Chapter 21: The Immortal Spring God

After the familiarity of the first day.

Li Boyang and Xi Luo greatly increased their killing efficiency over the next few days.

Under their sniping, those slightly stronger corrupted creatures were basically all successfully killed.

Consequently, the expansion speed of the entire black mist also successfully slowed down.

Although the black mist was still expanding outward.

At the very least, it was no longer as frantic as it was at the beginning, and the number of corrupted creatures entering and exiting it was greatly reduced.

During this period, Li Boyang also saw other spirit creatures and mountain folk who were migrating.

Just as Xi Luo said, spirit creatures that chose to resist like Pan Hu were, after all, in the minority.

Whether they were spirits living in the mountains or mountain folk who sensed danger, their first reaction was to stay far away from this dangerous place.

In fact, let alone spirits and mountain folk, even the vast majority of mountain gods and river gods chose to avoid it as well.

Instead, Xi Luo, who ran around with a flying sword, became the subject of discussion for many mountain gods and river gods during this time.

Actually, one cannot blame these mountain gods and river gods for making a fuss.

It was truly because Li Boyang’s killing efficiency was too high.

Extreme speed combined with that indestructible attribute meant almost no normal creature could withstand the piercing and slashing of that flying sword.

As for those very few spirits and deities qualified to exchange a few moves with the flying sword?

One could imagine that with their strength, it was impossible for them to be eroded or corrupted by that black mist.

Not to mention, Li Boyang was not fighting alone.

Even if some people saw that the flying sword’s endurance was lacking, they couldn't ignore that Xi Luo was always following right beside it.

In the eyes of the vast majority, this mountain ghost who had lived for nearly a thousand years was the truly dangerous character.

During these thousand years, whenever Xi Luo encountered any thorny problems.

She would always pull out some wondrous treasures at the critical moment.

Then, in ways unimaginable to ordinary people, she would easily resolve the corresponding crisis.

To those in the know, that flying sword with its extremely high killing efficiency was merely a treasure Xi Luo had brought out to deal with this Black Cloud Marsh crisis.

"That witch from back then... she really doted on this civet cat!"

In the depths of the Baidi Mountains, an ancient face emerged on the surface of a banyan tree so huge it was hard to imagine.

For deities who entrust their lives to the earth veins and water veins.

Theoretically, as long as they are not killed, they possess endless lifespan.

However, in a real world, "immortality" is always much harder than "longevity."

And the large banyan tree before us was a deity who had lived for over ten thousand years and would continue to live on.

Because its existence had been so long, it was long past the point of being defined by ordinary mountain gods or water gods.

Therefore, the deities and spirits living in the Baidi Mountains respectfully referred to it as the "Spring God."

—The earth returns to spring, and all things recover.

The large banyan tree, known as the "Immortal Spring God," might not be omniscient in the territory of the Baidi Mountains, but there was little that it did not know.

This was true of the witch who led her tribe from the Huaijiang to the mountains a thousand years ago.

It was likewise true of the subsequent chaos and disaster caused by the "fire falling from the sky" not long ago.

"Fire falling from the sky, evil energy in the earth veins, plus that Nine Nether Yin God..."

"The only thing that thing is missing now is a 'Pure Yang Body', right!"

The huge banyan tree slowly swayed its branches, and a small kingfisher immediately landed on the treetop.

"Go tell that little thing that what her sister left behind can be taken out now."

"If she is willing to part with it..."

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Five hours later, when the sun was high in the sky.

"Little Brother! What is this? It looks so ugly!"

"Are you burying it because it's too ugly?"

On the ridge not far from the village entrance, Big Sister dug a hole while not forgetting to examine the ugly civet cat statue beside her.

"Ya!"

Li Boyang slapped the basket in annoyance, and his reaction immediately drew a burst of laughter from Big Sister.

"Haha! But it really is ugly!"

"If you hadn't said it was a civet cat, I wouldn't have been able to tell at all."

Wiggling her bottom with a giggle, Big Sister didn't care about Li Boyang’s protest at all.

At her young age, Big Sister didn't know what it meant to flatter someone.

Naturally, it was even more impossible for her to lie and say this thing was beautiful just because it was carved by Li Boyang.

"Little Brother, I'll mold a civet cat for you later, I guarantee it'll be prettier than yours!"

Collecting the soil dug up from the side, Big Sister even took the opportunity to smear some on her own face.

"Ya!"

Seeing that Big Sister had once again become a muddy mess, Li Boyang immediately became anxious and slapped the basket again.

He could almost imagine the furious expression of his mother when Big Sister returned covered in mud later.

The point was, that woman liked to take her anger out on others!

Thinking that his own bottom would have to take a few slaps later because of this, Li Boyang felt inexplicably sad.

"Hehe, I said that I wasn't the only one who thought that thing was ugly!"

Just then, a red civet cat quietly emerged from the grass nearby.

"Eh?"

"Talking kitty, you're here again?"

Looking at Xi Luo with surprise, Big Sister just wanted to reach out and pet her, but was dodged by a nimble leap from the other side.

"Are human cubs this bold nowadays?"

Glancing at Big Sister with a frown, Xi Luo’s face was full of disgust.

Thinking of how the mud on the other's hands almost smeared onto her, Xi Luo vigilantly took a few more steps back.

"Ya!"

Seeing this, Li Boyang in the basket immediately waved his hands to signal his denial.

A bold and foolish personality like Big Sister’s was definitely a rarity among humans.

Clearly, she was full of vigilance the first time she saw Xi Luo, yet now she wanted to pet her the moment they met.

"Speaking of which, what are you two doing?"

Fortunately, Xi Luo didn't mind Big Sister’s offense, but looked at the large pit nearby with suspicion.

"Are you planning to bury this statue in there?"

Hearing this, Big Sister first nodded.

Then she glanced at Li Boyang, who was babbling beside her, before continuing.

"Yes, Little Brother said that this way we can drive away the wild beasts trying to approach the village."

Blinking her eyes, Xi Luo recalled the traps and obstacles she had seen along the way, and a flash of realization crossed her face.

"It seems your village is already prepared to welcome the coming beast tide..."

Pausing slightly in her tone, Xi Luo continued to ask with curiosity.

"But I have a question, why do you want to bury this statue in the dirt?"

"Could it be that you think this thing is too ugly to be seen, so you don't want others to see it?"

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