Chapter 567: The Urge to Cry

This was a stretch of void nearly a thousand zhang in depth, exuding a stale, sealed atmosphere, with a jade platform at its deepest part.

In the center of the jade platform floated a jade slip, pure white, radiating cascading waves and a fierce killing aura that made people dare not approach, as if it were man-made.

Such jade slips all possess self-defense mechanisms, even the ability to choose their own master. If forcibly broken, one would need extremely strong strength.

At this moment, two great birds faced each other in the void. On one side, red light permeated the air, each feather clanging like metal; it was very powerful, its eyes flashing with crimson light—a variant beast at the Great Power level.

On the other side was a pitch-black great bird, its eyes radiating an ancient, weathered aura, as if it had endured countless kalpas. Its entire body leaked not a single strand of aura, resembling an ordinary bird.

The great bird with crimson light soaring into the sky kept opening and closing its eyes. But as it stared at the black bird opposite, its gaze was uncertain. This creature was utterly unfathomable, extremely eerie.

"This guy is tricking people..." As Yang Tian and the others just entered, they immediately judged. The great black bird had a mysterious origin, had gone through who knows how many reincarnations, was nearly dead from old age, and had no combat power at all.

Four dangerous individuals walked in. A loud howl exploded—it was Big Tiger, his fur crystal clear, shining like satin.

"I finally found you..." Big Tiger wailed, clearly having suffered a lot. He was bruised and swollen, complaining to Yang Tian and the others.

"Ah..." Xiao Bai's big eyes opened, looking at the fawning Big Tiger. His little foot couldn't help but kick Big Tiger's forehead.

"Ow..." Being kicked by a little fatty, Big Tiger's fur stood on end. He glared at Xiao Bai with hostility, growling.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai's big eyes curved into crescents. Suddenly, a divine radiance that made people tremble burst from his body, instantly spreading throughout the void.

Bang! Big Tiger, caught off guard, collapsed to the ground, the divine blood in his body trembling.

"How is there another divine beast..." Big Tiger felt very aggrieved. This divine beast was even more terrifying than Xiao Qing.

"This..." Not only Big Tiger, but also the two great birds facing each other in the void, all turned their gazes to Xiao Bai, a hint of shock in their eyes. The trace of aura Xiao Bai had just leaked was extremely formidable, not that of an ordinary divine beast.

"Who is this? Could it be a creature from the Divine Mountain?" A variant beast whose feathers had been plucked by Yun'er looked at Xiao Bai with fearful eyes and couldn't help asking.

The scene shifted abruptly. The pitch-black great bird came behind Yang Tian, its gaze falling on the two great birds with soaring flames, its expression hostile.

"It's them, trying to steal our jade slip." Big Tiger, the villain, tried to accuse first, putting on a fierce look and shouting.

"You're full of shit! You started the fight..." The big red bird retorted, disliking the glib Big Tiger, and started yelling.

"This jade slip clearly has the aura of my White Tiger clan. How could I have started it?" Big Tiger refused to admit it no matter what, shouting loudly.

The two argued, giving Yang Tian a headache. He cast a covert glance at the variant beast in the void that had transformed into an old man. This old man was very powerful, not easy to deal with.

"This person..." The old man's gaze was uncertain. He sensed that the unfathomable figure before him was very similar in the divine beast aura to the human genius he had encountered at the auction house.

"What exactly is this guy's background? He even has a divine beast following him?" The old man was startled, then sniffed, a look of greed appearing in his eyes, his throat involuntarily moving.

"May I ask, young friend, are you the youth from the auction house in Demon Spirit City?" At this moment, the old man suppressed the heat in his heart and asked.

Hearing this, Yang Tian's mind tensed, and he was very surprised. How did this old man see through it?

"Young friend, don't be puzzled. I am naturally very sensitive to smells." The old man waved his hand and said kindly, "Since you need this jade slip, I'll give it to you. This martial skill isn't of much use to my clan."

"This..." A big question mark appeared in Yang Tian's mind. Was this old man being too eager?

"Why them?" The big red bird fumed inwardly. He had lost face at the auction house last time, and now he ran into them again.

Big Tiger was very unceremonious. He immediately walked up and took the jade slip from the platform, laughing heartily to himself.

"How about we make a deal?" Seeing the doubt in Yang Tian's eyes, the old man slowly spoke: "You made a big scene at the auction house and took away the silver paper from the Dao Sect. You must have a use for it."

Yang Tian remained silent. Seeing this, the old man suddenly smiled: "Young friend, you must have drunk monkey wine, right? I can trade the silver paper for it!"

Hearing this, Yang Tian's throat involuntarily moved. This old man's nose was too sharp; he could actually smell it!

"Damn, so he's a drunkard..." Fatty curled his lips, sneering inwardly. They had already drunk it, yet he could still smell it.

"Monkey wine..." Big Tiger's heart trembled. He desperately wanted to drink it, drool dripping from his mouth as he fawned over Yang Tian.

"I am indeed interested in the silver paper, but I didn't get anything useful from it." After a moment of silence, Yang Tian shook his head, not denying the matter of the monkey wine.

"Hmm, this kind of silver paper probably needs to be gathered to be effective..." The old man rambled nonsense, smiling kindly: "Just give me ten drops of monkey wine, and I'll give you the paper."

"That's impossible..." Yang Tian immediately refused, laughing: "I do have monkey wine, but only a little, not even enough for myself. Why would I trade it for this useless fantasy?"

"Hehe, young friend, don't rush to refuse." The old man smiled slightly: "I can add a piece of information that might interest you. It's about the girl beside you, the one from the auction house..."

Hearing this, Yang Tian's heart began to tremble. Could this old bastard have seen through Yun'er's constitution? That seemed incredible.

Seeing Yang Tian looking somewhat tempted, the old man immediately spoke: "I just saw that girl being chased by a powerful young man. If you don't trade, it might be too late in a little while."

"Deal!" Yang Tian's mind tensed. He tossed out a jade bottle, saying, "There are ten drops inside. Fulfill your promise."

"Refreshing." The old man's divine sense swept over it, his eyes lighting up. He instantly tossed out a piece of silver paper.

Taking the silver paper, Yang Tian didn't even glance at it. Murderous intent surged in his heart, and he said calmly, "Where is she?"

"When I saw her, the little girl was running east. You'd better hurry; this area is too vast, and it won't be easy to find her quickly." The old man caressed the jade bottle lovingly, speaking casually.

Yang Tian took a deep breath, his mind racing. Searching like this was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack. A jade talisman appeared in his hand, which he handed to Fatty, saying gravely, "Quickly, can you still find the other jade talisman?"

"Okay." Seeing Yang Tian's serious expression, Fatty understood the gravity of the situation. He nodded hurriedly.

Knowing how important this was, Fatty's brow instantly split open, radiating dazzling starlight, as if a great star was sinking within, accompanied by a rumbling sound.

"Is that a divine eye?" The big red bird was full of shock, unable to help saying, "What a terrifying gaze. Who is this person?"

"Divination art? Could he be from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect?" Looking at Fatty's flashing vertical eye, the old man was full of surprise, exclaiming.

The Star Divine Eye emitted boundless divine light, resonating with the jade talisman, spreading across heaven and earth, breaking through layers of illusion.

"Open for me!" Fatty shouted, his aura surging. The divine eye shot out a terrifying beam, piercing through the mysteries of heaven and earth, breaking countless falsehoods. He suddenly saw a pitch-black root, radiating terrifying chaotic light, but the jade talisman was suppressed beneath it.

"How is this possible?" Fatty was full of shock. He saw a plant suppressing the jade talisman. The image flashed and was instantly dispersed by a surging wave.

"Where?" Seeing Fatty's shock, Yang Tian was frantic, shouting.

"The jade talisman is suppressed under a plant." Fatty muttered, his divine eye flickering for a moment, then he quickly said, "Not far from here, east, fifty li."

"Suppressed under a plant..." Yang Tian's body went numb, a piercing pain rising in his heart. Yun'er must have been afraid that Yang Tian would find her and then be caught by the young man, so she suppressed the jade talisman's aura.

"This silly girl..." Yang Tian's body trembled. He clenched his fists, feeling the urge to cry.