Chapter 117: Feng Li

"Draw a Beast Pet Contract Array?"

Shangyi Huimeizi froze, then exclaimed in surprise: "Cang Jun, you can draw arrays? Is Cang Jun an Array Master?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo shook his head and smiled: "No. Have you ever seen an Array Master who can cast martial arts techniques?"

Shangyi Huimeizi thought it over, then asked in confusion: "But Cang Jun is only at the Martial General realm? A Martial General cannot draw arrays, can he?"

As far as she knew, no, it was the consensus of the Yuanwu Continent: the martial arts of the Yuanwu Continent had developed for over two thousand years; everything related to cultivation had standards and had grades.

For instance, drawing arrays: even the lowest-grade Yellow Grade Lower-Tier Array, if not an Array Master born with blocked meridians, required at least the Martial Spirit realm to possess the vast Yuan Power and Yuan Consciousness needed to draw an array.

Of course, nothing in the world is absolute; there are always some chosen ones of heaven.

Before coming to the Chu State, Shangyi Huimeizi had heard that the seven states of Huaxia lacked nothing but geniuses; because there were so many people, the more people, the more geniuses.

Some geniuses among geniuses had grown up fighting across tiers all the way; it was not impossible for one to draw arrays at the Martial General realm, and there were even individual chosen ones of heaven who could draw arrays at the Martial Warrior realm.

At the Martial Warrior realm, even activating a Beast Pet Summoning Array was difficult, yet someone could draw an array alone!

Terrifying indeed!

When Shangyi Huimeizi first heard of these things in Dongying, she was shocked beyond words.

The seven states of Huaxia were actually this strong; no wonder they could unify the Yuanwu Continent.

Four Martial Saints!

Nearly a hundred Martial Di experts!

Hundreds, even thousands of Martial Huang experts!

Martial Wang experts were beyond counting.

But in Dongying, even Martial Huang experts were few and far between; as for Martial Di, there was not a single one...

Thinking of these things, Shangyi Huimeizi looked at Facing Facing Cang Luo. In her eyes, although Facing Facing Cang Luo was very strong, able to be invincible among second-tier demonic beasts with a Martial General Third Layer cultivation, and even fight a third-tier demonic beast, he still did not deserve to be called a genius.

Moreover, Cang Jun was already twenty-two years old. Twenty-two years old and only at Martial General Third Layer; one could only say his martial arts aptitude was extremely poor, even to the point of being trash.

His current strength was merely the result of enduring through time.

With such poor aptitude, such trash, how could he claim he could draw arrays?

Shangyi Huimeizi had only learned Facing Facing Cang Luo's age these past few days; she had been trying to get him to talk about his hometown, and as the two chatted, Facing Facing Cang Luo had revealed his age.

At that time, Shangyi Huimeizi was severely shocked by Facing Facing Cang Luo's age; she had originally thought Facing Facing Cang Luo was at most one or two years older than her, but she never expected he was a full six years older!

She, she had actually had her body taken by a piece of trash...

Shangyi Huimeizi felt a bit aggrieved, but for the sake of investigating the secret realm, for the rise of Dongying, this slight grievance meant nothing.

Facing Facing Cang Luo naturally did not know Shangyi Huimeizi's thoughts; he was now preparing to draw the Beast Pet Contract Array.

The carrier for the array was ready: second-tier demonic beast hide. As for the ink for drawing the array, it was being prepared.

Facing Facing Cang Luo gathered True Qi in both hands, enveloping a second-tier demonic core within the True Qi, then crushed it. The instant the demonic core was crushed, it underwent a slight explosion.

The powder of the demonic core was used to prepare the ink; mixed with water and ground, of course, it was still not enough. So Facing Facing Cang Luo took a bit of demonic beast blood from the Feng Li and mixed it in; that solved the problem, and he could begin drawing.

Facing Facing Cang Luo had once drawn a Beast Pet Contract Array when subduing the two-husky, and had practiced it several times since; now, as long as there were materials, it was a piece of cake.

Facing Facing Cang Luo finished drawing the array in just three minutes, but it was merely a painting for now, not yet an array; Yuan Power still needed to be infused into the array.

This time, Facing Facing Cang Luo used ten minutes. With a flash of silver light, the Beast Pet Contract Array was completed.

"It's done!"

Facing Facing Cang Luo checked it over, and after confirming there were no problems, he handed it to Shangyi Huimeizi.

"It's done already?"

Shangyi Huimeizi numbly accepted the beast hide Facing Facing Cang Luo handed over. The instant it touched her hand, she sensed a strange energy flowing slowly within the array on the hide; it encountered no resistance whatsoever, indicating the array could be activated smoothly.

Cang Jun can actually draw arrays!

Shangyi Huimeizi could not figure it out, so she thought again of Facing Facing Cang Luo's hometown, that strange secret realm.

Ultimately, she attributed Facing Facing Cang Luo's ability to draw arrays to the methods of the secret realm.

Seeing her in shock, looking at him with a very admiring expression, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt very pleased and smiled: "Huimeizi, subdue this Feng Li."

"Hai!"

Shangyi Huimeizi came to her senses, nodded heavily, and began preparing to subdue the Feng Li, dripping her own blood and the Feng Li's blood into the array.

Then, she placed her left hand on the array and her right hand on the head of the unconscious Feng Li, slowly infusing Yuan Consciousness and Yuan Power...

A few breaths later, the Beast Pet Contract Array on the beast hide suddenly blazed with silver light.

Immediately after, the Feng Li was instantly awakened, but it was tightly bound by Facing Facing Cang Luo with tree vines, so it could only flail its sharp claws wildly.

Clearly, it did not wish to be subdued; it was resisting.

Unfortunately, its resistance was futile; its Yuan Consciousness was not as strong as Shangyi Huimeizi's, so it could only be subdued.

Generally speaking, although humans and demonic beasts of the same tier were roughly equal in strength, there was a clear distinction between the two.

Demonic beasts had powerful bodies but weak Yuan Consciousness.

Human martial artists had bodies not as powerful as demonic beasts, but their Yuan Consciousness was far stronger than that of demonic beasts.

Therefore, when human martial artists subdued demonic beasts of the same tier as their beast pets, they would generally succeed.

This Feng Li was no exception; it was a second-tier demonic beast, while Shangyi Huimeizi was at the Martial General First Layer cultivation, which meant she was a second-tier martial artist, so her Yuan Consciousness was naturally stronger than the Feng Li's.

Soon, after a bout of struggle, the Feng Li suddenly quieted down and was subdued by Shangyi Huimeizi.

After being subdued, the Feng Li's originally fierce gaze instantly became gentle, but that gentleness was only for Shangyi Huimeizi.

When looking at Facing Facing Cang Luo, it still had a ferocious, claw-waving appearance, glaring fiercely at Facing Facing Cang Luo.

It held a grudge; it remembered it had been captured by Facing Facing Cang Luo.

Seeing this, Facing Facing Cang Luo did not hesitate to slap it, knocking it dizzy; its fierce gaze instantly turned into teary eyes.

Facing Facing Cang Luo deliberately spoke harshly: "You dare glare at me? Do you know who I am to your master? Do you think I won't skin you to make a fur coat?"

The Feng Li seemed to understand, and terrified by Facing Facing Cang Luo, it kicked its small legs and rolled into Shangyi Huimeizi's arms, trembling.

Shangyi Huimeizi hurriedly comforted it, rubbing and kneading it in her arms.

After the Wind Li discovered there was no danger, relying on its Master's backing, it began to glare at Facing Facing Cang Luo again, though furtively.

Facing Facing Cang Luo saw this but was too lazy to pay attention; he was still searching for a beast. Shangyi Huimeizi's beast pet had been found, but his own had not yet been found.

At this moment, Shangyi Huimeizi suddenly said, "During this time, I owe much to Lord Cang; otherwise, not only would I have been unable to subdue my beast pet, but even whether I could return alive to my sect would have been in question..."

Facing Facing Cang Luo frowned slightly and said nothing. He knew what Shangyi Huimeizi wanted to say; the beast pet had already been subdued, and her senior brother had not been found for a long time, so he was likely already back at the Five Elements Hall.

In that case, there was no point in her staying in the Beast Mountain Forest any longer; she was going back to the Five Elements Hall.

After all, she was a disciple of the Five Elements Hall and could not return to the Profound Tianmen with Facing Facing Cang Luo.

Shangyi Huimeizi hesitated for a moment, then said decisively, "Lord Cang, I am returning to my sect."

Facing Facing Cang Luo had expected this and made no attempt to detain her. He said calmly, "I will see you out of the Beast Mountain Forest. Let us meet again if fate permits."

"Yes, we will definitely meet again."

Shangyi Huimeizi nodded heavily and affirmed, "As soon as I have time, I will go to the Profound Tianmen to find Lord Cang."

Of course she would go to find Facing Facing Cang Luo, because the secrets of the secret realm had not yet been fully investigated.

Over these ten days, she had tried every possible means to coax more information about the secret realm from Facing Facing Cang Luo, even sacrificing her charms for the sake of it.

However, every time Facing Facing Cang Luo merely perfunctorily deflected, changing the subject, refusing to say more.

With no other options, Shangyi Huimeizi could only wait until after subduing the beast pet, then return to the Five Elements Hall to have the news of discovering the secret realm relayed to the Eastern Japan Imperial Court, so that the court could dispatch powerful experts to assist in the investigation.

Now that the beast pet has been subdued, we can return.

"Hmm, I will also find you at the Five Elements Hall when I have time."

Facing Facing Cang Luo said indifferently, his face showing neither joy nor worry. After speaking, he walked toward the nearest exit of the Beast Mountain Forest, and Shangyi Huimeizi hurriedly followed.

Along the way, the two remained silent.

Facing Facing Cang Luo did not speak because he was in a bad mood. Although he spoke lightly on his lips, claiming to be indifferent to Shangyi Huimeizi's departure, in reality he felt somewhat lost.

After all, she was his woman.

Shangyi Huimeizi did not speak because she was still thinking about the secret realm, pondering how to report to the Eastern Japan Imperial Court and how to make them believe her words...

As she thought, the Wind Li she was holding in her arms suddenly jumped to the ground. A pair of eyes surrounded by dark circles suddenly lit up with a 'ding', as if something had been discovered.

Facing Facing Cang Luo and Shangyi Huimeizi could not help but stop and watch. They saw the Wind Li sniffing furiously with its nose, then running toward a hole in the ground about the size of a washbasin not far away.

The Wind Li moved very fast, flashing to the entrance of the hole in just a few bounds.

Then, with a 'shua', it revealed a pair of green qi claws, emitting a sharp meow into the hole. After meowing twice, it turned its head and meowed at Shangyi Huimeizi.

Facing Facing Cang Luo noticed its excitement and asked Shangyi Huimeizi, "What has it found? Prey?"

Shangyi Huimeizi looked puzzled. After listening to a bout of meowing, she said uncertainly, "It says there is a beast inside the hole, its sworn enemy, and it wants us to help."

Facing Facing Cang Luo looked amused and smiled, "If it is a sworn enemy, then that means the beast inside the hole is a second-rank beast. Hehe, another second-rank beast core."

Speaking thus, Facing Facing Cang Luo drew his Rank 3 long sword, preparing for battle, and slowly walked toward the hole.

But just then, through his satellite vision, Facing Facing Cang Luo saw a patch of green grass behind the Wind Li suddenly loosen.

Immediately after, a beast that looked like neither a dog nor a rat silently darted out from that loosened patch of green grass, leaving a hole in the ground where it stood.

This beast was about 1.2 meters long, with short but sturdy limbs, a small tuft for a tail, a low head, and a streamlined body that looked incredibly solid.

Its fur was divided into two colors: from the forehead to the back was a patch of gray-white, while all other parts, including the limbs, tail, abdomen, and face, were black.

Facing Facing Cang Luo stopped walking, staring at that beast and saying blankly, "Flat-headed Brother?"

"Flat-headed Brother?"

Shangyi Huimeizi murmured softly, followed Facing Facing Cang Luo's gaze, and asked in confusion, "Is this not the second-rank beast, the Earth Badger?"

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the Earth Badger, upon discovering the two, burrowed back into the ground, then emerged from another hole.

At this moment, the Wind Li saw it too, immediately revealing a pair of green qi claws and rushing toward the Earth Badger.

Seeing this, the Earth Badger showed no weakness, also revealing a pair of qi claws.

Unlike the Wind Li, the Earth Badger's qi claws were earth-yellow and relatively short, but they looked more powerful.

In the next instant, the two second-rank beasts clashed. The green qi claws and the earth-yellow qi claws rapidly exchanged several blows, producing sharp sounds of tearing gale winds.

After a short period of direct combat between the two second-rank beasts, the Earth Badger was clearly at a disadvantage and immediately burrowed back into the ground, then emerged from another hole.

The Wind Li, unable to catch it, meowed in anger.