Laid out before Xiao Chen were...
Blood-Spitting Demon Flowers gleaming with demonic radiance.
Azure Sword Grass wreathed in true wood-aspect power.
Crystal-clear golden demon hearts.
And supreme-grade spirit stones, clear as spiritual jade and blazing with iridescent light.
So many priceless treasures of heaven and earth.
In Great Xia,
every single one would have been a peerless treasure.
Almost the stuff of legend!
In the Heartland Demon Lands,
they lay piled up like a small mountain.
All for Xiao Chen to draw upon.
"Big brother, focus on healing. The Red-Brow Fairy and I will stand guard for you!" Ke Hei said.
"Good!"
Soon,
Xiao Chen closed his eyes.
His hands formed seals.
Purple radiance suffused his entire body.
Almost instantly,
Xiao Chen slipped into an ideal state.
Spiritual light gushed from his pores.
Faint traces of azure radiance flowed.
They gathered into ripples.
An ancient suit of armor formed across his body.
Gradually,
an eerie light blazed above his head.
A savage ancient beast appeared.
It threw back its head and roared at the heavens.
A golden horn rose from the ancient beast's head, gleaming with demonic radiance.
Its body was enormous.
Green scales covered it.
They glittered with cold light.
Its head resembled both a bear's and a tiger's.
Its fur was grayish-white.
Its belly was round.
As though it held mountains, rivers, the sun, and the moon within.
"A Pixiu?" Ke Hei stared in astonishment.
This phantom
was an ancient auspicious beast.
A Pixiu?
The Pixiu
had been born in antiquity.
One of the True Dragon's nine sons.
It swallowed all things and let nothing out!
It could seize all heaven and earth destiny and every spiritual treasure in the world.
Ferocious by nature,
it could subdue evil, command demons, and slay monsters!
It was fiercely protective