Chapter 563 — The Fat Tiger's Supremacy
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
The Black Tiger God sized Shen Mu up, then pried open his eyes and peered inside. Seeing that he was unharmed, he finally set his mind at ease and said: "We slipped into the demon clans' territory. The Princess and the Holy Maiden kept trying to sense your primal spirit, but never got any response from you. Worried that they might disturb you, they stopped using the Three Primal Spirits Convergence Art to contact you. We searched and inquired all along the way, originally meaning to head for the Land of Ominousness. But before we reached it, we ran into a great many demons rushing east, saying you had gone there. So we tracked them the whole way. Long Qilin is rather familiar with you and can smell your scent, which is how we managed to follow you here. At last we've found you. " Shen Mu mused: "When you were trying to reach me, I must have been inside the Land of Ominousness. It's a very strange place, so I never sensed the Holy Maiden's or Sister Xiu's primal spirit calls.
You went deep into demon territory — did you not run into any danger? " Ling Yuxiu lifted Long Qilin and set him on Xiangzi's back, saying: "Sister Sang Hua is remarkable. This time we owe it to her that we avoided the demons' strongholds. Besides, those demons were all tracking you, and there were rumors that you had badly wounded Vajra.
Many demon gods gathered there to guard Vajra, lest someone seize the moment and kill him. " Shen Mu couldn't help laughing: "These demon rumors make me out to be far too terrifying. Vajra was actually wounded by a curse; it has nothing to do with me. He was indeed hurt, but by now he should be fine. " Sang Hua looked this way and that, and seeing many demons hurrying toward them, said in alarm: "The Tiger Venerable was slaughtering freely just now; I fear it will draw demon gods. This is no place to linger.
Once we're away from here, we can talk in detail! Tiger Venerable, you're big and will draw the demon gods' attention — we'll have to trouble you a bit more. " Hearing this, the Black Tiger God hastily shrank, becoming a small tiger about a chi tall. The girls exchanged glances, each gave him a pat, all quite pleased — and the Black Tiger God noticed nothing at all.
Shen Mu thought to himself: "Could it be that this is how Senior Brother Tiger has been muddling his way deep into demon territory all along? " They ran east, and Xiangzi promptly stretched its legs and followed. The Black Tiger God caught up with Shen Mu and looked up at him, curious: "What's this about Vajra being wounded by a curse? That rumor can't be false. That fellow is a true demon, an overlord among the demon clans — how could a curse wound him?
" Shen Mu said: "It's the jade pendant on my chest.
A curse is hidden inside it. As for the details, I don't know them.
The Woodcutter Sage Master knows a little, but he never told me. " Before long, Long Qilin could finally move again, though his limbs were still weak and he couldn't get up.
Aggrieved, he said: "Cult Master, I'm hungry.
. . " Shen Mu said hastily: "If you eat spirit pills now, it will upset your stomach and bowels. I'm afraid you'll throw them up.
" Long Qilin fell silent. After a moment he spoke again: "Cult Master, little dragon gave up his own safety to enter demon territory to find you, and you poisoned me. .
. " Shen Mu blinked and said no more.
"Still hungry," said Long Qilin. Helpless, Shen Mu took out some spirit herbs to compound a Fire-Phase Divine Essence Pill.
Long Qilin said: "I like Crimson Fire Spirit Pills. I don't like the taste of Fire-Phase Divine Essence Pills.
" Shen Mu's brow twitched.
Suppressing his anger, he set the prepared herbs aside and made up the ingredients for a Crimson Fire Spirit Pill.
When he had refined the Crimson Fire Spirit Pill, Long Qilin opened his mouth and waited for Shen Mu to feed him. Veins bulged on Shen Mu's forehead. He tossed in two pills.