As his thoughts drifted, Little Scarlet was already packed and ready to go. A single storage ring could solve everything—no need for any artifact carriage or the like...
Yet its enthusiasm lasted only a brief moment before it suddenly fell silent, gazing longingly at the mist-shrouded Ninety-Nine Ringed Mountains.
Little Scarlet could not help but blurt out, "Xun Bro, I want to go back..."
"You bastard, this Dao Ancestor said you could come back when you missed home after leaving! You haven't even stepped out the front door yet!"
Chen Xun cursed under his breath, then turned his head and shouted, "Old Bull, what should we do if Little Scarlet misses home?!"
Whoosh!
A huge black whirlwind suddenly shot through the air, crashing down upon Little Scarlet. "Moo~~~!" A beating would fix it!
"Ah~~! Bull Bro!! Ow!!"
Little Scarlet wailed as though the sky were falling and the earth splitting apart, its lion tail seized by Black Bull as it was spun relentlessly through the air.
From behind the side hall, two squinting figures slipped out—a frog and a bird—whispering among themselves:
"White Spirit, it seems the formidable rival competing with us to become guardian immortal beasts of the mountain is leaving."
"Daoist... this beast has quite an extraordinary background. It is the Dao Ancestor's blood brother."
"Absurd. How could the Human Race have a spirit beast for a blood brother? One mother cannot give birth to two different races."
Frog Daoist wore an expression of profound wisdom, his analysis perfectly logical. "This beast is probably a nepotism hire. Its departure is good. The Five Aggregates Sect will be ours now..."
White Spirit stretched out a wing and gave it two shakes, wisdom gleaming in its eyes as well. "Daoist, Ox Ancestor does not hold back. We should be careful