“You can sit here!” The old man led to an empty table in the corner and asked: “Do you want some wine, there is an extra charge.”
“No.” Feng Xiao said and sat down at the table where he took some dried food out from space to eat.
When he saw this, the old man smiled and made his way downstairs.
“Hey, how come you took this path? And you’re alone too? You’re brave! Are you also here for the Primordial Spirit Fruit?”
“What is the Primordial Spirit Fruit? I just asked for directions and know that this is a shortcut, that’s why I chose this path. I don’t know anything about the Primordial Spirit Fruit.” Feng Xiao said, as he truly didn’t know anything at all about the Primordial Spirit Fruit he spoke about.
“Hehe, oh is that so? Then I’m not sure what to say about your luck.” The man laughed and said: “Most of the cultivators in here are after the Primordial Spirit Fruit. It is a very good thing, one Primordial Spirit Fruit can increase your strength by one rank. To make your strength rise by one rank is a very good thing indeed.”
“It’s just that, though this treasure is good, it is extremely difficult to pick. The Primordial Spirit Fruit grows in a very cold place and is guarded by thousands of ghosts, and this is why this mountain is called the Ghost Mountain, ordinary people don’t dare to come this way.”
Feng Xiao was slightly startled, he was only passing through. He hadn’t expected to come to such a place. So this is the reason why the old man said that there was no way out of the mountain in the night.
Land of thousand ghosts? This place would be extremely cold. Moreover, tonight was the night of the full moon, with that much negative energy in the air, would staying here….
He was a little worried, but at this moment, Fire Phoenix’s low voice came into his ears.
“Don’t worry, I am here.”
After hearing Fire Phoenix’s words, Feng Xiao calmed down and let out a breath of relief. Yes, he wasn’t travelling alone, with Fire Phoenix by his side, if there was anything he couldn’t handle, Fire Phoenix would still be here.
He settled down after he thought of this. He didn’t want any Primordial Spirit Fruit, he should take advantage of this time to rest and regain his energy.
Therefore, he ate the dried food in his hand, he had also prepared some for Fire Phoenix. When the other cultivators who were drinking wine saw the lively Fire Phoenix jumping down his shoulder, they laughed.
“No way, is this bird your contract beast? Isn’t it a bit unsightly?”
“What is the use of a bird that can be killed with one pinch? I didn’t expect this was the kind of contract beast a Mystical Cultivator would be like this.”
“That’s right, the combat power of a Mystical Cultivator is weak anyway, but it’s been an eye-opener to see such a small bird as a contract beast, hahahaha!”
Feng Xiao who was eating his dried food looked up and said to them: “I think that whatever beast I have as my contract beast has nothing to do with you.”
“It has nothing to do with us, we just find it interesting.” One person said and shook his head. He ignored Feng Xiao and instead said to the few people who were sitting at the same table as him: “Come, have another drink.”
Feng Xiao looked away and after he gave some instructions to Fire Phoenix who was beside him, he set up a small soundproof boundary barrier around him, then he closed his eyes and leaned against the wall to rest. Without the noises from outside the barrier, the world seemed to have quietened down, coupled with the exhaustion from rushing along on his journey, after a while, he fell into a deep sleep.
In the night, the wind suddenly grew stronger and the whizzing wind swirled around like a whirlpool…
