Chapter 51: Ancient? Iron-eating beast?

Lin Ya flew out in the direction of the icy wasteland.

The group finally began to move, and after walking for a while, they also felt the earth shake.

Lou Qi looked at the sky, curiosity rising in his heart. Since they were going to pass by anyway, he gave the order: “Go take a look.”

On the edge of the ore vein, the people of the Wanjian Sect were caught off guard by the sudden downpour of ice.

Feng Yao carefully hid behind Qi Buli.

As the ice blocks grew larger and larger, the spirit ore, even harder than Xuan stone, trapped them in a predicament.

Zhou Qian, the third ranked swordsman of the Wanjian Sect, was a relatively calm and clear-headed type. He spoke up: “Senior Brother, I think we should leave here first.”

“What about the spirit ore?” Xiao Qingzhou pointed to the ore vein behind them: “Don’t you feel the ore vein moving downwards? If we leave now, we might not be able to find it when we come back.”

Spirit ore resources were not easy to come by, and this was the first time they had found such a thick vein. No one was willing to give it up.

Zhou Qian sighed: “But if we stay here any longer, we’ll all die.”

The two argued, each with their own reasons.

Qi Buli finally spoke: “Stop arguing. You take Feng Yao and leave first. I’ll observe for a while longer.”

The leader of the team had spoken, so they obediently stopped arguing.

Xiao Qingzhou pulled Feng Yao: “Junior Sister Yao Yao, follow me. I’ll protect you.”

The girl in pink clothes blinked her eyes, nodding with a touch of gratitude: “Thank you, Senior Brother Xiao.”

What a polite girl.

Xiao Qingzhou sighed in his heart, dutifully escorting Feng Yao out.

They seemed completely unconcerned that Feng Yao, also a swordsman, had been hiding behind the crowd all along. In the eyes of this group of fools from the Wanjian Sect, protecting the cute girl was their duty.

Feng Yao wanted to stay and get some resources, but she also didn’t want to be crushed to death. She could only follow them out silently.

She thought to herself, anyway, she was the one who discovered the ore vein first. If Qi Buli found something after he came out, he would definitely share it with her.

As she thought this, a snort suddenly echoed in her mind.

Just leaving like that?

Feng Yao was stunned, but she didn’t panic. Instead, she was overjoyed and replied in her heart: You’re finally awake.

The one she was talking to was her contracted beast, Zhuque, one of the Four Divine Beasts.

This was one of Feng Yao’s biggest secrets. The Zhuque had come to her on its own initiative and contracted with her on the grounds of mutual growth.

Zhuque’s cultivation was very high, but when it came, it seemed to be injured and could only sleep in her sea of consciousness.

Before it fell asleep, it had left her with a cultivation technique and a task: to find a way to reach a water cave secret realm and obtain the spirit plant needed to refine the Transformation Pill. Then, she was to refine the Transformation Pill for it.

Feng Yao didn’t want to take the risk. She had subtly entrusted the task to Qi Buli, but unfortunately, he had failed.

That was why Zhuque had been asleep until now.

A slightly stiff and dry voice issued a command to Feng Yao: “There’s a beast hidden behind the stone to your right. It’s the owner of this spirit ore vein. Kill it, and the ore vein will naturally stop moving.”

Zhuque’s voice held a hint of excitement: “Give me its demon core. As long as I have its demon core, I can fully recover.”

Feng Yao stopped and looked back.

Sure enough, behind a large stone, she saw a panda’s tail exposed.

It was white and short, and as if sensing that it had been discovered, it clumsily retracted back.

Feng Yao immediately pointed at the stone and shouted: “Senior Brother Qi, the beast over there is the owner of this ore vein. Kill it, or we’ll all be trapped!”

Not only was Qi Buli confused, but the little panda was also confused.

It didn’t want to kill anyone, it just wanted to drive these people away and go home to sleep.

But this woman was so vicious, she wanted to kill it.

A sword light slashed straight down the center of the stone in front of it.

Before the little panda could even rub its eyes, Qi Buli had already landed his sword in front of its head.

The man frowned in confusion: ” cub? So small?”

The panda immediately bared its teeth at Qi Buli in a fierce and childish manner.

The icy chill of the man’s sword light had just reached its face when it quickly curled up into a ball and rolled backward.

Feng Yao quickly said: “Senior Brother Qi, don’t let it escape.”

The panda rolled even faster. The wound on its tail hadn’t healed yet, and its rear end burned with pain as it rolled.

It immediately felt wronged and pitiful.

“Oh, it’s quite lively here.”

Fang Yizhou’s team bumped into Lou Qi’s team outside.

Looking at the ice spirit ore scattered on the ground, and then glancing at Feng Yao, Fang Yizhou subconsciously frowned but didn’t say anything.

The next second, a black and white ball the size of a basketball rolled towards them swiftly.

Just as it was about to hit Fang Yizhou, the little ball hesitated for a moment, slammed on its brakes, and then awkwardly twisted its body, turning a corner and heading towards Li Yang beside him.

Li Yang felt a weight settle in her arms.

The little ball timidly raised its head, its eyes misty.

She reflexively stroked the panda’s head: “It’s you again.”

As it arrived, the sword light also fell upon Li Yang.

Lou Qi slightly raised his sleeve, and a talisman burned in mid-air, gently blocking Qi Buli’s attack.

At the same time, the spirit ore vein completely buried itself underground.

Qi Buli pointed his sword at Li Yang, his voice cold and commanding: “Give it to me.”

Li Yang was a little confused: “Why?”

Feng Yao and the other disciples of the Wanjian Sect chased after them, and the three sects gathered together.

Feng Yao said: “Sister, this beast is very dangerous, quickly put it down.”

Dangerous? Where is it dangerous? Can it actually make people die from cuteness?

Zhou Qian had read many books and was always knowledgeable. At that moment, he finally saw the true nature of the little ball and was startled: “Isn’t this the ancient iron-eating beast?”

Ancient? Iron-eating beast?

Any beast with “ancient” in front of its name is bound to be extraordinary.

In ancient times, the iron-eating beast was second only to the Four Divine Beasts.

Bai Yu approached, his handsome face showing a surprised expression: “It’s an iron-eating beast?”

The little ball tilted its head at him, and he immediately backed away in fear: “Little Junior Sister, the iron-eating beast is a legendary beast of misfortune, it’s unlucky.”

Feng Yao quickly said: “Yes, it’s unlucky, we should kill it quickly.”

The panda could understand human speech, and hearing everyone discussing it, it became as angry as a small dumpling.

It was not unlucky at all.

To the little cub, among all these people, only Li Yang was a decent person. Although she had taken its ice crystal fruit before, she had healed its wounds and hadn’t taken its life.

Moreover, the elder sister gave it a sense of security.

It lowered its head and hugged Li Yang tightly, as if it would cry if Li Yang really listened to others and threw it away.

However, after a moment of silence.

The girl lightly “tsk”ed, calmly stroking the panda’s ears: “Third Senior Brother, don’t talk nonsense.”

“If you say this in front of the people from my hometown, they will definitely beat you up.”

The panda is unlucky?

In China, anything can be said to be unlucky, except for the panda.

Qi Buli frowned, coldly drawing his sword: “I said, give it to me.”

Li Yang hugged the little girl tightly, smiling: “Not giving it, what are you going to do about it?”