"But little sister doesn't know whether it's something urgent."
"Mm, then tell me—what's different?" Xia Qing looked thoroughly unconcerned.
"It's like this, Senior Sister Xia. When we came in, we didn't encounter any strange beasts along the way. We didn't see any of the Sabertooth Tigers, Sky-Piercing Apes, and so on that Senior Sister mentioned before..."
"I know all that. You... get to the important part," Xia Qing said impatiently.
"Yes, Senior Sister. A few days ago, while little sister was patrolling the inner layer of the Ruins of Purification, I discovered a dying Sabertooth Tiger..."
"Where?" Xia Qing froze at once and asked anxiously.
"Over there, Senior Sister Xia—on the side of the lightning opposite you!"
"Where is the Sabertooth Tiger's corpse?"
"Senior Sister Xia, although that Sabertooth Tiger was at death's door, it had not drawn its last breath after all. Little sister did not dare approach it, for fear of provoking other savage beasts and bringing trouble to Senior Sister."
"Oh, so that's how it was." Xia Qing frowned unconsciously and muttered, "Sabertooth Tigers are creatures of the outer layer of the formation. They have never entered the inner layer, much less the core of the Ruins of Purification. How could a Sabertooth Tiger appear here?"
Then she raised her head. "Are you certain?"
The disciple nodded firmly. "I'm certain, Senior Sister Xia. Though I have never seen one before, that enormous tiger was even more formidable than a thunder tiger, and it had teeth like Long Swords. Little sister recognized it at a glance."
"Could it have been a lost Sabertooth Tiger?"
"Senior Sister Xia, that was only what little sister saw a few days ago. These past few days... while patrolling, I have also occasionally encountered traces of beasts such as Sky-Piercing Apes and Fire