"Should we take these two eggs?" Mu Qingge frowned, pondering.
At this moment, on the swampy ground, forces from the Myriad Beasts Sect and the Refining Tower were already engaged in battle.
The scene was chaotic, with beasts roaring and flashes of blades and swords. The brilliant collision of spiritual power lit up the night sky. Jin Gui was besieged by Hei Mu’s two spirit beasts, but he was still handling it with ease.
The other disciples of the Refining Tower weren’t so fortunate, having to contend with the disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect while also guarding against sneak attacks from spirit beasts.
The battle was fought with extreme messiness, but there was no choice but to fight.
Feng Kunhai fended off an attack from a spirit beast and shouted to his side, "Everyone, hold on! We must stall the Myriad Beasts Sect!" His thoughts were clear; those who jumped into the underground labyrinth were from the Refining Tower. As long as they held the Myriad Beasts Sect here, once their disciples retrieved the treasures, the ownership would be settled. The Myriad Beasts Sect wouldn’t dare act rashly unless they wanted to spark a war between the two factions!
Hei Mu’s eyes turned fierce, and he retreated to Taishi Gao’s side, whispering, "Young Sect Master, find an opportunity to go down. We’ll hold these people back. The person below is certainly not your match."
Taishi Gao’s eyes were sullen. Hei Mu’s words made him nod.
With a gesture, the single-horned black panther transformed into a stream of light and flew into Taishi Gao’s waist bag. Taishi Gao carefully avoided the raging battlefield and stealthily approached the vortex entrance.
In the darkness of the night and amidst the chaos, no one noticed his movements.
The battle grew fiercer, with wounded humans and spirit beasts alike being mercilessly swallowed by the Endless Swamp.
Among them were both disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect and the Refining Tower.
Ding Mao weaved through the crowd, occasionally launching sneak attacks or using his master’s abilities to escape danger, amazingly unscathed.
Suddenly, a beast claw lunged at him, frightening Ding Mao into a roll on the ground to narrowly avoid it.
Just after dodging the lethal claw, he saw Taishi Gao flit towards the vortex.
Ding Mao’s eyes shifted, and he too retreated from the battlefield heading towards the vortex.
As soon as he arrived, Taishi Gao jumped in. Not daring to delay, Ding Mao followed, and the two entered the vortex one after the other.
Hei Mu, who had been secretly watching over Taishi Gao, felt relief when he jumped into the vortex. But upon seeing another person follow, his eyes gleamed with a sharper killing intent.
...
"What exactly are these two eggs?" In the labyrinth below the Endless Swamp, Mu Qingge continued to ponder the origins of the two eggs.
Her goal was the Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame, not the two eggs.
"Never mind, I’ll just take them first." Mu Qingge furrowed her brow and made a decision.
With a wave of her hand, the two eggs were stored in her space.
Almost instantly, the voices of Mengmeng and Yin Chen echoed in her mind.
"Such strong Fire Spirit Power!"
"Such a strong pressure!"
Mu Qingge was taken aback and asked, "What are you two saying?"
"Master Silver, there’s a fire spirit within this misty egg," Mengmeng promptly replied.
Yin Chen added, "I can sense a pressure from this colorful egg that only spirit beasts possess, but it’s different from the usual spirit beast pressure. I can only describe it as very, very strong."
Mu Qingge was stunned.
She thought to herself: ’It seems that the origins of these two eggs are significant.’ Suddenly, a flash of insight struck her, and she subconsciously said, "Could it be that the misty egg is the Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame?"
After saying this, she couldn’t even believe herself.
The Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame was newborn indeed, but could it actually be an egg?
Mu Qingge’s mouth twitched a bit, seemingly unable to accept the image of the Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame.
She looked down at the compass in her hand.
Sure enough, after collecting the egg, the compass seemed to lose its function.
Mu Qingge shook the compass in her hand, the needle swinging along with her motion.
The Refining Tower came to find the Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame, so she followed all the way, planning to be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. This compass seemed to be key in finding the Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame, and now that it had failed, eliminating technical issues left only one explanation: she had found the Mixed Element Heavenly Extreme Flame.
"What’s going on? Why can’t I sense it anymore?" Suddenly, a questioning voice came from outside the secret chamber.
Mu Qingge narrowed her eyes, immediately pressing herself against the wall, hiding in an inconspicuous corner.
Just as she hid, she saw a figure bend down, rushing in from outside, heading directly for the high platform where the two eggs had been placed.
’That is...’ Mu Qingge scrutinized him secretly, immediately recognizing the person: ’The Young Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect, Taishi Gao.’
"Damn it!" Taishi Gao’s handsome features twisted into a snarl as he punched the high platform, covering it with a web of fine cracks.
"It must have been that Refining Tower brat who got them!" he growled with a malicious tone.
He muttered to himself, "I could always feel the spirit beast’s presence before, but now I can’t. They probably haven’t gone far!"
Spirit Beasts!
Mu Qingge suddenly understood.
It turns out, the Myriad Beasts Sect and the Refining Tower had different goals, yet they inexplicably had a fight?
Mu Qingge wouldn’t bother explaining the misunderstanding; presently, be it what the Refining Tower wanted or what the Myriad Beasts Sect desired, everything should now be stored in her space.
And something that entered her pocket wouldn’t easily come back out.
Since it was a misunderstanding, she thought somewhat impishly, let them continue misunderstanding.
Taishi Gao suddenly turned, looked as if he intended to pursue.
Suddenly, another person slipped through the door, and Mu Qingge squinted. Oh, it’s an old acquaintance!
Looking at Ding Mao, Mu Qingge sighed at her own luck once more.
Ding Mao had repeatedly provoked her, and she had tolerated it previously to avoid unnecessary complications. But now...
"It’s you!" Taishi Gao instantly recognized Ding Mao.
After all, outside, Ding Mao had dared speak against him and even tried to stab him with a sword.
Taishi Gao’s gaze immediately darkened viciously, staring at Ding Mao as though looking at a lifeless corpse. Ding Mao’s presence blocked Taishi Gao’s way.
He sneered coldly, "Fine, capture you and exchange you for treasures with your fellow disciples."
Ding Mao was stunned, his eyes darted, then he sneered, "With just you? I tell you, if you dare hurt me, my master won’t spare you. It doesn’t matter who you are, even as Young Sect Master, you’ll be beaten to a pulp! Hand over the treasure!"
"You dare demand treasure from me?" Taishi Gao’s eyes turned icy, and malice emanated from him.
With a wave of his hand, a flash of black light from his waist, the single-horned black panther appeared at his side, baring its teeth and staring menacingly at Ding Mao.
Ding Mao, under the panther’s gaze, was instantly chilled to the bone, drenched in cold sweat. His voice involuntarily trembled, "Don’t...don’t mess around!"
"So what if I do?" Taishi Gao mocked him with disdain.
"I... I tell you, my master is an Elder of the Refining Tower, even the dean needs to give way to him. If you harm me, wait for the Refining Tower to declare war on your Myriad Beasts Sect." Ding Mao continued to shrink back. The appearance of the single-horned black panther completely shattered his courage.
Taishi Gao’s eyes were cold, dismissing Ding Mao’s threats entirely.
He instructed the panther, "Bite off his limbs, don’t rush to eat him, keep him for later use."
The command made the panther issue a raspy growl, pushing off its forelegs towards Ding Mao.
"Ah—! Save me!" Ding Mao screamed as he was knocked to the ground by the panther.
The panther’s sharp claws dug into his shoulder blades, leaving behind bloodied punctures. Ding Mao howled in pain.
At that moment, he completely forgot he was a cultivator. In front of the panther, he could only beg bitterly. He regretted it, regretting why he followed Taishi Gao in alone, regretting even more provoking him verbally!
The panther howled again, opening its blood-red mouth to bite at Ding Mao’s wrist.
Taishi Gao had told it to sever Ding Mao’s limbs, not just sever the tendons like humans would, but truly bite off the hands and feet.
"Ah—!" Ding Mao felt his hand being forcibly bitten and torn off.
The agony nearly caused him to faint.
In the darkness, Mu Qingge watched his suffering with a gaze full of sympathy, yet she had no intention of intervening.
It’s rare to see them at each other’s throats, so she naturally enjoys the show.
She just didn’t expect that the Young Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect, who appears so refined, would be so cruel-hearted. Such a person, if not killed before maturing, would grow to be a ruthless individual dominating a region.
"Ah, ah, ah—!"
When Ding Mao’s last foot was pulled off by the Single-horned Black Panther, he had already passed out from the pain.
If it weren’t for his Spiritual Power Cultivation automatically protecting its master and holding his heart, he would have died long ago.
After completing the task assigned by its master, the Single-horned Black Panther licked the blood on its mouth, and returned to Taishi Gao’s side, still unsatisfied.
Taishi Gao patted its horned head with satisfaction, took out a bloody bone from the Qiankun Bag, and tossed it into the Single-horned Black Panther’s mouth.
As he looked at Ding Mao lying in a pool of blood on the ground, his eyes were exceptionally cold and full of disdain.
Suddenly, the hair on the Single-horned Black Panther’s shoulder stood up, and its whole body was tense with vigilance. It adjusted its direction to look toward where Mu Qingge was hiding and let out a low growl of warning.
Taishi Gao’s eyes narrowed, and he also looked in Mu Qingge’s hiding direction, sharply questioning, "Who’s there? Come out!"
Mu Qingge’s brow slightly raised, feeling a deep appreciation for the sensitivity of the Single-horned Black Panther. She had merely leaked a trace of almost undetectable aura, yet it sensed it.
Wearing the Refining Tower’s raincoat, Mu Qingge stepped out from the darkness.
Upon seeing her outfit, Taishi Gao said, "Someone from the Refining Tower? You’re the person who came in earlier!"
He suddenly realized, and beside him, the Single-horned Black Panther also posed for battle.
Mu Qingge’s face was hidden under the raincoat’s hood, making it hard to see her clearly, only her slightly hooked red lips could barely be seen.
Her silence made Taishi Gao frown, "Hand over the thing, and I can spare you." He never expected that the person who descended earlier had found the thing but hadn’t left immediately and stayed to watch a good show.
The scene where he had the Single-horned Black Panther harm Ding Mao must have been witnessed by this person.
If they left here alive, it would surely bring trouble to the Myriad Beasts Sect.
Taishi Gao’s eyes flashed, and he already decided on the fate of Mu Qingge in his heart.
"The thing? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I only saw Senior Brother Ding being crippled by you," Mu Qingge said deliberately.
As expected!
Taishi Gao’s eyes coldly looked at her, thinking: ’I wasn’t wrong.’
"Not handing it over? I can search you after killing you!" Taishi Gao said coldly.
"Kill him!"
The Single-horned Black Panther received the order but did not act immediately. Instead, it held a trembling battle stance, letting out low whimpering sounds from its throat.
Seeing the Single-horned Black Panther not executing the order, Taishi Gao’s face changed drastically, and he kicked it hard.
"Kill him! I told you to kill him!" he said angrily.
Mu Qingge, however, remained standing still, watching the Single-horned Black Panther with a smile on her lips.
The pressure of a Purple Realm Strong Person was more than enough for a high-rank Spirit Beast, especially one that was tamed and had its strength halved. Moreover, she had Yin Chen secretly add a trace of aura to her pressure.
The pressure from a human might just be a suppression for a Spirit Beast.
However, the pressure of different levels between Spirit Beasts was an insurmountable barrier from birth.
Yin Chen was now a pseudo-divine beast with ancient divine beast bloodline, so dealing with a Single-horned Black Panther was way too simple.
If Yin Chen itself were standing here, perhaps this Single-horned Black Panther wouldn’t even have the courage to stand.
This kind of pressure, Taishi Gao couldn’t feel, so he only felt anger and a sense of betrayal due to the Panther’s abnormality.
He twisted the folding fan in his hand, pulling out a sharp dagger from behind.
He aimed at the Single-horned Black Panther’s neck, his voice cold, "If you don’t follow orders, what’s the use of keeping you?" With that, his hand sank, and the dagger stabbed into the Panther’s neck.
The Single-horned Black Panther probably couldn’t understand why its master would kill it even at its death.
Its desperate eyes stared at Taishi Gao, filled with a complex emotion. Blood flowed from the wound on its neck, while the Single-horned Black Panther silently fell to the ground.
After killing the Panther, Taishi Gao slapped his waist again, and a green light flew out, landing beside him, transforming into a high-rank Wind Wolf.
Mu Qingge raised her eyebrow, looking at Taishi Gao’s waist pouch with interest.
She was curious about how many Spirit Beasts were in that pouch?
"Kill him!" As soon as the Wind Wolf appeared, Taishi Gao ordered.
At this time, Mu Qingge had withdrawn her pressure. The Wind Wolf obeyed, opened its bloody mouth with sharp teeth, and pounced toward Mu Qingge. From it, a blue light blade also spewed out, attacking Mu Qingge.
The killing intent came overwhelmingly, but it didn’t change Mu Qingge’s expression at all.
She just let out a cold hum, and all the light blades about to hit shattered and disappeared without a trace.
The Wind Wolf rushed up to her, and without using Spiritual Power, she raised her hand, formed a fist, and struck directly using physical strength, hitting the Wind Wolf’s head.
Before the Wind Wolf could even let out a roar, its head exploded, crashing to the ground as a headless wolf.
This scene finally frightened Taishi Gao.
He exclaimed, "Who are you? A disciple of the Refining Tower could never be this strong!"
"Seems you’re not too stupid." Mu Qingge said calmly, slowly walking toward him.
Suddenly, Taishi Gao felt the surrounding atmosphere turn tight, as if it restricted his movements and stopped any resistance.
He felt as if his limbs were sinking into a swamp, heavy and hard to control. The air around him turned into the black swamp from the Endless Swamp, tightly engulfing him.
And that terrifying person was again slowly approaching him.
Taishi Gao felt he had never been so close to death.
"I am the Young Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect, you can’t kill me! If you kill me, you’ll offend the entire Myriad Beasts Sect, and no matter who you are, you won’t survive in Rong Country!" Taishi Gao said urgently.
He seemed to forget that Ding Mao had previously said similar words to him in the same tone, and he still held Ding Mao in disdain, just as Mu Qingge now did to him.
Failed to survive in Rong Country? She was not even from Rong Country, so what did it matter to her?
Mu Qingge ignored Taishi Gao’s threat, continuing to walk toward him.
That silent oppression was more frightening than any real weapon, and Taishi Gao kept a close watch on Mu Qingge, afraid she would attack him.
As he said, he was the Young Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect, having power below one person, but above thousands. There was still so much life to enjoy, endless wealth and luxury, beauties and wine yet to experience. How could he die here?
"Do you think that if I kill you, when the people from the Myriad Beasts Sect and the Refining Tower arrive, they’ll think you died by killing each other with Ding Mao?" Mu Qingge curved her lips into a teasing smile, like a child who loved pranks.
She wasn’t wasting time; rather, with the fight raging above, if she went up, she’d become a target.
Better to wait until they were all worn out, then look for an opportunity to slip away.
So in her wait, Taishi Gao and the unconscious Ding Mao became her diversion.
Mu Qingge walked up to Taishi Gao, reached out, and pulled the pouch hanging from his belt into her hand. Before his eyes, Mu Qingge directly wiped away the Spiritual Sense on it.
"Ah!" The removal of the Spiritual Sense made Taishi Gao cry out in pain.
The feeling was akin to a nail being driven into his head.
Mu Qingge didn’t care about Taishi Gao’s pain but instead invaded the pouch with her Spiritual Sense. Surprisingly, the result left her somewhat astonished.
She initially thought, as the Young Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect, Taishi Gao would have many Spirit Beasts. But unexpectedly, apart from a peculiar-looking demonic bone-like flute, it was empty.
She didn’t know that for today’s trip, Taishi Gao had specifically undone several Spirit Beast contracts to leave enough Spiritual Sense for the day.
"What is this?" Mu Qingge asked Taishi Gao, holding the flute in her hand.
Seeing that flute, Taishi Gao’s face turned pale, and he clenched his lips without speaking.
"Not talking?" Mu Qingge’s tone became playful.
Taishi Gao felt a chill down his spine and exclaimed, "What do you want?"
Mu Qingge didn’t answer him but focused her gaze on the headless Wind Wolf.
This mere glance terrified Taishi Gao, hastily saying, "I’ll talk, I’ll talk." Afraid that a moment’s delay would render his own fate the same as the Wind Wolf.
"This is a Beast Taming Flute, blowing it can momentarily control nearby Spirit Beasts." After speaking, Taishi Gao’s face turned even paler.

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