One day...
Two days later...
Ye Xiao never stopped walking, but suddenly, in the distance, Ye Xiao sensed the aura of a living creature different from that of a cultivator.
"That's a very ferocious aura. Is that a spirit beast?" Ye Xiao was shocked to sense a different and ferocious aura from the distant creature.
From childhood until now, he had never encountered a spirit beast in his village. Although Linsing Village was located in a remote area at the southern tip of the Wang Empire, the village and its surroundings were very safe, and there were no spirit beasts except for ordinary livestock. Therefore, Ye Xiao was very surprised and curious about what a spirit beast actually looked like.
He had only read and heard about it from various sources, but had never encountered one in person.
Intrigued, Ye Xiao quickened his pace, eager to arrive and see for himself what the spirit beast looked like and what kind it was.
In the world of cultivation, there were not only living humans; there were also many other things, such as wild beasts and various other races.
As for spirit beasts, not only are there many types, but they also have levels. The higher the level, the stronger their strength. Spirit beasts originally originated from ordinary animals, but over time and natural factors, many types of wild beasts managed to awaken their self-awareness and eventually become spirit beasts.
A few minutes later, Ye Xiao arrived at a stone cave. Ye Xiao tried to step forward cautiously, intending to peek at what the spirit beast looked like, but before Ye Xiao could take a step, suddenly...
Roaarrrr...
A loud roar rang out from within the cave.
"Roaarrr... who dares to disturb me?"
The roar and angry shouts were so loud that Ye Xiao took a few steps back in fear. This wasn't just a roar and angry shout, but also a powerful aura that Ye Xiao could clearly sense.
"So powerful..." Ye Xiao muttered in surprise. He naturally knew that there were many levels of spirit beasts, but their soul power was far weaker than that of human cultivators. So, Ye Xiao cautiously tried to sense the spirit beast inside the cave. Unexpectedly, the spirit beast sensed his aura, and he heard an angry roar from it.
This indicated that the spirit beast in this cave was definitely much stronger than him.
"I have to leave immediately," Ye Xiao muttered frantically, intending to leave this place immediately. But before he could move, a head with blond hair suddenly protruded from the cave entrance.
Yes, the spirit beast was a lion-type spirit beast. Its head was enormous, meaning its body must be enormous as well.
"Haha, human, delicious food!" Seeing Le Zan a few meters from the cave entrance, the large lion laughed and licked its tongue.
"Damn!" At this moment, Ye Xiao didn't dare to delay and immediately turned and left at high speed.
Swoosh...
But before Ye Xiao could go any further, a large lion suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Hahaha, come into my mouth!!" Without further ado, the large lion opened its mouth, ready to devour Ye Xiao.
"Damn it..." Ye Xiao turned around again, panicking, not wanting to be eaten by the large lion.
Swoosh...
But Ye Xiao's actions were completely useless, the big lion was very fast and could easily catch up to Ye Xiao and appear again in front of him.
At this moment, Ye Xiao's mind was filled with anger and fear, even his body was shaking because of horror, if he was really eaten by this big lion, wouldn't he die in vain? Ye Xiao was trying to think about how to deal with such a powerful spiritual beast.
"Haha, have you given up? Then shut up and let me eat you in peace." Seeing that Ye Xiao didn't run away anymore, the golden lion this time raised one paw intending to hold Ye Xiao and then eat him.
Seeing that, despair arose in Ye Xiao's mind.
"Am I going to die?". At this moment Ye Xiao didn't find a way to deal with this big lion, even if he attacked this big lion, Ye Xiao had absolutely no intention of doing that because it was clear from the aura of the big lion, its strength was like an ant in front of the big lion.
Just as despair filled Ye Xiao's mind, the black sword tied to Ye Xiao's back came loose and then jumped into Ye Xiao's hand.
"Sir, just use your blood power!" The Jade Dragon Sword Spirit's voice suddenly rang out in Ye Xiao's mind.
Ehhh..
Ye Xiao was startled for a moment, but quickly recovered and did as the Jade Dragon Sword Spirit instructed.
And the next moment...
Whoosh.
A powerful blood aura suddenly radiated from the sword.
"What...??"
Feeling the powerful blood aura emanating from Ye Xiao's black sword, the great lion was shocked. Its four legs felt weak, making it difficult to stand.
"That... what a terrifying sword..." The great lion's body unconsciously retreated away from Ye Xiao in fear.
The great lion could sense the blood aura of a figure far more powerful than itself within the black sword's aura. It thought to itself that the black sword must have killed someone so powerful that their blood aura remained on the sword's body.
In fact, that blood aura wasn't the blood aura of a powerful figure killed by the Jade Dragon Sword, but rather the blood aura of a Ye family ancestor who intentionally bestowed his blood essence on the Jade Dragon Sword as a prerequisite for wielding it.
* Info: Cultivators' levels are different from those of spirit beasts. Spirit beasts are categorized in a sequence, from the lowest at level one to the highest at level ten, and of course, there are even higher levels. As for cultivators, there are also ten known levels, from the lowest at the Qi Refining Realm, then the Foundation Realm, Martial King Realm, King Realm, Saint King Realm, Saint Realm, Immortal Saint Realm, Emperor Realm, Saint Emperor Realm, and the highest at the Immortal Emperor Realm. Of course, there are still higher levels than the Immortal Emperor Realm, but in Ye Xiao's current world, the highest known realm is the Immortal Emperor Realm. *