"Kai Ming Beast?"
"Lu Wu?"
Hearing Xu Fang explain his purpose, Yuanshi and Tongtian were both astonished. When did Xu Fang get involved with this Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu?
However, upon recalling past events, they quickly understood.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, so it turns out that when this Kai Ming Beast died, it was a chance encounter with you, and it was slain!"
"I knew this Kai Ming Beast was always seeking death, but I never imagined it would seek death right in front of Fellow Daoist Xu Fang."
Yuanshi and Tongtian, remembering the time when the Kai Ming Beast returned to its post guarding the Nine Gates, finally understood what had happened.
This Kai Ming Beast was indeed a master of courting death, daring to provoke Xu Fang!
Who was this Xu Fang? Without even lifting a finger, he could easily toy with and kill it using just a few treasures.
This Kai Ming Beast's demise this time was truly not surprising. Among the myriad beings of Kunlun Mountain, it chose not to provoke them, but instead encountered this fellow who could hide treasures in his very hair. It could only die once.
"It is so. I did not know this Kai Ming Beast was so weak. With just a slight lapse in attention, it was directly reduced to dust."
Xu Fang sighed. If he had known the Kai Ming Beast was so divine, he would have surely sought to understand it thoroughly.
However, the Treasure Distribution Rock left him no opportunity, and the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu was not even resilient enough to withstand a blow. It possessed a divine nature but was simply battered to death.
It died cleanly, yet it left him with unease and endless worry.
Seeing Xu Fang's distress, Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged glances and chuckled.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, you need not worry. This wicked creature's death is just a death; it will revive nonetheless."
Yuanshi spoke to comfort him, but his expression was one of indignant resentment, clearly holding a deep grudge against the Kai Ming Beast.
Tongtian, seeing this, also explained to Xu Fang and the others.
"Indeed, my second brother Yuanshi has for years wished to capture it as a guardian beast for his mountain, but has never succeeded. He harbors great resentment, so please be understanding."
Yuanshi cast a resentful glance at Tongtian, who was giving him no face at all. This fellow was truly rebellious!
However, as Xu Fang listened to their comfort, his expression grew even more somber.
"My two fellow Daoists, it is precisely because of this that I am curious."
Xu Fang couldn't help but be curious, especially since the Kai Ming Beast could hear treasures speak and knew that he could communicate with treasures.
"Does this Kai Ming Beast not revive? And what lies beyond those Nine Gates? Are you not curious at all? You two fellow Daoists should know more, shouldn't you?"
Yuanshi and Tongtian were startled to hear Xu Fang speak this way. Did Xu Fang know about the Kai Ming Beast guarding the Nine Gates?
However, upon reflection, it was understandable.
After all, the Queen Mother of the West had once cultivated in Western Kunlun, and she would surely know something about the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu. It was not surprising.
"We are indeed curious, but we are utterly incapable of dealing with this Kai Ming Beast!"
Yuanshi sighed. They couldn't even suppress it, let alone pry into the secrets of those Nine Gates.
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, we cannot satisfy your curiosity."
Tongtian also sighed and said.
"For so many years, so many beings have been unable to unravel its mysteries. We too have been greatly troubled, so we released news to conceal the truth, merely stating that the Kai Ming Beast is a divine beast of Kunlun."
Tongtian frankly admitted that the legends of the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu circulating in the Primordial Era were tales they, the Three Pure Ones, had spread.
However, Xu Fang had already discussed these matters with the Queen Mother of the West. Hearing them again was merely a repetition, offering no help to Xu Fang in resolving the issue of the Kai Ming Beast.
"My two fellow Daoists, can you not tell me something I don't know?"
Xu Fang's expression darkened as he patiently inquired, hoping to extract more useful information from Yuanshi and Tongtian.
However, Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged glances and repeatedly shook their heads.
"..."
Seeing this, Xu Fang's face was filled with uncontrollable disappointment.
He had thought the Three Pure Ones might know more than the Queen Mother of the West, but now it seemed they were all much the same. Had he come all this way for nothing?
Sensing the disappointment in Xu Fang's eyes, Yuanshi and Tongtian immediately became displeased and said.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, what is that expression? Are you very disappointed?"
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, that is not right. Although we cannot satisfy your curiosity, we know the location of the Nine Gates and can take you to see them!"
As Yuanshi and Tongtian spoke, their excitement grew.
"Other beings cannot understand this matter, but we know of Fellow Daoist Xu Fang's abilities. Why not go together to the Nine Gates and see if there are any gains?"
Yuanshi said, full of eagerness, and Tongtian, also very interested, quickly chimed in.
"Indeed, indeed, Fellow Daoist Xu Fang! Let us immediately head to the location of the Nine Gates. Perhaps Fellow Daoist Xu Fang can truly discern something and solve this Kunlun riddle that has troubled us for many years!"
As Yuanshi and Tongtian spoke, they became increasingly convinced this was feasible.
Other beings could not uncover the secrets within, but Xu Fang possessed that peculiar and unknown divine ability. How could he not find a way while searching for treasures throughout the world?
Thinking this, they did not hesitate and directly pushed Xu Fang onto the Treasure Distribution Rock, uninhibitedly revealing their intentions.
Xu Fang, unable to control himself, was pushed onto the Treasure Distribution Rock, wishing he could cry.
"I came to have you solve my problem, not to satisfy your curiosity!"
Xu Fang exclaimed loudly in protest.
However, Yuanshi and Tongtian ignored him. With Xu Fang, this treasure-hunting marvel, conveniently appearing, how could they let him leave? Of course, they had to see if they could truly unravel the matter of the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu!
The Golden-Winged Great Peng and the other two watched dumbfounded. It seemed their senior had miscalculated this time!
Perhaps he had fallen into the hands of these two brothers, Yuanshi and Tongtian?
Not only did he fail to clarify matters, but he had also added two burdens to the treasure-hunting team. This was a huge loss!
Xu Fang had indeed miscalculated. He had initially thought the Three Pure Ones would know more secrets, but he never expected they would be much the same as the Queen Mother of the West.
However, Xu Fang himself was also full of curiosity about the Nine Gates, which the legendary Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu guarded.
The Queen Mother of the West knew some things, but not much. She only knew the approximate location of these Nine Gates.
Since Yuanshi and Tongtian knew, and Xu Fang had no other choice, he went along with it. He called the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the other two to join them on their journey to the legendary Nine Gates.
With Yuanshi and Tongtian as guides, he wouldn't have come all this way for nothing, right?
Xu Fang thought this, immediately accepted the reality, and, following the instructions of Tongtian and Yuanshi, urged the Treasure Distribution Rock towards the gate guarded by the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu.
With the speed of the Treasure Distribution Rock, no matter how vast Kunlun Mountain was, it could be traversed in an instant.
Soon, standing on the Treasure Distribution Rock, Yuanshi and Tongtian pointed to a spot and said in unison.
"It's here. There is a gate here."
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, descend. It's here!"
Hearing Yuanshi and Tongtian's anxious prompts, Xu Fang became even more helpless.
Why did it feel like these two were more eager about this matter than he was?
But thinking about it, they had established their dojos in Kunlun Mountain. With such a mysterious and unclear situation involving the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu and the Nine Gates, who would want such an unknown element near their home?
With this thought, he silently urged the Treasure Distribution Rock to descend.
He wanted to see what the Nine Gates guarded by the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu looked like, and what secrets lay hidden within!