Inside the cave was a massive pza, a thousand meters wide, surrounded by four towering stone pilrs, each hundreds of meters high. At the top of each pilr was a giant bck chain.

  The four chains connected, locking a colossal demon beast in the center.

  The beast's fur was sleek and shiny, like a beacon in the night, gleaming in the dim pza.

  It was an enormous white fox!

  The white fox had nine tails, and its body was pierced with various steel needles and thin tubes, covered in dense runic formations, used by the Beast Taming Sect for countless experiments.

  What surprised Xiao Long was that the fox emitted no aura at all.

  A single drop of its blood carried such pressure, yet the body itself had no aura?

  Xiao Long gnced at the four pilrs and suddenly realized, "Four Symbols Soul Lock? So that's it. I didn't expect the Beast Taming Sect to have such a formation!"

  The Four Symbols Soul Lock was specifically used on corpses, capable of sealing the soul of a demon beast or human within the body.

  But Xiao Long found it strange; this was a celestial demon, and a mere Four Symbols Soul Lock could seal it?

  At this moment, Xiao Bai and Huang Mao also entered.

  Xiao Long stared intently at Xiao Bai, curious about her reaction upon seeing the corpse.

  Xiao Bai paused for a moment upon entering, then her eyes unexpectedly showed a hint of—anger?

  Indeed, Xiao Long saw it clearly; Xiao Bai was genuinely a bit angry.

  This left Xiao Long puzzled.

  "Brother Xiao, let's go! I don't want to see this thing anymore!"

  "Why... why?" Xiao Long asked, confused.

  "I don't know, but whenever I see it, I just feel inexplicably angry," Xiao Bai shook her head.

  Xiao Long was reluctant to leave.

  A drop of blood sold for ten yuanbao; how much would this body be worth?

  As Xiao Long pondered whether he could store the corpse in his inventory, a sudden change occurred.

  "Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"

  Four crisp cracking sounds echoed as the four massive pilrs sealing the fox exploded.

  Amidst the rumbling, the pilrs colpsed, and the steel needles and thin tubes on the fox's body were all shaken off, the runic formations dissipating without a trace.

  "Alive... it's alive?!" Xiao Long was stunned.

  Huang Mao was also frozen with fear, not daring to make a sound.

  "You've finally arrived!"

  In Xiao Long's dazed gaze, a shadow emerged from the fox's head, smiling at them.

  The shadow was a middle-aged man with fox ears, identical to the shadow Xiao Long had seen when he unlocked the formation disk of time.

  "A soul form?" Xiao Long was taken aback.

  He knew that when a soul's power reached a certain level, it could survive in the world even after the body was destroyed.

  However, a soul form couldn't st long and needed a vessel to reside in, or it would eventually deplete its soul power.

  "Are you human or ghost?" Huang Mao couldn't help but ask.

  "I'm neither human nor ghost; I'm a demon!" The middle-aged man gnced at Huang Mao with interest.

  "A Vajra Ape with divine bloodline? Not bad, not bad, I have high hopes for you!"

  After speaking, he suddenly paused, letting out a "huh" sound.

  He reached out, and the dark stick on Huang Mao's shoulder flew into his hand.

  "Give it back!" Huang Mao shouted.

  The man examined the stick closely, lost in thought.

  "You scoundrel, I don't care if you're human, ghost, or demon, give me back my stick, or don't bme me for getting angry!" Huang Mao cursed.

  "Strange!"

  He muttered to himself, tossing the stick back to Huang Mao, who quickly caught it, holding it tightly with both hands, afraid it would be taken again.

  The middle-aged man then turned his gaze to Xiao Long, his eyes narrowing.

  "You youngsters have more secrets than I imagined!"

  Xiao Long instinctively stepped back.

  "Haha! Don't be afraid, since you've received my legacy, I won't harm you," the middle-aged man said with a smile.

  Finally, he turned his gaze to Xiao Bai.

  Xiao Bai stared back at him.

  The atmosphere fell silent.

  After a long time, the middle-aged man sighed softly:

  "Linglong..."

  "I'm not Linglong!" Xiao Bai gred with wide eyes, angrily retorting, "I'm Xiao Bai! Brother Xiao's companion!"

  The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback, gnced at Xiao Long, and couldn't suppress the overwhelming joy in his heart, then burst into ughter.

  "Hahaha! The heavens have eyes, I, Yu Huangtian, can die without regret!" The man ughed heartily.

  Only then did Xiao Long learn that the man's name was Yu Huangtian.

  He called Xiao Bai Linglong, so Xiao Bai's real name was... Yu Linglong?

  The name sounded nice, but Xiao Long still felt closer to Xiao Bai.

  "Young one, due to certain reasons, my time is running out. Would you like to hear my story?" Yu Huangtian looked at Xiao Long, speaking calmly.

  Unexpectedly, Xiao Long shook his head, calmly uttering two words:

  "Not interested."

  "What!" Yu Huangtian was so shocked his eyes widened, at a loss for words.

  "If it made Xiao Bai so angry, it must be something heinous, and I have no interest in knowing," Xiao Long shook his head.

  "Hmph!" Xiao Bai snorted proudly, leaning against Xiao Long.

  "Brother Xiao, well done! Annoy him to death!" Xiao Bai whispered in Xiao Long's ear.

  Xiao Long smiled slightly, understanding her intentions.

  "Sigh! What bad luck, to encounter such a disciple!" Yu Huangtian sighed loudly, menting the unfairness of the heavens.

  Hearing this, Xiao Long immediately retorted angrily, "Who said I'm your disciple?"

  "You!" Yu Huangtian pointed at him, trembling, "You received my life's insights, aren't you my disciple?"

  Xiao Long smiled, "Then let me ask you, did I formally become your disciple?"

  "No!"

  "Then that's it!" Xiao Long shrugged helplessly.

  Yu Huangtian was so angry he could grind his teeth, wishing he could punch him twice.

  "Annoy him to death, annoy him to death!" Xiao Bai cheered gleefully from the side.

  Xiao Long's expression turned a bit odd, feeling like they were a bickering couple.

  "Fine! Fine! I won't argue with you. Since you don't want to hear my story and don't acknowledge me as your master, there's no point in me staying. Just grant me one request, considering I taught you the Laws of Time."

  Yu Huangtian's expression turned extremely serious as he spoke.

  Seeing this, Xiao Long also put away his smile, listening intently.

  "Protect her!" Yu Huangtian said, then closed his eyes peacefully. His soul form instantly disintegrated, turning into countless streams of light, gradually dissipating into the world.

  However, before he completely vanished, he seemed to notice something, his expression changed dramatically, and he shouted something at Xiao Long.

  The sound didn't come out, but judging by his mouth shape, it seemed to be a single word, though it wasn't clear what it was.

  Then, he completely disintegrated into light particles, disappearing without a trace.

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