Azure Glow Divine Mountain.
The territory occupied by the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect enjoyed the reputation of being Wenzhou's foremost Blessed Grotto-Heaven.
In the early morning, a group of Outer Sect Disciples stood guard at the Mountain Gate. Each wore a sword at their waist and cut a spirited figure.
Su Yi strode over from afar.
With a single step that shrank the earth to an inch, he arrived before the Mountain Gate in just a few strides.
Though Su Yi stood plainly before their eyes, the Outer Sect Disciples guarding the gate remained utterly unaware.
Splash!
At the Mountain Gate stood a pond enclosed by stone railings.
When Su Yi arrived, the pond's surface suddenly churned, and the head of an enormous ferocious beast, as large as a small mountain, emerged.
The beast possessed golden eyes like lanterns and a single horn upon its head.
A terrifying ferocious aura spread forth as well.
The True Spirit Divine Beast—Xiezhi!
The Mountain Guardian True Spirit of the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect.
It had guarded the Mountain Gate since before the Era of Immortal Fall.
This beast possessed an innate divine ability that allowed it to see through falsehood, pierce every concealment and disguise, and was extraordinarily miraculous.
The moment its head emerged, its pair of gleaming golden eyes instantly fixed upon Su Yi.
"Shh!"
Su Yi raised a finger and placed it against his lips.
The divine beast Xiezhi froze, as though it felt its dignity had been challenged. Uncontrollable fury welled up in its gleaming golden eyes.
But the next moment, it suddenly went blank.
Su Yi drew a line across his palm, and a scene appeared—
Within the scene, a man in profound robes held a Xiezhi cub the size of an infant in his arms and