Black-Patterned Savage Bull

"Well, well, Little Fengling has grown a lot in a year!"

As soon as he entered the door, Yang Tianwang's eyes brightened slightly as he crouched down to stroke the Azure Wolf lying on the ground. Fengling was the Azure Wolf's name, given by Yang Tianyou.

"Five months ago, Fengling stepped into the First-Tier Middle-Grade, so naturally, his stature shot up by a large margin."

Yang Tianyou brewed tea while responding to Yang Tianwang with a smile.

"That's right, Eldest Sister, did your Silver Moon follow you here as well? If I remember correctly, Silver Moon should still be Fengling's older sister, right?"

"It's a wonder a big roughneck like you still remembers this. Of course I brought Silver Moon with me."

Saying this, Yang Tianxue took out a Spirit Beast Bag, and with a gentle wave of her delicate hand, a graceful white wolf appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Awoo..."

Seeing this, Fengling immediately perked up. He was naturally a lively and active spirit beast, and reuniting with his older sister Silver Moon at this moment made him extremely happy. The two spirit beasts quickly began to play together, chasing and romping as they ran out of the loft.

Here, Yang Tianyou finished brewing the spirit tea, first handing a cup to his Fourth Sister Yang Tianxue, then taking out a gourd of spirit wine and tossing it to his Fifteenth Brother Yang Tianwang.

"Hehe, Nineteenth Younger Brother still understands me best."

Sniffing the alluring aroma of wine from the gourd, Yang Tianwang gulped down two large mouthfuls.

"Refreshing!"

Once a cup of spirit tea was swallowed, Yang Tianxue took the lead in speaking, "Nineteenth Younger Brother, how much longer until those Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits ripen?"

"According to the records in our Yang Household Spirit Medicine Canon, it should be tomorrow night. However, to avoid any mishaps, the earlier we set out, the better."

Yang Tianyou put down his teacup and said softly.

"Good, sooner rather than later, let's set out immediately!"

Although she was a woman, Yang Tianxue's temperament was extremely resolute. She immediately stood up and called out to the spirit beasts that had just gone out to play.

Seeing this, Yang Tianyou did not object, as this was his intention as well.

Who knew the specific situation of the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits? Perhaps there were errors in the books, and after all, it was best to be cautious in everything.

The two were of one mind, and Yang Tianwang had no objections either. After the two spirit beasts were called back, the three of them each manifested their law artifacts and rose into the air, flying toward the west.

"That's right, Nineteenth Younger Brother, you should be executing the lineage's garrison mission right now, shouldn't you? On this outing, don't forget to report it."

Just after flying a short distance, Yang Tianwang sent a voice transmission.

"Fifteenth Brother, rest assured, I already reported it to Fifth Granduncle."

"That's good, that's good!"

"But speaking of which, Fifteenth Brother, you must not have seen Fifth Granduncle in quite a while, right?"

"Sigh, yeah, it's been close to a year. Ever since our lineage suffered heavy losses a few years ago, Grandfather has been much busier. Not to mention me, even my father doesn't get to see my grandfather very often."

Mentioning this topic, Yang Tianwang's tone was quite desolate. Yang Tianyou and Yang Tianxue's moods also lowered, and they spoke no more, simply concentrating on driving their law artifacts to fly rapidly.

Qi Refining cultivators driving law artifacts could travel a thousand li a day. The location where the Azure Wolf Fengling had previously discovered the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits was a mere three hundred li from Purple Moon Town, and in just a few hours, the three of them arrived at their destination.

Beside a lush, verdant tree, Yang Tianyou and the other two touched down.

Glancing at each other, the expressions of the three turned solemn simultaneously as they entered battle state.

Tapping the Spirit Beast Bag lightly, the Azure Wolf Fengling appeared, and his figure subsequently faded and vanished.

This was Fengling's Innate Divine Ability "Spirit Concealment", which could use the surrounding environment to hide his own tracks and was extremely useful in scouting out enemy intelligence.

Through the connection of the Blood Contract, Yang Tianyou naturally knew Fengling's location, seeing him raise his left hand and point toward the northwest.

Then, he took out a First-Tier Middle-Grade Concealment Talisman, slapped it onto his body, and followed in Fengling's footsteps to travel rapidly through the jungle.

Behind them, Yang Tianxue and Yang Tianwang also displayed their respective divine abilities, silently following behind the man and wolf.

About three hundred zhang toward the northeast from the center of the canyon, there was a secluded mountain col. Dense forests blocked out a large swath of sunlight, and amidst this dappled, intersecting shadow, a Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Tree stood gracefully.

The brownish-black trunk was covered all over with intricate tree patterns, and hanging amongst the yellow-and-green intertwined leaves were twelve slightly green Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the fruits swayed with the wind. Waves of fresh fruity fragrance drifted along, yet under the effect of some sort of force, they were constrained within a radius of a hundred zhang.

"Sure enough, there's something strange. Judging by this posture, someone has already stolen a march on us. Demon beasts don't know how to set up formations."

In the distance, on the branch of a large tree, Yang Tianyou's Golden Eyes flashed with a faint radiance as he examined the surroundings of the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Tree over and over again, discovering many clues.

"This isn't strange. This place is just over two hundred li from Dengzhuang Town, and there are numerous rogue cultivators in Dengzhuang Town. Since they don't have lineage stipends, naturally they often have to go out and explore. Finding Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits is actually normal."

Yang Tianxue's expression was calm, her red lips parted slightly as she stated her conjecture.

Nodding slightly, Yang Tianyou also believed that Fourth Sister's conjecture should be correct.

"The only strategy for now is to wait. If I'm not mistaken, the guardian demon beast of these Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits is not simple!"

Time flowed on, sun and moon alternated, and the scent emitted by the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits grew increasingly alluring, even forming wisps of substantive yellow mist that drifted within their hundred-zhang radius.

At night, the stars were brilliant. Finally, the time for the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits to ripen arrived.

Under Yang Tianyou's gaze, the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Tree abruptly drew a large surge of Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi from the ground. Then, the twelve Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits completely shed their greenness and finally ripened.

"Moo!"

The spirit medicine had matured, and the Demon Beast guarding it finally revealed its true form.

Thud! Thud!

Its heavy footsteps made the earth around it tremble. Black patterns stood out starkly against its ocher hide.

Nearly two zhang tall, with sharp horns and blood-red eyes, it had none of the flat teeth of ordinary cattle. This yellow bull was covered in fangs.

"The Black-Patterned Savage Bull. I can't believe it's this kind of Demon Beast."

Yang Tianwang's eyes lit up. He happened to be short a Spirit Beast. Most of the Purple Moon Wolf clan, the family's guardian Spirit Beasts, had water, metal, or wind attributes, and wolf-type Demon Beasts weren't to his taste.

Yang Tianwang preferred heavyweight Spirit Beasts, such as giant elephants, spirit rhinos, and savage bulls. The Demon Beast before him undoubtedly fit his requirements perfectly.

"Fourth Sister, Nineteenth Younger Brother, if we get the chance later, you have to help me. This big fellow is exactly my type."

"Fine, we'll help you. But protecting ourselves must come first in anything we do. You mustn't lose your head over this Demon Beast."

Yang Tianxue warned him.

"I understand that, of course. Don't worry, Fourth Sister."

Yang Tianwang thumped his chest and promised.

"Mm."

Seeing this, Yang Tianxue said no more. Her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as she watched the commotion ahead.