NOVEL NEXT Chapter 97: Is it edible?
Mr. Mei recognized the unique luminosity of the "Truth-Telling Skill" at a glance.
The two were too close, and the huge disparity in cultivation lay before them.
So, Mei Shouyi could only watch as the "Truth-Telling Skill" struck into his chest.
"Lettuce Devouring Young Butterfly's efficacy, I shall tell you when I return. Now, tell me where Little Yan and the rest of them have gone?"
Ji Junqiao said this, casually throwing the transparent cover to Song Xili, who was still unresponsive at the side.
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Inside the Colorful Secret Realm.
The Old Dean of Qingmu Academy, who was splitting up to search for the whereabouts of the young Taoist, suddenly stopped.
He raised his hand to pinch his brow and said,
"Strange, why do I have this ominous premonition, as if something is closing in?"
Walking ahead in the same group, Grandma Yu stopped when she heard this and turned back,
"It's not that your Upper Realm Taoist little ancestor has caught up, is it?"
Yan Chu gently shook his head upon hearing this,
"Although Fairy Jun Qiao is a bit pampered, she's not unreasonable. Even if she catches up, with us to dissuade her, I don't think anything serious will happen.
"Besides, she's not as advanced in cultivation as Elder Chi right now.
"So if it's because of her, I shouldn't feel this uneasy."
"What about this sudden perception?" Grandma Yu asked as she stepped forward and walked back.
At their realm, sudden intuitions were never without basis.
"I do not know, by rights, with little Taoist Jin Xu here, this should be the safest place. And our own cultivations are not low..."
The Old Dean said while pinching his brow, only to feel the uneasiness creeping closer.
"Not just here, but everything above the Four Seas should pose no threat to us. The unstable factors of the Nine Provinces Sea Eye have been cleared by him, and the Demon Sect has gone into hiding after he killed several of their Elders..."
Grandma Yu listlessly recounted the young Taoist's feats but was suddenly interrupted by the Old Dean.
"Wait, you said that the young Taoist killed several Elders of the Demon Sect?"
"Right. The Second Elder, Shen Zhi, died in your Qingmu City. The Four Elders, Ye Wuyang, died in Emperor Xia's capital. The Third Elder, Yan Meishan, died on Youren Island of my Shui Clan."
Grandma Yu counted on her fingers, listing them one by one to Yan Chu.
"The Demon Sect's Third Elder also fell at the hands of the little Taoist, this I did not know.
"Hey, wait... what about the Great Elder of the Demon Sect?"
"The Great Elder of the Demon Sect? Where did the Demon Sect get a Great Elder from? Hasn't that position been vacant since the war between immortals and demons a thousand years ago? Just like the Clan Leader position of our Shui Clan.
"Old scholar, haven't you lived so long that you've become senile?" Grandma Yu's face showed a teasing expression.
The Old Dean was taken aback, a murky glint flashed in his eyes, and then they cleared up.
He patted his forehead self-deprecatingly,
"Heh, I really might have gotten old. I even forgot that the Demon Sect has no Great Elder."
As they spoke, a Communication Jade Token at his waist lit up.
"Elder Chi says he's found a spatial rift, likely the handiwork of little Taoist Jin Xu. Let's go and take a look."
The Old Dean spoke, holding the jade token and addressing Grandma Yu.
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Meanwhile,
Fairy Ji Junqiao had already arrived at the entrance to the Colorful Secret Realm.
And behind her, the Great Elder of the Demon Sect, with yellow paper stuck to his body, was stealthily trailing like a ghostly shadow.
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In the small world where Little Hong's hometown was located,
the little Taoist and his companions crossed a dense forest, a small hill, and even a lake that was as vast as an inland sea, finally arriving at a dense coconut grove.
"Little Hong, is this the entrance to your hometown?"
Jin Xu, sitting cross-legged on the neck of a husky, asked the Age Chicken in front of him.
"Cluck cluck da!"
"Temple master, Little Hong says we're not far from his home now. There is an ancient formation active within this coconut grove that ordinarily no one can enter. From now on, I must follow his directions."
"Fine, then do as he says."
At this moment, Jin Xu's Spiritual Sense could clearly sense some kind of power existing within the coconut grove.
He could also clearly feel that the formation wouldn't withstand a single strike from his thunder.
However, since this place was the foundation of Little Hong's clan's survival, naturally, the little Taoist couldn't just look to save effort and forcefully break in directly.
So it was better to follow the rules.
After about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense,
Little White, guided by the Age Chicken, step by step, reached the very center of the coconut grove.
Looking around, Little Hong soared down flapping its wings from its head and then called out to the husky.
"Cluck cluck da!"
"Temple master, Little Hong says the entrance to his home is underneath this large pile of fallen leaves."
Upon hearing this, Jin Xu dismounted from the dog.
He thought to himself, "No wonder my Spiritual Sense has always failed to detect any species that look like Little Hong. It turns out his clan actually lives underground."
While he was pondering, the husky, in its Snow Wolf form, used its huge wolf paw to fiercely scratch the fallen leaves a few times.
A three-meter square bronze floor then appeared in front of them all.
Seeing the bronze floor, the Age Chicken let out two suppressed but excited crowings before signaling for everyone to move off of it.
Afterward, it hopped over to a huge coconut tree nearby and pecked forcefully at its roots ten times.
"Ka-ba, rumble."
The sound of some mechanical chain being triggered sounded, and the bronze floor, which originally seemed to fit perfectly, slowly began to split from the middle, revealing a three-meter-wide bronze staircase that extended downwards.
The little Taoist, observing this scene, had a thoughtful gleam flash across his eyes.
The Age Chicken, both enthusiastic and excited, called out to everyone then hopped down the deep staircase.
"Temple master, Little Hong says to follow him, he wants his father to treat us well."
By this time, Little White had already reverted back to human form, and as he spoke, his Adams apple moved involuntarily.
It seemed he was fantasizing about the delicious food he might get to eat soon.
Jin Xu nodded at the words then placed golden spiritual power-constructed helmets on the heads of the two women, like Sandy the squirrel from SpongeBob, before following the Age Chicken's footsteps into the interior.
Along the way,
the little Taoist noticed that the walls all around, made of an unknown material, were covered in moss.
And as they moved forward, the lanterns on the walls, filled with some kind of oily substance, would automatically ignite, lighting up the stairs beneath their feet.
"Young master, it seems like the oil in these lanterns is made from the fat of a ten-thousand-year-old whale..."
"Yes, it's the fat from a ten-thousand-year-old whale!"
Yu Yaoer began doubting her initial thought.
However, after running up to a lantern and using her Spiritual Power to extract a drop of the oil to examine, her tone became definitive.
And the husky beside her, upon hearing the Little Fish Demon's tone and analyzing that this thing seemed very precious, put forth a burning question.
"Little Fish Sister, this ten-thousand-year-old whale fat you're talking about,
"Can you eat it?"