122: Chapter 122

With these spirit coins, she could replenish her depleted magical power at any time during the dangerous journey ahead.

Tian Kui grabbed the two bags of spirit coins, squeezed them tightly in her palm to make them shrink rapidly, and quickly stuffed them into the pouch inside her chest.

Xiao Bai looked bewildered and hurriedly walked over to Tian Kui to check, preparing to reach out and touch her chest.

"Strange, those two big bags, how did they just vanish into thin air?"

Slap!

"You bold lecher, how dare you harass this Saintess! Seize him and punish him severely!"

Two fox demons behind her quickly stepped forward and pinned Xiao Bai down tightly. One of the fox demons even used her long, slender white legs to perform a scissor hold, locking Xiao Bai's neck in a tight grip.

"Wow, she smells so good! How can there be such beautiful fox demons in this world?"

This wasn't a punishment at all; it was practically a reward for Xiao Bai.

Even Feng Yun couldn't bear to watch anymore and walked up to Tian Kui: "How about we let it go? Look at how lewdly he's smiling."

"Let him go. Let's continue on our way."

Xiao Bai was still left wanting more and hurriedly shouted: "Aren't you going to punish me? Why are you leaving? I haven't fully experienced it yet!"

Chapter 161: Worthy of Being a Saintess

After seeing Tian Kui's actions, Xiao Bai couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration from the bottom of his heart.

From initial skepticism to gradual understanding, and now feeling inferior to Tian Kui, his perspective had undergone a complete transformation in an instant.

By scraping up almost all the spirit coins that the Demon, Ghost, and Dragon Clans used to replenish energy, she had effectively weakened their strength in disguise.

"Saintess, now that you've cured the poison afflicting those three major clans, aren't you afraid they might turn against us?"

"Don't panic. Do not use your own limited thinking to make wild guesses. They are an indispensable force; if used well, they will have unexpected effects."

Xiao Bai felt like a tool snake. Tian Kui clearly had a way to dispel the virulent poison in the stream, so why had she gone to the trouble of shrinking down and hiding in a small box for him to carry across earlier?

The team headed east, already hundreds of kilometers away from the Bewildering Forest, when Feng Yun pointed to a mountain peak not far away.

A flock of large birds circled in the sky, emitting sharp screeches. Even just picking one out at random, its wingspan exceeded ten meters.

Feng Yun felt an inexplicable aura of terror. Even Xiao Bai had this feeling, and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons behind them stopped in their tracks.

"What the Hell are these big birds? They seem to have human faces, and I can feel the Evil Qi even from here."

Tian Kui said indifferently: "Don't go over there yet. Those large birds are Garudas, which specialize in feeding on Dragons and are quite fond of giant snakes like you too."

"Their sharp talons and beaks can easily pierce through hard Dragon scales; even a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon cannot escape unscathed."

One could see some clues from the terrified look in Ao Wuming's eyes; even the always haughty Five-Clawed Golden Dragons were afraid.

The Garuda leader also discovered the tracks of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons and came swooping over crazily, leading over a hundred Garudas.

"Children, charge! There are delicious Golden Dragons over there!"

Ao Wuming shouted: "All clansmen, retreat!"

He set aside his pride and sought help from Tian Kui, knowing that the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan possessed many wonderful Cultivation Techniques and surely had a way to deal with the Garudas.

"Please, Saintess, take action to subdue the Garudas. As long as you can drive them away, we will obey all your commands for this mission. The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Clan will have no objections."

Tian Kui grinned: "I have no way to deal with the Garudas, but Gui Jianchou should."

Ao Wuming bowed with cupped hands: "Then I must trouble you, Saintess. You are the initiator of the Demon Emperors Tomb, so it is only right that you should be in command."

Tian Kui frowned, indicating that this matter was a bit difficult to handle.

"I'll try. After all, the Ghost Clan doesn't take orders directly from me."

When seeing injustice, take a detour; when the Jianghu is dangerous, retreat if you can't handle it. Xiao Bai fully implemented this principle and had already retreated behind the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons.

This guy still had a bit of conscience, knowing to bring Feng Yun and those fox demons along.

"Those bird-men are a bit arrogant. Everyone, hide and see how things develop."

Feng Yun rolled her eyes: "Is it that hard to admit you're scared?"

Xiao Bai forced an explanation: "This isn't me being a coward; I'm just listening to my inner thoughts."

"I, this King, admit that I am indeed afraid. There is nothing shameful about it. The Garudas are not only the natural enemies of the Dragon Clan, but the Snake Clan cannot escape either."

Xiao Bai took out the golden bowl and dangled it in front of Feng Yun.

"Little Yuner, don't be afraid. If worst comes to worst, I'll take you and hide in the turtle shell."

"Call me Queen. Don't get carried away just because you're given a little sunshine."

At this moment, Tian Kui had already walked up to Gui Jianchou, whispered a few words to him, and glanced at the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons from time to time.

Unexpectedly, Gui Jianchou agreed quite readily.

The Garuda leader had already flown in front of the allied forces. The eighty-plus Five-Clawed Golden Dragons before them would allow them to have a full meal, and drool was already starting to drip from their beaks.

"Dragon brats, stop running! Be good and become our food."

"There is a path to Heaven you refuse to take, and no gate to Hell but you force your way in. You came here to seek death yourselves."

The Garuda leader continued to clamor: "I know you are going to the Demon Emperors Tomb. We didn't get to eat many dragons ten thousand years ago, and my children have been starving for it."

"Today, so many delicious Five-Clawed Golden Dragons have delivered themselves to our door. Even the Heavens are looking out for us."

Mount Garula, towering into the clouds, lay across their path. The air was filled with the stench of rotting corpses, and the remains of large animals were scattered everywhere, covered in flies.

Ao Wuming led his clansmen to continue retreating. If these Dragon Clan elites were all eaten by the Garudas, it would be a huge loss for the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons.

Suddenly, a mass of black liquid blocked the Garudas' path, with a large shadow behind it.

"So it is the Garudas. This Protector will come to meet you."

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. We are not interested in the Ghost Clan."

Gui Jianchou snorted coldly: "The Five-Clawed Golden Dragons are now allies of the Ghost Clan. Whoever dares to touch them is an enemy of the Ghost Clan."

Gui Jianchou's attitude was very firm. This was the first time he had taken a stand along this journey, personally siding with the Dragon Clan.

Ao Wuming was very surprised and admired Tian Kui's ability even more. He didn't know how she had convinced Gui Jianchou.

The Garuda leader let out a sharp screech, shattering all the surrounding trees and stones, trying to scare off the Ghost Clan.

"If you annoying black ghosts don't move aside, I'll slaughter you all too."

Gui Jianchou waved his hand: "Ghost Clan elites, attack! Devour all these bird-men!"

He launched the attack first, a mass of black liquid sticking to the Garuda leader's body.

The Garuda leader spun rapidly in the air, trying to shake off the black slime, but found he couldn't shake it off at all. The feathers on his body were being rapidly corroded.

His offspring, the small Garudas, also encountered fierce attacks from the Ghost Clan elites, basically one having to fight two Ghost Kings.

The Ghost Clan's movement techniques were extremely bizarre; the Garudas tried everything but couldn't hurt them.

Garudas were constantly being sucked dry into a skin, leaving only a pile of feathers falling straight from the sky.

All things in the world have their mutual generation and restriction; the Ghost Clan also countered the Garudas.

Seeing Gui Jianchou leading the Ghost Clan elites, killing everywhere in the sky, Ao Wuming could hardly conceal his joy. He and his clansmen could escape the disaster and not be killed by their natural enemy, the Garudas.

"Thank you, Saintess, for your help. I will definitely keep your great kindness to the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons in my heart."

"You're welcome. Since we all have the same goal, we are allies."

"After the Ghost Clan finishes off the Garudas, you should lead your clansmen to thank the Ghost Clan personally."

"We are all a community of shared destiny. I hope we can cooperate with each other in the future and not engage in infighting."

Ao Wuming bowed with cupped hands: "Thank you for the reminder, Saintess. With your leadership, we will surely be able to retrieve all the treasures from the Demon Emperors Tomb."

After more than an hour of fierce battle, it ended with a great victory for the Ghost Clan. Gui Jianchou swallowed the Garuda leader directly and recovered quite a bit of magical power.

He walked up to Tian Kui very satisfied: "Thank you, Saintess, for making this possible. The Garudas can replenish the large amount of magical power consumed by the Ghost Clan elites."

Xiao Bai had a big "respect" in his heart. She had easily gotten the Ghost Clan to take action, wiped out the blocking Garudas, and quickly won over the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons and the Ghost Clan.

As for how she convinced Gui Jianchou to take action, Xiao Bai still hadn't figured it out.

Chapter 162: Are You Here to Be Funny?

The allied forces took a short rest on Mount Garula.

Tian Kui walked up to Xiao Bai and stretched out her hand: "Give it to me..."

Xiao Bai looked around stealthily, then slowly lowered his head, even feeling a little shy.

"Saintess, you're really open. Everyone is watching from the side; isn't it a bit inappropriate to be so blatant?"

"The Queen is still nearby. How about we meet privately? I'll notify you tonight after I've found a spot."

With such an obvious hint, Xiao Bai was secretly happy in his heart. Could the matter of the two kun kun have been leaked?

"The map of the Demon Emperors Tomb! Your brain is filled with lewd thoughts all day long. If Yuner were to really be with you, she would be in big trouble."

Xiao Bai immediately giggled: "Oh, so it's just the map? Why were you batting your eyes at me?"

Tian Kui blinked, rubbed her eyes a few times: "Something dirty got into my eye just now. Which law says I can't blink?"

"Of course you can, it was my misunderstanding."

Xiao Bai quickly took out the map from his qiankun bag, and Tian Kui extended her right palm to cast a spell on the map.

It soon displayed the remaining distance. They were still halfway to the Tianyuan Secret Realm, and it would only get more dangerous from here on.

Fortunately, there were no losses at the Garuda checkpoint. The original army of nearly two hundred thousand had dwindled to just a few hundred by this point.

It wasn't even a fraction of what it had been. The hardships and obstacles along the way had eliminated all the weaklings who were just trying to fish in troubled waters.

The remaining elites of various clans should be even more closely united.

At this time, Tian Kui's status in the allied forces was quite high. Even Gui Jianchou, who didn't submit to anyone, expressed his willingness to follow her arrangements.

Tian Kui clapped her hands, gathering them all together.

"Everyone, according to the map, we still have half the journey to reach the Tianyuan Secret Realm."