116: Four villages gathered

Chu Jingyu did not know why this Spirit Rank Ice Lotus had been left here by the Liu Family members. Perhaps it was a Source Beast prepared for one of the Family's direct descendants, or perhaps it was planted here simply to cultivate more Ice Lotus.

Furthermore, before leaving, the Liu Family had not taken this Spirit Rank Source Beast with them. No matter how one looked at it, this was illogical, as a Spirit Rank Source Beast would not be an insignificant existence for a Family like the Liu Family.

"Leave." A cold voice transmitted into Chu Jingyu's mind.

What is a Spirit Beast? After reaching the Spirit Rank, they awaken intelligence, understand principles and human speech, and are capable of communication; this is a Spirit Beast.

Immediately following this, the ice and snow storm in the air converged once more, and two storms attacked Chu Jingyu from both sides.

The light of the "Jade Three-Flower Pupil" in the air brightened rapidly, and the beam of light pierced into the ice and snow storm, instantly dissolving a large portion of the ice shards within.

Chu Jingyu seemed to vaguely understand why this Ice Lotus had not been contracted by the Liu Family members. Seeing its intense resistance, it was clearly extremely unwilling to form a contract with humans.

The Liu Family members had no choice but to treat it as a tool for cultivating small Ice Lotus. They might have left in a hurry and did not have time to deal with the affairs of this Ice Valley, which allowed it to survive peacefully until it was discovered by the Chu Family.

Having figured it out, a smile curled at the corners of Chu Jingyu's mouth. "The Liu Family members might have kept you to cultivate low-rank Ice Lotus, but our Chu Family will not. In this Beyond the Border, you don't think that without the support of the Human Race, you can still develop normally, do you? These past three months, I imagine you haven't had it too easy. That is why you took advantage of the moment when the Beyond the Border passage shattered and spiritual essence was infused in to cause such a huge commotion."

The Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast was engaged in battle with the Ice Lotus at the front, while Chu Jingyu calmly laid out the situation the Ice Lotus was currently facing and all his intentions one by one.

Although the Ice Lotus was currently one minor rank higher than the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast could dodge left and right with great agility.

And every time the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast attacked the main body of the Ice Lotus, the Ice Lotus had to defend itself; it not only had to protect itself but also the dozen or so Uncommon Rank small Ice Lotus in the cold pool.

Therefore, under the all-around siege of the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, the Ice Lotus gradually fell into a disadvantage, and its defense became somewhat stretched.

Golden gravel pierced through the light shadow of the huge Ice Lotus above the cold pool and fell into the cold pool. Some struck the petals of the Ice Lotus, making clanging sounds.

And some pierced the small Ice Lotus it was protecting, instantly piercing through the bodies of the small Ice Lotus, which wilted visibly to the naked eye.

Chu Jingyu stood in the high sky, far enough away, watching the battle between the two. Seeing that some of the small Ice Lotus were injured, he continued to persuade it, "If you keep fighting, you might be able to hold on, but not a single one of your Ice Lotus descendants will survive."

Last time, the village chief of Chen Family Village was able to summon this Spirit Rank Ice Lotus to act using only the contracted "Ice Lotus", which shows that it is a Source Beast that cherishes its offspring. Therefore, Chu Jingyu attacked it from its weakest point as soon as he spoke.

The Ice Lotus was not easily moved by Chu Jingyu's words. It shed six petals from its main body, which then floated up into the air and slowly decomposed into ice crystals, swirling to form a thin shield that enveloped the entire cold pool.

The sky-filling golden sand controlled by the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast struck the shield, making a pattering sound, but this time it could not break through at all.

The "Jade Three-Flower Pupil" split into three positions around the shield, and three green beams of light, shimmering with extremely strong energy fluctuations, instantly impacted the shield.

After the strike, the blinding light dissipated, and the shield protecting the cold pool was still flickering with starry radiance, as if it could withstand any kind of attack.

Chu Jingyu frowned slightly, but a moment later, his brow smoothed out. He slowly descended beside the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, stared at the Ice Lotus in the center of the cold pool beneath the shield, and said softly, "No rush. You can only stay here anyway. There will be plenty of opportunities to bother you in the future. We shall meet again next time."

Saying this, he left the Ice Valley with the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast without the slightest hesitation.

He sensed the location of the White-Browed Mountain Eagle in his heart, and soon left the village and found the gathering place of the villagers.

The tents here had been mostly dismantled, and there were still traces of the villagers cooking over fires on this farmland, which looked a bit messy.

The villagers saw a figure descend from the sky. At first, they thought it was some strange Source Beast and picked up their luggage to flee, but the White-Browed Mountain Eagle circling above their heads let out a cry, and a few feathers flew out from under its wings, precisely piercing the path in front of the first few people who were running away.

Its meaning was clear: whoever ran away again, these feather blades would not be piercing the ground.

Helpless, the villagers could only obediently stay where they were, waiting for the black shadow above to descend, while silently praying in their hearts that this mountain eagle could defeat that black dot, or that the two would become entangled in a fight.

As the figure approached, the villagers also saw that it was clearly a person, and this figure was extremely familiar; it was none other than the Main Family who had killed their former village chief.

Recognizing the person, their gazes instantly became surprised and awestruck. As a former superior village, they had seen humans who could fly, because people from the Liu Family who came before would occasionally demonstrate this ability.

But that was an ability possessed only by honorable, important figures. They had not expected that their current Main Family would also have such an ability. Did this not mean that this Main Family might not necessarily be worse than the previous one?

Chu Jingyu landed slowly on the ground, and the new village chief of Chen Family Village, Chen Yuanyin, immediately came up to greet him. "Reporting to the Main Family, the villagers of Chen Family Village are ready and can depart at any time."

Chu Jingyu nodded slightly. "Let's go." His attitude was indifferent, looking like someone who was not very easy to get along with.

This also caused the villagers in the group to lower the volume of their conversations with each other, their hearts filled with worry and confusion about the future.

Chu Jingyu looked back at the distant Chen Family Village. The cold air permeating the entire village had shrunk inward from the edges by quite a bit.

It seems that this battle had a significant impact on the Ice Lotus in the valley. When he returned, he should look up various information about this Ice Lotus, so that the next time he came, he could target it more precisely.

He didn't believe that if he came a few more times, this Ice Lotus wouldn't yield.

For this Ice Lotus, Chu Jingyu was determined to obtain it.

The road back to Qixia Mountain had some twists and turns, but they passed safely. The journey was quite long, and these villagers walked and stopped until they successfully reached Qixia Mountain at dusk.

On Qixia Mountain, the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast had built a fourth, largest platform. Chen Family Village was originally the largest village in Heyu Town, and this time, almost the entire village had relocated.

Therefore, on the sunny side of Qixia Mountain, at the lowest level, the largest platform had been built.

By now, the entire sunny side of Qixia Mountain was almost devoid of trees, completely covered by layers of platforms, and filled with standardized buildings.

Moreover, the exposed mountain walls shimmered with a faint golden light; that was the appearance after being reinforced by the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, to prevent falling debris from the mountain from injuring people.

With the project complete, looking at it this way, the entire Qixia Mountain seemed to have become much lower.