"Pea …" The pea let out a voice that sounded like it was asking for praise. In an instant, the pea turned back into the size of a basketball and flew in front of her.
"Pea?"
"Pea."
Zhu Yao looked around at the pea. It really was the one she picked up.
What did it do earlier? It swallowed a demonic beast that was rampaging? She had raised it for so many days, yet she had never seen it eat anything. Did it have to have such a heavy taste right from the start?
Zhu Yao grabbed onto the green ball and shook it violently. "Pea, are you alright? Don't randomly eat such strange things, hey. "
"Pea."
"That's a demonic beast, hurry and spit it out! What if you're allergic to it? "She began to search for its mouth in a fluster, but she couldn't even find a crack on this round pea's body.
The pea struggled a few times. "Pea …"
"Be good, hurry and spit it out. I'll water you in the future, alright?"
"Pea, pea, pea!" The pea jumped out from her hands. It grew larger once again and opened its mouth wide.
Ah woo …
Her vision suddenly turned dark.
Zhu Yao: "…"
Little Bai: "…"
Ye Qingcang: "…"
The pea swallowed the three of them as well.
I'm sorry, I seem to have raised something strange.
— — — —
Zhu Yao was swallowed.
She was swallowed by the pea she raised.
When she regained her senses, her surroundings were pitch-black, without a single trace of light. Strangely, she didn't feel the slightest bit of pain. Instead, she felt very comfortable.
Her feet were soft, and it felt good. It was even elastic. She could not help but step on it a few more times. Just this texture alone could beat all branded carpets. Just as she was about to take a closer look, she heard a cry.
"So heavy …"
Zhu Yao was shocked, and instantly left the carpet. Why did this voice sound a little familiar?
"Little tyrant?"
"Grandma?"
Zhu Yao cast a fire art, and her surroundings instantly lit up. Little tyrant was lying next to her feet. Two familiar footprints were imprinted on his chest.
…
"Are you alright?" She helped up little tyrant on the ground.
Little Bai shook his head. "I'm fine. I just felt something smashed me a few times earlier."
"Hohoho …" It definitely wasn't her!
Zhu Yao casually patted on his chest, destroying the evidence. "It's good that you're fine. Where's the other one?"
"Grandma, I'm here." Ye Qingcang's voice came from the side. His clothes were also neat, and there were no injuries on his body … not even footprints!
Very good, no one was injured! Only then did Zhu Yao begin to inspect her surroundings. This seemed to be the passageway of a cave, and it was very deep.
"Weren't we eaten? Why are you here? "Ye Qingcang asked.
Zhu Yao touched the stone wall, and she could faintly sense the ripples of a teleportation formation. "We should have been teleported to another place. This seems to be an underground tunnel. If I'm not wrong, it should be inside that karst cave. "
"Inside the karst cave!" The two young pioneers were shocked. The inside of the karst cave was complicated. How could they get out?
"What's that?" Little tyrant suddenly pointed at a spot in front of them.
In the pitch-black passageway, a faint red light could be seen. They took a few steps forward. A demonic beast that was as tall as a human was curled up in the middle. It seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
"Isn't this the one just now …" Ye Qingcang was shocked.
"Concealed Rock Beast." Zhu Yao hurriedly stepped forward and used her spiritual energy to inspect it. She realized that the aura on its body was stable, and there was nothing wrong with it. She instantly heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it did not self-destruct.
Little tyrant walked forward as well, and carefully inspected it for a moment. "Why did it turn red, and it became so much smaller?"
Zhu Yao took a closer look. Though this beast's entire body had turned red, and its size had shrunk by several times, the spiritual energy on its body had become even more condensed. Even the wounds on its body had begun to heal. However, its injuries were too severe, and it would most likely not wake up for at least a year.
This was …
"It mutated!" Zhu Yao said with certainty. "It failed its advancement, and became a third rank demonic beast. However, because it forcefully interrupted its advancement, it mutated into a red color. " Haah, she did not know if this was a good or bad thing. Mutated beasts were stronger than regular beasts, but it had dropped another rank, and had fallen into a deep sleep. It seemed like it would have to sleep for at least a year.
"Pea …" A green pea rolled out from under the red demonic beast's claw. As though it had shrunk in an instant, it turned into the size of a pearl.
"It's that pea earlier!" Little tyrant was shocked, and immediately summoned his own weapon.
However, that pea rolled on the ground, yet, it did not make any sound at all.
Zhu Yao took a step forward, squatted down, and picked up the pea. She carefully inspected it, yet, she did not discover any abnormalities.
"Grandma, just what is this?"
"I don't know either!" Zhu Yao shook her head. Back then, when she picked it up, it was indeed just a regular pea. However, she never expected that by simply swallowing the Concealed Rock Beast, and then teleporting them to this place, it would be able to suppress its rampage. She faintly felt that it was definitely not simple. However, it did not have much spiritual intelligence, and could only repeat the word 'pea'.
"Earlier, it most likely just wanted to bring us here to see the Concealed Rock Beast. It doesn't have any ill intentions." Furthermore, the demonic beast's rampage was most likely suppressed by it. However, she did not know how it did it exactly.
"Let's hurry and leave this place, shall we?" Zhu Yao kept the pea. "The paths in this cave are complicated, and we don't know where it leads to either. The two of you have yet to undergo Grain Liberation, so we can't stay here for long. "
"Then what about this demonic beast?" Little Bai pointed at the beastie on the ground.
Zhu Yao pondered for a moment, and then casually added a few defensive formations on it. "There shouldn't be a problem like this."
Only then did she bring the two young pioneers into the passageway.
Only after going deeper in did she realize just how big this cave was. There were forks everywhere, and every single path would split into countless other paths. They walked around and around, and they had already become dizzy. They basically did not know where they were.
Even she herself could not remember how long they had walked for, to the point where even she, who had the highest cultivation level, felt a little tired. "Let's rest for a moment."
Only then did the three of them stop. Zhu Yao turned to look, and little tyrant was already drenched in sweat from exhaustion. Ye Qingcang who was at the back was even paler, as he heavily panted. His cultivation level was the lowest here, so it was extremely difficult for him to keep up with their footsteps. However, he did not complain the entire time, nor did he call for them to stop. She had to admit that he was a real man.
Zhu Yao sighed. She placed down a Spirit Gathering Formation in the surroundings, and instructed them to replenish their spiritual energy in time. The two youths obediently nodded, and then began to meditate.
She took out the pea from her bosom and studied it for a moment, yet she was still unable to see what was different about it. It was the same as what the girly Xiaoqian had said before. Forget about awakening its spiritual intelligence, it did not even have a soul.
"Granny!" Ye Qingcang who was meditating at the side suddenly called out. He was currently looking at her with a confused look.
"Mn?" What's the matter?
He said with a stern look. "Qingcang has a question that he has always wanted to ask you."
"I've never loved before!"
"Ah?" He was startled for a moment.
"Uh … Sorry." This was purely out of reflex. "Continue."
"Can I ask granny, why do you want to save that demonic beast?" He said with a confused look. "Demonic beasts and practitioners are enemies in the first place. Though they can be kept as spiritual beasts, in the grand scheme of things, they will not rest until one of them dies. Even if granny were to save that demonic beast today, it might be killed by other practitioners in the future. "
"Mn … This is a very deep question." Zhu Yao stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, and then said. "Actually, there's no reason. The first time I met that beast, it clearly could have swallowed me in a single gulp, but it didn't. It gave me sufficient trust, and felt that I wouldn't harm it. I simply returned the same trust to it. It didn't kill me, so I helped it pull out its teeth … Oh wait, I pulled out its thorns. "Believe me, the tooth was just an accident.
"As for what happened after that, you saw it yourself. Zhao Li used my image to lure it out. It was injured to such an extent, yet it still stood at its original spot, wanting to protect that fake image. The person it wanted to use its life to protect was me. Even a demonic beast is so loyal to its friends. As a human, why can't I do the same? So, it's only right for me to use my life to save it. As for the future you mentioned … "
Zhu Yao smiled. "What the future holds, is a matter for the future. Perhaps one day, it will still die, or perhaps saving it will harm other practitioners. The cause and effect of the world are unclear in the first place. If I had to think of so many causes and effects before doing anything, where would I have the time to do proper things? What I can do, is to follow my heart from that moment. At the very least, I did not betray my conscience earlier. "
Ye Qingcang seemed to have sensed something, as though he had understood something. He seemed to have grown even more confused, however, his eyes grew even emptier, as he muttered. "Follow my heart … Follow my heart …"
What's going on?
"Hey, are you alright?" Zhu Yao raised her hand, planning to pat him.
However, a dense spiritual energy suddenly bounced back from his body.
"Woah …" Zhu Yao was shocked, and her palm felt a little numb.
The surrounding spiritual energy suddenly began to turn chaotic. As though the five types of spiritual energy were being attracted by something, they wildly surged towards Ye Qingcang.
"Granny …" His face was filled with confusion and panic as well. The excessive amount of spiritual energy caused his entire body to feel uncomfortable. His face began to pale, and beads of sweat began to form on top of his head.
This is …
"Hurry and adjust your breathing, sit down, and guide the spiritual energy into your body." Zhu Yao solemnly said. "Calm your mind, don't panic. Just think about what you comprehended earlier! "
Only then did he once again sit down in a lotus position. Taking a deep breath, he guided the spiritual energy gathered in the surroundings into his body.
Little tyrant was startled by this sudden movement as well. "Grandma, this is?"
"He had an epiphany." Zhu Yao gave a simple explanation, and then pulled Little Bai to sit a little further away. She adjusted the Spiritual Gathering Formation a little, and stood guard at the side.
Little Bai's expression was strange, as he blankly stared at him for a moment. A hint of envy flashed past his eyes, as he followed Zhu Yao and sat down to stand guard.
Ye Qingcang meditated for a total of ten to twelve hours, and the surrounding spiritual energy slowly calmed down as well. His cultivation had leaped from the first level of Essence to the fifth level of Essence as well. It was as though he was sitting on a plane, the speed at which he rose was incredibly fast.
When he opened his eyes, a day had already passed. Taking a deep breath, he sensed the tremendous amount of spiritual energy in his body. A hint of a smile flashed past his honest face, as he looked at Zhu Yao with a little excitement. "Granny …"
"I saw it, I saw it." As expected of the male protagonist, he rose five levels in an instant.
"Congratulations, junior-martial brother Ye." Little Bai smiled as well.
Ye Qingcang took a deep breath, as though he was trying to suppress the excitement in the depths of his heart. He stood up, and respectfully bowed towards Zhu Yao. "Thank you for your guidance, granny. Qingcang was able to break through the bewilderment barrier and raise his mental state. Qingcang will never forget granny's great kindness. "
"You're exaggerating." Zhu Yao waved her hand, and patted on his shoulder. She could not help but feel a little excited in the depths of her heart. "I merely said a few words casually. The reason why you were able to gain an epiphany is all thanks to you. Not bad, lad. You have a bright future ahead of you. "
Only then did he let out a shy smile.
He never expected that she had the ability to allow others to gain an epiphany. Zhu Yao instantly felt that she was awesome. Her entire person's level had risen, you know? She suddenly had the thought of taking in a disciple. What should she do? The male protagonist was able to raise five levels just by listening to a few words. If she had a disciple, wouldn't that be …
Wait a minute!
The male protagonist seemed to be a bug. He was leveling up too quickly. Didn't that mean that he was even closer to his goal of becoming a national idol? The time for the entire nation to enter the Dao through killing would then be …
The hell!
Just what in the world was she doing?
"I say, student Little Cang …" Zhu Yao felt like crying as she pulled onto Ye Qingcang's hand. "If I were to say … that everything I said earlier was a lie, would you not believe me?" Promise me, let's start from the beginning again, alright?
"Ah?"
Was it too late to back out now?
— — — —
In this world, there was only one disease that could not be cured, and that was having a cheap mouth!
For a moment, she did not shut her mouth properly, and allowed the male protagonist to gain an epiphany. After knowing the truth, Zhu Yao's tears began to fall. Along the way, she could not help but send out light beams of resentment towards a certain person.
"Granny …" His face was filled with anxiety. "Did Qingcang do something wrong?"
"No, you're just doing too well!" Too well.
He grew even more flustered, as he thought that she was dissatisfied with him. "Granny, don't be angry. The aptitude of my Spirit Veins is too poor. My epiphany only allowed me to reach the fifth level of Essence. Don't worry, I will continue to work hard in the future. "
"Please don't!"
"Ah?"
"Uh … I'm saying, you're already very good." Don't continue rising any further. It's really scary, alright?
Only then did he nod his head doubtfully.
Towards Ye Qingcang, Zhu Yao really did not know what to do. Logically speaking, she really could not bring herself to suppress a good youth like him who had a correct outlook on the world. More importantly, even if she could harden her heart, she could not find a place to do it.
According to the plot, the only thing that could be considered as a cheat in the rise of this inspirational youth, was that Pellet Ancestor's inheritance. However, if not for his own comprehension abilities, even if he had the inheritance, it would be useless.
In the modern era, how could he casually learn five thousand years of Chinese knowledge? There weren't many Einsteins either. So in the end, the reason why he became a Pellet Refinement Grandmaster, was really because of his own abilities and comprehension abilities. As for that heaven-defying Mystic Art he created later on, there was no need to talk about it.
Right now, she had encountered a dead knot that she could not undo at all.
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