ITBBS Chapter 28

The next morning, Shen Yao slowly opened her eyes from her cultivation. Her ancient martial arts had advanced to the sixth level of the Yellow Rank. What a pleasant little surprise!

“Master, congratulations on leveling up your martial arts again!” Xiao Ling flew over from a distance. That rotten dog was still behind her. Hmph, she was much faster than it.

Shen Yao was in a particularly good mood right now. After all, higher martial strength meant greater power. “Yes, I’ve reached the sixth level.”

Awoo~ Then the little white ball of fur came running over belatedly. Wu! It couldn’t outrun that flying beast. What kind of nonsense was this? It wanted to complain to the beautiful big sister.

“Little one, did you get used to staying inside last night?”

Shen Yao hugged and squeezed it. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She had stayed in the valley last night. When she tried to enter the space, this little one clamped onto her and refused to let go. In the end, she had no choice but to bring it inside with her.

“Master, how can you hug it? Throw it away, hmph!”

Xiao Ling landed on her master’s shoulder, almost turning into a pufferfish in anger. She knew that this rotten dog was here to compete for her master’s affection. When master wasn’t looking, Xiao Ling would definitely roast it.

Hearing Xiao Ling’s words, Little White immediately jumped out of Shen Yao’s arms. It glared fiercely at the flying beast, letting out a low growl, baring its fangs, its fur standing on end, looking as if it wanted to eat the other.

“Oh ho, little one, just because I let you into the space, you’re getting cocky? Watch out, or I’ll burn all your fur off with a single flame.”

Hmph! You little rotten dog, daring to growl at me? With those short little legs, you want to bite me? Don’t you know who I, this phoenix, am?

Awoo! Little White Ball realized it couldn’t do anything to the flying beast, so it had to find an ally. It ran to Shen Yao and began rolling around and acting cute, looking pitiful and wronged.

Pfft… “Alright, you two. If you keep this up, I won’t pay attention to either of you.”

She was about to die laughing. These two little ones were natural enemies. Ever since the little one entered the space last night, the two beasts had been at each other’s throats, neither willing to back down, determined to figure out who was stronger.

Wuu wuu! Little White wasn’t happy. Not only did beautiful big sister refuse to help, but she was also laughing so happily. So it got up, bit Shen Yao’s pant leg, and tried to pull her towards the little phoenix.

“Hmph, it’s useless even if you find Master. I’m flying high in the air where Master can’t reach me.”

Xiao Ling quickly flew from her master’s shoulder high up into the sky. This rotten dog really was her natural enemy, specifically sent to torment her. In no time at all, she had fallen out of favor.

“Is that so? Xiao Ling, you seem to have forgotten that we have a soul contract. Are you sure I can’t catch you?”

Shen Yao fixed her eyes on the little phoenix. She really gets too cocky if not disciplined for a single day. The smug look on her face was especially asking for a beating.

Xiao Ling looked down at her master’s expression. That smile wasn’t quite a smile, and suddenly she felt a chill. She shivered involuntarily, quickly landed on Shen Yao’s shoulder, and stayed put.

“Master, you always bully your spirit beast. Ever since that rotten puppy appeared, I’ve lost favor.”

“Alright, alright. Stop acting so pitiful. Stay in the space and behave. I’m going out to explore other mountains today.”

Shen Yao stroked Xiao Ling. Look at that pitiful look. What nonsense was she thinking all day? Then she picked up the white ball of fur and left the space.

Standing in the valley, she took several deep breaths of the fresh morning air. The warm energy flowed into her body, making her feel very comfortable. This valley was really strange.

“Little one, I’m leaving now. Do you want to stay here or come with big sister?”

Shen Yao squatted down and stroked the little wolf pup’s head. She really liked it, but she had to respect its wishes. After all, she didn’t know how long it had lived here.

Awoo~ The little white wolf rubbed against Shen Yao’s palm, then ran deeper into the valley, gesturing for Shen Yao to follow.

Shen Yao found this strange. Hadn’t she already explored the entire valley yesterday? Was there another hidden place? Never mind, no harm in following.

“Xiao Ling, use your divine sense to scan. Is there another hidden area?”

“Okay, Master.”

Xiao Ling extended her divine sense to envelop the entire valley, but she found nothing. She was so frustrated. Why was this place so strange?

Xiao Ling said dejectedly, “Master, I still can’t find anything.”

“Since that’s the case, I’ll just have to follow the little one.”

Shen Yao caught up with the little white wolf, her heart somewhat complicated. Initially, she thought this was a two-month-old pup that should have parents around. But after seeing its actions yesterday, she had to reconsider.

After following the little one for a while, it stopped by the lake. Then it began activating mechanisms in various places. The process was clearly much more complicated than yesterday’s. She watched, dumbfounded.

“Wow, it really is a barrier plus a formation! Master, there must be treasure hidden inside!”

Xiao Ling was so excited in the space. She had guessed correctly. There really was a formation. Who could have been so powerful as to set it up?

“I don’t know if there’s treasure inside. Right now, I’m more puzzled about why this little white ball sought me out.”

This made her think too much. Although there had been no danger along the way, that only made it stranger. Even if her good fortune had deepened, it shouldn’t be like this.

Awoo! The little white wolf opened the formation barrier and gestured for Shen Yao to follow.

Sigh, what else could she say? She could only take it one step at a time.

Shen Yao observed her surroundings carefully. This secret passage was many times more dangerous than yesterday’s. What secret was hidden inside?

When she followed the little one out of the secret passage, she was stunned by the sight before her. Yesterday, she thought that valley was a hidden paradise. It turned out this was the real fairyland.

“Wow! Master, we’ve hit the jackpot! Everything in here is spiritual herbs and fruits infused with spiritual energy. Also, my divine sense detected a treasure room filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and spirit stones.”

Xiao Ling felt that this rotten dog was truly a treasure.

Wuu wuu! The little white wolf saw Shen Yao standing there dumbfounded and bit her pant leg, urging her to get moving.

This was the true treasure ground it had been guarding. It always remembered that only the truly destined person could take everything here, and then it could leave with her.

Shen Yao composed herself and got to work. She used her mind to collect everything, mainly because there was just too much stuff here. Doing it by hand would exhaust her to death.

In the end, after spending quite a while, Shen Yao cleared out every resource in the entire hidden paradise. She also cleaned out the treasure room’s gold, silver, jewelry, and spirit stones. Phew, she was exhausted.

“Little one, that’s everything, right?”

Awoo~ The little white wolf nodded.

“That’s good. Then let’s go.” Shen Yao picked up the little white ball and prepared to leave.

“Master, danger is approaching the mountain.”