Chapter Eighty-Three: The Enigma of Deep Blue

  Feeling something was amiss, Qian Xiaodou also smiled wryly and said:

  "Master, you can rest assured that I have no reason to dislike Xiao Qian, that naturally sweet girl. Anyone who gets along with her will like her, let alone me, who has been taking care of her since she was a child."

  The gibbon flew over with a burst of energy, scratched his head and suddenly said: "You little devil know the legend of deep blue?"

  "Deep blue?" Qian Xiaodou laughed in surprise: "Of course I've heard of it, and didn't we go there before? We collected a lot of medicinal materials, and everyone just reached the Condensation Period."

  "Alas, you merely turned around at the entrance and almost got yourself killed. What about me? Back then, after our six of us had passed through the tribulation period, we risked our lives to dive into the deep blue in order to counter the heavenly tribulation. We fought bloody battles all along the way, experiencing nine deaths and one life. When we reached the entrance of the fifth layer, one of us died, leaving five people behind. That woman refused to let me go down, I had no choice. My three old friends went down to the fifth layer, but none of them survived. Every time I think about this, my heart aches!"

  Qian Xiaodou smiled brightly and said: "No wonder Master said that the feeling of a deserter on the battlefield came from here, what happened later?"

  The gibbon took a deep breath and said with a strange expression:

  "At first, Grandfather and Grandma had a treasure. We used that treasure to stand at the entrance of the fifth floor, looking into the situation inside the fifth floor. But what we saw was the nightmare of our lifetime!"

  Watching Master say to the key suddenly stopped, Qian Xiaodou couldn't help but grab his hair and said urgently:

  "Master, hurry up and say it already, or else I won't be able to take it anymore!"

  The ape flew with a big head, and said in a low voice:

  "It's not that I don't want to say, it's just that I don't know what's going on. What I saw was also vague and unclear, as if there was no one in the fifth layer, but a large array. If it was a large array, then it would be a legendary array, the Wudang Sanqingguan, the ancient ancestor's legacy of the Taiji Bagua formation array. Even that array is not comparable to this array method. And that large array seemed to have transformed into countless divine swords, directly cutting my three old friends into pieces. The final scene is also why I sealed off Xiao Qian's blue blood, because what we saw was a world of blue..."

  "Ah~" Qian Xiaodou walked back and forth in two circles, exclaiming in surprise:

  "No way, Master! You mean to say that Little Qian might be a descendant of the Deep Blue Legend? Oh my god... if that legend is true, then wouldn't Little Qian be a descendant of the Heavenly Emperor's royal family?"

  The gibbon flew over with a wide face, took a deep breath and said:

  "This is exactly what I'm worried about, but no matter if Xiao Qian is a descendant of the Deep Blue or not, people from the imperial family have always been ruthless. From now on, you all just forget about this matter, okay? And as for you, be nice to Xiao Qian, her blood can strengthen your Wheel Eye, and even... Ah, anyway, it's all good for you, that's all. You hold onto this little girl, and when nothing's going on, just go find her and ask for some of her blood to drink, and in the future, you'll be prosperous!"

  "Hey, what's going on here?" Qian Xiaodou said with a bright smile, "You want to drink her blood just for fun? I'm her master, how can you do this? Isn't that not quite right?"

  "Go away!" The flying ape said with a bad temper: "I'm too lazy to care about you, the Eternal Ice Coffin is under control, now that it's under control, just go and do what you need to do, don't come bother me!"

  "Huh?" Qian Xiaodou suddenly had a strange expression on his face, stuttering and asking: "They... my junior brothers and sisters, are they okay?"

  "Hmph!" The ape spat out a mouthful of wine, glared with his ox eyes, and shouted loudly:

  "Little monkey, you've gone soft again! What can they do to us? Haven't you seen that one by one, they're all older than me? In a few years, who knows, they might all be dead! Hmph! If you don't even have this bit of dignity, then just stay here and cultivate quietly. Wait until they've all died out, and I'll call for you to come out!"

  Qian Xiaodou's eyes were slightly red, and she argued in a disgruntled tone:

  "Over two hundred people, it's impossible that there isn't even a single person in the initial stages of Body Union, right? Once they reach Body Union stage, they can live for another five hundred years!"

  "Ah, you young whippersnapper! You're indeed spoiled by Grandpa's pampering. Let me tell you, time is the most ruthless and treacherous killer of all. I allowed them to stay in Shengu Valley forever, but when their lifespan ends, how many of them don't try to fight for another chance? Honestly, none of them have died... yet. But recently, I heard they're researching some kind of adventure or other. Hmph! Still trying to go get themselves killed!"

  Qian Xiaodou clenched her lips tightly and struggled in her heart for half a day, suddenly took a deep breath, and said in a calm and firm tone:

  "Gather equipment can be dragged back, no regrets! I want to achieve a life of no complaints!"

  The ape flew into a rage, scratching its head and gnashing its teeth:

  "You little scamp, your tone really makes me furious! Speak up! What do you think we should do to help them? I'll give you some advice!"

  Qian Xiaodou turned around and said: "They need what kind of pill to break through the pass, this should be what they need most, I'll go collect the materials, then ask Shui Xian for help, Master, what do you think?"

  The ape let out a big sigh and said:

  "You little scamp, I'll help them out this one time for the sake of our years together. No need to make it so difficult, they've got all the ingredients ready, just missing the Ancient Domain Silver Silkworm Blood, White Spirit Deer Antler, Electric Lock Demon Fish Bone, Blood Bodhi Leaf and Hundred Year Thunder Turtle. With the help of a sect's alchemy master, those two hundred plus little guys living for five hundred years is no problem!"

  "Hehe~" Qian Xiaodou laughed with a bright red face: "Master, you're the best! Actually, I didn't need to say it, you would have helped them anyway, right? Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go collect materials now!"

  The gibbon flew lightly and coughed once, laughing: "This time I won't accompany you, eh ~ Xiao Jiu Tian Shen Long, you two go, this is the map!"

  Qian Xiaodou jumped up high and exclaimed excitedly with a silly smile:

  "Oh, back then when I saved the old master, that joke, haha, you really kept your word! Master, you are absolutely the world's number one good person. Alright, watch me soar through the skies, subdue demons and evil spirits, and beat up the bad guys until they're crying and peeing their pants... The unparalleled great hero has emerged!"

  He quickly followed his master and ran towards the back of the Mountain God Temple, where a small Jiu Tian Shen Long was tied to a pillar. This beast had green scales and golden whiskers, and was thirty or forty meters long, with an awe-inspiring king-like aura. And it's still just a cub? Amazing!

  Qian Xiaodou felt that he wasn't even as good as a single claw of it, facing its rolling big eyes, his heart was racing, and he really couldn't muster up the courage to use his martial arts skills to fight back. He truly didn't understand how he had dared to challenge it in the first place.

  However, with the help of Yī Fēi, a Tian Ren Zhōng Qī Dà Xiū Shī master, by hitting him once and then giving him a sweet date, and repeating this process, what others thought was impossible was quickly achieved under his guidance, successfully establishing an equal contract between him and the Little Jiu Tian Shen Long!

  After signing the contract, as a friend, Qian Xiaodou could understand his childish words and listened with a heart-wrenching expression:

  "Master, don't bully it anymore. It says that it doesn't know why it exists in this world either. All it has is memories, and its greatest wish is to find some fresh fish to eat. But many bad people beat it as soon as they see it... Hmm, it's like my own life story, so pitiful! Master, let's take good care of it from now on. Oh, and it says its stomach hurts, can you help take a look?"

  A giant red hand suddenly appeared and flipped it over, and with a loud laugh, said:

  "It's a high-ranking treasure flying sword, little disciple. Weren't you missing one? Here, this is yours."

  The ape flew out from the dragon's abdomen and pulled out a wide, flying sword with golden light flashing on it. At first glance, it was a high-ranking treasure, and the giant dragon also let out a joyful dragon hum.

  Qian Xiaodou burst out laughing excitedly: "High-grade magic treasure! Wow, hahaha... I finally have a decent flying sword too, this is something that can't even be bought with spirit stones, it's mine!"

  The gibbon let out a sigh and said, "Little monkey, why didn't you make a life-and-death contract with the Little Ninth Heaven Dragon God just now? What a great opportunity that was!"

  "It can't be...!" Qian Xiaodou let out a miserable laugh: "Isn't the Primordial Contract only usable once? I used it with that one-eyed toad, and now my head hurts..."

  Ape flies one fist - Mount Tai suppresses top, spitting mouthful of water loudly says:

  "Pig, you... since ancient times, I've never heard of anyone making a lifelong contract with a toad! Where did that toad go?"

  "This..." Qian Xiaodou shook his head and smiled wryly: "I don't know either, when Baonian was about to leave, I was going to the mortal world and was afraid it wouldn't be full, so I didn't bring it with me. I thought it would stay in Xiao Nei Valley, but when I came back, it was gone..."

  "Whatever, just don't see it then~" Yuan Fei said with a bad tone: "Anyway, among the Tian Ren period's great repairmen, no one has their original spirit beast still alive. Just like my own original spirit beast was eaten by an old freak who flew up as a tonic food. Theirs are also dead, either in battle or not. You, don't take a toad out to fight, or else you'll be laughed to death!"

  "What's there to be afraid of?" Qian Xiaodou shook his head and said, "Whoever loves jokes can joke around, I'm a carefree person, I really don't care what they say, as long as I have a lot of spiritual pills, the people around me can cultivate without worry, no need to go out and fight for their lives, I don't care about anything!"

  "Hmm~" The flying ape nodded and smiled: "Still a bit manly, okay, whatever. Anyway, this little Nine Heavens Dragon God won't care about your life contract, it will grow up and leave you eventually. Raising a toad is actually not bad, at least no one will bother you. Oh~ Is the name of the toad spirit beast 'Dugu' (独角)? Does it have a single horn on its head, green skin, and about five meters long?"

  Qian Xiaodou nodded and said: "Yes ~ Master, you've seen it before. It's the one that helped us collect a lot of medicinal herbs in the Death Swamp!"

  "Oh, it's that thing! Since it's your destined spirit beast, don't leave it outside to be bullied, hurry up and bring it back!"

  "Being bullied?" Qian Xiaodou scratched his head and asked: "How can it be bullied? It should go back to that volcanic mouth to practice, right? That place is suitable for its cultivation, growth, and there's plenty of food, it's great!"

  The ape shook his big head and said, "What are you talking about, kid? Isn't that one-horned toad in the hands of your little brother Cold Old? I saw it being used as a laborer by someone!"

  "Ah~" Qian Xiaodou said with a wry smile: "It's that bad, okay, I'll bring him back when I have time. Master, I'm going to ride the flying dragon out of the mountain now~"

  Yuan Fei once again refined the newly acquired high-grade flying sword, changing its shape to avoid future troubles. The new refinement also made up for his lack of accuracy in sword control, allowing him to control 100% of the flying sword's spiritual energy.

  Lei's money Xiao Dou is a burst of playing with the sword, he named this flying sword - Cruiser, feeling the sword repair commanding the flying sword to kill the enemy's style, it's really wonderful ~

  He put on his own set of equipment, slung the broadsword over his back, and with a flourish, plopped himself down on the dragon's head. With a loud whoop, he flew out of the Mountain God's Valley - Young Master is off to kill!