“……What did you just say?”
Seeing the man hesitate, Mo Xiaoxing raised her voice, “I said, my master is Qu Feibai!”
The man narrowed his eyes, looking at Mo Xiaoxing with a sharp gaze.
“Child, lying is not good. I… Qu Feibai has six disciples, all of whom are men. How is it that I have never heard of him having a female apprentice?”
Mo Xiaoxing tilted her head slightly.
“Big Brother Peacock, it seems your information isn’t very up-to-date! I only entered the sect last year. However, I haven’t met my Master yet because he has been in seclusion. He promised to take me as his apprentice before I was even born! I am not lying.”
The man’s eyes deepened, as if he were contemplating something.
Suddenly, he asked, “What is your name?”
Until now, neither of them had exchanged names.
“My name is Qin Yu!”
“Surname Qin… are you a princess of the Yuewu Kingdom?”
“That’s right!”
The large hand behind her neck gradually relaxed, and Mo Xiaoxing quickly distanced herself. When she looked at the man’s expression, she found it somewhat peculiar.
He must be scared, right?
As expected, beasts are so pragmatic; she had been abandoned just like that!
The man bowed his head slightly, brushed his sleeves casually, and gave a light cough.
“Forget it, child. In that case, let us meet again if fate allows.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the man transformed his Qi into a sword and flew into the dense clouds. His white robes fluttered, looking incredibly dashing, and in the blink of an eye, he was far away.
Mo Xiaoxing was stunned, “Hey! You leave just like that? Never mind not taking me out, you haven’t even told me your name!”
The man did not answer and soon vanished from sight.
Mo Xiaoxing: “…”
This Big Brother Peacock is so heartless!
They probably won’t have the chance to meet again, right? Now that he has suddenly departed, I feel a bit sad…
Never mind, all good things must come to an end! Besides, now that he was gone, Mo Xiaoxing didn’t have to worry about being eaten.
Mo Xiaoxing immediately entered the Mo Huo (Ink Calamity).
To her surprise, the Mo Huo had undergone a new change!
In the gray, desolate space, there was now a bright area! A square-shaped plot of land, about half a mu in size.
Han Yan’s figure floated in the air above.
“Sister Han Yan, why has this place become like this?”
Han Yan replied, “It became this way after you advanced to the fourth layer of the Qi Refining stage. It seems that the seals of the Mo Huo can indeed be gradually unsealed as your cultivation level improves.”
Mo Xiaoxing was quite happy and circled the plot of land.
“That’s great! Can I grow some spirit plants here?”
Back at the orphanage, she had followed the director around since she was small, planting many vegetables and fruits in the small backyard; they usually ate what they grew themselves.
Perhaps because of this, whenever Mo Xiaoxing saw such flat, ready-to-use soil, she always thought about planting something.
Han Yan said, “Of course you can. Although the Mo Huo is sealed, the spiritual energy within the earth’s veins is very dense. It would be a bit of a waste if you only grew basic spirit plants. You should grow some rare spirit herbs and medicinal plants here.”
Mo Xiaoxing replied, “I understand. If I encounter any rare spirit herbs, I will gather them.”
And so, Mo Xiaoxing found something to do. She transplanted many spirit plants into the Mo Huo, initially just wanting to test how they would grow.
To her surprise, when she went to look the next day, the plants that were originally just small seedlings had already grown large! If she didn’t pick them, they would be over-matured!
“So fast!”
This was seven or eight times faster than the growth speed of spirit plants in the outside world!
“These spirit plants are indeed of too low a grade. Placed in the Mo Huo, they are like weeds. If you replaced them with higher-grade spirit herbs or medicinal plants, they wouldn’t grow this fast. However, compared to normal speed, it would certainly still be several times faster!”
Rare spirit herbs and medicinal ingredients were highly sought after in the outside world. If she could grow some and sell them, wouldn’t that be very profitable!
Thus, Mo Xiaoxing wandered around the back mountain, this time solely for the purpose of searching for spirit herbs and medicinal plants.
She carefully moved down the cliff bit by bit, searching for a medicinal plant called “Red Silk Fruit.” This herb grew on cliffs and liked heat, and since this place was a Fire Burial Mound, she might just find it.
Mo Xiaoxing was already accustomed to climbing up and down and moved flexibly along the cliff face.
“Chirp!”
Suddenly, a high-pitched cry came from below! It was piercing, making Mo Xiaoxing’s eardrums buzz.
She looked down and instantly felt her scalp tingle!
A Golden-Winged Eagle was diving toward the cliff, while a huge Black-Spotted Snake was coiled in the crevices of the rocks!
The Black-Spotted Snake raised its head and hissed, its sharp, venomous fangs reflecting a chilling cold light in the sun.
As they clashed, the Black-Spotted Snake coiled around the Golden-Winged Eagle, pulling out a large number of feathers, while the eagle clawed at the snake, instantly ripping off a large patch of scales and leaving it bleeding profusely.
Two beasts fighting!
Mo Xiaoxing immediately wanted to run!
These beasts were each so enormous that she, a mere human, wouldn’t even be enough to fill the gaps in their teeth!
Seeing the Golden-Winged Eagle and the Black-Spotted Snake, Mo Xiaoxing immediately thought of the White Peacock. Big Brother Peacock really was the best!
She had been traveling back and forth here every three days, yet she had never seen any beasts; why did she encounter them today?
Han Yan said, “When the White Peacock was here, other petty beasts naturally didn’t dare to show themselves.”
Mo Xiaoxing replied, “So that’s why.”
It’s the third day that Big Brother Peacock has been gone, and I miss him!
Mo Xiaoxing immediately wanted to slip away, but the Golden-Winged Eagle and the Black-Spotted Snake, while fighting, somehow ended up coming her way!
The Black-Spotted Snake’s massive body coiled around the eagle. The eagle flapped its wings, creating violent gales. As they twisted together, they suddenly rolled past Mo Xiaoxing.
Mo Xiaoxing hurriedly grabbed the vines and swung to the side!
She wanted to run, but the two beasts were locked in such an intense fight that they kept slamming into the cliff, causing rocks to crumble and sand to fly everywhere. Blocking and dodging, she couldn’t move at all!
After a while, the Golden-Winged Eagle suddenly opened its beak and bit onto the Black-Spotted Snake, carried it into the air, and then dived down! It actually threw the Black-Spotted Snake into the abyss below!
Below was the earth’s core fire; the snake would undoubtedly die.
Mo Xiaoxing glanced down and inadvertently caught sight of a branch of red fruits extending from the cliff.
“It’s the Red Silk Fruit!”
Were those two beasts fighting over the Red Silk Fruit?
However, at that moment, the Golden-Winged Eagle suddenly flapped its wings and flew up, heading straight for her!
A killing intent pressed toward her. Mo Xiaoxing knew the eagle had spotted her, and this time, it was really coming to kill her!
Having witnessed the eagle’s power, Mo Xiaoxing knew she was no match for it!
Forget it, take a gamble!
At the critical moment, Mo Xiaoxing suddenly tore down the vine and, as the Golden-Winged Eagle lunged, threw it at the beast with all her might!
She aimed for its wing. Fortunately, it caught!
Before the eagle could get to her, Mo Xiaoxing jumped down herself! She used a “Thousand-Catty Fall” technique, increasing her downward force, and dragged the Golden-Winged Eagle down toward the cliff!
The eagle tried to struggle free, but with one wing tangled, its flight became wobbly, and it suddenly couldn’t maintain its balance.
And Mo Xiaoxing was still accelerating!
“Boom!”
The Golden-Winged Eagle’s massive body fell into the magma pool, and within moments, it dissolved into blood!
As for Mo Xiaoxing, she had grabbed a vine and leaped upward just as she neared the bottom of the cliff, returning safely to the rock face.
“Phew… that was too scary.”
Mo Xiaoxing looked down once more. Fortunately, the earth’s core fire had saved her life.
Climbing back to the middle of the cliff, Mo Xiaoxing plucked that branch of Red Silk Fruit and placed it into the Mo Huo.
Just as she was about to return to the top of the cliff, she suddenly saw a pitch-black egg in the rock crevice where the Black-Spotted Snake had been coiled earlier!