For a long time in this Primordial Heaven and Earth, only I, a single living being, could hear the words of spiritual treasures and communicate with them.
This was something Xu Fang had confirmed many times. Other beings could at most sense spiritual treasures, and even then, not very accurately.
Well, Huang Zhong Li, the caretaker of Penglai Immortal Island, could indeed do so.
But she was a spiritual root that had taken form. It was only natural for her to be listed in the chat group.
However, this Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu, was neither a spiritual treasure nor a spiritual root that had taken form. It was just a fierce beast in appearance, yet it could also hear the words of spiritual treasures?
Upon hearing this, Xu Fang was filled with disbelief and shock, exclaiming in a startled voice.
"What's going on? What's the deal with this Kai Ming Beast?"
"Master, this matter is unusual, do not act rashly!"
"Wait! Old Yan, stop! This is bizarre!"
The spiritual treasures also heard this clearly and cried out in unison.
However, Fen Bao Yan was accelerating with all its might, solely focused on smashing this Kai Ming Beast into pieces and adding another achievement to its record.
Unable to hear the Kai Ming Beast's words, it paid no heed to Xu Fang and the other spiritual treasures, charging forward.
The Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu, already stunned, now faced the rapid charge of Fen Bao Yan. It simply stood there foolishly.
*Boom!*
Fen Bao Yan collided with it. Lu Wu offered no resistance, being directly sent flying by Fen Bao Yan. Furthermore, Fen Bao Yan's momentum did not wane; it continued to charge forward, pushing the Kai Ming Beast along.
*Boom!*
Finally, with a deafening roar, the Kai Ming Beast, propelled by Fen Bao Yan, crashed directly into Kunlun Mountain, its blood staining more than half of Fen Bao Yan.
"How was it? Was I not handsome just now?"
Fen Bao Yan eagerly sought praise. Xu Fang, standing on Fen Bao Yan, leaped down without waiting for a reply.
The other spiritual treasures also flew out in unison, carrying Fen Bao Yan away, grumbling as they went.
"Damn it, you idiot, were you deaf just now? Couldn't you hear us?"
"Unbelievable! How did we end up with someone like this? Can't you stop?"
"And you have the audacity to seek praise! Brothers and sisters, let's team up and finish this guy off today!"
The spiritual treasures were filled with indignation. This Fen Bao Yan ignored the words of both humans and spiritual treasures, and in such a bizarre situation, it still charged forward?
Fen Bao Yan also felt wronged and protested.
"How was I supposed to know what you were shouting? I thought you were cheering me on!"
Upon hearing this, the spiritual treasures felt even more helpless. They all turned away from Fen Bao Yan and flew to Xu Fang's side.
"How is it? Little Xu, can this Kai Ming Beast be saved?"
Liang Tian Chi asked impatiently, with the other spiritual treasures also expressing great concern.
After all, besides Xu Fang and Huang Zhong Li, there was a third living being in this Primordial Heaven and Earth who could hear their words. This matter was truly astonishing to the spiritual treasures.
Therefore, they were naturally extremely curious.
At this moment, they all wanted to save the Kai Ming Beast and figure out what was going on.
"You can try. I'm out of ideas."
Xu Fang transmitted his response helplessly, pointing in a certain direction.
The spiritual treasures all looked in the direction Xu Fang pointed. They saw a bloody and mangled mess. The Kai Ming Beast's flesh and blood had merged with the mountain, making it impossible to distinguish.
Under such circumstances, it was incredibly difficult to even piece together a complete corpse, let alone perform any healing.
Liang Tian Chi, however, was unwilling to give up. It quickly flew out, its body emitting a flowing light, showering down San Guang Shen Shui.
Xu Fang did not stop it. San Guang Shen Shui was known as the foremost divine medicine in the Primordial Era. Xu Fang's earlier words were meant to express his helplessness and also to let Liang Tian Chi try.
However, the San Guang Shen Shui continued to fall on the shredded flesh and blood of the Kai Ming Beast, only making it wetter, but having absolutely no effect.
"It seems even San Guang Shen Shui is useless. Brother Chi, put it away!"
Xu Fang sighed. Liang Tian Chi reluctantly complied with Xu Fang's instructions and retracted all the San Guang Shen Shui.
"What do we do now? We finally encountered such a being, and it's gone just like that?"
"Now, we'll never figure out what was going on with this Kai Ming Beast!"
"Damn it! Fen Bao Yan, how dare you come over? Believe it or not, we'll tear you apart!"
The spiritual treasures were all deeply disappointed. Seeing Fen Bao Yan approaching, they couldn't help but curse it again.
"I didn't want to! I was impulsive, careless, and couldn't stop myself!"
Fen Bao Yan, listening to the spiritual treasures' words, finally understood what had happened.
Well, this time, not only did it fail to achieve merit, but it also backfired and caused such a disaster.
It had finally seen a being, other than Xu Fang and Huang Zhong Li, that could communicate with spiritual treasures, and it had directly killed it!
Its actions were not only a sin for the Xu Fang Treasure Group but also a sin for the entire spiritual treasure world of the Primordial Heaven and Earth!
"Alright, since things have come to this, there's no need to blame Fen Bao Yan so harshly."
Xu Fang transmitted his words, calming the spiritual treasures. What else could be done? They couldn't possibly do as the spiritual treasures suggested and tear Fen Bao Yan apart, could they?
However, the fact that the Kai Ming Beast possessed the same divine ability, or perhaps talent, as himself was truly bizarre.
Now that the Kai Ming Beast was dead, how could he figure out what was going on?
Just as Xu Fang was troubled, the Queen Mother of the West, who was on Fen Bao Yan, spoke with a hint of confusion.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang, why did you kill this Kai Ming Beast, and then want to save it?"
"Didn't Fellow Daoist hear what the Kai Ming Beast said just now?"
"I did hear it speak just now, but I didn't hear it clearly."
The Queen Mother of the West replied. Xu Fang nodded.
Perhaps it was due to the immense force of Fen Bao Yan's impact, and the Queen Mother of the West was not as sensitive to those words as he was, so it was understandable that she didn't hear clearly.
"This Kai Ming Beast is divinely extraordinary. I was thinking of apprehending it and having it guard your home for you, Fellow Daoist."
Xu Fang certainly wouldn't tell the truth. Since the Queen Mother of the West couldn't hear clearly, he would just make up a reason to brush it off.
Besides, it wasn't entirely untrue. Before witnessing the Kai Ming Beast's divine extraordinariness, he had indeed considered capturing it to serve the Queen Mother of the West as a guardian for her dojo.
However, who would have known that this Lu Wu, known as the divine beast of Kunlun, would be so useless, and be smashed to pieces by Fen Bao Yan?
"Fellow Daoist Xu Fang is thoughtful."
The Queen Mother of the West bowed to Xu Fang and then smiled.
"However, Fellow Daoist Xu Fang is overthinking it. This Kai Ming Beast is a divine beast of Kunlun. If Fellow Daoist thought of it, wouldn't the Daoists residing on Kunlun Mountain also have thought of it? Why has this Kai Ming Beast been so wayward on Kunlun Mountain for so many years?"
"That is a good question."
Xu Fang pondered this statement.
Indeed, the Kai Ming Beast Lu Wu, was a divine beast of Kunlun. Even if its abilities were not particularly strong, or it wasn't very intelligent, that didn't stop it from being majestic.
Why was it that for so many years, neither the San Qing residing in the Eastern Kunlun, nor the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who once established his dojo in the Western Kunlun area, had ever made a move against it?