F * ck, let go of "Otherworldly Beauty", okay? It's just a child.
"Sesame!" Zhu Yao called out.
Sesame, however, did not have any reaction at all. It simply looked at Yi Ling's direction in a daze, as though it was possessed, and unknowingly approached her. This scene was exactly the same as when the fox Bai Yi first met Yi Ling.
Zhu Yao simply felt her heart sink for a moment.
The people on the other side had noticed the commotion here as well. Zhu Yao grew anxious, and immediately kept Sesame into her divine sense.
"Mistress?" Sesame, who had already reverted back to his beastie form, had a confused look.
"Sesame, wake up." Though Zhu Yao really wanted to chat with him about life, seeing that the few people were already walking over, she had no choice but to say. "I'll tell you later."
"Senior Sister Zhu." Lin Xiang was the first to run over. She looked at her anxiously for a while and her eyes were slightly red. "It's really you. Are you alright?"
"It's okay." She still had a good impression of Lin Xiang.
"Fortunately … fortunately." Lin Xiang heaved a sigh of relief.
"Senior Sister Zhu, it's great that you're fine." Yi Ling also walked over. She still had that innocent look on her face. "We've been looking for you for two days. I didn't expect you to come out before us." In other words, there was a hint of resentment towards her for abandoning everyone and leaving the labyrinth alone.
Lin Xiang's face instantly darkened.
"Oh? So junior-martial sister Yi has been looking for me? "Zhu Yao smiled." Earlier, why did I hear that you guys were going to leave me behind and return to the sect first? "
Yi Ling's face paled. Evidently, she did not expect that Zhu Yao had heard everything she said earlier, and for a moment, she felt a little embarrassed. He turned around and looked at the people behind him for help.
"It's good that she's out." Flower guardian Lan Qi immediately responded, however, he was even more dissatisfied with Zhu Yao.
Especially the unfamiliar man beside her. Although he hadn't said a word, the way he looked at her was filled with hostility.
Seeing Yi Ling being humiliated, Lin Xiang was evidently very happy, as she affectionately pulled onto Yi Ling. "Senior-martial sister Zhu, where's that Risefire Beast? How did you escape? We followed the place where you fell, but we couldn't find any trace of you. "
"The underground is very big. I didn't see the demonic beast after I fell down." Naturally, Zhu Yao couldn't tell the truth, so she could only lie. "I circled around inside for two days before I found the exit."
Although Yi Ling and the others were somewhat suspicious, they couldn't find any flaws. After all, the underground terrain was indeed very complicated.
"Oh right, where's Bai Yi?" She did not notice before, but upon closer inspection, she realized that one was missing.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.
Especially Yi Ling, her eyes were filled with tears, as though she was about to cry. She looked at Zhu Yao resentfully. "Senior-martial sister Zhu, why didn't you come up earlier? Junior Brother Bai, he … he's already in the labyrinth looking for you … "
The more Yi Ling spoke, the sadder she became. Before she could finish, she had already turned around and laid her head on the stranger's shoulder, sobbing.
"What's wrong with him?" Zhu Yao frowned. She could no longer be bothered with the fact that Yi Ling was constantly pulling aggro for her.
"I don't know which formation mechanism Junior Brother Bai triggered, but he's already lost inside." Lan Qi finished Yi Ling's unfinished words, and glanced at her with a hint of reproach. Then, he looked at the stranger and said. "If brother Mu Liu wasn't proficient in formations and brought us out, I'm afraid we would have been trapped inside as well."
Qi Ping said with an indignant look as well. "This is all your fault. If we weren't looking for you … Hmph!"
Oh, they actually wanted to blame it on her even though they had lost the person.
"How can you say that …" Lin Xiang was instantly enraged. Just as she was about to step forward and argue, Zhu Yao pulled her back.
Sizing up the four of them, she coldly laughed. "Then I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have lured that Risefire Beast away in the first place, and fell into that labyrinth. Don't worry, if something like this happens again, I will definitely watch you die! "
"You …"
The faces of the four of them instantly paled, yet they couldn't find any words to refute her.
She had seen plenty of ungrateful people, but this was the first time she had seen people who were so fresh and refined.
Zhu Yao couldn't be bothered with these retards, and turned to look at the man called Mu Liu. If she remembered correctly, this was the Demon King in Yi Ling's harem, right!? It was no wonder his entire body was filled with demonic energy.
"This fellow daoist Mu, since you were able to bring everyone out of that labyrinth, why didn't you help find junior-martial brother Bai along the way?"
Mu Liu raised his brows and smiled. A hint of seductive aura faintly leaked out from between his brows. It was so alluring that even Yi Ling, who was in his embrace, was dumbfounded.
"Fellow daoist Zhu, it's not that I'm unwilling, but that place's terrain is extremely complicated. I'm unable to find that fellow daoist Bai's location either." His answer was watertight.
"Is that so?" Zhu Yao said with a laugh. "And I had thought that since you and Bai Yi both belong to the Fox Clan, though you have a few extra tails, there should be some special ways to communicate with each other, right?"
The smile on Mu Liu's face instantly disappeared.
"Don't you slander me!" Mu Liu did not speak, but his follower Qi Ping jumped out. "How can brother Mu Liu be a demon?"
This time, it was Zhu Yao's turn to be shocked. They actually did not know that Mu Liu was a demon? Though human practitioners and demon practitioners lived in harmony, those who were not of the same race would definitely have different intentions. From the bottom of their hearts, the two still did not trust each other. This was also the reason why Bai Yi had been unhappy ever since he entered Blue Parasol Sect.
Zhu Yao sized up the few of them for a moment. "Are you all blind?" His entire body was filled with demonic energy, could none of them see through it?
"Big brother Mu, you …" Yi Ling raised her head a little doubtfully as well.
The calm expression on Mu Liu's face finally could no longer be faked. His expression changed, and a moment later, he straightforwardly admitted it. "Fellow daoist Zhu, you have good eyesight. You were actually able to see through my true form with a single glance."
Sorry, she wasn't blind!
Only then did the crowd revealed looks of disbelief.
"But … That fellow daoist Bai, I'm indeed unable to find his whereabouts." After saying that, he looked towards Yi Ling with a guilty expression. "Ling 'er, I'm sorry. I wasn't able to save your junior-martial brother."
"Big brother Mu, I know." Yi Ling looked at him with an understanding expression. "It's already not easy for you to bring us out."
"Ling 'er …"
The two of them looked at each other with deep emotions, while the two men at the side were silently saddened.
Seeing such a scene, Zhu Yao simply wanted to find a place to puke.
If she did not know about the plot beforehand, she might have really thought that Mu Liu was powerless despite having the heart. However, this so-called underground labyrinth was the nest of this nine-tailed fox, Mu Liu, in the first place. He had cultivated here for over a hundred years, so it was impossible for him to not know the terrain.
In the beginning, because of that God's artifact underground, she had yet to connect the ruins with the labyrinth where the Demon King lived.
But now that she thought about it carefully, when she fell into the underground, she had once activated a teleportation formation. Hence, she was teleported to that ancient ruin.
In other words, this ruin was actually divided into two floors. The first floor was most likely the labyrinth where Yi Ling and the others entered to look for her, and the other floor, was the place where the God's artifact was placed. Mu Liu had been in the labyrinth for so many years, and the formations and mechanisms inside were laid down by him as well. It was impossible for him to not know where Bai Yi was. The only explanation was, he did it on purpose.
Nine-tailed foxes were kings among demons, and they were naturally prideful. He could tolerate other equally outstanding men by Yi Ling's side, but he might not be able to tolerate a lowly member of his own clan.
Though Zhu Yao was not interested in their love-hate relationship, she did not wish for someone to push Bai Yi's matter onto her head.
"In other words, you really can't find Bai Yi?" Zhu Yao once again confirmed.
"I'm powerless." Mu Liu answered.
"It's fine!" Zhu Yao chuckled. "I can find him!"
She immediately released her divine sense and probed into the labyrinth. In an instant, it covered the entire underground floor, and at the same time, her might poured out without any restraint.
Everyone present, other than Lin Xiang whom she had intentionally avoided, had pale expressions.
Cold sweat faintly appeared on their foreheads, and Yi Ling's blood was churning. If not for Mu Liu protecting her by the side, her meridians would have long been damaged. Qi Ping, however, was not as fortunate, as he instantly puked out a mouthful of blood.
"Junior-martial brother Qi!" Lan Qi was startled. He looked towards Zhu Yao and was about to speak up.
However, Zhu Yao spoke up first. "Found him!"
She cast an art, raised her hand, and shouted. "Heavenly Descent!"
A series of thunderous rumbles resounded. Thousands of heavenly lightning bolts struck straight towards an empty space a few dozen meters away from them, instantly creating a deep crater.
Zhu Yao did not care about the dumbfounded crowd, and immediately flew towards that area. Lowering her head, she saw a yellow fox with mixed fur, curled up several meters below with its tail between its legs. With a flick of her sleeves, she instantly used a mystic art to drag it out.
Bending her finger, she tapped on his furry forehead, and forcefully restored him back to his human form.
A moment later, a man dressed in a shitty yellow robe appeared in front of her. It was no wonder this fox had a fetish for clothes. This yellow fur … was really ugly.
"Junior-martial brother Bai!" Yi Ling excitedly charged over to make her presence known.
"Senior-martial sister Yi!" Bai Yi was only startled for a moment, before he immediately sprinted into Mary Sue's embrace. His face was filled with the joy of a reunion.
"It's great that you're fine. You don't even know how anxious I was."
"Senior-martial sister, I'm fine, I'm fine. For senior-martial sister, I will persevere. "
"Junior-martial brother Bai …"
"Senior-martial sister Yi …"
"Heavens …" Lin Xiang suddenly interrupted from the side. She looked at the two of them with a face full of ridicule and snorted coldly. "Just now, I don't know who it was that insisted on returning to the sect."
Yi Ling's expression paled, as she anxiously said to Bai Yi. "It's not like that, junior-martial brother Bai. I just wanted to return to the sect to call for more manpower …"
"I know." Bai Yi said without any regrets. "I know senior-martial sister will definitely come and save me."
"The one who saved you isn't your senior-martial sister Yi!" Lin Yi coldly laughed, as he turned to look at Zhu Yao.
The two's expressions stiffened, and only then did they recall Zhu Yao who was behind them.
Bai Yi's expression, however, carried an additional hint of guilt, as he respectfully bowed towards Zhu Yao. "Thank you senior-martial sister Zhu for saving me."
"It's nothing." Zhu Yao glanced at the two of them, and said without any trace of politeness. "This is what you should be thanking me for!"
"…"
Lin Xiang giggled, as she hurriedly walked over. With a curious look, she asked. "Senior-martial sister Zhu … No, I have to call you senior-martial aunt Zhu now." They had to call anyone with an Azoth-stage cultivation and above 'senior-martial aunt', with the exception of Lan Qi, who lowered his own status in order to woo girls. "How did you suddenly form your Azoth Core? And you even learned such a powerful mystic art? "
Everyone looked over in an instant, especially Lan Qi and Mu Liu. One of them was an early-stage Azoth Core, while the other was a late-stage Azoth Core. In this world, they were already considered to have extremely good aptitudes. However, they never expected that in just two days, Zhu Yao, who was initially an early-stage Azoth Core practitioner, would directly form her Azoth Core, and even rise to an Azoth Core Paragon.
Mu Liu was a demon-type, so he was most afraid of Tribulation Lightning. Even now, he was still faintly afraid of the Heavenly Lightning earlier.
"I just had an epiphany when I was on the verge of death in the labyrinth." Zhu Yao casually explained. "Since Bai Yi has already been found, let's head back."
Lin Xiang knew that she wasn't willing to speak further, so she no longer asked.
The few of them flew on their swords with various expressions.
Just when they left not too far away, a series of rumbling sounds could suddenly be heard. As though an earthquake had occurred on the ground of the entire forest, it began to collapse on a large scale. For a moment, the mountains shook and the earth shook.
Something was slowly rising from the ground, and half of the entire forest was currently being uprooted. Countless rocks tumbled down, and trees toppled over. It was as though a layer of outer shell had been peeled off the entire rising ground. A majestic palace was revealed. It rose higher and higher, and finally, it floated in midair.
"This is …" Everyone stared blankly at this large-scale palace that suddenly flew out from the ground, and they were all dumbfounded.
A moment later, the surroundings of that palace suddenly flashed with lightning, and the rumbling sounds of thunder constantly resounded in their ears. A moment later, those lightning bolts actually gathered into several gigantic spiritual swords that were as tall as mountains. Like guards, they surrounded the surroundings of the palace, forming an impenetrable large-scale sword formation. It was even faintly emitting out a pressure that caused one's heart to palpitate.
This formation was … Five Elemental Nine Rotations Heavenly Lightning Formation!
"Yu … Yao!" A familiar voice transmission suddenly sounded in the depths of her heart, and it was still the same calm tone. "No matter where your master is, you must remember that I will always protect you."
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips could not help but curl up, and her heart was filled with emotions. "I know."
"If you really can't beat it …" That voice continued. "Then, run back to your master. Don't try to court death."
"…" Just how little confidence do you have in your own disciple?
"Senior-martial sister Zhu …" Lan Qi looked towards Zhu Yao. "What do you think this is?"
"I don't know either." Zhu Yao acted dumb. She couldn't possibly say that her own son had raised the underground ruins, right? "Let's return to the sect first."
Everyone exchanged glances, and had no choice but to first return to the sect to report about this anomaly.
Hence, they sped towards Blue Parasol Sect.
Zhu Yao was thinking about Sesame, so she flew the fastest.
She faintly felt that she seemed to have forgotten something? She couldn't recall it at that moment. Forget it, let's talk about it in the future.
***
In the ruins, a Risefire Beast that had yet to ascend into the sky, was seriously staring at the six crossroads.
"Uuuu … Lord's mistress, why isn't she back yet to hold my paws? So impatient, so impatient. " Lowering his head, he glanced at his own paws, and began to count them one by one. "She will come back to hold my paws … She won't come back to hold my paws … She will come back to hold my paws …"
— — — —
"Sesame, just what's going on with you?" The moment she returned to her own little courtyard, Zhu Yao placed down a few isolation formations, and began to immerse her own divine sense. She stared at that demonic beast which had already returned to its original form. "I'm warning you, I don't mind who you fancy, but that Mary Sue Yi Ling is definitely out of the question. You better wake up a little. "
"Who's Yi Ling?" Sesame tilted its beast head, and twisted its body. "Mistress, why did you suddenly hide this beastie in your divine sense? This one has been sealed for so long, and it's rare for me to come out. I just wanted to go out and keep a lookout."
"Stop it! Earlier, you were still staring at me in a daze. " Zhu Yao ignored its act of cuteness. She immediately materialized Yi Ling's image in her divine sense, and sternly said. "Sesame, I understand your feelings as a single beastie, but if you want to find a partner, you should find a good one first."
"Her?" Sesame was startled, and then, it shook its beast head like a rattle-drum. "I don't like two-legged ones, I only like four-legged beasties."
"Then what happened to you earlier?" It clearly did not even blink its eyes.
"Earlier …" Sesame had a confused look. As though it had recalled something, it suddenly blanked. "I … I don't know either." When it looked at the image again, its expression became even more confused, and its entire beast head was about to turn into a bun. "Her body … seems to have … seems to have something on it. I couldn't help but …"
"What do you mean?" This answer was out of Zhu Yao's expectations.
"Mistress, I don't know either. When I saw her earlier, I suddenly felt like getting closer to her, just like … "Sesame frowned, and scratched its head with its paws. After pondering for a long while, its eyes shone." Just like back then when mistress released her dragon's might. "
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