The Dragon

Chapter 10: Unparalleled in bad times

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Gu Fuyou came back to his senses in a daze and met Zhong Michu's eyes. Seeing her ever-changing expression, he realized what he had done.

She relaxed, lay down on the ground silently, turned her back to Zhong Mi Chu, covered her face, and felt ashamed and angry.

She seemed to be escaping from reality, chanting: "Candied pork elbow, duck breast with sauce, beef brisket stewed with soybeans, steamed sea bass, sweet glutinous rice and pumpkin, jujube paste and osmanthus cake, and a cup of crispy tea..."

Zhong Michu stood silently behind her, looking at his own palm.

She knew that Gu Fuyou's cultivation was limited, and that what she had come so far was her limit. After hesitating for a long time, she sighed in her heart and said to Gu Fuyou: "If you can't walk anymore... I will carry you..."

Gu Fuyou widened her eyes. This was just as surprising as when Zhong Michu suddenly comforted her before, because this person was not used to touching others, especially when he met her, he would step back three steps.

Gu Fuyou turned around and glanced at her suspiciously through his fingers. Although she was suspicious, she had never seen this person joke.

"Do not want?"

"I want!"

Gu Fuyou sat up immediately. She was so tired that she had no strength to move.

Zhong Michu pulled up his long sleeves, turned around and half-knelt in front of her.

Gu Fuyou climbed up quickly, fearing that if he was a step slower, the man would walk away.

Zhong Michu stood up with her on his back. Gu Fuyou knew that she didn't like others touching her, and now that he had condescended to carry her on his back, she would not be too ungrateful, so she just put her hands on Zhong Michu's shoulders lightly, not hugging Zhong Michu's neck.

Zhong Michu walked very steadily, without any bumps. Gu Fuyou felt bad when he saw that she was still barefoot.

She reached out and tucked her hair by her ear, then touched her ear nervously, and said, "Senior Sister Zhong, I didn't mean to call you over when you were taking a bath. I'm sorry."

Zhong Michu's tone was still calm: "I know."

"I didn't mean to hug your waist and legs before..." Although I hugged your legs intentionally the previous two times, I had no choice and couldn't help it.

"Um."

"You, you're still barefoot. If you don't mind, why don't you just put up with it and wear my shoes first." She estimated that their feet should be about the same size.

As he spoke, he bent his legs backward and reached to take off his shoes.

Zhong Michu said: "No need."

"oh… "

Then there was a long silence.

Under normal circumstances, even if Zhong Michu ignored her, Gu Fuyou would still have a lot to say with her never-stopping mouth. However, ever since she entered the fairyland, there had been one problem after another and she was really tired.

But since she didn't want to talk and was bored, she looked around, but the undulating sand dunes didn't seem interesting, so she turned her gaze back to Zhong Michu and looked her up and down.

Zhong Michu is graceful and elegant with a slender figure.

His skinny shoulders aren't actually much broader than hers.

Just as he was daydreaming, there was a loud noise in his ears. Gu Fuyou was so frightened that he trembled all over and immediately stood up.

She looked around blankly, only to realize that she had fallen asleep on Zhong Michu's shoulder without realizing it.

There were several loud rumbling sounds in the sky. Gu Fuyou looked up and saw that the sky and the earth had changed color. The cold wind was howling, dark clouds were gathering, and white electric wires were twitching among the clouds. It was like a doomsday scene.

Gu Fuyou had just woken up and his mind was still not thinking: "Senior Sister Zhong, did you summon thunder?"

As soon as I asked, I knew it was wrong.

When she looked ahead, she saw no longer endless sand dunes, but dark brown soil, lush green grass, and gentle hills.

They finally walked out of the desert, but before they could be happy, a gust of wind blew and Zhong Michu lost his balance and fell backwards.

Zhong Michu was originally standing on a slope, with soil in front of him and a pile of sand behind him.

When he fell backwards, he put Gu Fuyou down. Although Gu Fuyou also staggered and fell down, Zhong Michu did not crush her, and there was sand underneath, so neither of them fell hard.

The two men didn't get up immediately after falling, but just lay on the sand.

Gu Fuyou was so shocked that he stared blankly ahead and asked Zhong Michu, "Zhong, Senior Sister Zhong, what is that? Am I dazzled?"

What she had just hurriedly seen were two giant beasts at the end of the field. They were of enormous size, one with a grey mane, looking up and howling at the sky, and the other with wings on its back, overlooking the earth.

The two giant beasts were facing each other, their swords drawn and their spiritual energy agitated. Gu Fuyou, who was hiding far away behind the sand dunes, could feel it all clearly.

Gu Fuyou covered his rapidly beating heart, his hands going weak with fear. What he just saw was not an illusion.

She was about to speak, but was choked by the cold air: "Senior Sister Zhong, those two spirit beasts have reached the Golden Core Stage..."

Zhong Michu's face turned pale. She clenched her hands and answered slowly, "I'm afraid, it's above the Cavernous Realm."

"… "

Gu Fuyou's mind went blank for a moment, and then he smiled stiffly: "Haha, above the Void Realm..."

What is the concept of being above Dongxu? There are four levels above Jindan: Yuanying, Dongxu, Fenshen, and Mahayana. It is two levels higher than Zhong Michu's life. The leader of Xuanmiao Sect is also at Dongxu level.

The strength of these two spirit beasts is comparable to that of the elders in any upper-class immortal sect.

Although the outer layer of Xianluo is dangerous, there will definitely not be any spiritual beasts with such ferocious strength. I am afraid that such spiritual beasts in the middle layer are also extremely rare, and there will not be two at a time.

Gu Fuyou closed his eyes and opened them again. The sky was still gloomy, thunder was rolling, and the wind was roaring. All of this was not an illusion.

This is truly 'the most unlucky person in the world, unparalleled in history'.

The teleportation array they were standing on at the bottom of the sea actually sent them directly to the inner layer!

Gu Fuyou was in a mess in the wind, his mind was empty.

If it were the middle layer, even if Zhong Michu was by her side, it would be extremely dangerous to get out. And in this inner layer, they would probably both fall to the bottom of the food chain.

Gu Fuyou took a while to come back to his senses and sighed.

She cried and screamed, but at this point, she could only fight back. She turned over and climbed to the top of the slope again.

There were some sparse weeds growing on the top of the slope. Behind the weeds, half a head poked out stealthily, and a pair of dark and bright eyes were watching the movements of the two giant beasts in the distance.

After a while, Zhong Michu, who was two or three steps away from Gu Fuyou, also leaned forward and looked into the distance.

"Will they discover us?" Even though they were far away from the two giant beasts, Gu Fuyou still kept his voice low for fear of being heard.

At this time, Zhong Michu's face turned a little pale, but he returned to his normal appearance: "Even if he finds out, he won't be able to take care of us."

Gu Fuyou nodded. The two spirit beasts were facing each other, their strengths were equal, and judging from the strange phenomena in the world, they were probably going to fight to the death, so they had no energy to pay attention to anything else.

Only after taking a closer look could Gu Fuyou see clearly what these two giant beasts were.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but it's terrible if you look closely.

Those on the ground have strong bodies, narrow and long jaws, fangs and sharp claws, like wolves. Those in the sky have wings, a lion's body, and eagle's claws.

The two spirit beasts might be fighting for territory, or they might be targeting each other for hunting. In any case, they are at loggerheads.

As soon as the fight started, there were lightning, thunder, strong winds and heavy rain.

At the end of the grassland ahead, there is a winding river. Dozens of water tornadoes rushed straight into the sky, like giant dragons, sweeping towards the spirit beast on the ground.

Thunders fell from the sky with deafening sounds as if the sky was torn apart. As the lightning exploded, white light scattered everywhere, burning people so much that they could not open their eyes.

Gu Fuyou stared at the two spirit beasts, his eyes glowing green: "Dragon Sucking Water and White Thunder are the Wind Beast and Zhenmao!"

If he was not sure what kind of spirit beasts they were when he saw their appearance before, now that he saw the two spirit beasts attack, Gu Fuyou could confirm their identities.

The so-called water dragon is when a tornado is on the water surface, with the outer periphery wrapped in water vapor, forming a water tornado that goes straight to the center of the sky, looking like a dragon absorbing water.

Dragon Sucking Water is the favorite move of Wind Beasts, and only Wind Beasts above the Nascent Soul stage can do it.

White Thunder, as its name suggests, is white lightning. The thunder summoned by practitioners is either purple or blue. Only the thunder summoned by spirit beasts like Zhenmao is white.

The spiritual beast Zhenmao is gifted with extraordinary abilities - it can attract thunder, swallow thunder, and store thunder.

After a cultivator achieves the Golden Elixir stage, he or she must endure the tribulation of thunder in order to ascend to a higher realm. If one is not careful and cannot withstand the tribulation of thunder, at worst he or she will be struck by lightning and his soul will be shattered, at least he or she will suffer a loss of cultivation.

If you keep a Zhenmao like this by your side, you will have a guarantee when you are overcoming tribulations.

In the past, there were many spirit beasts like Zhenmao in Xianluowai, but later, because of its excellent talent, its cultivation ceiling reached the level of distraction, and it could help cultivators to overcome thunder tribulations, the cultivators outside caught it in large numbers and kept it as a contracted spirit beast by their side.

This is nothing. Whether they are flying in the sky or running on the ground, as long as you have the ability, there will always be people who want to have a few to play with.

But the bad thing is that Zhen Mao has a drawback—it is too arrogant.

How can I be willing to be a dog

They are ignorant when they are young, but when they grow up, their temper comes out. One by one, they become depressed and try to commit suicide or go crazy because they are controlled by others and have no freedom.

Unfortunately, even though the cultivators knew the reason why Zhen Mao was seeking death and going crazy, they did not let this spiritual beast go.

They thought that the Zhenmao had strong reproductive ability and could give birth to several babies at a time, so the survival rate was high. So it didn't matter if a few died. There were plenty of them anyway, and if they didn't catch them, there would be people who could catch them. So if they didn't catch them, they would be at a disadvantage!

Therefore, they continued to fish without giving up, and finally forced this group of powerful spiritual beasts to become extinct outside Xianluo ten thousand years ago.

The cultivation levels of these two spirit beasts are considered rare, and considering their species, they are even more precious.

Xianluo is worthy of its name, it is truly a treasure land.

Gu Fuyou was concerned about the battle situation and had long forgotten her previous fear. She was so excited that her blood was rushing to her head that she even forgot to run away.

Zhen Mao pounced on the wind beast and bit it, almost tearing it in half with one claw.

The wind beast turned around and bit Zhen Mao hard on the neck, causing blood to flow.

Both were fatally wounded. In the stalemate, Fengxing Beast couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground with a loud bang. Zhenmao, who was standing, also fell to the ground soon, dying.

The rain stopped and the wind died down. The grass that had been ravaged by the storm and lightning was burned black, the land broke into pieces, and the century-old trees were turned into dust.

Gu Fuyou waited for a while, but the Wind Beast was no longer moving. Zhen Mao was crawling on the ground, whimpering, and unable to get up.

If we delay any further, other spirit beasts might come here smelling the blood.

Gu Fuyou took a deep breath, stood up from behind the slope, and with a burning gaze, he walked quickly towards the two spirit beasts, and finally ran.

The inner cores of two precious spirit beasts at the Cave Void Stage were placed in front of him. It was a stroke of luck that he encountered such a coincidence.

Although there was a possibility that the two spirit beasts might regain their vitality and fight back desperately, Gu Fuyou resolutely went over. She wanted to obtain the inner elixir of this wind-moving beast no matter what.

Zhen Mao fell under the only intact grass in the entire field, and his blood dyed the green grass red. The spirit beast had not yet died, his chest heaving, breathing tremblingly.

When Gu Fuyou was only ten steps away from it, Zhen Mao suddenly raised his head and growled at her in protest!

If you don't look closely at Zhen Mao, you would think it is a wolf with an ordinary appearance.

The fangs of Zhen Mao were white, and blood was flowing over his lower lip from the gap. His pupils shrank into lines, and all the hair on the back of his neck exploded and stood up.

The pressure from the Dongxu period is too terrifying, and even if it is on the verge of death, it should not be underestimated.

Gu Fuyou's legs felt a little weak and he took two steps back. Suddenly, his back bumped into something that was bumpy, soft, and fragrant.

When she turned around, Zhong Michu was standing behind her.

Gu Fuyou ran over regardless of anything. Zhong Michu didn't say a word, but followed her silently.

Gu Fuyou was about to apologize, but saw Zhong Michu move two steps away, not looking at her, but looking at the spirit beast Zhen Mao.

Gu Fuyou naturally turned around and looked in the direction her gaze led, only to see that the ferocious spirit beast that had bared its teeth at her before was also looking at Zhong Michu, but it looked much more docile than when it was looking at her.

Zhen Mao's head hung limply on the ground, his pupils returned to a round shape, and he let out a short whine at Zhong Michu.

Gu Fuyou shifted his gaze back to stare at Zhong Michu, and saw that her expression changed. She frowned slightly, and looked embarrassed.

Gu Fuyou asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Michu walked over and stood in front of Zhen Mao: "It's pregnant."

Gu Fuyou was afraid that Zhen Mao would bite her unexpectedly, so he went around from behind Zhong Michu to Zhen Mao's abdomen, and indeed, he saw the unusual bulge.

Zhong Michu still looked troubled, and said softly: "It asked me to help it give birth to the baby."

The law of the jungle is the norm in the Immortal Land. The two spirit beasts were neighbors, and Zhen Mao was pregnant, but unfortunately her partner passed away.

The Wind Beast is cunning by nature. It has been watching for several months, waiting for the time when Zhen Mao gives birth, when her strength is the weakest. Then it kills it and takes away its inner elixir, allowing his cultivation to reach a higher level.

But a mother is so strong that Zhen Mao, in order to protect her cub from being eaten by wild beasts, dragged her baby through childbirth and fought with the wind beast.

Unfortunately, although she solved her biggest problem, she was exhausted and dying. The cub was still in her belly, but she was no longer able to give birth.

Zhong Michu lowered his eyes and sighed: "This is the last Zhenmao in Xianluo."

If it dies, there will be no such spiritual beast in the world anymore.

Gu Fuyou said: "Then help it."

Zhong Michu shook his head and said with difficulty: "I, won't..."

Even though she had read thousands of books, she had never encountered such a thing, and no one had ever mentioned such a thing to her, so how could she understand it

After a moment, Zhong Michu closed his eyes: "Forget it." He took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, he waved his hand and took out Gengchen, looking at Zhen Mao's belly with a firm expression.

Gu Fuyou stopped him: "Hey, wait, wait, you are going to perform a cesarean section on it."

Zhong Michu said: "That's the only way."

"What if we don't handle it well and hurt the cubs inside?"

When Gu Fuyou said that, Zhong Michu showed hesitation, and Gu Fuyou knew that she was really unsure.

Gu Fuyou pondered for a moment and began to roll up his sleeves: "I have read some medical books. Although it is a method for delivering a horse, um, Zhenmao... it should be similar, with not much difference. Let me try first. If it doesn't work, you can do a cesarean section."

"You can do this?" Zhong Michu looked at Gu Fuyou in confusion.

Gu Fuyou had rolled up his sleeves, revealing his slender white arms, and was squatting in front of Tun Lei's hips.

Zhong Michu's gaze was too obvious. Gu Fuyou blushed slightly, lowered his head and smiled, "When I have nothing to do, I like to watch some random things."

Gu Fuyou adjusted his breathing, first smoothed Zhen Mao's lower abdomen, found the position under his abdomen, and reached his hand in.

Zhong Michu was standing aside, his expression indescribable.

Zhen Mao moaned. Gu Fuyou went straight inside through the sticky and warm passage, touched the cub, protected it with his spiritual power, and gently pulled it with his hand, straightening its body and leading it out of the mother's body.

There were six cubs in this litter. Gu Fuyou took out one, and the rest slid out one after another.

It turned out that the Zhenmao cub in Gu Fuyou's hand was stuck, blocking the passage, preventing the rest of the brothers and sisters from getting out.

Another five slid out, about a foot long, and a stark contrast to the majestic physique of Mother Mountain.

The five cubs lay motionless in the sticky and fishy liquid, with no sign of their chests rising or falling.

Zhong Michu went over and touched it, was stunned for a moment, looked at Gu Fuyou and murmured: "It's a dead fetus..."

It was not known whether the five cubs had been trapped in their mother's body for too long, or whether Zhen Mao accidentally injured the cubs during the fight with the Wind Beast, and they are now dead.

Gu Fuyou looked at the Zhenmao cub in his hand. This Zhenmao was younger and weaker than its brothers and sisters, but only the size of a fistful. It curled up with its eyes closed, and its body was covered with gray and white fur, except for its nose and paw pads which were pink.

Every time it breathes in and out, its entire body shakes.

Because her hand was stained with sticky liquid from the wolf's uterus, it regarded her as its mother and sucked her thumb in its mouth.

Unfortunately, after biting for a long time, he didn't get any milk, so he could only open his mouth and cry like a kitten.

Among the six Zhenmao cubs, only it survived.

In ancient times, the sages named this spiritual beast "Zhen Mao". "Zhen" means the thunder position in the Bagua formation, and "Mao" means the flourishing of all things, which means that this spiritual beast is powerful and prosperous for thousands of generations.

The irony is that now, this powerful tribe has only this skinny young beast left alive.