In the backyard of the Jade Pool Sacred Land, Xiu Xiu paced back and forth. She wanted to go out and help Uchiha Shin, to stop her mother from doing this.
But the barrier outside was so powerful that she could not get out at all.
"Enlightened Beast! Enlightened Beast!..."
Standing in the courtyard, Xiu Xiu shouted loudly. The Enlightened Beast was practically Xiu Xiu's pet. It had stayed by her side ever since she was little, and later, in the mortal realm, it had continued to protect her in secret. It had always treated Xiu Xiu very well.
Xiu Xiu was also very fond of the Enlightened Beast. Now, she wanted it to come and help her get out.
At that moment, the Enlightened Beast was in the front hall, lying at Queen Mother of the West's side. Others could not hear Xiu Xiu's calls, but the Enlightened Beast could sense them, and its body trembled slightly.
But it could not leave this place and could only lie there without moving.
Xiu Xiu called out for quite a while, but the Enlightened Beast still did not appear, leaving her somewhat saddened.
"Xiu Xiu, do you want to get out?"
Suddenly, a middle-aged man appeared not far from Xiu Xiu. However, his figure was somewhat illusory; this was not his true body.
"Are you Uncle Tongtian Cult Leader?" Xiu Xiu looked at the middle-aged man and asked.
The illusory figure nodded. "It's me."
Xiu Xiu had met him before.
"Mystic Spirit King is in great danger in the front hall. I'll let you out, but you must save him," Tongtian Cult Leader said.
Xiu Xiu nodded. "I'll save Mystic Spirit King."
Then Tongtian Cult Leader's illusory figure lightly waved a hand, and a gap appeared in the barrier behind Xiu