49: Unexpected wealth

After Chaos was slain, the Tiangou was completely won over by Qing Wu and his companion. It circled them, barking incessantly to show its loyalty, determined to follow them.

To it, Qing Wu and his companion were not just its saviors, but also existence like two incredibly thick thighs to cling to.

It naturally had to strive to seize such an opportunity.

Seeing the two of them in seclusion for so long without paying it much attention, the Tiangou was so anxious that it jumped up and down.

Thus, it followed the aura on its own and ran deep into the lair of Chaos to search.

It wanted to find some valuable treasures to present to them as a show of its sincerity.

Attracted by the phenomenon of Yuan Feng's Breakthrough, it hurried back.

Seeing the two again, this exotic beast immediately displayed the temperament of a sycophantic dog.

The Tiangou slid and knelt by Yuan Feng's feet, its nose lightly rubbing against her bare feet while making a pleasing purring sound in its throat.

Seeing Yuan Feng unmoved, it immediately turned around and hugged Qing Wu's calf with its front paws, its wet nose leaving shiny marks on his hem.

Qing Wu was amused by this sycophantic behavior and flicked its forehead with his finger.

The Tiangou immediately took advantage of the situation, rolling over to expose its belly while blinking its eyes hard.

Yuan Feng watched this scene with a slight frown and suddenly condensed a wisp of flame on her fingertip.

The Tiangou shuddered in fear; although it was naturally close to various divine fires and even fed on Solar True Fire...

...it could clearly feel that the wisp of flame condensed at Yuan Feng's fingertip was too violent, making it somewhat fearful.

Thinking Yuan Feng was going to punish it, it retreated repeatedly in fear, looking quite adorable.

Yuan Feng chuckled and flicked her finger, shooting the flame out.

The fingertip flame pulled out a long rainbow, quickly flying towards the Tiangou and wrapping around its body a few times without showing any aggression.

It froze for a moment, then suddenly had an epiphany, opening its mouth to swallow the flame into its belly.

A warm sensation spread throughout its body, making it unable to resist sneezing.

Gulp!

A golden legend!

A pearl flashing with golden light was spat out.

Qing Wu's gaze was instantly drawn to that stream of light, and he reached out to pull it into his palm.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Gold Spirit Pearl.

They had already collected the Fire Spirit Pearl and the wood spirit pearl; now that the Gold Spirit Pearl was in hand, they were not far from completing the Five Elements Spirit Pearls.

As he reached out to pat the dog's head, the Tiangou suddenly stood up like a human, revealing its belly.

Qing Wu looked closely and found a small flag attached to its belly.

In this Western Land, it was undoubtedly the Western Pure White Cloud Realm Flag.

"Is this for us too?" Qing Wu asked, cradling the Tiangou's chin.

The Tiangou nodded heavily and barked softly a few times in affirmation.

Qing Wu then put the two treasures away.

In this way, three of the Innate Five Directional Flags had fallen into their hands.

Once they found the remaining two, they could complete the entire set.

Qing Wu was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected this little sycophantic dog to have such a treasure-hunting ability.

It wasn't even affected in this lair of Chaos.

As Vicious Beasts, although they could use Spirit Treasures in battle, their innate Divine Abilities and extremely strong physical bodies were their true foundations.

Only the top-tier existences among the two supreme treasures in Shen Ni's hands would catch their eye.

However, as a Beast King, Chaos had operated in the Western Land for a long time, so it wasn't surprising that these two top-tier treasures were in its lair.

But the baleful qi of this place had obscured the aura emitted by the treasures, and they hadn't focused their minds on this.

Therefore, even though the two of them had fought and cultivated here for a long time, they hadn't felt the guidance of these two treasures' auras.

Yet the Tiangou could find these two treasures by following the faint aura, which truly surprised Qing Wu.

From another perspective, the fact that it could survive in the lair of Chaos after its birth without being discovered meant it had some dog's luck.

That's right, the Tiangou was still a puppy, right in its most adorable stage.

"This beast is not bad; it actually found these two treasures. It can be taken as a spirit pet to guard the house, or even as a mount."

The Tiangou barked happily and circled around the two of them.

"Unfortunately, it's still too young. As a mount, its size is a bit small, and its appearance isn't majestic or domineering enough," Yuan Feng said casually.

When great experts of the Great Desolation traveled, they were generally accompanied by mounts.

But except for some exotic species with extreme speed Divine Abilities, the speed of a general mount could not match that of its master.

After all, those who could be tamed as mounts must have a significant gap in strength.

Therefore, when great experts of the Great Desolation rode mounts, it was more about maintaining face.

This placed high demands on the mount's appearance—it had to be either majestic and domineering or embody auspiciousness.

The Tiangou's head turned; it didn't dare let its masters look down on it.

Immediately, to match the noble status of its two masters, it began to use its Divine Ability to transform.

Gradually, it changed from a small, completely black dog into a Great Desolation beast with a green face, fangs, and a fierce glint in its eyes.

This was a Great Desolation exotic species that fed on the energy of the Sun Star; how could it survive without some skill?

Awoo!

After the Tiangou finished its transformation, it let out roars towards the Void Realm, appearing very domineering and majestic.

Bang!

Unexpectedly, Yuan Feng struck it with her fist, directly knocking it back to its original form.

For no other reason than it was too ugly, which Yuan Feng couldn't stand.

"A good transformation, but don't do it again next time. Just stay like this."

The Tiangou, knocked to the ground, nodded blankly in response.

...

The two people and the dog continued to wander aimlessly across the Western Land.

After leaving the lair of Chaos, Qing Wu thought about looking for Mount Sumeru, the ancestral court of the West.

After all, as the main battlefield, it would be completely destroyed in the subsequent Struggle between Dao and Demon.

Qing Wu thought that since he was already here, he should see the scenery there, see if there were any treasures destined for him, or any Innate Spiritual Roots waiting for him to save them and take them home.

It seemed that the Daoist temple of Luo Hou, who was later called the Demon Ancestor by the beings of the Great Desolation, was located at Mount Sumeru.

Qing Wu also thought about paying a visit along the way.

Although he previously had a bad impression of this culprit who provoked the hatred of the three clans, triggered the Great Tribulation, and finally destroyed the Western ley lines...

...through Dao Discussions with Yin and Yang and others, he had already confirmed that the Dao nature of these Chaos Gods and Demons was very pure, and everything they did was for their own Dao.

Qing Wu's impression of him had improved, but not by much.

However, having a Dao Discussion with him wouldn't be out of the question.

Since he was already here, it would be a pity not to go.

"Come, Xiao Bai, show us a trick!" Qing Wu pointed to a hilltop ahead and commanded.

Considering that "Tiangou" and "sycophantic dog" were very similar, Qing Wu felt the name wasn't good enough, so he decided to give it a new name.

As the saying goes, the Great Dao is simple; Xiao Bai was the Tiangou's new name.

Upon receiving the command, the Tiangou immediately darted out from Qing Wu's side, turning into a black stream of light and crashing towards the hilltop.

As it approached, it suddenly jumped, leaping out in a backflip posture, doing a somersault in the air and landing gracefully.

Don't look at how young the Tiangou was; this one jump covered over a hundred thousand miles, directly leaping over the hilltop.

One somersault, a hundred and eight thousand miles.

This inevitably made Qing Wu think of a certain well-behaved and obedient monkey.

When the time comes, he could let the Tiangou teach him.

"Good!" Qing Wu couldn't help but praise, then threw out a few Innate Spirit Fruits as a reward.

Receiving the master's reward, the Tiangou immediately worked harder at somersaulting, like a black whirlwind sweeping through, kicking up a gale wherever it passed.

The two people and the dog searched for a long time in the Western Land but ultimately couldn't find Mount Sumeru.

Only then did they realize the other party had actively obscured their aura to prevent them from finding it.

Thus, they had no choice but to give up.

After helping Yuan Feng break through, Qing Wu himself had gained many insights and vaguely felt that his own opportunity for a Breakthrough was also approaching.

So the two people and the dog decided to return to the Immortal Volcano.