The Master of Beasts

Chapter 851 281:

The wind blew through, rustling the dense leaves, and the birds perched atop the canopy emitted crisp chirping sounds.

"Come here!"

A pair of fair little hands swiftly swept across, accurately capturing two palm-sized red Spirit Birds.

"Chirp chirp chirp"

"Can we roast the birds and eat them later?" Dabai gazed at Chen Jiuge with wide eyes.

"We came out here for serious business, not a picnic!"

"Besides, didn't we just finish eating an hour ago?" Chen Jiuge said helplessly.

Perhaps they've been confined for too long; once these little guys came out, they were extraordinarily lively, curious about everything they saw, wanting to take a look and touch it.

"I say, this isn't your first time out. Didn't you have enough fun at the Eye of the Yellow Spring last time?"

"You're the one to talk!" Dabai looked at Chen Jiuge disdainfully and continued, "Last time you said we'd get some experience, and we did see the big scenes at that Eye of the Yellow Spring, but we were just running errands, not even that!"

"We ended up staying at that Yellow Springs Tomb for three years; it would've been better not to go in the first place!"

Dabai's words were blunt, but they received unanimous agreement from the other Guardian Beasts. Last time was indeed boring!

"Rustle rustle"

As they spoke, Yue Meng suddenly dashed, pulling out a shivering rabbit from the nearby thicket.

"Oh, what a plump rabbit!"

"Roasted, it must taste delicious!"

The rabbit in Yue Meng's hands widened its eyes upon hearing this, then tilted its head, sticking out its little tongue as if fainting.

"Interesting, it can understand us!"

Chen Jiuge pushed aside the mischievous Dabai and looked with some surprise at the rabbit playing dead in front of him.

Indeed, it was just pretending to faint. Its skills in concealing its presence were good. If it were the indigenous cultivators of the Heavenly Gift Realm, they might just be fooled, but unfortunately, Chen Jiuge was not!

"Alright, stop playing dead!"

The rabbit remained unmoved, while a dagger glinting with cold light appeared in Chen Jiuge's hand, hovering at the rabbit's neck: "Keep pretending, and you might really end up dead!"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

The rabbit suddenly awakened, clutching its head with its pink little paws, leaning back slightly, afraid that Chen Jiuge might accidentally end its life.

"Tell me about your origins!"

A rabbit that could understand speech and even talk wouldn't be unusual in the True Realm, but in the Heavenly Gift Realm, it was indeed rare, yet not impossible.

However, a rabbit in the Heavenly Gift Realm with cultivation only at the Heavenly Immortal level, able to understand and speak, was indeed very rare!

"Origins?" The rabbit seemed confused.

"Like where you came from, why you're here, and what about your parents?"

This rabbit before him should be akin to the White Ape King and the Spider Queen. Regarding such Fierce Beasts with spiritual wisdom, Chen Jiuge had consulted the Spider Queen.

According to the Spider Queen, their spiritual wisdom was born from ancestral bloodlines passed down. However, this method of bloodline inheritance wasn't very stable, especially for the Spider Queen, whose offspring were a large brood at a time—it's essentially a hell of a difficulty level.

In the entire Sunset Mountain Range, there's no existence with a bloodline akin to the Spider Queen, so for the Spider Queen to multiply relies mainly on herself, luckily she can reproduce asexually.

But perhaps due to asexual reproduction, although many offspring were born, none appeared smart.

Returning to the main topic, Chen Jiuge refocused on the rabbit before him.

Its snow-white fur was dotted with a few blue spots resembling stars, and its black and white eyes had a hint of red light in the center. These traits were subtle, not easily noticeable unless up close, but it also proved that this rabbit before him wasn't ordinary.

"Eh, what a stink, what's that smell?"

Yue Meng flung the rabbit down, covering her nose and looking disdainfully at the yellow liquid on the ground: "It actually peed itself!"

Seeing this, Chen Jiuge silently took back his previous words: "You're probably still quite simple-minded, but your parents must be extraordinary."

"My home has a big blue pool, surrounded by big trees."

"Anything else?"

Despite the rabbit trembling pitifully, Chen Jiuge wasn't swayed by sentiment.

"Anything else? Well, well....."

After holding back for some time, the rabbit couldn't come up with much, only clearly remembering its name and the situation when its parents sent it away.

"It's that Ghost Fighting Tribe again!"

Chen Jiuge was puzzled; even if the ancestors of these Fierce Beasts were extraordinary, there's no need to find every spiritually wise Fierce Beast.

"Moreover, the people from the Ghost Fighting Tribe seem to be controlling the number of these spiritually wise beasts!"

The Ghost Fighting Tribe obviously had the ability to completely eradicate these Fierce Beasts, but they didn't. Mostly, they would destroy their groups and severely wound them.

"What exactly is the reason?"

According to Chen Jiuge, these spiritually wise beasts harbor big secrets that are dangerous for the Ghost Fighting Tribe, but there's also astonishing benefits, forcing them to handle it this way!

"Why haven't we left the Sunset Mountain Range yet?"

Chen Jiuge looked at the Tongyou Path ahead, falling into deep thought. Based on Aksu's understanding of the Sunset Mountain Range, combined with Chen Jiuge's speed, they should have exited the Sunset Mountain Range in at most a month.

But now, it was close to two months, and they hadn't even seen the edge. Something wasn't right.

"Could you let me go?" Bai Xing asked cautiously.

"Hmm?"

Chen Jiuge looked at this rabbit, full of fear with a hint of flattery in its eyes, suddenly chuckled: "You better stay with me. A lone rabbit wandering in this mountain could easily become prey!"

"Howl"

The black-furred Hei Biao, held in Ao Li's arms, saw Bai Xing, similar in size to itself, and its mouth extended a rough tongue with barbs, drooling thick saliva that earned Ao Li's displeasure.

"Bai Ya, this little thing shares your bloodline, so you should at least take care of it!"

Bai Ya coolly glanced at Ao Li and said coldly, "I'm white, and it's black. We're clearly different!"

"But your bloodline is the same!"

"The color is different; we're incompatible by nature!"

Ao Li stood baffled, looking at Bai Ya, who walked past with crossed arms: "Incompatible by nature?"

"Alright, Ao Li, take care of them for a while. Bai Xing is also entrusted to you!"

Ao Li had always liked to take care of young ones even before the Heavenly Realm; with experience, Chen Jiuge trusted Ao Li with both Hei Biao and Bai Xing!

"Alright... alright!" Although somewhat reluctantly, Ao Li agreed. Mainly, the little one was also quite adorable. If only it didn't drool!

Ignoring the worried Bai Xing, Chen Jiuge waved grandly, and Ao Li swiftly gathered Bai Xing into his arms.

Though his Guardian Beasts were quite bored, being in a nearly idle state within the Star Moon Tribe, they were, after all, Spiritual Beasts. Naturally, their physical capabilities surpassed humans. After being supplemented with some Elixirs, they've all broken through to the Golden Immortal level now.

"The Sunset Mountain Range is rather peculiar. Continuing to linger doesn't benefit us; how about this, let's first go check where Bai Xing used to live, what do you all think?"

"I'm fine with it!"

"Me too, as long as we don't go back to the Star Moon Tribe, it's too boring!" Dabai shouted.

The other Guardian Beasts nodded as well; the destination wasn't crucial, just don't go back to the Star Moon Tribe. It was evident how suppressed they must have felt, bored to such an extent!

Originally, Bai Xing, who was still struggling, quieted down after hearing this and even mustered the courage to point in a direction: "I came from that way!"

"This way, huh? Got it!"

Although Bai Xing possessed spiritual wisdom, it wasn't very high, roughly equivalent to the mindset of a ten-year-old child. Plus, being on the run, it only remembered the general direction of the path it fled on, most details already blurred.

This situation made Chen Jiuge and the others' journey rather challenging, frequently leading them off to random, unanticipated places!

"The blue pool!"

Chen Jiuge stood at a fork in the road, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. Bai Xing had already forgotten from which path it came, so now it was up to Chen Jiuge to make the decision!