Demon Beast

Carefully placing the jade slip into his embrace, Master Zhong let out a long breath. A strong sense of confidence erupted in his eyes.

With a gentle wave of his hand, a black shadow suddenly appeared before Master Zhong. The black shadow was as tall as Master Zhong. Slowly, the black shadow gradually revealed its form. Its form was the elderly appearance of Master Zhong before he reached the Innate Stage. With another gentle shake, the appearance slowly became younger, gradually becoming exactly the same as his current appearance.

Forty years old. Master Zhong didn't know why, but he was originally in his forties or fifties. However, after a night with Zixun Fairy, his face had become much younger, looking like he was around forty years old.

Looking at the person in front of him who looked exactly like himself, Master Zhong also let out a long sigh.

"Space Shadow? It's exactly like me. Two of me, I have two bodies." Master Zhong said with a smile.

This was the special ability Master Zhong had mastered by traversing space, controlling two bodies as one person. And this Space Shadow body could also turn into a shadow, pass through gaps as thin as a door crack, and hide within others' shadows, incredibly miraculous.

Of course, this was a special ability. Under the effect of light and shadow, Master Zhong and this Space Shadow could still project black shadows. It was just that this Space Shadow was special, similar to the external avatars in novels on Earth decades ago, or like the legendary second primordial spirit, or even more like a unique magical treasure. However, it was much more miraculous than all of these.

From then on, Master Zhong renamed his two bodies: Main Body and Shadow Body.

"Thus, the Hidden Body will guard the Zhong Manor. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if the old fellow from the Kaiyang Sect noticed something amiss. The Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture, the Hidden Body cannot cultivate it. I'll find other cultivation methods later. However, as long as the Main Body is not destroyed, the Hidden Body will not perish. The red bead will be kept by the Hidden Body, and the Main Body will go to the Kaiyang Sect." Master Zhong arranged for his two bodies.

The two bodies hugged each other. The Main Body then stomped on the ground, and a hidden underground entrance was revealed again. Straightening his clothes, the Main Body, carrying the jade slip, walked down. After going down, the underground entrance closed again.

The Hidden Body continued to sit on the futon, practicing and regulating its breath. Since the Main Body had reached the Innate Stage, the Hidden Body was no longer restricted and would soon reach the Innate Stage.

The Main Body, Master Zhong, walked underground. Underground, there was also a train tunnel.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows, let alone Master Zhong. Master Zhong's secrets were not something those adopted sons could grasp.

Taking the train, it took ten days to reach another manor.

This was also Master Zhong's property. This manor was also located near a huge mountain range. The Kaiyang Sect was within that mountain range. It wasn't that Master Zhong didn't want to build the train track into the mountains, but the mountains here were filled with countless solid ores. Even with a hundred years, only a few mountains could be tunneled through.

After resting for two days in the manor and preparing everything that needed to be prepared, Master Zhong finished giving instructions to the butler, carried a bag, grabbed a large saber, and walked towards the depths of the mountains.

Behind this was an endless mountain range, rarely visited by people. Moreover, there were many poisonous insects and plants, pervasive miasma, and many fierce beasts lurking. There were even demons appearing. Without reaching the Innate Stage, Master Zhong wouldn't dare to enter alone.

The mountains here were truly high mountains. Mountains several thousand meters high were common. In the distance, one high mountain after another pierced into the clouds. Master Zhong had to cross these high mountains to reach the depths of these mountains, the Kaiyang Sect.

Having reached the Innate Stage, his movements were much more agile. Crossing a high mountain was just a matter of continuous leaps. Along the way, he encountered poisonous insects and plants, which Master Zhong avoided one by one.

However, the Kaiyang Sect was too far away, and by night, he could only find a place to rest.

In the evening, Master Zhong found a relatively clean mountain valley. What was meant by relatively clean was that the grass here was simple, there weren't many poisonous insects and plants, no miasma, and no large wild beasts appearing.

In the mountain valley, there was a mountain hollow that could just block wind and rain. It could only accommodate one person; any more and they couldn't get in. After cleaning the inside and scattering some special medicine outside, he sat cross-legged inside.

Making a fire? Master Zhong didn't dare. Making a fire was equivalent to putting himself in the most dangerous place. Most wild beasts on Earth were afraid of fire, but would the wild beasts, or even demon beasts, here be afraid of fire?

Master Zhong just sat inside, waiting for dawn.

He sat there until deep into the night.

"Howl~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

In the middle of the night, a super high-pitched wolf howl pierced through this mountain valley.

Master Zhong frowned, opened his eyes, and looked outside.

At this moment, a bright moon shone down from the sky, illuminating the mountain valley with an exceptionally silvery light. The wolf howl came from the top of this mountain. Master Zhong looked up.

A large silver wolf, three meters tall, a three-meter-tall large wolf.

The large silver wolf was howling at the moon, and as it howled, its entire body seemed particularly silver and bright. No, not just silver and bright, but more moonlight was shining on it. Was it absorbing the essence of the moon?

A Demon Beast?

Seeing this scene, Master Zhong's pupils contracted. He recognized it at a glance; it was a Demon Beast.

Thinking of this, Master Zhong was startled and quickly shrank back, immediately activating the Turtle Breath Technique, hoping the large wolf wouldn't see him.

Master Zhong knew that a Demon Beast, a so-called Demon Beast, was something that had transcended the realm of wild beasts. The lowest level Demon Beast had the strength of a human who had reached the Innate Stage. Innate Stage? Master Zhong had just advanced to the Innate Stage and was the weakest Innate Stage cultivator. Furthermore, he didn't have the corresponding cultivation techniques for the Innate Stage, only the techniques from the Houtian stage. If he had Innate stage techniques, perhaps he could fight, but now, it was clear he could only hide and hope the large wolf hadn't seen him.

Master Zhong was in a state of Turtle Breath, but a wolf... does a wolf rely solely on scent? A wolf's nose is extremely sensitive. After howling at the sky and the time for absorbing the moon's essence passed, it immediately fixed its gaze on the valley below, a hint of coldness in its eyes.

This place was where the Silver Wolf often roamed. Sensing the presence of a living person, it naturally smelled it immediately. Moreover, at the entrance of the mountain hollow where Master Zhong was located, Master Zhong had scattered herbs to prevent poisonous insects. The unusual smell instantly attracted the Silver Wolf's attention.

Leaping, with a few leaps, the Silver Wolf jumped into Master Zhong's valley and stared at Master Zhong in the mountain hollow.

Feeling the Silver Wolf jump down and stare at him, Master Zhong knew he was in trouble. There was no hiding. He had been discovered.

Master Zhong shrank back in fear.

However, this scene looked amusing to the Silver Wolf. A human, it had been a long time since it had tasted a human.

Without warning, the Silver Wolf instantly pounced on Master Zhong.

Unable to do anything else, Master Zhong quickly took out his large saber to defend himself.

Rumble~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Silver Wolf continuously clawed at Master Zhong in the mountain hollow. It was also fortunate that Master Zhong had chosen a good location; the Silver Wolf's massive body couldn't get in?

The Silver Wolf extended its sharp claws and its huge wolf head squeezed inwards, as if it could bite Master Zhong at any moment.

The situation became extremely serious. The surrounding rocks were constantly shaking. Clearly, it wouldn't be long before this section of rock was worn away, allowing the Silver Wolf to bite him.

Master Zhong quickly filled the large saber in his hand with true energy, extended his hand, and stabbed towards the Silver Wolf.

Hiss~~~~~~~~~~~~

It only scratched a little skin.

Howl~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Silver Wolf cried out in pain, and with a swipe of its sharp claws, it struck at the large saber.

Clang~~~~~~~~~~~~

Master Zhong only felt his hand go numb, and the large saber was knocked away. No saber?

The stinging pain from the large saber made the Silver Wolf even more frantic. Its eyes were bloodshot as it squeezed into the mountain hollow. Countless gravel fell, as if it could bite Master Zhong at any moment.

Pressed against the mountain wall, Master Zhong could already smell the rank odor from the Silver Wolf's mouth. The wolf's mouth was right in front of him, ready to bite him at any moment. And it was getting closer and closer.

Death, the feeling of death. Master Zhong suddenly felt the sensation of death.

From the looks of this Demon Beast, if the rocks here were to break, he would surely die on the spot. What to do, what to do? A dagger? He still had that dagger, which he had exchanged from a cultivator. Perhaps it would work, but the dagger was in his chest, and perhaps if he moved, he could be bitten by the Silver Wolf.

The dagger wouldn't work. True energy, the Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture?

He had to take a gamble.

He circulated the true energy in his hand, infusing a trace of Red Phoenix Energy into it.

From his palm, a large amount of pink mist instantly shot out. Under Master Zhong's urging, the small mountain hollow was instantly filled with Red Phoenix Mist, the number one aphrodisiac in the world.

The Silver Wolf kept charging inward. As it charged, it felt something was wrong, and its breathing became rapid.

Its originally crimson eyes were now even redder, but the redness at this moment seemed to be a different concept from the original redness.

For a moment, countless illusions of female wolves flashed in the Silver Wolf's mind. Endless desire surged in its heart. What's going on? I want to eat people, how did I start thinking about female wolves?

The Silver Wolf charged for a while longer, finally unable to bear it.

I can't stand it, I can't stand it, quickly, the Silver Wolf turned around and ran, its eyes crimson, turning around and running towards the depths of the mountains, destination unknown.

The danger was averted.

"Whew~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

Master Zhong let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes filled with shock.

He grabbed the broadsword that the Silver Wolf had knocked away, slung the bundle onto his back, and quickly left the spot. This place was not suitable for staying long; it was better to leave quickly.

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