Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

Let's not talk about why a cow is named Lu Yang.

The size of this cow is very unusual.

In the grassland before us, a tiny white-headed cow, the size of a palm, was leisurely nibbling on a blade of grass. After ten minutes of persistent effort, it had managed to chew halfway through.

The white head, tiger stripes, and long red tail all matched, except for the size being way off.

[White Head, Tiger-striped Red Tail, Form of a Giant Ox, Named Lu Yang]

Where is the giant ox they promised?

And it's not just Li and the three divine pets who are puzzled about this.

Just like the saying "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," while Li and the others were watching the little ox, someone was also watching them.

Not far behind them, on a huge tree, were three people.

A man and a woman, accompanied by a spirit cat.

Judging by their attire and the magical artifacts around them, it was clear they had heard the recent rumors of exotic beasts appearing and had joined this beast-hunting event as loose cultivators.

Whether capturing them alive to receive rewards from the Beast Taming Sect or killing them for personal use, it was a profitable business either way.

Of course, the premise was that they needed to be skillful and not get killed by those exotic beasts.

[Cang: Erlang, do you think those three below are also primordial exotic beasts?]

[Erlang: The information didn't mention those three, what do you think? Should we wait for them to leave, or capture them all together?]

[Cang: Let's wait a bit longer. We'll wait for them to exhaust each other and then we'll make our move.]

[Miaomiao: That's right meow! I've also dug many traps, once they fall in, it will trigger the array....]

The two of them and the cat squatted on the tree trunk, exchanging ideas with the cheapest walnuts in their hands.

They had been squatting on the tree for three days, all just to wait for that palm-sized giant ox. To be cautious, they bought a lot of items from the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion before setting out.

For example, the [Death Simulation Set from Goudao Series]

[This set can maximize the concealment of the user's aura, helping the cultivator to survive undetected. Even if discovered, it can activate as a last resort to make you appear beautiful and pitiful, minimizing the chance of the enemy destroying your remains.]

[If you don't want to die and want to run, please additionally purchase the Hundred Li Traceless Set from the Goudao Series.]

There are also the [Hunter's Wilderness Survival Set] and [Dragon Tiger Mountain Navigation Assistant Set], among others.

To capture Lu Yang, Erlang and Cang were armed to the teeth, resulting in their pockets becoming empty.

So, upon seeing Li and the others, their hearts couldn't help but heat up, imagining surviving to the end, watching a few exotic beasts vie for territory, and reaping the benefits as fishermen.

But fantasies are rich and reality is harsh. The Death Simulation Set from the Goudao Series sold by the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion did not work as intended.

These two and the cat had long been exposed.

The problem lay with Maomao. As a good dog, Maomao not only didn't shed, but also had many miraculous abilities.

For example, its hidden ability, jokingly called the Cat Finder Compass by Lily.

As long as there's a cat within five li, Maomao will definitely detect it.

Upon detecting a cat, it chooses between two options: ignore or pursue no matter the distance.

This time, Maomao chose to ignore, because it found the little ox in front more interesting.

Small and cute.

On land, Maomao's Sea Patrol Dog bloodline was burning fiercely.

As for Li and Rongrong, they weren't concerned with the two people at the top of the tree, maybe they were on a date. After all, Zhang Ze and Chen Qin often went up trees...

Meanwhile, as everyone watched, the 'giant ox' named Lu Yang finally finished eating a blade of grass. Then it shook its head, wagged its tail, and headed south, seemingly intending to leave this grassland.

As the little ox turned its head, Maomao also braced itself, preparing to pounce.

But surprises always come faster than changes. Just as Maomao was preparing to charge like an unleashed beast, the tree trunk behind them, bearing Erlang, Cang, and Miaomiao, gave a crisp sound.

After bearing the weight of two people and a cat for three days, the trunk finally couldn't take it anymore and made a decision.

It broke.

As the trunk shattered, the three of them fell.

Erlang and Cang stepped on the other branches to reduce their falling speed, while Miaomiao agilely stretched its body in the air, its cat paws glowing with white light as it slashed two blades of wind toward the ox.

Cats are mischievous, they pursue relentlessly.

However, the blades didn't hit, not because the ox dodged, but because Maomao intervened.

The Cat Finder Compass activated again, and this time the option was to pursue relentlessly.

Maomao turned around, jumped high, smashed through the wind blades with its head, then pounced on Miaomiao, licking it vigorously against the fur.

Seeing its fur all messed up, Miaomiao's expression changed dramatically.

Cats are irritated by dogs for a reason.

And while the dog was chasing the cat, the little ox was also undergoing a transformation.

The ox got bigger.

Like inflating, the ox Lu Yang grew without wind, instantly becoming a majestic giant ox, five or six zhang tall.

This was its true form, shrinking was just for convenience and environmental protection.

The ox looked towards where Li was, then stamped a hoof down.

Over at the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Zhang Ze, who was diligently studying every day, suddenly heard two beeps in his ear.

He opened the system and found that there was a change in one of the tasks again.

[White Head, Tiger-striped Red Tail, Form of a Giant Ox, Named Lu Yang]

A new line of description appeared below.

[Innate Divine Techniques, one is Shrink, the other is Expand.]

Zhang Ze glanced at it and didn't pay much attention. Such notifications had been nonstop these days, it felt like reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas every day. He figured that the ox named Lu Yang had been discovered by someone.