(I had written that there were two in the Heavenly Arrival State and ten in the Broken Sea State in Aoyama, but I forgot about it later. I always thought that more people in the Broken Sea State would be more convenient to fight with others. Yesterday, three swordsmen in the Broken Sea State appeared on Bihu Peak, which is a bit inappropriate. I'll think about it more. Besides, I like the Dead Dog very much.)
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The Cultivation sects with a long history and profound resources in Chaotian usually had their own divine guardian animals, like the White Snake of Ōzawa and the Cold-Signal Bird of Kunlun. Even the Western Sea Sword School, which had less profound resources, had a Flying Whale that looked like a mountain in the ocean.
The mythical beast of Zhongzhou School, the Qilin, had long become the main character of many myths. However, the other main character, the Azure Dragon, had disappeared for many years.
Of course, the Aoyama Sect also had its own Guardian Beasts, which were the legendary Four Guardians.
However, the Guardians of Aoyama were rather mysterious. The Cultivation practitioners only knew that they had the titles of the Round Turtle, the White Ghost, the Dark Phoenix, and the Night Screamer, but they had no idea what their true appearances were.
It wasn't until today that Yuan Qu learned that the White Ghost, the principal guard of their sect, was a cat, the Dark Phoenix was a chicken, and the Round Turtle was indeed an old turtle.
Not to mention compared to Qilin, even if it was compared to other sects' Mountain Guarding Divine Beasts, it was still too shabby.
Yuan Qu really wanted to forget about these things and only remember those unparalleled and domineering titles.
"What about the other one?" Gu Qing asked curiously.
"Lord Night Howler … Lord Night Howler … Although it's not an ordinary … Okay … It's a dog."
Yuan Qu thought for a long time about how he should describe it. In the end, he realized that the truth could not be changed, so he could only give up and glare at him.
Gu Qing felt very innocent. He thought to himself, I don't know.
"Ada doesn't like the Dead Dog. Don't mention this name in front of him," said Jing Jiu.
The Round Tortoise, the White Ghost, the Dark Phoenix, and the Night Screamer were all beautiful titles, but Jing Jiu was still used to calling them the way he used to, like Ada and the Dead Dog.
After saying this, he turned around and walked to the edge of the cliff, lying down on the bamboo chair. Zhao Layue followed him.
Gu Qing thought the name Dead Dog was really weird, and why did his Master seem a bit down when he mentioned this Principal Guard?
He asked Yuan Qu, "Lord Night Howler was at Shangde Peak."
Yuan Qu was somewhat surprised and asked, "How did you know?"
Gu Qing thought to himself, 'Out of the four Guardians of Aoyama, you only know Lord Night Howler. Isn't it obvious?'
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The day was short, but today was long.
The Sword Boat landed by the stream, and a gust of wind rose on the peak. They went to Bihu Peak, enjoyed the scenery of the two peaks, and brought back a cat. The sun hadn't completely set yet.
Jing Jiu lay down on the bamboo chair. A porcelain plate appeared under his hand. There seemed to be a lot of sand in the plate.
Looking at this scene, Zhao Layue thought to herself that her six years in the snowland were really tough.
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Tianguang Peak was the highest peak, so the setting sun could be seen. As the setting sun went lower, the shadow of the sheath of the Inherited Heaven Sword on the stone monument grew shorter and shorter, until it became a black dot.
The stone turtle under the stone monument had its eyes closed, and it was unclear when it would open them again.
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Xilai Peak and Shiyue Peak were the two peaks closest to each other among the nine peaks. They weren't very high, and the mountains had become dark and gloomy.
Nobody knew that there was a steep stone bridge connecting the two peaks between the cliffs enshrouded in the thick fog.
The stone bridge was hidden in the thick fog all year round, and the frost and snow never dissipated. When the wind blew over once in a while, one could vaguely see the paw prints like bamboo leaves scattered on the bridge.
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The location of Shangde Peak was rather peculiar. It was located among the peaks of Aoyama where the spiritual sources converged, but it was far away from any spiritual source.
Perhaps it was for this reason that the cold well at the bottom of the ground couldn't get any spiritual energy, and the deeper one went, the colder it got.
The deepest part of the well was the Killing Gate of the Great Formation of Aoyama, which was even colder than the snowland.
There was no sunlight here all year round, as if it was a world of perpetual darkness.
The stone passage was damp, and the cells exuded an extremely filthy and evil energy, as if it were real.
Even though they were separated by the thick and heavy stone door, they could still hear the angry screams and vicious curses of the Underworld devil men and demons inside.
There were no disciples of Aoyama guarding this place. Even the Elders in the Broken Sea State would be contaminated by the filthy energy and the demonic thoughts if they stayed here for too long. Their Cultivation would be affected easily, and they might even be possessed by the devil. The main method of guarding the Sword Jail in Shangde Peak was to patrol with the flying swords; but how would they deal with the affairs during normal times?
A faint sound burst out in the pitch-black passage, like the snowflakes falling on the ground.
A faint light came from nowhere, and a black paw landed on the wet stone floor.
It was a black dog, with four thin and long limbs, a pure black body, and a glossy fur.
When the light fell on its body, it seemed to be swallowed up instantly.
The most terrifying part was that its body was enormous, like a black mountain.
The passage in the Sword Jail that was dozens of feet high was like the most common dog hole for it.
Its movements were very gentle, giving people a feeling that the sound of the falling snowflakes was made on purpose. Otherwise, it would have been absolutely silent.
The prohibition and the stone door that separated the Sword Jail kept opening in front of it.
It walked slowly in the passage, its eyes cold and gloomy, as if it was patrolling its own territory.
The screams and vicious curses in the Sword Jail suddenly disappeared.
Even the evil and filthy aura had disappeared.
The whole Sword Jail became unusually quiet and clean.
Regardless of whether the prisoners in the cells were traitors in the Broken Sea State or swordsmen of the Underworld who were as powerful as the Demon God, they all showed great fear.
The black dog kept walking forward until it walked out of the Sword Jail.
Outside the cave was a thick fog, full of endless murderous intent. Outside the fog was a sea of clouds.
The sea of clouds seemed to be burning under the last ray of twilight.
Countless mountain peaks were hidden in the burning clouds.
This was the Hermit Peaks of Aoyama.
The black dog started running at an unimaginably fast speed that even the flying sword couldn't match.
The sea of clouds was disturbed, and the fog hung on its body like cotton. It was a marvelous scene.
When it came to the front of a mountain peak, it stepped on the clouds and leaped a few thousand feet silently.
There was a manor cave among the peaks, covered with leaves and dust outside. A gem was inlaid on the stone wall, glowing with a red light.
The black dog looked at the tightly shut stone door in silence.
It remembered clearly that the disciple in the manor cave came from Bihu Peak.
Three hundred years ago, this disciple had reached the middle state of the Broken Sea State. He wanted to break through to the Heavenly Arrival State, but he couldn't see any hope, so he came to the Hermit Peaks.
The prohibition was opened. The black dog walked into the manor cave and saw the dead body of the disciple.
The face of the disciple was full of wrinkles, and he looked very old. His white hair was loose, and his skin was dry, devoid of any moisture.
The black dog had seen such a scene many times, but its eyes were still cold and gloomy, devoid of any sadness.
It lowered its head and bit the corpse, then turned around and left the manor cave.
The gem on the stone wall turned green.
The black dog leaped up and landed on the sea of clouds, then stepped on the clouds and left.
The sun set, and the world returned to darkness.
The black dog came to a stone mountain.
There were many caves among the cliffs.
There was a stone statue in each cave.
The black dog lowered its head and put the corpse in its mouth into one of the caves.
There was another stone statue.
The black dog returned to the Sword Jail.
It walked through the dark passage and arrived at a place.
The surrounding walls formed a circle, which looked like a well, but the ground was very dry.
The black dog sat down in Silence.
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