Hou Xibai had returned.
It was not just him—he had also brought back a fourth-rank shapeshifting demonic beast.
After disappearing for over a month, his cultivation had advanced from first realm Shu Guang to second realm Rainbow Piercing.
This return of his could truly be called a grand arrival, his spirit soaring high.
Chen Ping'an saw Hou Xibai outside the Town Pacification Office. He sat within a chariot, auspicious radiance shining around him and rosy clouds filling the skies. A Spiritual Beast Du Xiang, with a single horn atop its head, pulled the chariot onward.
Alongside the Spiritual Beast Du Xiang flew a black-feathered bird, beating its wings high in the air.
This beast was enormous. Once it spread its wings, it spanned thirty or forty zhang. Looking up from the ground, it seemed to blot out the sky and cover the sun, its imposing aura terrifying.
Its eyes resembled dark moons, its pupils narrow vertical slits that flickered with coldness and savage balefulness.
Its beak curved like black mystic iron, while the tips of its feathers were like sharp blades, gleaming with a dark sheen.
With every beat of its wings, it stirred up violent gusts. Beneath its oppressive aura, some of the weaker cultivators from the Town Pacification Office turned pale and trembled in fear.
The beast Hou Xibai had brought back was actually an exceptionally rare fourth-rank avian demonic beast.
"Lord Hou, this is...?" Among the gathered onlookers was Ying Congyun, who asked in a grave voice.
"During this leave, I happened to gain something. This bird now belongs to our office and shall serve as an avian spirit beast." Hou Xibai wore a jade crown, his expression flamboyant and his lips curled in an uninhibited smile.
"A chance gain?" Ying Congyun's gaze deepened as he concealed