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Chapter 1161: Chapter 1158: One Stick Chapter 1161: Chapter 1158: One Stick “What exactly is the cause?”
“My White Ape is naturally belligerent; it’s usually manageable, but once it enters combat mode, it loses all reason and I’m afraid it might accidentally offend your sect.”
Lu Xuan’s expression remained calm as he calmly inquired.
“It’s somewhat ridiculous when you say it.”
Yan Li wryly shook his head with a bitter smile.
“A junior brother of ours at the Early Nascent Soul Stage has been raising an Arm-Extending Fire Ape which broke through to the Sixth Grade years ago, and strictly speaking, contains a trace of the Fire God Ape ancestor’s bloodline.”
“Originally, it was simply engaging in friendly exchanges with the White Ape under Friend Lu’s command, but unexpectedly, it detected a whiff of pure qi from the Fire God Ape ancestor on the White Ape, guessing that the Fire God Ape had once bestowed upon it an Original Monkey Hair.”
“Out of envy, this led to a conflict.”
“…”
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but fall silent.
He thought it over, never expecting that the trouble would stem from the red monkey hair from that time.
“Friend Lu, that Arm-Extending Fire Ape has been awaiting a piece of Original Monkey Hair from the Fire God Ape ancestor for a long time to enhance its chance of advancing to the Seventh Grade.
Knowing that your Spirit Beast possesses it, it’s hard for the beast to remain rational. Please excuse any rudeness.”
Yan Li’s tone carried a hint of apology.
“It’s nothing.”
Lu Xuan’s expression remained unchanged.
He knew the true nature of the Sky-Piercing White Jade Monkey too well. Despite acting obedient and docile in his presence, calling him “master” all the time, it was actually very combative. It often mixed into battles with the likes of the Thunder Dragon Behemoth and Green Mountain Scales, ready to unleash its combative urges at the slightest provocation.
“Let’s go, Daoist Yan, take me to see the excitement.”
He said with a smile, speaking softly.
“Friend Lu, aren’t you worried about your White Ape’s safety?”
Lu Xuan’s actions, ready for a spectacle where his underling was bullied by outsiders, left Yan Li, who had prepared for various countermeasures, at a loss.
“Haha, what’s there to worry about?”
“Worry about the White Ape’s safety? Or that it might lead to greater conflicts, resulting in our sect being targeted?”
Lu Xuan laughed.
Though the White Ape loved to fight, it was clear about what actions were appropriate and what were not. During its struggle with the Arm-Extending Fire Ape, no party would be seriously injured or killed.
As for the Fire God Palace, it wouldn’t allow such a situation to happen either.
If the conflict escalated, causing Lu Xuan to meet with misfortune within the Fire God Palace, the Fire God Palace would face thousands of Sword Cultivators from the Dongxuan Sword Sect crossing realms to seek vengeance.
Therefore, the nature of this struggle was simply a friendly spar, stopping at the right moment.
“Friend Lu is overthinking it, the Fire God Palace wouldn’t dare provoke Dongxuan Sword Sect.”
Seeing Lu Xuan so relaxed, Yan Li also relaxed, chuckling at himself.
The two quickly headed towards the location of the dispute.
“Indeed, the White Ape has transformed.”
Lu Xuan saw from a distance a White Ape towering six to seven Zhang tall, with blood-red eyes and sharp teeth exposed. Its silver-white hair stood erect like long needles, staring intently at the Divine Monkey Hair opposite it.
The monkey opposite had a similar size to the White Ape, utterly red all over, with abnormally long arms dragging on the ground, sparking countless sparks.
The two massive monkeys slowly circled each other, ready to spring into action at any moment.
“Brother Yan, you’ve arrived!”
“This must be Friend Lu Xuan! There was an unintentional conflict between the Arm-Extending Fire Ape and your White Ape; please forgive us.”
A cultivator at the Early Nascent Soul Stage holding a red longsword quickly approached the two men.
“Friend Lu, this is Junior Brother Zhuang Chunqiu of the Fire God Palace.”
“Junior Brother Zhuang, this is Friend Lu from Dongxuan Sword Sect.”
Yan Li introduced them to each other.
“Mr. Zhuang has met Friend Lu.”
Zhuang Chunqiu bowed with clasped hands.
“Mr. Zhuang, good day,” Lu Xuan responded with a nod, speaking calmly.
He didn’t hold much fondness for the young Early Nascent Soul Stage man before him.
As a cultivator in the Early Nascent Soul Stage, with absolute control over his spirit beast, the fact that he couldn’t prevent conflict between the two spirit beasts at the scene could only be explained by one reason:
He had allowed the Arm-Extending Fire Ape to act unrestrainedly.
“Brother Yan, I was cultivating a technique when I arrived, and the situation was already as it is now. The two spirit beasts are set on fighting, and cannot be separated, what should be done?”
“If by chance it harms Friend Lu’s spirit beast, the wrong would be immeasurable,” Zhuang Chunqiu said with an anxious expression.
Lu Xuan’s mouth curved into a smile:
“No matter, it won’t hurt for my White Ape to be roughed up a bit.”
“Having received the Divine Monkey Hair from an ancestor of the Fire God Ape, one must possess the strength to bear such a treasure.”
His words caught Zhuang Chunqiu off guard.
After the confrontation between the two spirit beasts, he hadn’t escalated the conflict, considering the status of Lu Xuan standing behind the White Ape.
Waiting for Lu Xuan to arrive, he had planned to have Lu Xuan, being inside the Fire God Palace, show weakness voluntarily, urging the White Ape to retreat. However, he hadn’t expected Lu Xuan to do the opposite, seemingly eager for the spirit beasts to have a grand fight.
This put him in a difficult position.
“Good, as Daoist Lu says, let the two spirit beasts have a proper exchange.”
“However, we must make it clear, to stop at the right moment and not to injure the harmony between our two sects,” Yan Li stated decisively, noting Lu Xuan’s attitude.
“Very well, then I will be unreserved,” Zhuang Chunqiu said, bowing with hands clasped.
He had absolute confidence in his Arm-Extending Fire Ape, innately talented and with a trace of the Fire God Ape ancestor’s bloodline. Having advanced to Sixth Grade years ago and with the advantage of being on its home turf, it could draw upon the fire attribute spiritual energy of the world much more easily.
Under these circumstances, it was highly unlikely that it would be defeated by the White Ape, whose aura was not as stable at Sixth Grade.
“Go ahead and fight without worry. As long as you don’t kill the opponent, I’ll handle everything,” Lu Xuan transmitted to the White Ape.
“Yes, Master!” the White Ape roared, bursting with fighting spirit.
The two giant monkeys, getting the signal from their respective masters, charged at each other like arrows leaving the bow, their potent demonic power erupting, causing the ground to shake and endless molten lava to explode skywards.
The White Ape was naturally belligerent, and once in battle, it became like a wild demon, fearlessly fierce, conjuring myriad phantoms as it tangled with the Arm-Extending Fire Ape.
Both spirit beasts boasted formidable flesh bodies, and the impact of their punches and kicks caused violent fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual energy, creating a fearsome spectacle.
“Roar!”
Half a moment into the fierce battle, the Arm-Extending Fire Ape seized an opportunity to withdraw, howling up to the sky.
Multiple torrents of fiery red spiritual energy surged towards it, and as it breathed in and out, it exhaled streams of scorching breath.
In the blink of an eye, its body grew even more immense, reaching over ten zhang tall. The phantom of a Four-Armed Fire Ape silently took shape behind it, standing amidst the torrential rain like a towering mountain.
“To think it’s forced out the unformed manifestation of the Arm-Extending Fire Ape!”
Zhuang Chunqiu was secretly shocked, gaining a deeper understanding of the White Ape’s power.
“However, this fight should end here.”
“It’s time to think of a way to prevent the Fire Ape from harming the other spirit beast.”
As he was lost in thoughts, a fine needle flew out from the ear of the White Ape and instantly transformed into a Red Gold Long Stick.
The White Ape grasped the stick, and its aura underwent an obvious change.
Like a Sea-Calming Demon Ape descending upon the world, it swung its stick casually, and a myriad of stick shadows blanketed the sky, slamming into the phantom of the Four-Armed Fire Ape.
With a light crackling sound,
the phantom of the Fire Ape couldn’t withstand the assault of the Sea-Calming Stick and shattered into countless pieces beneath the astonished gaze of the onlookers.