Ye Ling paused slightly and said, “By the way, Sect Master, this disciple has one more matter to report.”
Leng Zhiwei immediately came to her senses and looked at Ye Ling. “Speak.”
“While executing the investigation mission in the Southern Foothills Miasma Forest, this disciple found the source of the miasma. It was a Xiantian exotic beast, the Miasma Demon Frog.”
“I have now brought it back to the sect and intend to hand it over to the sect.”
“The Miasma Demon Frog?”
Although Leng Zhiwei already knew that Ye Ling had subdued a Xiantian exotic beast, she had not expected her to hand it over voluntarily. She could not help but ask in confusion, “Why don't you keep it for yourself?”
“This Miasma Demon Frog possesses the Xiantian bloodline skill Void Evasion, which is highly practical. It would be an excellent aid for you when you travel outside for training.”
“Although this disciple was quite tempted, Little Frog is complacent by nature and has always preferred stability,” Ye Ling explained. “If it were to follow me and roam around everywhere, it would be far too dangerous.”
“However, it unconsciously leaks miasma, so I would like to ask the Sect Master to arrange a suitable habitat for it.”
Leng Zhiwei nodded slightly and immediately made arrangements. “This is easily done. I will immediately send word to Peak Master Wen of Spirit Medicine Peak. She will certainly be more than happy to take in this Miasma Demon Frog.”
Before long, a beautiful woman dressed in a plain white gown with a gentle, intellectual aura walked quickly into the hall.
The moment she entered, she could not contain her excitement and asked, “The Miasma Demon Frog? Where is the Miasma Demon Frog?”
Xiantian exotic beasts were extremely rare even among Xiantian demon beasts. Even within the same species, the number of surviving individuals was often fewer than a handful.
Wen Ningshuang, the Peak Master of Spirit Medicine Peak, had always deeply understood that medicine and poison shared the same origin. She was not only a top-tier alchemist but also a highly accomplished poison master.
For many years, she had wanted to domesticate a Miasma Demon Frog to assist in refining various exotic poisons.
However, due to the rarity of the Miasma Demon Frog, she had never been able to fulfill her wish.
Just now, upon receiving Leng Zhiwei's message and learning that the sect was about to receive a Miasma Demon Frog, she immediately set aside her alchemy matters and rushed to the main hall.
Seeing this, Ye Ling stood up and bowed to Wen Ningshuang. “Greetings, Peak Master Wen.”
Wen Ningshuang turned to look at Ye Ling, her eyes instantly brightening. “So Little Ye Ling is here as well. I heard you've been out training for a long time. Have you returned to the sect smoothly now?”
Ye Ling nodded slightly and replied, “Yes, Peak Master Wen. This disciple returned to the sect not long ago.”
Wen Ningshuang originally intended to continue chatting with Ye Ling, but her mind suddenly stirred.
Realizing that Ye Ling had just finished her training, could the Miasma Demon Frog be what she had obtained during this trip?
Just as she was about to ask, she was interrupted by Leng Zhiwei. “You guessed correctly. During her training outside this time, Ye Ling captured a Miasma Demon Frog by chance and plans to offer it to the sect. You were the first person I thought of.”
Completely ignoring Leng Zhiwei, Wen Ningshuang walked quickly to Ye Ling's side, her tone full of concern.
“I didn't expect Little Ye Ling to actually subdue a Miasma Demon Frog. Did you get injured during your training? Are your spare pills still sufficient?”
Before her voice even faded, she directly took out a large pile of Profound-grade low-tier and mid-tier pills, stuffing them all in front of Ye Ling.
Looking at the small mountain of pills piled in front of her, Ye Ling hastily declined, “Peak Master Wen, this is really too much. This disciple is unworthy of such a reward.”
Wen Ningshuang waved her hand dismissively, completely unconcerned. “It's not much, not much at all.”
“You have no idea. Back then, I left the sect alone and traveled for over ten years, traversing every dangerous place in the Qingyun Kingdom just to find a single Miasma Demon Frog, but in the end, I found nothing.”
“I didn't expect you to obtain such an exotic beast on your very first journey outside.”
“Just accept these pills. Hurry and take out the Miasma Demon Frog so I can have a look.”
Seeing this, Ye Ling stopped declining. She raised her hand to sweep all the pills in front of her into her storage bag and bowed respectfully to express her gratitude.
“Thank you for the generous gift, Peak Master Wen.”
Then, she raised her hand and unfastened the beast-taming bag hanging at her waist. The mouth of the bag suddenly flashed with spiritual light, and a Miasma Demon Frog the size of a water buffalo appeared in the hall with a heavy thud.
At that moment, the Miasma Demon Frog was burying its head in devouring Quiet Heart Grass. Previously, Ye Ling had split the harvest with it in a thirty-seventy ratio, allowing it to accumulate quite a bit of stock.
In the past, it only dared to consume one stalk a day. Now, with an abundant supply of Quiet Heart Grass, it had begun eating two stalks a day, feeling extremely content.
Suddenly being summoned out, it was momentarily dazed.
However, the moment it sensed a trace of aura inadvertently leaking from the two women in front of it, the hairs all over its body stood on end.
The two in front of it were absolutely Tongxuan Realm experts, and not even weak ones among those in the Tongxuan Realm!
It hurriedly hid behind Ye Ling, but with its massive water buffalo-like size, there was no way it could completely conceal its form.
It wanted to carve words on the ground to ask questions, but the floor of the hall was entirely made of white jade tiles and was reinforced with stabilizing formations. It could not leave any marks at all, so it could only shrink awkwardly behind Ye Ling.
Ye Ling gently patted the Miasma Demon Frog's webbed foot and comforted it, “Don't be afraid, Little Frog. This is the Sect Master of our Qinglan Sword Sect, and the one next to her is the Peak Master of Spirit Medicine Peak.”
Hearing the introduction, the Miasma Demon Frog's tensed body finally relaxed slightly, but it was incredibly astonished deep down.
It originally thought that at most, an elder would show up to arrange things for it. It had not expected that even the sect's Sect Master and a Peak Master would be personally present.
It could not help but wonder to itself, Is my reputation really that great?
Just then, a voice speaking the demon language quietly entered its ears, “Indeed, a purebred Miasma Demon Frog. The body is intact, and the internal organs possess rich potential. It is clear that you have grown very well.”
The Miasma Demon Frog immediately looked toward the source of the sound, seeing a woman in white gazing at it.
Combining this with Ye Ling's introduction just now, it understood that this was the Peak Master of Spirit Medicine Peak.
However, the other party kept staring at it, filling it with confusion. Unable to write on the ground, it could only blink its eyes, showing a puzzled expression.
Seeing this, Wen Ningshuang chuckled and continued to speak in the demon language, “You can just speak to me directly in the demon tongue. I can understand you.”
The Miasma Demon Frog instantly became extremely excited. It had been a long time since any beast had communicated smoothly with it, so it immediately croaked a few times.
Asking in the demon tongue, “Can you really understand what I am saying?”
“Of course. I can understand every single word clearly,” Wen Ningshuang responded calmly.
Watching the human and the frog directly start communicating, Ye Ling was filled with confusion. She turned to look at Leng Zhiwei beside her.
Leng Zhiwei explained softly, “They are currently communicating in the source language of demon beasts.”
Ye Ling could not help but ask in surprise, “The demon beast language?”
“Peak Master Wen actually knows the demon beast language as well?”
Leng Zhiwei smiled and explained slowly, “Back then, in order to search for the Miasma Demon Frog, Peak Master Wen specially went to Beast-Taming Peak to study the source script of the demon race with Peak Master Bai for a long time.”
“She was never able to put it to use, but she never expected it would come in handy today.”
Leng Zhiwei continued to explain, “Once a Xiantian demon beast awakens its bloodline, the common demon language will be naturally imprinted within its bloodline. Therefore, the vast majority of demon beasts use the same language to communicate.”
“Of course, there are exceptions. Supreme demon races like dragons, phoenixes, and qilin possess their own exclusive languages, but they can also use the common demon language.”
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