As they chatted and laughed, the colossal creature beneath their feet—the Ancient Undying Bird—beat its wings faster and sped away, parting the layers of mist before vanishing into the boundless green miasma.
The Giant Spirit Butterfly Cave Abode was just ahead.
Ancient palaces lined both sides of the long corridor, spacious and brightly lit.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Suddenly, a chorus of beastly roars rang out as a horde of ancient beasts charged forward, blocking their path.
Every one of them was massive and powerfully built, their bodies gray-white, as though carved from stone.
Only their eyes were unusual, shining brilliantly and darting about as if filled with endless spiritual light.
Pill Beasts were special battle puppets powered by high-grade spirit pills. They were usually modeled after the ancient divine beasts of the main plane, and were indestructible and fearless of death.
For instance, the eyes of the Pill Beasts before them had been transformed from spirit pills.
Their combat strength, however, was fairly ordinary. Most were Lower Earth Sovereigns, with only a handful at the Upper level.
"Mu Chen, let's each show what we can do."
Wen Qingxuan's eyes lit up at the sight, and she proposed the challenge.
There were six members of the Northern Region Wen Family, while Mu Chen had only himself and his attendant. The former had the advantage in numbers.
"Good. I was thinking the same thing."
Mu Chen exchanged a glance with Long Xiang, then charged forward with a hearty laugh.
Vast spiritual energy swept forth as they captured the Pill Beasts, smashed their shells, and extracted the spirit pills.
A few dozen breaths later.
After comparing their gains, Phoenix Girl of the Wen Family looked ready to cry. She had lost again.
Long Xiang was already a top-tier Grand Perfection combatant.
Mu Chen,