Chapter 1353: 1004: You Think You’re on My Level? (Part 2)

He can’t lose his last chance again! Watching the naive little tiger with an exquisite collar rubbing affectionately against Daoist You, Zhou Jian made up his mind and kneeled down, begging, "Jiang... Mr. Jiang, I was wrong! I tricked for an herb because I was at a loss after losing the Cyan Dragon Divine Power.

Before, with the blessing of Divine Power, there was no need to deliberately cultivate. After losing it, my Realm became unstable and dropped significantly.

Although I have many Celestial Level Techniques at my side, I’ve never carefully comprehended them. Now... I couldn’t even hold Yellow Dragon Ridge, I’m homeless, without cultivation resources, and had no other option.

I beg Mr. Jiang, for the sake of past camaraderie, take me in! I’m willing to acknowledge you as my master and serve you loyally!"

"Oh! Who do you think you are, to be on par with me?" Upon hearing this, Shi Hu was immediately enraged, turning back to retort, "Do you think my master takes in any riffraff? Those who can acknowledge my master as their owner are all future Divine Beasts! You are no longer the future Cyan Dragon and have no qualifications."

Jiang Yuan stopped it from continuing with his gaze, turned around, and said earnestly, "Zhou Jian, I’ve saved your life twice."

"Yes, you kindly advised me to take on the Divine Beast’s responsibility, but I refused to listen... After losing the Cyan Dragon Divine Power, I was gravely injured and couldn’t recover. It was you who gave me a life-saving Elixir, letting me survive; today again, thanks to your help, I didn’t fall victim to others’ malicious intent," Zhou Jian had to admit reluctantly.

"But you have not an ounce of goodwill toward me." Jiang Yuan looked at the interpersonal interface, the progress bar of Zhou Jian’s goodwill long cleared to zero, and smiled faintly, "Initially, when I gave you medicine to detoxify, you reciprocated with Earth Spirit Pearl and opportunities to comprehend Celestial Level Techniques. We accumulated quite a bit of friendship then, and you had quite a lot of goodwill towards me.

Until I persuaded you to no avail and deprived you of the Cyan Dragon Divine Power, it was the first time I had seen so much goodwill clear instantly and completely, and obviously, you bore a grudge against me.

Later, when I kindly visited, gave you Elixirs, perhaps out of regret and remorse you felt slight gratitude then, but it soon vanished. Today, I used three Immortal Jade to save your life, yet you still show no gratitude.

Your resentment towards me must be immense, so much so that no amount of reasoning or favor from me could offset it."

He paused, looking at the shock and bewilderment in the other’s eyes, sighed, "I won’t take you in, and if we meet again, I won’t lend a hand.

Because you are not worth helping.

Having Divine Power, you sought benefits without taking responsibility, which was unjust to heaven and earth; I gave advice tirelessly, only to deprive your Divine Power out of helplessness, yet you bore hatred, unkind to a friend; I saved your life multiple times, yet you were swayed by absurdities and showed no gratitude, unfaithful to a benefactor.

Such a person, unkind, unjust, unfaithful, why would I need you?"

Zhou Jian opened his mouth to argue, yet said nothing in the end. He slumped to the ground, as if all his strength was drained, and stared at the fast-disappearing craft over the giant rock peak into the sky, not coming to his senses for a long time.

A single misstep and everything was lost!

"Master, master, you have saved me twice as well." Afraid of being labeled as unkind, unjust, and unfaithful like Zhou Jian, Shi Hu rubbed against Jiang Yuan’s leg, "The first time was rescuing me from the Seal, but I indeed knew nothing then. I knew I should repay but did not act;

The second time was rescuing me from that ghostly place, it wasn’t that I didn’t understand gratitude or repayment, I was really injured... I remember it all! If ever I’m needed, Shi Hu would go through fire and water!"

Jiang Yuan tickled by it, smiled, "I don’t need you to go through fire and water, just change that laziness in the Extreme West Secret Realm, that’s better than anything."

The sprits fallen to demons must have caught many bad habits.

Like Yan Xuan’s reckless abandon, Shi Hu’s laziness, as long as they are willing to understand and amend, it’s fine.

Elder Dragon Zhou Jian’s despicable stubbornness was innate, possibly irredeemable. No wonder he refused to take responsibility initially, the system swiftly deprived him of Divine Power without further chances.

Flying westward in the mecha, crossing mountains, rivers, deserts, plunging straight into the terrifying Ancient Battlefield in the Extreme West.

"Kill!"

"Clang clang!"

Upon entering the Ancient Battlefield, the tangible aura of slaughter rushed at them.

The ears echoed with deafening cries, the clash of weapons, occasionally swept by a whirlwind, and the rampant murderous aura made the heart tremble.

"Master, am I to train here?" For the first time, Shi Hu felt the frenzy of war, more terrifying than facing the unbeatable Xuanyuan Yangguang back then.

Jiang Yuan remained calm, for Miss Hu Jiu’s bestowed Willpower wasn’t for nothing.

With nearly ten thousand points of Willpower, these knife shadows and sword lights formed by the murderous aura were like holographic projections, scary to look at but incapable of causing harm.

"Your training is deeper in, brace yourself. As long as you pass the training, you can ascend as the Divine Beast White Tiger!" He cheered on the little tiger, navigating the mecha along the massive blue arrows to fly further in.

The edges of the Ancient Battlefield are all scorched earth, barren for untold years.

Going deeper, bloodstains, gleaming weapons, and skeletal remains in various shapes become more abundant, a glance conjuring the tragic histories of battles fought here.

"Whoa, how many cultivators must have died here! Master, those shimmering weapons on the ground, are they the weapons of defeated cultivators? Can they be picked up?" Shi Hu was increasingly alarmed, his fur standing on end, realizing the seriousness of the situation and determined to fight with full effort despite his laziness.

At the same time, the sight of "spoils of war" made Shi Hu, living in the courtyard and acquiring a hoarding nature, quite delighted. If he could take them all back, even selling scraps would bring fortunes!

"What you see are all illusions." Jiang Yuan, after looking at the system’s analysis, shook his head, "Formed by the murderous aura confined by the Power of Heaven and Earth without an outlet, they present scenes of an ancient war long past. In reality, the warriors who perished and their Weapons or Magical Treasures have long merged with the slaughter aura of the Ancient Battlefield.

Once you resolve the murderous aura in the Secret Realm, the Ancient Battlefield will vanish, and the tyranny filling the Wilderness World will evaporate. By then, senseless killings will cease, reducing the fall of cultivators to evil paths, improving the overall atmosphere of the world."

Shi Hu was slightly dumfounded and then ecstatic, "I-I am that powerful? I can influence the entire Wilderness World?"

"You are the future Divine Beast White Tiger, of course, you are powerful, so work hard and strive to ascend soon!" Jiang Yuan encouraged it casually, but in his heart, he pondered that among the four directions of the Wilderness World, only the extreme south might not be severely clogged.

The operating laws of the small world are not complicated, each of the four directions has its role.

With the west clogged with murderous, tyrannical aura, no matter how much the Power of Heaven and Earth confines it, the entire world will be affected, making all creatures living in it irritable and impulsive.

From an overall perspective, Shi Hu’s task is more daunting than Yan Xuan’s and Huo Jun’s!

Golden Spear Cave, true to its name, is deep within the Ancient Battlefield, composed of innumerable glistening, fiercely sharp weapons. Bloodstained sword and knife tips are everywhere, making Shi Hu shiver inside.

[Golden Spear Cave: Entrance to the Extreme West Secret Realm, allowing only task-related creatures to enter on their own]

Jiang Yuan stopped at the cave entrance, put away the mecha, patted Shi Hu’s furry head, signaling to follow.

Shi Hu was timid, closely sticking to his master’s right leg, following step by step.

Entering Golden Spear Cave took only a few seconds, and the thunderous war cries in the ears finally ceased. It could sense a gentle transmission power, and suddenly its vision brightened!

[Entering Extreme West Secret Realm]

[Extreme West Secret Realm: One of the Wilderness World Heaven and Earth Four Secret Realms, belonging to the Western White Tiger. The pervasive frenzy should be eliminated here due to stagnant cosmic circulation. The future White Tiger must personally slay monsters formed by accumulated murderous aura to clear blockages and restore smooth cosmic circulation to purify the negative energy in the world]

[Consume 100,000 Spirit Stones to establish a Teleportation Array?]

Jiang Yuan skillfully established the Teleportation Array, pointing to a nearby light gate, "Let’s go in and take a look together."