The Master of Beasts
Chapter 30 Return

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Return

Die Luowu, having stepped down from the stage, shed her thin garments in her room.

Her ample bosom strained the white bird embroidered on her stomacher, making it seem almost unable to take flight. Her long, snow-white legs were as captivating as white jade, her entire figure appearing celestial.

The maid who served Die Luowu, her face flushed, said, "Senior Sister, you truly have a divinely sculpted physique. If men were to see it, they’d be utterly spellbound."

"Heh, those people don’t care much for appearances," Die Luowu replied, a wistful expression crossing her beautiful face.

Three thousand years ago, the Demon Abyss’s invasion had seemed like a minor encroachment on a small part of the territory governed by Flower Fairy Valley, one that was quickly repelled. In reality, however, the impact of that invasion was far from simple.

At that time, the Valley Master, aiming to minimize losses, had promptly mobilized a large number of Immortals. Unexpectedly, they couldn’t repel the invaders at once and were even at a disadvantage. Left with no other option, the Valley Master had the Great Ancestor of the valley intervene, using a Sect-suppressing Immortal Artifact to finally drive back the Demon Abyss.

That great battle not only caused numerous Immortals to fall but even a Heavenly Immortal Realm elder perished. The only Golden Immortal elder with abundant Life Span also suffered serious injuries.

No matter how renowned Flower Fairy Valley was, it couldn’t change the fact that it was just an ordinary first-rate sect. Its strength couldn’t compare to the entirety of the Myriad Beasts Sect; even the overall strength of the Inner Sect’s four major peaks might have surpassed that of the entire Flower Fairy Valley.

Die Luowu’s purpose for visiting the Myriad Beasts Domain this time was simple: to ally with the Myriad Beasts Sect. Even aligning with just one of its Inner Sect peaks would be beneficial. This was especially crucial because the dimensional nodes from the previous Demon Abyss invasion were stirring again, and the invading forces this time would undoubtedly be stronger. If she succeeded in securing the Myriad Beasts Sect’s support, the Demon Abyss would no longer pose a threat. Thus, for this purpose, Die Luowu was prepared to pay any price.

Her six martial sisters were doing the same, each heading to the six strongest spheres of influence nearest to Flower Fairy Valley to garner enough powerful allies.

Chen Jiuge and the others, naturally oblivious to Die Luowu’s determination, ate and drank their fill before returning to the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

「The next day」

The three of them boarded a Flying Boat early in the morning and left White Burning Immortal City. Lin Jiu kept complaining that he hadn’t gotten to drink Bai Zhuo Immortal Wine or eat White Jade Dragon Fish. Fortunately, Zhang Jing, acting as a gracious host, presented each of them with three casks of Bai Zhuo Immortal Wine and some small gifts at their farewell. As for the White Jade Dragon Fish, it required pre-ordering, so the trio was destined not to enjoy it.

On the Flying Boat, Chen Jiuge knocked on Zhen Yan’s door.

Inviting Chen Jiuge in, Zhen Yan asked expressionlessly, "Junior Chen, is there something you need?"

Chen Jiuge stammered, "Well, um, Senior Sister, I saw Senior Brother Zhang gave you some special feminine products from White Burning Immortal City. I was wondering if I could buy some from you."

"?" Zhen Yan tilted her head in confusion.

"It’s just that, I have a Moon Rabbit, and she loves these things," Chen Jiuge explained, sitting up straighter. "On the day of the mission, she insisted I buy them for her, which is why I was almost late. We left so hurriedly that I didn’t get the chance to buy any. Thankfully, Senior Brother Zhang gave you some."

Watching her junior brother feign nonchalance, Zhen Yan took out a pile of items. "I don’t use these," she said. "You can have them."

Chen Jiuge waved his hand, stowing the items away. He left behind a pile of Spirit Stones and fled back to his room as if escaping.

Watching her flustered junior brother, a slight smile touched Zhen Yan’s lips, though it vanished almost instantly.

Back in his room, Chen Jiuge looked at the feminine products in his Storage Ring and muttered bitterly, "Damn Yue Meng! If you don’t train properly once we’re back, you’re finished!"

「Outside the cave mansion of Hundred Herbs Peak」

Yue Meng, riding on Da Bai, suddenly sneezed. Rubbing her nose with some dissatisfaction, she grumbled, "Master, why haven’t you come back yet? It’s been so long."

"Yue Meng, hurry up!" Black Eye, standing opposite her, shouted proudly.

"Stupid black dog, what’s the rush? Watch this granny smash you this time!" Yue Meng retorted fiercely.

Behind the two beasts, the Red Flame Sheep were divided, with one half arrayed behind Yue Meng and the other behind Black Eye. As Yue Meng and Black Eye shouted, a myriad of sheep stampeded fiercely towards the opposing herd.

Dust flew and flames splashed. The fierce battle caused the newly arrived Grasswood Turtle and Rainbow Deer to instinctively shrink their bodies and hide deeper.

The battle lasted for several hours, but in the end, Black Eye’s contingent of Red Flame Sheep gained the upper hand.

"Stupid black dog, enjoy your victory for now! Next time, this granny will definitely smash you!" After saying that, Yue Meng went to treat the Red Flame Sheep that had sustained serious injuries.

This was a little game among Chen Jiuge’s contracted Spiritual Beasts in the valley, specifically between Black Eye and Yue Meng. It was mainly because War Song was too impulsive; he would often join the fight and break the rules, which made both Black Eye and Yue Meng dislike playing with him.

Furthermore, with Black Eye in charge of looking after the Red Flame Sheep and Yue Meng possessing strong healing abilities, this massive game had gone unnoticed by Chen Jiuge.

The journey out had been smooth, but the return was fraught with twists and turns.

Chen Jiuge was rather speechless as he watched War Song thrash the Tribulation Cultivators before them. Since White Burning Immortal City had no Sky-Reaching Kun and thus no direct route to the Hundred Herbs Garden, the three of them had disembarked from the Flying Boat at the Immortal City closest to it.

Among the three, Chen Jiuge had the lowest Cultivation and seniority. Since completing the task wasn’t urgent, they took his small Flying Boat.

Chen Jiuge’s Flying Boat was a standard Fourth Rank version and not very fast. However, to those Tribulation Cultivators who couldn’t even afford a decent Magic Artifact, let alone a Flying Boat, Chen Jiuge seemed wealthy.

This was already the third wave of Tribulation Cultivators thrashed by War Song.

"Junior Brother, this Fighting Demon Ape you’ve cultivated isn’t bad. It’s able to thrash three Loose Cultivators of the same realm despite being only mid-stage Nascent Soul," Lin Jiu commented.

"Its combat power is good, but its temperament is too aggressive and still needs polishing," Zhen Yan said seriously. "It seems to be cultivating ’Demon Ape Transformation’ from the sect but has not mastered the crucial Dharma Manifestation. Otherwise, its combat power could be even greater."

"That’s true. War Song is quite tempestuous and easily angered in battle. He has never gotten the hang of the Dharma Manifestation from ’Demon Ape Transformation’. I wonder if Senior Sister has any advice," Chen Jiuge asked for guidance.

"There’s a Desolate Secret Realm on Hundred Herbs Peak. Let your Demon Ape cultivate there," Zhen Yan suggested after some thought.

Lin Jiu smiled at her words and nodded in agreement.

Along the way, Lin Jiu and Zhen Yan had both taught Chen Jiuge a lot. However, Lin Jiu became somewhat self-indulgent after completing the task, so most of the teaching fell to Senior Sister Zhen Yan. This made Chen Jiuge’s perception of Zhen Yan improve steadily; she was indeed a devoted senior sister.

「Seven days later」

The trio finally arrived at the Hundred Herbs Garden. As for the task, Senior Brother Zhang Jing had already informed the Task Hall of its completion as soon as they had delivered it to the Hundred Herbs Pavilion in White Burning Immortal City. Otherwise, the three wouldn’t have been cruising so relaxedly on Chen Jiuge’s small Flying Boat on their return.

After collecting their Merit points at the Task Hall, the three officially parted ways, wondering if they would ever meet such kind fellow sect members as Lin Jiu and Zhen Yan on future missions.

Back at his cave mansion, Chen Jiuge gazed at the newly built Spiritual Beast Garden next to his cave mansion. The ear-piercing insults and deafening roars of the Red Flame Sheep drifting from it made his rage surge.