"Ah, sorry!"
"I don't have any elixirs left either~~"
Shi Yu helplessly shrugged. He had only brought these few with him, so there was nothing he could do. With the Exquisite Pagoda protecting him, there were only a handful of beings in the Primordial World who could injure him.
"Hmph~"
"It's all your fault for eating my elixirs!"
Ao Guang kicked the Unicorn Rhinoceros, but Old Ox refused to put up with him. It snorted heavily through its nostrils, and Ao Guang lost his balance and fell.
"You didn't hold on to them properly, and you're blaming me for eating them~"
"I despise you!"
The Unicorn Rhinoceros rolled its eyes at Ao Guang. What did this have to do with the ox? Nothing at all!
Ao Guang flew into a rage. He climbed to his feet and charged at the Unicorn Rhinoceros.
Seeing this, Shi Yu hurriedly reached out to stop him. "They were only a few elixirs. I'll give you a gourdful the next time we meet, all right?" Shi Yu urged.
Ao Guang said angrily, "Fine, then. I forgive this fellow!"
The Unicorn Rhinoceros snorted. "Who told you to wave those elixirs around in front of me? I thought they were for me."
"You shameless bastard, ahhhhhhh!"
Ao Guang had been thoroughly defeated by this ox. He couldn't beat it in a fight, and no one's skin was thicker than its own...
"Caw~~"
A clear, resonant cry rang out. A massive bird with pitch-black wings flew over at high speed, whipping up a violent gale. After circling several times above everyone's heads, it slowly descended.
"I am the Monster Clan's monster general, Owl Bird!"
"Unicorn Rhinoceros, as a Primordial Mutant Beast, are you willing to join our Monster Clan?" The enormous bird transformed into a burly man wearing armor.
"I'm not going. I've already found my next master. I'm going to be someone's mount!" The Unicorn Rhinoceros shook its head and rejected Owl Bird's invitation.
"You're a Primordial Mutant Beast, yet you're actually going to serve as someone's mount. Aren't you ashamed?"
"What kind of damned fool would even want you as a mount?"
Owl Bird was frustrated by its failure to live up to its potential. If the Unicorn Rhinoceros joined the Monster Clan, it might become a Monster God in the future. It might even have a chance of becoming a Monster Saint...
Shi Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to sense the bird's origins and intentions. Judging from its aura and appearance, this fellow was an owl.
"Roar, there's a crane and a dragon here too!"
"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal? You're quite a bit stronger than me!"
"Would you be willing to join the Monster Clan?"
Owl Bird had no intention of returning empty-handed, so it shifted its gaze to Shi Yu. This fellow's aptitude was even greater than the Unicorn Rhinoceros's.
"May I ask who your master is, young friend?"
"I'm the disciple of that damned person you just mentioned!"
Owl Bird's heart jolted. It hurriedly spread its wings and flew into the sky.
Insulting someone's master was equivalent to insulting their parents. And if the disciple was already this powerful, then wouldn't his master be...
"Brother Pagoda, suppress him for me!"
A yellow-brown streak of light shot out and transformed into a towering pagoda. It suppressed Owl Bird, reducing it to ashes that scattered into the air.
Ao Guang, standing to the side, was dumbstruck. A Golden Immortal had been killed with a flick of the finger. He was now completely convinced by this big brother—convinced to the point of prostrating himself.
"Right, Ao Guang, I'll visit the East Sea and play with you when I have time. I still have other things to take care of!"
Shi Yu waved his hand in front of the dazed Ao Guang, finally bringing him back to his senses~
"Unicorn Rhinoceros, can you change your appearance? You're too conspicuous like this!"
The Unicorn Rhinoceros's mountain-sized body was far too eye-catching. It would be better to keep a low profile, which was more in line with his master's style.
"Sure thing! I'll change right now!"
The enormous Unicorn Rhinoceros gradually shrank, becoming about the size of an ordinary blue ox. It looked utterly plain and unremarkable. No one would be able to tell that it was the Primordial Mutant Beast, the Unicorn Rhinoceros.
"Moo, moo~~"
In its blue-ox form, the Unicorn Rhinoceros called out a few times before walking over and rubbing its head against Shi Yu. Shi Yu stroked the blue ox's head, his expression complicated. Half an hour ago, they had still been fighting to the death.
Sigh, that's just how the world is...
"Right, Old Ox, do you know where Si Xiang and Kui Ox are?" Shi Yu asked as he stroked the ox's head.
"I know, I know!"
"Kui Ox is at Fubo Mountain in the East Sea, and Si Xiang is at Kirin Mountain in Zhou!"
Ao Guang, who had been about to leave, suddenly answered. As the Dragon Clan ruled over the aquatic creatures of the Primordial World, it naturally knew many of the world's secrets.
The Qilin Tribe was the Dragon Clan's mortal enemy, so the Dragon Clan knew their movements like the back of its hand.
"Then let's go to Fubo Mountain first and take a look at Kui Ox!" Shi Yu prepared to pull the blue ox toward the East Sea, but unexpectedly, it did not budge.
When he turned around, the blue ox was looking at Shi Yu with an expression that seemed to say, Are you trying to trick me?
"Hmm?"
"Don't you already have me? Why are you looking for Kui Ox too?"
"It's over. Half of my immortal elixirs are going to be divided up now. Boohoohoo!"
It no longer resembled the Primordial Mutant Beast it had been before. Instead, it looked more like a child who had lost its favorite toy~
"Have you heard of the Sanqing of Kunlun Mountain?"
"No~"
The blue ox widened its eyes and looked at Shi Yu in confusion.
"The Sanqing are the three senior brothers Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing. My master is Taiqing, which means you're his mount!"
"Kui Ox and Si Xiang are mounts I'm finding for my Second Martial Uncle and Third Martial Uncle. Do you understand now?"
Hearing this, the blue ox slowly stood up and stopped making a fuss. With a trace of embarrassment, it said, "Sorry for the trouble, Young Master. I was being rude~"
"Hahahaha, Old Ox, you changed your form of address pretty quickly!"
Shi Yu patted the blue ox and prepared to set out for Fubo Mountain to find Kui Ox.
"Big brother, there's actually no need to travel so far. Our Dragon Clan has waterways for transportation between the various marshes and lakes. If we take the waterway from Great Marsh, we can reach the East Sea in half an hour!"
With that, Ao Guang led Shi Yu and the blue ox to the Crystal Palace where his uncle, Ao Ping, resided.
While entertaining Shi Yu and the blue ox, Ao Ping learned of Shi Yu's plans from Ao Guang.
"This is bad. Why is his target Si Xiang?"
"Is the Qilin Tribe really that lucky?"
After hearing that Si Xiang was among Shi Yu's targets, Ao Ping furrowed his brows and paced back and forth.
"No, I'm going with you to the East Sea first. We can't let the Qilin Tribe monopolize such an opportunity!"
"Uncle, what do you mean?"
"Child, the Sanqing are all direct disciples of the Dao Ancestor, and they have hope of attaining sainthood in the future. This concerns whether our Dragon Clan can cleanse itself of this boundless Karma!"
Ao Ping let out a long sigh. Ever since the Dragon-Han Tribulation, the Dragon Clan, as the greatest clan, had borne boundless Karma. Its cultivation breakthroughs and even the birth of new dragons had been affected...
"So, Uncle, you're placing a bet?"
"I'm betting that our current assistance to young friend Shi Yu might one day turn into a Saint's repayment to the Dragon Clan!"
"I have a premonition that the future Primordial World will surely belong to the age of the Saints! Therefore, the Dragon Clan must establish a connection with at least one Saint!"
Ao Ping spoke slowly. He was betting that Shi Yu, as Taiqing's first disciple, would play a crucial role in the future Primordial World.
He was betting that Shi Yu could help the Dragon Clan cleanse its boundless Karma and fight for a sliver of survival!
"Therefore, I won't let the Qilin Tribe monopolize the glory of becoming a future Saint's mount. Our Dragon Clan must get a share too!"
Ao Ping's gaze was resolute. This concerned the survival of the Dragon Clan, so he had no choice but to take it seriously.
"But Shi Yu is looking for mounts, big brother. Could it be that our Dragon Clan is going to offer up a mount too?"
"That's right. We'll offer up a mount too!"
"Huh? Uncle, are you serious?"
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