Tian Buyi saw Daoxuan's confusion and nodded. "Da Yi and the others came here while they were out gaining experience. They'd planned to visit the Wishing Well in Xiaochi Town, but ended up stumbling into Black Stone Cave and meeting those two fox demons."
"They say there are many caves in the walls of this abyss, and most of them are home to strange beasts."
"I only heard that the little rascal was bored, so he went through the caves one by one, rummaging through... ahem... collecting quite a few things. Da Zhi's current magic treasure was forged from something he found here."
"That brat bullied those strange beasts left and right. I'd have thought they weren't very strong!" That was exactly why Tian Buyi couldn't be sure.
After hearing Tian Buyi's last remark, Daoxuan's mouth twitched several times!
"Can your little disciple really be compared to ordinary disciples of his generation?" he thought, deeply vexed.
"Then why have we had no trouble coming and going?" Daoxuan was still puzzled.
"Well..." Tian Buyi had no answer either.
The two men looked toward Zheng Dali by the magma lake at the same time. He had been among the group who'd trained here back then.
After hearing their question, Zheng Dali thought it over and ventured, "Perhaps those strange beasts saw you with Little Junior Brother before and remembered you. That senior brother came here alone for the first time today, so they might've thought he was an intruder."
"That's a bit far-fetched, isn't it?" Even Tian Buyi found it hard to believe that his little disciple could be so formidable, let alone Daoxuan.
"Master! Don't doubt it! Those strange beasts in Black Stone Cave are terrified of Little Junior Brother!" Remembering what Luo Yunji had done back then, Zheng Dali started