Afternoon.

Creed City, the only place that can be considered as a proper community. Wang Ling and Bai Xue landed near the vicinity of the city.

They landed where no one was around and had Bai Xue change back to her little white fox form. Wang Ling carried her into the city. Bai Xue could've just acted as a mount by making her body larger or transforming into her black tiger form, but that would draw attention so Wang Ling would rather not do that.

Bai Xue's current form as a cute little white fox was eye catching enough for the eyes of some people. If she were to become larger and carry an even more distinct aura around her, trouble would surely follow.

Entering the city, Wang Ling paid the corresponding toll without much problem. Although he did feel paying 10 spirit stones was daylight robbery, Wang Ling just shrugged his shoulder as he tried to comfort himself.

Upon entering Creed City, Wang Ling saw a scene where different cultivators of different races mingle with one another. There were beastmen and humans mingling with one another.

The inside of the city was not so special in regards to designs of the buildings. However, Wang Ling noticed there were a lot of food stalls around the area. He reckoned that because the Ancient Creed Mountain had many rare beasts, many gourmet travels here to have a taste. Well, he might be wrong, but that doesn't really matter.

Wang Ling started feeling hungry. With all the food around him smelling so nice, it was hard not to be hungry. Wang Ling started looking around, while he was looking around, Bai Xue asked a completely unrelated question.

"Do you want me to steal it back?" Bai Xue asked.

Wang Ling who had no idea what she was talking about had a blank look on his face as he tried figuring out what she meant.

"What I meant by that is your spirit stones. Do you want it back or not?" she impatiently explained the matter. Wang Ling was enlightened about what she was talking about and was put into a deep thought before shaking his head in the end.

"Don't worry about it, I still have at least a couple hundred thousand more of those. Also, is it me or is your actions always lean into stealing something? Is stealing your hobby or something?" Wang Ling asked curiously while walking around the city.

Bai Xue was quiet for a while, it seems like she was contemplating on how she should answer Wang Ling's question. It took a while before she could answer so much so that Wang Ling was already about to enter a restaurant by the time she managed to speak.

"It's not like I like doing it, but it just seem convenient. I used to do nastier things that I don't want to mention and for me to not revert to my old ways for now, I may be seeing stealing as a tool to keep myself control. Going out of control is not going to be pretty, also, why do you care? I share my loots to you occasionally so why do you care about my actions?" Bai Xue complained.

Wang Ling ignored her and called for a waiter. A waiter saw him and greeted him with a smile. The waiter had seen Wang Ling's red uniform before, it signified the identity of an inner circle student of the Piercing Heaven Empire. The waiter did his best to make sure not to offend Wang Ling in any way possible.

"I want to eat in the second floor, it would be best if I can take a private VIP room for myself." Wang Ling was well aware ho various restaurants operates.

Restaurants typically have different floors, the higher the floor you can eat on, the stronger your status in society are. In fact, this wasn't only applicable to restaurants as almost every establishment uses this sort of rules.

"The VIP rooms are all occupied but there's an open seat on the second floor. If you noble wishes to take it, please follow."

Wang Ling just nodded his head before following behind the waiter. He went up to the second floor and a room of luxury was presented. The restaurant he was in was named Golden Restaurant.

But who would've thought that the second floor was plated with gold. He now understood that the name had significance and wasn't just some invented one.

The interiors were good and all but the thing he was here for was food. He came here to eat and if the food wasn't any good, he would be sorely disappointed. So, he called for the waiter to bring him two plates of each dish in the menu.

"The servings here are made with the intent of accommodating cultivators. I think it would be best if you eat something in moderation if you are alone."

"I am not alone, this little thing here will also eat." Wang Ling pointed at the white fox on his shoulders and it immediately go up from it and yawned.

The white fox seemingly waving a paw to indicate that he can live and just do what Wang Ling had said. The waiter look at Wang Ling as if to ask what is going on, but Wang Ling impatiently waved his hand to send him away.

A ton of food came rolling in after good while. The food was expensive, but Wang Ling had the money so he didn't really care. In front of Wang Ling was dozens of dishes that was new to him and with the alluring aroma of these foods, Wang Ling felt the need to dig in as soon as he could.

While Wang Ling ate with fork and knives expressing a gentleman-like aura. Bai Xue was different and ate like a true fox that she was, and although she ate in a clean and inhibited manner, she was still like a dog that was eating from a plate.

Wang Ling saw this and couldn't help but laugh. He had seen this ferocious beast fight with him to the death and seeing her eat like this was something that made Wang Ling see her in a different light and remember that Bai Xue do not have the ability to turn into her human-like form just yet.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" Bai Xue asked in an irritated manner.

Ignoring her angered question, Wang Ling answered her with a question of his own, "When are you going to change into you human form? Eating like that seems troublesome."

"I don't know! Now shut up and continue eating! I can fight to the death once again if you laugh one more time!" Bai Xue threated Wang Ling before returning to eating.

Trying his best to stifle his laughter. The meal he and Bai Xue had was delightful. The two of them managed to finish everything without a problem. They didn't even need an hour to finish the meal they were presented with.

For god's sake, the one who ate in their restaurant was a True Devil who uses a lot of energy and a fox that can literally devour the four strongest beasts that had ever lived.

Wang Ling paid for the food they had eaten and along the way he was paying, he remembered tales about geniuses meeting problems in restaurants such as this.

A young master walks up and suddenly creates trouble, that's how it was and would always go. Wang Ling wanted to experience such a thing but now that he was thinking about it realized that it was nothing but a hassle so he threw that idea from his head.

Wang Ling went out of the restaurant and went to take a walk. Again, he remembered tales about people meeting problems with different situations like meeting with a damsel in distress but Wang Ling found no such things.

Sighing, Wang Ling left to find an inn. Creed City was also littered with inns so Wang Ling didn't have to waste any time to searching for an inn. Wang Ling and Bai Xue went inside the same room and went to sleep.

Wang Ling didn't even cultivate as he was far too sleepy and tired. For the past week, he had been cultivating and right now, all that ended so the fatigue that had built up all over his body made him feel so tired that he fell asleep on the spot.

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In a dimly lit room was a young child that looked no less than five years of age was hanged on the ceiling with his neck sliced. The child was hanged in a manner where his head was pointing on the ground.

The young child was already dead and his eyes were already rolled backwards. The fear that settled on his face was something that everyone cannot comprehend. Although the child was already dead, he has yet to lose his purpose.

Below the hanged child was an altar and on top of the altar was a map. This map was the map of the Blazing Wing Continent, but it seemed incomplete.

The blood from the child flowed incessantly. As it did, a weird phenomenon occurred and the spilled blood began to congregate in one place. The place where the blood congregated was a mountain.

A man wearing all black and a hood approached the altar and saw the mountain. The man smiled underneath his hood as he shouted.

"The palace of the Lord Devil is on Ancient Creed Mountain."

The man laughed in a maniacal manner.

"No.1, No.2!"

"Yes master!"

The man called out and two figures appeared behind him.

"Go to the Ancient Creed Mountain and search for the palace. I will shortly follow as soon as I could. But I need to finish what I am doing here."

The two figures nodded their heads and disappeared.