95: Chapter 95 Are you there?

"Are you there?"

Actually.

Wu Li had left out one detail: those who possess the Blood Seal Pagoda will condense a blood seed within their bodies as they strengthen themselves through blood consumption.

The blood seed has no use for them, but for Wu Li, it is like a backup energy source.

As long as Wu Li wishes, he can extract the blood seed at any time to nourish himself.

At this moment.

After sensing for a moment, Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes lit up completely. His blood-red pupils were filled with irrepressible excitement, and his voice trembled: "Does that mean I can go slaughter my way to the Xuanyi Sect now?"

Wu Li was speechless.

Two orbs of dim red light flickered, and his voice was hoarse and flat: "You have just entered the Fusion stage of the Blood Seal Pagoda, and your cultivation is only at the first level of Qi Refining. With just this amount of cultivation, you want to go slaughter the Xuanyi Sect?"

Zhang Huaiyuan froze for a moment, the fanaticism in his eyes fading a little.

Wu Li looked at him, his voice turning cold: "Your current status is no different from a street rat that everyone wants to beat. From today on, you must obey me. Before you have grown strong enough, you had better behave yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Demonic Qi fluctuated around Wu Li, and he quickly vanished from before Zhang Huaiyuan.

Wu Li flew away from Qingshi Town. To him, Zhang Huaiyuan was nothing more than a chess piece that could move within the Human Race.

Chess pieces do not need to have too many thoughts; they just need to be obedient.

Now, his goal was Lord Tunming.

By the time Wu Li flew back to Taiyue Mountain, the sky was already beginning to brighten.

He landed on a giant rock on the outskirts of the Stone Forest. Before he could enter the Limestone Cave, he saw the Iron-Backed Bear King's massive body crouching outside the Stone Forest, holding a huge honeycomb in his arms, with honey dripping down from between his fingers.

Hei Yu was crouching on a nearby stone pillar, talking to the Bear King. Seeing Wu Li return, he hurriedly lowered his head.

The Iron-Backed Bear King looked up, gave a silly smile, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and waved at Wu Li.

"Little brother, you're back!"

Wu Li landed on the boulder in front of the Iron-Backed Bear King. A trace of surprise flashed in his blood-red pupils, and he greeted him: "Brother Bear is here."

The Iron-Backed Bear King chuckled, patted the honeycomb in his arms, and said in a muffled voice: "I came to drink with you, and brought you some good stuff while I was at it."

He pushed the honeycomb in front of Wu Li. "This is honey collected by the Spirit Bee tribe. Eating it has the effect of clearing the Physical Body. I, Old Bear, had a hard time getting it, so you should try some."

Wu Li laughed and reached out his claw to take the honeycomb.

The honeycomb felt heavy in his hand; the honey was golden and translucent, emitting a sweet floral fragrance. Just smelling it made him feel comfortable all over.

"Many thanks for your kindness, Brother Bear. What brings you to my place today?"

The Iron-Backed Bear King put away his smile, patted his stomach, and said in a muffled voice.

"Little brother, you must be careful lately. There has been quite a lot of movement from Lord Tunming's side."

The Iron-Backed Bear King briefly explained the situation regarding Blood Butcher.

After listening, Wu Li was silent for a moment, then spoke in a hoarse and flat voice: "There is nothing to hide from Brother Bear. Lord Tunming and I are now in an irreconcilable situation."

The Iron-Backed Bear King froze for a moment, then patted his stomach and said in a muffled voice.

"Fight then. That old ghost is in a terrible state right now, and he has no one under his command."

"Does my little brother need any help from me?"

Wu Li did not stand on ceremony. He stared at the Iron-Backed Bear King with his blood-red pupils and asked directly.

"Brother Bear, is there anything in the mountain that contains Essence of the Sun?"

Upon hearing this, the Iron-Backed Bear King scratched his head, thought for a moment, and without responding, stood up, patted his round belly, and said in a muffled voice.

"Little brother, wait for me a moment. I remember Lady Hua has a stone that is full of Essence of the Sun. I'll go get it for you."

Wu Li froze for a moment, just about to refuse.

After all, that belonged to Lady Hua; it was someone else's property, and it wouldn't be right for him to take it.

But the Iron-Backed Bear King just shook his head and said in a silly, muffled voice: "It's fine, little brother. I'll talk to Lady Hua about it. She won't mind. Wait for me, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Iron-Backed Bear King turned and left. His massive body left deep pits in the ground with every step, and he disappeared into the dense forest in just a few strides.

Wu Li opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the Bear King was already gone.

He withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

Hei Yu flew down from the stone pillar, landed in front of Wu Li, lowered his head respectfully, and couldn't help but say: "Old Ancestor, this Bear King... his bear-character is quite good."

Wu Li nodded, "Hmm, he is a friend worth making."

He withdrew his gaze, spread his wings, and flew deep into the Limestone Cave.

The flock of crows was crouching on the stone pillars. Seeing the Old Ancestor fly by, they all lowered their heads together. Tiger Biao, for some reason, seemed to have gotten together with Heida and Heier, and they were getting along quite well.

Heida spread his wings and gestured something in front of Tiger Biao, and Tiger Biao had an expression of 'that's so awesome'...

"Old Ancestor..."

Bai Chi happened to fly over at this moment.

Wu Li nodded and broke off a piece of the honeycomb, "Everyone, have a taste."

After saying this, Wu Li flew back into the Limestone Cave.

Meanwhile, deep in the bamboo forest on the other side, by the spring water.

The bamboo shadows swayed, the moonlight was like water, and the pool water shimmered with silvery white.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

A burst of fallen leaves drifted down as the bamboo swayed.

Then.

A massive black bear head squeezed with difficulty through a gap in the bamboo forest, his thick bear paws clawing at the bamboo, bending several of them.

A silly smile appeared on the black bear's face, his small eyes darting around, and he lowered his voice and called out: "Hehe, is Lady Hua here?"

No one answered him.

Only the rustling of the wind through the bamboo leaves.

The black bear waited for a while, then peered into the depths of the bamboo forest again. Confirming there was no movement, he squeezed his massive bear body in with effort, causing the bamboo to sway wildly and make a clattering sound.

He tiptoed toward the spring. His massive body was on tiptoes, and every step was cautious, but he still snapped several bamboo branches, making a crisp "crack" sound.

He hurriedly stopped, pricked up his ears to listen for a while, and finding no movement, continued to move forward.

On a blue stone by the spring, a fist-sized bead lay quietly.

The bead was entirely crimson, its surface smooth as a mirror, glowing with a faint golden light under the moonlight, with heat faintly radiating from it. During the day, this bead faced the sun, absorbing the Essence of the Sun without stopping. By night, the Essence of the Sun within the bead had accumulated to be as deep as an abyss.

The black bear crouched down, reached out his thick bear paw, then pulled it back, rubbed his paws together, and asked in a silly, muffled voice: "Lady Hua, are you using this?"

Still, no one answered him.

The wind blew through the bamboo forest, the bamboo leaves rustled, and the spring water tinkled.

The black bear waited a while longer, then reached out his bear paw and grabbed the bead. He muttered to himself in a silly, muffled voice: "Well, if you're not using it, Lady Hua, I'll take it first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left, his massive body squeezing back into the gap in the bamboo forest, causing the bamboo to rustle noisily.

As he left, he didn't forget to turn back and bow toward the depths of the bamboo forest.

"Thank you, Lady Hua!"