Chapter 190 Capturing Monsters
Chapter 190 Capturing Monsters
"Senior sister, how did you get here?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.
“Recently, I’ve been struggling to break through the bottleneck of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in my cultivation, so I came out to gain some experience and look for an opportunity to break through. What about you?” Li Xinyan said calmly.
"So that's how it is. I had some business to attend to in the Yue Kingdom, which is why I was passing through this place."
"Junior brother is going to Yue Kingdom. I've never been there before. Can you take me with you?" Li Xinyan asked expectantly.
"No problem, but there might be some dangers on the way, so please be very careful, Senior Sister!" Ye Xiaobai couldn't refuse Li Xinyan's request, so he could only agree.
"Isn't my junior brother protecting me?" Li Xinyan said softly, her eyes slightly alluring.
"I am very sure of that!"
The two then flew to the Yue Kingdom, chatting and laughing.
Midway through, they encountered several disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect who advised them to take a detour, so Ye Xiaobai had no choice but to reluctantly fly around.
As soon as she got away from the Vermilion Bird Sect disciples, Li Xinyan asked curiously, "Why are the Vermilion Bird Sect disciples sealing off this forest next to us?"
"Oh, so Senior Sister didn't know? It seems the Vermilion Bird Sect is capturing some kind of demonic beast, which is why they've sealed off the nearby forest!" Ye Xiaobai explained.
"So it was to capture a monster, and they made such a big commotion!"
"Yes! It's probably some extremely rare monster!" Ye Xiaobai guessed.
"Speaking of demonic beasts, I'm reminded of the nine-tailed spirit fox we caught together before. It's a pity it escaped, otherwise it would be at the fifth or sixth level by now, which would be a great help to me!" Li Xinyan said with a hint of regret.
"It's such a pity! That spirit fox seemed to have a strong connection with Senior Sister!"
"Why don't we sneak in and take a look? If we happen to encounter one, we might be able to get a rare monster!" Li Xinyan suggested with a mischievous grin.
"Senior sister, let's not do it. This is, after all, the territory of the Vermilion Bird Sect. We are outnumbered and outmatched, and it will be difficult for us to gain any advantage!" Ye Xiaobai did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Speaking of which, he had snatched his Purple Flame Thunder Leopard from a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect. If he were to snatch another rare demon beast from a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect, he might be wanted by the entire sect.
Therefore, Ye Xiaobai did not agree with Li Xinyan's suggestion at all.
"I didn't expect that my junior brother's cultivation has improved so much, but he has become so timid. Fine, I'll go and take a look by myself!" Li Xinyan directly used a goading tactic.
"Alright, alright, Senior Sister, I'll go, okay?" Ye Xiaobai couldn't just watch Li Xinyan go on an adventure alone. They were all disciples of the same sect and had such a close relationship, so they should take care of each other.
"Hmph, that's more like it!" Li Xinyan's face lit up with joy, looking as if her scheme had succeeded.
The two then secretly sneaked into the forest sealed off by the Vermilion Bird Sect.
Seeing that the forest was too vast and the location of the monsters was unknown, Ye Xiaobai decided to disguise himself as a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect and gather information.
After taking the Disguise Pill, Ye Xiaobai quickly transformed into the appearance of a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect.
However, most of the disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect are female cultivators, and Ye Xiaobai has also transformed into the appearance of a female cultivator.
Upon seeing Ye Xiaobai's imposing appearance, Li Xinyan immediately joked, "This fairy, just by looking at her, you can tell she's incredibly strong!"
After saying that, she covered her mouth and giggled, secretly laughing at Ye Xiaobai's new look.
Ye Xiaobai was also helpless. If it were another sect, at least it would be easier to be discovered if one were disguised as a male disciple.
"Senior sister, stop laughing! Let's hurry up and gather some information!"
Next, Li Xinyan also changed her appearance and followed Ye Xiaobai to find other Vermilion Bird Sect disciples.
"A single breath can travel a thousand miles!" Ye Xiaobai used his extraordinary sense of smell to search for information while flying.
In a short while, Ye Xiaobai could smell the aura of a cultivator.
"This way!"
Subsequently, Ye Xiaobai led Li Xinyan to the location of the two Vermilion Bird Sect disciples.
Upon seeing Ye Xiaobai and Li Xinyi arrive, the two asked with puzzled expressions, "Sun Tian, Han Chu, what are you doing here?"
"The sect has an urgent matter and asked me to inform Senior Sister Bai. Where is she?" Ye Xiaobai tried his best to imitate the voice of a Vermilion Bird Sect disciple.
"Senior Sister Bai is in the north, but Sun Tian, why does your voice sound a little hoarse?" a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect asked with a hint of doubt.
"My throat's been bothering me lately, and we have urgent business to attend to, so we'll be leaving now!" Ye Xiaobai said, then took Li Xinyan and left at high speed, heading north.
Watching Ye Xiaobai and the others leave, the disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect felt something was off, but they couldn't figure out what it was, so they had to stop thinking about it.
A moment later, after Ye Xiaobai had moved away from the two Vermilion Bird Sect disciples, he breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "I almost gave myself away!"
"Junior brother, you acted quite convincingly. You must have fooled quite a few people before, right?" Li Xinyan teased.
"Senior sister, please don't tease me. I was forced into this situation!"
"Alright, alright, let's hurry and find Bai Meisheng, or the monster will be captured by her!" Li Xinyan continued.
Then, the two identified a direction and sped off.
Sure enough, a short while later, Ye Xiaobai sensed Bai Meisheng's location.
Ye Xiaobai immediately signaled to Li Xinyan to be careful and not let Bai Meisheng find out.
As Ye Xiaobai and his companion approached Bai Meisheng, they discovered a familiar demonic beast standing not far from her.
"It's actually the nine-tailed fox that escaped before?" Ye Xiaobai was taken aback, never expecting to encounter this spirit fox again.
"What? Junior brother, are you sure it's the same one we caught back then?" Li Xinyan asked incredulously.
“Absolutely certain! Even though this spirit fox is already at the sixth level, I’m still convinced it’s the same one that escaped before!” Ye Xiaobai replied firmly.
The fox's size had increased, but its scent hadn't changed much, which convinced Ye Xiaobai.
"Junior brother, shall we go up and snatch this spirit fox now?" Li Xinyan asked softly.
"Don't rush, wait until they're both badly injured, then we'll reap the benefits!" Ye Xiaobai said with a wicked grin.
"Alright, we'll do as my junior brother says!"
At this point, the Nine-Tailed Fox had reached the sixth level and grown six tails. In battle, it constantly controlled its tails to whip Bai Meisheng.
Bai Meisheng was, after all, a Core Formation stage cultivator. While dodging at lightning speed, she did not forget to control a short sword to attack the fox's vulnerable abdomen.
However, such an obvious attack was unlikely to be effective in the short term. The two were locked in a war of attrition, and the winner would be the one whose stamina ran out first.
However, they were unaware that two cunning individuals were nearby, ready to reap the benefits.
Half an hour later, both the spirit fox and Bai Meisheng had almost exhausted their spiritual power, but the spirit fox was still stronger.
Seeing that the battle was over, Ye Xiaobai and Li Xinyan no longer needed to hide. They rushed out, ready to capture the spirit fox as soon as possible.
At this moment, Ye Xiaobai and Bai Meisheng had not yet returned to their original appearances. When Bai Meisheng saw that her fellow disciple had arrived, she was overjoyed that her reinforcements had come.
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