Chapter 25
The flying speed of a Divine Court expert was fast, but it was still much slower than a flying mount. Moreover, it took energy for a cultivator to fly. To win against a flying mount, one would have to use a divine ability like Soul Chase. But, these divine abilities usually consumed more energy, so they were not suitable for traveling.
Little Yuan’er jumped on Whitzard with apprehension, but she was immediately amazed by its soft feathers and seemingly glowing horns.
There were many kinds of mounts. Ordinary fierce beasts tended to be slow and were more suitable for pulling goods. On the other hand, superior mounts usually existed only in rich and powerful families, and the rest were epic and legendary mounts.
1For most cultivators, it was already considered an astonishing achievement to capture and tame a legendary mount like Whitzard, let alone ride one.
There was a saying in the cultivation world, ‘If you don’t own a legendary mount at birth, you won’t have one for the rest of your life.’
Of course, it was just a joke about the difficulty of obtaining legendary mounts.
“Sit tight!” Lu Zhou lifted his right arm and put it around Little Yuan’er’s shoulders.
The crowd parted in the middle, giving her a way through.
Lu Zhou shook his head lightly when he saw that. It seemed that Little Yuan’er’s temper was far more violent than when she was on the mountain. No wonder the group of villainous disciples always wanted to leave Golden Court Mountain to carry out tasks, because it was free and more comfortable to go out than to stay on the mountain.
As the crowd parted, Little Yuan’er saw what had attracted so many people.
There was a table with three men sitting behind it, each having a saber hanging on his waist. The bearded man in the middle glanced at Little Yuan’er as he nodded approvingly and said, “Not bad! Little girl, have you come here to join our sect as well?”
“What?”
“You have an amazing foundation, and the kick just now shows that your cultivation base is at the fifth-tier of the Body Tempering realm at the least. Well, register yourself. From today on, you will be a member of the Azure Dragon Association’s Anyang division,” said the man.
“When did I say I want to join your stinking dragon association?” Little Yuan’er found it puzzling.
“You are bold, little girl! How dare you insult the Azure Dragon Association!”
Little Yuan’er swaggered up before lifting one foot and stepping on the table, crushing it in an instant. “What is Azure Dragon Association? What are you doing here? Tell me now, my Grandpa is waiting!”
“Who is this wild girl? You are here to mess things up, aren’t you? How could you not know about the Azure Dragon Association…”
The man was about to attack when Lu Zhou walked over and said, “Stop it!” His voice was not loud, but it was mixed with a little bit of energy, and it could be clearly heard by the man.
“Interesting…Old man, you are a seventh or eighth-tier Body Tempering expert?” The man looked curiously at Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou paid him no mind and said, “Yuan’er, you can make the Azure Dragon Association in Anyang help with the investigation.”
Little Yuan’er’s eyes lit up. “I understand, Grandpa!” Then, she turned around as she replaced her smile with a fierce look and said, “The few of you, come over here!”
“Hah…I bet this wild girl doesn’t know that Azure Dragon Association is backed by the Nether Sect.”
“What? The Nether Sect?” That gave Little Yuan’er a pause and she turned to look at her master. The sect leader of the Nether Sect was her eldest senior brother. So, she kept peeking nervously at her master for fear that he would get angry.
“Are you afraid now?”
Lu Zhou frowned slightly as he turned to look at the man and asked, “Did you say the Azure Dragon Association is backed by the Nether Sect?”
“Exactly!”
“Old man, you look good to me. Join us and be a cook. You will eat and drink well, and the Azure Dragon Association will shelter you.”
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