Chapter 1359: Taiyang Jinwu Arrival

"Old man! You should be grateful that my master is willing to come here to have a look, but you just chased us away!" The old man frowned at Yan Hu, but the female white flame tiger immediately unleashed her fierce beast aura and roared, causing him to stagger several steps back. "Hehehe! You can’t even withstand my single roar, let alone my sister’s lion roar."

’A lion beast with power equal to the mythical beast.’ The old man inwardly muttered in shock before looking at the other four female beasts, but his gaze was fixed on Long Shuiya. ’All of them are powerful beasts, but the woman with the blue hair is definitely not an ordinary beast, and she seems to be a mythical beast.’

As if understanding the old man’s thoughts, Long Shuiya raised her index finger slightly, and a dragon silhouette immediately appeared behind her.

Po Tianyuan and Jiao Jin also did the same, bringing out the silhouettes of the skybreaker ape and the golden-horned lion, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

’A true water dragon!’ The old man quickly took out a small cloth to wipe away his sweat, and his attitude drastically changed. "Please forgive me; I didn’t know you were all beasts, Seniors."

"Hehe." Long Shuiya chuckled. "Does this mean we can come in and look around this place, little boy?"

’Little boy! I’m almost a hundred thousand years old, but she calls me a little boy!’ The old man immediately nodded at them. "My name is Ruan Xianjin, Seniors. I’ll take you all to see this place, but—"

"But what?" Yan Hu shouted at the old man. "My master looks like an ordinary human, but he is a beast like us, and he is much stronger than us! He deliberately didn’t show you his identity, especially since you would die of shock if you knew his true identity!"

"Master, you should reveal your identity a bit, or this little boy won’t let us in." Po Tianyuan spoke to Ling Yun’s clone.

The old man looked at Ling Yun’s clone. ’What the hell? This young man is obviously an ordinary human, and his cultivation is still at the Lower Emperor God Realm, but they addressed him as their master.’

Ling Yun’s clone simply smiled and enveloped the old man with his chaos dragon aura, causing him to feel a moment of suffocation before falling on his old butt.

"You... You..." The old man pointed his index finger at Ling Yun as his body trembled vigorously.

"Hahaha!" Yan Hu laughed with joy at the old man’s behavior. "You’re truly lucky, little brat! My master only used a bit of his aura for a split second, yet you’re already this frightened. If he had fully unleashed his aura, your soul would have immediately entered the cycle of reincarnation!"

"That’s enough, Hu’er." Ling Yun’s clone then helped the old man up. "We didn’t come here to cause trouble; we just wanted to see the scenery here without disturbing everyone else. By the way, besides enjoying the scenery, I also wanted to find out information about the Night Howler Fiend."

"Eh?" Ruan Xianjin was momentarily surprised. "Why do you want to look for the Night Howler Fiend, young master?"

"Her." Ruan Xianjin looked at Yue Lian, whom Ling Yun’s clone was pointing at. "She used to be one of the aquatic beasts that lived in the river between here and the Mirror Lake of the Forgotten, but the Night Howler Fiend slaughtered her family and many other aquatic beasts. She is my family now, and I don’t want her to dwell on the past because that would only harm her. That’s why I asked her to bring me here, and I will help her to capture the beast."

Ruan Xianjin nodded in understanding. "Young master, I remember the events of that day, and all the surviving aquatic beasts left this domain, taking their remaining families with them. As for the Night Howler Fiend, some of my men have seen it appear here several times after that day’s events, but its appearance period is very long, about once every hundred years."

"Once every hundred years, huh?" Ruan Xianjin nodded to Ling Yun’s clone. "When was the last time that beast was seen in this domain?"

"A hundred years ago."

Ruan Xianjin’s answer caused Yue Lian to gasp, and her expression was filled with hatred and killing intent. Ling Yun’s clone immediately grabbed her hand and used his Qi to calm her down. "I know you can’t wait to kill that beast, but you don’t need to react like this; otherwise, people in this place will think that we want to cause trouble."

"Yeah." Yue Lian immediately suppressed her anger and killing intent. "Do you think the beast will appear anytime soon, Senior?"

Ruan Xianjin answered her with a shake of his head. "The Night Howler Fiend’s appearance is unpredictable, but it will usually appear during the middle of the full moon, which will be in three days."

"What has that beast been doing in this domain since that day’s incident, little boy?" Long Shuiya asked.

Ruan Xianjin smiled bitterly as Long Shuiya continued to refer to him as such. "Just like what happened that day, that beast slaughtered weaker beasts every time it appeared in this domain in the past. However, there have been several incidents where the beast killed human children, and its actions have filled the residents of this domain with anxiety and fear every time the full moon arrives once every hundred years, especially those who have children under ten years old."

"Under ten years old?"

Ruan Xianjin nodded to them before continuing. "I don’t understand why the Night Howler Fiend did that, especially since it used to only target beasts. Actually, it infiltrated this place once in the past, and it kidnapped some of our children. Since then, we’ve been on alert to face the beast every hundred years, and we’ve fought it many times, but unfortunately, we’ve never managed to capture it. Since all of you are powerful beasts, you might be able to capture and kill it, which would restore calm to this domain."

"Hehehe." Yan Hu giggled. "The Night Howler Fiend may be strong and cunning, but it will never be able to trick us, and we will capture it once it appears in three days. Shall we stay here while waiting for the beast to appear, Master?"

Ling Yun’s clone asked the old man instead. "Can we stay here for a while?"

"Usually, we don’t accept guests, let alone let others stay." Yan Hu fiercely glared at Ruan Xianjin as if she wanted to tear his body to pieces. "Since you want to capture the Night Howler Fiend, I will explain to my people first, and I’m sure they will understand the situation. I will meet them now, and you can go enjoy the scenery here. However, I hope you will not enter our forbidden areas, especially since those places are filled with the remains of our ancestors."

"Don’t worry, we don’t have that kind of goal, and we just want to capture the Night Howler Fiend." After Ruan Xianjin left them, Ling Yun’s clone immediately led them to enjoy the scenery above the clouds. However, Yue Lian looked anxious, causing him to sigh. "Don’t be this anxious, okay? We’ll definitely help you catch that beast, and you can do whatever you want to it after that."

Yue Lian nodded slightly in response. "Thank you."

"There’s no need for thanks among family members." Ling Yun’s clone then took Yan Hu to another area, leaving the other four behind.

"A family, huh?" Yue Lian muttered under her breath.

Po Tianyuan spoke to her directly. "For our master, his family is everything. You are our first young miss’s contracted beast, so you are part of his extended family. I hope you will be able to forget your past after we capture the Night Howler Fiend, and you will have a new, much better family."

"I understand."

Thereafter, the four female beasts scattered to different areas, causing the people of the area to stare at them strangely. However, news of their arrival quickly spread throughout the area, but those people didn’t bother or approach them.

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After several days of travel, Taiyang Jinwu finally arrived at the Thousand Beast Realm. Her arrival alerted all the beasts in the realm, but none of them approached her, especially since their leaders were still in seclusion. Moreover, she didn’t display any hostile aura, which relieved them quite a bit.

Taiyang Jinwu immediately searched for the location where Long Tianhuo and the others had entered isolation. Once she discovered their location, she hurriedly flew there.

Taiyang Jinwu landed on a hillside with a fairly large cave entrance, but he couldn’t enter due to the formation at the entrance. "Long Tianhuo, my name is Taiyang Jinwu, the last Golden Crow. My master is Ling Yun, and he sent me here to talk to you all."

Before long, the formation in front of the cave disappeared by itself, and Long Tianhuo walked out together with Tang Chen. "So, you are his new follower, eh?"

"Yes." Taiyang Jinwu nodded to him. "By the way, my master couldn’t contact you all, so he asked me to come to inform you that there’s been a change in the situation, and we’re facing some very powerful new enemies."

"New enemies?" Taiyang Jinwu immediately created several Qi screens, which displayed the two mysterious immortals and Jian Xieshen. "The Immortal Sword Demon! How could he be alive again? Who brought him back to life? Who are the other two people?"

"Those two people are immortals." Long Tianhuo and Tang Chen looked at Taiyang Jinwu in shock. "My master met them in the Slaughter Heaven Realm, and they were the ones who resurrected Jian Xieshen."

Long Tianhuo’s expression turned gloomy. "Let’s talk inside."

- To Be Continued -