Creation of the Universe

The fifth-level spiritual beast, the Wind-Escaped Beast, was actually defeated by Xiaoguo.

Shen Zhan squatted down, stroked Xiao Guo's head, and praised him, "Good job, but don't feed me poisonous fruit again in the future. You almost killed me.

But it's also my fault for being careless. You were born without parents, so naturally, no one taught you how to distinguish which foods in the Spirit Beast Forest are safe and which are not to be eaten."

Xiaoguo showed a puzzled expression, and then rubbed her head against Shen Zhan's palm.

Seeing that they were safe, Tang Muqing came over curiously and looked at the spirit beast which was only the size of a fist.

"It's so cute, yet so powerful. It's so small and can actually fight off a fifth-level spirit beast. It's incredible!"

Hearing that Tang Muqing seemed to be praising him, Xiaoguo immediately puffed out his chest and looked proud.

Shen Zhan asked Tang Muqing, "By the way, where were you originally planning to go? Why did you end up in the Spirit Beast Forest?"

Tang Muqing seemed embarrassed when she mentioned this. She said, "The four of us are disciples of Wuya Daoyuan. This time, we have been ordered to go to Weihai Kingdom to participate in the annual trial conference. The winner will be able to represent Weihai Kingdom and compete with masters from other vassal states."

"you......"

Shen Zhan wanted to say something but stopped himself, but Tang Muqing naturally knew what he wanted to say but didn't say.

"I know that the four of us have very low cultivation bases. The most powerful eldest brother has only just entered the Martial Cultivation Realm, but we are already the strongest disciples in the Taoist Academy."

Shen Zhan muttered silently: "Wuya Daoyuan...Wuya Daoyuan..."

"Didn't your ancestor establish Wuya Daoyuan three hundred years ago?"

Tang Muqing was a little surprised, "Sir, how did you know that?"

Wuya Taoist Temple is not very famous in the martial arts world, so most people cannot tell the origin of Wuya Taoist Temple. Unexpectedly, Shen Zhan seems to know something at this time.

"Then your ancestor should be Taoist Tianlang?"

Tang Muqing was even more surprised now. After three hundred years, the founder's Taoist name was only known to their disciples. However, Shen Zhan could tell it accurately.

Could it be that Shen Zhan has some connection with their Wuya Taoist Temple?

Tang Muqing was right to think so, because just three hundred years ago, it was Shen Zhan who saved the then unknown Taoist Tianlang. With Shen Zhan's advice, the latter finally broke through the bottleneck of his cultivation, and eventually founded his own sect, becoming one of the few top figures in the world.

Unexpectedly, after so much time, Shen Zhan met his old friend's disciple again, and he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotions.

"Your Wuya Daoyuan is supposed to prioritize cultivating the mind, and aren't particularly adept at refining the body or refining Qi. Therefore, your disciples are often not good at fighting, and instead emphasize observing the mind, yin and yang, divination, and so on. Am I correct?"

Tang Muqing nodded.

"You don't have to look at me in surprise. Actually, I do have some connections with your Wuya Daoyuan. But I don't understand why you are participating in the Weihai Kingdom's trial conference this time, since you are not good at fighting?"

"Because...we've been invited, and if we don't go, we'll be laughed at."

"There is such a thing. What is the purpose of the person who invited you?"

Tang Muqing sighed softly and explained to Shen Zhan, "The person who invited Wuya Daoyuan to participate in the trial meeting was one of our former uncles. He has now become an official in Weihai State and holds great power. If we flatly refuse, he will surely suppress us. This time, we have no choice but to participate, even if it's just for the sake of formality."

"Does your uncle have any grudge against the mountain gate?"

"Exactly."

Shen Zhan learned about the situation from Tang Muqing and couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic towards them.

Afterwards, the two decided to find Tang Muqing's three senior brothers and sisters, and then decide how to safely get out of the Spirit Beast Forest and continue on their journey to Weihai Kingdom.

They kept searching nearby and passed by a cave that contained an earth spirit vein. At this time, Shen Zhan noticed movement in the cave, so he suddenly stopped and stared at the dark cave entrance.

"what happened?"

"Your companion is in the cave."

Tang Muqing couldn't help but feel amazed, because she hadn't discovered anything yet, but Shen Zhan was already so sure.

After a while, senior sister Xia Wenxiu and senior brother Dong Ping came out from inside. They looked a little flustered and looked very uneasy.

"Sister! Brother! I'm so glad to see you're all right!"

Tang Muqing stepped forward and hugged her senior sister Xia Wenxiu.

Seeing Tang Muqing and Shen Zhan together, Dong Ping asked cautiously, "Junior Sister, what are you doing with this stranger? Where's that Wind-Escape Beast? Did it hurt you?"

"I'm fine, don't worry, brother."

"This time, thanks to Mr. Shen, we were able to repel the Wind-Escape Beast. Otherwise, our situation would be very dangerous."

After hearing Tang Muqing's words, Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping looked at Shen Zhan at the same time and looked at him carefully.

Shen Zhan was just a young boy with a childish face. Judging from his appearance, he was far from a master. So although the two of them didn't say much on the surface, they had doubts in their hearts.

At this moment, a low roar of the Earth Dragon Turtle came from the cave. It sensed the presence of a stranger and became angry again.

"This is coming from the spirit beast in the cave. Is it going to attack us?"

Just now, Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping rashly entered the cave, and after discovering the underground dragon turtle, they ran out in a panic.

Shen Zhan said to Xiao Guo, "Go and make that big guy quiet down. There are no enemies here."

After hearing this, Xiaoguo shook his head and tried to understand what Shen Zhan meant, then jumped into the cave.

Tang Muqing couldn't help but say worriedly, "Little guy, you have to be careful, there are powerful spirit beasts in there!"

Shen Zhan told her, "Don't worry, Xiao Guo is very powerful. The Earth Dragon Turtle inside will be scared and hide when it sees it."

Sure enough, after Xiaoguo went in, the originally restless Earth Dragon Turtle quickly calmed down and was no longer noisy at all.

Shen Zhan said to the three of them, "It's getting late. You must be tired after being chased by spirit beasts all the way. Why don't you go in and rest for a while?"

Tang Muqing kept explaining to her senior brothers and sisters that Shen Zhan was a good man and how he had fought off the Wind-Evading Beast. Eventually, the three of them returned to the cave for a short rest.

At this time, Tang Muqing asked, "Where's the eldest brother? He seemed to have been seriously injured when he fought against the Wind Escape Beast for us!"

On the other side, Shen Zhan accidentally noticed that several fruits were obviously missing from one of the boxes containing the Earth Spirit Fruit. He couldn't help but shift his gaze to Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping.