Chapter 8: Strange Phenomena
Less than half a cup of tea's time had passed.
Little White had fully explained to the one-eyed burly man before her that their main purpose for coming here was to rescue the Demon Realm, and incidentally, to let her return home to visit her family.
"Right, Sixth Uncle, when my father returns, you'll have to help me persuade him,
"to quickly move our Snow Wolf Clan back to our original place.
"The temple master mentioned that he plans to create a precious land there that can produce Taiyin Essence. We shouldn't let others benefit from it."
After stating the first two objectives, Little White suddenly remembered this matter and hurriedly added it.
"Let's set aside the matter of whether it's a precious land. Are you saying your purpose here is the same as that of the Demon Realm's Origin, to save this world and deal with the imminent great catastrophe of heaven and earth?"
In the description just given by Shiqi, the one-eyed burly man already knew that Jin Xu was the person Little White was currently following.
But it was just an ordinary afternoon.
Suddenly, three people arrived before you, one of whom was your niece whom you've watched grow up, telling you they were going to save the small world you lived in. Such news might make anyone hesitate.
However, his skepticism did not last long.
Seeing the reaction of the other party, the young Taoist sighed helplessly in his heart, and then a terrifying golden Thunder Arc quietly emerged in his palm.
"Zhong Fei, are you sure... ah, I will use the Communication Token to contact Big Brother right away."
Feeling the terrifying aura of the golden Thunder Arc, the words of the one-eyed burly man changed instantly.
"Ahem, if Little White calls you Sixth Uncle, then I shall address you as Sixth Uncle as well.
"Sixth Uncle, when you send the message, please explain directly to my uncle. We hope he can help us by introducing the current Origin Life Delegate of the world.
"Also, if it's convenient, could you elaborate on what exactly the warning from the world's Origin and the feast being held are all about?"
The young Taoist had been full of doubt when he heard the elder from the Golden Lion Clan narrate this matter earlier.
But at that time, Jin Xu did not fully trust the other party and was afraid that the events spoken by them might be biased, so he had endured until now. Only upon meeting someone trustworthy did he voice his question.
After all, when faced with the tide of heaven and earth, even the rules of the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Provinces Realm could not make such an active move as the Origin of the Demon Realm.
What gives this Origin of a broken small world, which was formed from a shattered land, the audacity to both actively warn and hold a feast that is said to be able to withstand disaster?!
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed burly man quickly composed a message and informed Little White's father, who was currently at the West Pole Peak attending the feast, of the situation.
Afterward, he put away the Communication Token and began to explain to the young Taoist, choosing his words carefully.
"The warning from the world's Origin came down about a month ago.
"I remember it was a clear day without snow or wind. Just as I stepped outside, I saw the words 'great catastrophe of heaven and earth' spelled out on the ground using ice chips, gravel, dust, and other materials.
"At that moment, my first thought was which kid from our clan was making trouble again. But after a little investigation, it turned out not only my clan but several nearby tribes had also encountered this strange phenomenon. Of course, it was only after we moved here to West Pole Peak that we realized that this warning had actually appeared in all the tribes of the Demon Realm at that time."
The burly man paused for a moment, then took out the glowing Communication Token and glanced at it before continuing.
"Big Brother has replied. He said he will send Second Brother to pick you guys up the mountain right away."
"While we still have some time, I'll keep it short.
"After that day when the words 'great catastrophe of heaven and earth' were everywhere, many tribes within the Demon Realm had already started investigating the matter.
"However, they found nothing.
"The next day, when I stepped outside again, I found that although the words on the ground were gone, the clouds in the sky somehow formed the words 'great catastrophe of heaven and earth' in various places."
"And on the third day, all kinds of plants transformed overnight into shapes forming four-character phrases."
"In the following days, other signs also appeared, and after seven straight days, the tribes of the Demon Realm began to grow vaguely panicked."
"Some of the stronger Clan Leaders suddenly began contacting various tribes, announcing that they had received a warning from the Origin of the Demon Realm, and the Origin Life Delegate was to hold a grand event at West Pole Peak to face the terrifying catastrophe that would soon befall us."
"To be honest, at first my brother and I also wondered whether someone was secretly messing around with some ulterior motive."
"But as everyone knows, the flourishing of living creatures in a small world is closely related to the strength of the world's Origin, and no tribe within the Demon Realm could have caused those seven days of phenomena besides the Origin itself."
"Even the top few strongest clans couldn't do it if they worked together..."
As the one-eyed strongman spoke, he suddenly looked up, moved by his thoughts.
He saw a tall man with a somewhat gentle face, wearing animal skins on his upper and lower body, Flying Escape Skill over from the direction of West Pole Peak.
"Second Brother."
"Elder Liu."
The two greeted each other.
The tall man leaped down from mid-air.
As his feet touched the ground, his two fingers came together, and with a light flick,
a streak of cold light suddenly burst forth in the sunlight, and then flew into the sword sheath on his back.
It turned out that the man had been traveling on a flying sword all along, which was semi-transparent and thus not easy to spot.
"Second Uncle."
Little White, seeing the sword-carrying man, was clearly not as excited as she had been to see the one-eyed strongman.
She greeted him politely, but her steps involuntarily edged closer to the little Taoist.
Jin Xu noticed Little White's subtle move, then he looked up at the newly arrived Second Uncle, who clearly had a different style from the typical members of the Snow Wolf Clan.
He surmised that this man was likely the strategist of the Snow Wolf Clan.
"Zhong Fei, long time no see."
The tall man nodded perfunctorily at Little White, then his elongated eyes fell on Jin Xu."
"I am Xue Yi, and I am here by order of the Clan Leader of the Snow Wolf Clan to guide the Taoist and his companions to West Pole Peak. Taoist, please."
As he spoke, he took out an animal skin rug from his sleeve, enlarged it, and suspended it in front of Jin Xu and the others.
"Second Brother, I haven't finished telling them..."
"I will explain to the Taoist on the way."
The one-eyed strongman was cut off by the tall man before he could finish talking,
and immediately bowed his head, not daring to speak any further.
The little Taoist, however, was not in a hurry to step onto the animal skin rug. Instead, he courteously made a Taoist salute to Xue Yi and said,
"Little White, or rather, Zhong Fei, and I consider each other equals, Second Uncle, there's no need for such formality."
The tall man was taken aback, and after a look of surprise at Little White standing next to Jin Xu, his normally stern face forced a smile and he said,
"It seems I was the one being distant. But our elder brother is still waiting for us on the mountain, so let's continue our chat on the way."
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