Chen Xun nodded calmly. "All right, I understand."
"Ang..." Ah Er casually called out, then resumed its quiet squat outside the mountain gate. This hulking fellow's mannerisms were rather adorably foolish.
Chen Xun could not help but chuckle. He truly liked the Primordial Ferocious Beast race, liked them from the bottom of his heart.
He had seen in one of Immortal King Zang's memories that powerful beings seemed quite fond of this ancient race. They never took pleasure in hunting them; instead, they let them live well within the Desolate Heaven Domain.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Xun suddenly called out, "Ah Er."
"Ang?!" With an intelligent yet puzzled look in its eyes, Ah Er hurriedly turned its head and looked down at the Dao Ancestor.
"Male?"
"Ang..." Ah Er grinned foolishly and nodded, even pointing downward with its palm. Absolutely true.
"Hehe, why not bring back a wife and pass down your bloodline?"
Chen Xun was somewhat more talkative today, actually teasing Ah Er. "Our sect will raise your little ones."
"Ang?!!"
Ah Er let out a low roar that shook the mountains and forests, its eyes widening slightly as it hurriedly shook its head. "Ang ang ang..."
Their Primordial Ferocious Beast race almost always bore offspring only at the Heavenly Venerable Realm. Only then would the young possess the strongest immortal bloodline. Moreover, once born, they would be abandoned and left to fend for themselves.
Only young that survived could be considered true Primordial Ferocious Beasts. If they were raised by a faction, they would be ruined.
This was a rule of their race, one that absolutely could not be changed. Ah Er shook its head like a rattle-drum, even scattering the surrounding clouds and mist without meaning to.
"Haha." Chen Xun laughed heartily. "Since it is