Chapter 596: The Yin Demonic Venerable 13

Thus, after hearing Bai Tong's words, she immediately nodded excitedly. “Mm!”

Inwardly, she couldn't help happily thinking: That's my Tongtong for you. His habit of saying one thing while meaning another is still just as adorable!

After that, Tang Wan seriously absorbed the spiritual liquid in the Spirit Pool.

The stronger her cultivation became, the more she would be able to help when the time came.

She didn't want Tongtong to suffer mutual losses with those people, only for her to be so useless that she wouldn't even have the chance to help him escape.

……

Just as Tang Wan closed her eyes and cultivated, several little birds suddenly flew into the great hall through the entrance.

The little birds quickly landed on Bai Tong, then began chirping at him.

At this moment, Bai Tong reached out and gently stroked the feathers on their bodies, his expression becoming exceptionally gentle.

“I know. Don't worry. I won't be in any danger,” Bai Tong said softly to the birds after a moment.

The little birds rubbed themselves against his fingers, then flapped their wings and flew out of the great hall.

Just then, another bird with an entirely fiery-red body flew in carrying a fruit resembling a dogwood fruit in its beak.

Upon seeing Bai Tong, it offered him the fiery-red fruit as though presenting a treasure. “Chirp, chirp, chirp!” the red bird cried excitedly.

Bai Tong reached out and accepted the fruit, then gave the bird a drop of his own blood. “You actually managed to find a Vermilion Spirit Fruit. Well done.”

The bird immediately opened its beak and swallowed the bright-red blood.

A moment later, its body began undergoing a drastic transformation.

Suddenly, red flames appeared all around the bird's body. As the flames began burning, the bird let out a sharp, mournful cry.

Seeing this, the little squirrel beside Bai Tong immediately began chirping anxiously.

Bai Tong stroked its fur and said softly, “Don't be nervous. It has completely awakened its Phoenix bloodline. That's a good thing.”

Hearing this, the little squirrel's eyes finally lit up. It then stared intently at the bird before it, which was surrounded by flames.

……

About half an hour later, the flames surrounding the bird's body went out. At the same time, its own body had also turned into a pile of ashes.

Seeing this, the little squirrel was instantly dumbfounded.

“Chirp, chirp, chirp!” Didn't you say it had awakened? How did it get burned to ashes?

Seeing it scratching its head anxiously, Bai Tong turned its head toward the ashes.

Yet at this moment, a tiny flame suddenly reignited among the ashes.

Immediately afterward, the flame grew larger and larger.

When the flames had grown to the size of a normal adult, a phantom figure appeared within them.

The next moment, a clear, resounding phoenix cry rang out inside the hall.

Seeing the phoenix reborn from the flames, the little squirrel immediately began hopping around excitedly on the ground.

Bai Tong, meanwhile, remained completely composed. He gently held the Vermilion Spirit Fruit in his hand, then plucked the red, pomegranate-like fruits from it one by one and put them into his mouth.

After eating half of it, Bai Tong suddenly looked toward Tang Wan, then put the remaining Vermilion Spirit Fruit away.

The size of these fruits was just right for feeding her.

……

When Tang Wan woke up, the scene before her was Bai Tong surrounded by a group of little animals.

The little squirrel and several birds were perched on his shoulders, while young tigers, snow foxes, and other magical beasts obediently nestled around his feet.

What surprised her most was Bai Tong's expression at that moment.

He looked exceptionally gentle and patient. Not only did he have a faint smile on his face, but he was also reaching out and stroking each of the magical beasts that were acting spoiled toward him.

This appearance was completely different from the irritable and sinister Evil Venerable described in the original plot.