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At this moment in the Four Sacred Valleys, Liu Yongmin, Nangong Rong, Li Xiaohan, Zhang Yuru, Wang Jiao, Master of the Eastern Mountain Chimera, Lord of the Southern Mountain Blazing Lion, Lord of the West Mountain Saber-toothed Tiger, Lord of the Northern Mountain Unicorn Python, and several other beast leaders from the Four Sacred Islands had all gathered in the Four Sacred Valleys.
Surrounded by these individuals and beasts, the Four Sacred Beasts sat in the center. Closest to them were Liu Yong'an and the four leaders of the Four Sacred Mountains.
The Four Sacred Beasts looked around and nodded: "You all have come." The voice of the Azure Dragon was noticeably lacking its usual vigor.
Seeing the state of the Four Sacred Beasts, Liu Yong'an and the others were taken aback. In their minds, the Four Sacred Beasts had always appeared to be in good health. Although they did not know their exact ages, they looked to be around fifty or sixty years old. The Black Tortoise and White Tiger seemed to be about forty, and there was no need to mention the Vermilion Bird. Why had they suddenly changed like this today?
Just as Liu Yong'an and the others were pondering this, the Azure Dragon spoke again: "The reason for gathering you all here today is to announce something. We have calculated that today marks our end. We called everyone over just to see you one last time and to discuss our arrangements after we are gone."
Upon hearing that the Azure Dragon was preparing for its final arrangements, all the beasts knelt down under the lead of the four leaders.
This is what makes beasts so admirable; once they recognize who their master is, they will not refute their master's words and will follow them without question.
Seeing their demeanor, the Azure Dragon nodded with satisfaction: "Good. After we pass away, just cremate our bodies and place our ashes in these four altars." With that, the Azure Dragon waved its hand, and a ceramic altar appeared before each of the Four Sacred Beasts, each inscribed with their respective names.
Upon seeing these four altars, Liu Yong'an finally realized that the Four Sacred Beasts were not lying; they were indeed making arrangements for their final moments. At this point, even the general of Starfall Kingdom could not help but shed tears. Looking at the expressions of the Four Sacred Beasts, Nangong Rong, Li Xiaohan, and Wang Jiao were already in tears, while Zhang Yuru stood nearby without crying. Having only recently arrived at the Four Sacred Islands, she did not have much connection with the Four Sacred Beasts. Thus, she could only comfort her future mother-in-law and two girls standing beside her.
"After we pass away, we entrust the mastership of the Four Sacred Islands to Liu Guanfeng. This means that from now on, you must listen to Liu Guanfeng's commands just as you would ours; everything else remains unchanged. Do you understand?"
The four leaders nodded repeatedly: "We understand."
"Liu Brother."
Liu Yong'an stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying, "Azure Dragon Master, you may command me." Although from Liu Guanfeng's perspective, both the Azure Dragon and Liu Yong'an should be of the same generation, in their cultivation, each of the Four Sacred Beasts had provided guidance to Liu Yong'an. This made Liu Yong'an the first High-Level Knight General of the Starfall Kingdom. Therefore, even though the Four Sacred Beasts were Liu Guanfeng's masters, Liu Yong'an still paid his respects as a junior when he saw them.
"Liu Brother, after we four are gone, you only need to hand our ashes over to Xiaofeng. He knows how to handle our bodies, and no one is allowed to dispute our burial."
"Understood."
"As for you all, we have taught you everything we could. The rest is up to you to master. Do any of you three have anything to say?"
The White Tiger shook his head. "I have given all my martial arts and Mind Method secrets to Xiaofeng. Those secrets are enough for him to excel throughout the entire Knight continent."
At this moment, the Black Tortoise took out three sets of equipment. Below was a set of armor, and on top were the Water Piercer, the Sun and Moon Wheel, and two Rapiers. Then the Black Tortoise said to Li Xiaohan and the other two girls, "Come here."
The three girls approached the Black Tortoise. Li Xiaohan knelt first, and when she saw that both Li Xiaohan and Wang Jiao had knelt down, Zhang Yuru slowly followed suit before the Black Tortoise. "I regret that I won't see Xiaofeng and Bao Rui marry you, but as your master, I cannot be stingy. These three sets of equipment are my wedding gifts to you."
After saying this, the Black Tortoise handed the three sets of equipment to the girls. When Zhang Yuru touched the equipment, she felt a connection with it, as if it were already a part of her body.
As Zhang Yuru looked at the Black Tortoise in surprise, he simply smiled and closed his eyes without speaking further. Then the Vermilion Bird waved at Li Xiaohan. Li Xiaohan walked over and knelt down: "Xiaohan, I'm leaving soon." Just as she said this, Li Xiaohan hugged the Vermilion Bird's leg tightly: "Master, I won't let you go."
The Vermilion Bird smiled slightly: "Silly child, everyone has to die eventually; besides, I have lived through countless lifetimes already. You and Wang Jiao have both received my true teachings. However, since your attribute is Wood-based, although you are better at selecting herbs and timing their refinement than Wang Jiao, your attribute requires much effort for alchemy. Now I will pass on my final skill to you." After saying this, the Vermilion Bird formed a seal and chanted an incantation. At that moment, a green flame-like substance rose from her forehead.
"This is called Plant Fire. It has been refined by me over nearly a thousand years from various plants over five hundred years old. With it, you won't need to start a fire when refining elixirs; using it directly will yield better results. Moreover, since your attribute is Wood-based, your future achievements in alchemy will definitely surpass mine. If you find a Wood-based disciple in the future, you can also pass this Plant Fire on to them; all you'll need to do is give them a spark. That spark will continuously absorb nutrients within that person's body until it grows stronger. This is my final gift to you."
As this green flame flew out from the Vermilion Bird's forehead, it slowly entered Li Xiaohan's forehead. Li Xiaohan felt a warmth at her forehead and then inwardly observed a small flame appearing there. This flame not only caused no harm to her body but also made her feel increasingly sensitive.
Li Xiaohan bowed three times to Zhuque before standing up and returning to Nangong Rong's side.
Qinglong then called Little Black over to their group of four: "Little Black, when we were entrusted with your care, you were still young. Now that you have grown up, you no longer need our protection. From now on, you should decide your own path. Remember to live well."
"Thank you, Masters and Shishu, for taking care of me. I will definitely live well," Little Black replied.
At this point, the Four Sacred Beasts had said everything they wanted to say, so Qinglong smiled and addressed everyone: "Everyone, we are about to leave. Please step back a bit."
Upon hearing Qinglong's words, the cries grew louder as everyone and the magical beasts retreated. Qinglong waved his hand, and four piles of firewood appeared where they had been sitting. After exchanging smiles with everyone, the Four Sacred Beasts ignited the four piles of wood simultaneously, and the flames grew stronger.
Suddenly, from within the four fires, four ethereal figures shot into the sky: Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque, and Xuanwu. The four massive silhouettes hovered above the Four Sacred Islands before merging into one and disappearing into the sky.
At that moment, a figure emerged in the nearby sky. This person held dual guns and stood atop a turtle larger than Xuantian. Looking at the distant figures of the Four Sacred Beasts, he murmured, "Farewell, my old friends. I will keep an eye on what you mentioned last time. However, I will not break the rules of the game; I hope you can understand. Let me send you off one last time."
With that, he clashed his guns together, summoning dark clouds over the Four Sacred Islands. Thunder roared and torrential rain enveloped the entire area.
As they saw the heavy rain fall, Liu Yong'an and others worried that Qinglong's fires would be extinguished. However, when they reached the flames, they felt relieved; despite the downpour, there was no sign of the fires being put out.
Many people witnessed the strange phenomenon over the Four Sacred Islands and speculated that it was caused by a treasure appearing in the sky. Although they knew that entering the Four Sacred Valleys was dangerous, many reckless individuals slowly approached it in search of fortune. Fortunately, the four leaders had made arrangements before entering the valleys; their only command was to eliminate anyone who dared to intrude.
Despite countless greedy individuals attempting to enter, the number of magical beasts on the Four Sacred Islands was terrifying. As a result, many left only their corpses behind without seeing anything else.
The four piles of fire burned for three days and nights while the storm raged for just as long. During these three days, it felt like doomsday for the residents of the Four Sacred Islands; they did not see sunlight at all. Outside, fierce winds whipped up waves over ten meters high; however, strangely enough, as these massive waves approached the shore, they shrank to only one or two meters in height, posing no threat to the safety of those on the island.
However, during these three days, no one could go out to sea. Although the waves by the shore were only one or two meters high, the surrounding ocean was indeed filled with towering waves of over ten meters.
Three days later, as the fire was extinguished and the rain stopped, the four Leaders of the Four Sacred Islands used their Fighting Qi to encase the ashes of the Four Sacred Beasts and slowly placed them into the altar. Liu Yong'an also followed the arrangements of the Four Sacred Beasts and placed the ashes of the four individuals in the original room of the Azure Dragon. On the offering table in the room, four incense burners were set up, with spirit tablets behind them, and behind those tablets were the altars containing the ashes of the Four Sacred Beasts.
Inside the Azure Dragon's room, Cui Zhongyi, Qifeng Ge, and others were kneeling in mourning attire, paying respects to their master while waiting for Liu Guanfeng's appearance. From now on, they would continue to follow Liu Guanfeng as they always had; this was also the purpose for which the Four Sacred Beasts had taken them in.
Life on the Four Sacred Islands gradually returned to calm. The four Leaders of the Four Sacred Islands directly returned to their respective peaks, as arranged by Liu Yong'an. The death of the Four Sacred Beasts was too shocking, and many greedy individuals would surely take notice. To prevent anyone from entering the Four Sacred Valleys, it was necessary for all four Leaders to remain on their mountains.
In a room, three girls finally took out the weapons and armor given to them by Xuanwu. Zhang Yuru had a set of azure armor and her weapon remained as the Water Piercer; Li Xiaohan received a set of green armor with dual wheels as her weapon; Wang Jiao's armor was red, and her weapons were two Rapiers.
Zhang Yuru gently touched her armor and said to Li Xiaohan, "Xuanwu Master is truly amazing; his weapons and equipment are much stronger than what Xiaofeng makes."
Li Xiaohan shook her head helplessly: "Xiaofeng's forging skills were all learned from Xuanwu Master, and he only grasped a small fraction of what Xuanwu Master knows."
Seeing her armor, Zhang Yuru couldn't help but put it on. Once she donned it, she felt as if this armor had come alive, creating an indescribable affinity with her body. Moreover, it did not influence her movements at all; instead, she could clearly feel energy being transmitted from the armor.
Once all three girls had put on their armor, anyone who saw them would be left in awe; it turned out that even a Supreme Deity could create such beautiful beings.
Meanwhile, in the Demon Tomb, Liu Guanfeng had been walking through the fifth layer of desert for five days. He was unclear about how vast this desert was; he only knew that there were too many magical beasts here, especially Desert Scorpions. These Fifth Tier magical beasts appeared in groups, and each time they showed up there would be one Sixth Tier Leader among them, sometimes even a Seventh Tier scorpion.
In addition to scorpions in the desert, there were also desert foxes, desert hunting dogs, desert wolves, and various other types of magical beasts that appeared in large numbers. Liu Guanfeng was completely unaware of everything happening outside.
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