Phoenix clone explained his reason for traveling west, then waved to indicate that Little Zixi should follow him.
Little Zixi is also extremely attracted to the pool of gold wu essence. Not a beast that grows on wind and rain, but one that needs resources to strengthen itself. The sun illuminates all things, and the gold wu has similar attributes. Their essence blood is effective for any living creature.
Looking up at the Shanyisheng, Little Zouxu felt a deep affection for the virtuous minister of Xi Gou. He thought there was something of a connection between them. Not only had the other party saved him from the jaws of the python, but after being caught by the boar, they had gone to great lengths to create a pool, fearing that he might be thirsty. This person was truly exceptional. However, compared to humans, Zouxu found more in common with divine beasts like Tanggang and Fenghuang.
Humans are terrifying bipedal apes. Just thinking about it is terrifying!
It compared the sizes of Shanyisheng and Tanggang, thinking that the human in front of it was too thin, and concluded that it would be better to follow Pig Brother to have enough to eat!
Little Zouxu subtly lowered her head, expressing gratitude for Shanyisheng's lifesaving grace. Then, like a devoted fan girl, she followed along as Tanggang continued to "hmm" in response.
Shanyisheng: "......"
He was completely bewildered, watching as the three divine beasts walked out with an air of calmness, leaving him utterly stupefied.
For a moment, he felt guilty only towards the King of Western Zhou.
Instead of persuading the auspicious divinity beasts, I inadvertently had them lure my benevolent beast away!
It's common for humans to deceive divine beasts, but it's truly the first time I've seen divine beasts deceiving other divine beasts.
He had the intention to stop them, but he didn't know what to say. They couldn't communicate because of the language barrier!
With force? Shanyisheng is a model of both culture and military prowess, but his main role is as a civil servant. He has no problem shooting arrows from eight paces away, but swinging a sword at people is not within his capabilities.
Watching as the phoenix stood on Tanggang's back, with Zouxu following closely beside him, the three divine beasts sauntered away before his eyes with great nonchalance.
"Alas, in the end, it's because my virtue isn't enough." Calming down, he found a way to comfort himself.
In the prevailing views of the current era, subduing divine beasts requires corresponding virtue. Now that three divine beasts are bound together, as a working-class guy, he couldn't have that high virtue. It was normal for them to leave. If they acknowledged him as their master, he would probably be too scared to sleep. This situation was already good enough.
However, he could only keep his encounter with the divine beasts buried in his belly.
Otherwise, if King Xibo Zhou Ji Chang asked about it.
"Where's the divine beast, Phoenix?"
"It went."
"Where's the benevolent beast, Zouxu?"
"It followed the divine beast Phoenix!"
Could he really say that?
Shanyisheng tidied up and walked out of the cave. Although the divine beasts had run off, he still continued with his mission, heading to the southern capital to persuade the Southern Duke to come to court.
Phoenix clone feared that Scanyisheng might deduce their path, so he immediately led Tanggang and Zouxu southward, planning to cross a mountain before heading westward.
She has no intention of going to Xi Gou. The auspicious event of the hundred birds gathering around the phoenix before had caused Deng Chanyu to suffer from endocrine imbalance for a month, and it took a long time for her to recover.
If they went to Xi Gou, they might be arrested and made to perform the auspicious signs every day.
First, they went south and then took a small path to the west to find the Zhuogou Spring.
Tanggang and Zouxu often heard her say that she could speak like a human, understand yin and yang, and be adept at change, which they found very impressive. They were also willing to follow her as she journeyed over mountains and through valleys.
As Shanyisheng walked further and further in his divine consciousness, the Phoenix clone immediately opened his mouth and spat out a red gourd.
This is still the high lan ying's storage treasure. Deng Chanyu thought that she was going to fight on this side and that all her living and staying would be in the military camp, surrounded by soldiers. This kind of treasure has little use, so she gave this only one treasure to her duplicate.
A scarf, flint, chopsticks, soup spoons, and various seasonings like scallions, ginger, garlic, and so on were all packed in the gourd. It was just in case they couldn't get a mouthful of warm food on the journey west.
At this moment, the Phoenix clone took out a pair of sunglasses and a sun hat.
The sunglasses were made to counteract the high lan ying's creation. The lenses were made from a certain turtle shell that was polished repeatedly, which could effectively filter out strong light. Although it wasn't used, two pairs were made: one for the body and one for the duplicate.
With the sunglasses and sun hat on, the Phoenix duplicate lay on Tanggang's back, relaxedly pointing towards the west.
"Heading westward, our goal is the Zhuogou Spring!"
......
Shu of ancient times.
Nine Heavens Xuan Nv, wearing the nine-dragon phoenix crown and the seven-treasure dragon and phoenix crimson silk robe, appeared in front of a vast spring.
The spring water was crystal clear. To ordinary people, passing by would only make them think it was a natural underground spring, but to a cultivator who has achieved cultivation in the Taoist path, they would smell a fragrance from it, which was the aroma of aged wine sealed with magic for countless years.
"Evil creature, do you still recognize me?" Xuan Nv spoke softly.
A gruff voice from below the spring said after a while, "Xuan Nv, the teacher of Yuan Yuan?"
"That's right."
"Aiyā! Your Majesty, please let my old bear out. I'm sorry, I know I'm wrong. I shouldn't have been greedy in the beginning, and it caused a big problem for Chi You. But this... this is also that... you know, right?"
He dare not say that Huangdi of Xiaoyuan had won, and Chi You had lost due to the will of heaven. He had drunk a little too much and was a bit disoriented on the battlefield. After that, he muddled things up and ended up losing Chi You. Could he be blamed for this? Everyone was clear about it; it was the will of heaven! So many powerful beings were confused by the will of heaven, and he was just a pitiful iron-eating beast facing the overwhelming will of heaven. What could he do?
Nine Heavens Xuan Nv waved her sleeve: "It seems you still haven't understood. The wine here is endless, so you may continue to drink."
The gruff voice quickly said: "No, no! Even the best drink would be tolerable after drinking it for five hundred years straight."
Nine Heavens Xuan Nv "humphed" and said: "You've already drunk yourself into a muddle."
The rough voice was taken aback, and then it seemed to weigh things up: "Could it be that a thousand years have passed outside? Regardless of how many years have passed, back when Your Majesty pleaded for me with Xuan Yuan, there must be something that requires my help. Just tell me directly, what do you want me to do?"
"I want you to enter the Red World Catastrophe once again."
The rough voice paused for a moment. Many powerful beings had perished in the great catastrophe; this was not something to be trifled with.
He hesitated for a long time: "If I agree, will Your Majesty release me?"
"Someone in the world will save you, but it will not be me." She left a light sentence behind and turned to leave.
The rough voice shouted, "Not enough! Not enough! With only that, I will never return to the great catastrophe again! I might as well drink for another five hundred years!"
This time, Nine Heavens Xuan Nv hesitated for a moment before waving her finger, and three streams of blue light fell into the spring.
"Transfer to you three scrolls of heavenly books. Diligently study this book, do not slack off, it may be that in the future you will also become one of us...... Remember, this is the cause and effect between you and me, not involving others."
The rough voice agreed without hesitation: "Alright, I'll wait here for that worthy person! Ah, ah! Wait a moment, Your Majesty, wait a moment. Is this heavenly book written in the phoenix script? I don't recognize it!"
The voice "I don't recognize it" echoed in the ground, but there was no longer any trace of Nine Heavens Xuan Nv outside.
