There is a beast: (Hundred Explanations)

Chapter 120 Bai Ze's Meeting

"Tsk~ Never mind, it's fine to eat it like this." Bai Jie shook her head and thought.

"Thank you." Bai Ze regained his usual composure.

Bai Ze rubbed his temples.

I slept pretty well last night~ Hmm... Who brought it back for me? Was it Bai Jie?

He looked at Bai Jie; she didn't seem like it.

If Bai Jie were to take him back, he would definitely get a bump on his head.

He sensed it for a moment and realized, oh, it was that guy Shantao who brought it back. He thought he'd help this family out if he could. Shantao was pretty good; he even added some scenes he liked to his dream.

He already knew about some of the conspiracies targeting the Mengji clan, and he wasn't exactly a benevolent beast, so helping the clan was unrealistic for him.

Put the grilled smelt in your mouth. The grilled fish is delicious, but some nutrients will be lost during the grilling process. Of course, it's only a tiny amount, which is negligible compared to how delicious it is. Anyway, its benefits are still there.

Everyone was enjoying their food, while Zhujian was looking at the little grass on his tail.

"Zhujian, won't you come and eat something?" Bai Jie asked, leaning closer to Zhujian.

"Thank you, I'm not hungry," Zhujian replied, his gaze still fixed on the grass.

Bai Jie was a little confused.

Is there anything magical about this little grass? He looked at the grass as well. Under Zhujian's careful cultivation, the grass had turned a deep green, and the edges of its blades were as sharp as knives.

This grass...

“This plant has already begun to show signs of sentience,” Bai Ze suddenly said, walking up to them.

Upon hearing this, Zhujian looked up at Bai Ze with a proud expression on his face—the pride of having his best friend recognized.

"Yes, I usually talk to it, but sometimes it just shakes gently, and I don't know what it means..." Zhujian sighed. He was proud, but it was so hard for the little grass to be unable to speak.

"It's still a long way off. With this level of spiritual power, this little plant will probably need several hundred years before it can speak," Bai Ze commented after observing it for a while.

Zhujian was not disappointed as expected; on the contrary, he was full of excitement.

"Really? That's great! It's only a few hundred years, it's not like we can't wait that long." Zhujian grinned.

He has been maintaining his tail for thousands of years, so this little bit of time is just a drop in the ocean for him.

Bai Jie was also happy for Zhujian.

"If possible, the spiritual energy level over at our villa is even higher. Maybe we'll be able to speak in about a hundred years?" Bai Jie thought of the situation at her own villa.

Bai Ze nodded to the side.

“That’s true. The higher the level of spiritual power, and with your usual care, the shorter the time will be,” Bai Ze said to Zhu Jian.

Zhujian nodded repeatedly upon hearing this good news.

"Of course I will take good care of my friend! Thank you so much, Bai Jie." Zhu Jian said, then thanked Bai Jie.

"Haha~ It's no problem. There are still a few empty spaces at home, so adding you won't be a problem!" Bai Jie laughed and waved her hand as she spoke.

. . .

at night.

Bai Ze came to Bai Jie's side.

"What's wrong?" Bai Jie asked, looking at Bai Ze who was walking over, with a puzzled expression.

"Bai Jie, I want to talk to you about something," Bai Ze said earnestly to Bai Jie.

The four-faced creatures and Bai Jie exchanged a glance.

"Alright, what's wrong? You can't say it here," Bai Jie said, standing up.

They arrived at a corner of the cave.

"Go ahead and tell me, what is it? Do you want to tell me some secrets about someone else?" Bai Jie said with a smile.

Bai Ze closed his eyes, sensed the surroundings, and confirmed that there were no other beasts.

“Bai Jie, although I don’t know why you hate the Heavenly Court so much, you should know that not all people or beasts in the Heavenly Court are bad,” Bai Ze said to Bai Jie.

"...Just for this? If it's just this, then there's no need to say anything more. I have my own plans." Bai Jie's expression gradually darkened when she heard Bai Ze trying to persuade her.

Bai Ze sighed.

"I know this won't persuade you. Don't worry, I'm still on your side for now, but I won't participate in those battles concerning the Heavenly Court," Bai Ze said.

“And last time in the Misty Forest, those insects were coming for you. I did my best to scare them away,” Bai Ze added.

Bai Jie nodded.

"I understand, thank you." This Bai Ze wasn't like Bai Jie had imagined, insisting that I give up the fight against the Heavenly Court.

After saying that, Bai Jie turned and walked back.

"There's one more thing. This spiritual energy will gradually fade away after a few hundred or a few thousand years. Although it won't cause all the divine power to disappear, it will definitely have a profound impact on us as divine beasts," Bai Ze said softly behind Bai Jie as he watched him leave.

Bai Jie paused for a moment, then continued on her way back.

It waved its paw to indicate that it understood.

Bai Ze watched Bai Jie's departing figure, a smile of interest appearing on his lips.

I wonder what this Pixiu will do?

Hmm—speaking of which, when did this gaze, which seemed to come from nowhere, disappear? It's making me a little uncomfortable. Bai Jie is clearly gone. Could it be that my previous deduction was wrong? Was this gaze only directed at Bai Jie?

He shook his head. Oh well, these gazes from different dimensions can't bother me anyway, so I'll just pretend they don't exist.

Turning to Bai Jie's side.

He was constantly thinking as he walked.

Will the level of spiritual power decline over the next few hundred or thousand years? It seems that's indeed the case, but what exactly causes this decline?

He had heard about the Dharma-ending Age in his previous life, where spiritual energy was depleted, and that was probably the gist of it.

However, it shouldn't be as completely depleted as one might imagine.

He remembered that in the original story, the Bluebird was a divine beast specially cultivated by the Heavenly Court and nurtured with spiritual energy, used specifically for transmitting sounds and messages.

Since there was still spiritual energy at that time, there should still be some spiritual power remaining in the air, enough for the gods to survive.

Bai Jie shook her head. Forget it, let's just live in the moment.

We can deal with these issues of spiritual energy depletion after we resolve the Heavenly Court's actions against us.

As she was thinking, Bai Jie had already walked up to the Four-Faced Beast.

"Golden thread, golden thread?" The four-legged creature waved its claws in front of Bai Jie.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Bai Jie asked, looking at the Sibuxiang.

"Jin Xian seems to be lost in thought. What did Bai Ze say?" Si Bu Xiang asked curiously, tilting his head.

"What? I want to hear too!" A cotton boll suddenly appeared out of nowhere, its two bright eyes staring at Bai Jie.

"It's nothing, children shouldn't listen to that," Bai Jie and Si Buxiang said at the same time.

"Huh?!" Cotton Peach was shocked. It was one thing for the stinky Qilin to say that, but why did Bai Jie say the same thing?!

"Hmph! Fine, I won't listen then. Go to sleep!"