Chapter 167: Are You a Gold-Swallowing Beast!

The Wind God Pterosaur shrank its neck: "I still think saving my life is what matters; treasures and such, better leave them to you big shots."

"This journey is fraught with danger; we must make full preparations."

Zhang Yi said with a firm expression, "He Lao, you are experienced, could you offer some guidance?"

He Lao nodded, "First, you need to prepare some treasures capable of resisting high temperatures, such as Fire-Avoiding Beads, Cold Ice Jade, and so on."

When he reached this point, He Lao looked at Zhang Yi and Xiao Pu, indicating, "The two of you are Jinwu yourselves and can resist all fires, so you don't need them."

"Secondly, be sure to prepare sufficient medicinal pills and food for any unexpected needs."

"He Lao's words are very true."

Zhang Yi agreed.

"By the way, Zhang Yi."

He Lao suddenly remembered something, "The Demon King asked me to pass something on to you." As he spoke, he reached into his bosom and took out a golden feather.

"What is this?"

Zhang Yi took the feather; it felt warm to the touch and emitted a faint golden light.

"This is the tail feather of an ancient Jinwu; it can help you resist the high temperatures of the Taiyang Shendian and can also erupt with powerful strength at a critical moment."

He Lao explained.

Zhang Yi felt a surge of joy in his heart and hurriedly put the Jinwu tail feather away; this was undoubtedly help in a time of need.

"Alright, I have said what I needed to say."

He Lao stood up and said, "Take care on your journey."

"Many thanks, He Lao!"

Zhang Yi said.

He Lao nodded, transformed into a stream of light, and flew out of the carriage.

The carriage continued to speed forward.

It drove in the direction of the Taiyang Shendian.

The few of them continued to doze and sleep inside the carriage.

This Demon King's carriage traveled exceptionally steadily, so even though the speed was so fast, it did not affect their rest.

Suddenly, with a sharp brake, the carriage stopped abruptly.

Zhang Yi was just dozing off and nearly tumbled out of the carriage.

He could not help but be annoyed, lifted the curtain, and started cursing.

You divine horse, what kind of divine horse are you? Why did you stop suddenly for no reason? Is there not even a buffer?

Do you know that this is very dangerous at high speeds?

The few of them continued to doze and sleep inside the carriage.

This Demon King's carriage traveled exceptionally steadily.

Therefore, even though the speed was so fast, it did not affect their rest.

Suddenly, with a sharp brake, the carriage stopped abruptly.

Zhang Yi was still groggy and nearly rolled out of the carriage.

"Ouch! My old waist!"

Zhang Yi rubbed his lower back, lifted the curtain, and unleashed a string of complaints at the "divine horse" pulling the carriage.

"What kind of horse are you? Why did you stop suddenly for no reason? Is there not even a buffer? Do you know this is very dangerous!"

Once the horse stopped, there was still some residual Spirit Energy from the gallop, so the carriage did not drop rapidly.

Instead, it drifted slowly downward in the air.

That "divine horse" was snow-white all over.

Its mane was as smooth as silk, and its single horn shimmered with silver light.

It looked exceptionally noble.

At this moment, it was elegantly flicking its tail, its eyes full of disdain.

"Traveled for so long and not even a drop of water to drink? I'm hungry and can't walk anymore. You figure it out."

The divine horse's voice was crisp and pleasant, carrying a hint of grievance.

Only then did Zhang Yi react.

After landing, Zhang Yi smiled awkwardly: "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot you also need to eat. My apologies, I'll go pull some grass for you right now."

He turned his head to call out to Xiao Pu and the little earth dragon: "Xiao Pu! Little Earth Dragon! Hurry and go pull some fresh grass for this horse."

Upon hearing this, the two little fellows hurriedly jumped off the carriage and ran off happily to find fodder.

"Who wants to eat grass? Your family's horse eats grass!"

The divine horse haughtily snorted, its eyes drifting toward Zhang Yi's Storage Bag.

Zhang Yi was stunned: "Not eating grass? Then what do you eat? Don't tell me you eat cooked rice?"

The divine horse did not answer.

It only continued to stare at Zhang Yi's Storage Bag, its eyes filled with longing.

Zhang Yi understood its meaning in an instant.

He hurriedly covered his Storage Bag: "Are you crazy? This is all filled with spirit fruits! You're a horse, eating grass is fine; isn't it a waste of heaven's gifts to eat this stuff?"

Upon hearing this, the divine horse immediately collapsed to the ground with a "thud."

With all four hooves in the air, it struck a pose of "I'm not moving unless you give me some."

Zhang Yi was speechless: "You... how can you be such a rascal of a horse?"

"If you don't give me food, I have no strength to pull the carriage!"

The Divine Horse's voice was weak and feeble, as if it would stop breathing the next second.

Xiao Pu and the Little Earth Dragon ran back carrying a pile of fresh, tender green grass, and were both startled to see the Divine Horse lying on the ground.

"What's wrong with this horse?"

Xiao Pu asked with concern.

"It says it won't eat grass; it wants to eat Spirit Fruit."

Zhang Yi spread his hands helplessly.

"Spirit Fruit? That's good stuff! Isn't it too wasteful to feed it to him?" The Little Earth Dragon also felt it was inappropriate.

"But if it doesn't eat, it won't leave, and we can't just stay here forever, right?"

Zhang Yi was caught in a dilemma.

"This divine steed is a descendant of the Heavenly Horse; how can I be mentioned in the same breath as a common horse? Only Spirit Fruit can replenish my energy!"

The Divine Horse explained listlessly.

Zhang Yi sighed and finally compromised.

He took a Spirit Fruit that emitted an alluring fragrance out of his Storage Bag and tossed it to the Divine Horse.

The Divine Horse swallowed the Spirit Fruit in one gulp, smacked its lips, and seemed to still want more.

"Can you get up and get on the road now?"

As it turned out, this fellow had no intention of leaving at all.

"One isn't enough to eat."

Zhang Yi widened his eyes: "How can you be so insatiable, horse? This is Spirit Fruit! Just eating one should be enough for you to run for three days, right?"

"When I followed the Demon King, I had to eat ten Spirit Fruits in one meal. Besides, I've traveled such a long distance now, and you only gave me one; it's not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth," the Divine Horse argued plausibly.

Zhang Yi was completely speechless.

He finally understood: this horse was just a glutton!

"Fine, fine, fine, you win! I'll give you a few more, get up and pull the cart quickly!"

Zhang Yi took out a few more Spirit Fruits and tossed them all over at once.

Only then did the Divine Horse stand up, feeling satisfied.

It shook the dust off its body, put the reins back on, and prepared to continue the journey.

Zhang Yi watched the Divine Horse wolfing down the food, feeling a pang of heartache.

This wasn't a horse at all; it was simply a gold-devouring beast!

He began to calculate how much longer his Spirit Fruits would last if things continued this way...

If he had known this mount gifted by the Demon King was so expensive to feed, he would have been better off politely declining it back then.

Sigh...

My Spirit Fruits.

Next, in order to save Spirit Fruits, Zhang Yi took action.

He said to the Quetzalcoatlus, "I'll give you a Spirit Fruit if you go out and pull the carriage for half an hour, how about it?"

The Quetzalcoatlus was not very bright.

This fellow was very easy to trick.

Upon hearing that they could get a Spirit Fruit just by pulling the carriage, it was immediately overjoyed.

It nodded its head like a pestle pounding garlic and agreed directly.

"No problem! Give me two first, and I'll go pull it for an hour."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi very readily tossed two Spirit Fruits to it.

Zhang Yi calculated that this way, it was much more economical than using the Divine Horse.

However, the Quetzalcoatlus's speed was a bit slower, but he wasn't in a hurry to get on the road, so they could just go slowly.