The fire mist on Xiaoqing's body began to ripple like pool water, and ripples echoed in the mist.
A powerful force was released from the center of the mist. As soon as Ye Li felt it, he realized that Xiaoqing had indeed advanced to the divine stage.
Then, the fire mist collapsed towards the center and was finally swallowed by Xiaoqing.
After the fire mist was swallowed, Xiaoqing revealed its true form. The color of its feathers became richer than before, and it was as clear and green as a piece of jade.
Xiao Qing looked at Ye Li for a while, then suddenly spoke in a strange human voice, saying: "Ye... Li, I... can... speak... now!"
It had a long accent and was spoken very slowly, with an awkward tone, obviously because Xiaoqing had only just mastered this way of speaking.
Ye Li looked at it with surprise and said, "Xiao Qing, don't you have to wait until you reach the Divine Dao stage to learn to speak? How come you can speak human language now when you are only at the Divine Spirit stage?"
When Tunri heard Ye Li's words, he looked at him with disdain and said, "What you are talking about are ordinary monsters. We divine beasts do not have such restrictions."
As expected, Xiao Qing also gave the same reason, saying: "Ye... Li... I... am... a... divine... beast... so... I... can... speak... in... advance!"
Xiaoqing spoke very slowly and Ye Li had difficulty understanding her, but he did not become impatient because of this. After all, it was a great thing for him that his monster companion could speak human language.
Before, his Xiao Jin could speak very early, but that was because Xiao Jin and he were originally connected in soul. Xiao Jin received a large amount of purple energy, and the quality of his blood had been substantially improved.
Even the bloodline of the Sun Wolf cannot compare to the benefits Xiao Jin got from Ye Li, so Xiao Jin's future achievements will definitely surpass the Sun Wolf King and reach a higher level.
After hearing Xiaoqing's words, Ye Li said: "Xiaoqing, you are still not very good at speaking now, you must practice well in the future!"
Xiaoqing nodded and said "OK".
After Xiaoqing carefully felt the changes in herself for a while, Ye Li rode on Xiaoqing's back again and flew towards Katayama County.
Xiaoqing's body is getting bigger and bigger. Now, its wingspan is more than ten meters wide, and its body looks extremely huge.
Given its current huge size, it seemed very easy for it to carry Ye Li flying, and the even more powerful force of wind completely wrapped Ye Li, making Ye Li feel very comfortable.
Xiaoqing's speed has also become faster than before. He can already maintain a speed close to the Leiyin Barrier and fly madly in the air, his speed has reached the extreme.
Ye Li felt that although he was delayed for three days, judging from Xiaoqing's current speed, he might arrive in Lianshan County very early.
Thinking that it would be bad if he arrived in Piashan County earlier than Mushan passed the message to Li Xifeng and others, Ye Li simply slowed down his pace.
He decided to stay a little longer on the road so that he could visit some beautiful places he had never been to before, which would allow him to relax a little.
Almost ten days later, Ye Li arrived in Katayama County and appeared outside the base of the Traveling Merchants Association.
The moment the people from the Traveling Merchants Association saw Ye Li, they immediately came up to him with smiles on their faces and said, "Elder Ye Li, you're here so soon!"
Ye Li was stunned for a moment before he could react. He asked, "Do you know me?"
The other party nodded quickly and said, "I am also one of the earliest 'old men' who followed the president. I have indeed met Elder Ye Li several times, but Elder Ye Li did not notice me."
Hearing the other party's words, Ye Li nodded and asked the middle-aged man in front of him, "I wonder what to call this big brother?"
The other party hurriedly introduced himself and said, "My name is Xiang Haoyan, and I am the general manager of the Katayama County Merchants Association base."
When Ye Li heard the other party's answer, he was suddenly surprised and asked, "How come this is a stronghold? Isn't this the headquarters in Katayama County?"
The other party smiled upon hearing this and said, "Elder Ye hasn't been here for a long time. This was indeed the headquarters in the past, and the president and his men also established the Merchants Association in Katayama County.
However, as our scale has expanded, our coverage area has spread across the entire continent. In order to take care of business in other areas, our Travel Merchants Association moved its headquarters to Paradise City.
Katayama County has become a stronghold, no different from other areas."
Ye Li was shocked when he heard this and said, "So, Mr. Li and the others should be in Paradise City right now. If I call them here, won't that mean they have to run around a lot?"
Xiang Haoyan said: "No, it's not too delayed actually, because the president and his friends just happened to come home.
We notified them immediately after receiving the news, and they delayed their return to Paradise City to wait for you here."
After hearing Xiang Haoyan's words, Ye Li felt a little embarrassed. Li Xifeng and the others are not like they were in the past. They are just small traveling merchants and have plenty of time.
They are now the leaders of the huge organization of the Traveling Merchants Association, and have to deal with countless affairs every day. Yet they are willing to wait for him here just because of his words. Their friendship is evident.
After Xiang Haoyan finished speaking, he continued, "Elder Ye Li, why don't you come upstairs with me first? The president and several elders are here now, and you will be able to see them when you go upstairs."
Hearing Xiang Haoyan's words, Ye Li nodded hurriedly, and then followed him up to the top floor of the stronghold.
Soon, the two arrived at the fourth floor of the base, which seemed to be a place specially used for meeting guests, so it was full of private rooms.
Xiang Haoyan led Ye Li to a room, stretched out his hand and knocked gently on the door, and a voice came from inside, saying, "Come in!"
Hearing this voice, Ye Li's thoughts were instantly pulled back to several years ago, when he was a talisman master in the Linghai period who had just left home.
If Ye Li remembered the voice correctly, the person speaking now was the president of the Traveling Merchants Association, Li Xifeng, the first person Ye Li met.
Xiang Haoyan pushed open the door and led Ye Li in. He said to Li Xifeng, who didn't even raise his head, "President, Elder Ye Li is here. I will bring him to see you as soon as he arrives, as you instructed before."
Hearing Xiang Haoyan's words, Li Xifeng quickly raised his head and saw Ye Li, whose appearance had not changed much. Then an expression of great joy appeared on his face.