The Birth of Sword God

Chapter 437 378: You Call Yourself a Dao Ancestor's Successor?

Chu Huaixu stood outside the Unrestrained Forest, feeling like this fat black cat was truly treating him like a fool.

"Does it really think my intelligence is on par with a cat?"

Leaving someone here to say he's not around, isn't that obviously a lie?!

If you were truly avoiding me, if you really ran away but left someone here to inform me, that would be...

—Quite polite!

Kuimu Quan looked a bit awkward, as he really wasn't good at acting.

Mainly, the orders from the Cat Guardian were just too embarrassing.

It made him seem a bit foolish too.

Yuwen Huai had sent Chu Huaixu to the Unrestrained Forest to look for the cat, clearly his divine sense had detected the black cat here.

But the people of Spring and Autumn Mountain were actually long used to it.

This Cat Guardian had a high status, formidable strength, and incredible seniority.

But its mind was not that sharp.

The majority of demon beasts were like this.

Living longer doesn't necessarily make them smarter.

It's an innate flaw, an inherent dip in intelligence that can't be helped.

Many times, its temperament is actually no different from a child's.

In fact, Kuimu Quan was clear in his heart; according to the sect's folklore, the female ancestor originally lured it from the Dao Ancestor's side.

Calling it deceit would not be an exaggeration.

Since the Dao Ancestor didn't mind, he simply treated it as gifting her a little pet.

Future generations still find this amusing...

Chu Huaixu looked at Kuimu Quan, who was digging his toes into the ground with embarrassment, and laughed, "Brother Kui, doesn't this seem a bit meaningless?"

"Uh..." Kuimu Quan didn't know how to respond.

He was straightforward by nature, better at ferocity than subtlety.

"I know, Brother Kui, you're just following orders, no, following the cat's orders."

"Since it's an order from a guardian of the sect, you naturally have no choice."

"But dealing with this is actually quite easy."

"I have a plan that won't put you in a difficult position," the dead fox said with a squint and a smile.

Upon hearing this, Kuimu Quan's face lit up with joy. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "Please, Brother Chu, do tell."

"It's simple; I just need to punch you away, Brother Kui!"

With that, Chu Huaixu suddenly struck!

Kuimu Quan was currently at the Fourth Realm, still a few minor realms below Chu Huaixu.

Not long after the Third Realm competition ended, these young talents were generally only at the early Fourth Realm.

At this stage, Kuimu Quan, let alone Chu Huaixu, Han Shuangjiang could easily handle him.

Thus, as the dead fox struck boldly, Kuimu Quan didn't even have time to react!

The great advantage of body cultivators in close combat was immediately apparent.

His speed and explosiveness were truly terrifying.

This number one prodigy of Spring and Autumn Mountain was actually punched away by him as soon as he spoke!

Chu Huaixu hit quite hard, though he didn't use much of his spiritual power, relying purely on the brute force of his body, but he still managed to punch Kuimu Quan into a daze with a single blow.

As he flew backward, he almost cursed involuntarily.

I regarded you as a leading figure among our peers, and you sneak attacked me at the slightest disagreement!

No wonder crude body cultivators love sneak attacks; it's ingrained in their bones, even Chu Huaixu is no exception!

But Kuimu Quan was a madman.

After a moment of confusion and anger, he immediately became ecstatic!

"Opportunities to spar with Chu Huaixu are rare!"

"Then let's fight!!!"

Anyway, even if he lost miserably, he would surely gain a lot.

As a result, Chu Huaixu was immediately dumbfounded.

"What! Couldn't we just go through the motions? You're serious about this!" he thought to himself.

If that's the case, you asked for it.

I'll have to beat you into a pig's head!

Soon enough, Kuimu Quan was being pressed into the ground by him.

He really did beat the other's face swollen.

While beating him, Chu Huaixu interrogated him.

"Speak! Is the Cat Guardian in the Unrestrained Forest?"

Kuimu Quan gritted his teeth, "Not here! I said it's not here, so it's not here!"

"Ha! Your mouth is quite tough!"

Chu Huaixu immediately delivered another furious beating.

And what he didn't know was that at this moment, deep in the forbidden forest, sat an extremely fat black cat squatting on a branch of an ancient tree.

Its Divine Sense perceived everything outside the forest, and Chu Huaixu's every move couldn't escape its scrutiny.

Yet, for some unknown reason, even though it was Kuimu Quan getting beaten outside the forest, and this black cat was a dignified Ninth Realm Powerhouse, it squatted on the tree shivering from time to time.

Seemingly reminded of some unpleasant memories.

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Inside the grand hall of Spring and Autumn Mountain, a group of influential cultivators used Divine Sense to perceive everything near the forbidden forest, showing faint expressions of amusement and helplessness.

"It's all just a mess," they thought to themselves.

But it has to be said, the high-level leaders of Spring and Autumn Mountain once again felt Chu Huaixu's prowess among his peers.

Especially those like Yuwen Huai who were seeing him in person for the first time.

Previously, this Mountain Master of Spring and Autumn Mountain had only heard many legends about Chu Huaixu.

Now it seemed, indeed, seeing is believing.

Kuimu Quan had already been taken as a direct disciple by him.

Yet, his own disciple, in front of this Sword and Body Dual Cultivation cultivator, was easily crushed with just the power of flesh.

The disparity in strength was truly baffling.

He couldn't help but look at Jiang Zhi, speaking: "Elder Jiang, my unruly disciple has disrupted your Daoist Sect's official business."

"No problem, it didn't delay much anyway." Jiang Zhi replied with incredible arrogance and low emotional intelligence.

But indeed, Kuimu Quan didn't exchange many moves with Chu Huaixu.

Chu Huaixu simply knocked him unconscious and proceeded into the forbidden forest.

As a result, after taking just two steps into the forest, a barrier appeared in front of him.

This black cat had set up a restriction, forcibly blocking him!

In this manner, with his meager cultivation at the Fourth Realm, he couldn't take another step forward.

The Cicada Chasing Man, Pei Songji, showed a hint of helplessness on his face.

He stood up and said, "Mountain Master, let me take a turn."

"Alright, the Protector is mischievous by nature, I'll trouble you," Yuwen Huai replied.

In fact, all of their hearts were tight with curiosity about the cat demon's actions.

This cat demon had always been unruly within the sect, impossible for anyone to handle.

But why did it change so dramatically just at Chu Huaixu's arrival?

Why avoid him, fear him?

It was simply inexplicable!

The restriction was set only in front of Chu Huaixu, not throughout the entire forbidden forest.

More precisely, wherever he walked, the restriction followed to block him.

Pei Songji circumvented the area, quickly maneuvering in the air to reach the giant ancient tree.

He looked up at the black cat on the tree and spoke: "Protector, what's the point of this?"

He began to coax:

"Protector, Chu Huaixu of the Daoist Sect came here on official business, concerning my close friend Zhong Ming."

"You've also seen him a few times."

"I hope the Protector can let him in, presumably he just wants to ask a few questions."

"I'm also curious, what was Zhong Ming seeking from the protector before entering the fifth floor of the Origin Spirit Realm?"

The fat cat squatted on the tree, seemingly ignoring him entirely.

Pei Songji couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

It's well known that this cat demon was hard of hearing.

Thus, when speaking to it, he spoke very loudly.

Therefore, it was impossible for it not to hear.

Clearly, it was feigning selective deafness based on its hearing impairment.

As long as it didn't want to engage or answer, it pretended not to hear.

"— 'I'm Deaf!' " he lamented.

But Pei Songji couldn't handle it either.

With no options, he had to bring up the old Dao Ancestor.

"Protector, after all, Chu Huaixu is considered the disciple of Dao Ancestor's mantle."

"Only he has grasped the essence of the Dao Ancestor's 'Dao Scripture'."

"I think... Shouldn't we..." he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Before he even finished, the black cat on the tree interrupted him directly.

The incredibly fat cat demon looked down at Pei Songji, tilted its head slightly, displaying an expression of surprise then amusement, and shouted loudly:

"You don't understand, what nonsense saying he's the disciple of the mantle?"

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