The Master of Beasts

Chapter 854 283:

The Anle Plain is vast, truly vast, and the old man's pace was exceedingly slow, causing Chen Jiuge and the others to walk for an entire afternoon without reaching their destination.

"Hey, old man, can't you walk any faster?"

Dabai, now emboldened by realizing his own hardiness, could be said to be overflowing with courage!

The old man looked mysterious, but Dabai felt invincible, utterly fearless!

"This old body is aged, and it is natural for my legs and feet to be less agile."

Chen Jiuge furrowed his brow slightly, then released a horned horse from the Spiritual Beast Bag and said, "If you don't mind, old man, you can ride this horned horse."

"Thank you very much!"

The old man climbed onto the horse at an extremely slow pace, causing Dabai, who was looking on, to grow anxious and nearly lend a hand to push him up, but Yue Meng stopped him.

"Don't meddle!"

Despite Yue Meng's continual oppression in terms of strength and intelligence, Dabai was still somewhat daunted and could only muster up a bravado, saying, "I'll let it slide this time for your sake. Next time, next time... hmm."

Yue Meng shook her head slightly, knowing that Dabai's ferocity was just a front, but said nothing to provoke him.

With the assistance of the horned horse, the group's pace quickened significantly.

As the last lingering glow of the sunset vanished, the blue pond that Bai Xing had passed by appeared before them.

"So beautiful!"

Starry points shone above the blue pond, silver stars gently falling like raindrops onto the relatively small pool, giving a dreamlike sensation.

"It's here, this is the place, but, but where did the big tree next to it go!" Bai Xing exclaimed excitedly.

From the moment they saw the pond, Chen Jiuge had been incessantly observing. The seemingly flat surrounding land had been altered, and beneath the rugged earth lay massive tree stumps, where a great battle had once raged!

"Young master, this is where the old master and the outsider had their final battle!"

The old man descended from the horned horse and slowly walked to a large bluestone beside the pond, gently touching it with his hand and said, "This is where the old master left his last words!"

"Impossible, impossible, Father and Mother were so powerful, how could it be, how could it..."

Bai Xing, stumbling, made his way to the bluestone, while a glint of delight flashed in the old man's sinister triangular eyes, seemingly not expecting Bai Xing to cooperate so readily!

"Something's wrong, Bai Xing come back quickly!" Chen Jiuge's eyes narrowed, urgently shouting, but it was already too late!

"I didn't expect it to be this easy, and here I was always tense while acting!"

The old man grabbed Bai Xing's neck with one hand; the once feeble arm suddenly bulging with muscular vigor!

"The Divine Hall Rabbit, I didn't expect it to leave a lineage, hahahaha!"

"Divine Hall Rabbit?"

Chen Jiuge felt a flicker of confusion in his mind; what kind of Fierce Beast was this? He seemed to have never heard of it, but now was not the time to ponder over it.

"Who exactly are you? You're not a native cultivator of the Heavenly Gift Realm, are you?"

"Hahahaha, I most certainly am not, these uncivilized natives." A flash of disdain crossed the old man's eyes, followed by a smug grin: "As for who I am, that's not important. What's important is that I know you, the City Lord of Star Moon City, Chen Jiuge!"

"You know me?" Now it was Chen Jiuge's turn to be astonished!

The old man pressed Bai Xing onto the bluestone; though it seemed there was nothing on the stone, it immobilized Bai Xing, rendering him speechless.

"Of course I know you, you're an idol among the loose cultivators of the Golden Desert, even though you're just a small cultivator who ascended from the Lower Realm, and a Beast Master at that, yet you've managed to establish such a vast foundation as Star Moon City, and even obtained support from so many Daluo Seniors!"

A hint of reluctance showed on the old man's face: "All ascending cultivators, why can you rise to prominence, while we can only scurry like gutter rats, eking out a living under pressure from the major sects!"

"Hoo-"

Taking a deep breath, the old man's face bloomed with a chrysanth-like smile: "But now it's different, the Divine Hall Rabbit was once one of the strongest Ancient Fierce Beasts in the Heavenly Gift Realm, as long as I refine it, I will become a revered Daluo Senior as well!"

"A revered Daluo Senior?" Chen Jiuge regarded the old man with a peculiar look.

"Indeed, Daluo. You have the resources of the entire Star Moon City and the support of several Daluo, and yet after all these years, you're still just a Golden Immortal, whereas I only need to refine this little thing to become a Daluo!"

"I know you're envious, but there's no helping it; people are different, and everyone's fortunes are different too!"

"Let me...."

"What's going on?"

The old man looked at the barren bluestone, finding that Bai Xing, who ought to have been there, had mysteriously vanished.

Chen Jiuge sighed, saying, "I never expected to become an idol among loose cultivators; for this, I feel quite ashamed."

"As for what's happening?"

Chen Jiuge pointed at the bluestone, "Initially, your sudden appearance did startle me, but your subsequent actions were different!"

"You must have borrowed the power of an array, but in the Heavenly Gift Realm, anything related to immortal power from the True Realm is heavily suppressed!"

"That's why I didn't think of an array at first, and I even believed your initial tale!"

"But unfortunately!"

"Your Qi-Blood cannot deceive!"

"That rotten aura retains a trace of grand will, which is the backlash encountered when True Realm cultivators forcibly wield immortal power!"