"Since you are so hospitable, sir, I shall respectfully accept your offer!"
Upon hearing Liu Ya's words, Xiao Yan was overjoyed. With a flying beast to carry them, their journey would be much easier, which, in a way, relieved Xiao Yan.
"Hehe, Mr. Xiao Yan, you're too kind. When traveling, it's always good to help others and make more friends. Why don't you all rest at my residence for the night, and tomorrow I'll take you to choose your flying beasts."
The different cultivation levels of the flying beasts naturally resulted in different travel speeds, a fact they understood without needing further explanation.
However, Xiao Yan and his companions still had some reservations about staying at the Liu Clan.
"Mr. Xiao Yan, please don't misunderstand. The reason I asked you to go see it tomorrow is because my Lin Clan's flying beasts are stationed outside the city. You've all had a long journey, and I've disturbed you. So I'd like to invite you to stay at my residence for the night, both as an apology and to make friends. What do you think, Mr. Xiao Yan?"
Liu Ya's cloudy old eyes swept over Luo Jin and the others one by one, before finally returning to Xiao Yan. He knew that any decision made by this group of people would ultimately be decided by Xiao Yan.
"Since you have been so hospitable, sir, I thank you in advance!"
After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Yan stood up from his seat, cupped his hands in greeting to Liu Ya, and then Luo Jin and the others behind him also stood up and greeted Liu Ya politely.
That day, Xiao Yan and his companions stayed at the Liu Clan mansion. That night, Liu Ya ordered a banquet to be held and warmly entertained Xiao Yan and his group. It was a lively night. What Xiao Yan could not forget was the extremely happy and satisfied smile on Liu Ya 'Elder Zhang face before he went back to his room to rest.
That smile kept Xiao Yan on edge all night.
The next day.
At dawn, Xiao Yan and his group left the city under the guidance of Liu Ya and Liu Changsheng. Before long, they arrived at a canyon.
Before even entering the canyon, everyone could already smell the strong, fishy stench permeating the air; the smell was so nauseating it made them want to vomit.
"Hehe, please don't be offended, gentlemen. This smell isn't actually the scent of blood. It's just some medicinal powder we specially purchased at a high price to prevent high-level magical beasts from causing trouble here. The powder has been scattered throughout the entire canyon, which is why it looks like this."
Liu Ya's words cleared up Xiao Yan and the others' confusion. No wonder the blood energy in this canyon was so strong; it turned out to be caused by human interference. Otherwise, if it were a magical beast, it would probably be at the Origin Return Realm to condense such strong blood energy. A magical beast of that level is not something the Liu Clan can control.
As soon as the group entered the canyon, just as Liu Ya had said, the bloody aura only surrounded the outer edge of the canyon. Once inside, it dissipated completely. At the same time, tall buildings came into view within the canyon.
Several huge platforms were carved out of the slopes on both sides of the canyon, and a huge horizontal bridge was hung on the cliff, connecting the two sides of the canyon. To Xiao Yan and the others' surprise, there were actually pavilions suspended in the air below the bridge deck. The roofs of dozens of pavilions were pieced together to form the bridge.
At this moment, below the bridge, many bird-like magical beasts are constantly passing by, some ridden by people, others soaring freely, looking quite at ease.
Beside Xiao Yan, Liu Ya watched with a grin as he observed the surprised expressions on Xiao Yan and the others' faces, a hint of pride even creeping onto his old face.
"Haha, this bridge was built by my Liu Clan ancestors. Although the building materials themselves are ordinary, the ingenious structure makes these pavilions in the air form a bridge that can not only support pedestrians but also bear the weight of our flying beasts!"
The old man spoke with great pride about the aerial pavilion, but just as he finished speaking, the bridge suddenly snapped in the middle with a crack, much to the surprise of Xiao Yan and his group. A bird-like magical beast that had been perched on it flew up like a startled horse.
"Pfft!"
Behind Xiao Yan, the usually calm Xiao Yi Xian suddenly burst out laughing. Such a comical scene was something even someone as composed as Xiao Yi Xian couldn't suppress.
This bird is called the Purple-Winged Bird, and it is the lightest of all large bird magical beasts. Even it cannot stand on this aerial pavilion, let alone other magical beasts.
"Cough cough..."
At this moment, Liu Ya's Elder Zhang couldn't help but feel slightly hot, and he coughed twice.
"The family business has been doing quite well in recent years, which has fattened these guys up..."
Rubbing his old face, Liu Ya turned to look at Liu Changsheng and said with a sneer:
" Changsheng, effective immediately, double the training load for these flying beasts."
Upon hearing this, Liu Changsheng was speechless, and Xiao Yan and the others couldn't help but exchange a smile. Then, led by Liu Ya, they continued to venture deeper into the canyon.
Just as Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan group were about to approach the aerial pavilion, they looked around and saw a young woman in a blue dress walking through the corridor on the cliff face.
Upon seeing this woman, Xiao Yan and Luo Jin raised their eyebrows slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
" Late Origin Transformation Realm, not very old, but his cultivation is quite strong."
"Hey, her cultivation level is probably a notch above mine."
Luo Jin grinned, watching with interest the woman's captivating figure disappearing into the distance, then shook his head and continued on his way.
"Haha, Mr. Xiao Yan, as you understand, the flying beasts have different cultivation levels, so their travel speeds naturally vary. The flying beasts raised by my Liu Clan are at their strongest, comparable to a Middle Origin Transformation Realm expert. At full speed, they can travel from my Liu Cang City to the Far Southern Land in about ten days. I wonder if you gentlemen are still willing?"
Liu Ya led Xiao Yan and the others to a platform, from which they could overlook the entire canyon. Suddenly, the originally huge platforms and magical beasts all appeared much smaller.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, sir."
Xiao Yan cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and smiled gratefully.
"Hehe, Mr. Xiao Yan, you're too kind. Three hundred Spirit Stone per person."
Just as Xiao Yan was bowing gratefully, Liu Ya, with a broad smile on his face, handed over a Storage Ring to Xiao Yan with both hands.
"Well..."
Immediately, Xiao Yan and the others behind him froze, their expressions blank. When had this old man ever mentioned anything about flying beasts costing money?