God of Pets

Chapter 184 Elixir
The fat man hummed a little tune all the way back to the base. The soldier guarding the gate saw the fat man and said with a smile: "Brother Button, what are you so happy about? Did you find some money?"

"It's more satisfying than picking up money. I sold my unique little flower demon." The fat man said happily.

"Someone actually wants that broken pet. How much did you sell it for? You're not losing money, are you?" the soldier joked.

"Paying for nothing? When has your brother Button ever done a business that lost money? Our little flower demon was sold for 1,888." The fat man's mouth was crooked with pride.

"Who would spend more than a thousand to buy such a thing?" The soldier was a little surprised.

"A guy with a hole in his brain is collecting little flower fairies at the city market. He actually charges 20 yuan for an ordinary little flower fairy. Don't you think he is a complete idiot?" Brother Button laughed.

"20 yuan for an ordinary little flower demon? That's more than just a big jerk, it's a super big jerk. These lousy pets are everywhere in the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm. Not to mention they're useless, even if they were useful, they wouldn't be worth 20 yuan." The soldier sighed, "Too bad it's my turn to stand guard today, otherwise I would have wanted to collect some little flower demons to sell to him."

"It's too late. It was already too late when I found out. Many old hands in the market had already gone door to door to buy the little flower monsters. They bought them for a few dollars and sold them to that big bastard for 20. It's too late to buy them now. Otherwise, how could I let go of this opportunity." Brother Button said with a pout.

"You have made enough money by selling your little flower demon for 1888. Why do you need to work hard to collect the little flower demon and make a profit from the difference?" The soldier sighed again.

Brother Button became even more proud. The two chatted for a while, and suddenly saw a man in a senior military officer's uniform coming back from outside. When the fat man saw the man, he quickly stepped aside and saluted.

The soldiers on guard also saluted the officer. The officer saluted in return, then looked at Brother Button and said, "Fat Button, come with me."

"Yes, Commander." Brother Button followed the commander into the base and made a bitter face to the soldiers before leaving.

Arriving at the commander's office, Commander Lin sat down, drank a sip of tea and said, "Fatty, there's something I need you to do."

"Commander Lin, please give your orders and I will ensure that the mission is completed." Brother Button said with his chest puffed out and his head raised.

"Recently, some strange phenomena have appeared in Cuiyun Mountain. The higher-ups take it very seriously and have sent people here to investigate. You go and lead them." Commander Lin said.

"No way, that damn place Cuiyun Mountain is so unsafe, why do you always ask me to lead the way? Can't we change someone else?" Brother Button said dissatisfiedly.

"The team sent down this time is led by Commander Xiu Jie Ming Xiu. If you don't go, I will recommend someone else." Commander Lin said lightly.

"Commander Xiu Jieming is coming?" Brother Button's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this: "No, don't change people, Commander, I was wrong, I will lead the way."

"You kid..." Commander Lin shook his head helplessly. "I know Xiu Jieming is your family's benefactor and the one you're pursuing, but Cuiyun Mountain is different from other places. You must be careful and not let your emotions get the better of you."

"Don't worry, Commander. This isn't my first time there. I'm familiar with this job, so nothing will go wrong." Button Brother chuckled, "I can't say anything else, but as for the situation at Cuiyun Mountain, I believe even a cultivator at the Third Awakening level wouldn't be as familiar with it as I am."

"Don't be careless. The situation in Cuiyun Mountain is a little different this time, otherwise the higher-ups wouldn't have let Xiu Jieming come here. You have to be careful." Commander Lin gave a few more instructions before letting Brother Kouzi go and prepare.

Brother Button quickly packed up his things and set off for Xiu Jieming and his group's temporary base. "Commander Xiu, my name is Anping. Commander Lin asked me to lead the way." Brother Button inevitably felt a little nervous when he saw Xiu Jieming.

Xiu Jieming was a man of dignified appearance. Just by sitting there he had an awe-inspiring presence, the aura of a superior who commanded authority without even getting angry.

He was only about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, but his temperament made him look like a middle-aged cadre in his thirties or forties. Compared with his peers, he seemed much more mature and older.

He has a square-shaped body and can't be said to be very handsome, but his temperament is far superior to that of ordinary young people.

In addition, his extremely tall and strong figure makes others look much smaller next to him.

Even with a figure like Button Brother, he turned from a fat man into a little fat man in front of Xiu Jieming, and suddenly seemed to become a little cute in the Q version.

The reason why Button Brother was nervous was not entirely because of Xiu Jieming's aura, but also partly because when he first entered the secret realm of Beimang Mountain, his father took him to kill the secret spirit, but they encountered a level 27 red-clothed ghost. When his father was about to be beaten to death in order to protect him, Xiu Jieming, who was passing by, descended from the sky like a god, killed the red-clothed ghost in one move, and saved them father and son.

Since then, Button Brother has taken Xiu Jieming as his goal, or idol, and has been constantly working hard to cultivate and grow.

Now he is already an 18th-level practitioner, only two levels away from the third awakening.

"Ping'ankou, Brother Button, I've heard of you. You have a special talent. There are not many people who can go up Cuiyun Mountain and come down alive. You are the most powerful one among them. I heard that you can cross the mountain gate." Xiu Jieming said with a smile.

Brother Button was flattered. He hadn't expected Xiu Jieming to actually know him. He was both surprised and delighted, and quickly said, "Commander Xiu, you can just call me Fat Button or Button. I did go inside the mountain gate, but I was nearly dying at the time. I almost collapsed inside. After returning, I recuperated for half a year before I felt better."

"You are already very impressive. Up to now, you are the only one who can enter the mountain gate. You are already a unique existence and deserve to be called Brother Button. This time on our trip to Cuiyun Mountain, the safety of everyone depends on you." Xiu Jieming did not seem to be arrogant at all.

"Commander Xiu, please rest assured. As long as you don't enter the mountain gate, I can guarantee everyone's safety." Brother Button patted his chest and promised.

Xiu Yingmei, standing by, kept smiling until Button Brother was sent down to rest. Then she spoke, "Brother, Zhang Tianwang once climbed Cuiyun Mountain. I heard he stayed there for several years. Not long after he came down the mountain, he completed the Four Awakenings and ascended to the Cave Heaven. But what exactly he did there, and what he encountered, remains unknown to this day. What exactly is there up there?"

Xiu Jieming said seriously, "This question has troubled many people for hundreds of years. Before ascending Cuiyun Mountain, Heavenly King Zhang was an ordinary person. After descending from Cuiyun Mountain, he seemed to have attained enlightenment. He quickly rose to become a legendary master, eventually standing at the pinnacle of Shenzhou and becoming one of the Ten Heavenly Kings."

"For nearly a thousand years, many people have wanted to explore Cuiyun Peak and find out the secret of Zhang Tianwang's time there. However, over the years, no matter how powerful a figure is, once they reach Cuiyun Peak, they almost never return. Among those still alive, Fatty is the only one who has made it out alive."

"The old man had someone analyze it specifically. He found that Fatty was able to escape from the mountain gate alive because of his innate talent as a guardian of the way." Xiu Jieming continued, "Later, the old man specifically found people with similar talents to test them, and finally learned some of the secrets of Cuiyun Mountain. He discovered that within Cuiyun Mountain, there was an alchemy furnace as tall as the mountain. The boundless fire within it was refining some kind of elixir, drawing the energy of heaven and earth into it like a bellows. This kind of method is absolutely beyond human power."

"So, the old man suspects that the alchemy furnace in Cuiyun Mountain is probably connected to the immortals in the secret sky realm, and the elixirs refined there are definitely not ordinary ones, but immortal elixirs."

(End of this chapter)