Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

"Brother Bai!" A young man holding a wine glass floated over, the golden liquid overflowing. "You were just saying that you guys from Nanjiang are all blockheads, unable to bear the sight of blood. I bet you can only keep some flowers and plants to pass the time!"

Wei Xi, dressed as Lord Bai in a tattered leather bag: ...

This was clearly a joke, and Wei Xi, with limited information, chose to keep quiet.

Judging from everyone's reactions, Wei Xi hasn't revealed his true colors yet, and the person in front of him, remaining silent, can't do anything to "Lord Bai".

However, this caused a slight stagnation in the atmosphere.

A moment later, the sinister-looking man reached out to put his arm around Wei Xi's shoulder, but the latter instinctively dodged away.

"Hahaha! Still angry? Such a petty person?" The man didn't press the matter, letting his arm hang naturally at his sides, but his voice shifted from playful to sinister. "Who gave you the guts? Is that demon leader not going to tolerate you much?"

The man's contemptuous tone was made even more terrifying by his smiling face, and the servants and deformed creatures around him all lowered their heads. Some of the more timid ones trembled, stubbornly refusing to collapse to the ground.

But Wei Xi wouldn't have any of it. She remained unmoved while fixing a warning look on the man's face.

Putting aside the fact that Wei Xi's nature is as gloomy as his own, just the fact that this man came so eagerly to curry favor, with the silver knife at his waist still undrawn, tells us that this man is not someone to fight with "Lord Bai".

Wei Xi's tone was perfectly executed—at least the man in front of him believed it.

Wei Xihuo was scrutinized by a gaze as sharp as a scraper several times. Suddenly, he burst into laughter, raised his wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Brother Bai! You came all this way just for this, didn't you? Even before leaving, that silly fish Tunqing didn't forget to lead the team to catch sacrificial offerings. How sincere he is!"

"If you ask me, Tunqing is a complete fool. All she does is fight with fish all day. If you lower yourself to her level, you'll only lose face."

"Besides, Lord Demon Chief has already punished it! Look, it wasn't even allowed to participate in the Green Moon Tide. When Lord Longevity Wood asks about it when we get back, this is a great show of sincerity!"

Swallowing the Sun? Everlasting Wood? Green Moon Tide?
Wei Xi maintained a cold expression, but his mind was in turmoil: Had he... entered an illusion? Or was he having a dream that arose from reality?

For Wei Xi, who urgently needed to save lives, the latter was more in her best interest.

But the incessant screams reminded Wei Xi that even if there was only a slight chance that he was in reality, he would lose his life if he didn't handle the situation properly.

At that point, let alone trying to retrieve her from the sea, probably no one will even be able to rescue her.

Therefore, Wei Xi's brain immediately went into survival mode, rapidly analyzing the other person's words:
First of all, the so-called Lord Bai should be a subordinate sent by the Longevity Wood of Nanjiang... His long journey to Dongyi was probably for the bloody massacre before his eyes, or for the Green Moon Tide that this person mentioned.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that I got involved, since I had been in contact with the Everlasting Wood and even received a gift from it.

Although the piece of wood and the Qiankun bag disappeared without a trace, Wei Xi at least held his [true self] in his arms for quite some time.

This leads to another question—it is known that the Everlasting Tree had already declined in power during Wei Xi's lifetime. Not only had the holy maiden who guarded it become a skeleton, but even the name of the Everlasting Tree had been lost in ancient books.

Based on this, Wei Xi deduced that the scene before him occurred or had occurred during the era when the monster known as the Longevity Tree ruled.

Secondly, although "Lord Bai's" life was temporarily out of danger, the attitude of the local bully was only superficially polite, while the contempt in his eyes was blatant. This was clearly not directed at the "Lord Changshengmu" he had mentioned.

It is not difficult to deduce from the limited exchanges that both Changshengmu and this person's master are demon leaders (Wei Xi estimates that they are leaders among the demon beasts). As subordinates of the same demon leader, why does this person look down on "Lord Bai" so much?
After a quick glance around, Wei Xi came up with an explanation—the subordinate of the demon leader Changshengmu was likely a human.

The Everlasting Tree has been raising humans for amusement in recent years, and it is very likely that it also raised a lot of humans during its reign over the Southern River.

The situation is different for the Dongyi. Wei Xi scrutinized the golden pupils of the person in front of him and thought to himself, "It's really hard for it to look down on humans and yet still take human form."

As for why Changshengmu sent someone to Dongyi, Wei Xi needs to carefully investigate.

Finally, Wei Xi didn't expect that the familiar beast Xiao Qingqing would also have a role here. The last time they met, this beast's mountain-like size and formidable combat power had left a deep impression on Wei Xi.

Of course, Wei Xi's underhanded tactics also left deep scars on the Devouring Beast.

Unexpectedly, the fates of the human and the beast were intertwined, and their paths crossed again after many twists and turns.

Judging from this, it seems that the Devouring Beast offended Lord Bai, which is why the demon leader of the Eastern Barbarians sent it to apologize to the Longevity Wood.

Thinking of this, Wei Xi straightened his back even more—so this longevity wood has quite a lot of influence?

On second thought, no wonder the man in front of me was so indignant. It turned out that his colleague had been tricked by "Lord Bai" and was seething with anger!
As for the Green Moon Tide, Wei Xi dared to say it was the Moon Shadow Burning Green that the humans spoke of.

Having figured these things out, Wei Xi relaxed. As long as the strange events were related to the Bone Reef Sea, she would have a chance to bring Qin Feng out of hiding.

As long as one is alive, one can slowly figure out a way to obtain either the Tenth Princess's token or the Sea Warrior's real name.

Wei Xi opened his eyes, glared at the young man whose wine glass had been refilled, and said coldly, "It seems that Lord Demon Chief's punishment was too lenient. How dare you address my master by his name!"

"Heh," the demon beast in human form scoffed, "You are of human origin, yet you dare to criticize the decisions of my Demon Lord. This is utterly disrespectful!"

Wei Xi thought to himself that he had met a tough opponent, but he showed no sign of it on his face. He cupped his hands to the south and retorted, "I am of human origin, yet you have entrusted me with such an important task! Your kindness is as heavy as a mountain, and I will certainly go through fire and water to do my utmost for you!"

“Since you sent me to Dongyi, I have failed to quell the Qingsheng incident and have been unable to protect your name. I am utterly incompetent! Why don’t you take my head and send it back to Nanjiang? That would be my way of repaying you!”

Having said that, Wei Xi, who believed in putting on a show to the fullest, drew the sword from the fish-headed guard beside him and, in a flash, placed it against his neck.

The dagger pierced less than half an inch into his flesh before being repelled by dark gray spiritual energy. Completely absorbed in his role, Wei Xi reached for the dagger, only to have it pushed away by the tail of a giant crocodile.

Wei Xi, who had no intention of dying, opened her eyes to see a wine glass overturned on the ground, spilling golden wine all over the floor. A giant crocodile looked down at her, its vertical pupils filled with impatience.

In an instant, Wei Xi unearthed a sales pitch from a corner of his memory.

"...The Devouring Beast of the Zhenhai Sect, the Luexi that controls the rivers of the Northern Frontier, the giant moss crocodile lurking in the swamps of the Southern River, and the siltation and drought that created thousands of oases in the Western Regions!"

In that instant, Wei Xi had no choice but to believe that she had been completely played by fate. (End of Chapter)