Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up-Chapter 470 - 372: Journey to the Spirit Realm!

Back at the Crown Prince’s Mansion, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but sigh.

Returning to a familiar place, everything had changed.

The once lavish Crown Prince’s Mansion had now turned into ruins.

Zhao Yi scanned the vast estate with a glance, his face turning as dark as a pot’s bottom.

Those otherworldly monsters likely knew there were good things inside the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

In the entire Shengjing City, apart from the Imperial Palace, this place suffered the most from the monster invasion.

Everywhere Zhao Yi’s gaze landed, it was all covered with monster droppings.

Just one look was enough for Zhao Yi to decide he no longer wanted this place.

If it weren’t for the passage to the Spirit Realm located in the back mountain of the Crown Prince’s Mansion, Zhao Yi wouldn’t even want to step foot here again.

At this time, Taotie approached from afar.

Its mouth was stained with dark blood, indicating it had hunted quite a few monsters recently.

"Master, all the monsters in the city have been cleared by me."

Taotie said with a sense of accomplishment and smiled.

Hearing this, Zhao Yi nodded with a smile, "Well done."

Taotie was so pleased that it bounced on the ground like a monkey.

Zhao Yi saw the filth under its paws, and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth, then urged Xu Yue’Er towards the direction of the Spirit Realm passage.

He didn’t want to stay in that cursed place for even a moment.

Soon, Xu Yue’Er arrived at the back mountain of the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Even though he had seen it before, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but be amazed at the hill that was slashed flat with a single sword stroke. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Compared to the Cultivation World, the combat power in the Spirit Realm was indeed much higher.

The difference lay not only in the cultivation realm of the practitioners but also in the powerful weapons and magical treasures.

Zhao Yi looked around and, relying on memory, found the location of the previously crooked tree.

The crooked tree connected to the Golden Hall Secret Realm.

When Zhao Yi previously led people to the New World, to prevent the Nether Tree from affecting the Cultivation World through the Golden Hall, he specifically cut down the crooked tree before leaving.

Upon returning, when Zhao Yi snatched the big machete from that minotaur in the Spirit Realm, he feared the machete might have some hidden mark, so he buried it under the roots of the crooked tree.

Under the tree, Zhao Yi checked the surroundings and, finding no signs of digging, sighed in relief. Then he instructed Taotie to dig out the big machete.

The big machete looked just as unimpressive as before, appearing like a half-finished product.

Only Zhao Yi, who knew the power of this machete, understood how sharp it really was.

The Crown Prince’s Mansion’s back mountain was split with a single swipe of this machete.

Taotie picked up the machete from the ground and waved it in the air a few times, growing more fond of it.

"Master, can I have this machete?"

Taotie held the big machete with one claw and looked at Zhao Yi longingly.

Taotie hadn’t previously considered using weapons, as even the sharpest weapon was less useful than its teeth and claws.

But after hunting those monsters this time, Taotie finally realized the benefits of having a handy weapon.

If it had the big machete before, it wouldn’t have needed to bite those monsters to death.

In the past, previous generations of Taotie wouldn’t mind the stench on these monsters.

For them, having a full belly was already quite good.

These monsters, though foul-smelling, were high cultivation realm beasts and were definitely a great supplement when eaten.

But this generation of Taotie was different.

It had never gone hungry while following Zhao Yi!

Upon reaching the New World, its treatment became infinitely better.

It feasted on spiritual objects and drank spirit wine every day, even having True Dragon Meat recently.

The good conditions made Taotie develop the same fastidious habits as Zhao Yi.

Taotie not only looked down on these monsters but also found them dirty and stinky.

It’s easy to move from frugality to luxury, but hard to go the other way around.

Taotie had gotten used to the good life and completely despised those stinky monsters.

If it were the former Taotie, it wouldn’t agree to Zhao Yi burning those monster corpses; it would have devoured them enthusiastically.

This generation of Taotie not only didn’t want to eat, but it even felt nauseous looking at those monsters.

If conditions were inadequate before, Taotie tolerated biting those monsters with its teeth.

But now, with a decent-looking machete in hand, it would be much more convenient to act.

Zhao Yi rarely charged into battle, so he hardly used weapons.

Otherwise, he would have taken it back to the New World last time for sure.

Upon hearing Taotie’s request for the big machete, Zhao Yi didn’t refuse and generously gave the machete to Taotie.

"Thank you, Master!"

Taotie was overjoyed and thanked Zhao Yi, then started to play with the big machete.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yue’Er’s eyes showed a hint of envy.

The Great Xia Crown Prince, indeed the richest person in the world.

The big machete was clearly no ordinary item, yet Zhao Yi casually gifted it to his beast pet.

Such extravagance couldn’t even be achieved at the peak of the Dragon Race.

Thinking of this, Xu Yue’Er became even more respectful towards Zhao Yi.

The Dragon Race now only had Xu Yue’Er left; once she left, the Four Seas Dragon Race’s collection couldn’t be kept safe.

Xu Yue’Er was now impoverished and had to think of ways to curry favor with Zhao Yi.

Only by serving this master well might she receive similar rewards to restore the Four Seas Dragon Race in the future.

Zhao Yi ignored the two beasts each with their own thoughts.

He focused his attention on the distant platform’s space passage and turned to Taotie, "Taotie, you’ll go first to clear the way. Kill anyone who blocks the passage! If there’s an otherworldly creature you can’t defeat, just distract it temporarily. I’ll enter the passage in ten breaths, but remember not to destroy the passage."

Zhao Yi had never used a space passage, so he was highly doubtful of its safety. Therefore, he planned to let Taotie go through first.

If there was no danger, Zhao Yi would follow later.

Upon hearing Zhao Yi’s words, Taotie agreed without hesitation and directly stepped into the space passage.

This is where the advantages of the Divine Beast heritage show.

Although Taotie had never entered a space passage before, its divine soul contained memory fragments left by previous generations of Taotie.

These fragments activate in special scenarios, guiding Taotie on how to make critical choices.

Thus, once Taotie was inside the space passage, it didn’t experience any discomfort from using the passage for the first time and easily activated the passage’s teleportation.

Watching this scene unfold, Zhao Yi was quite pleased with his decision to have Taotie scout ahead.

If Taotie hadn’t been clearing the path, Zhao Yi might not even know how to activate the passage, resulting in potential embarrassment.

After ten breaths, Zhao Yi urged Xu Yue’Er to enter the space passage.

Zhao Yi wasn’t sure if his meager spiritual power could activate the array; thus, he instructed Xu Yue’Er to follow Taotie’s previous method.

Xu Yue’Er didn’t think much of it, assuming Zhao Yi’s request meant trust, and she immediately activated the array with a spell.

Buzz!

Zhao Yi only felt a darkness before his eyes, and he disappeared from where he stood.

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