Chapter 11: The Ferocious Beast Scarlet Wast
Ye Changsheng and Ling Xiaoxing followed the footprints, heading deeper into the Peach Forest Sea.
Ling Xiaoxing was nervous but also excited.
“Calamity, you said, what would happen if I caught Chen Ye?”
“What would happen… you’d get the bounty from the Young Palace Mistress, right?” Ye Changsheng replied.
“Setting aside what the reward is, it’s the Young Palace Mistress I’m talking about!”
“If Senior Sister Xiaoxing clears out a traitor with outstanding performance, the Young Palace Mistress will surely remember your name and be deeply impressed.”
“Right! So that’s how it is. Hehe.” Ling Xiaoxing rubbed her head, almost lost in her daydream. “It would be a great honor if the Young Palace Mistress remembered me.”
“Senior Sister Xiaoxing really likes the Young Palace Mistress.”
“The Young Palace Mistress is my idol, my goal to strive for. Although it’s unlikely, I want to try and close the gap between us.” Ling Xiaoxing’s eyes sparkled with adoration.
Luo Yingying, not yet twenty years old, was already at the Golden Core Realm.
Keep in mind that Chang Yu was already in her forties and had only just entered the Golden Core Realm after cultivating for so long, which was considered fast even on Qixia Isle.
Luo Yingying’s future was naturally highly anticipated.
“I work so hard, and yet I’m only at the Foundation Establishment Realm. The gap between me and the Young Palace Mistress is truly vast.” Ling Xiaoxing smiled wryly.
“Senior Sister Xiaoxing is also very capable. Not many at your age have reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.”
“Although that’s what they say, but… Hey, wait!”
Ling Xiaoxing suddenly noticed something and stared at Ye Changsheng.
“I remember you seem to be at the Foundation Establishment Realm too!”
“…”
“No, you! Looking at you, you’re about my age!” Ling Xiaoxing finally spotted the blind spot. “You’re just a cultivation cauldron, without many resources for cultivation, so how can you be so strong?”
“That…”
“Quick, tell me! Spill all your secrets!” Ling Xiaoxing pressed.
Ye Changsheng thought for a moment and then slowly said, “It’s because of the Young Palace Mistress.”
“It’s as I suspected, you’ve been misleading the Young Palace Mistress, making her give you cultivation resources—”
“No,” Ye Changsheng interrupted Ling Xiaoxing, “it’s because of cultivating the Flower Transferring Art with the Young Palace Mistress.”
“Ah? This!” Ling Xiaoxing’s face turned red.
As expected.
Ye Changsheng knew, from her previous reaction, that Ling Xiaoxing was very resistant to such matters.
He used it as a shield, and Ling Xiaoxing didn’t dare to probe further.
“The Young Palace Mistress cultivating the Flower Transferring Art with me has also benefited me. If Senior Sister Xiaoxing wants to know the specifics, I can explain them in detail.”
“Ah!! The weather is really nice today. Before it gets dark, let’s hurry and track Chen Ye!” Ling Xiaoxing quickly changed the subject.
Ye Changsheng figured she wouldn’t ask about her cultivation realm anymore. This offensive move had been neutralized invisibly.
…
After walking in a certain direction, Chen Ye’s footprints disappeared.
“What’s going on?” Ling Xiaoxing asked confusedly. “You can’t fly with magical artifacts in the Star Vortex forest array. Did Chen Ye just vanish into thin air!”
Ye Changsheng was deep in thought.
Chen Ye, although he appeared to be a cultivator at the early Foundation Establishment Realm, couldn’t have escaped the Star Vortex forest array with just his thoughts.
He must have had powerful backing. His strength was likely not as simple as it seemed.
“Hey, Calamity, what do you think is happening—Uh?!”
Ling Xiaoxing’s voice suddenly cut off. Her face turned pale, and her legs trembled uncontrollably, like a scared puppy that had lost all its spirit.
“What’s wrong, Senior Sister Xiaoxing?”
“It, it’s a ferocious beast. We’re being targeted.”
Ye Changsheng followed Ling Xiaoxing’s gaze and saw a pair of amber vertical pupils exuding a sharp killing intent. A massive body gradually emerged from the depths of the Peach Forest Sea.
It was like a snake that had spotted its prey.
“Oh.”
“Oh, what ‘oh’! We’re going to die! That’s a Scarlet Wast! It’s a ferocious beast at the Nascent Soul Realm!”
The Scarlet Wast.
This demonic beast had existed since the Star Vortex forest array was established. As the guardian of the Peach Forest Sea, it mercilessly devoured any intruders who dared to enter, so cruel that it didn’t distinguish between friend or foe, making even the elders wary.
Wealthy sects would tame a demonic beast as a guard dog, feeding it resources rich in spiritual energy.
Coincidentally, Wuhua Palace had prospered through pills, making them incredibly wealthy.
What was once a demonic beast at the Qi Refining Realm had now evolved into a ferocious beast at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm – the Scarlet Wast.
The Scarlet Wast, hundreds of meters long, moved across the ground, its scales scraping against the peach petals, producing an unsettling sound. (Monthly subscription group [World-weary Novel Transit Station 1937929266])
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“Let’s, let’s run, Calamity! Let’s run together!” Ling Xiaoxing tugged at Ye Changsheng’s sleeve.
“Senior Sister Xiaoxing, turning your back to a ferocious beast at the late Nascent Soul Realm offers no chance of survival,” Ye Changsheng analyzed calmly.
“That’s better than waiting to die! Do you think you can fight the Scarlet Wast head-on?”
“No.”
“You, you, are you out of your mind! At this point, you’re still acting so nonchalant.”
Ling Xiaoxing was fuming. She genuinely couldn’t understand where this person’s confidence came from!
Ye Changsheng didn’t seem to intend to act, and the Scarlet Wast let out a clear roar. Peach blossoms flew everywhere, and the sheer force of the air almost blew Ling Xiaoxing away.
Ling Xiaoxing’s body trembled, and the meridians within her became disordered, nearly causing her to faint.
If the Scarlet Wast’s tail were to strike, she couldn’t imagine the gruesome outcome.
Ling Xiaoxing just wanted to escape. She summoned her magical treasure, preparing to fly with it, when she heard Ye Changsheng speak in a commanding tone.
“Don’t move wildly.”
“…!”
Ling Xiaoxing froze. For some reason, she couldn’t resist Ye Changsheng. It was as if she was completely suppressed in terms of cultivation realm, and she obediently stood still.
Seeing the Scarlet Wast just inches away, its mouth wide open, Ling Xiaoxing despaired and closed her eyes, waiting for death.
“Ugh, ah! Stop licking, I’m covered in your saliva, Chi!”
After a while, Ye Changsheng suddenly made a strange sound. (Monthly subscription group [World-weary Novel Transit Station 1937929266])
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Ling Xiaoxing wondered why she wasn’t dead yet. Tentatively, she opened her eyes and saw a terrifying sight.
“What am I seeing?”
She thought she was mistaken.
The Scarlet Wast wasn’t attacking Ye Changsheng; instead, it was acting affectionately, licking him with its tongue.
This was the Scarlet Wast that made disciples of Wuhua Palace turn pale at its name and showed no discrimination towards friend or foe??
“Alright, alright, I get it, don’t rush,” Ye Changsheng pushed away the Scarlet Wast’s snake head.
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“Senior Sister Xiaoxing, what did you bring?”
“Things?”
“Yes, some spiritual items with concentrated spiritual energy, like spiritual stones or magical artifacts, to feed Chi, or—Oh, your magical treasure seems quite suitable.”
“No way!” Ling Xiaoxing clutched her magical treasure. “This is my life-bound magical artifact. If I lose it, I’ll be severely weakened.”
“Chi is hungry. If we don’t feed it something, it might get agitated, and we’ll die.”
“I have other things, don’t worry!”
Ling Xiaoxing took out some items from her Small Qiankun Bag, rummaged for a bit, and handed them to Ye Changsheng.
“Is that all? Fire-repelling pills, Taiyin stones, breath of Yang Flame… it’s too little.”
“I, I…”
“Spiritual items can be accumulated again, but a life lost is lost forever.”
“I understand!” Ling Xiaoxing gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and made a big sacrifice.
“It’s a Soul-calming Lamp Wick! Senior Sister Xiaoxing is truly willing to part with it. I have some spiritual stones too; let’s pool them together to feed it.”
Ye Changsheng then took out a few spiritual stones and placed the Soul-calming Lamp Wick and other spiritual items on the ground.
The Soul-calming Lamp Wick was a magical artifact that could help stabilize one’s State of Mind when breaking through bottlenecks.
While not expensive, it was still a considerable expense for an Inner Disciple.
Ling Xiaoxing watched as the magical artifact she had saved up for over half a year to buy was eaten by the Scarlet Wast, along with spiritual stones, right in front of her.
She had originally intended to use it someday when she broke through to the Golden Core Realm, but now it was gone.
Her heart was bleeding. You, Ye Changsheng, I gave so much, and you only contributed a few spiritual stones?! Ling Xiaoxing looked resentful.
“Eat slowly, don’t choke,” Ye Changsheng said to the Scarlet Wast.
Ling Xiaoxing became even more bewildered. Who exactly was this Ye Changsheng? Why did ferocious beasts act like pets around him??
