Azure Moon Nether Wolf, Cave Treasure

"Did you see that slash just now...? Even a Dou Ling expert might not have been able to take it, right?!"

"No... no way, right? Even if he started cultivating from the womb, how many years could Xiao Yang have cultivated in total?!"

"I heard... Xiao Yang had already applied to enter seclusion and break through to Dou Shi. I thought that was just a rumor..."

"Holy shit, a nine-year-old Dou Shi? Is he trying to scare us to death? What kind of monstrous cultivation speed is that?! Xiao Yang, please, just be human."

That last line was the wail of one male student, but it also voiced the thoughts of the vast majority of Outer Courtyard students.

Instructor Ruo Lin stood there blankly as well. She knew very clearly that Xiao Yang had deliberately slashed wide just now.

In other words, if they truly fought face-to-face, she would not even be able to withstand a single strike?

Was this what a genius was? Could someone surpass an ordinary person like her in just a few short days?

Xiao Yang walked up to Instructor Ruo Lin. "You can rest assured now, right, Instructor? I'm not a three-year-old child!"

Ruo Lin could not help but get angry. How much stronger could a nine-year-old be than a three-year-old?!

Still, with things having reached this point, Ruo Lin could only agree to let Xiao Yang go out and gain experience.

Three days later, Xiao Yang left Jia Nan Academy. After purchasing a batch of supplies in Canaan City, he set foot on the land of the Black-Corner Region.

As Xiao Yang entered the Black-Corner Region, certain people followed after him.

Within a mountain forest, Xiao Yang stopped walking and gripped the hilt of Zangetsu on his back. "Come out! How long are you planning to follow me?"

As his words fell, the figure of a middle-aged man emerged.

"You're that little bastard called Xiao Yang, aren't you?" The middle-aged man's tone brimmed with resentment, hatred, and chilling killing intent.

"What's your relationship with that idiot Xue Cheng?" Xiao Yang sneered mockingly.

So far, aside from that idiot named Xue Cheng, he had not made enemies with anyone else. It was not hard to guess this man's identity.

"Bastard, pay for my son's life!" the middle-aged man roared. A suit of Dou Qi armor condensed around his body, and an incomparably fierce claw strike shot directly toward Xiao Yang!

With a Flash Step, Xiao Yang dodged aside.

Looking at the faint golden aura shining around the other man's hand, Xiao Yang was somewhat surprised. "Gold-type Dou Qi?"

This kind of Dou Qi was rather rare, but both its attack and defense were exceptionally powerful. If not for the sluggish agility of those who cultivated it, it would truly have been an extremely troublesome type of opponent.

Of course, Xiao Yang's Vajra Glazed Body also contained a certain degree of metal-element power. Otherwise, how could the Vajra Glazed Body possess such terrifying defensive strength?

With a turn of his wrist, Xiao Yang poured his surging Dou Qi into Zangetsu. Azure radiance bloomed across the blade.

"Crescent Sky Impact!"

A crescent-shaped blade aura over ten zhang long shot into the sky from the forest, cleaving the middle-aged man into the air before splitting him in two. His body then crashed down from dozens of meters overhead.

Xiao Yang simply turned around and left without a care.

Three days later, Xiao Yang sat before a bonfire, looking at a rabbit roasted golden and glistening with oil. The firelight illuminated his face.

This place was already deep within the mountains of the Black-Corner Region, far from human traces and utterly desolate.

Xiao Yang had come here to search for the Life Devouring Pill.

After killing Xue Cheng's Old Dad, Xiao Yang had crushed his last Opportunity Card and then followed his instincts all the way into these deep mountains.

Yet after all this time, he had not seen hide nor hair of it.

"Awwooo!" A mournful wolf howl suddenly rang out beneath the night sky. A gust of fishy wind swept through, instantly rolling small grasses and branches into the air.

"Roar!!"

A terrifying roar shot into the heavens. Hearing it, Xiao Yang's eyes narrowed as he met a pair of wolf eyes glowing with azure light.

"Azure Moon Nether Wolf?" Xiao Yang had already activated the Vajra Glazed Body within him, ready to strike at any moment.

This was a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast, nothing like the ordinary creatures he had faced before. The fact that it could fly alone was enough to give Xiao Yang a headache.

Xiao Yang was confident that he could kill it with a Heaven-Tier Fighting Skill, but he would only have one chance to strike.

A Fifth-Tier Magical Beast was a watershed among magical beasts. Any beast that reached this level possessed intelligence no less than that of an ordinary human.

If it dodged his opening attack, Xiao Yang would be in trouble.

However, after a moment, Xiao Yang saw that it showed no sign of attacking. Its eyes were merely fixed longingly on the roasted rabbit in his hand.

Xiao Yang's mouth twitched. It seemed that he had overthought things.

Xiao Yang extended the branch skewering the roasted rabbit toward it. "You want to eat this?"

Sure enough, the Azure Moon Nether Wolf immediately nodded.

Helpless, Xiao Yang could only hand it the whole rabbit. Then he took out two more marinated rabbits from his Ring of Acceptance and continued roasting them.

By the time he had finished roasting the other two rabbits, the wolf had already finished the first one.

Helpless, Xiao Yang could only hand over the two freshly roasted rabbits as well.

After a ravenous feast, all three roasted rabbits were devoured cleanly.

Then, the Azure Moon Nether Wolf King walked over, rubbed its head against Xiao Yang, and howled twice in another direction.

"You mean you want me to follow you?" Xiao Yang asked doubtfully.

Then the Azure Moon Wolf King nodded.

Xiao Yang rolled his eyes, the corner of his mouth twitching. Well, damn—magical beasts would never be slaves unless room and board were included, huh?

Still, Xiao Yang had guessed that this was probably the Opportunity Card's effect. The system's miraculous capabilities had always been beyond doubt.

Before long, the Azure Moon Nether Wolf led Xiao Yang to the entrance of a cave.

At the Azure Moon Nether Wolf's prompting, Xiao Yang walked into the cave.

A chill wind swept past, and Xiao Yang's view suddenly opened up.

Before him lay an enormous space, four or five zhang high, with no telling how long or wide it was. It was actually a natural limestone cave.

At the far end of the cave stood a Stone Chamber. Outside it was a stone pavilion, furnished with a stone table and four stone chairs.

"Could someone have lived here?" Xiao Yang wondered. Not daring to let down his guard, he already had Zangetsu in hand.

Reaching the Stone Chamber, Xiao Yang pushed open the Stone Gate. The chamber was not large, only about one zhang long and wide. Moonlight Stones the size of longan fruit were embedded in the surrounding walls, illuminating the interior brightly.

At the center of the Stone Chamber sat a meditation cushion, upon which a skeleton rested cross-legged. Before the skeleton stood an enormous Medicine Cauldron.

On the walls to either side of the skeleton were two white jade shelves, lined with jade boxes.

At the same time, a huge pile of gold coins and jewels lay scattered in front of the cushion.