Due to the enormous size of the fierce beast, the group already felt fearful.
Now that they learned it was actually an ancient fierce beast, Ji Yunxi's expression was beyond just being ugly.
She held Nianyun in her hand and observed Taowu from side to side. It seemed that for now, it had no intention of attacking them.
But Ji Yunxi knew in her heart that if Taowu were to make a move, they probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
"Qingxuan, how should we deal with this guy?" Ji Yunxi asked Qingxuan in a low voice while keeping a wary eye on it with her sword.
Qingxuan was stunned for a moment and gave a bitter smile. "My memory hasn't fully recovered. Although I remember this fierce beast is Taowu, I can't recall its fatal weaknesses."
Li Jiuge's heart sank in despair. "Why do you forget too?"
Qingxuan scratched his head, looking embarrassed and a bit sheepish. "After all, it was so long ago that I knew Taowu. And with my amnesia, I've been in a daze in the master's consciousness space these days. I only vaguely remembered a little by chance. Otherwise, I wouldn't even recognize Taowu."
"No wonder I haven't seen you for the past two days."
Qingxuan nodded. "Actually, ever since we entered this God - created world, I've been feeling unwell. The last thing I remember was seeing the master. Then I returned to the master's consciousness space and couldn't wake up until today."
Ji Yunyi came up to him, looking concerned. "Are you clear - headed now?"
Qingxuan was a bit touched and smiled. "I'm still quite clear - headed."
Ji Yunyi snorted and then slapped Qingxuan on the lower back. "If you're clear - headed, then come up with a solution quickly!"
The beaten Qingxuan shuffled slowly to Taowu.
When Taowu saw Qingxuan, it seemed to sense a trace of aura on him. So instead of getting furious, it watched him warily.
Qingxuan stammered and reached out his hand. "Be good. Don't move around. We just want a small thing..."
His constant muttering made Ji Yunxi stifle a laugh. Just as she was about to speak, she noticed Taowu moving.
It suddenly stretched out its claws...
"Qingxuan, be careful!" Ji Yunxi couldn't help but shout in alarm. "Get out of the way quickly!"
Before Qingxuan could react, a huge figure pushed him back to Ji Yunxi's side.
Everyone was startled. Only when they saw that Qingxuan was unharmed did they heave a sigh of relief.
Ji Yunxi, Feng Xingzhi, and Qi Haoyang were too close to the fierce beast and didn't realize that it just didn't want Qingxuan to get too close. They were a bit overly nervous.
Taowu watched the three of them getting restless. There was a look of confusion in its eyes. It hadn't even bullied that little bird yet, right?
"Master, it didn't hurt me. It just seems that it doesn't want us to get close."
Qi Haoyang, not knowing Qingxuan's background, scoffed. "How naive. This is a fierce beast. If we don't get rid of it, we'll be trapped in this formation."
Ji Yunxi turned around and tried to leave the formation, but found that once she showed the intention to leave, the formation would suddenly strengthen, as if deliberately preventing them from leaving.
Feng Xingzhi grabbed her. "Xixi, this formation might be related to the key. Finding the key is the most important thing."
"Do we really have to fight an ancient fierce beast?"
The difficulty of this situation made Ji Yunxi feel a bit desperate.
Qingxuan stepped forward. "It should be okay. How about we talk to it? I saw that it didn't hurt me just now."
Ji Yunxi looked at him with a hint of resentment in her eyes. "So you think it has a good temper?"
"Isn't it?"
Ji Yunxi shook her head. "In its eyes, you're just a bird."
Feng Xingzhi's calm expression cracked a bit. He turned his head slightly to prevent Qingxuan from seeing his suppressed smile.
Qi Haoyang stared at Qingxuan for a long while in a daze. "A bird? Isn't this a... person?"
"I'm a Xuanniao!" Qingxuan was a bit annoyed. "What bird! It sounds so ugly without that character!"
Ji Yunxi's eyebrows curved with a smile. "He's my contracted spiritual beast, the Xuanniao."
Hearing this, Qi Haoyang was slightly stunned. He had only heard of the Xuanniao in books. He never expected that Ji Yunxi's contracted spiritual beast would be such a powerful one. Maybe thinking of Ji Yunxi's identity, his look at her became even more eager.
Such a woman should be matched with someone like him, who was excellent in both spiritual power and cultivation.
Qi Haoyang secretly sized up Feng Xingzhi. He was indeed a graceful young master and of noble status, but he was also weak. He really didn't deserve a woman like Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi glanced at Qi Haoyang and guessed his thoughts. She frowned slightly, full of dislike.
Qi Haoyang was undoubtedly a well - accomplished noble young master, but he was too ambitious.
The four of them were discussing how to get the key inside the formation, while Li Jiuge, standing outside the formation, suddenly noticed that the formation was gradually shrinking. She quickly reminded them. "Yunxi! We can't delay any longer. The formation is shrinking!"
Qi Haoyang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly tried to push the formation.
But as soon as he got close to the edge of the formation, he was constantly pushed back to the middle.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to Taowu, and it was getting a bit restless, Ji Yunxi looked at Feng Xingzhi. "Although I don't know much about Taowu, I know how powerful the four ancient fierce beasts are."
"Is our current situation not good?"
"Not only that." Ji Yunxi's expression was serious.
She remembered that when she was in the Yunqi Palace in the God Realm, her master had mentioned the four fierce beasts.
Regarding these four fierce beasts, her master said that they might never have the chance to encounter them in their lives. But if they were unlucky enough to meet one, they should run if they could. If they couldn't, then they could only resign themselves to fate.
Ji Yunxi sighed. Looking at Qi Haoyang nearby, she couldn't say these words directly with him around. She could only say vaguely, "Someone once told me that if we meet this fierce beast, we should run if we can. If we can't, then we can only listen to fate."
The formation was shrinking very fast. Soon, they were all pushed towards the middle.
"It seems that this battle is inevitable. If this continues, we'll surely collide with Taowu. And with the formation constantly shrinking, are we going to be crushed to death?"
Thinking of that scene, Qingxuan's face turned ugly.
Ji Yunxi frowned. "Don't talk nonsense. Instead of thinking about all these nonsense things, you'd better come up with a solution quickly."
Feng Xingzhi stared at Taowu. As the distance kept shrinking, it began to get angry. Its four paws were trembling slightly, and the ground was also shaking.
"If we can't defeat Taowu, we can break this formation first!" Qi Haoyang blurted out.
Qingxuan rolled his eyes. "Are you blind? The formation is clearly behind the fierce beast. We..."
Qingxuan's words inadvertently cleared the fog in Ji Yunxi's mind.
Her eyes lit up. She immediately said to the group, "We should break the formation first!"