Chapter 96

In the Xin Cang Mountain Range.

Night.

The autumn high forest and pale moon were sparse and unrestrained, and the moonlight spread down like a layer of sugar frost.

Insects chirped under the trees, and owls stood on the branches. After those outsiders with different purposes left, this space was returned to its original owner.

A fox crouched under a stone, eyes closed as if asleep. The moonlight draped a white veil over the stone, but when it fell on the fox, it slid a streak of flowing light in front of it.

This fox was too quiet and strange. If it wanted to hunt, it should crouch low and roam in the grass; if it wanted to rest, it should return to its cave, instead of bathing in the moonlight without moving, as if it were a shell waiting for a soul to descend.

If a hunter roaming deep in the mountains saw this scene, he would probably think he had encountered a fox immortal.

But it was just an ordinary fox, with a brown-yellow back, a dirty white belly, and yellowing canine teeth, only its behavior was a bit strange.

Suddenly.

This body gave a slight shiver, as if something had awakened within it.

It slowly opened its eyes, and gold rippled in the opened eyelids.

A pair of indifferent golden pupils opened completely, and a wisp of lofty will awakened within its body.

The Immortal Lord looked at the environment before him.

He could split his consciousness an infinite number of times. When he swallowed the entire forest, he had split himself into eighty-four thousand parts.

But after the consciousness was split like that, he almost lost the ability to think, relying entirely on instinct to swallow and grow.

If he wanted to possess sufficient spiritual wisdom, this "piece" of consciousness had to be of sufficient size.

Although this wisp of consciousness that descended was not huge in itself, he still split three pieces of such sufficient size from it.

One piece went to that small city with him and was finally slashed and extinguished in Seeing Pei Ye's belly.

One piece continued to swallow in the mountains to store dragon blood, but in order to preserve the main body, he recalled it to withstand the sword of the Heart-Slicing Glaze.

The last piece fell into a deep sleep, leaving no trace, and he did not use it until the end.

Because of this, he was now able to be reborn in this body.

As long as one seed remained, he could become infinitely powerful again—although the consciousness could still not be made up for.

But at this moment, the Immortal Lord's high and indifferent pupils looked forward, motionless.

He slowly stretched out a claw forward—touching that streak of moonlight flowing light.

Glass.

This was a transparent cage, and this body had been imprisoned!

He immediately left this body. In this mountain forest, he had prepared at least a dozen servant bodies.

And then he awakened in the body of a frog.

Opening his dragon pupils, in front of him was a huge creature.

A huge, furry tail connected to a tall, brown-yellow back, and above it was a triangular head topped with triangular pointed ears—it was precisely that fox from just now.

And this scene was also reflected in his eyes through a layer of glass.

There was no third chance to change bodies. The fox in front of him, and the dozen or so creatures around it, all exploded into a cloud of blood mist at the same time.

Accompanied by the sound of a book closing, a black cloth shoe stepped beside the cage.

The old man who had been sitting on the stone correcting ancient books stood up and stuck his pen back into the small pocket on his chest.

He leaned over and picked up this small cage, and met the gaze of those high and indifferent golden pupils.

"A dragon in shallow water is teased by shrimp," he smiled gently.

Outside Fenghuai City.

On Wangxi Slope, when the black cat walked to the top of the mountain, Seeing Pei Ye had already let go of the old man's body, sitting leaning against the wheelchair, watching the last streak of warm gold on the horizon alone.

The whole scene was very quiet. Even when the soft pads of the cat's paws stepped on the ground, the black cat felt that it was a bit noisy.

It walked over gently, climbed onto the young man's knees, and placed the small box it was biting on his knees.

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his head with a somewhat slow reaction, looking at this small box, and it took several breaths for his eyes to focus.

"I brought it for you," the black cat said.

Seeing Pei Ye raised his hand and opened the box clasp. This box had an old wood color and was precisely the one from under the old man's bed containing the two small pieces of jade.

One green and one white lay inside.

The green one was still very new, about the size of a thumb, and was shaped like a bird. The carving had the charm of a master who values great skill over intricate details.

The white one was obviously much older. The jade quality itself was not very good, and the storage was not very proper. At this time, it was slightly yellow and dark, and there were several fine cracks.

This piece of jade was carved into a small sword. The carving was extremely detailed, and the details at the hilt were all there, but limited by the carver's skill, many rough spots were visible at a glance.

Two small characters "Yongsheng" (Eternal Victory) were carved on the sword body.

These two characters were very beautiful, with brush bones like gold and a sense of vigor and thinness. The carver clearly had calligraphy practice.

They were much better looking than the sixteen characters Lin Jue had given him.

Seeing Pei Ye stroked this small sword, thinking of that small green jade pillar. The texture of that jade was even worse, and now it was already a bit gray and dark, and the characters on it were carved very shallowly because of the young girl's lack of strength. With slight wear, they were a bit blurry, and he didn't know how long they could be preserved.

Seeing Pei Ye put these two pieces of jade back into the box and placed his hand on the small cat lying on his knees.

"Now, we have the same enemy," he muttered.

The black cat raised its head to look at him: "Shouldn't the one you want to kill be that Prince of Zhenbei?"

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his head: "I said I would avenge him. Since there are two enemies, I won't just cut off one head."

"Besides," he looked at his stomach, "I carry this thing, and I am naturally his nemesis."

"Then let's find a way to kill him together," the black cat said. "In this instance, there are actually only three powers that can confront him."

"【Quail Head】, Heart-Slicing Glaze, 'Binglu'."

The black cat nodded: "The power of 【Quail Head】 currently has no clues, but the remaining two, or they can also be called the Famous Sword and the Strange Technique Absolute Scripture."

"But, that's not all, right? For example, 'Sword Strategy' is..."

"Actually, 'Sword Strategy' is also enough to fight him, it's just that it seems to lack the ability to harm him," the black cat said. "Let's go and see."

Seeing Pei Ye nodded silently.

The black cat stretched out a small claw and placed it under the young man's face, where the sorrow had not yet faded.

"Then, shall we form a contract?"

Seeing Pei Ye was slightly stunned: "Didn't we already form one long ago?"

"The one that formed a contract with you that time was this body of the Chi Dragon," the black cat's clear, green eyes looked at him. "I have another name, remember?"

Seeing Pei Ye slowly reached out and placed his hand on it.

"Is it still like that?"

"Right."

"Seeing Pei Ye, Quail Head."

"Li Qi, Great Fire."

Seeing Pei Ye felt a deeper connection being tied together.

The black cat retracted its claw and said calmly: "Now, the Prince of Zhenbei is also my enemy."

Seeing Pei Ye held the black cat with one hand, stood up, and looked toward the South.

The evening wind blew the willow branches onto his face, and the young man remained motionless.

——

As the saying goes:

After all the storms, there is a cold edge; before the hero's grave, we discuss this life.

Bones buried in the old city should hold hatred; when drawing the sword for new enmity, one must be ruthless.

Characters fade, stone darkens, losing the jade's color; snow clears, wild geese die, leaving the sound of iron.

Looking from a height, eight thousand miles; after the Golden Autumn Festival, the Divine Capital is distant.

(End of Volume One)

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