When the Winds Began to Rise

"System, how many Truth Points would it cost to manifest a Poison Attribute Earth-Tier Low-Grade Cultivation Method?"

Ding!

Manifesting an Earth-Tier Low-Grade Cultivation Method requires 50,000 Truth Points.

Su Yun frowned slightly.

Fifty thousand! He only had a little over a hundred thousand Truth Points at the moment.

That was quite an expense.

"So I really do need to use lies as bait..."

A smile curled across Su Yun's lips.

He had been born the finest actor.

Three days passed in a flash.

"Master, are we leaving this place?"

Xiao Yi Xian was somewhat reluctant. She had lived here for several years.

"Yes, Qingshan Town is too small."

Su Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes fluttering as he cut a dashing figure.

Just as master and disciple were speaking, Mu She arrived with over a hundred mercenaries and surrounded them.

"Xiao Yi Xian, Mu Li entered the mountains with you to gather herbs. Why hasn't he returned yet? Did you murder my son in the mountains?"

Mu She gritted his teeth, but neither Su Yun nor Xiao Yi Xian took him seriously.

"Xian'er, who is he?"

"He is Mu Li's father... Mu Li was the one who threw a spear and disturbed your sleep that day."

Su Yun nodded faintly. "I vaguely remember. It is time for your cultivation to be accelerated.

"In a while, we will awaken your Woeful Poison Body. Otherwise, I will have to step in myself to deal with people like this."

Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head in shame. "I'm sorry, Master."

"Yes. What I cultivate is called the Nether Poison Canon, an Earth-Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Method. On the day your poison body awakens, I will pass it on to you."

Xiao Yi Xian's face lit up with delight. "Thank you, Master."

Master truly was a Dou Zong expert. He could casually produce even an Earth-Tier Cultivation Method!

Ding!

Your lie has made Xiao Yi Xian firmly believe it. You have gained 100 Truth Points.

Remaining Truth Points: 100704.

"Nether Poison Canon" manifesting. Progress: 1%...

"What are you two talking about?!"

Seeing that they were ignoring him, Mu She flew into a rage. "Take them down!"

Mu She activated his Dou Qi, and a gauze-like layer of Dou Qi covered his body. This was the mark of a Dou Master expert: Dou Qi Manifestation!

The mercenaries looked at Mu She with admiration, all praising their leader's might.

"Roar!"

A thunderous boom rang through the sky, and waves of air blasted Mu She and the others off their feet.

"What is going on?!"

Mu She abruptly looked up and saw an Amethyst Lion with a pair of wings flying through the air.

"Could that be the ruler of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Amethyst Winged Lion King?!"

Mu She fell into despair.

"Those who dare offend my master shall die!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's eyes blazed with savagery. Its massive jaws opened, and purple flames surged forth like a burst dam, swallowing the members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

"Not...!"

The mercenaries could not resist at all. Their bodies twisted within the sea of flames before turning into charred skeletons in an instant.

"The Amethyst Winged Lion King actually recognizes him as its master..."

At the moment of his death, Mu She turned to look at the white-robed youth. Only now did he realize that he had never seen through this man from beginning to end.

"Master."

After everyone had been buried in the flames, the Amethyst Winged Lion King withdrew its fire and descended from the sky, lowering its head ingratiatingly.

"Not bad."

Su Yun nodded. The Amethyst Winged Lion King was quite tactful and had quickly adapted to its new status.

"Hmm?"

Su Yun's expression shifted slightly, as though he had discovered something. He extended a hand and made a light grasping motion. The power of heaven and earth churned, and a little lion from the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back flew to Su Yun's feet.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

The little Amethyst Winged Lion let out soft, babyish whimpers as it rolled around on the ground and exposed its soft belly. Its large purple-glowing eyes looked up at Su Yun wetly, while its front paws cautiously tugged at his trouser leg.

Su Yun looked thoughtful. "Is this your child?"

"Yes. I ask that you take it in, Master. Once Amethyst Lions reach adulthood, they advance to Fifth-Order Magical Beasts. If this child can break through the shackles of its bloodline, it can become a Sixth-Order Amethyst Winged Lion King like me."

The Amethyst Winged Lion King looked uneasy. Its child was still young. If left alone in the Magical Beast Mountain Range without its protection, it would soon die in the jaws of higher-order magical beasts.

After much thought, it still felt that bringing the child along was best.

Su Yun grabbed the little Amethyst Winged Lion, lifted it up, and examined it from head to toe. "From now on, you will be Xian'er's mount."

"Me?"

Xiao Yi Xian froze briefly, then broke into a delighted smile. The little lion looked quite adorable.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was overjoyed. It spat out more than a dozen Storage Rings, which clattered onto the ground. "These were left behind by humans who once ventured into the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. They may be of use to you."

Su Yun said flatly, "If I had not taken in your child, would you not have brought out these Storage Rings?"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's body stiffened. "I would not dare."

Xiao Yi Xian picked up the Storage Rings, wiped the dust and saliva from them with an embroidered handkerchief, and handed them to Su Yun.

Su Yun sent his Soul Power into them and found that there were indeed some good items inside.

There were eight Mysterious-Tier Dou Techniques in total, along with three Mysterious-Tier Cultivation Methods.

Su Yun shook his head and tossed the Storage Rings to Xiao Yi Xian.

"Read them in your spare time. Consider it broadening your horizons."

"Thank you, Master."

Xiao Yi Xian was overjoyed.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was inwardly awestruck. As expected of a former Dou Zong expert, its master did not care in the slightest about such scraps.

In truth, Su Yun genuinely had no use for them. With the power of Heavenly Flames and the Woeful Poison Body, he possessed combat strength comparable to a Dou Zong. Mysterious-Tier Dou Techniques were utterly useless to him.

Su Yun wrapped an arm around Xiao Yi Xian's slender waist and rose into the air, landing atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back. The little Amethyst Winged Lion hurriedly jumped up after them.

"Master, where are we going?"

Su Yun asked, "Xian'er, what is the most prosperous place nearby?"

"The Imperial Capital."

"Where is the most comfortable place to live?"

"The Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family built an imperial city in the center of the Imperial Capital. It should be the most comfortable place there is."

Su Yun laughed. "Then we are going to the Imperial Capital!"

Xiao Yi Xian blinked. Her two simple sentences seemed to have brought an enormous disaster upon the Imperial Family...

"Yes!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King obeyed, spreading its enormous purple wings and stirring up tremendous gusts before soaring into the heavens and vanishing beyond the horizon in an instant.

A Sixth-tier Magical Beast flew over the cities without concealing its presence in the slightest, quickly drawing the attention of experts from every city.

"That is the Amethyst Winged Lion King of the Magical Beast Mountain Range!"

"What does it want to do?!"

"..."

Xiao Yan walked alone along a desolate country path.

Because of Su Yun's emergence, Old Yao felt that the Magical Beast Mountain Range was no longer a safe place. He had Xiao Yan end his training early and head to the Tagor Desert to search for Heavenly Flames.

Just then, a purple blur tore across the sky. The Amethyst Winged Lion King swept past with a howling gale, its enormous body blotting out the sky and casting a massive shadow over Xiao Yan's head. In the blink of an eye, it became a streak of light and shot into the distance.

Xiao Yan's pupils contracted. "Teacher, that was..."

"Yes, the Amethyst Winged Lion King."

Strands of Soul Power emerged from Xiao Yan's body and formed a Soul Remnant in midair.

Old Yao stroked his beard with a withered hand and said softly, "The awakening of that Woeful Poison Body will surely bring drastic changes to the situation in the Jia Ma Empire.

"Now, the winds are beginning to rise."