"Oh? Tan Mountain has the kind of exotic beast I mentioned?" I perked up as well. Xu Tailing chuckled and hurriedly explained, "Of course! It seems you've never paid much attention to such matters, Senior. You actually forgot that an ancient aquatic beast lives beneath Tan Mountain!"
"Tell me the details." It looks like I'll get this without any effort at all. I should be able to complete Han Shanshan's task soon.
Xu Tailing immediately began his explanation.
Beneath Tan Mountain lay a network of Spirit Channels. Though they were called waterways, the densely packed channels ultimately converged into an enormous mountain basin, which was how Tan Mountain got its name. The ancient aquatic beast was an ancient species that lived in these Spirit Channels. There were immortals who had supposedly seen it, but it was exceptionally cunning and not particularly large. It often took up residence in one of the hundreds of Spirit Channels, causing the immortals who searched for it to return crestfallen time and again. It could only be encountered by chance, never sought out. Thus, among the immortal sects, it remained a mere rumor, with no one able to confirm its existence.
After all, who would have the time to stake out hundreds of Spirit Channels day after day? The smallest Spirit Channel was only a stream, while some were as wide as rivers. Catching that ancient aquatic beast was practically a matter of luck.
"Senior, don't be anxious. I do have a way to fish it out. If our Tailing Immortal Pavilion didn't regard it as a divine beast, I would have caught it long ago and dug out its jade crystals. Why would I have left it until now?" Xu Tailing said cheerfully.
"Take me to find this ancient aquatic beast now. Sect Master