It took almost five days for them to leave the deep mountains and find the official road. Fortunately, there wasn’t any trouble during this time. They encountered a few spirit beasts, but when they detected Pei Su Su’s aura, they all fled in fear.

Little Black had awakened a few times during these past several days. He would look around in a daze and then smack his lips a few times before going back to sleep. Zhao Jiuge felt a bit helpless facing this abnormal situation.

When they discussed this matter, they agreed that Little Black must have been after the Tiger Flood Dragon’s inner core. That’s why he was so excited when he felt the Tiger Flood Dragon’s presence. Spirit beasts cultivated by absorbing spirit force too, but they absorbed it much slower than people, even though they had stronger physical bodies. In order to progress rapidly, they had to devour heavenly treasures or inner cores of similar beasts. The inner core was the essence of every spirit beast’s cultivation.

Zhao Jiuge looked at...