Diling's explanation put a helpless smile on Lin Xiao's face.
"This fluffy ball is a perfect self-seeker. It literally made the most of the treasures by fair means or foul. However, in that case, the Taixuan sect suffered a lot from its ignorance about the treasures."
Indeed, if Diling had briefed the spiritual stones of the element to Li Taixuan last year, the Taixuan Sect would have made a substantial progress in its overall capacity. In that case, the Suomo Sect wouldn't have made this far.
Diling was culpable for that. Otherwise, the Suomo Sect wouldn't have beat the Taixuan Sect to it.
If Lin Xiao had never been to the Taixuan Sect, everything would have become different. The time-honored establishment by Dizun would have been wiped out by the Suomo Sect.
Therefore, although Lin Xiao was wearing a smile, a burst of ghastly force was about to dart out of his body.
He was bringing The Forsaken Pithy Formula, a cultivation method created by Dizun into full play.
Lin Xiao boasted an unprecedented physique type. Compounded with the application of a Dizun's cultivation method, his outburst of the force could scare anyone to death.
Diling started shuddering as soon as it sensed the overwhelming force. The sense of it reminded it of the very first meeting they had, sending unceasing chills down its spine.
Fortunately, there weren't any female disciples bearing witness to it. Otherwise, they would have mistakenly thought that Lin Xiao was actually abusing animals.
Diling had a bit of luck as well. If the patriarch or the chief seniors had been present, they would have gone slack-jawed. And in that case, he would have been dethroned as a spiritual monster.
Diling pleaded in a timid tone, trembling ceaselessly, "Fine. It's my fault. I'll stay in compliance with your instructions from now on, I promise. I will do everything as you ask."
Right then Lin Xiao cracked the code — it was highly likely that Diling couldn't enter the wonderlands itself. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken Li Taixuan there last time. And it changed its subject this time — it briefed Lin Xiao about the dragon-vein wonderlands.
"Don't glorify your ulterior motive. I know why you informed me about the nine dragon-vein wonderlands. You only wanna collect the spiritual force contained there. "
Then Lin Xiao stopped talking and stared at Diling instead.
Having failed to get what Lin Xiao said, Diling lifted its head at the same time, only to see Lin Xiao's inquiring eyes.
"Bang!" Diling rolled its eyes and flopped down to the floor.
Lin Xiao went startled. However, he soon came back to his senses — this little fluffy ball, a god-wannbe liar mast have feinted that.
Then he lifted Diling up. It stayed stiff as if it had been dead.
Lin Xiao marveled at its abundant cellulite, "It looks so chubby! Bet it has been freeloading for long. It'll make a nice tonic if I stew it."
However, Diling remained reactionless.
Then its swoon proved real. However, Lin Xiao still deemed it advisable to keep it restricted in a designated place.
"It may escape once it comes around. Then I'd better hurl it back into the nine-stone-tile array. That is a good idea. I will go and collect some herbal medicine next."
Right then, Lin Xiao sensed a twitch going through Diling's body.
Fully aware of Diling's playacting, Lin Xiao smiled and pushed open the gate straightforward.
Right then, Diling uttered, "Toot."
"Ah!"
Diling opened its eyes and inquired in a confused tone, "Big brother, where are you taking me?"
"Big brother? Who're you calling?" Lin Xiao responded impatiently.
He was not in the least interested in being a big brother of the liar. In addition, the lair was a monster instead of a human being.
"Nothing. Let's take a walk at the back of the Main Mountain. You know there are loads of herbal medicine out there. I shall collect some tonic."
Diling felt increasingly daunted. It believed Lin Xiao was truly going to stew it.
Diling pleaded desperately, which was way too miserable to witness.
"No! No! I'm not going! Please spare me! I surrender! I surrender…"
Lin Xiao went on heading out, regardless of Diling's plea.
"Please! I shall take you as my official master. What do you say?"
Lin Xiao finally became interested and stopped.
"How?"
Diling gave up on resistance, "You…You only have to trickle a drop of your blood on my forehead."
Lin Xiao acted on that.
"Bang!"
A second later, a burst of imposing energy flooded into Lin Xiao's head. He felt as if he had been transported back to the ancient times.
It was just as well the overwhelming feeling vanished instantly. And an astounding divine force came in place.
A weird voice went off in Lin Xiao's head, "What…What is that force on earth? It's…It's way too formidable! It seemed…It seemed that my martial capacity has improved a lot. Well, I should have made him my master earlier."