Celestial 'War God' Return

"Stop!" Huangfu Lingxuan signaled the people with him to stop. He looked in another direction, where he felt a powerful tremor coming from.

An old man asked him, "Could that be one of the three overlord beasts in this forest, Old Huangfu?"

"That’s possible, Old Ming Zhuan." Huangfu Lingxuan tried to check that direction and found the snake creeping towards them quickly. "It’s the Emerald Scale Python!"

"What?" Ming Zhuan and the other people shouted.

"Elder Huangfu, the Emerald Scale Python is the strongest beast in this forest, right?" Luo Feng, one of the elders of the Nine Profound Sect, asked.

Huangfu Lingxuan nodded. "The strongest is the Emerald Scale Python, the second strongest is the Xuanluo Beast, and the third strongest is Ci Xing, the female spider beast. Among the three beasts, only Ci Xing has turned into a human, but she is truly evil."

"How big is the difference in their strength, Elder Huangfu?"

"The difference in their strength isn’t that great, but all three beasts have high intelligence and awareness, so they would rather not interfere with each other." Huangfu Lingxuan paused. "However, Ci Xing will never be able to defeat the Emerald Scale Python, and that snake is her nemesis."

The people nodded in understanding. "Unfortunately, we couldn’t find Ci Xing’s nest, so we couldn’t save those people."

Huangfu Lingxuan didn’t care much about the others, especially Sun Weitian. He only cared about Tang Xiao’s safety because he possessed golden aptitude in cultivation, and he didn’t want him to die at the hands of those beasts. Unfortunately, the forest was too complicated because of the many natural traps in it, which made it difficult for the old man to find him.

Ming Zhuan released a heavy sigh. "I’m worried about Ming Ren’s fate; I’m afraid that one of those beasts has captured him, especially the female spider beast."

"We will try to look for those cultivators again after this." Huangfu Lingxuan looked at them. "We have to leave now, or we’ll have to fight the Emerald Scale Python."

"Let’s go!"

"Old Huangfu, you don’t need to look for them anymore."

Huangfu Lingxuan and the others froze upon hearing the voice, but Tang Xiao had already appeared in front of them before they could react.

"You—"

"It’s me, Old Man." Tang Xiao interrupted and nodded to Huangfu Lingxuan. "The Emerald Scale Python is my friend, so it won’t attack you guys."

Ming Zhuan and the others were shocked to hear that Tang Xiao befriended the Emerald Scale Python. After all, his cultivation was only at the King Realm, and the snake was one of the three overlords of the forest.

Soon, the Emerald Scale Python had already arrived in front of them, and it stopped right behind Tang Xiao, looking at Huangfu Lingxuan and the others.

"Elder Huangfu." Duanmu Jingjing and Tantai Lingyan landed in front of them, followed by Mu Qingge, Situ Lingxi, and the others.

The people from the Song and Shangguan Clans were relieved upon seeing Shangguan Qingyue. An old woman approached her and asked her. "Are you alright, Young Miss Qingyue?"

"I’m fine, Elder Shangguan Xinyi." Shangguan Qingyue pointed to Tang Xiao. "Junior Brother Feng saved us from that female spider; otherwise, we would have been caught by her. He’s also friends with this snake, and it wants to lead us out of this forest."

Normally, Shangguan Qingyue would never say such a thing, and she wouldn’t acknowledge other people’s merits. However, Tang Xiao was different from other cultivators, and she wanted to cling to his good side.

Shangguan Xinyi looked at Tang Xiao in surprise. "Young Master Feng, please allow me to express my thanks to you because you saved our young miss."

"No need." Tang Xiao waved his hand. "Senior Sister Qingyue is part of my group, so it’s my responsibility to save her."

"Still, we must thank you, Young Master Feng." Shangguan Xinyi took out an item and handed it to Tang Xiao. "I hope you will be willing to visit our Shangguan Clan, and we will properly thank you."

"Alright," Tang Xiao accepted the item and stored it in his storage ring.

Ming Zhuan and the people from the Ming Clan approached Ming Ren and Shao Yuyan. "Are you injured, Young Master?"

"No," Ming Ren shook his head. "We met a lot of beasts, but we were able to defeat them. As for the female spider beast, we hurriedly left before she noticed our presence, so we didn’t fight with her."

Shao Jiuling patted Ming Zhuan’s shoulder. "Old Ming, they managed to save themselves because of Feng Xiao, so you should thank him."

"Oh." Ming Zhuan looked at Tang Xiao and handed him an item. "Please accept it, Young Master Feng. I hope you will visit our Ming Clan someday, and you can show this item to our guards."

Tang Xiao accepted the item. "I will definitely visit the Ming Clan someday, Elder Ming."

"That’s good... That’s good..."

Tang Xiao looked at Huangfu Lingxuan. "Old man, we don’t need to look for those cultivators anymore, and Cui Jing will take us to the exit of this forest."

"Cui Jing?" Huangfu Lingxuan and the others were confused by that.

"Her." Tang Xiao pointed at the Emerald Scale Python, which shocked them. "Cui Jing is our friend, and she’s one of the three overlords of this forest, so she can find the exit easily. Let’s climb onto her back, and we will leave this forest as soon as possible."

After they all climbed onto her back, Cui Jing quickly slithered across the ground towards the exit.

"Are those people dead?"

Tang Xiao shook his head. "Before we left that place, the female spider beast was absorbing the qi of all the men, including Sun Weitian, so I think their chances of survival are slim. Many other cultivators are still alive in this forest, but I didn’t meet them again after we left that place. By the way, I met two people from the Shen Clan, and they were hunting Cui Jing."

"The Shen Clan?" Huangfu Lingxuan frowned. "Do you have any problems with that clan?"

"Shen Liang sent two men to assassinate me and capture Mu Qingge, but I managed to capture them." Huangfu Lingxuan’s expression darkened after Tang Xiao brought up that incident. "Old man, you don’t need to do anything against the Shen Clan, and I already have my own plans for them."

Huangfu Lingxuan nodded. "If you need my help to deal with the Shen Clan, you can contact me directly, and I will take care of them for you."

"I will contact you if my plan against them fails."

Ming Zhuan, Shao Jiuling, Shangguan Xinyi, Song Jinghao, and the people from the four clans looked at the two men pensively. They didn’t expect Tang Xiao to have such a close relationship with Huangfu Lingxuan, and they spoke like equals.

Shangguan Qingyue was also surprised by the closeness of Tang Xiao and Huangfu Lingxuan, but she still didn’t know the former’s true identity, and she only knew him as Feng Xiao.

Tang Xiao thought for a moment. "Can you arrange a meeting with Fu Meiyu, old man?"

"The matriarch of the Fu Clan, Fu Meiyu?" Huangfu Lingxuan was surprised.

"Yes." Tang Xiao glanced at Chen Hongde. "I heard that the Fu and Shen Clans have long been at odds despite their in-laws’ relationship, and I also heard that Fu Meiyu hates Shen Tianyu, so I wanted to meet her."

Huangfu Lingxuan nodded. "After we return, I will meet Fu Meiyu in person, and I will arrange a meeting with her for you. She indeed hates Shen Tianyu, but I doubt she will make a move against the Shen Clan."

"Leave the matter to me, and I will persuade Fu Meiyu myself."

"Alright."

Behind, Situ Lingxi whispered to Mu Qingge; she asked her about Tang Xiao and Huangfu Lingxuan’s relationship.

Mu Qingge informed Situ Lingxi that they joined the Nine Profound Sect because of Huangfu Lingxuan’s recommendation, which surprised her a bit.

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Some time later, they had arrived outside the forest, and everyone rushed down from the back of the Emerald Scale Python.

Tang Xiao stood in front of the Emerald Scale Python and rubbed her head. "Lingxi and I have to go back first, but we’ll visit you again in the future, so you must protect yourself well until our next meeting."

"Cui Jing, I will miss you, and we will meet again in the future." Situ Lingxi said, rubbing the Emerald Scale Python’s head.

Cui Jing bowed her head and nodded slightly, and she hurriedly slithered back into the forest.

Tang Xiao looked at Situ Lingxi, embracing her shoulders. "Does it feel hard to part with Cui Jing?"

Ming Zhuan, Shao Jiuling, Shangguan Xinyi, Song Jinghao, and the people from the four clans were shocked to see the intimate relationship between Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi. They knew her character, especially people from the Taixu Kingdom, so they were shocked to see that.

Shangguan Qingyue raised an eyebrow. She didn’t know when Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi had developed such a relationship. She glanced at Mu Qingge, but she was confused because the latter was looking at them with a smile.

"Yeah," Situ Lingxi nodded slightly. "I don’t want to part with her, and I want her as my contract beast, but I know that’s impossible. She is one of the three overlords in this forest, and her cultivation is also a little short of breaking through to the Saint Realm."

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed. "You have to work harder to reach her level, and Cui Jing might be willing to acknowledge you as her master in the future."

"You’re right; I have to work hard to reach her level." Situ Lingxi turned to face Tang Xiao, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him under the gaze of everyone. "I have to go back to my clan now, and I will be waiting for you there, so you should visit me."

Tang Xiao caressed her cheek. "Wait for me; I will visit your clan soon."