Lin Xiao soon left Li Taixuan's residence and headed toward the mountain behind. In fact, it was no stroll at all. Although Lin Xiao defeated Zou Qiang, it remained an urgent need for him to boost his martial competence. However, the great array formed by nine stone tiles in the wonderland was supposed to be the first to address.
A quarter later, Lin Xiao arrived at the place where he fell into the wonderland, which had changed a lot. The sunken section was gone and replaced by a hill, behind which lay a meadow with human-height grass. A sight of it greatly shocked Lin Xiao, as it was almost the same as the place where he landed on.
As a matter of fact, the unusual phenomenon had been going on since Lin Xiao came out of the wonderland. However, it failed to catch his attention on that day.
Lin Xiao soon came back to himself and made his way to the meadow straightforward. He wanted to verify his speculation — the long-forsaken wonderland had risen from down there.
On his way, Lin Xiao spotted the nine stone tiles, which stood right in the meadow. In that case, Lin Xiao's guess proved right. That was exactly the great stone array that he needed to sort out. Somehow, it ascended onto the ground.
Lin Xiao didn't start clearing the grass in a haste. Instead, he walked around the stone tiles, in a bid to see whether it had changed or not.
However, a couple of steps later, a shrill cry went off all of a sudden. Lin Xiao stepped back, look down, and went ghostly pale — he was right on the tail of a spiritual monster which served as a guardian of the Taixuan Sect.
On the day Lin Xiao came to the Taixuan sect, the spiritual monster spat out blood. The unusual phenomenon startled Li Taixuan and the seniors. Their reaction remained with Lin Xiao as vivid as if it had just happened.
The spiritual monster was called Diling. As it was able to talk like human beings, it boasted a high status in the Taixuan Sect. Hence, one could tell how offensive it was for Lin Xiao to have stepped on it.
As a matter of fact, Diling almost flew off the handle as Lin Xiao stepped on it, as it was widely respected in the sect. It had been worshipped by everyone, including the patriarch for ages. "Who the hell dares to stamp me?" It even started to fantasize, "How am I supposed to cook him? Should I steam him or fry him?"
However, Diling went terrified the moment it recognized Lin Xiao. It always found Lin Xiao rather mysteriously powerful. As experienced as Diling was, it failed to tell the physique type of Lin Xiao. Additionally, there was a formidable force in Lin Xiao, which was so overwhelming that Dili even spat out blood upon Lin Xiao's arrival one year ago.
Though helpless, Diling still struggled to persist in its haughty manner. "Don't you know that I am a spiritual monster? How dare you irritate me again and again? I can roast you alive! You hear me?"
Lin Xiao went shocked. He remembered their first meeting. Diling impressed him quite a bit — albeit small, it had an air of respectful sophistication around it back then. However, now it appeared rather funny and bizarre, as it struggled to act in a mature manner with a toddler-like voice.
Lin Xiao stared at it with curiosity, almost melted by its voice.
However, Lin Xiao's reaction sent chills down Diling's spine. And it even began t retreat as soon as he remembered Lin Xiao's inexplicable powerful force. "What…What are you after?"
Diling's pet-like cuteness almost cracked Lin Xiao up. Nevertheless, if he told other Taixuan guys about his feelings, it would definitely scare them to death. As far as they knew, once Diling had a fit, the fierce force it generated sufficed to send twitches across their bodies. However, Lin Xiao was utterly impervious to that. And he even treated Diling as a pet.
The heady relaxed atmosphere delighted Lin Xiao a lot. He decided to play a prank on Diling. "Hey, little chubby thing. It seems you got loads of meat down your skin. I'm thinking the way I have you cooked. Should I steam you or fry you?"
"Are you…Are you going to eat me?" Diling went frightened to death.
Lin Xiao touched his chin. "Well, yes, I mean to."
"I…I'm a spiritual monster!" Diling stuttered.