Seeing his leg in that massive bear paw, looking just like a twig, Xiao Jian was almost brought to tears by his own stupidity.
How could a fifth-tier magical beast appear here?
Although this wasn’t the outer perimeter, it was still far from the center of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Having a fourth-tier one was normal, but a fifth-tier one was just too much.
And that bear was also an Earth Stone Bear; he had never heard of Earth Stone Bears living in groups.
Xiao Jian’s expression turned stern, keeping a constant watch on the bear in front.
If it showed even a hint of wanting to attack, he would immediately strike back; he wouldn’t let them have an easy time even if he died.
The Earth Stone Bear saw Xiao Jian, stopped, stared at him, and said, “Human, leave this place, and I will spare your life.”
“You can actually talk?”
Xiao Jian was somewhat surprised.
Although fifth-tier magical beasts are intelligent, they haven’t reached the level where they can speak, except for some magical beasts with extremely strong innate talents.
“That is not for you to worry about.
Leave this place, and I will spare your life.”
The giant bear did not answer Xiao Jian and continued to tell him to leave.
Although he was very confused about why this bear would spare him, he wasn’t a masochist.
Since the other party had let him go, he wasn’t going to seek his own death.
Putting his sword back into its sheath, Xiao Jian cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, Bear King, for sparing my life.
I will not come here again.”
He wouldn’t come back to this place even if it killed him.
He added, “I wonder if the Bear King could let me.”
The Bear King heard this and said to the bear that was holding Xiao Jian’s leg, “Bear Two, wake up, let him go.”
The voice was very loud, and Xiao Jian could feel the aura belonging to a high-tier magical beast within it; however, it probably took this kind of volume to wake that stupid bear up.
The sleeping bear finally woke up, released Xiao Jian, rubbed its eyes with its large paws, and, upon seeing the other large bear, ignored Xiao Jian entirely and immediately ran over.
“Bear One, you’re back?
What delicious things did you bring me?”
A fourth-tier magical beast actually spoke.
If a fifth-tier magical beast speaking was a sign of exceptional talent, then a fourth-tier magical beast speaking was truly a gift from heaven.
Xiao Jian couldn’t be bothered to be shocked; no amount of exclamation would be as useful as escaping first.
Who knew, the next second that magical beast might change its mind.
But just as he ran a few steps away, the large bear spoke again, “Human, wait.”
Xiao Jian stopped.
It wasn’t that he wanted to stop, but that the giant bear was already in front of him.
Bear Two watched its big brother block Xiao Jian and was somewhat confused.
Could it be that big brother wanted to eat a human?
But didn’t the master say that eating humans was not allowed?
I didn’t understand.
However, it listened to its big brother.
Xiao Jian stopped, his eyes fixed tightly on the giant bear in front of him, which was three times his size, and said, “I wonder if the Bear King has other business.
If it is something I can do, I will certainly try my best.”
Although he didn’t know what this bear in front of him wanted, at this distance, he didn’t think he could escape from this bear’s grasp, even if he possessed the Purple Cloud Wings.
This was the reason why he had just put his sword directly back into its sheath.
Because his bit of strength made no difference when facing a fifth-tier magical beast, then or now.
At most, he would just struggle for a little longer.
The Bear King said, “Rest assured, I have no malice toward you.
I just need you to enter that cave for a moment.”
Xiao Jian looked in the direction of the giant bear’s gaze; it must be their lair.
He didn’t know why it wanted him to go in, but it seemed he had no other choice now.
However, looking at this bear’s attitude, if it wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble.
He didn’t know what to do now either.
He could only resign himself to fate and follow the giant bear into the cave.
Entering the cave, it was indeed quite large.
They kept walking forward for about ten minutes before the giant bear finally stopped, and the smaller giant bear followed obediently behind.
“We have arrived.”
The giant bear stopped and said.
Then it just stood there.
Afterward, the wall that seemed to be the end of the stone path slowly rose, and after the dust settled, Xiao Jian finally saw the scene inside clearly: a stone platform with a white skeleton sitting cross-legged on it, and in front of the skeleton, a ball of dark purple flames was slowly burning in a purple cauldron.
“Heavenly Flame!”
Although he didn’t know what kind of heavenly flame it was, Xiao Jian still recognized it.
A treasure of heaven and earth.
Before Xiao Jian could finish being shocked, a white phantom slowly drifted out from the heavenly flame, gradually forming an aged figure.
As soon as the phantom appeared, both bears obediently stood to the side, not saying a word.
Xiao Jian immediately understood why these two magical beasts had such high intelligence.
It turned out they were raised by someone, and the person who raised them likely had extraordinary strength.
He cupped his hands and bowed, “Junior Xiao Jian greets Senior.
I do not know what request the Senior has, but I will certainly do my best.”
Although possession was not common in the Dou Qi Continent, he still had to be twelve times more vigilant.
The phantom spoke slowly, perhaps because it had not spoken for a long time, it spoke very slowly, “Kid, no need to be nervous.
I have no malice toward you.”
“I believe you can see that I am currently in a soul state and am about to dissipate.
I am unwilling to let my life’s skills go without an inheritor, which is why I kept you here.”
So that was it.
Although he appeared in human form, he was incredibly illusory, as if he could dissipate at any moment.
However, Xiao Jian would not easily believe him just like that.
“Seniors have a lifetime of skills.
Why pass them to a junior?
If you are afraid of your skills being lost, you could easily find countless people.
I have a shallow fortune and am afraid I am unable to accept it.”
The figure smiled, and an aged voice slowly came out.
“Kid, no need to be so cautious.
If I wanted to harm you, I would just do it.
Why go through all this trouble?”
Xiao Jian thought about it, and it was true.
When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road.
To be able to cultivate to the point of preserving one’s soul after death, even a Dou Zong might not necessarily be able to do it.
Moreover, hearing him refer to himself as ‘Saint’—’Saint’ was not a title one could just use casually.
Looking at it this way, this old man should have been a Dou Saint expert during his lifetime.
Such an expert, even if fallen, Xiao Jian did not believe he was without a shred of power to fight back.
He could only helplessly agree and bowed deeply to the figure in front, saying, “Yes, Senior.
Then I will thank you for this, Senior.”
The old man nodded, somewhat satisfied, and said, “I thought my legacy was about to be lost, but I didn’t expect to meet you.
To tell you the truth, I see that you have good talent; otherwise, if I passed my life’s skills to those mediocre people, I fear they would soon disappear.”
Xiao Jian knew that he was saying this to dispel his doubts, but now Xiao Jian was like a fish on someone else’s chopping block and could no longer resist.
The old man paused and continued, “I am known as the Nine Nether Heavenly Saint.
When I was young, my family fell into decline.
Later, I accidentally obtained the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame.
It was also by chance that my family had quite a bit of experience in using both fire and soul.
Thus, I combined the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame and, after hundreds of years, created the ‘Nine Nether Heavenly Scripture’.”
It could be seen that when mentioning the so-called ‘Nine Nether Heavenly Scripture’, this elderly phantom’s eyes were full of pride.
Changing the subject, the Nine Nether Heavenly Saint continued, “In my life, I have had low points and glory.
I have killed most of my enemies, so I have no regrets.
There is only one person to whom I owe a great deal.”
Speaking of this, the Nine Nether Heavenly Saint’s mood became much lower.
However, he continued, “If you obtain my legacy, you do not need to take me as your master, nor do you need to avenge me.
There is only one thing you need to do for me.
You need to deliver a letter for me.
This letter, even if you die, you must deliver it.
Can you agree?
If you can, then make an oath.”
It takes a long time to understand a person, but it doesn’t take long to see a person.
Even though Xiao Jian didn’t really trust him right now, a Dou Saint legacy was worth the risk.
Perhaps, even he himself didn’t know that his bones were filled with crazy genes.
He admitted that he was tempted by a legacy.
Born in this world, there were originally not many choices.
If it were someone else, they probably wouldn’t be able to refuse this opportunity, unless their strength was above Dou Saint, in which case they would completely not care.
Thus, he decided not to hesitate any longer and knelt, saying solemnly, “Disciple Xiao Jian, today I take you as my master, and I will definitely deliver the letter for you, master.
If I violate this oath, may I be reduced to ashes.”
Knocking his head three times, Xiao Jian lay on the ground without getting up.
This was the biggest gamble he had made since coming to this world.
If something went wrong, he would also die and be destroyed.
Seeing Xiao Jian kneeling, the Nine Nether Heavenly Saint suddenly laughed heartily.
“Hahaha!
Unexpected!
Before I die, I can still take such a beloved disciple.
This is truly heaven favoring me!
Hahaha!”
Bear One beside him also congratulated him, “Congratulations, master, on taking a good disciple.”
As for Bear Two, ignore it.
The Nine Nether Heavenly Saint finished laughing, his illusory face wearing a smile, and he lifted his left hand.
“Get up.”
As his left hand lightly lifted, Xiao Jian couldn’t control his own body and stood up on his own.
His mind was shaken, and he couldn’t help but think, *Is this the power of a Dou Saint expert?
Even when near death, it is still so powerful.*
However, he couldn’t worry about it so much now.
He had already taken him as master; could he go back on it?
If one is always hesitant, how can one achieve great things?
He continued, “Thank you, master.”
The Nine Nether Heavenly Saint was in a very good mood now.
He had thought that his life’s legacy was about to be lost, but he didn’t expect to find an heir in the end, and his character seemed good, too.
However, his time was indeed running out.
He immediately straightened his expression and said, “Focus your mind.
I will pass on the ‘Nine Nether Heavenly Scripture’ to you.”
After speaking, his right index finger already pointed at Xiao Jian’s forehead.
Immediately, Xiao Jian felt a mysterious soul power uncontrollably flooding into his mind.
Then it gradually formed a light sphere of soul.
The soul power surged more and more, gradually exceeding his control.
Subsequently, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his vision went black.
By the time the transmission was completed, an hour had passed.
And the Nine Nether Heavenly Saint, whose phantom was not solid to begin with, became even more illusory, but he still stared fixedly at Xiao Jian.
The legacy of the ‘Nine Nether Heavenly Scripture’ was not that simple.
Heaven-rank and above cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques all had unique things.
Without that thing, obtaining the cultivation technique was futile.
And the prerequisite for cultivating the ‘Nine Nether Heavenly Scripture’ was to withstand the ‘Nine Nether Devouring’.
If you withstand it, you qualify to cultivate the Heavenly Scripture; if you cannot withstand it, there is only one result, and that is death.
There was no other outcome.