Bart left contentedly. The mystical power of the Monster Thearch made him respect me even more than his grandfather.
After he left, the snake spirit asked, "Why did you take that kid in?
He's so young and he dares to swear that he doesn't care about his bloodline. I don't think he's reliable. "
I shook my head. "His background is complicated. Although he's young and he's arrogant, he's mature. He agreed to my request after much consideration.
Moreover, there isn't any irreconcilable conflict between the Monster race and the human race. I'm just planting a seed in his heart. In the future, when the two races come into contact, the seed in his heart will sprout. It will be a good thing. "
The snake spirit didn't care about worldly affairs. He was just casually saying that. Seeing that I didn't agree with his point of view, he shrugged and changed the topic.
"These days, I have found out that the fierce beast that will be awakening in Wind's Breath City is a Taotie. The time will be in a week. The Dragon Clan specially sent someone over to handle this matter. I am not familiar with him, but after I revealed my identity, he agreed to let me join the ceremony."
Previously, I had sent the snake spirit to Wind Breath City so that he could find out more about the beast awakening ceremony. It seemed like the snake spirit was reliable.
Tao Tie was one of the four vicious beasts. It was known as Gluttonous and was probably the most famous of the four. Later generations would call it Gluttonous.
Its original appearance was recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
"It has the body of a goat and the face of a human. Its eyes are under the armpit. It has the teeth of a tiger and the claws of a human. Its voice is like that of a baby."
As I thought about the information on Tao Tie, the snake spirit continued to explain, "I've seen the godly instrument that the Monster race is going to use to awaken Tao Tie. It's the Kunlun Mirror and it wasn't snatched by the Monster race …"
I was stunned when I heard the words' Kunlun Mirror '.
The Kongtong Seal that was used to awaken Qiong Qi in Rapids City belonged to the old president. I didn't care about it, but the Kunlun Mirror was a godly instrument that Nangong had kept. He had used the Kunlun Mirror to travel through time and space to come to this era!
However, the snake spirit said that the Kunlun Mirror wasn't snatched by the Monster race. What did that mean?
Seeing my confusion, the spirit snake didn't keep me in suspense and continued, "I met Nan Gong in the city lord's mansion. He should have taken the initiative to send the Kunlun Mirror to the monster race."
I was shocked. Nangong was a descendant of the Flame Emperor, and he had wanted to open the Mountain and Sea Realm for the sake of the Shennong Tribe. After the Mountain and Sea Realm was opened, the Magi had been on the verge of extinction. Logically speaking, he should have hated the Demon Clan. Why would he take the initiative to give the Demon Clan a God item to help them awaken?
"He's in the City Lord's Mansion now?
Did you talk to him?
Do you know why he sent the Kunlun Mirror here? "
The Snake Spirit shook her head. "He didn't recognize me, and I didn't know what his purpose was, so I didn't contact him."
I pondered and thought of many reasons, but none of them could explain Nan Gong's actions. After pondering for a long time, I decided to ignore him for the time being. The most important thing now was to control the ferocious beasts. Only then would we have the power to counter the Monster race. No matter what Nan Gong's purpose in coming to the Monster race was, what I needed to do couldn't be affected.
After dealing with the ferocious beasts, if there was a chance, it wouldn't be too late to contact him.
After making my decision, I told the Snake Spirit to be careful and not to have too much contact with Nan Gong. However, I could ask around in the City Lord's Mansion.
The Snake Spirit accepted my order and didn't stay in the inn for long. Soon, he returned to the City Lord's Mansion. I also left the inn and looked for a nearby place to stay.
Bart's identity was special, and he had come to find me with great fanfare. It was inevitable that he would attract some curious gazes. To be cautious, I had to find another place to stay.
Time flew by, and a week passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, I met Bart once, in the tavern outside the City Lord's Mansion.
From the 《Death Scripture》 and the Xuanmen Sect's ancient records, I each chose a combat technique and a breathing technique to impart to him.
The combat magical technique was called 'Indestructible Daoist Body'. It was a magical technique recorded in the second chapter of the Death Scripture. It could guide the Daoist Qi to fuse with the body, stimulating the strongest power of the body. It was suitable for beastmen with robust physiques.
As for the breathing technique, it was a Mysterious Sect's mental cultivation technique that I had seen in the Heavenly Abode. The ancient aura in the Monster's territory was very dense, and the cultivation environment was much better than in the human world. Under such circumstances, the common cultivation techniques in the Monster's territory were very shallow. This breathing technique would be very useful for Bart to increase his realm.
After obtaining these two miraculous cultivation techniques, Bart admired me even more. He even hinted to me that I could ask him for help if I needed any help, even if it was related to the Roc race.
I had originally intended to ask him to help me sneak into the ferocious beasts' awakening ceremony. However, after thinking about it, I didn't need Bart's help, so I shook my head and declined his good intentions.
On the day of the official awakening of the Taotie ferocious beast, the Spirit Snake carried an unconscious half beast man to my room in the inn before the sky brightened.
Similar to the awakening ceremony in Rapids City, the ceremony this time also required the use of some beastmen with the dragon race's bloodline. The one brought by the Snake Spirit was one of them.
I used the Yi Ink Pearl to change my appearance and hide my aura. After that, I followed the Snake Spirit to the City Lord's Mansion and blended into the crowd of beastmen that were participating in the ceremony.
The rest of the journey was very smooth. Just like in Rapids City, the Snake Spirit and the other dragon race's emissary presided over the awakening ceremony, while I followed a group of lesser dragon beastmen to participate in it.
When the ceremony officially started, I saw Nangong on the rostrum with my own eyes.
He stood beside the Snake Spirit and waited for the Snake Spirit and the other dragon race's emissary to use their surging dragon race's aura to activate the formation to suppress the ferocious beasts. After that, Nangong personally sent the Kunlun Mirror into the huge hole that was used to suppress the Taotie.
As I looked at Nangong from afar, I couldn't tell what he was thinking. However, I didn't know if it was an illusion, but after he sent the Kunlun Mirror away, he seemed to glance at my battle prowess. The corners of his mouth even curled into a mysterious smile.
I didn't know if he had noticed me, but since the ceremony had already started, I couldn't care less about him. I focused all of my attention on the huge hole that was used to suppress the ferocious beasts. I mobilized the God's Will in my body and sent it into the huge hole.
Similar to what had happened in Rapids City, a deity's power was injected into the cave, and within moments, a roar rang out from within. Immediately afterward, a ferocious beast that resembled a giant goat leaped out of the cave. It was several tens of feet in size, and it let out a series of howls that sounded like the cries of an infant, but it was much rougher.
The Taotie was the same as Qiong Qi, a ferocious beast that liked to devour humans. However, I didn't know if it was due to the large amount of God's Will that the Taotie didn't care about the other half beastmen in the surroundings after it leaped out of the huge hole. Instead, it charged towards me.
Without waiting for it to reach me, or for it to open its mouth, I quickly berated it, telling it to stop at its original spot.
Just like Qiong Qi, the Taotie didn't question my identity and completely obeyed my orders. After I had given it all my orders, it followed my instructions and casually devoured the lesser dragon beastmen in the surroundings. After it had its fill, it flew to the front of the people on the rostrum and quietly waited for them to deal with it.
I didn't continue to stay here. Instead, I took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on the Taotie to leave the city lord's residence and return to the inn.
When the sun had set, the Spirit Snake came out from the city lord's residence and met up with me.
This trip to Wind's Breath City was exceptionally smooth, but Nangong's appearance made me feel that something was off. Furthermore, after leaving the city lord's residence, I faintly sensed that someone was spying on me. Thus, after meeting up with the Spirit Snake, I didn't even inform Bart before leaving Wind's Breath City with the Spirit Snake.
Wind's Breath City was a city in the sky, so there weren't any guards around it. Leaving in the night wouldn't be troublesome. The Spirit Snake and I rode on the Black Dragon Beast and traveled through the night. Only when Wind's Breath City was completely out of sight did the feeling of spying on us disappear.
Leaving in such a hurry, especially with the Spirit Snake's identity being made public, would inevitably attract the attention of others. However, the Taotie had already successfully recognized me as its master. Even if it attracted suspicion, I didn't need to pay too much attention to it.