"Could there be some mistake? The Hundred Broken Mountains are opening early?"
Almost overnight.
One piece of news spread across all eight regions of the lower realm.
No one knew why.
The Hundred Broken Mountains were opening earlier than usual.
This threw many people's plans into disarray.
They had no choice but to scramble to make adjustments.
No one knew the exact reason.
In any case, it felt as though something major was bound to happen soon!
Perhaps none of them knew.
It had all begun with the appearance of that Heavenly Dao Treasure Body.
After all, the energy between heaven and earth had always maintained a balance.
Once something went awry in any part of it.
A whole series of chain reactions would follow.
On top of that, Shi Xiu had further disrupted the lower realm's balance when he fought over the Mountain Treasure.
Even Shi Yi, who had originally been supposed to join the Ancient Academy, had not appeared.
And the ultimate opening date of the Hundred Broken Mountains had been upended as well.
But none of this mattered to Shi Xiu.
He had long since made his preparations.
Opportunity favored the prepared.
That principle held true no matter the time!
Still, Shi Yi's absence left Shi Xiu feeling a little disappointed.
He wondered whether that fellow would change after losing his Supreme Bone.
Would the path he took from now on also veer in a different direction?
He would probably only find out when he ran into that kid later.
However, according to the original story's timeline.
Whether it was Yu Feng or Shi Yi.
Those fellows had joined the Heaven Mending Pavilion with ulterior motives.
They were aiming for that final battle.
So they could seize as much of the Heaven Mending Pavilion's fortune as possible.
But now Shi Xiu had arrived.
Every summons between heaven and earth seemed to have shifted around this young man.
Perhaps the Heaven Mending Pavilion could escape disaster this time?
Since so many timelines had changed.
Many outcomes would also differ from what they had originally been.
Some of the Heaven Mending Pavilion's core disciples had yet to emerge from seclusion.
So there were a few extra places available for entering the Hundred Broken Mountains this time.
Both Shi boys were permitted to enter.
Qingfeng, however, had not qualified.
Still, having him stay behind to look after Furball worked out nicely.
After all, the little monkey was not allowed to enter the Hundred Broken Mountains.
Others might be fooled by his adorable appearance.
But the Heaven Mending Pavilion's powerful figures could tell at a glance that his true form was extraordinary.
Letting a mighty ferocious beast like him enter would clearly violate the Hundred Broken Mountains' rules.
"The circumstances are rather unusual this time. The other disciples have already gone ahead, so I'll take you two over first!"
Perhaps because everything had happened so suddenly.
Elder Xiong Fei intended to escort Shi Xiu and Shi Hao there personally.
Of course, there was still some time before the official opening.
They could rest in Broken Void City first.
It was essentially a safe zone before a dungeon opened.
Normally, hardly anyone came there.
But on the eve of the Hundred Broken Mountains' opening, it transformed into a bustling marketplace.
The pureblood descendants of those ancient ferocious beasts all sent their children over.
They hoped their children would find plenty of opportunities after entering.
The human race, by contrast, seemed quite weak here.
Those without anyone backing them might well face danger once they entered.
There were more than just vast quantities of treasures inside.
There were unseen dangers, too.
Some people who had feuds outside were preparing to use this chance to settle things inside in a grand showdown.
There were even some beings with very high cultivation who sealed away their own power.
Then disguised themselves as children to enter.
"Big Brother, what are all these things? They look so tasty!"
That little rascal Shi Hao had already become an official disciple of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.
Yet he still could not stop thinking about eating wild game.
For that very reason, he bought all sorts of pots, bowls, ladles, and pans when he reached the outskirts of the Hundred Broken Mountains.
He also brought plenty of spices.
Perhaps, in his eyes.
These towering pureblood ferocious beasts would taste much like the ones they had eaten back in Great Wilderness Village.
And their flesh looked even fresher and more tender.
Sure enough, the clumsy little rascal promptly provoked someone he should not have.
It was a white tiger surrounded by admirers like a moon ringed by stars.
It was probably the descendant of some ancient great monster.
Outwardly, it looked like a tiger two meters long.
Yet it reclined inside a large sedan chair.
Two exceptionally beautiful young women attended it.
And more than a dozen burly men guarded it outside.
Shi Hao had been munching on a baked flatbread.
But unexpectedly, a greedy crow snatched it straight from him.
There was nothing for it.
This little brat had always been the one snatching food from a tiger's jaws; no one got to steal his things.
While tussling with the crow over the flatbread.
The little rascal accidentally crashed into the white tiger's sedan chair.
"Roar!"
It seemed to be some unknown beast language.
An exceedingly pretty human girl slowly stood up.
She looked at Shi Hao with a haughty air.
"The master says to kill him!"
What kind of joke was this?
They wanted to silence someone for good over a mere disagreement?
Who had given these pureblood ferocious beasts such audacity?
Did they really consider the Hundred Broken Mountains their own backyard?
Although Shi Hao had only opened five grotto-heavens.
He possessed a Supreme Bone.
And he had the Suanni Precious Technique to defend himself.
How could they possibly kill him so easily?
Boom!
The burly man opposite him was blasted away.
But more fighters quickly gathered around.
Before they could unleash their moves, however, they suddenly sensed a dark shadow sweep overhead!
Smack!
It was Shi Xiu's flying kick!
It landed squarely on one fellow's face.
His nose and eyes caved in under the blow.
He collapsed like a curled shrimp, rolling all over the ground.
He looked utterly wretched!
"Ah, you!"
Before the group could react.
Shi Xiu grabbed another unlucky fellow by the hair.
And slammed him hard into the ground.
His face smashed a small crater more than fifty centimeters deep into the earth.
The lightning-swift attack made the surrounding spectators suck in cold breaths.
Someone soon recognized who he really was.
"That's the expert who trampled Shi Yi in the Void God Realm! His name is Shi Xiu!"
"He's the kid who broke the Void God Realm's record. He's not someone you want to provoke!"
"Stop gawking! Watch out, or he'll grind your face against the ground too!"
At the sight of such formidable fighting prowess.
Even the tiger opposite them could not help sucking in a cold breath.
Shi Hao was no concern, but it had never expected Shi Xiu to step forward and back him up.
Only then did Elder Xiong Fei of the Heaven Mending Pavilion finally arrive.
But he took his place in front of the disciples with imposing authority.
"Our Heaven Mending Pavilion doesn't seek trouble, but we certainly aren't afraid of it!"
Well now, that was quite an imposing presence!
Just as the confrontation reached a stalemate, heavy footsteps approached from afar.
Everyone's attention was soon drawn toward them.
It appeared to be a towering Pureblood Golden Beast, with a purple-robed girl seated on its shoulder.
Her face was half concealed, like a maiden hiding behind her pipa, and her two enchanting eyes surveyed the surroundings curiously.
Golden Beasts were symbols of the Primordial Divine Mountain, servants of the gods.
Only Primordial Ferocious Beasts of the purest blood could possibly subdue a Golden Beast like this.
Clearly, the girl before them had to be someone important from the Primordial Divine Mountain.
Although she looked like a peerless beauty.
Her actual fighting prowess was certainly nothing to scoff at.
Shi Xiu and Shi Hao had been glaring fiercely at the little tiger opposite them, threatening to eat it.
But once the Golden Beast appeared.
The brothers' gazes were immediately drawn over.
Was this Yun Xi?
The woman readers of the original story jokingly called "the ear-biter."
That glittering pendant, like a purple sapphire-wasn't that the legendary...
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