The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 237 - 150 Echo Worm

Chapter 237: Chapter 150 Echo Worm

The Cat Demon was taken aback, just as it was about to speak again, Ning Xiaoxian continued: "Diligently cultivate and strive to transform into a human soon, perhaps there will be a chance to meet again in the future." She took out a medicine pill, which was a Foundation Establishment Pill, and handed it to the Cat Demon, "This is a Foundation Establishment Pill, it can help you cultivate faster."

Her voice grew stern: "If you remember that I saved your life, then stop here and follow me no further."

Ahua halted its steps, watched as Ning Xiaoxian walked straight ahead, and then let out several mournful cries full of sorrow.

She ignored it and quickly disappeared from the Cat Demon’s field of vision.

As expected, the Cat Demon stood still until long after she left before it got up from the ground and walked away dejectedly.

Qiongqi could not help but say: "I thought the mistress would have a burst of kindness and take in the Cat Demon into the God Demon Prison."

Ning Xiaoxian shook her head: "The God Demon Prison is a magic artifact left behind from ancient times, not an animal shelter. If I took it into the God Demon Prison, it would end up as nothing more than a pet. I’m not planning to keep a demon as a pet."

The Westward Journey was fraught with such peril, she wasn’t even sure she could make it to the end. The Cat Demon was a mere insignificant little monster, no great power would pay it any attention, and it had even better odds at surviving than she did. Of course, she wasn’t a saint, but she felt that keeping a demon as a pet wasn’t the right thing to do.

Rescuing a little Cat Demon was merely something within her power to do. This little episode, nobody took it to heart.

According to the Cat Demon, if she passed the pass and traveled a hundred more miles forward, she would reach the first small county town in Leizhou. She quickened her pace.

If only she had a flying creature to ride on. The pale Qing bird that came to pick up Miluo yesterday, she envied it to death. If she had such a bird to carry her, her speed heading westward would increase at least tenfold.

Then, what was Miluo doing?

The night was moonlit, starless. Seated on a big stone behind the pass, he was still clad in a red robe, his features picturesque. He rested his cheek on one hand, the evening breeze rustling his robes, giving him the appearance of an exiled immortal intermediary.

Before long, a shadow emerged from inside the pass and sneaked over. The moon just peeked out from the clouds, illuminating the person’s face.

It turned out to be one of the two guards that Ning Xiaoxian had subdued during the daytime.

He was actually a spy Miluo had placed here. Miluo, notorious for his dislike of mortals, had actually recruited a mortal as his secret agent.

With his hands hanging by his sides, he respectfully said: "Young Master, I am late. The people overseeing the pass today were from Yunxiao Palace, and they were quite strict with the rules."

Miluo hummed lightly: "Did Da Zi come by today?"

"Yes." The man turned his back, as if the scene to follow would be somewhat impolite. Bowing his head, he counted his breaths and then turned back around, with a strange bug now in his palm.

This little creature was brown, with a round head, wide thorax, slender antennae on its head, and sturdy hind legs, its wings folded over its body. At a glance, it looked no different from a common grasshopper. But the man brought it out for a reason—this bug was highly unusual.

The man tapped gently on its head twice. Suddenly, the "grasshopper" preened its long mustache with its forelegs and made a sound: "Miss Li, please halt!"

The voice was an exact replica of Da Zi’s; the words were also exactly the same as the first words Da Zi used to call out to Ning Xiaoxian today!

Then, a somewhat bewildered voice rang out: "Who calls for me... ah, is it you?" Miluo was somewhat familiar with this voice; it belonged to that girl, Li Mengxue.

This bug was actually a rare species in the world, known as the "echo worm." It liked to live in the bellies of humans, feeding on human essence. It looked very much like a cricket and didn’t belong to any demonic species, but was just a type of insect. Insects are notorious for their terrifying reproductive capacities, but the echo worm produces eggs only twice in its lifetime, each time two to four eggs, with an extremely low survival rate. As such, despite its notoriety, those who had ever seen it were very few.

Its only ability was to record all the sounds around it and replay them in their original form through the vibration of its wings.

This was a rather remarkable skill. Because of its tiny size and belonging to the Gu clan, it did not carry any demon energy, making it easier to escape detection by cultivators or demons. The diversity and number of wild insects is vast; when walking outdoors, who doesn’t have a few little bugs flying around their feet, beside them, or above their heads? Such tiny creatures have made people accustomed to ignoring them.