Chapter 148: The Setting Sun of the Great Dao

Hong Su could not help feeling extremely shocked as he listened to Hong Xiaoyue's words.

Hong Xiaoyue was a pet cat to someone else.

This meant that all of this had been bestowed upon her by the owner of the pet cat.

What kind of existence could that master possibly be to possess such terrifying abilities!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Hong Su's mind.

"Xiaoyue, could that master of yours be the one from the Southern Wilderness... the one who slaughtered Profound Immortals with a melody?"

That was the person who had ruthlessly killed ten powerful experts at the Profound Immortal level relying solely on a single piece of music!

At this thought, Hong Su's face filled with solemnity.

He stared fixedly at Hong Xiaoyue, waiting for her answer.

Residing in the Tianwu Realm and furthermore serving as the king of his clan, he bore the responsibility for the safety of his people. Naturally, he had witnessed the profound anomalies occurring within the Tianwu Realm with his own eyes.

Thus, the formidable expert of the Southern Wilderness could not possibly have escaped his notice.

Terrifying!

After hearing the formidable expert described by her own father, Hong Xiaoyue smiled and said, "It is not that person."

"Because the one who killed ten Profound Immortals with a single tune is merely a disciple of his."

Upon hearing what his daughter had said, Hong Su was utterly dumbfounded, standing completely bewildered in the wind.

The person who had beheaded ten Profound Immortals with a single piece of music was actually nothing more than a disciple of that supreme expert!

Could this world be this terrifying?!

What on earth was the background of that supreme expert if even a mere disciple could be so monstrously powerful!

Hong Su had previously guessed that the strength of that expert must be at least at the Heavenly Immortal level in order to slay so many Profound Immortals with a tune.

After all, the Tianwu Realm was merely a tiny lower realm, and its spiritual boundary was only at the level of Profound Immortals.

It was utterly impossible for anyone stronger than a Profound Immortal to appear above the Tianwu Realm.

However, if someone possessed an exceptionally profound realm of cultivation, perhaps they could break through the boundaries, using some sort of technique or secret medicine to conceal their true level.

Yet now it seemed he had guessed wrong once again...

"Such a terrifying existence actually exists in this tiny Tianwu Realm..."

Tiger King Hong Su murmured softly.

He cast his gaze upon his daughter, his pupils now filled with a different emotion.

Even if his daughter obediently returned with him to attend the Immortal Blessing Assembly, so what? At most, she could only acquire some secret elixirs and primordial blood.

Could the Immortal Blessing Assembly bestow upon his daughter a pure-to-the-extreme bloodline?

Could it allow his daughter to leap from the Nascent Soul stage to the Quasi-Immortal level in a mere three months?

Impossible!

Not a single one of these things was possible!

His daughter might as well stay right here; staying here would grant her even greater opportunities!

"Well? Father, do you still want to take me back now?"

Hong Xiaoyue puffed out her chest, speaking with immense pride and smugness.

How could Hong Su possibly still want her to return?

He lowered his gaze, contemplated for a moment, and said decisively, "You don't need to come back with me."

"However, this is only temporary. You still have a betrothal, and you must return to marry the crown prince of the White Tiger clan from the Diwen Realm!"

"That was personally designated by the elders of the main ancestral branch. Once the Immortal Blessing Assembly concludes, you will return to the Tiger clan and wait to be married!"

Hong Xiaoyue's previously smug and proud face instantly stiffened.

"Father! I am not marrying. I refuse to marry someone I have never even seen before!"

Hong Su looked at his daughter with a headache, yet he was utterly helpless.

If he really married his daughter off, Hong Su himself would be reluctant to part with her, but there was no other way now.

"Forget it, just cultivate diligently. I will figure something out regarding this matter, but if all else fails, you will still have to go back for the wedding!"

Hong Su could not guarantee that he would successfully resolve this affair.

After all, her marriage to the crown prince of the Diwen Realm's Tiger clan had been decided by the elders of the main branch, and the other party belonged to the Earth Realm.

Compared to the Heaven Realm, the other party's bloodline was far too formidable.

He truly could not make any promises.

"Thank you, Imperial Father! I knew Imperial Father is the best dad in the world!"

Hearing what Hong Su said, Hong Xiaoyue immediately brightened up with joy.

"Then Dad, I'm heading back now. My master should be returning soon from his outing."

With that, Hong Xiaoyue turned around and hurried off in a rush.

Standing behind Hong Xiaoyue and seeing his daughter in such a rush to leave, Hong Su suddenly called out for her to wait a moment.

"Xiaoyue, let me ask you something."

Hong Su hesitated slightly as he said this.

Yet very soon, he cast aside his hesitation and spoke up boldly.

"I just wanted to ask, does that master of yours still lack any pets?"

"Our White Tiger clan still has plenty of outstanding talents; I reckon they'd all make quite suitable pet cats..."

After saying this, the Tiger King felt immensely embarrassed to the extreme.

How on earth could he bring himself to say such a thing?

And to say it to his own daughter, no less!

There was no other choice, though; Xiaoyue had only spent a few months by that person's side and had already transformed her bloodline to the absolute extreme!

This was an incomparable temptation!

No one could possibly resist it.

Just imagine, even in the Immortal Realm there were barely a few beings with a pure-to-the-extreme bloodline, yet their Tianwu Realm branch would have several...

Hong Su simply found it thrilling!

Hearing her father say this, Hong Xiaoyue silently shook her head.

She said with utmost seriousness, "You know nothing about this; that senior has exceptionally high standards for pets. I don't think anyone suitable remains in our clan."

How could Hong Xiaoyue possibly bring a few more pet cats to Zhu Xiaoyuan?

Wouldn't that be competing for favor!

What if she lost her place in her master's embrace when the time came?

Whimper, whimper, absolutely nothing like that could ever be allowed to happen!

Having said this, Hong Xiaoyue transformed into a streak of light just as she had before, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Leaving Hong Su standing all alone in the same spot, foolishly rooted to the ground.

For a long while, he let out a sigh—what an absolute pity!

...

At this moment.

The sun had completely dipped below the horizon.

Zhu Xiaoyuan and the others were still upon the peak of the mountain.

He was guiding Huanyue in her painting.

Huanyue took a deep breath, set her brush to paper, and finally completed her artwork.

It was a painting of the setting sun over the mountains.

The mountain peaks were vast and rolling.

The crimson sun hung suspended in the sky, appearing on the verge of plunging.

Huanyue laid down her brush, her painting successfully finished.

Before she even had a chance to rest, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Heavens!

Her cultivation base had actually advanced nearly to the late stage of the Profound Immortal realm.

Huanyue was completely dumbfounded.

"No way, I literally just painted a single picture! And it actually propelled my progress so rapidly, bringing me all the way to..."

She could not help muttering softly to herself.

Zhu Xiaoyuan nodded, looking at Huanyue's painting and commenting, "Not bad. But if we are being strict, it still lacks a great deal of artistic conception."

"Still, this is your first time so it is quite understandable. Just keep working hard next time."

Receiving Zhu Xiaoyuan's critique, Huanyue nodded very earnestly.

"Let's go, pack up our things, time to head home."

At these words, Huanyue and Ruofeng hurriedly packed away the qin and the drawing board.