Chapter 3899 — Out of the Sky
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
Though the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle had temporarily lost his trail, it would surely keep searching for him for some time to come. So Wei Zhao had no intention of regrouping with Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai now; acting alone was, in fact, safer for all of them.
In this spirit beast trial, most newcomers would have given anything to walk away with a free spirit pet. Someone like Qiao Hongcai had lost his head the instant he saw a Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle cub. Wei Zhao, however, did not set much store by it.
After all, the Jade Pendant space was home to that elderly spirit beast, Gui Dongxi. If Wei Zhao were to use a spirit pet talisman—such a callous thing—to claim a spirit pet right under the old fellow's nose, that would be a bit hard to justify.
What was more, such low-grade spirit pet talismans could only subdue spirit beasts below the Heaven rank, and beasts of that caliber hardly caught Wei Zhao's eye. Even seeing the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle cub moments ago had stirred nothing in him.
Of course, if it were a heaven-defying spirit beast cub with kingly bloodline, that would be another matter entirely. In that case, Wei Zhao might not even need to lift a finger—Gui Dongxi himself would perk up at the prize and eagerly lure it over for him.
But this was only the outer reaches of the rear mountain. The odds of a heaven-defying spirit beast appearing here were negligible—next to zero.
And in Wei Zhao's view, the greatest boon of this spirit beast trial was not the spirit pet at all, but the chance to linger for a full month in the rear mountain's outer reaches. To him, that was the real prize.
The Threefold Pavilion kept the rear mountain under strict control. Newcomers like Wei Zhao could not set foot there under ordinary circumstances, save for opportunities like this newcomer trial. And this rear mountain was, as far as he knew, the only place where the Heart-Eating Linglong Grass could be found.
With the Heart-Eating Linglong Grass, he could refine Foundation Establishment Golden Pills; with Foundation Establishment Golden Pills, he could advance quickly. That was what Wei Zhao valued most right now.
True, the Jade Pendant space already held two stalks of Heart-Eating Linglong Grass, but such things were always better in abundance. If he could find a few more stalks in the rear mountain's outer reaches this time, the trip would not have been in vain.
Beyond that, the rear mountain was rich in resources—a natural treasure trove for any cultivator. Even in the outer reaches, anyone who cared to look could find countless priceless heavenly materials and earthly treasures: not only all manner of spirit herbs and spirit beasts, but also rare wonders seldom seen in the outside world.
The last newcomer trial had lasted only three days. Wei Zhao had managed to snatch a stalk of Heart-Eating Linglong Grass, but had no time to look around properly. This time he had a full month—enough, if he put his mind to it, to make a complete circuit of the rear mountain's outer reaches.
Such an opportunity Wei Zhao naturally meant to seize with both hands. Otherwise, he would be doing a disservice to the Jade Pendant space he carried—a mobile warehouse bestowed by heaven itself, was it not?
Yet what Wei Zhao never expected was that before he could even begin his sweep, he would run into an old acquaintance in the vast outer reaches of the rear mountain.
When a dark shadow fell over his head, Wei Zhao thought the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle had found him. Instead, it was a flying spirit beast from the rear mountain hall—one person and one beast descending from the sky. It was Shangguan Lan'er and her little Curly Bear!
He watched Shangguan Lan'er and the little Curly Bear drop from the sky and land before him. Even Wei Zhao's sturdy nerves gave a violent start. "You—what are you doing here?"
"How rude! You don't even call me little senior sister when you see me!" Shangguan Lan'er jabbed a finger at Wei Zhao's forehead, fuming.