The new Twelve Zodiac Animals candidate: the rat king of the West
He was holding a stone, chanting incantations, and shaking it vigorously with his hands clasped together.
Then, with a scattering of the stones, they landed on the ground and vaguely formed a strange totem.
Ye Xuan didn't see anything strange, but Ji Chang noticed many odd things.
His complexion gradually turned grim.
Looking at the pebbles on the ground, Marquis Ji Chang of the West, looked rather displeased. After a long while, he finally spoke with a sense of helplessness.
"Your Human Emperor, my lifespan is already nine-tenths gone. If we analyze it carefully, I only have about ten years left to live."
Ye Xuan was slightly taken aback.
This guy actually figured it out?
I have to say, this guy really has some tricks up his sleeve.
If things are normal, this guy does indeed have another ten years.
It's quite strange that an ordinary old man could possess such powerful divination skills.
Having obtained the answer, Ye Xuan left Youli City.
I was still deeply shaken.
It seems that this so-called Marquis Ji Chang of the West, should not be underestimated.
On this day, Su Daji suddenly appeared beside Ye Xuan.
"Master, the sisters of the Green Mound Shadow Guards have sent word that they have obtained information about a powerful rat demon, and therefore sent this message over immediately. Please make your decision."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan was immediately overjoyed.
Rat spirit?
This was clearly extremely important news for Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan intends to form a team Twelve Zodiac Animals.
Its main purpose was to oppose the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect.
There are still five or six people who haven't been selected.
Unexpectedly, the Green Mound Shadow Guards have once again performed a great service.
This was clearly a joyful thing for Ye Xuan.
"Tell me, if the information is true, the Green Mound Shadow Guards have done another great service."
In the far west of the Primordial World, there lived a rat spirit. This rat spirit was incredibly powerful, and its exact cultivation level was still unknown.
"But that rat demon practically ruled over all the rats in the West, reigning supreme in the Western underworld; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the Rat King."
"Rumor has it that this rat spirit is also exceptionally loyal; I wonder if it will meet its master's expectations?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on Ye Xuan's face.
If the news is true, then this rat is perfectly qualified.
If the Rat King of the Western world were to actually bring this rat over, wouldn't that mean he would own all the rats in the Western world from now on?
In this way, he could use these rat spirits to form an organization similar to the Green Mound Shadow Guards in the Western world.
Once this organization is established, no movement in the Western world will escape its notice.
Thinking of this, he felt delighted.
Where is that rat spirit now?
Su Daji shook her head.
"Rats are naturally cautious creatures, so finding this Rat King will probably be quite difficult. The sisters don't know the whereabouts of this rat spirit either."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan couldn't help but smile wryly.
It seems finding this rat demon won't be easy.
However, it was not difficult for Ye Xuan.
For a dignified Human Dao Saint, finding something is relatively simple.
Ye Xuan formed a hand seal with his left hand.
He made a circle in the air, then tapped it lightly.
A mirror-like object appeared out of thin air.
Ye Xuan muttered incantations, recounting some information about the Western Rat King.
He then wiped the mirror with his right hand.
The smoke that had been billowing over the mirror vanished instantly.
Soon a certain scene appeared.
The scene shows vast stretches of land and mountain ranges.
The land and mountains reflected in the mirror are clearly constantly changing.
Based on the information provided by Ye Xuan, search for the rat spirit.
After a long time, however, no information could be found.
Ye Xuan's expression changed slightly.
Is this rat spirit really that well hidden?
They couldn't help but continue waiting.
The images of Western emperors flashed by in the mirror.
However, no information was ever released.
After a long while, the image in the mirror suddenly froze on an incredibly towering mountain range.
Upon seeing this mountain range, Ye Xuan's expression changed slightly.
He quickly withdrew the supernatural power, mainly to prevent those two Westerners from discovering it.
Because he already knew where his target was this time.
Isn't the image shown in the picture precisely the Great Mount Sumeru of the West?
Or, to be more precise, it should be called Spirit Mountain).
In ancient times, Great Mount Sumeru was destroyed once by the Demon Ancestor Luohu.
It was already somewhat weakened, and then it was destroyed again when the Ancestral Dragon was born.
The reunited mountain range was renamed Spirit Mountain.
This mountain range is much smaller than Great Mount Sumeru, both in terms of its spiritual energy and its scale.
It could be said that it no longer deserves to be called the Great Mount Sumeru.
The image in the mirror swept across the western lands before finally settling on Spirit Mountain.
In other words, the rat demon is located on Spirit Mountain in the west.
It has to be said, this rat spirit is incredibly audacious.
It's amazing that it was able to hide in the Spirit Mountain.
Perhaps the most dangerous place is the safest place.
Spirit Mountain is home to two Saints; it's truly beyond imagination that this guy could hide at the foot of Spirit Mountain.
Ye Xuan pondered for a moment.
I finally decided to go and meet this rat demon in person.
This rat spirit is very likely to become one of his Twelve Zodiac Animals in the future.
Besides, there were also the rats under the Rat Demon's command.
It was also of paramount importance to him.
Obtaining these rats would grant access to an underground dark web in the West.
With this dark web in hand, it would be difficult for the Western Spirit Mountain and the two Saints to escape his notice.
Ye Xuan pondered for a long time.
Suddenly, a strange and unpredictable thought popped into his mind.
The rat spirit living on the Western Spirit Mountain --------
Which rat spirit is so audacious?
Could it be the weasel that blew the Samadhi Divine Wind during the Journey to the West?
Or is it that so-called Golden-skinned White-Haired Rat Spirit Lady Earth Flow?
Although these two fairies are not the same type, they both once frequented Spirit Mountain.
That weasel set a fire on Spirit Mountain and managed to escape, so it was clearly not someone to be trifled with.
The White-Haired Rat Spirit had secretly drunk the lamp oil from the Yin-Yang Sun-Moon Lamp, and eventually escaped, calling Lady Earth Flow, and later also calling herself Half Guanyin.
The Yin-Yang Sun-Moon Lamp is one of the Six Paths Treasure Lamps, specifically the Divine Dao Treasure Lamp, a super magic weapon that will give birth to Zixia and Qingxia in the future.
The rat spirit that Su Daji mentioned is very likely one of these two.
After all, these are the only two rat spirits that have ever been active in Spirit Mountain.
If it really is one of those two guys, then things could get interesting.
Ye Xuan even revealed a playful smile.
Both of these guys appeared in the Journey to the West Calamity.