kingnovel Chapter 454 Hou
Chapter 454 Hou
Now, the young beauty smiled politely at her, like a gentle spring breeze, so stunning that she couldn't take her eyes off her.
As for Zhenfeng, she remembered that a long, long time ago, a young boy from Zhenfeng came to Ye City and even helped her catch the spirit beast that had gone mad after stealing pills.
That young man was also exceptionally handsome, and his manner of speaking was like a gentle breeze; she had high hopes for him. But over the years, he hadn't come to Yecheng to stroll around or visit her again.
Thinking of that young boy, she blurted out, "Your senior brother... I think he's the eldest brother, right? How has he been all these years? Has his cultivation improved again? Hmm... given his talent, he should at least be half-step Nascent Soul now, right?"
Jiang Liqian was completely bewildered.
At first, she thought she was asking about her senior brother Si Chuan. She didn't know if her senior brother had ever been to Ye City, but as far as she knew, when she left the sect and came down the mountain to attend the Heavenly Spirit Gathering, her senior brother was still in the early Nascent Soul stage.
No matter how gifted he is, it's impossible for the eldest brother to reach the half-step Nascent Soul realm in such a short time.
Who is this senior referring to?
Isn't Si Chuan the only senior brother in Zhenfeng?
Could it be that there was a senior brother above the senior brother?
That's impossible. She had never heard anyone mention it, not even her master.
“Aunt…Aunt,” Jiang Li hesitated for a moment before asking, “May I ask, what is the name of the senior brother you asked about?”
Seeing Jiang Liqian's confused expression, Ying Shuang's heart began to pound. Could it be that she remembered it wrong?
No, she remembered that the young boy clearly stated his sect—the eldest disciple of the True Man Chongdao of the Tianqian Sect.
“Qingya,” Ying Shuang recalled, “the eldest disciple of Master Chongdao, your senior brother.”
Jiang Liqian was startled and even more confused.
Zhenfeng, where did Senior Brother Qingya come from?
Ye An'an also felt that her second aunt had misremembered, and corrected her, "Second aunt, the eldest disciple of Zhenfeng is named Si Chuan, where did this Qingya come from? A half-step Nascent Soul Tianqian Sect disciple... I've never heard of such a name, are you sure you're not mistaken? Or maybe that person just made up an identity to fool you."
Aside from Sword Peak, Array Peak has the fewest disciples. Apart from personal disciples and some miscellaneous disciples, Array Peak doesn't even have any inner disciples. The entire sect probably knows the names of the disciples in Array Peak, but there's no "Qingya" that Second Aunt mentioned.
Ying Shuang's first reaction was that it was impossible. That child was so proud of his identity as a disciple of the Tianqian Sect. He always talked about helping the weak and punishing evil. Moreover, the child was so talented at such a young age. She didn't believe that he wasn't a disciple of the Tianqian Sect.
But she immediately guessed what was going on, her expression froze, and a trace of sadness flashed across her eyes, which she quickly suppressed. Instead, she smiled and asked the two of them what they had come to her for.
Jiang Liqian took a step forward, bowed respectfully, and then held up the sleeping little golden peach in her arms to her face: "Auntie, please don't be offended. I've come to bother you today because I wanted to ask if you know the origin of my spirit beast. Lately, its appetite has been increasing, and its sleep time has been getting longer and longer. I'm really worried about it..."
Ying Shuang beckoned Jiang Liqian closer, then carefully patted the little golden peach's head before quickly looking it over.
“It is indeed rare.” Ying Shuang frowned slightly.
"But it's okay, there must be the answer in here." She waved her hand, and a transparent book floated in the air, its title page open in front of Ye An'an and Jiang Liqian, and then it began to flip through the pages quickly.
Jiang Liqian focused her attention and looked closely.
Finally, the book stopped on one of its pages.
[In ancient times, in the Northern Sea, there lived a divine beast called Hou. It resembled a dog, with a scaly body and fiery mane, red eyes like lamps, and sharp, hooked claws. It breathed fire, could devour dragon brains, and soared through the air with extraordinary ferocity. It was formed from the spiritual energy of the sun, moon, heaven, and earth, consuming the dragon's energy of countless millennia to gain the favor of Heaven. It devoured all evil and pacified the four directions, supervising emperors and punishing the wicked and negligent. To this day, its traces are almost nowhere to be seen.]
Jiang Liqian was shocked.
Ye An'an was also very surprised.
This seemingly cuddly, snoring, soft creature in front of me is actually a fierce and powerful ancient mythical beast that has vanished without a trace. It's simply unbelievable!
No wonder it can consume so much spiritual energy; it could probably swallow ten times that amount.
It seems this little guy deliberately saved Jiang Liqian some spirit stones; he's quite considerate.
After learning about the origins of Little Golden Peach, Jiang Liqian still didn't understand why it was becoming increasingly sleepy, and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.
Ying Shuang smiled and said, "It is a divine beast. Divine beasts and immortal beasts are different from ordinary spirit beasts."
“The strength of spirit beasts can be divided into twelve levels. For each level they advance, they need to undergo a tribulation of lightning, just like human cultivators. After the tribulation, their power will increase greatly. But divine beasts are different. They do not have a level division, nor do they need to undergo tribulation of lightning. They are auspicious creatures that are deeply protected by the Heavenly Dao. From the moment they are conceived in the womb, they will gradually recover their natural divine power as divine beasts.”
"During this period, they need a lot of spiritual power, luck and long sleep to awaken their divine power, which is why they are sleepy."
Hearing this, Ye An'an finally realized that they had arrived at the place she knew, and released her little phoenix.
"The little golden peaches are just like my little phoenix. They only have an infancy, a growth period, a maturity period, and a peak period. With each transformation, their original characteristics as divine beasts become more obvious, and their power awakens more. When they reach their peak period, they will fully awaken their divine power and possess the ability to destroy the world."
"However..." Ye An paused, then frowned in confusion, "It's not easy for spirit beasts to conceive, let alone divine beasts. Their offspring are closely guarded and protected by their clans as soon as they are born, and it's impossible for them to appear outside alone. My little phoenix was sent to my side because my ancestors had a deep connection with the phoenix clan. How did Little Golden Peach end up with you?"
Moreover, the book clearly states that the Hou clan is almost extinct today. How could such a reclusive ancient mythical beast clan abandon a cub outside?
Jiang Liqian couldn't figure it out either; she had only found it by chance on Zhenfeng Mountain. However, upon hearing that Little Golden Peach's drowsiness wasn't due to illness but rather a normal phenomenon, she was relieved.
She put the little golden peach back into her spirit beast bag, thought for a moment, and then put in a lot more spirit stones. She also put in some of the ten-thousand-year-old spirit plants she had obtained in the secret realm, so that it would have something to eat when it woke up and wouldn't go hungry.