Chapter 112: The King of Ten Thousand Beasts Visits in Person

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: The King of Ten Thousand Beasts Visits in Person

"The King of Ten thousand Beasts has sent me to escort you to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain."

Ying Di got straight to the point.

"Escort me to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain? What for? And how did you find me?" Chu Fan immediately voiced the questions on his mind.

"It is not for me to speculate on my king’s command. As for how I found you, I have my ways," Ying Di said arrogantly.

"In that case, you can see yourself out." Chu Fan clasped his hands behind his back and, without another word, turned away.

This was just his nature. If someone spoke to him respectfully, he would return the courtesy. But if they were arrogant, he would either ignore them or be even more arrogant himself.

It was true that by obtaining the Scroll, his Spiritual Power had increased dramatically, and one could say he now had a connection to the King of Ten Thousand Beasts.

However, he was not the King’s subordinate. She couldn’t just order him around as she pleased.

"You..." Ying Di pointed at Chu Fan, furious, but he dared not lash out.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t defeat Chu Fan, but that he was afraid fighting would mean failing the mission assigned to him by the King of Ten Thousand Beasts.

"I was able to find you because you carry an aura from your two-month stay on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. Even so, it still took me over a month to locate you," Ying Di finally explained.

"See how much better it is when you just talk properly? No need to act like you’re second only to the heavens," Chu Fan said, turning back with a lecturing tone.

Ying Di was fuming at his words, but there was nothing he could do.

"So, what does the King of Ten Thousand Beasts want with me on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain? What if she plans to kill me? If I follow you, won’t I just be walking to my death?"

"My King is an existence of immense power. If she wanted you dead, why would she need to summon you to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?"

"Hah. Does she even dare to leave Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" Chu Fan shot back.

"You think I don’t dare leave Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" a melodious female voice suddenly spoke from right in front of Chu Fan.

As the voice faded, a woman appeared before his eyes. She was dressed in red mink fur, her beauty so stunning it was beyond description.

The woman’s beauty was in no way inferior to Yun Xi’s. If Yun Xi was a secluded orchid in a quiet valley, then this woman was a flowering crabapple basking in the sun.

One was serene and reserved; the other, wild and enchanting.

The woman was wrapped in red mink fur, but it left most of one leg, as pale and smooth as white jade, exposed. On her feet, she wore only a pair of sandals woven from pearls.

Her upper body, however, was bundled up tightly in the fur. Her hair was worn loose, held back only by a single string of pearls to keep it from obscuring her eyes.

At first glance, her eyes were enchanting, but a closer look revealed a depth as vast as the heavens.

Unlike Yun Xi’s oval face, she had a sharp chin—a classic melon-seed-shaped face. Her bright red lips were flanked by faint dimples.

Even with his Level 23 Spiritual Power, Chu Fan hadn’t sensed her at all until the very moment she appeared.

This woman’s Cultivation was not only higher than his, but even her Spiritual Power surpassed his own.

’If this woman harbored any ill intent, I would have been dead long ago,’ Chu Fan thought.

"You are... the current King of Ten Thousand Beasts?" Chu Fan asked.

"By order of my Ancestor Master, I am to lead the hundreds of millions of Profound Beasts on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain for three hundred years. One hundred and twenty years have passed, so you wouldn’t be wrong to call me the current King of Ten Thousand Beasts," the woman said, her voice as crisp and lovely as a wind chime.

Standing beside Chu Fan, Yun Xi’s eyes were also filled with awe.

The woman sensed Yun Xi’s gaze and smiled back at her. "Aside from my own Master, you are the most beautiful human woman I have ever met."

"Th-thank you for the compliment. But I can’t compare to you," Yun Xi said, her throat feeling a little dry.

Sensing the apprehension in Yun Xi’s heart, Chu Fan took her hand.

"Let me answer the question you just asked. That Scroll from inside Ancestor Master Ye’s Divine Statue is a Sacred Object of our lineage. Anyone from our line can sense the aura it carries and pinpoint its location at any time. If you didn’t possess the Scroll, how could two members of the Human Race cross the forbidden boundary of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and then spend two months there in peace?"

Chu Fan was stunned. "So everyone in your lineage knows the Scroll exists?" he asked.

"That’s right." The King of Ten Thousand Beasts nodded.

Her every gesture held a bearing that could bewitch all living things.

And Chu Fan could tell this wasn’t an act; it was simply her nature.

Fortunately, Chu Fan’s heart already belonged to someone, and he didn’t have an especially strong desire for women’s charms. Otherwise, her every move would have left him utterly captivated.

Even so, Chu Fan couldn’t help but steal a few extra glances.

"Including the King of Ten Thousand Beasts from the mural on Zao Ying Mountain, how many generations have there been up to you?" Chu Fan asked.

"I am the ninth generation. Ancestor Master Ye was the disciple of the third King of Ten Thousand Beasts," she replied.

"Then are you human, or...?"

"The Kings of Ten Thousand Beasts are all women of the Human Race. And all are orphans, brought to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain before they are even a month old and raised on the milk of beasts."

"Where is the Immortal who left the Scroll now?" This was the question that concerned Chu Fan the most.

The answer could be directly related to the secrets of the Divine Race, and even to why Xiezhi had given him the Juntian Mirror in the first place.

’Mang Divine Hall, Dingfeng Slope, and Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain... none of them were as simple as they seemed.’

The King of Ten Thousand Beasts shook her head. "I have never met our Founder. To be precise, no one has seen the Founder since the time of the third King of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"Why did you seek me out today? Is it to reclaim the Scroll?"

"If I wanted the Scroll back, I would have taken it when you were on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain," the King of Ten Thousand Beasts said with a sweet smile.

’What a vixen,’ Chu Fan cursed silently.

He and Yun Xi had been childhood sweethearts, so he had long since built up a certain immunity to beautiful women. Besides, Yun Xi’s own looks were in no way inferior to the King of Ten Thousand Beasts. But when it came to pure allure, ten Yun Xis couldn’t compare to this one woman.

"Then...?"

"I want your help to save a Profound Beast."

"Help you save a Profound Beast? I’m not a Physician or a Medical Officer. What do I know about treating illnesses?"

"You only need to take out the Scroll; it will be able to save the beast. Rest assured, our lineage has an ancestral rule that forbids any of us from touching the Scroll, so I am by no means coveting it. Besides, if I truly wanted to seize your Scroll... never mind you now, even if I gave you another hundred years for your Cultivation, you still might not be able to stop me."

The King of Ten Thousand Beasts spoke nonchalantly, but her words were utterly humiliating.

Chu Fan was clearly displeased by her statement.

The King of Ten Thousand Beasts added, "I won’t have you do it for nothing. There are ruins of the Divine Race on Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. I can permit you to explore them. Any fortunate opportunities you find inside will be yours to keep."

Hearing this, Chu Fan’s eyes lit up.

’Ruins of the Divine Race! Forget about what opportunities might be inside; even if I came back empty-handed, just getting a look would be an incredible experience.’

As for whether the King of Ten Thousand Beasts could be trusted, Chu Fan had no reason to doubt her.

At worst, she was simply using this opportunity to test him.

After all, he had obtained the Scroll through a combination of fate and his own ability. Even if the King of Ten Thousand Beasts disliked him, she wouldn’t defy her ancestral command to harm him.

Yun Xi, for her part, had no objections. She had certainly been nervous when the King of Ten Thousand Beasts first appeared. The woman was just too enchanting. Even Yun Xi, as a woman, felt envious of her jade-like feet, to say nothing of a hot-blooded young man like Chu Fan.

But upon hearing that the king had already ruled Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain for a hundred and twenty years, Yun Xi relaxed.

’No matter how beautiful she is, she’s still an old woman who’s lived for over a century.’

"If I go to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, I’m bringing my wife with me," Chu Fan said.

A warmth spread through Yun Xi’s heart at his words. She couldn’t help but squeeze the hand Chu Fan was holding.

"You are a deeply devoted couple. Of course I have no reason to separate you!"

"Ying Di, lower yourself and carry them back to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain!" the King of Ten Thousand Beasts commanded.

Ying Di immediately crouched down and instantly reverted to his true form, transforming into a giant eagle over ten feet long.