Chapter 944: Chapter 944: Xiaolan’s Opportunity
More than ten adult leopards approached from afar, and in the blink of an eye, they had surrounded Liu Zixuan and Little Blue.
Liu Zixuan held the Nameless Sword, his expression becoming alert.
He could feel that, although these leopards looked like ordinary leopards, the aura they exuded was far more terrifying!
"Roar!"
Just as Liu Zixuan was about to make a move, Little Blue behind him suddenly let out a low roar.
Upon hearing the sound, the leopards that were about to attack suddenly paused in their steps, even their ferocious expressions changed, as if becoming somewhat apprehensive!
Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, looked at Little Blue with an unusual gaze: "Are these... your companions?"
After all, Little Blue was a Qilin cub, and had some understanding of humanity, shook its head at Liu Zixuan, looking at the surrounding leopards with a sense of regal pride!
It seemed to be telling Liu Zixuan that those leopards were just small characters, not qualified to be my companions.
In this way, Liu Zixuan started to realize something.
Previously, when the Void Mountain Sect contended for this territory, he had heard that this underground space was a lair for exotic beasts.
There were not few exotic beasts in this mountain, such as the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon that Liu Zixuan encountered earlier, or Little Blue beside him.
Now, considering these leopards and the purple elixir-like item in the giant stone, he guessed that this must be the place where the Qilin cub was lost long ago.
It fit the story Gu Yu told before, because Little Blue was still sleeping during its cub stage, it ended up in the leopards’ lair by coincidence, and the leopards at the time fed it as their own child.
This explains why Little Blue turned into a leopard, and as for the purple elixir-like item, Liu Zixuan had some guesses; whether he could verify them depended on Little Blue’s next actions!
Turning his head to look at Little Blue, he smiled: "You could transform from a Qilin into a leopard, then the story of that mythical creature must be true!"
Little Blue cast a disdainful look at Liu Zixuan, then dragged its battered body, roaring at those ordinary leopards.
The leopards fearfully retreated, slowly crouching towards the ground.
It gave a vivid impression of beasts bowing to an emperor.
When the leopards all retreated together, Little Blue suddenly turned to look at Liu Zixuan, then glanced at the giant stone.
Liu Zixuan pondered: "Do you want me to split it open?"
"Roar!" Little Blue nodded vigorously with its enormous head.
"Alright, since it’s your opportunity, I’ll assist you!"
Liu Zixuan wielded the Nameless Sword, directly splitting the already cracked stone into two!
Suddenly, the purple elixir-like item emitted a dazzling purple light, illuminating every corner of the cave.
The leopards guarding the purple elixir-like item suddenly trembled, coming to life as if in a dream!
The sight was bizarre—a leopard with half blue and half normal color, larger than the others, like a king among the leopard herd.
Little Blue saw them come to life, slowly walked towards them, rubbing its head against them, letting out a low cry like a child cozily seeing its parents.
"It seems this is the foster parents of the Qilin cub." Liu Zixuan touched his chin, muttered with a mixture of tears and laughter: "An ancient Auspicious Beast actually treating two ordinary leopards as parents—if this were spread, it might become a major historical anecdote!"
"Roar!" After Little Blue finished acting cute with the two leopards, it called towards the cave entrance.
The two largest leopards directly led the herd of leopards outside.
"Zixuan... Zixuan brother, what does this mean?" Gu Yu asked in panic.
"Open the passage and let them out!"
At this moment, even the simplest person could see that those leopards were guarding that purple elixir-like item, and now that their mission was completed, they naturally had to leave.
After Gu Yu and others cleared the passage, the leopards looked back at Little Blue with longing eyes every few steps, then all left.
Little Blue looked at the purple elixir-like item, his eyes revealing a fiery expression.
Then, it leaped ahead, opening its mouth wide and swallowed it whole!
"Wow! It really is like this!" Liu Zixuan, despite having had guesses, was still surprised by the scene.
Previously, he wondered, even if Little Blue grew up among leopards, why did it lack the appearance of a Qilin!
The answer was clear.
A Martial Artist cultivates Dantian, using it as a source for storing inner strength.
Beasts rely on Inner Alchemy—the purple elixir-like item must be Little Blue’s Inner Alchemy as a Qilin!
Though unsure how the Inner Alchemy left its body, it was certainly true that upon swallowing it, Little Blue would start to regain its original Qilin form!
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
As Liu Zixuan indulged in his thoughts, Little Blue began to pant heavily after swallowing the Inner Alchemy, its entire body steaming with a mist-like vapor, the breath exhaled seeming like flames.
Liu Zixuan slowly approached, using the Holy Medical Scripture method for treating beasts to check Little Blue’s body.
As he expected, Little Blue’s meridians were expanding, with significant internal changes; however, the Inner Alchemy seemed to have left its body too long, making fusion difficult.
Liu Zixuan lowered his head again to look; Little Blue was already lying on the ground, falling into a deep sleep!
After ensuring no dangers to life, Liu Zixuan laboriously picked up Little Blue.
Even the residual warmth it emitted was difficult to endure, despite being in the First Heaven of the Emperor Realm.
"Zixuan brother, need help?" Once the cave settled, Gu Yu and others hurried in.
Liu Zixuan shook his head: "None can touch Little Blue or they’ll get burned. Now, move all those strange stones out, and inform Huang Youcai and others to finish the leftover tasks; this afternoon, Tongtong and I will set up the Big Dipper Array!"
"Alright!"
"By the way, Zixuan brother, Zhao Yi should be back before dinner." Mo Chengfeng smiled.
Liu Zixuan’s lips curled: "Great, then everything’s ready—just awaiting the final wind to blow!"
With that, he carried Little Blue out of the cave.
Doudou had already been waiting anxiously for a long time. Seeing the scene, he rushed over, crying out to see Little Blue, fearing it was truly dead. Thankfully, after Liu Zixuan’s persuasion, he reluctantly calmed down.
Bringing Little Blue outside, Liu Zixuan said to Doudou: "Your task is to watch over it, but remember not to touch, or you’ll get hurt. Inform me when it wakes up."
