Chapter 936: Staying Behind
Shi Yue was startled by this explanation.
Could the Sacred Beast be the Grandmother the Ice Flood Dragon had mentioned? Good thing he'd left quickly. Otherwise, if he'd run into that Sacred Beast, he'd have been in trouble.
"Exactly! I was wondering why cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm couldn't enter the Ice Snow Mountain Range. So there's a Sacred Beast there. Though 'demon beast' and 'Sacred Beast' differ by only one word, their strength is worlds apart. But why would that Sacred Beast suddenly launch a massive attack on human cultivators?" Li Zhang said, then turned his gaze to Shi Yue.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you don't think this has something to do with me, do you? It took a lot of effort to shake off that eighth-level Ice Flood Dragon. How could I possibly dare provoke a Sacred Beast? If I had, do you think I'd have made it back alive?" A trace of displeasure showed on Shi Yue's face.
"Heh heh, Fellow Daoist Shi, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean anything by it. I was just curious. This happened not long after you left the Ice Snow Mountain Range. It's truly puzzling." Li Zhang chuckled, casting Shi Yue a meaningful glance.
"All right, as long as Fellow Daoist Shi is safe. Seventh Miss told us to stay here and wait for further instructions. Fellow Daoist Shi, settle in here for now, and don't wander off without reason," Sun Jiao said, waving a hand as she gave him her instructions.
"Understood. I'll go rest, then."
Sun Jiao arranged a quiet courtyard for Shi Yue to meditate and rest in.
Once settled, Shi Yue didn't leave the courtyard at all. He stayed behind closed doors.
Ten days later, Sun Jiao knocked on Shi Yue's door.
"Fellow Daoist