It should be a while before I achieve the Infinite Demon Body... Just endure a bit longer... It's just about watching a movie... What's that supposed to mean?

Ao Qing flew to Sealing God Mountain and immediately dispatched many exotic beasts from the mountain to gather information about Kun in various parts of Ling Province. Such exotic beasts were also quite rare in the Nine Provinces. As for why they took this matter so seriously, it was not for any other reason but simply because this person was the Great Immortal's divine partner; naturally, nothing could be left to chance. Even though Ao Qing felt that something was off with Wang Mu's state...

"Ao Qing..."

The sealed Bi You Palace now forbade entry even to Little Xi, its direct disciple. Presumably, the Great Immortal's retreat must be at a critical juncture.

"What is it?"

Watching Little Xi bounce over with a happy expression, Ao Qing couldn't help but smile and ask, "What's got you so cheerful?"

"Hehe..." Little Jiao Huo blinked. "I finally caught a fishy too!"

Ao Qing was taken aback. Ever since Little Xi arrived at Sealing God Mountain, she often went out fishing, claiming it was to understand how she had been caught by Wang Mu back then. Only, most of what she caught were not fish, but sea beasts. Of course, that wasn't to say she was unlucky. On the contrary, Little Xi's luck was extremely good. Apart from not catching fish, she had caught many other things. Especially in the Bibo Sea, she had even caught the remains of cultivators that had lain silent there for over a hundred years. She'd also reeled in their damaged Lifebound Magical Treasures, ancient Immortal Ganoderma Corals, and all sorts of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures over the years—truly rare finds.

"What did you catch?" Ao Qing asked.

Little Xi held up a finger and shushed. "It's a big fish, the kind that can speak human language."

"Isn't that a sea beast then?" Ao Qing was startled. Only sea beasts with successful cultivation could speak the human tongue.

"No, no!" Little Xi waved her hands. "It says it's a fishy."

Ao Qing frowned. "Little Xi, you weren't tricked, were you? Did it do anything to you?"

"Nope..." Little Xi shook her head. "It didn't trick me... it's just that I..."

"What happened to you?"

Little Xi looked left and right, then snickered sneakily, "I said, after I fished it up, it asked me how I managed to catch it... I thought about how that was exactly what I asked Wang Mu back then... So, I told it... 'The fact that I fished you up means we are fated!' " Little Xi gestured. " 'Otherwise, in this vast ocean, why would you bite my hook?' "

"It seemed to think that made sense..."

"Then what?" Ao Qing glared at Little Xi. She was actually imitating Wang Mu.

"Then I said I was hungry, and since I had fished it up, should it be eaten by me?"

"It agreed it was only fair."

"So, it was going to hack off a piece of its wing for me to roast and eat," Little Xi explained. "I said there was no need. Since I fished you up, you are now my fishy. Follow me, and nobody will dare to eat you."

"What did it say?" Ao Qing asked.

Where did this dumb sea beast come from? It seemed even sillier than Little Xi. Ao Qing thought.

"It agreed, recognizing me as the boss." Little Xi giggled. "I even rode on it for a loop in the sea. It swims very fast. It said that in the Heavenly River, it's the champion of the ten-thousand-mile patrol race, and if anything, it's confident in its speed. This place is new to it, and it's a bit uncomfortable, not having fully shown its speed yet."

Ao Qing found it amusing and glanced at Little Xi. This silly Little Jiao Huo managed to deceive a sea beast sillier than herself, which was quite something.

"What's its name?" Ao Qing asked.

"It didn't say, just that everyone calls it: Little Kun." Little Jiao Huo tilted her head in thought. "I think it seems pretty dumb. I plan to ride it back to Glazed Lake once to help it pick some Glazed Wisdom Marrow Fruits; those can elevate spiritual wisdom. I ate several of those back then!"

Ao Qing was silent. She patted Little Jiao Huo's head. Did she really eat several of them? Were those fruits fake?

"Just in time for this Glazed Fairy Root whirlpool competition, I can take it with me. With Little Kun's speed, I'm sure to win first place," Little Xi said, full of confidence.

Ao Qing was speechless.

"Can you take me to see it?" Ao Qing asked.

"Sure."

Little Jiao Huo summoned a Water Cloud and flew out on it, with Ao Qing following suit. Soon, they arrived at a certain boundary of the Bibo Sea. Little Jiao Huo formed a spell with her fingertips. A water-blue light burst from them, transforming into a resounding water cannon's roar as she called out, "Little Kun!"

The next moment, the sea surface stirred. Ao Qing's eyelids twitched as she sensed something colossal along with an extremely terrifying presence...

What is this? Such a powerful aura has never appeared in the Bibo Sea before! she thought, aghast. Wait...

Ao Qing looked at Little Xi beside her. The child has no reaction at all? As if... she doesn't feel anything?

Immediately after, the sea rose with a hundred-foot wave, and a gigantic mysterious sea beast shrouded in Immortal Cloud emerged. Mist instantly enveloped most of the visible sea area.

Ao Qing was stunned into silence. A Kun? she thought, startled.

Could this be the Immortal Cloud Kun Wang Mu mentioned? Ao Qing mused. In all her years in Ling Province, I've never seen such a colossal sea beast, nor one with such a terrifying presence...

But after it appeared, the sea beast's body rapidly shrank. The sky-covering wings quickly diminished, and the wooden fish-like body instantly downsized to that of an ordinary sea beast, swimming into mid-air.