Chapter 806 First Exploration of the Beast Alliance
A few days later, Ye Xuanyue looked at the azure sky around her. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she appeared somewhat lazily relaxed. The sky was high and the clouds were pale. Her voice was as clear as a stream from a mountain ravine.
“So this is what the Beast Alliance is like…”
Little White perched on Ye Xuanyue’s shoulder, his expression hesitant.
“Master, after we enter the Beast Alliance, we must be extra careful. The Beast Alliance is completely different from other places—it is very exclusive and especially dislikes humans. If we are discovered, it could very likely lead to conflict.”
He thought for a moment and added, “Moreover, Spirit Beasts can only achieve Transformation after reaching the Martial Emperor stage. Except for a very small number of Spirit Beasts, there are basically no exceptions. Master, you and Leng Moran are really conspicuous. If any Spirit Beast encounters you, you might face pursuit.”
Ye Xuanyue had known this for a long time, but she was mentally prepared. She blinked her eyes and then spoke.
“We need to find a way to reach the gathering place of the Dragon Clan. It would be best to find a place to exchange some information.”
Leng Moran paused for a moment before speaking.
“Although humans are few here, they are not nonexistent. The Beast Alliance has a large number of rare medicinal herbs that grow only here. Some humans are willing to take great risks to enter the Beast Alliance just for those herbs. If I am not mistaken, we might be able to find a human black market.”
Ye Xuanyue lowered her head, thought about it, and then said, “But we do not have any connections; we might not find it. A place like that must be extremely well-hidden.”
Leng Moran blinked and said,
“We don’t need to search on our own too hard. If we meet human explorers, we should be able to find out where such a place is hidden.”
Ye Xuanyue nodded. Back when she had met Duoduo in the Imperial City of the Imperial Dynasty, Duoduo had revealed something: there were Teleportation Arrays within the Beast Alliance. That was how Duoduo had reached the Imperial Dynasty back then.
However, the existence of the Teleportation Arrays was the highest secret of the Beast Alliance, and using them came with many limitations. It was impossible to use them on a large scale, much less to raid the Imperial Dynasty. They were only used occasionally on a very small scale. That was why they had not been destroyed.
But Ye Xuanyue had absolutely no way to use them. She thought for a moment and then said,
“When I was at the Pharmacist Association, I looked up some information. The Beast Alliance indeed has an abundance of extremely rare materials. If we get the chance, we should definitely try to look for some. I want to practice pill alchemy.”
Ye Xuanyue did not plan to give up the Alchemy Art. At present, she did not lack flames, and she had the top-tier Celestial Azure Mist Furnace as her cauldron. As long as she gathered the medicinal herbs, she could begin pill alchemy right away. It was extremely convenient. There was no reason not to try.
Furthermore, Ye Xuanyue possessed the Spirit Treasure Compass. Yet she had resolved not to use it casually again. It was too sensitive to Spirit Beasts. Whenever she used the compass, she could faintly hear the wails of Spirit Beasts beside her ears. The process of creating this magical treasure was said to be extremely cruel. Who knew how much resentment was bound to it? It would be better to find a way to free them from its imprisonment.
Ye Xuanyue had specifically asked Little White about it. He said that with her Spiritual Power combined with Jiji’s Earth Flame, she might be able to destroy the Spirit Treasure Compass. Ye Xuanyue planned to attempt this when she found a suitable opportunity.
At that moment, she turned her face toward the vast wilderness around her. A broad, gentle breeze blew from all sides, brushing against her face and giving her an unparalleled refreshing feeling. As she walked forward, she heard Leng Moran speak.
“The scenery here is actually quite beautiful.”
The Imperial Dynasty rarely had such endless wilderness, with brightly colored flowers blooming everywhere.
Ye Xuanyue glanced around. The Beast Alliance, where Spirit Beasts resided, was extremely vast. Moreover, different Spirit Beasts had their own habitats. In an unremarkable place like this, they probably would not encounter any Spirit Beasts.
Little White nimbly jumped down and curled up in Ye Xuanyue’s arms. He yawned, his eyes half-closed as if drifting between sleep and wakefulness. Then he heard his master ask,
“Was Little Monkey also taken to the Beast Alliance?”
Only then did Little White remember this matter. He paused and then nodded.
“His origins were never simple. Being taken away might actually be a good thing for him. Master, you don’t need to worry. Also, his Divine Ability is related to his eyes. We will definitely meet him later. By then, we will probably have to see him in a new light.”
Little White also had some speculations about Little Monkey’s hidden identity. Regardless of anything else, just his unique skill in brewing wine was not something every monkey Spirit Beast could possess. Drinking the wine he brewed over a long period could even improve one’s physique to some extent.
Little White yawned again and said softly,
“When we find Duoduo… we can all be together again…”
Sleepily curled up in Ye Xuanyue’s arms, he seemed to fall asleep shortly afterward.
Ye Xuanyue did not mind the trouble of carrying him. She gently stroked the soft fur on the little fox’s head. She did not put him back into the Space but kept holding Little White carefully.
Leng Moran walked a few steps ahead. His gaze shifted slightly.
The next second, Leng Moran turned his face toward Ye Xuanyue. His voice was very soft.
“It seems something has its eyes on us.”
Ye Xuanyue turned her head. She could hear faint hissing sounds near her ears. However, she thought it was probably not any powerful figure, because Little White had no reaction at all—if it had truly been a strong enemy, he would not have been sleeping peacefully in her arms.
Ye Xuanyue’s eyes flickered twice. Then Leng Moran glanced at her. His movements were swift. Without hesitation, he immediately turned and darted backward. His figure flickered slightly and disappeared from Ye Xuanyue’s sight. He returned quickly, holding a snake about as thick as a bowl.
The snake’s body bore black patterns, but it looked ordinary, not even resembling a Sacred Beast. Its gaze was fixed fiercely on Ye Xuanyue. It tried to flick its tongue, but Leng Moran had pinched it at a critical spot, leaving it unable to move.
Ye Xuanyue blinked. Was this… a snake-type Spirit Beast? Why was it constantly spying on them?
The snake kept hissing. Ye Xuanyue glanced at it curiously and actually heard threatening words from its mouth.
“If… if you don’t let me go… when my uncle comes…”
“You will surely meet a miserable end…”
Ye Xuanyue almost found it laughable. Such childish threats, coming from a snake’s mouth, were like a joke.