Chapter 871: Dongfang Zhuangshi’s Road to Recovery

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

An Lin was a little dumbstruck upon seeing the miserable state Da Bai was in.

“Holy f*ck! Da Bai, how did this happen? Who did this?”

“A, a groundhog… Woof!”

Da Bai felt like he had been completely humiliated today.

An Lin: “…”

He knew why Da Bai had lost now.

“Was this a golden groundhog that’s about half as tall as a grown man?” An Lin asked.

Da Bai’s expression shifted. “That’s right! Big Brother An, how did you know? Woof!”

An Lin’s lips twitched as he heaved a faint sigh. “That groundhog is a soul beast at the Soul Formation Pinnacle Stage from the Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool! It would be a miracle if you could defeat it!”

Da Bai’s mouth gaped open in shock.

“That groundhog is not one of the beast pets within the university. You have to broaden your horizons further. Go, Da Bai, continue your journey of conquest!” An Lin handed a regenerative spirit pill to Da Bai before offering words of encouragement.

Da Bai’s body trembled, and he held tightly onto An Lin as he shook his head vigorously. “I’m not going anywhere, Big Brother An! I’m happy to stay by your side. After all, we should all strive for world peace! Woof!”

Thus, Da Bai became a cowardly dog.

He really was scared. He had only just walked out the door when he was almost put onto a disability pension by a groundhog. Who knew what would happen if he continued on his journey?

An Lin had no choice but to allow Da Bai to stay.

However, only a short while had passed before someone knocked on the door.

He opened the door to discover that Dongfang Zhuangshi, the Peerless Saber Demon, and Gluttony had decided to pay them a visit.

Da Bai’s legs almost gave out from under him upon seeing who their visitors were. He thought that his opponent was visiting him just so that it could bash him again.

He then saw An Lin make his way over before engaging in a cheerful conversation with the middle-aged man…

Upon learning the truth, the groundhog even went out of its way to deliver an apology to Da Bai, and Da Bai felt extremely flattered.

“So you guys know each other? Why didn’t you say so? Woof!” Da Bai came to his senses before asking with an indignant expression. He felt like he had suffered a beating for nothing.

“Well, it’s entirely a bad thing that we met through battle.” A smile appeared on the groundhog’s face. “My dao title is the Peerless Saber Demon. We’re brothers from now on, so you can call me Big Brother Saber, and I’ll call you Little Brother Bai, how about that?”

Da Bai’s body trembled upon hearing this. He was planning to be the big brother…

An Lin and Dongfang Zhuangshi sipped tea as they chatted.

As their conversation flowed, they gradually began discussing more important topics.

“I’ve returned to this world and discarded my previous identity as the Demonic Blood Kirin. I’m going to live on as the human, Dongfang Zhuangshi, and my body reconstruction project is about to begin!” the middle-aged man announced.

“Oh? Is there something I can help you with?” An Lin was still feeling a little guilty about the Kirin Blood Jade. After all, the Kirin Blood Jade was the middle-aged man’s most perfect body, but it had been swallowed by An Kirin. This resulted in the middle-aged man having to follow him around every day, which was surely uncomfortable for both of them!

Alright, so maybe this wasn’t just a matter of guilt. Maybe it was just because he didn’t want this middle-aged man following him around every day.

But he and Xu Xiaolan had risked their lives to save Dongfang Zhuangshi. Any debt they owed to him had been repaid! They had helped him escape right before Pangu’s eyes!

Hold on…

A thought suddenly occurred to An Lin, and his eyes widened as he drew a sharp intake of breath.

He had rescued Pangu’s prisoner. Didn’t that mean that Pangu now had a vendetta against him? An Lin’s body shuddered with this in mind.

“Mr. An Lin, are you alright?” Dongfang Zhuangshi suddenly felt like An Lin was a little pale.

“I-I’m fine.” An Lin forced a smile onto his face as a frosty wind whistled through his heart.

He felt like he was screwed…

“Please continued,” An Lin urged with a smile.

Dongfang Zhuangshi nodded. “A body that is too weak won’t be able to act as a proper vessel for my powerful and flawless consciousness. As such, I have to create a perfect mythological beast body for myself!”

An Lin’s lips twitched as he took a sip of his tea. Did he have to exaggerate everything?

Dongfang Zhuangshi continued, “Firstly, I need to obtain the Heart of the Divine God and the Divine God’s Elixir!”

“Gasp…” An Lin drew a sharp intake of breath.

“What’s wrong?” Dongfang Zhuangshi asked.

“Nothing, please continue.”

An Lin took another sip of tea to calm himself down.

The Heart of the Divine God was the manifestation of a divine-rank consciousness while the Divine God’s Elixir was the manifestation of a divine-rank energy. He recalled that one of the mission requirements for him to progress to the Soul Formation Stage was to absorb a Heart of the Divine God and the Divine God’s Elixir.

Dongfang Zhuangshi continued, “The second condition is quite difficult as well. I need to consume a Divine Paragon Fruit in order to use the body of the divine fruit to create the body of the mythological beast!”

“Pfff…” An Lin spat out a mouthful of tea.

The middle-aged man was dumbstruck. “What are you doing? Can’t you listen quietly?”

An Lin’s lips twitched. “Uncle Dongfang, are you sure those are the materials needed to create the body of a mythological beast?”

“Of course! Why would I lie to you?” Dongfang Zhuangshi was a little angry.

“Why is it that the materials you just stated are exactly the same as the materials I needed to break through to the Soul Formation Stage?” An Lin couldn’t help but ask.

Dongfang Zhuangshi: “…”

“Be reasonable, you shouldn’t have to use things like that to progress to the Soul Formation Stage!” Dongfang Zhuangshi was unconvinced.

“But I really did use them! Be reasonable, I have no reason to lie to you,” An Lin replied with a serious expression.

“I can verify that, woof!” Da Bai chimed in as he raised a paw.

Dongfang Zhuangshi fell silent. Was there something wrong?

Why did it feel like his grand plan to create the body of a mythological beast suddenly didn’t feel as grand as it once was?

“That’s not all! I still need several segments of a mythological beast’s bones!”

Dongfang Zhuangshi was a little excited as he seemed to have found something to recover his dignity. “I told you that the Divine Paragon Fruit can construct the body of the mythological beast, but I need the bones of a mythological beast to create the skeletal structure of my body. That is the most difficult thing to find.

“In this current world, it’s extremely difficult to obtain the organic bones of a mythological beast that haven’t been tampered with. It will require a huge opportunity to…”

Boom!

Dongfang Zhuangshi didn’t even get a chance to finish his sentence before a white bone appeared before him. The white bone exuded extremely fearsome energy fluctuations.

“This is the bone you’re looking for. If that’s not enough, I still have more in my storage ring.”

Dongfang Zhuangshi: “…”

This was a little bit too much of a shock, and he had to take a moment to recover.

“Thank you!” Dongfang Zhuangshi put the bone away without hesitation.

“I feel like the aura from this bone is a little familiar,” he suddenly said.

“This is the bone of the Mutant Blood Phoenix. Have you encountered it?” An Lin asked.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Zhuangshi faltered before a complex expression appeared on his face. “Hehe… Fate sure works in funny ways sometimes…”

He didn’t say any more on this topic. Instead, they began discussing the Heart of the Divine God and the Divine God’s Elixir.

“I might need to search through all the tombs of mighty figures in this entire world for a chance to find a Heart of the Divine God and the Divine God’s Elixir.

“I made a rough calculation of the energy within my body. If I were to leave, I would be able to survive for a year on my own if I don’t battle.

“But it would be difficult to say what would happen if battles do erupt. If the battle is fierce enough, I might even deplete all my energy at once…”

An Lin nodded. “Don’t you have something like a portable power bank?”

“Huh?” Dongfang Zhuangshi faltered upon hearing this.

“Oh, it’s a supply of energy that you can take with you and use it to replenish yourself on the go,” An Lin explained.

Dongfang Zhuangshi shook his head. “No. I can only obtain energy by staying by your side. You are like the sun and I am like a blade of grass. If I don’t see you for too long, then my only possible fate would be death.”

Xiao Hong suddenly interjected in her sweet voice, “That is the most moving confession I’ve ever heard.”

An Lin: “…”

Dongfang Zhuangshi: “…”

“Can’t you be quiet and photosynthesize? Don’t interject!” An Lin snapped.

“I think Xiao Hong is right.” Da Bai raised his paw in agreement.

Splat!

Da Bai was knocked to the ground by a palm from An Lin.

An Lin massaged his brows as he said, “That’s alright, you can come back and recharge at any time. I’m here at school the majority of the time.”

Dongfang Zhuangshi nodded with a smile.

“One last thing; I want to find a place to establish my Vast Land of Blood. This floating continent requires the power of the stars to continue operating. I’ve already received permission from the Celestial Thearch to set my Vast Land of Blood up near The United University of Cultivation, so do you have any places you can suggest?”

An Lin thought for a moment before his eyes abruptly lit up.