Golden Flood Dragon Scissors Arrive

Under the scorching Samadhi True Fire, that drop of bright red liquid rapidly vaporized, eventually forming a white dog-shaped phantom that floated before Yang Jian.

Looking at the white dog's appearance, it was exactly the same as the Sky-Howling Dog locked in the System space.

Seeing this, Yang Jian's expression relaxed. He took a few steps forward, his gaze never leaving the white dog phantom in front of him.

With a "snap," the dog phantom, after becoming increasingly blurry, emitted a sound and shattered, disappearing.

Yang Jian's expression faltered. He suddenly turned and looked in all directions, then quickly headed south.

After walking about half a mile, he took out the jade bottle again, used his Magic Power, and took out another drop of liquid. Just like before, he used Samadhi True Fire to burn it.

However, this time, within the terrifying flames, the drop of red liquid vanished as wisps of red gas, and did not manifest the phantom of the Sky-Howling Dog.

Yang Jian frowned, glanced at the distant Royal Palace, and quickly entered an alleyway nearby.

Almost the moment his figure disappeared, a small bird flapped its wings and flew out of the alley. It circled once in the high sky before flying north.

That red liquid was precisely the essence blood taken from the Sky-Howling Dog.

This secret method was a means of finding the Sky-Howling Dog.

If the dog was within ten miles, he could sense it and a phantom would appear.

The more solid the phantom, the closer the Sky-Howling Dog was to him.

But the method's drawback was also obvious: it could only sense if the Sky-Howling Dog was within ten miles, but not its direction.

The first time he refined the Sky-Howling Dog's essence blood, the dog was clearly within ten miles but quickly disappeared, indicating that in that brief moment, the Sky-Howling Dog had moved beyond ten miles from him.

The second time, he refined the essence blood again, but no phantom appeared at all, indicating the distance still exceeded the ten-mile range.

If he tested each direction one by one using this method, he should be able to quickly pinpoint the Sky-Howling Dog's location.

Unfortunately, Yang Jian had only extracted three drops of the Sky-Howling Dog's essence blood, just in case.

He hadn't expected to actually need it one day, after all, his demonic beast was with him every day, how could it get lost?

Yang Jian didn't use the last drop of essence blood lightly. After sensing the surroundings in the air, he flew north.

There, two female Qi Cultivators were heading north.

In the east and west directions, he found no trace of any Qi Cultivators.

Anyone who could steal his Sky-Howling Dog could absolutely not be an ordinary person, so ordinary people without Magic Power could be directly ruled out.

For Qi Cultivators to sense if someone is of the same path isn't easy. If they are both Qi Cultivators, and the other party isn't using Magic Power, it's impossible to tell.

Therefore, Qi Cultivators rely on Magic Power to sense cultivation: stronger Magic Power means stronger, weaker Magic Power means weaker.

However, if the other party intentionally hides their Magic Power, then this method of sensing becomes inaccurate.

Precisely when he was sensing, those two female Qi Cultivators were using Magic Power, boosting their speed as they hurried north.

Transforming into a small bird, Yang Jian, relying on his connection with the Sky-Howling Dog, searched again but found no clues.

It seemed the other party definitely had special means to conceal the Sky-Howling Dog's aura.

The small bird flew directly past the two female Qi Cultivators, landed behind an uninhabited civilian house, and transformed back into the scholar's appearance, swaggering onto the main street.

Ahead, two female Qi Cultivators, one in red and one in white, were just approaching.

"Greetings, two fellow cultivators!"

Yang Jian gently blocked them with his folding fan, stopping the two women at the street corner.

Nine Heavens Profound Maiden and Nine Nether Pure Maiden glanced at Yang Jian upon seeing this, exchanging a look. The Nine Heavens Profound Maiden, dressed in red, nodded slightly, "Greetings, fellow cultivator? Is there something you need?"

"Heh heh, I am Yang from Jade Spring Mountain. You two fellow cultivators should already know why I'm here, right?" Yang Jian said with a light laugh, observing their expressions.

He hadn't used his last remaining drop of the Sky-Howling Dog's essence blood because he wasn't sure if the Sky-Howling Dog was truly with these two fellow cultivators, so he decided to bluff first.

Things went wrong because he blocked their path on the street, spoke with an unfriendly tone, and even brought up Jade Spring Mountain.

As disciples of Goddess Nuwa, Nine Heavens Profound Maiden and Nine Nether Pure Maiden naturally knew where Jade Spring Mountain was.

They were well aware of the discord between the Chan Sect and Goddess Nuwa, and this Yang Jian, by disguising himself, was using the Chan Sect to pressure them.

Although the Chan Sect had many followers, the demon race's influence was also extraordinary; they couldn't just be bullied.

Nine Nether Pure Maiden was alright; her personality was gentle and reserved, and upon hearing this, she merely frowned slightly.

However, Nine Heavens Profound Maiden had a fiery temper and a straightforward nature. How could she tolerate Yang Jian speaking to her like this?

Little did she know, Yang Jian said this assuming they were the ones who stole the Sky-Howling Dog.

"So what if it's Jade Spring Mountain? Hiding your head and showing your tail, either treacherous or a thief, how would we sisters know your intentions?" Nine Heavens Profound Maiden retorted sharply at Yang Jian.

The two women were exceptionally beautiful, and the scholar Yang Jian had transformed into was also dashing and extraordinary. As a conflict arose between the two sides, it immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.

And Di Xin and Gun Juan happened to arrive at this location.

[Host's choice is completely correct, option mission completed, reward: High-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure Golden Flood Dragon Scissors.]

Just then, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

Di Xin let out a long sigh and stopped.

The arrival of the System's reward meant his danger had passed. It just so happened there was a commotion here, and it wouldn't hurt to watch, especially those two beauties; they were peerlessly elegant!

He watched as he observed the System space. The High-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure that the System had just rewarded him was golden yellow and shaped like scissors, though it differed significantly from ordinary scissors.

The two crossed blades lacked sharp edges, appearing more like two flood dragons coiled and intertwined. The item was only palm-sized.

"Golden Flood Dragon Scissors... so this is the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors... Huh, this name seems somewhat familiar!"

Di Xin mulled over the name of the spiritual treasure repeatedly. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he finally remembered.

These Golden Flood Dragon Scissors were famous during the War of the Investiture of the Gods, having achieved many remarkable feats. This was the very treasure Zhao Gongming had borrowed from Lady Yunxiao.

"Lady Yunxiao... Lady Yunxiao..."

Thinking of that formidable powerhouse, Di Xin realized the situation had escalated.

Lady Yunxiao was a disciple of Lord Tongtian, and Lord Tongtian was the leader of the Jie Sect.

This meant he would have to deal with not only the disciples of the Chan Sect but also the disciples of the Jie Sect, plus Goddess Nuwa of the demon race.

Originally, during the War of the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect had sided with King Zhou. Whether it was to avenge fallen disciples, at the invitation of Wen Taishi, or due to the conflict between Lord Tongtian and Primordial Lord of Heaven, they had contributed to the cause of the Yin Shang dynasty.

But now, the System had stolen Lady Yunxiao's treasure.

One must understand that not only was Yunxiao herself incredibly powerful, but neither of her two sisters, Qiong Xiao or Bi Xiao, were individuals that a mere Qi Cultivator at the mid-stage of the Human Flower realm like himself could afford to offend.