Black Pixiu

Soon, they arrived at the area marked with the Wood King Fruit, Shen Ge began to observe it from a distance.

In the past, it was indeed marked as an extremely dangerous place, as a group of Red Bristle Monkey actually lived here. The troop of more than a hundred monkeys included at least fifteen that had reached the third level.

Shen Ge glanced at it and turned to leave. Although there were more than a dozen Wood King Fruit, he didn't want them anymore.

Are you kidding me? Fifteen Tier 3 Red Bristle Monkey, it's not worth risking their lives for a mere Wood King Fruit.

Three months later.

After wandering around, Shen Ge arrived at a region spanning 100,000 li. Here, the concentration of Spiritual Qi was noticeably higher, and even ordinary trees seemed to possess a trace of spirituality.

However, the quantity of spirit medicine here is far less than in the outer areas, but although they are scarcer, their quality has improved significantly.

The problem is that they're all guarded by Demon Beast, which is really annoying.

After dealing with the Golden-Winged Demon Tiger, Shen Ge quickly left the area.

"These Demon Beast are getting harder and harder to deal with. That Golden-Winged Demon Tiger is practically at the Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm; I almost lost to it."

After glancing at the map, Shen Ge quickly headed towards the deepest part of the area. Since he was already here, he had to take a look.

As for scavenging spirit medicine, we can talk about that later.

Half a month later, Shen Ge stopped in front of a cliff. At his feet was a cliff that stretched horizontally, its length and width unknown.

The cliff is slightly curved, probably roughly circular, with a thin layer of mist floating above it, obscuring the view inside.

Shen Ge guessed that it was an isolation zone created by the owner of the secret realm.

But just how powerful is the master who created such a vast secret realm? Spirit Severing? Body Integration Fusion cultivator? Or a legendary Tribulation Transcendence expert?

He didn't know how long such beings lived, but Shen Ge had no intention of taking the risk, even if there were heaven-defying treasures inside.

If you were to encounter an immortal old monster in the past, you wouldn't even have a chance to struggle.

After gazing for a while, Shen Ge turned to leave when suddenly a dark shadow struck his chest. Shen Ge was horrified and flew backward, disappearing into the mist. Fortunately, he managed to grab the shadow at the last moment.

In the thin mist, Shen Ge remained still in the air, unsure of what to do in this vast expanse of white.

"Aww~ Aww~"

The slightly childish cry brought Shen Ge back to his senses. He grabbed the dark, indistinct thing in his hand and glared at it angrily.

However, Shen Ge's expression turned strange the next moment, because this thing resembled a tiger or leopard, with a head and tail like a dragon. Of course, this dragon-like feature was not the reason for Shen Ge's strange expression. The most important thing was that this thing had no eyes under its tail!

"Could it be Pixiu? But something doesn't seem right. Pixiu have wings on their shoulders and horns on their heads."

Shen Ge pulled it closer and examined it carefully. He discovered that there was a small bulge on the top of the thing, but it was very, very small and not noticeable at all.

The little creature, being held by the tail, bared its teeth and claws, trying to scratch Shen Ge's face. Although it didn't catch him, it left bloody scratches on Shen Ge's arm.

"These little claws look small, but they're quite sharp." Shen Ge frowned, and a golden light suddenly appeared on his arm.

After that, no matter how much the little guy scratched, he could only produce a series of sparks, and could no longer hurt Shen Ge in the slightest.

Suddenly, the little guy bent over, intending to bite, but Shen Ge grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up with the other hand.

He dared not let this thing, which looked like Pixiu, bite him.

You know, the Pixiu is said to be able to swallow everything, so how could it swallow everything without strong teeth?

"Aww~ Aww~"

After barking a few times in protest, the little guy drooped his head, looking like he had given up resisting.

Shen Ge flicked his finger, and instantly more than a dozen flying swords hovered around the object. Then, with a cold expression, he transmitted his voice. "Do you want to live or die?"

Shen Ge felt no pity for the little creature. After all, this thing had devoured many of his spirit medicine, all of them of high quality. If it weren't for its speed, he would have killed it long ago.

The flying swords moved forward slightly, all the tips piercing into the little guy's body. Black blood dripped continuously, falling into a jade bowl.

Pixiu blood is a valuable resource; it shouldn't be wasted.

"Aww~ Aww~"

After the little guy pleaded a few times, seeing that the other party was unmoved, he immediately shut his mouth, lowered his head, and looked stubborn.

"Hmph, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you!"

Shen Ge flicked his finger, and all the flying swords immediately emitted a sword cry, followed by a chilling killing intent and sharp Sword Qi.

"No, no, no, I want to live, I want to live!" a childish voice pleaded urgently.

"Want to live?" Shen Ge sneered, "You've stolen my spirit medicine time and time again, I don't think you ever wanted to live!"

"I want to live, I want to live, big brother, please don't kill me, I was only born a short time ago." The little guy looked at Shen Ge pitifully and pleaded.

"Your life or death depends on your performance." Shen Ge said coldly, "Now, tell me why you pushed me in here. I advise you to think carefully before you answer, because this concerns whether I will cut off your head!"

"Brother, it's like this, I only brought you in because I felt bad about it. There's a treasure inside; you just need to keep walking forward to see it."

Shen Ge didn't say anything, but simply reached out and grabbed a Sword Bamboo flying sword, slicing it across the belly with the tip.

Despite the little creature's desperate attempts to pull in its belly, the sword remained pressed against its stomach.

Suddenly, it felt the sword tip exert force, and it hurriedly cried out, "I'll tell the truth, I'll tell the truth!"

"I was born ten years ago in that area within the white mist. There's a palace there, but it's dilapidated and doesn't have many valuable items. However, there's a medicinal garden, but it's protected by an array. I want you to go in and see if you can break the array."

That's it?

The little Pixiu said innocently, "Yes, that's it."

Whose secret realm is this?

"Who else could it be? My mother's, of course." At this moment, the little Pixiu's eyes darted around, and it shouted, "You human, I advise you to let me go. This land belongs to my mother. If you dare to harm me, my mother guarantees to chop you up!"

"Your mother?" Shen Ge scoffed. "If this senior were really alive, you wouldn't have fallen into my hands, and you wouldn't be covered in bloody holes."

"My mother is just in seclusion. You'd better let me go, or she'll devour you whole when she comes out."

"No, we can't let this go. You must give me all your good possessions and stay here as my servant. Yes, that's it, or you'll suffer a terrible death."

Shen Ge pressed her wrist against its belly, drawing a shallow wound, and looked at it coldly, saying, "Come on, continue."