Mu Bai felt the power coursing through his body, and his confidence soared.
"How many times have I told you? Young people shouldn't be so full of themselves. As the saying goes, the stronger your confidence, the harder you hit the wall; the rosier your dreams, the sooner you die! If I, your ancestor, weren't always reminding you, the grass on your grave would already be two feet tall!"
Deflated by the Artifact Spirit Ancestor's rebuke, Mu Bai's expression darkened.
"Do you still want to go to Orchid Fragrance Valley or not?"
"Ah, honestly, it's been a whole year since I last went! Jing Chen, Ya Ru, wait for me..."
"Then why don't you hurry up and get out of this demon cave?"
"You're the one walking, not me! If I could carry that lousy Crow Cauldron around, would I have to spend all day suffering along with you?"
The Artifact Spirit Ancestor grew angry, turned, and drifted into the Crow Cauldron to pine for his Jing Chen and Ya Ru. Helpless, Mu Bai could only slowly spread his divine sense, not daring to draw too much attention lest he disturb the sleeping beings.
Unfortunately, there happened to be one poor sleeper roaring up at the sky. Of course, it was also quite possible that it had originally been asleep, only to be roused by Bai Yu and Hao Feng, and Mu Bai had happened to run into it.
An even larger Rotten Corpse Giant Demon strode toward him. Unsure how much progress his year of arduous cultivation had brought him, Mu Bai could only steel himself and race toward the earlier pool of corpse pulp. He sent out a biting vortex, snatched the Jade Slip into his hand, and immediately squeezed it, revealing Hundred Virtues' phantom.
The Rotten Corpse