tell the beast to cooperate with his mind.
Watching the crazy old man ride on Purple Gold Ape and soar into the sky, Yu Qinghou shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Just then, a fragrant wind blew, and Yao Rao with the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak landed in front of Yu Qinghou.
“Senior Yu, long time no see.” Yao Rao smiled.
“Elder Yao, you’ve brought your disciples out for training.” Yu Qinghou looked at Yao Rao with some surprise, it had been a few years since they had last met. This fairy-like woman was even more enchanting and beautiful, but he quickly adjusted his mentality.
Before, Yao Rao could be considered his junior, but now she had passed the ninth checkpoint of Heavenly Mountain Peak and was now a senior elder, equal in status to him. However, due to the formidable strength of Heavenly Mountain Peak compared to the Beast Manor, his status was actually slightly lower than Yao Rao’s in reality.
At this moment, Xiao Li came out. She performed the etiquette of the sect and respectfully said, “Beast Manor disciple Xiao Li pays respects to Senior Yu.”
Yu Qinghou was taken aback, and looked at the Beast Ring on Xiao Li’s finger. So she was a junior from the the sect, and he naturally had to maintain his elder’s demeanor. He said sternly, “What’s going on? Why are you the only one here?”
“I…I came out to practice with Senior Sister Yan Fangfei…” Xiao Li began to tremble as she recounted what happened.
“Senior Sister Yan fell into the cliff, so Dia and I went back to West Spirit City to find the City Lord, Qi Bei Nord…”
When she heard the name Qi Bei Nord, Yao Rao’s enchanting eyes quivered suddenly. She hadn’t been mistaken. That little guy had really come to the Savage Wastelands.
Then, Yao Rao’s gaze swept over Ming Yue, noticing that there was also a strange glimmer in her eyes.
Xiao Li did not say that Dia had taken her to escape but said that they were separated in the melee. Later, Dia was killed by the Barbaric Bear, and she was rescued by the passing Yao Rao.
After listening to Xiao Li’s account, Yu Qinghou showed a look of regret and said to Yao Rao, “Elder Yao, I need to trouble you to take care of this junior disciple of mine from the Beast Manor for a while longer. If you see anyone from the Beast Manor outside the Dragon Pheonix Valley, please ask them to take care of her. I will go to the Devil’s Cliff.”
With that, Yu Qinghou leaped onto a level-seven Swallowing Tiger and led a group of magic beasts away mightily.
Xiao Li’s eyes showed a strange color. Elder Yu was really good at acting, and now that he knew that Senior Sister Yan had an accident, he must be ecstatic.
It turned out that in the three academies and six halls of the Beast Manor, their generation was the lowest. There were only two disciples who fused with the Beast Spirit that could grow into an eighth-level beast. One was Yan Fangfei, and the other was Yu Tianji, Yu Qinghou’s granddaughter. Elder Wu Qingqing, Yan Fangfei’s ancestor, had a fierce power struggle with Yu Qinghou over the control of the Beast Manor. Naturally, the younger generation also fought in secret.
With only two disciples who fused with the Beast Spirit that could grow into an eighth-level beast, it was natural that there would be a struggle between them for the position of the future head of the Beast Manor. Yan Fangfei’s accident should be a huge blow to Elder Wu, and it was certain that Yu Tianji would take over as the head of the clan in the future.
Under these circumstances, it was strange that Yu Qinghou would go to save Yan Fangfei. However, he had to act like an elder in front of outsiders.
Even though Yao Rao also knew it in her heart, she would not interfere in the affairs of other sects. She only wanted to know what was happening with Qi Bei now.
“Qi Bei Nord, isn’t he the fiancé of Ming Yue?” a female disciple from Heavenly Mountain Peak exclaimed in surprise.
“How could a small City Lord from the border barbarian region be Ming Yue’s fiancé? You must be mistaken,” another male disciple said indignantly. Obviously, he was interested in Ming Yue.
“Humph, don’t believe me? Ask Ming Yue then.” The female disciple said.
Everyone’s gaze turned to Ming Yue, and even Yao Rao was interested in knowing how she would answer.
“Yes, Qi Bei Nord is my fiancé,” Ming Yue didn’t refute, but said in her usual calm voice.
As soon as she said this, several male disciples’ expressions changed. It was evident that even though Ming Yue had only been at Heavenly Mountain Peak for a short time, there were quite a few male disciples who admired her.
“He’s not worthy of you. How could the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak be engaged to such a man?”
“Yeah, call off the engagement.”
Ming Yue frowned lightly and said indifferently, “My marriage doesn’t need anyone else’s approval. Whether he is qualified or not, that is my own business. You are the last people who are qualified to say anything.”
The few people who spoke before blushed but couldn’t refute her. That’s right, this was someone else’s private matter. Why are they meddling in it?
“Well…in fact, that City Lord is very powerful,” Xiao Li couldn’t help but speak up for Qi Bei.
Yao Rao’s heart moved. She was just wondering how to ask about it and pretended to be interested, smiling and asking, “How powerful is he? More powerful than the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak?”
But Xiao Li nodded unexpectedly, causing a burst of laughter.
“He can kill the Heart Devouring Ape. Can you guys do that?” Xiao Li said angrily.
The eight disciples of Heavenly Mountain Peak who were laughing fell silent in an instant. The female disciple who spoke first said, “You said he killed the Heart Devouring Ape? What is his strength?”
“King-grade warrior,” Xiao Li said.
King-grade warrior? Among these eight disciples, the most powerful one was a king-grade mage, but he believed he would have to run away if he encountered the Heart Devouring Ape.
However, Yao Rao and Ming Yue were extremely surprised. How could Qi Bei have improved so quickly in such a short time?
“Little guy, you really didn’t disappoint me,” Yao Rao thought. At least the distance between the two of them wasn’t so far away anymore. King-grade was a watershed level. Only by stepping into the King-grade could one have the potential to continue breaking through. Qi Bei was not even eighteen years old yet.
‘Qi Bei, are you trying to prove that you’re stronger than me? However, you’ll be disappointed. Being a King-grade expert doesn’t mean anything, and you definitely couldn’t have killed the Heart Devouring Ape alone,’ Ming Yue thought. Her eyes were cold. She knew that with the strength of the Nord family, they would definitely send experts to protect him. Therefore, she didn’t believe that Qi Bei could have killed the Heart Devouring Ape alone.
………
Yan Fangfei and Xiao Jiu sat cross-legged on one side recovering, while Qi Bei lay on the back of the Iron Armored Fire Dragon, holding a spatial ring removed from the body of the Dream Sea thunder mage.
Qi Bei probed with his mind, and the space inside the ring was quite large, about the size of a courtyard, divided by several shelves, and filled with various odds and ends.
“Wow, so much gold. This person is rich,” Qi Bei found more than a dozen boxes in the corner, all filled with gold coins.
He glanced over them, but didn’t stop. Although Qi Bei was in need of money, he knew that among the collections of some powerful people, gold coins were probably the least valuable.
“Magic potions, and even the formula for advanced and mid-level magic potions, good stuff.” Qi Bei suddenly thought of Weir, the same Potion Master in the Golden Leaf Imperial City who was also controlled by the Wutian, the Dark Saint Mage. Perhaps he should send a letter to the Marquis of Lanling to invite Weir to come to the West Spirit City. Potion Masters were scarce, and although Qi Bei had recruited several in his city, they were all novice Potion Masters, while Weir could refine middle-level potions.
There were also many rare materials in the spatial ring, each of which was of great value.
At this moment, Qi Bei’s mind lingered on a separate space in the spatial ring. It was empty, with nothing inside except for a scroll hanging on the elegant background wall. The scroll was rolled up.
With a thought, the scroll trembled and unrolled.
To Qi Bei’s surprise, it was actually a portrait of a beautiful woman.
In the painting, there were white clouds floating leisurely. Above the clouds, a woman dressed in a green dress with a graceful figure was dancing. However, only half of her profile was shown in the painting.
Despite not being able to see the woman in her entirety, Qi Bei could envision that she was a strikingly beautiful, fairy-like being.
Apart from that, he couldn’t find anything special about the painting.
However, the Earth-grade thunder mage had set the painting in such a separate space, indicating that it was very important to him. He must probe his thoughts into this painting and gaze it for a long time.
“Perhaps it’s just a portrait of a woman he likes, I can’t tell if he’s a lovesick person.” Qi Bei thought to himself and withdrew his focus from the independent space.
But he did not notice that when his thoughts withdrew, the woman in the painting turned her head slightly, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes that could make the stars lose their luster.
Qi Bei’s thoughts came to the bookshelf where the books were kept in the spatial ring. There were books of magic spells, mostly Ordinary and Intermediate grades, and only a few were of advanced grade. There were also books of battle qi techniques and various fighting application techniques. Similarly, most of these battle qi techniques were of the Ordinary grade.
‘Well, these can be given to the officers at the grassroots level of the army.’ Qi Bei thought.
Just then, Qi Bei suddenly noticed that in the center of the bookshelf, there was only one book placed, and its material was very special.
“The Demonic Madness Battle Qi Technique.” Qi Bei murmured to himself. As he opened it, his heart jumped, because the symbol on showed it was actually a Divine grade technique, and both mages and warriors can practice it. After practicing it, their spirits and souls will become incredibly strong.
