Black Snake came ashore and hurried over hills and ridges, stopping on a ridge to rest when he still had two and a half kilometers to go. After five hundred years of life, he had long since learned to rein himself in before dealing with trouble. Haste invited mistakes; he had to keep his cool.
He quietly mobilized his Spirit Power, building a channel to send Xiao Yu a message.
A moment later, Xiao Yu's colorful figure emerged from the clouds. She circled twice, then descended toward Black Snake.
She crashed through the dense foliage and landed steadily, folding her wings and cocking her head in curiosity.
Black Snake flicked his tongue.
"Someone's out to harm me. A few days ago, he appeared at Great Black Mountain to the north. He might be a cultivator. Help me see whether he's still there." "Peck him to death?"
"No hurry to strike. Let's find out what we're dealing with first."
"All right. Wait for me."
Xiao Yu spread her wings and shot out through the hole she had just smashed through the branches. In the blink of an eye, she became a tiny dot flying north toward Great Black Mountain.
Black Snake marveled at how much better birds were suited to searching.
One spread of their wings carried them into the clouds, giving them a clear view of every gully and ravine below, every stir of grass in the wind.
If he searched himself, he could only wander slowly along the ground, passing through forests and mountain streams, detouring whenever he met a cliff. With luck, he could scout everything in three to five days. Without it, he would be busy for ten days or half a month.
He had to cultivate hard. Sooner or later, he would fly even higher.
While