Hong Lie had come to Kunlun Mountain for the first time. But since Jiang Ziya said he was his mount, no one said anything. He was just a mount, after all.
Guangchengzi stepped forward, holding a strange little flag.
Guangchengzi infused the flag with a strand of magical power, then said, "This flag is ten thousand li away. Whoever retrieves it the fastest wins."
Shen Gongbao nodded, and Jiang Ziya had no objections either.
Just then, Shen Gongbao suddenly crouched down. In the next moment, he transformed into a huge Golden Leopard!!
Jiang Ziya's eyes widened!
He had never seen anything like this before. Shen Gongbao had actually turned into a leopard...
"Oh my, Shen Gongbao's cultivation is actually this high! He can even become an animal. I... really do seem inferior to him..."
Guangchengzi's mouth twitched after hearing that. He said flatly, "Junior Brother, this... isn't a transformation into something else. He was originally a leopard that gained sentience!!"
But at that moment, the Golden Leopard Shen Gongbao had transformed into kicked off with all four paws. Boom!
He shot a hundred meters away in an instant, repeatedly leaping into the air as Demonic Wind lifted him from below. Shen Gongbao had only cultivated for a few decades and had not reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm. He could only ride the wind, not ride the clouds. Otherwise, he would have been even faster.
Seeing Jiang Ziya still standing there in a daze, Guangchengzi hurriedly said, "Junior Brother Ziya! Chase him!!"
Hearing that, Jiang Ziya suddenly came back to his senses.
Right, he was still competing against Shen Gongbao.
At that moment, Ao Lie suddenly crouched down. In the next instant, he transformed into a golden giant eagle five meters tall, with a wingspan of more than twenty meters!!
"Junior Brother Ziya's mount is truly imposing!"
"Isn't it? I feel like that mount seems to possess a trace of Roc Bloodline!"
Hong Lie sneered inwardly. I only became a mount first for Uncle's grand plan!
Once I succeed, every one of you Clarification Sect trash will deserve death!
But Jiang Ziya had to win this time, so the moment Jiang Ziya climbed onto him, Hong Lie abruptly accelerated and soared into the sky!
Jiang Ziya only felt the wind howl past his ears. The speed was far too fast!
He could only grip the reins tightly. It was terribly uncomfortable, waves of nausea striking him, but how could Hong Lie care about that now?
He could not lose!
He had to win!
How fast was Roc Bloodline? Even if Shen Gongbao was a leopard demon!
In less than a moment, they saw the shadow of a Golden Leopard ahead.
But Hong Lie did not slow down at all. His enormous wings beat furiously.
Terrified, Jiang Ziya cried out, "Ah! We're going to hit him! We're going to hit him!! Up ahead!! Move aside! Move aside!"
Shen Gongbao had been running along happily. After all, he was certain he would win this time!
But when he heard Jiang Ziya's voice, he froze. This Jiang Shang does have some skill...
He caught up so quickly?
Move aside?
Pah! I won't move! I absolutely won't move! What can you do about it?
Not only did he refuse to move, he also used a miniature version of Law, Heaven and Earth, enlarging himself three or four times!
Yet even so, he was only a leopard four or five meters large.
Hong Lie noticed that Shen Gongbao had grown larger and immediately roared in displeasure, "Hey, don't block my way! Otherwise, bear the consequences yourself!!"
With that, he continued flying forward.
Slow down?
Impossible!
Since reaching the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he had never flown at full speed. It felt so good this time that he had to enjoy himself to the fullest!
Shen Gongbao heard that and realized something was wrong!
That was not Jiang Ziya speaking!
Who was it?
He turned his leopard head and saw Jiang Ziya riding atop an incomparably massive golden eagle!
That giant eagle's cultivation seemed unfathomably deep, its Demon Qi soaring to the heavens!
In any case, it was far stronger than Shen Gongbao's Demon Qi!
Shen Gongbao jumped in fright and made the Demonic Wind beneath his paws accelerate once more...
Faster!
But no matter how fast he went, he could not match Hong Lie!!
The golden eagle's massive wings suddenly flapped, and wings like metal slapped against Shen Gongbao's back...
Shen Gongbao felt as if a giant hammer had struck his back!
With a scream, he fell from the sky.
Jiang Ziya stared in shock. "Brother Hong Lie... I think we hit Shen Gongbao..."
Hong Lie did not care in the least. He even spat and said, "Tsk, tsk, that kid's stupid! He suddenly sped up! We're considerate people, and I had calculated the timing perfectly. We were supposed to fly right over his head, but he sped up, so he got hit. The Heavenly Dao... ah, Uncle said this was fate. We cultivators must follow Heaven's will, so I had no choice but to work a little harder!"
Jiang Ziya's mouth twitched. "You've worked hard. Let Shen Gongbao thank you later."
Hong Lie nodded. "Do good deeds without leaving your name behind. I'm just your mount!"
Jiang Ziya felt that Hong Lie's shameless way of speaking... was a little like the Western Sage Uncle had mentioned?
Ten thousand li away, Jiang Ziya retrieved the flag and immediately turned back. Ten thousand li was no more difficult for Hong Lie than taking a sip of water.
When they turned back...
Shen Gongbao...
Had been knocked out of the clouds by a single wingbeat, tumbling until he was completely disoriented. After finally struggling to his feet, he cursed Jiang Ziya inwardly for being too shameless!!
He had actually ridden a mount?
That was simply too shameless!!
He would have the Senior Brothers judge this fairly!
He rode the Demonic Wind into the air again. Just then, the sound of wind came from behind him.
That mount's voice seemed to be... coming again!
"Ah! It's you again!"
Hong Lie cursed inwardly. Was this what Uncle called a staged collision?
Shen Gongbao shuddered in fright and hurriedly slowed down.
Bang!
The golden eagle's massive wing came down again!
Shen Gongbao was sent flying by another wing slap...
Before he could even steady himself, Hong Lie rammed him away.
Jiang Ziya felt somewhat embarrassed since they were fellow disciples. "We hit Shen Gongbao again... sigh!"
Hong Lie shook his head and sighed. "It truly is fate!! Tell me, Old Jiang, I had calculated it all. I even matched his pace and sped up, but who knew that kid would not only refuse to speed up, he even slowed down a little? In all my life, I've never yielded the road. His fortune just isn't enough..."
At Kunlun Mountain, Jiang Ziya had only interacted with solemn, dignified people like Guangchengzi. He had never encountered anyone as... shameless and silver-tongued as Hong Lie.
But it felt like true temperament!
"Brother Hong Lie, you're right! It's all Shen Gongbao's fault!"
Hong Lie was delighted. "Of course it is. It's not my fault. That kid's just unlucky. Besides, if I let a demon that hasn't even reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm chase past me, wouldn't that be humiliating?? Sigh!"
Jiang Ziya: ...
Shen Gongbao limped to his feet and returned to Kunlun Mountain.
He was utterly bedraggled. His face was swollen from the fall, and his hair was disheveled. From afar, he looked like a miserable, aggrieved bun!
But on Kunlun Mountain, Jiang Ziya was already standing beside Guangchengzi with the flag in hand.
Shen Gongbao was nearly in tears, his lips pursed in grievance.
"Senior Brother! This isn't fair! Jiang Ziya used a mount!"
Yu Ding said flatly, "What's unfair about it? A mount? If you think it's not allowed, compete again!"
Shen Gongbao: ...
Compete again?
How could he compete??
He could sense that it had Roc Bloodline!
Roc Bloodline at the Heavenly Immortal Realm! It would take a demon of Golden Immortal level to surpass it.
Ride a Golden Immortal?
Did he dare?
Besides, who would help him?
Taiyi Zhenren sighed. "Can't find one? I'm telling you, networking is also an ability! You can't even find a mount of Golden Immortal level. You're truly a failure." After saying that, he shook his head and left.
Shen Gongbao cursed furiously in his heart!
Taiyi!!
What the hell are you bragging about?
Do you have one? Do you have a mount of Golden Immortal level?