After Ye Lingyue and Little Zhiyo joined forces to kill a Flame Emperor Wolf, they both felt a bit strained, as she lay panting on Little Zhiyo's back, Ye Lingyue coldly eyed the restless Spiritual Beasts around her.

But soon Ye Lingyue realized another problem—the effect of Little Zhiyo's transformation seemed unable to last very long.

Was it for a quarter of an hour, or two quarters of an hour? When Little Zhiyo reverted to its original form, what would she do?!

Before she could finish calculating exactly how long the transformation would last, with a thud beneath her, Little Zhiyo reverted from a majestic creature to a Little Cute Dog in the blink of an eye.

As it landed, Little Zhiyo even blinked foolishly.

The group of Spiritual Beasts that were watching from the sidelines were all taken aback by this sudden turn of events, taking a large step back like disciplined soldiers reacting to a command.

"Zhiyo (Alas, what happened)?"

"Run!" Ye Lingyue didn't hesitate for a moment, grabbed Little Zhiyo, and with life-or-death urgency, controlled the Star Saliva to feint a move, then burst through a small opening and sprinted away with all her might.

The beasts paused for a moment before finally realizing; it turns out the big creature just now was a paper tiger.

How dare it fool them!

Black Valley was instantly in uproar, countless Spiritual Beasts furiously roared and howled—after so many years, there was still someone daring to fool them.

The Hundred Beasts were galloping, closely pursuing in the direction of Ye Lingyue and Little Zhiyo's escape, relentless in their chase.

Ye Lingyue heard the increasingly closer roars of beasts behind her and hid behind a tree.

Enter Hong Meng Heaven?

With a thought of her Divine Sense, Ye Lingyue and Little Zhiyo entered Hong Meng Heaven.

Phew~

The two of them, in perfect tacit understanding, sighed with relief.

"Indeed, men and male beasts are unreliable."

As Ye Lingyue sighed with relief, Little Zhiyo's head was swiftly struck by her, forming a small bump.

"Zhiyo (Plead for forgiveness, don't be angry)" Little Zhiyo also felt wronged and scraped Ye Lingyue's clothing hem with its paw.

Although temporarily safe in Hong Meng Heaven, they couldn't hide here forever.

When Ye Lingyue left the camp, she had left a letter for Lan Cai'er. Her current concern was whether Lan Cai'er could wait for her or, in a moment of impulsiveness, enter Black Valley.

After eating a few Spirit Fruits and drinking some creek water, Ye Lingyue calmed down.

She reflected on everything that had happened in Black Valley.

The Spiritual Beasts here seemed to only attack humans, and they lived peacefully among themselves.

Ye Lingyue pondered that if Little Zhiyo hadn't taken the initiative to attack, those beasts would not have attacked it; their target was her.

Or is there a special rule within Black Valley that only causes the beasts to attack foreign intruders? Could it be, as Little Zhiyo said, that they are guarding something together?

If only she had the ability to disguise herself and transform like Little Wuya.

Ye Lingyue wandered around in Hong Meng Heaven.

Beastification... something flashed through her mind, and Ye Lingyue hurriedly took two things from her body.

The first was a round spirit core, and the second was the Taiyi Devouring Beast Technique from that unscrupulous elder of Taiyi Sect.

After obtaining these two items, Ye Ling Yue had studied them thoroughly.

Especially the Taiyi Devouring Beast Technique, this sixth-tier martial arts initially piqued Ye Ling Yue's great interest.

However, considering An Minxia's manner of death, Ye Ling Yue abandoned the idea of learning this martial art.

"If I can master the Taiyi Devouring Beast Technique, transforming into a Jade-eyed Stone Beast, there's a chance I can safely enter the depths of Black Valley," Ye Ling Yue deliberated before finally deciding to give it a try.

Placing the Taiyi Devouring Beast Technique on the ground, Ye Ling Yue sat cross-legged and began to read it carefully.

After some comprehension, Ye Ling Yue realized that practicing the Taiyi Devouring Beast Technique requires one to have a firm mind, overpowering the killer instinct and bloodlust that comes with beastification through strong willpower.

An Minxia was weak-willed and lacking in cultivation, rashly learning the technique, which led to her downfall of being neither human nor beast.

Ye Ling Yue prided herself on her mental fortitude from living two lifetimes and being much stronger than the average person; besides, she was an Alchemist and was definitely not comparable to An Minxia in terms of spiritual power.

Ye Ling Yue decided to devour the spirit core of the Jade-eyed Stone Beast.

Once she made up her mind, she swallowed the spirit core of the Jade-eyed Stone Beast, and as soon as the spirit core entered her stomach, Ye Ling Yue felt her organs burning up.

The powerful Primordial Power from the Jade-eyed Stone Beast's sixth to seventh-rank spirit core rampaged through her body, Ye Ling Yue even heard her bones making cracking sounds.

Violent qi sought to devour her consciousness.

On her palm, the Qian Cauldron buzzed, and its Cauldron Breath moved swiftly, pouring into Ye Ling Yue's body. The white Cauldron Breath entered Ye Ling Yue's dantian, enveloping the restless spirit core.

The turquoise-colored Jade-eyed Stone Beast's spirit core gradually lost its color, slowly turning into a delicate white spirit core akin to a pearl, quietly floating in Ye Ling Yue's dantian.

Standing by the water, the rainbow-colored stream clearly reflected the beastified form of Ye Ling Yue.

She was a completely green eighth-stage Jade-eyed Stone Beast with long limbs; in its three eyes, a human-like intelligence flickered.

Unexpectedly, with the purification effect of the Cauldron Breath, the originally sixth to seventh-rank Jade-eyed Stone Beast was purified, and moreover, her human aura was completely concealed.

Ye Ling Yue felt a touch of surprise.

Little Zhiyo also wandered and sniffed around Ye Ling Yue, had it not witnessed the entire process of Ye Ling Yue's transformation, it would have never recognized her as its leader.

With a thought from her Divine Sense, Ye Ling Yue and Little Zhiyo exited Hong Meng Heaven.

Looking up at the east, which was tinged with red, Ye Ling Yue realized she had spent the night in Hong Meng Heaven.

She had to quickly understand what was hidden in the depths of Black Valley and then return to camp; otherwise, Lan Cai'er and Feng Xun would surely be anxious.

Whenever she thought of Feng Xun, Ye Ling Yue couldn't help but sigh.

What exactly is this guy sulking about?

"Zhiyo!" Little Zhiyo suddenly sprinted and hid beneath Ye Ling Yue's belly, with an overly frightened and pitiful expression.

Ye Ling Yue lifted her head and looked toward the sky, and at that sight, even she was taken aback.

In the dim gray sky, a formidable figure flashed by.

A golden mask, navigating through the air; that person was clearly the Ghost Emperor Wu Chong.

What the hell, why is this odd man also here?

A scream echoed in Ye Ling Yue's heart. Recently, her encounters with Wu Chong had been too frequent. If you were to call it a coincidence, even Ye Ling Yue herself wouldn't believe it.

Could it be that Wu Chong was here to find her?