Chapter 356: Chapter 77: Heavenly Dog?
"Huo’er, can you sniff out which direction Jiang Li went?"
Bu Yusheng, holding the red puppy, asked softly.
Upon hearing this, the puppy’s nostrils twitched, searching for the scent only it could detect. It seemed to possess human-like intelligence, capable of understanding human speech.
Wan Dingtian and Xiang Huaiyi, simultaneously filled with expectation, looked towards the red puppy, while Jiang Li, observing from a distance, had already risen to his feet, ready to leave without touching the ground.
His feet were consistently a hair’s breadth from the ground, avoiding contact with the earth, thus the force of attraction between the clear and the turbid didn’t affect him.
However, Jiang Li’s hearing was still tuned in to the sounds coming from below the city gates.
"Wang~"
The puppy turned its head from side to side, finally seeming to confirm something, barking towards the distance.
"Hm?" Bu Yusheng revealed a hint of surprise. "Nearby?"
She had been expecting to continue the search, even preparing herself for the possibility that Jiang Li had already traveled far away. She hadn’t expected that he would be nearby.
"Nearby?" Wan Dingtian frowned, and then ordered Xiang Huaiyi, "Huaiyi, dispatch some people to search the workshops outside the city walls."
As for them, they would wait and watch.
The news of Jiang Li being nearby initially filled Wan Dingtian with surprise, followed by a sense of caution.
After all, the other party was the one who had ambushed Zuo Zhao and severely injured the Fourth Prince. It might very well be another one of their tricks.
Even though Wan Dingtian’s strength surpassed Zuo Zhao, and they had the mysterious little dog with them, they still couldn’t guarantee a definite victory with just themselves. And Jiang Li undoubtedly had life-saving tricks up his sleeve.
But Bu Yusheng shook her head and said, "There’s no need, we’ll just search directly. Even if Elder Tianxuan makes a move, it won’t matter..."
In fact, she wanted him to intervene.
Kunxu Immortal Palace had agreed to look for Jiang Li, partly because they had plans against Elder Tianxuan.
...
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On the other hand, upon hearing these words, Jiang Li already had the idea to flee directly.
At that moment, in Jiang Li’s arms, a jade hairpin was circulating a faint glow, Elder Tianxuan beginning to contact him.
Jiang Li, sensing the situation, decisively sent his Divine Sense into the jade hairpin to touch the consciousness within.
Initially, there was a slight resistance inside the jade hairpin, but after sensing Jiang Li’s urgency, it chose to accept him.
As the two consciousnesses touched, Jiang Li relayed all the information he had gathered.
"A dog kind that specifically overpowers Taiyin... Heavenly Dog?"
Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. The Old Demon immediately had a guess.
But in the next moment, she denied it, "It’s not the Heavenly Dog. Eleven years ago, the Immortal Queen was already close to cultivating a Heavenly Dog, but at the final moment of the Promotion Ceremony, I disrupted it. The Promotion failed, and that demon dog died. The one you saw should be a Demon Dog with only part of the Heavenly Dog Bloodline."
"The Immortal Queen still hasn’t given up, huh? One wasn’t enough, she still thinks of cultivating another."
Demon kind is difficult to appear in today’s world, but it’s not impossible. As long as there is Spiritual Energy, cultivating demon kind is not unachievable.
Conveniently, as a significant force, Kunxu Immortal Palace does possess Spiritual Energy.
However, if the Spiritual Energy meant for demon kind were used to cultivate Spiritual Medicine or directly absorbed by Cultivators, the effects would undoubtedly be vastly superior than cultivating demon kind. Even if they could encompass a Dao Fruit, the prospects of advancing, evolving, and increasing their cultivation are remarkably challenging.
The Immortal Queen’s extensive efforts are likely aimed at dealing with Tianxuan.
Before, Jiang Li had heard about how his master, along with several other female cultivators, had ambushed the Immortal Queen shortly after her third-grade Promotion Ceremony, showing no Martial Virtue, causing her defeat and impeding her reputation as a third-grade cultivator.
It seems that the grudge from being obstructed is etched deeply in the Immortal Queen’s memory. She’s even prepared to go to great lengths to cultivate a Heavenly Dog that specifically overpowers Taiyin.
Being stopped once wasn’t enough, she was considering another attempt.
"Heavenly Dogs possess the ability to consume the sun and moon. Although they don’t literally swallow the sun and moon, they do consume their essence, casting the world into darkness, which is far beyond any regular demon kind. Their Dao Fruit could rank as fourth-rank. In eleven years, even if this Demon Dog carries part of the Heavenly Dog Bloodline, it’s not enough to ascend to fourth-rank."
Elder Tianxuan continued, "And if it had already become a Heavenly Dog, the Immortal Queen wouldn’t let it appear so easily; she would use it as a trump card."
In other words, this dog was still fifth-rank.
Jiang Li came to this conclusion and was no longer so urgent.
Fifth-rank was still within the range he could handle.
But at the same time, another question arose.
"Even if it can’t become a trump card temporarily, it shouldn’t just expose itself like this," Jiang Li responded.
Yes, exposure.
As soon as this dog appeared, Tianxuan became wary, fearing that the past would repeat itself and that she would be obstructed during the Promotion Ceremony. With Tianxuan’s proficiency in Exchange Skill, once she was prepared, even the Immortal Queen would find it difficult to save the dog’s life.
The dog might not even live until the time of the Promotion Ceremony.
Unless...
"Unless that little hooves is planning to deal with me now," Elder Tianxuan said with an unkind tone, "After refining the Immortality Elixir, she shouldn’t be far from her Promotion. She doesn’t want to wait any longer."
That is to say, after the Immortal Queen refined the Immortality Elixir, there was only one last step for the Promotion Ceremony.
And the Heavenly Dog’s Promotion was still a long way off.
In that case, it made sense to use a different approach.
Jiang Li thought of a possibility, ’Using this Red Dog to find my whereabouts, and at the same time, use both the dog and me as bait to lure Master into action.’
"Is there another expert?" Jiang Li asked.
There was still an expert hidden in the shadows, and it was highly likely to be Kunxu Immortal Palace’s Su Nu.
If she defeated Master, it would be the same as the Immortal Queen defeating Master.
"Exactly," Tianxuan’s voice was faint, with a hint of chill, "So your teacher is preparing to give them a surprise."
"Woof!"
The little red dog suddenly barked loudly, calling out directly ahead, its front legs scratching frantically.
"Is Jiang Li leaving?" Bu Yusheng speculated.
The little dog nodded vigorously.
Seeing this, the three of them simultaneously swooped into the rain, chasing after the figure ahead.
A chance not to be missed is lost forever, chase!
Two experts from the Southern Heavenly Department who had hosted the Divine Travel Grand Protector rushed urgently through the rain, the falling raindrops slowing in their eyes.
Meanwhile, Bu Yusheng, encased in golden energy, sliced through the rain curtain like a sharp blade piercing the air, his speed not equal to the two but still not slow.
The considerable distance was traversed in an instant, and the momentum of the three caused the few people in the rain to hurry out of the way.
They were like three long dragons, crossing a long street, and saw something about to disappear at the end of the street...
A wheelchair?
Had Jiang Li’s injuries not healed yet? Was he leaving the city in a wheelchair?
Since they hadn’t had the opportunity to inquire with the City Guard yet, the three couldn’t confirm if someone in a wheelchair had left the city.
However, seeing the wheelchair, they could be completely certain that the member of Taiyin was Jiang Li, and not someone else.
"Has he discovered us?"
"Chase!"