Chapter 423: To Flee Or Not To Flee


    As it so happened, these Yushou nsmen wanted to send the message back to their n as soon as possible and had decided on a shortcut crossing through the nests of two fifth-tier peril beasts. Just as they arrived at this valley, however, they suddenly noticed their mount shivering in fear as though startled by some powerful peril beast, and all three of them had began looking around in fear.


    The f*ck? A dragon was currently rolling in a puddle of mud in the valley below..


    This is this<em>that</em>red dragon? one of thete-Foundation Stage Yushou disciples yelled with a quivering voice, unable to believe his own eyes.


    Who who would have thought it would be found so so easily, just like that? The otherte-Foundation Stage was also dumbstruck, as though hed been smacked in the face with a cake falling from the sky.


    Qui quick, send a message to the head elders. It was the Golden Core who collected himself first, and he quickly took out the special messaging tool unique to the Guixu Ruins. Once this messaging tool was activated, a spirit light would shoot off into the heavens that cultivators within a ten-thousand-mile radius would be able to sense. This location was within ten thousand miles of the Rising Immortals Altar, just enough for their head elder Xiong Huwho was currently still with the Xunlong ns Maguto see and rush over to capture this dragon.


    Fang Xing was a hundred feet away and became anxious as well; if this handful of bastards made a huge scene out of things, it would certainly rm all the other cultivators. The Fengtian ns gathering location also wasnt very far from here, and thered be even less chance for him and his red dragon to flee if that n was alerted as well and all their powerful masters arrived. Even if he and the dragon werent captured, getting involved in such a scene would still be a huge problem. His mind quickly started turning to think of a n, and he subconsciously shouted out, Its a robbery!


    This loud shout caught the Yushou smen off guard and they all turned around to look.


    Uh Im too used to saying that I meant I meant to just say hi. Fang Xing blushed. Hed intended to greet them with a hello or its nice to meet you, Fellow Daoists, but hed been in too much of a rush and had blurted out its a robbery instead. He quickly showed a smile and pretended to be extremely surprised as he flew closer and yelled, Three Fellow Daoists of the Yushou n, I just heard you speaking about some dragon. Is that dragon just below here? Quick, attack it!


    Fortunately, the three Yushou nsmen had been so excited and surprised with their discovery they hadnt heard what Fang Xing originally shouted. When they saw hime closer with such high spirits, they only thought he was a smaller ns message disciple and didnt pay him much attention; instead, they only gave him a meaningful nce signalling not to rm the red dragon rolling in the muddy pond below while they prepared their messaging tool.


    Fang Xing quickly flew over and pulled out his giant ck sword with the look of someone wanting to try it out on the dragon below, which drew the three nsmens disdain. This red dragon was so powerful even the three of them didnt have the guts to provoke it, so what was this little Foundation Stage doing acting tough like he wanted to battle with it?


    <em>Swoosh</em>.


    When the Golden Core raised the messaging tool in his hand, Fang Xing couldnt care about anything else anymore. His expression fell, and after he got within ten feet, a pair of golden wings appeared behind him and he activated the secret technique of the Peng Bird tribethe Hundred and Eight Thousand Swords. His speed was increased countless times over and a blue smoke swept past, causing him to suddenly vanish.


    <em>Tch</em>.


    The next moment Fang Xing reappeared, he was already behind the Golden Core with his ck sword piercing through the Golden Cores torsoten feet of distance was no different from being right beside him. Fang Xings deration that he wanted to capture the red dragon had minimized their concern and made them easy to close in on, and he didnt hold back his attack whatsoever, preventing the Golden Core from self-destructing his core. The Golden Cores pupils dted and the hand holding the messaging tool ckened, causing the tool to fall from his grip before he even realized what had happened.


    This chain of events caused the two Foundation Stage cultivators to look towards Fang Xing in shock, but it didntst long before they reflexively drew their weapons. This had also been calcted by Fang Xing, however, and their initial hesitation was just enough due to how close they were to him. He let out a low growl and dashed forward with a circr movement, and the two Foundation Stage cultivators soon began falling down towards the valley below like a pair of broken logs.


    The peril bird theyd been riding on let out a mournful cry and tried to flee, but the red dragon had already started rising up. The dragons mouth opened and bit down on the bird before dragging it into the valley below, and after a fierce shake of its head, the peril bird no longer moved.


    In such a quick sh of motion, the abrupt threat had been resolved and the skies became peaceful and empty once more.


    Were finished. Big doggie, you f*cking got others on your back again.


    The red dragon continued tearing the peril bird apart while looking at Fang Xing with wide-open eyes that made it hard to tell what it was thinking. Fang Xing gave a bitterugh and patted its head. Lets get ready to flee.


    The red dragon tilted its head and let out a sneeze, as though not caring about this at all, and such a response filled Fang Xingplex emotions. Although this dragon might be a little stupid and crazy, it was nevertheless still a true dragon. In the world outside the Guixu Ruins where there were Budding Soul Stage cultivators and Cmity Stage cultivators, and even in Videha where young elites were like dogs all over the ce with Golden Cores in every corner, this red dragonas the prince of the Azure Dragon Pcewould still be considered a very important guest. Which blind dumb*ss would try to provoke it for no reason? Now that they were in this trash of a Guixu Ruins, however, this proud dragon had actually be nothing more than a fat and juicy strip of bacon everyone wanted to take a bite out of.


    Even a professional little robber like himself had be a fat sheep in the eyes of these people! At least in the past hed have to do something bad before fleeing and he would escape with peace of mind, yet here he hadnt even done anything yet was being forced to run away with only a few words. How sad things had be!


    The more he thought on it, the more unwilling he became, and he gradually began to have second thoughts. If what that Xunlong n master said was true, it was the only chance to enter the depths of the Guixu Ruins in thousands of years. Hadnt he originally entered the Guixu Ruins for the sake of all that Taishang treasure? And after he obtained that treasure, would he not also need to think of a method to get out? If he were to miss this chance, could he be forced to remain in these Guixu Ruins for the rest of his life?


    Such thoughts began to grow, making him more and more hesitant.


    <em>My big uncle once said a very sessful person doesnt bother with trifles. Maybe maybe I really should just sacrifice my big doggie?</em>Such a thought emerged in his mind, and he couldnt help but to look towards the red dragon, who looked back with a nk expression.


    Such thoughtssted for only a moment before Fang Xing quickly shook his head.<em>F*ck it. When I was at the Guiyan Valley, every time I went to steal some chicken drumsticks from the kitchen, that one-eyed aunty chef always told me off for having no future prospects. Seems like I am doomed to achieve nothing of great merit, so I will still need to worry about trifling matters after all.</em>Something like using this big doggies life in exchange for a chance to enter the Taishang pce ruins was not something he was willing to do.


    Now if only I could find that Vermillion Bird Fang Xing helplessly muttered to himself. Although others might not know, he himself knew of another Foremost Peril in the Guixu Ruinsthe Vermillion Bird, the Venerated Youth! The Vermillion Bird was also one of the ancient Foremost Perils, so it should also be enough to resolve the forbidden curse.


    That being said, there was a very tight constraint of less than a months time for preparation before entering the depths of the Guixu Ruins, so how could he persuade all the ns to give up on the red dragon and go after the Vermillion Bird instead, which most people had never even seen before? The Vermillion Bird also wasnt the same as the red dragon who was stupid and nk without knowing how to hide the fact it was a dragon. The dragon was obvious at a nce, yet the Vermillion Bird was extremely deceitful and cunning with the ability to take on the appearance of men; how could it easily be found among other humans?


    Faced with such a perplexing problem, Fang Xing even felt that if he were in everyone elses shoes, he also wouldnt give up the red dragon to chase after the Vermillion Bird instead.<em>Do I really have to choose between the dragon and leaving the ruins? Why?</em>Fang Xing couldnt make up his mind and started growing annoyed, but after thinking back and forth, he finally decided there did indeed seem one way that would work!<em>I better talk with that group of old farts, first.</em>


    No matter how difficult the Vermillion bird was, that was the only path he was willing to take.


    This big doggie, he was not willing to give up on!


    The Taishang treasure, he was also not willing to give up on!


    What else needed to be said? Neither could be given up, so hed have both! He wanted the fish, but he also wanted the bear paw. Who said having both at the same time wasnt possible? Hed just stew them both in the same pot!


    With these angry thoughts, he hatched an idea and the anxiousness in his mind became clear once more. This time, he quickly came up with a n he could execute, and his small white teeth appeared as his lips formed into a wide, clearly rxed smile.


    Big doggie, go and fetch that spirit tool over there for me Fang Xing ordered while pointing towards the messaging tool the Yushou ns Golden Core had nearly used. The red dragon didnt understand the reason, but it nheless hopped towards it and hopped back with the spirit tool in its mouth. It passed the tool into Fang Xings hand before licking him, leaving him covered in drool again.


    Big doggie, is your father dead yet? Fang Xingzily asked as he began studying the spirit tool in his hand.


    The red dragon put its chin on the ground and held its head while itsrge eyes looked at Fang Xing.


    If your father is dead, then let him bless and protect us from above. Actually, your grandfather can do it too. All of you from the dragon n seem to be very powerful, so they should still be strong even if theyre dead. As for me, I have it much worse; although I have nine uncles, they dont have any cultivation and cant bless a thing!


    After mumbling randomly for a while, he finally understood how to use this messaging tool. He instilled it with Qi, and with a<em>swoosh</em>, a spirit light shot out into the nine heavens above. The light broke through the clouds and started scattering outwards like a firework, lighting up the night sky with a powerful aura all cultivators within ten thousand miles could sense.