Gu Xijiu was in such a good mood that she accepted all the requests from the mussel. "Okay! You all practice well in the day, and I will cook for you at night!"
"Yeah!" The mussel and Lu Wu's eyes shone brightly.
God knew how long they had not eaten food cooked by their owner! They happily turned two rounds, and then they jumped into the water again and practiced fiercely.
Gu Xijiu looked up at the sky and found that today's sunshine was very bright. The flowers and plants at the surrounding were fresh-looking. The scenery here was so beautiful, but she had not enjoyed it yet!
Thus, she walked around the Biwu Palace for a bit while waiting for Di Fuyi. The scenery here was simple and elegant. It was like a fairyland in a dream.
Every strand of grass, every piece of wood, every stack of bricks, and every placed tile was ideally located.Water rafts, kiosks, white jade bridges, buildings All of these adorned the scene.
Since Di Fuyi loved to write, his writing was everywhere! It was on a big tree, on a few stones, etc.Under his influence, Gu Xijiu also felt that she should leave her own writing here. It was the best to leave words that represented the love of two people.
She either wrote 'Tian Chang Di Jiu,' which meant - 'Di Fuyi and Gu Xijiu together forever.'Just when she was getting busy writing more words, someone patted her shoulder. "What are you doing?"
She turned back to see Di Fuyi standing behind her. He seemed to laugh at her after he saw her writings. Her writing was very nice; however, it could not be compared with Di Fuyi's writing.
Gu Xijiu quickly looked at him. She saw that he seemed energetic. His purple robe was as eye-catching as always.He did not look any different from earlier, so she was not concerned that he would have suffered any injuries.
She pulled his hand and asked him to see her writing. "Hey, my writing is good, right?"
Di Fuyi gazed at the words she had written. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the words 'Di Fuyi and Gu Xijiu together forever' and erected his thumb. "They look good! It looks like a master had written this!"
Gu Xijiu wanted to kick him. "Are you praising me or derogating me?"
Di Fuyi looked serious. "Of course I am praising you!" Both of them laughed for a moment.
Gu Xijiu suddenly looked at his robes and asked, "Why did you change to your purple robe?"
Di Fuyi raised his eyebrow. "I always wear my purple robe. What is so strange about it?"
It was true. Wearing a purple robe was his signature, but he had carried the identity of The Lord these days and always wore white robes instead. She had not seen him wearing a purple robe for nearly a month.
She sized him up and sincerely commented, "You still look better in your purple robe."
When she first met him, he was in his purple robe. She had fallen in love with Celestial Master Zuo from the beginning, not The Lord.
After that, although she knew that he was also The Lord, and knew that his real name was Huang Tu, she still called him 'Di Fuyi.'
Di Fuyi spun around and replied, "I think so. However, even if I wear white robes, I am still the most handsome man in the world!"
Gu Xijiu could not help but laugh again. She liked to watch him being so egoistic and confident!
In fact, no matter what robes he wore, he was still the best in her eyes; no one could be compared with him! However, she was still very anxious about finding the life-saving mushroom at this point, so she asked him about the special clothes.
Di Fuyi caressed her hair. "Don't worry; I just went to get the materials. I still need to make it into wearable garments. Please wait for another two hours."
Gu Xijiu was curious. "What material is that?"
Di Fuyi did not hide anything from her. "It is the skin of Kunpeng."
Gu Xijiu's eyes opened widely. "Kunpeng?!"
"Yes, the skin of Kunpeng is the best material to help make someone fireproof. As long as you wear it, you will not be affected by the fire in the Buddha Fire Land."
Gu Xijiu was speechless.
A Kunpeng could fly 90,000 miles per hour. It was a sacred animal, and also the ruler of aqua life. It was born with fantastic skills. When a Kunpeng gets angry, it could set off wave up to thousands of feet high and flood the entire earth.It was a legendary animal.In fact, Gu Xijiu had only heard about it but had never seen it. She also never intended to look for it.
She never expected Di Fuyi to obtain its skin at this point.While Di Fuyi was talking, he unfolded the material. The sky blue skin looked soft and silky, and the color was bright. With any movements, colorful lights were flashing from its surface.
According to legend, the skin of a Kunpeng was invulnerable; it was even resistant to spells. When it was dipped in the water, it would not sink, and when it was in a fire, it would not burn. If it were made into clothes, it would be the best suit in this world!
She looked at the material, and then looked at him again. "Are you ok?"
Di Fuyi rolled up the sleeves and let her see a slight wound on his arm. "Well, I was hurt by its tail fins. It was bleeding earlier but is better now."
The wound was very shallow.It was just like a little cut on the skin. How could this guy consider this as an injury? Gu Xijiu was speechless, but she also felt relieved. She helped him to apply some medicine and asked him, "Is it painful?"
Di Fuyi leaned on her body and put his wounded arm next to her lips. He answered very weakly, "It is painful! Come on; blow it for me..."
Gu Xijiu was speechless! This guy started to act cute again!
"Okay, okay Are you planning to sew this skin into a robe? We have a tight schedule. Quickly ask people to send this to a tailor," Gu Xijiu turned her attention back to the serious matter.
Di Fuyi smiled. "The skin is invulnerable. No needle in the world can pierce it, and no scissors can cut it."
Gu Xijiu's eyes were widened. "Uh What do we do with it then? Can I just wrap with it around me?"
Di Fuyi shook his head. "It is such a waste just to wrap it. It is such a good material. I will personally sew it for you."
Gu Xijiu was really stunned. "Do you know how to sew clothes?"
Could this guy sew?
Di Fuyi answered, "I didn't know, but I have learned it just for you."
Gu Xijiu's heart melted. This guy was really good at sweet talking.
Di Fuyi originally wanted to do it himself, but she insisted on following him. It is too rare for The Lord to sew something personally! She must witness it!
Di Fuyi could not reject her and had to let her follow. Thus, Gu Xijiu finally witnessed how Di Fuyi did his needlework. To be exact, what he was doing was not considered as sewing. There was no scissors and needle in his hands. Instead, he was using his spiritual power to do the work.
Di Fuyi's movements were free and casual as if he was dancing gracefully. Gu Xijiu enjoyed watching it! After two hours, a set of fireproof clothes was finally made.
Gu Xijiu tried it on the spot. The color of the robe was like the blue sky after a downpour. Although the style was simple, it fit her body perfectly.What's more, this outfit was very comfortable to wear. It was as smooth as satin and came with a cooling effect. The material was also very breathable.
When she put it on, it could wrap her entire body, and not expose a single inch of her skin.
Gu Xijiu spun around and asked him casually, "This outfit is a perfect fit! You did not even get my measurements. How did you know my size so well?"
Di Fuyi looked at her and smiled cheekily. "I am afraid that I know your size better than yourself!"
Gu Xijiu coughed.It seemed like she asked a stupid question. To test the fire resistance of this material, Di Fuyi immediately hit her with fire. The fire burned fiercely on her body, but she did not feel the heat inside. It was amazing!
Gu Xijiu then blurted out in excitement, "I probably don't even need to use the fire avoidance spell if I wear this on me!"
Di Fuyi shook his head. "The fire in the Buddha Fire Land is not a usual fire. You still need to master the technique to avoid being burnt alive."
One could tell from Di Fuyi's face that it was apparently very energy-consuming to make this outfit. His handsome face was now slightly pale. Gu Xijiu was also worried that he was tired. She held his arm and said, "Please go and rest."
She helped him to check his pulse. It seemed like he was over-exhausted but still okay on the whole.
Di Fuyi could not wait to lean on her. "Well, you rest with me, and I will go."
Gu Xijiu was speechless. Shebrought him back to the room but did not accompany him to rest. From his eyes, she could clearly see that he wanted to do a naughty thing again. Gu Xijiu did not want to fall into his trap.
Besides, she was afraid that if she were with him, she would cause him to get even more tired. What he needed was a real rest. Thus, she sent him back into the house and then turned around and ran.
Di Fuyi sat on the bed. He looked at her and smiled, but this smile lasted for one second before it disappeared. His face suddenly turned ashen, and sweat was flowing down from the forehead.
He revealed a bloody and gory wound just below his rib. The injury was severe; his bone was visible! Fortunately, he had dealt with it in time, or else the consequences could be very frightening!
He had used a spell earlier to deceive Gu Xijiu into thinking that he was fine. The wound was visible now, and it was not a pretty sight. Di Fuyi applied medicine onto the wound and then used a spell to make it invisible again.
In the past, he could ultimately be healed in two hours even with a bad injury. However, it was not working now. It seemed like his life had indeed come to an end
When he went to find trouble with a Kunpeng, he was supposed to turn off the directed audio spell. However, he was afraid of Gu Xijiu being worried, so he left the spell on. When she contacted him, he had just obtained the skin and had not had time to attend to his wound.
At that time, Mu Dian was applying medicine on him in tears while he casually talked to Gu Xijiu through the directed audio spell.
...
At night, Gu Xijiu held a bonfire party and barbecued a lot of food.
Those food were all full of spiritual power. They were delicious as well as nutritious. Di Fuyi sat there and ate a lot. The mussel was unhappy, but it did not dare to speak up. It felt as though it had been robbed!
Fortunately, this time Gu Xijiu had barbecued a lot of food, so all of them had a good time. There was more than enough to go around.After the bonfire party, Gu Xijiu cleaned up after herself and stood up. "Well, my schedule is tight; I should go now."
The Buddha Fire Land was a forbidden area that had been sealed. However, it could be opened from this Biwu Palace. Di Fuyi took Gu Xijiu along with her two spiritual beasts to the back garden. He personally checked the outfit again and the things she had on her. He prepared a lot of things for her. There were various magical weapons and different herbs and medicine to ensure her safety. Di Fuyi was very caring. He carefully examined all these things, again and again, to confirm that she brought everything with her.
The four messengers nearby and waited for the command of The Lord to open the door to the forbidden land.
"Xijiu, you should pay attention to everything. Your safety has to be the top priority. If you can't find the Purple Cloud Mushroom, just head out. You can stay for a maximum of six days and not any longer"
"Okay!" Gu Xijiu promised.
"Mussel, you have to use the ice protection technique to keep your shell cool. If there is a fire beast inside, you can resist it with your Wind Cracker Tactic" Di Fuyi instructed.
The mussel had not taken any risks for a long time; it was excited. "Well, you will be impressed, My Lord!"
"Lu Wu, you are good at using fire. Your fire is different from the fire in the forbidden land. When you use your fire, you can..." Di Fuyi turned and told Lu Wu.
Lu Wu was actually a little intolerant. "My Lord, you have already told me about it."
Gu Xijiu was like an arrow that was ready to fly. At this moment, she could not help but laugh at Di Fuyi's excessive concern. "You don't have to advise anymore. They can already memorize your words. You are so long-winded today."
Di Fuyi went slightly stiff, but he immediately smiled and said, "Stupid, I'm just too concerned about you."
"Well, I know you care about me, and that is why you are a bit panicked. Don't worry; I promise that I will not only bring out the Purple Cloud Mushroom but also come back alive. It will be harmless! It is you that we need to be concerned about. You should rest and must not work anymore." Gu Xijiu patted his shoulder and advised him.
Di Fuyi raised his arms and hugged her tightly. "I really can't bear to let you go... I'm reluctant to let you go alone."
His arm was warm, and it warmed Gu Xijiu's heart. She smiled. "Well, if it allows men to go in, I will let you come with me."
The mussel and Lu Wu were stunned. They looked at each other and asked softly, "Men are not allowed to enter? Master, My Lord, Lu Wu and I are both males..."
Di Fuyi faintly responded, "You are a beast. Even if you are a male, you are not a man. What are you afraid of?"
The mussel was silent.
Gu Xijiu patted his hand that was still holding her waist. "Well, the schedule is tight; I should go now. Let them open the door to the forbidden place."
Di Fuyi kissed her lips. "Take care!" He released her and gestured to the four messengers.
The four messengers were also very anxious. They had already known the news of the Purple Cloud Mushroom from Gu Xijiu. They hoped that she could pick up the things as soon as possible so that their Lord could live forever.
The earlier she got it done, the better. Therefore, once they received the command, they immediately opened the secret door to the Buddha Fire Land. Alarge golden red aperture appeared in the air, and there seemed to be a raging fire inside.
It was very difficult to open this secret door, and would undoubtedly consume a lot of energy from the four messengers. It could not be opened for a long time, so Gu Xijiu did not dare to waste any time. She quickly pulled the mussel and Lu Wu and flew into the aperture. The moment she entered, she looked back and saw that Di Fuyi was standing there and watching her. However, Gu Xijiu could not see his facial expression as they were too far apart.
Gu Xijiu only saw him smile at her and wave his hand. In a matter of seconds, she had already fallen into the Buddha Fire Land and could not be seen anymore.
...
The aperture gradually disappeared after Gu Xijiu went into it. Mu Feng and the others sighed in relief.
Miss Gu was who created many miracles, so maybe she could do it again! Mu Dian immediately bowed to Di Fuyi body and said, "My Lord, you are badly injured. Please go and rest."
Mu Dian knew the severity of his injuries, but his master did not allow him to mention it, so he did not dare to tell anyone.
"Is master injured?!" Mu Feng's facial expression changed.
When Mu Dian was about to explain, Di Fuyi waved his hand and said, "It's just a small matter. I have something that needs to be attended to immediately." He then took out a stack of books from his storage space and passed it to the four of them. "You must copy all these books in four days. It cannot be delayed!"
The four messengers were stunned when they saw the stack of books in his hands. These books were all-encompassing. There were books related to techniques, astrology, medicine refining, battle, etc. Based on the title of the books, they seemed to be the secret techniques that only The Lord could master.
The fonts of these books were the same. Apparently, they were written by Di Fuyi personally.
Mu Feng was bold enough to ask, "My Lord, the skills written on these books should be secret skills... It is not appropriate for us to read them"
Di Fuyi faintly said, "There is nothing inappropriate, you can copy it. After you finish it, please send them to my study room. Ok, the clock is ticking. Please go now."
The four messengers looked at each other and knew that their masters had never played by the rules. Thus, they did not dare to ask anything else. They quickly took the books and left.
Each messenger had 12 books to copy. It was indeed a big project to complete in four days. They might need to stay up late to get it done on time. When the four messengers left, Di Fuyi stood and observed the place where Gu Xijiu had disappeared. He spent an extended amount of time there.
All of a sudden, his hair started turning white.She did not like to see him with white hair, so even if it utilized a substantial amount of spiritual power, he still tried to maintain his black hair in front of her. However, it was unnecessary now, so he just let it be natural.
...
There was fire everywhere; the earth and rock under their feet were burning. Gu Xijiu could still feel the heat even though she wore the outfit made by the skin of a Kunpeng and used the fire avoidance technique.
It had been four days! She searched for it for four days and still did not see the Purple Cloud Mushroom. This forbidden place was vast. It seemed to have over 100,000 mountains.Gu Xijiu initially thought that the pathway would be clear based on her dream. She expected that after she came in, she could easily find the sea full of Purple Cloud Mushrooms.
She did not expect that the mountains in this area would all look very similar! Every mountain she walked through looked like a mountain in her dream, but none of them gave her any hope. How could this be? Was it really just a dream?
"Master, are we still going forward?" The mussel had been walking around with her, and it felt that the fire had burned its shell! If it did not use the technique taught by Di Fuyi, it might have been a cooked mussel by now!
Fortunately, Lu Wu was a fire beast. Hence, even after walking for so many days, it still looked well as before. The only concern was that its beautiful eyes were full of exhaustion. After four days and four nights of searching, its owner did not even rest for two hours but just continued searching for the Purple Cloud Mushroom!
Lu Wu looked at Gu Xijiu and noticed that her eyes were a little red, but she was still energetic. She bit her lips and only answered with one word, "Continue!"
Well, the Purple Cloud Mushroom was the only hope of their master. She would try her best to find it. Thus, the mussel and Lu Wu continued to accompany her in the search. In this forbidden place, there were spewing fires as well as unknown fire beasts that jumped out from time to time and wanted to hurt them.
They were not too overpowering thus far, but quite troublesome nonetheless. Although Gu Xijiu and the two beasts could kill them eventually, it was indeed very exhausting...
There was no day or night here as the sky had always been red. Gu Xijiu calculated the time according to the watch on her body.Di Fuyi said that she could only stay here for six days, which meant she had less than two days. However, she still had no clue where to find the mushroom.
Her heart was getting tired. It grew heavier and heavier each passing moment. What if it was really just a dream? What should she do? It was boiling around her, but her hands and feet were bursting with coldness. Suddenly, she stopped!
The mussel almost bumped into her. It took a step back and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
"I... I suddenly feel uncomfortable" Gu Xijiu could not help but press on her chest. Her pretty face was pale.
"Master, you are too tired; I think you should take a break. You can't do this anymore." The mussel used its clam shell to support her back.
Gu Xijiu bit her lips. Was this the reason? Maybe! After all, she was not just staying up late in this place... she had to constantly utilize a spell just to stay alive.
However, she could not afford to rest! There were still two nights, and a day; she could not sleep. She shook her head. She did not know why but she inexplicably wanted to shed tears.
She initially wanted to continue walking, but at this moment, she felt that her legs were weak and she could hardly stand! A cold sweat came out along her forehead. Finally, she leaned on the mussel's shell and almost fell to the ground.
"Master! Master!" The mussel was frightened. It hurriedly put her into its shell. The stones on the ground were scorching hot; if its owner sat down, she might get burned
It was quite cool inside the shell. The mussel shrank its body into the shell and looked at her with concern. "Master, your face looks terrible! Do you want to take a break? Hey, master, why are you crying?"
Gu Xijiu did not know what was going on but just felt like she wanted to cry!. Her tears dropped uncontrollably.She wiped the tears on her face and shook her head. She tried to talk, but her throat seemed to block by a duck egg, and she could not speak.
"Master, I think it may be too hot... What is the term? Heatstroke! You must be getting a heatstroke!" The mussel pretended to be a doctor and concluded.
It took out a bottle of iced honey water for her. "Come, master; drink it."
Gu Xijiu also felt thirsty, so she took a few mouthfuls of the drink. Di Fuyi made it.
It seemed like Di Fuyi really prepared everything for Gu Xijiu. He even asked the mussel to store a lot of food and drinks for her. The strange thing was that she did not feel thirsty and hungry at all over the past few days.
Gu Xijiu looked at the bottle of iced honey water. She felt as though a flood of tears were going to start rolling down her cheeks again. She shook her head and leaned against the inner shell of the mussel. She closed her eyes for a moment.
Maybe she was exhausted! Therefore, she decided to take a break and rest for an hour... Her chest was still very tight and in pain! Was she suffering from angina? She took out some medicine and consumed it immediately. In just a matter of seconds, she quickly fell asleep...
She had a dream... There was a lake somewhere far away and a garden with flowers, trees, and a big rock. Different kinds of flowers were fully blossomed in the area. There was also a cloud surrounding her like the Yaochi Wonderland.
Gu Xijiu recognized this place. It was the back garden of the Biwu Palace. After that, she saw Di Fuyi. Her heart suddenly sank! His hair was white, and his face was as pale as snow. Gu Xijiu noticed the words engraved on the big rock behind him - 'Tian Chang Di Jiu,' that was written by Gu Xijiu.
Gu Xijiu's eyes were fixed on his hair. Why was his hair white? What had happened?
She turned her head again and saw Mu Feng and the other three messengers kneeling somewhere not far away. Their eyes were also fixed on Di Fuyi, and their bodies were trembling. They were tearing like crazy...
Gu Xijiu immediately ran over. "Fuyi, what's wrong with you?"
Her body passed through Di Fuyi, and she looked back. Di Fuyi still sat there. He did not look at her and also did not look at the four messengers who were tearing crazily. He was looking down at something in his hand. It was a ring. Their wedding ring!
His fingers were touching the ring, and he sighed. "Xijiu, I am sorry..."
Gu Xijiu's heart was tightened as if she had expected something to happen. She rushed to him again. "Di Fuyi, don't scare me..."
Her body passed through him again, and she fell to the ground. In fact, she had hurt her knee, but she did not care about it. She turned to see him and then witnessed a scene that made her heart shatter.
There was dim light that surrounded Di Fuyi, and his feet gradually disappeared.
"Di Fuyi, don't you dare leave me! You are not due to go yet! How can you be immortalized now?" Gu Xijiu was panicked and screamed at the top of her lungs. She rushed over again. However, she still could not touch him at all and just passed through his body..."
The longer she stared, the less she could see of Di Fuyi. He was fading away. Gu Xijiu burst out crying. She ran to his side and pulled his sleeve. "Di Fuyi, don't leave me... I'm afraid..."
"Master! Master!" Gu Xijiu could hear the mussel. She shuddered, and everything in front of her shattered. She suddenly opened her eyes, and she saw the worried eyes of the mussel.
"Master, master, are you dreaming? Are you feeling better now?"
Gu Xijiu was conscious again. Her heart was pumping at a fast speed as if it did not belong to her. It was a dream just now! Fortunately, it was a dream! However, the suffering she endured was real. She wiped her face and found a big stain of water in her hand...
"Master, what nightmare did you have? You were crying and screaming..." The mussel was scared for her!
Gu Xijiu took a deep breath and jumped straight up. "We have to leave now! I want to go out!" her voice was trembling.
The mussel still wondered. "Master, we haven't found the Purple Cloud Mushroom yet, and there are still two days... We should not give up."
Although it also wanted to go out early, it understood how vital the Purple Cloud Mushroom was to its master! It was challenging to come in so it would be a waste to go out empty-handed!
However, Gu Xijiu was impatient. "I want to go out first!" She wanted to make sure that he was fine first. She would then come in again.
In this forbidden land, she could not contact anyone from the outside world. Otherwise, she would have reached Di Fuyi by using her directed audio spell!
Gu Xijiu rushed out of the mussel's shell. As she was too worried and panicked, when she landed, she almost fell!
Lu Wu was waiting anxiously outside. Fortunately, it quickly used its tail to help Gu Xijiu stand stably. It asked with concern, "Master, are you okay?"
Gu Xijiu shook her head. "We need to go out. Right now!" She did not want to was a single second!
Di Fuyi had taught her how to go out, but she needed to travel to the place where she entered.
When she was searching for the mushroom inside the forbidden land, she could not miss any place, so she never used teleportation. Now she just wanted to go out as soon as possible, so she did not care about overlooking any site anymore.
Since she had gone deep into the land, it would take six hours to go back even with teleportation. She grabbed the mussel in her left hand and pulled Lu Wu in her right hand. "Let's go!" Gu Xijiu did not wait for the two beasts to respond and started teleporting.
In this forbidden land, the speed of teleportation was significantly reduced. She could only teleport about 20 miles at a time, and she had traveled 700 to 800 miles already!
She carried the two beasts and stopped on a hillside after more than 20 teleportations. She was understandably already tired and exhausted. Her limbs were trembling, and her throat was dry. However, this was not the most terrible feeling she had even for today. The scene in her dreams where Di Fuyi had been immortalized was worse! It made her even more panicked and worried.
It was just a dream! It must be a dream! It must be because she missed him too much and was too afraid of seeing him die! The last day of Di Fuyi's life had not come yet. There were still six days to go!
How could it be? What she saw must have just been a dream then! However, her dreams were often real, so what if this was also true? Could it be that Di Fuyi already knew that he would pass on a bit earlier? And he sent Gu Xijiu away on her own so that she did not have to witness it?
Maybe her dream about Purple Cloud Mushroom was fake! It was his manipulation... No! He would not do that! Di Fuyi, I will hate you if you did this!
All kinds of thoughts were lingering in her head, and the tears in her eyes started to drop again. Her eyes were getting blurry...
"Master, are you crying again? What dream did you have?"
The mussel started to regret. If it knew it earlier, it would not have asked her to take a rest!
Gu Xijiu rubbed her eyes with her sleeves. She wanted to talk, but her throat felt as if it was blocked. The mussel felt her little hand was cold. It felt distressed. "Master, take a break."
Gu Xijiu took a slight breather. "I am okay..." She was eager to go home. When she was just about to pull the two beasts and teleport, suddenly, Lu Wu shouted! "Uh, master! Look! What is that?"
Gu Xijiu was shocked by its scream. She followed the direction where its tail pointed and saw a few purple bushes on the hillside in the front of a cliff. As a mountain blocked it, Gu Xijiu could not see the whole picture there. But it was very bright purple...
Gu Xijiu desperately teleported to that place! It was a large piece of land full of Purple Cloud Mushrooms! As seen in her dreams, those Purple Cloud Mushrooms looked like hands pinching a spell. She started to feel hopeful again.
She found it! God, she really found it! Her dream was real. Di Fuyi did not manipulate it. This thing really existed!
Gu Xijiu's heart was racing again! This time, it was for a positive reason! The dream directed her to come here, and the Purple Cloud Mushroom did exist, which proved that God wanted her to save Di Fuyi!
The dream she had in the shell of the mussel must be due to her worries of losing Di Fuyi. It could not be real. God would not play with her this way, right?
There was a variety of thoughts in her mind. Meanwhile, she had already flown over and reached out to pick the Purple Cloud Mushroom...
"Master, be careful!" Lu Wu suddenly rushed over!
At the same time, there was a fiery giant dragon that leaped up from the bushes near the Purple Cloud Mushrooms. It spouted a flame and shot directly at Gu Xijiu!
Gu Xijiu almost got hit by the flame. She quickly issued a spell to block the fire.
Lu Wu used its tails to issue a fire to block the flame too... It squinted with its round eyes and held its small claws. "It is actually a level eight beast!"
The mussel also rushed over. Its clamshell was as sharp as a knife. "It is not only a level eight beasts; it is almost level nine! Little Lu, let's work together to kill it!"
Lu Wu already charged forward. "Okay! Be careful; don't let it roast you!" It spun its tails like a windmill and charged toward the fiery giant dragon...
The mussel enlarged its body to ten times bigger than its usual size. It was like a big moving house. While the little man who was standing on the big house also turned into a golden force, with both hands pulling out a sharp weapon while heading toward the giant dragon.
Although the giant dragon was not in a human appearance, it could speak human language. While it was fighting with these two beasts, it shouted, "I have been waiting here for 10,000 years for the Purple Cloud Mushroom! You can't snatch it! Go back now! It's not easy for you to beat me at this level; I don't want to give you all a hard time..."
Its voice was booming and left everyone's ears buzzing. 10,000 years?! This giant dragon had been waiting for 10,000 years?! The mussel felt that it was considered old enough in this world. It never expected to meet someone older than it!
It stopped playing its weapon and looked at the dragon. The scales on the dragon were bright red. When it was flying, it shined like an arched rainbow.
A pair of eyes were like two lanterns, and its fierceness was overflowing. It was a 10,000-year-old beast! It was not a good idea to fight with it.
In the past, when the mussel encountered spiritual beasts at this level, it would definitely run far away! But now, it could not give up...
The Purple Cloud Mushroom was the last hope that Gu Xijiu had to keep Di Fuyi alive. She would do anything to retrieve enough for Di Fuyi.
Due to the urgency that Gu Xijiu faced, she did not want to fight at this time. She was anxious to pick up a few mushrooms and quickly return to the Biwu Palace.
"I'll only pick 12." There was a large piece of land here, with hundreds of Purple Cloud Mushrooms. She thought that it should be okay for her to take 12. However, the giant dragon was unreasonable. "No! You can't even pick one! All the mushrooms here belong to me!"
Gu Xijiu's eyes become more fierce. "Don't regret it! If you force me to fight with you, I will take more than 12!"
The giant dragon laughed. "You are just a little human, and you dare to threaten me! You should give up. You are not going to take a single mushroom back."
Gu Xijiu did not want to waste time on it anymore! She pulled out the long whip from her waist. "Alright. You asked for it. Don't blame me!" Before attacking the dragon, Gu Xijiu realized that its blood could also help prolong Di Fuyi's life.
The mussel knew that the fight was inevitable, so it also threatened the dragon. "You are such a stubborn creature! You must be a lousy dragon to still have this form after ten thousand years. You are not qualified to own all the mushrooms here! I am going to cut you into pieces and bake you for dinner!"
The giant dragon could not believe how irrational these people were to take it on; it was dumbfounded! It roared thunderously that the land beneath it was shaking. It then hovered around and turned to rush forward toward the mussel!
The mussel was ready and instinctively released its defense mechanism. Lu Wu also prepared itself to attack the unreasonable dragon.
After 15 minutes. The mussel's eight-snake spears had been shattered while Lu Wu's tails were burnt. It became apparent that these two beasts were not at the same level as this dragon. Fortunately, Gu Xijiu had blocked most of the attacks from the dragon, or else these two beasts would have been its dinner instead!
Although the dragon proved to be a powerful opponent, Gu Xijiu was not ready to concede! She continuously attacked the creature with her sword and whip. The constant attacks made the dragon grow frustrated. It wanted to destroy her!
Under its violent attack, Gu Xijiu felt as though she was in a boat during a raging storm. If she were unlucky, it would capsize at any time. Therefore, she regularly retreated. However, the giant dragon continued to chase after her.
After some time, they were both far away from the prized treasure that they sought. At first, the mussels and Lu Wu were moving along with the two of them. However, both beasts slowly faded into the background.
Initially, the giant dragon was very alert and protected the mushrooms. However, after a few strikes, it did not even pay attention to them anymore. They were now miles away.
Suddenly, the dragon realized that the mussel was missing! It immediately wanted to fly back to check on the mushrooms. However, it was too late.
"Master, I have picked up the Purple Cloud Mushrooms! Look!"
It opened its shell, and there were dark and light purple mushrooms inside. The mushrooms almost filled up its shell.
There were so many of them that a stranger might have thought it collected all Purple Cloud Mushroom from the land!