"Yes, because my strength is inferior to its, it often crosses boundaries to plunder my prey, and sometimes even devours members of my pack. As the leader of the wolves, I am powerless to stop it," the Big Cyan Wolf said bitterly. "That is why I desperately hope to get your help to eliminate it. Once I pledge my loyalty to you as my master, I can leave with you in peace."
Jiang Feng stared at the Big Cyan Wolf for a long time. "I don't know if you are being sincere, and as for pledging your loyalty to me, I cannot agree to that right now. Besides, wouldn't being the king of the wolves here for the rest of your life be a very happy thing?"
"My former master said the outside world is vast... and I want to go and see it. He also said that if I can accompany you to find him, he will help me ascend to the Saint Beast realm and become the king of the wolves in this world." As the Big Cyan Wolf spoke, its eyes were filled with incomparable hope and piety.
Jiang Feng was somewhat surprised. He could not help feeling a bit ashamed that a demon wolf should have such aspirations. "I wouldn't have guessed you had such big ambitions."
"There is no alternative. Compared to humans, we Demon Beasts are already at an absolute disadvantage. If we do not strive to be stronger, we will sooner or later be exterminated by humans."
The Big Cyan Wolf glanced at Jiang Feng and said hesitatingly, "My former master also said that you are to go find him whenever you reach the Saint Stage, and if your strength remains mediocre... you are to live out the rest of your days in this realm, for the weak have no right to go there."
Hearing this, Jiang Feng frowned, but he did not react excessively. Weakness is weakness, and there is nothing that cannot be admitted. If one does not want to be looked down upon, one simply needs to strive to become stronger. As for the Saint Stage, pondering that matter right now was less useful than figuring out how to deal with the Golden Python.
"Hand over the item. Go heal your injuries first, and then we will act according to circumstances."
Upon hearing this, the Big Cyan Wolf let out a long howl and left with the pack.
"What on earth is this treasure? Acting so mysterious."
Before long, the Big Cyan Wolf trotted back with an exquisite jade box in its mouth.
Jiang Feng gently opened the jade box, and suddenly a transparent, white little sword rose from inside—or rather than a small sword, it looked more like a sword-shaped white seed.
Before Jiang Feng could make any reaction, the little sword zipped straight into the space between his brows with a whoosh, and then hovered quietly within Jiang Feng's Sea of Consciousness.
At that very moment, the space of the Sea of Consciousness trembled slightly, and a wisp of golden spiritual energy appeared out of thin air—it was precisely the primal chaotic spiritual energy that had originally wandered in Jiang Feng's dantian.
The chaotic spiritual energy slowly approached the white little sword. The moment it made contact with the white little sword, an incredible thing happened.
The chaotic spiritual energy began to merge with the white little sword, and the color of the small sword slowly transformed from white to gold. The instant all of the chaotic spiritual energy entered the white little sword, with a resounding boom, the small sword burst forth with a dazzling golden light, then spun rapidly, showering wisps of golden sword qi into Jiang Feng's Sea of Consciousness.
This sword qi did not cause the slightest bit of damage to the Sea of Consciousness; on the contrary, bathing his Divine Sense in this sword qi gave Jiang Feng a feeling of supreme comfort.
Jiang Feng withdrew from his Sea of Consciousness and found the Big Cyan Wolf staring at him curiously. He said, "Go hunt some food and deliver it to the foot of the mountain. Once your injuries are healed, we'll go deal with that Golden Python."
Jiang Feng returned to the small cottage where he used to live with his grandfather. Looking at the furnishings that remained unchanged, he could not help but sigh with emotion. This little hut held too many memories for him, but now things remained, yet the people were gone.
Pulling himself together, Jiang Feng resumed his intense cultivation...
For five days running, Jiang Feng devoted himself entirely to cultivating the Star Formula. Aside from eating and drinking, he hardly stepped outside. Although the cultivation process remained agonizingly painful, the gratifying thing was that Jiang Feng had successfully activated eight more acupoints, including the Shenting, Yintang, Taiyang, and Ermen.
With this, all of the nine major acupoints in Jiang Feng's head were completely activated, and the speed at which his body automatically absorbed spiritual energy became many times faster than before.
Jiang Feng felt his mind exceptionally cool and clear, and his thinking became extraordinarily agile. Especially under the illumination of the golden small sword, his Divine Sense gradually grew fierce and powerful.
"At this rate, will my Divine Sense be able to affect other people's consciousness, or even possess offensive capability?" He had a feeling that his Divine Sense was undergoing a certain qualitative change.
Jiang Feng was extremely excited. If this were true, he would have gained yet another new means of attack.
Jiang Feng projected his Divine Sense and discovered that the area it could cover was four times larger than before, spanning a full two miles around. Hm? Jiang Feng suddenly detected the Big Cyan Wolf appearing within the perception of his Divine Sense, and a wicked smile instantly crept onto the corner of his mouth...
The sun was about to set, and the Big Cyan Wolf was sprinting swiftly toward the barrier at the foot of the mountain. Its purpose in coming this time was twofold: first, to inform Jiang Feng that its injuries were no longer an impediment, and second, that it had made a new discovery regarding the Golden Python.
As the Big Cyan Wolf was running at full speed, its head suddenly experienced a wave of dizziness, and its forward-rushing body almost tumbled off the mountain path, but it recovered its normality a moment later. The Big Cyan Wolf was completely baffled—could it be that its injuries had not yet fully healed?
Back in the cottage, Jiang Feng was ecstatic. His Divine Sense had just genuinely affected the Big Cyan Wolf. If he were to pull off such a sneak attack while battling the Golden Python, it would definitely yield unexpected results.
When the Big Cyan Wolf met Jiang Feng, it felt that the youth's expression was somewhat odd, but it didn't dwell on it. "My injuries should be fine now; we can go deal with that Golden Python. I just got two pieces of news: first, the Golden Python has advanced to the two-star level, and second, the heavenly spiritual treasure it guards is called the Sky Spirit Fruit, which will ripen tonight. Therefore, we must eliminate it as soon as possible."
"The Sky Spirit Fruit?" Jiang Feng was overjoyed. He had previously heard Manager Liu mention heavenly spiritual treasures, which were said to thoroughly improve a person's innate constitution and vastly enhance their cultivation.
"I didn't expect that in such a barren backwater as Qingshi Town, an extremely rare heavenly spiritual treasure would actually appear. It seems my good fortune is not shallow." Jiang Feng pondered for a moment and made up his mind...
In a dense forest on Daqing Mountain, a giant python covered all over in coin-like speckled patterns was coiled around a towering tree, leisurely bathing in the lingering warmth of the setting sun. From time to time, it gazed passionately at the two fruits on a small tree, and from time to time, it raised its bucket-sized head to scan the surroundings with vigilance.
Suddenly, a robust Big Cyan Wolf appeared in its field of vision. The giant python immediately slithered rapidly down toward the tree, its cold, slit-pupilled eyes closely monitoring every move of the Big Cyan Wolf.
At this moment, the Big Cyan Wolf spotted the Sky Spirit Fruit on that small tree. The fragrance emitted by the Sky Spirit Fruit already permeated this patch of the forest.
The Big Cyan Wolf did not act rashly. It knew that the Golden Python was definitely lurking nearby, watching it and ready to deliver a fatal strike at any moment.
The Big Cyan Wolf slowly approached the Sky Spirit Fruit, then lunged forward fiercely. At that exact moment, a giant python over thirty feet long suddenly darted out from the bushes nearby and lunged directly at the Big Cyan Wolf's head.
The Big Cyan Wolf was well prepared; it nimbly leaped aside and then turned tail and fled.
Unwilling to let go of this fellow that coveted its Sky Spirit Fruit, the Golden Python pursued it closely from behind.
After chasing for nearly thirty feet, the Golden Python abandoned the Big Cyan Wolf and returned to the side of the Sky Spirit Fruit.
In this manner, the Big Cyan Wolf harassed the Golden Python over and over again, driving the python to exhaustion.
The fragrance emitted by the Sky Spirit Fruit grew stronger and stronger, evidently on the verge of ripening.
When the Golden Python had chased it for thirty feet once again and was about to turn back, the Big Cyan Wolf suddenly collapsed forty feet away, struggling ceaselessly.
The Golden Python halted its body, which had just been about to turn back, and approached the Big Cyan Wolf hesitatingly.
Just as it was drawing near, the Big Cyan Wolf weakly crawled back up, managed to run forward another dozen feet or so, and then tumbled headlong to the ground once more.
The Golden Python closed in by another seven or eight feet and spewed a mouthful of toxic smoke toward the Big Cyan Wolf. At that instant, the Big Cyan Wolf scrambled up in a panic and vanished without a trace in a flash.
When the Golden Python returned, its furious body whipped up a storm of flying wood shavings from the surrounding trees, and those two Sky Spirit Fruits had actually vanished into thin air...