The man wore a white robe, his ink-black hair cascading down to his waist. With sharp brows and starry eyes, he exuded an aura of transcendent detachment.
【Yun! Luo! Chen!!】
Jun Lanyue practically gritted her teeth as she uttered this name in her heart.
Even from a great distance, even if that man were reduced to ashes, she would still recognize him.
Yue Xuanji remained outwardly calm, but the moment he saw Yun Luo Chen, he had already cursed Yun Xiao to a crisp in his mind.
Was the Mysterious Heaven Sect out of people? To actually send that plague god to pick him and his disciples up.
What terrible luck!
Seeing the master and disciples emerge, Yun Luo Chen finally dismounted from the back of the Flying Beast.
Despite being the esteemed Supreme Elder of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, he still needed to be polite when meeting Yue Xuanji.
Although the Clear Breeze Sect had declined to only a few members, Yue Xuanji’s seniority and strength were undeniable.
“Elder Yue,” Yun Luo Chen nodded toward Yue Xuanji. “The Sect Master sent me to pick you up.”
The Mysterious Heaven Sect was the number one major sect in the Southern Continent. For the Supreme Elder of such a sect to personally come and pick them up was enough to show how much importance was placed on them.
Yue Xuanji did not speak. He glanced sideways at Yun Luo Chen, then at the Flying Beast, letting out a disdainful and mocking scoff. “Hah! Sending just a mid-level Flying Beast to pick me up? What kind of standard is that?”
Yun Luo Chen: “??”
Naturally, he felt displeased hearing this, but he did not show it on his face.
He had long heard that Yue Xuanji had a volatile temper and an extremely narrow-minded disposition. It was best not to argue with such a person, or else one would get entangled.
Although Pei Yan didn’t know what mischief his master was up to, if his master said so, then so be it…
Even so, beast tamers were extremely rare in this world, and spirit beasts were also incredibly difficult to contract. The Mysterious Heaven Sect had only managed to tame a few spirit beasts. A mid-level Flying Beast was still an extremely impressive existence. Probably the entire Southern Continent only had mid-level Flying Beasts within the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
Master was deliberately picking a fight, it was just too obvious…
【A mid-level Flying Beast, Master! You think it’s not up to standard? Isn’t that a bit too willful? But seeing Yun Luo Chen being given such a hard time by Master feels pretty satisfying, what’s going on?】
Yue Xuanji: Feeling satisfied is right. Your master feels pretty satisfied too.
“Knowing Elder Yue’s esteemed status, it’s natural you wouldn’t think much of it,” Yun Luo Chen showed a helpless and troubled expression. “But among the Mysterious Heaven Sect’s Flying Beasts, this one is the most precious.”
He thought that with this, Yue Xuanji should let it go. After all, he was a Supreme Elder; they would see each other often in the future, so some leeway should be left.
But Yue Xuanji waved his hand even more dismissively. “Enough. If you think it’s amazing, then ride it yourself. My disciples and I have our own Flying Beast. I’d even complain that riding the one you brought would jostle my backside.”
The four disciples: “……”
Jun Lanyue grew curious. With Master speaking so boldly, could it be…?
“Well, alright then,” Yun Luo Chen thought to himself that it would be quieter not having to ride with that annoying old thing Yue Xuanji, so he didn’t press further. However, he was still curious. “May I ask what Elder Yue’s Flying Beast is? Could I have a look?”
He wanted to see just what kind of Flying Beast Yue Xuanji, who even looked down on a mid-level Flying Beast, could possibly produce!
“Of course you can.”
Yue Xuanji was extremely generous. With a wave of his large hand, a creature covered in black fur, resembling both a bird and a chicken, appeared before everyone.
Judging by its size, it probably weighed around eight or nine pounds.
[“My master, what is this thing of yours? Still drinking milk?”]
Jun Lanyue held back her laughter. Although showing off came with a cost, her master clearly had none.
“This…”
Yun Luo Chen was a bit dumbfounded. Wasn’t this black thing just a big fat chicken?
“Elder Yue, it doesn’t even have its feathers fully grown yet. You should still ride on mine.”
A big fat chicken without even a grade, claiming to be more powerful than the intermediate-level Flying Beast he brought?
Forget it. He would just take them back first and not argue with him.
“My beast is only weak now. It’ll be powerful once it grows up.” Yue Xuanji snapped his fingers at the big fat black chicken and added, “Who isn’t a milk-drinking baby when they’re born, only cultivating into a powerhouse later? Could you run as soon as you were born?”
Yun Luo Chen: “…”
Suppressing the emotions inside, he forced a smile at the corner of his mouth. “Elder Yue is right. Since Elder Yue insists, I’ll lead the way ahead.”
With that, Yun Luo Chen flashed onto the back of his Flying Beast.
The Flying Beast understood human speech and had long been displeased.
Carrying Yun Luo Chen, it flew into the air, deliberately flapping its wings in front of the continuously enlarging big fat black chicken as if to provoke it.
“Master, can this thing really be ridden?”
Jun Lanyue swallowed, feeling her scalp tingle.
Just as Yun Luo Chen said, it didn’t even have its feathers fully grown. Could it fly?
“This master thinks~” Yue Xuanji glanced at his contracted beast, smiling sheepishly and whispering, “It should be able to.”
The four disciples: “…”
The little fat black chicken continued to grow until it reached about the same size as the Flying Beast Yun Luo Chen had brought before stopping.
Jun Lanyue looked up at the big fat black chicken, feeling even more horrified.
[With all this fluff on such a big body, can it really fly?]
“Xiao Kun, show everyone how you fly.”
Yun Xuanji was full of confidence, placing extraordinary trust in the big fat black chicken.
Upon hearing Yue Xuanji’s words, the big fat black chicken began flapping its wings. At first, it just flapped in place, but after a few flaps, it actually took off.
[Wow! Impressive! As expected of my master, even his contracted spirit beast is so unique. Truly awesome!]
Although Yue Xuanji didn’t understand the last part, he knew his little disciple was praising him. Hmm~ happy!
Over there, Yun Luo Chen stared wide-eyed. He had thought the big fat black chicken absolutely couldn’t fly, yet it actually did…
The master and disciples climbed onto the back of the big fat black chicken, and it wobbled into the air.
It wobbled a bit, but at least it was fast.
Behind them, the Flying Beast carrying Yun Luo Chen chased until tears streamed from its eyes, only managing to see a black shadow. It was so angry all its feathers stood on end.
As an intermediate-level spirit beast, it couldn’t even catch up to one that didn’t have its feathers fully grown? If word got out, wouldn’t that be outrageous?
“Xiao Kun has sped up. Let’s go even faster.” Jun Lanyue loved stirring up trouble. “Make it chase until its wings flap smoke and still can’t catch up.”
The big fat black chicken was no pushover either, instantly accelerating.
Didn’t that guy behind provoke it earlier? Let’s see if it dares to provoke now!
Xiao Kun was extremely fast, and after accelerating, it completely left the pursuer without even a shadow in sight.
After several hours, the master and disciples finally flew into the territory of the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
Looking at the sea of people in the Mysterious Heaven Sect’s square, Yue Xuanji stroked his beard, quite satisfied. “They’re quite sensible, knowing to send people to welcome us.”