Making Rice Cakes

Tian Buyi saw Daoxuan's confusion and nodded. "Da Yi and the others came here when they were out gaining experience. They originally intended to visit the Wishing Well in Xiaochi Town, but they stumbled into this Black Stone Cave by mistake and got to know those two fox demons."

"According to them, the abyss walls are riddled with caves, most of which are inhabited by exotic beasts."

"I only heard that the little brat was bored, so he went through every single cave to play, looting... ahem... collecting quite a few things. The magic treasure Da Zhi uses today was refined from treasures found here."

"That brat bullied those exotic beasts quite rampantly, so I'd assume those beasts shouldn't be very strong!" This was the very reason Tian Buyi dared not confirm the situation.

Daoxuan's mouth twitched several times after hearing Tian Buyi's final remark!

Is your little disciple even comparable to the other disciples of his generation? He felt extremely stifled inside.

"Then why were we able to enter and leave without incident?" Daoxuan remained puzzled.

"This..." Tian Buyi couldn't come up with an answer for that either.

The two men looked up at Zheng Dali by the Magma Lake simultaneously; he had been among the group during that initial training trip.

Upon learning of their confusion, Zheng Dali thought for a moment and guessed, "Perhaps those exotic beasts remember you because you came with Little Junior Brother. That Senior Brother came here alone for the first time today, so they might have mistaken him for an intruder."

"Is it really that mysterious?" Even without Daoxuan saying it, Tian Buyi found it hard to believe his own little disciple possessed such great influence.

"Master! You shouldn't doubt it! Those exotic beasts in the Black Stone Cave are terrified of