…
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~"
The wind was blowing from behind. It was not as refreshing as he had imagined. Mofan suddenly came to a stop and looked behind him.
For some reason, the Giant Purple Linden was as huge as a mountain, yet it was impossible to see its enormous body beyond a certain distance. Mofan could not see anything, either …
"What's wrong?" Zhao Manyan asked.
"There's a smell of blood in the wind," Gao Manyan replied. He had been a Hunter for a long time, so he was very sensitive to the smell. As a matter of fact, the smell was already very faint when they were so far away.
"Maybe we haven't gone far enough," Mr. Gao said.
"No, it's the smell of fresh blood," Mofan said confidently.
The others subconsciously turned around, but they could not see anything. Zhao Manyan believed Mofan was not lying. He summoned his golden wings and soared into the sky.
…
"Whoosh!"
A strong wind swept past his ears. Zhao Manyan flew a thousand meters into the sky and looked at the Giant Purple Linden again, but he still could not see anything. The blue sky was connected to the sea of grass. The Giant Purple Linden was nowhere to be seen.
Zhao Manyan was confused when he suddenly saw a person flying across the sky with strong gusts of wind heading in his direction.
"Such speed!" Zhao Manyan was shocked.
The figure was still quite a distance away just a moment ago, but she was already right in front of him in just a brief moment. The person seemed to have noticed Zhao Manyan's presence, too. She turned into an arc in the blue sky and flew toward Zhao Manyan at a rapid pace!
Zhao Manyan was even more astounded when he took a closer look at the person. He stared at the old woman in disbelief.
"Xiao Yan?"
"Grandaunt?" Zhao Manyan's jaw almost hit the ground. His impression of the old woman had always been that she was weak and sickly, the kind that would fall to the ground with a single gust of wind. However, she was currently standing in the sky. Her white hair was blown wildly by the strong wind. Her hunched back was as straight as a pine tree. Her eyes were emitting the aura of an expert!
"Where's Chen Ying?" Yan Shi asked sternly.
"She's down there. Grandaunt, are you … are you a Magician?" Zhao Manyan still could not believe it.
"Not for a long time."
…
Zhao Manyan and Yan Shi landed on the ground. Chen Ying's expression when she saw Yan Shi's appearance, which had completely changed. She shared the same expression as Zhao Manyan.
The two of them had never known that Yan Shi was a Magician, and a Supreme Magician whose cultivation was so high that it was impossible to measure!
"Grandma, what happened?" Chen Ying asked.
"Where are the others? Didn't they leave with you? Aren't there soldiers and Hunters?" Yan Shi asked.
Yan Shi was relieved when she saw that Chen Ying was fine. However, she soon realized that not many people had left the place. She immediately frowned.
"Tong Shang is planning to claim the Giant Purple Sacred Linden for himself. He must be sending people to explore the tree layer and gather experts to clean up the place," Mo Fan said.
Even though Mo Fan had many doubts about Yan Shi, he could tell that something bad was about to happen. It was exactly as he and Ling Ling had predicted.
It was not that Mo Fan and Ling Ling had special abilities, but when things could not be explained with normal logic, it simply meant there were more unknowns. The more unknowns there were, the more dangerous it would be. Ling Ling and Mo Fan were experienced Hunters. It had gradually become their instinct to avoid danger!
"Idiots!" Yan Shi yelled furiously when she heard Tong Shang's plan.
"I just picked up the scent of blood," Mo Fan said.
"Damn it, why didn't this demon in the guise of a god realize it was the cause of everything!?" Yan Shi grumbled in frustration.
"Grandmother, what's going on?" Chen Ying asked.
Mo Fan looked at Yan Shi. He was curious about what had happened, too. Who was the demon she mentioned? Was it a Hillman, or a creature that lived in the higher layer of the tree layer?
"We discovered the existence of the Giant Purple Sacred Linden thirty years ago. When the White Magic Falcons invaded the outer Mount Kunyu, they fought a war against the tribes that were vassal to the Giant Purple Sacred Linden. Corpses and blood covered the valley, which became the nutrients for the Yu Grass and formed this sea of grass. The army stationed in Bohai Sea was worried that the war would spread to Yantai. They worked together with the Magic Associations along the coast to set up a defensive wall to prevent the Giant Purple Sacred Linden and the White Magic Falcons from invading the city … "
"It's the White Magic Falcons again," Mo Fan sighed.
"Thirty years ago, the White Magic Falcons were already a huge horde. We all knew that once the horde of White Magic Falcons claimed the Giant Purple Sacred Linden, they would turn into an empire of the White Magic Falcons thirty years later. The cities to the north of the Qinling Mountains and the Huai River would cease to exist!" Yan Shi said.
Mo Fan opened his mouth wide. He had no idea that the horde of White Magic Falcons was such a formidable existence thirty years ago.
"The leader of the White Magic Falcons back then felt that they couldn't afford to be on the defensive. Without the lips, the teeth would feel the cold. Therefore, he invested a huge amount of manpower to help the Giant Purple Sacred Linden eliminate the horde of White Magic Falcons …" Yan Shi said.
"No wonder the Rainbow-Tailed Demon Sparrows were willing to help us eliminate the Hillmen. It's because of the war they fought together thirty years ago," Chen Ying said.
Yan Shi did not think much of it.
"The sky is in chaos. We can't fly to the Giant Purple Sacred Linden. Bring me there, I'll explain it to you along the way," Yan Shi said.
"Sure," Mo Fan nodded.
The Order of Chaos was something similar to a Bewildering World. It was the main reason why they could not see the Giant Purple Sacred Linden even though it was so huge.
It was impossible to enter the Giant Purple Sacred Linden's world through the sky. They had to travel through the dense sea of grass to reach it. Even though Yan Shi was involved in the war thirty years ago, she was still struggling to find her way to the Giant Purple Sacred Linden!
"How did you find the Seal of the Totem Beast?" Yan Shi suddenly asked.
"We found the Moon Moth Phoenix and found a feather. We were able to deduce the symbol of the Totem Beast from it," Mo Fan said.
"The Moon Moth Phoenix … it … it's still alive?" Yan Shi was startled. She stared at Mo Fan in disbelief.
Mo Fan had no idea why Yan Shi was so excited all of a sudden. Her face was filled with regret and frustration!
"You know the Moon Moth Phoenix?" Mo Fan asked.
"She's still alive, is that true!?" Yan Shi asked.
"I think so, she turned into a giant cocoon and hid in a forest," Mo Fan briefly explained his encounter with the Moon Moth Phoenix.
Yan Shi burst into tears after hearing Mo Fan's description. She kept wiping her tears with her sleeves.
"I'm the one that put her in danger, I'm the one that put her in danger …" Yan Shi was losing control of her emotions. She was completely different from her imperious demeanor as a Supreme Mage.
"What happened?" Mo Fan felt like the situation was getting more and more complicated!
"I … I …" Yan Shi was sobbing. She finally spoke after some time, "I … I'm the guardian of the Totem Beast of the Moon Moth Phoenix."
Yan Shi slowly opened her trembling hand and showed Mo Fan a moth-tail pendant.
Mo Fan looked at the moth-tail pendant. He was astounded when he saw the Seal of the Totem Beast on it, just like the one on the Moon Moth Phoenix!
This Yan Shi was the descendant of the Totem Beast Guardians, just like Tangyue!
But why would she shed such regretful tears? Why did she look like she wanted to destroy herself with her own hands?
"If you're the Totem Beast of the Moon Moth Phoenix, why aren't you with her?" Mo Fan asked in confusion.
"Because … because I'm the one that killed her," Yan Shi said.
When these words came out of Yan Shi's mouth, it felt as if the old woman's last bit of life force had been sucked away.
She had been unwilling to use any magic for the past thirty years. She had been sleeping alone in a hut by the sea, waiting for death to claim her.
"You killed it?" Mo Fan was getting more and more confused about the whole thing.
A guardian of the Totem Beasts had killed a Totem Beast?
The guardians of the Totem Beasts had been living in seclusion for a long time. They were the only people who still treated the ancient Totem Beasts as deities. Their beliefs had been passed down for thousands of years, yet they were not accepted by the current society. They were even despised by the current society. However, judging from Tangyue's affection for the Black Totem Snake, Mo Fan was confident that the guardians of the Totem Beasts would never harm them. They would do anything to protect them!
Why would Yan Shi kill the Moon Moth Phoenix!?
Could it be that the Moon Moth Phoenix was hiding in the woods not because of her short lifespan, but because she was seriously injured and on the verge of death?
Did that mean what Yu Shishi said … was a lie, too?
She was not waiting for the Moon Moth Phoenix to wake up, but taking care of the Moon Moth Phoenix that was struggling on the verge of death?
"Why?" Mo Fan did not understand. He was completely lost.
The Moon Moth Phoenix had saved Yu Shishi, who was abandoned in the woods. It meant she was kind to humans, too. Why would Yan Shi kill her!?
"Because she was helping the White Magic Eagle," Yan Shi said.
Helping the White Magic Eagle?
Mo Fan's heart skipped a beat. He blurted out, "Wasn't the White Magic Eagle massacring the creatures in the tree layer, trying to claim the Giant Purple Sacred Linden as its own? It's a great threat to humans …"
Yan Shi nodded. She was slowly adjusting her emotions. It seemed like the news that the Moon Moth Phoenix was still alive had given her a reason to stop being so ignorant and cowardly!
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