Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 793 - 754: Eating Melon_2
Yuan Man expressed her thanks and took the fragrant watermelon. After tasting it, her eyes lit up, "This watermelon is really delicious! It’s sweet and refreshing, with a juicy and particularly good texture! I heard Mr. Jiang mention that he loves planting; was this watermelon grown?"
Earlier, she saw him come out of the tower with a solemn face, curious about what had happened. But since he didn’t mention it, she felt it was inappropriate to ask, so she had to suppress her curiosity.
Now seeing him eat watermelon in big bites, he seemed less burdened by heavy thoughts, so Yuan Man chatted as they ate watermelon.
"Yes, it’s grown in my yard," Jiang Yuan nodded, "The Spirit Fruit we just ate was also grown by me. I’ve planted quite a few vegetables and orchards. If City Lord Yuan is interested, you can visit my small courtyard sometime."
He took two bites of the watermelon, feeling truly comfortable, then carefully explained, "Initially, I believed the rumors and really thought this place was sealed and suppressing a Fierce Beast.
So I thought, given so much Fire Element, the suppression site should be in the south, which occupies the fire position. Although my inference was wrong, the result was not too far off; it indeed was in this tower."
When he voluntarily mentioned the situation inside the tower, Yuan Man perked up her ears and listened attentively.
"However, it’s not a Fierce Beast inside," Jiang Yuan sighed, "It’s the soul remnant of the Divine Beast Vermilion Bird, and this place is not for suppression, but to gather plenty of Fire Energy to try and heal it."
Divine Beast?!
Vermilion Bird?!
Yuan Man’s action of eating watermelon abruptly stopped, staring wide-eyed at him casually saying these words, even forgetting to wipe the juice off her lips. She swallowed hurriedly, lowered her voice, and asked, "Mr. Jiang saw it with his own eyes?!"
Jiang Yuan thought to himself why her voice was trembling.
Upon reflection, she is an earnest Cultivator, likely sworn from the first day of embarking on the path to Cultivation Immortality to ascend and become an Immortal. The Vermilion Bird holds a divine office, also a type of Immortal. Hearing that there’s a Divine Beast present would certainly be shocking and exciting.
Being deemed by the system as the Chosen Daughter tasked with achieving lofty aspirations—her character must be decent—so letting her know about the existence and reason of the Vermilion Bird might provide some help. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Thus, he nodded while eating raisins and said, "Not only did I see it with my own eyes, but I also lent it a little help. Now I’m waiting, serving as its Protector since there was an unexpected Beast Tamer who came in eyeing the Vermilion Bird’s soul remnant. We need to be a little cautious. Once everything inside the tower is resolved, you can also go in and see it, and perhaps chat with it."
Chat with it?
Listening to him casually talk as if discussing the harvest of farmland crops, Yuan Man’s heart was so excited it almost leaped out of her chest! That’s a Divine Beast! Only existing in legends, she had never seen a Divine Beast!
Could she really have the chance to converse with it?
Countless questions popped into her mind. If she could get guidance from the Divine Beast Vermilion Bird, perhaps she could truly achieve her great path!
"Where should I start from, emmm... well, it has to begin with the War of Gods and Demons..." Jiang Yuan carefully sorted through the information learned from the Golden Chicken Immortal, starting from Xuanyuan Yangguang, then to the desert and Vermilion Bird Tower, slowly finishing with half an hour left in the countdown.
In a matter of minutes, Yuan Man received a large amount of information, feeling at times bewildered and at other times enlightened. After a while, she hesitantly said, "So that’s it! No wonder spatial turbulence appears in the Cloud Prairie!"
Her eyes gleamed, "During my childhood, I witnessed my people suffering deeply from the Mist Clouds, and vowed to provide the entire clan a place where they could live and work in peace, no longer risking life even while sleeping.
On the path of cultivation, chasing the great path alone was hard—then I encountered Senior Xuanyuan! Cloud City and the construction of underground caverns were both his contributions.
Senior Xuanyuan is a genius in Array creation. His designed array is exceedingly intricate, forming self-sustaining energy cycling within that requires only simple maintenance for prolonged use.
That was a long, long time ago. He told me then, if Demon Beasts were left rampant, the energies of heaven and earth would disorder, and eventually lead to catastrophe. Unfortunately, after helping me build the city, he wandered off, and no one knows where he went.
Perhaps the energy of an array, crafted by a Senior, holds some allure, hence spatial turbulence frequently appears within the Mist Cloud clusters. If Mr. Jiang could resolve this hidden threat, Mist Cloud Hunters wouldn’t have to worry about straying into it and getting trapped.
Jiang Yuan:!!!
Xuanyuan Yangguang was definitely a child of destiny. The wilderness was rife with legends of him.
But where did he go exactly? First encountering the Vermilion Bird and constructing this place; next sealing the Elder Dragon, Stone Tiger, and once visiting the Black Tortoise Pavilion in pursuit of the Divine Beast Black Tortoise’s whereabouts.
Yet then he vanished—did he find the reincarnated Black Tortoise and met with some accident?
Looks like he can only farm while slowly exploring; perhaps finding the "Black Tortoise" can lead to locating the missing Xuanyuan Yangguang!
Minute by minute, time passed with the blazing sun unmoving in the sky.
Beast Tamer Chu Huai’an’s right eyelid has been twitching since early morning—did some reckless soul wander into the desert after setting up so many new hybrid Cloud Beasts?
"Back then I shouldn’t have let him live in a moment of weakness; surely he forgot my warnings after going out and blabbered everywhere."
He stared at his wrinkled face in the Copper Mirror, feeling deeply annoyed, "Pah! Making some Good Karma! I’ve adhered to Cultigor rules for so many years, doing good deeds—what’s the result? Nothing in return!"
As a Demon Cultivator standing out among many Demon Beasts and experiencing Rebirth, who wouldn’t have some arrogance?
Everyone dreams of being the Chosen One, and when younger, hearing stories of lucky Demon Cultivators acquiring fortuitous encounters made him envious to the point of itching.
He often fantasized about rescuing a distressed Cultivator, preferably a young and beautiful Female Cultivator, saving her life and sparking love leading to Dual Cultivation.
When she recovered from her injuries, revealing her identity—a once-in-a-millennium genius from a Sect Family!
As her Dao Companion and savior, they would return to the Sect Family together, allowing him to rise to power.
Yet ideals are beautiful, while reality is cruel.
Chu Huai’an never encountered a Distressed Cultivator, likely due to limited ability preventing him from reaching places frequented by strong Demon Cultivators.
And every time he fantasized about reciprocation with substantial returns, he ran into penniless Little Demons without any to reveal a noble identity, let alone propelling him to glory.
As time slowly passed, with no opportunity to consume the Youthful Appearance Pill, Chu Huai’an’s looks gradually faded. Faced with his unattractive reflection in the mirror, he finally resigned, letting go of impractical thoughts to focus solidly on Beast Taming cultivation.
Fate is mischievous—when Chu Huai’an stopped dreaming about encountering great opportunities, he just so happened to bump into the Secret Realm!
Having never experienced a Secret Realm, he looked at the route markers, oasis, and the full matching Fire Attribute Energy, feeling that the heavens finally opened their eyes and gifted him an excellent place for cultivation!
Fortuitously being a Beast Tamer, Chu Huai’an had achieved considerable success in cultivation over the years. He immediately placed a Little Demon Beast in the desert oasis, enabling him to control its mother, the Great Demon Beast, and eventually reach this place.
Encountering a fortuitous event revived his fantasies, believing the place likely buried treasure; otherwise, who would mark paths and guide to an oasis for fun?
Using the tamed Demon Beast, Chu Huai’an expanded exploration around the oasis and marked unique signs, eventually obtaining a complete desert map.
Then, by sheer luck, he discovered the Vermilion Bird Tower, cultivated Demon Beasts, destroyed Stone Gate Runes, and after consuming centuries, finally encountered the Divine Beast Vermilion Bird!
At that moment, his confidence soared, believing his fortune and position as a Beast Tamer meant he could tame the Divine Beast for personal use.
Chu Huai’an didn’t know how many Demon Beasts he expended for this. Entering the curious tower alone was unbearable amidst waves of heat; he had to continuously nurture heat-resistant Demon Beasts as shields.
"Alright, to be safe, I should check it out," he said, stroking the scars on his face burned during Secret Realm exploration, self-consoling, "Even if dodging Cloud Beast attacks, some injuries should be expected. Once in the desert, ha..."
He whistled to summon a bizarre Demon Beast with a human face and cow body. Chu Huai’an leaped onto its shoulder, commanding, "Let’s go to the desert to find your precious child."
The Demon Beast hung its head low, clearly unwilling.
His leaned close to its ear, speaking coldly, "Be obedient, I will return your precious child in a few days. If you don’t listen, it will roast to death in the heat!"
