Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Beast Domain

Lin Yanghao quickly swallowed the Purple Sun Elixir. The moment it went down, a searing heat surged through his body.

His expression brightened at once. He knew the elixir must be taking effect, and hurriedly began circulating his energy to refine its medicinal power.

It took him a full two days and two nights to absorb the Purple Sun Elixir completely. Even his cultivation had improved somewhat, proof of just how potent it was.

“This top-grade elixir truly lives up to its reputation,” Lin Yanghao said joyfully. By now, the Purple Sun Elixir had healed most of his meridians, and he could resume normal cultivation.

He believed that after a few more days of rest, he would be fully recovered.

“You’re finally awake?” At that moment, Bingxiao returned from outside. Seeing that Lin Yanghao had awakened, the worry that had weighed on him at last eased.

During the past few days, when Lin Yanghao had lain motionless, Bingxiao had been deeply concerned.

“Yes. After taking the Purple Sun Elixir given by Danchen, my meridians are healed now. Has Master Danchen already left?” Lin Yanghao looked around but could not see him anywhere; he only vaguely remembered hearing that Danchen was planning to go.

“Yes, by the time I woke up, Danchen had already left. Since you’re all right now, what should we do next?” Bingxiao asked.

“We’re going to the Northern Domain. The Southern Domain has already been occupied by the beast race, and danger lurks everywhere. Besides, cultivation in the Northern Domain is far superior to that in the Southern Domain, so our strength can improve much faster there.” Lin Yanghao’s face shone with anticipation. He firmly believed that the Northern Domain would offer him a chance to truly spread his wings.

Bingxiao, on the other hand, did not much care. To him, it made little difference where they went. He could only sigh and wonder when he would ever recover his former cultivation.

“Oh, right, Bingxiao. Danchen asked me to give you this. He said that the debt between you is settled, and he does not wish to owe you any favor.” With that, Lin Yanghao took out the blue vial Danchen had entrusted to him for Bingxiao.

Bingxiao’s spirits lifted instantly, and he quickly accepted the vial to inspect it.

When he opened it, joy erupted across his face.

So that mad old man Danchen wasn’t so bad after all. With this, he would be able to recover much of his strength.

“Bingxiao, what on earth is that? It stinks to high heaven. Put it away, and why are you grinning like that? Don’t tell me you’ve gone mad?” Seeing Bingxiao holding several things that looked like dung balls while beaming foolishly, Lin Yanghao was left utterly speechless. His face was full of disgust.

What exactly had Danchen given him? Was he planning to take revenge on Bingxiao?

Seeing Bingxiao like this, Lin Yanghao became even more convinced of his own guess. It seemed Danchen was too small-minded, and had deliberately arranged this crude act of retaliation.

“You don’t understand. These pills are called Essence Marrow Pills. For our beast race, they are priceless treasures. These are enough to help my strength recover quickly to middle-grade spirit beast level, perhaps even high-rank middle-grade spirit beast level.” Though he could see Lin Yanghao’s disgust and disdain, Bingxiao’s excitement remained unabated.

Although this was still worlds away from the power he once possessed, cultivation had to be taken step by step. It could not be rushed.

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At this moment, the spirit beasts of the Beast Realm were arriving in the Southern Domain in waves.

Their strength varied, and at the head of the procession was one of the demon kings, the Crimson Fox Demon King.

Lin Yanghao and Bingxiao witnessed all of this as they passed by.

“What are these spirit beasts up to? I wonder how Brother Tan is doing. He vanished without a trace after the shipwreck last time, but Ling’er said Brother Tan would be fine, so he should be fine, right?” Lin Yanghao thought to himself.

You say Tan Zhuo won’t be in danger, but then at least tell me where he is.

Left in such uncertainty, not even knowing whether Tan Zhuo was dead or alive, Lin Yanghao now truly wondered whether all this was just a lie Ling’er had invented to keep him from grieving or losing focus.

“Lin Yanghao, they’ve passed. Let’s go.” Seeing him lost in thought, Bingxiao called out at once.

“Oh. Bingxiao, once we cross the Beast Realm, we’ll reach the Northern Domain. With so few spirit beasts left here now, isn’t this the perfect chance for us to head north?” Lin Yanghao looked up at Bingxiao, smiled slightly, and said seriously.

As they entered the Beast Realm, a biting wind cut through them, making both Lin Yanghao and Bingxiao uncomfortable at once.

Not only that, but the entire Beast Realm was nearly all endless snow-covered mountains, and the environment was harsh beyond measure.

Lin Yanghao suddenly understood why the beast race had invaded the world of cultivation. If he had to live in such an awful place, he would not be willing either. He could not help but admire the beast race for surviving here for tens of thousands of years.

It seemed the Saint Emperor of the Origin Dao must have been terribly fearsome in life to have kept these spirit beasts so thoroughly cowed.

“Bingxiao, although most of the spirit beasts in the Beast Realm have already left, we still can’t be careless.”

As soon as Lin Yanghao said this, Bingxiao’s caution sharpened.

Lin Yanghao was right. What if some powerful being suddenly sprang out from the bushes? Would either of them still have a life to spare?

So the two of them pressed forward with extraordinary vigilance.

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“What place is this? How is there such a huge palace here?” Indeed, the structure before Lin Yanghao was the very palace where the Beast Sovereign resided.

“I know this. It’s the same principle as the imperial palace of your humans, only this is the beast race’s imperial palace,” Bingxiao said.

Lin Yanghao nodded, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.

“Bingxiao, let’s go.” With that, Lin Yanghao was about to leave.

“What? Have you lost your mind? There are experts everywhere in there! If you want to go, go by yourself. I have no intention of following you to your death.” Bingxiao immediately made as if to leave.

Others might not know, but Bingxiao did. The palace was filled with the beast race’s elite. Charging in there would be no different from courting death.

No matter what was said, he would not do it.

“Do you think the beast race’s treasury might be full of endless treasures? If we could get inside, would that not be wonderful?” Though Bingxiao was tempted, reason told him this was suicidal.

So that was it. Lin Yanghao had set his sights on the beast race’s treasury.

Bingxiao thought to himself, Usually Lin Yanghao seems like a rather calm person. Why would he be so reckless this time?

“You’re being foolish. Right now, almost all the spirit beasts in the entire Beast Realm have gone to the Southern Domain, and even those great demon kings have all gone as well. So tell me, wouldn’t this palace be nothing more than an empty shell?” In truth, Lin Yanghao had long considered these things before coming up with the idea of stealing from the treasury.

Lin Yanghao: Come on, hand over those recommendation votes. Shamelessly demanding votes here. If you don’t hand them over, I won’t be happy. And when I’m unhappy, Bingxiao may do something rather unreasonable, heh heh. Take him with you when you visit your house.