Sneaking Out

The rest of Wu Jian’s day passed by in a flash, and he parted ways with Wu Meiying to retire for the night. Of course, she would eventually show up. Then they would head out to the Twin Fang Mountains.

Yet as the time for Wu Meiying to make her appearance drew near, Wu Jian began second guessing himself. Was this really the best choice they had? Should they really be doing this? Mother had informed him that a magical beast at the upper limits of the Anima Realm had made the mountains its home.

Magical beasts were creatures that had gained power after somehow acquiring a spirit core. Spirit cores acted similarly to a human’s dantian and meridians, allowing the magical beast in question to use the same mystical power as humans and even cultivate like humans did. Wu Jian had read stories about magical beasts that managed to gain a human form after cultivating for several centuries, but those were only fiction stories. He didn’t know if they were true or not.