In the lower realm, Xiao Fei's occasional appearances always stirred the blood of powerful figures from various factions.
Especially since no one had died for a long time recently, it made these Earth Immortals forget about danger and search more joyfully.
However, Xiao Fei had been cautious and careful during this period, sticking to the edges and trying to avoid the sunlight.
He had searched several worlds consecutively, trying to find Zhu Yu, but had been unsuccessful.
Without even an effective communication tool, finding someone in a vast crowd was harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
One day, as he passed through a city, he heard people talking about a nearby mountain called Black Dog Mountain.
It was said that many years ago, a black dog had gathered all the stray dogs in the world and led them to this mountain to fend for themselves, teaching them cultivation.
Over time, these dogs and their descendants had indeed achieved some success in their cultivation, and thus Black Dog Mountain became famous throughout the world.
Upon hearing this legend, Xiao Fei's first thought was of Teacher Xiao Hei, so he immediately asked for the specific location and flew towards Black Dog Mountain.
From afar, he could hear barking sounds coming from Black Dog Mountain, indicating a lively atmosphere.
Not wanting to be chased and bitten by the pack, Xiao Fei landed on the ground, concealed his aura, and then slowly walked up the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, he saw a majestic-looking large dog disciplining two puppies.
"You must remember, we are now self-reliant dogs. We don't need to curry favor with anyone anymore, nor do we need to wag our tails for others.
A dog should act like a dog. Dogs have dignity too!"
"Woof woof woof..."
The two puppies listened, becoming more and more excited, wagging their tails joyfully.
At this moment, a small mixed-breed dog asked with some confusion.
"Uncle Ha Er, can we still eat poop from now on?"
He felt that if they couldn't eat poop, half the joy of being a dog would be gone.
Alas! So melancholic!
"Slap!"
The large dog, addressed as Uncle Ha Er, slapped the small mixed-breed dog on the head.
"You must use civilized language from now on!"
"That's called dining. Why does it sound so disgusting when it comes from your mouth!"
"We not only want to eat! We want to eat it while it's still warm!"
Upon hearing this, the two puppies perked up, as if they had regained their faith in being dogs and had a goal.
However, the other small gray dog still had some doubts.
"Will we not wag our tails when we see humans from now on? If we don't wag our tails, humans won't give us food... what if they don't give us meals?"
This was a rather complex question, and even the large dog frowned and thought for a long time, his doggy face filled with seriousness.
"If that happens, we will have to break the old world and establish a new world for us dogs.
The new world will be dog-centric, and humans will be kept as livestock, fed with the best of everything every day. If humans have the guts, they should just hold it in and not defecate!"
Xiao Fei, standing in the distance, couldn't help but be startled by Uncle Ha Er's grand plan.
If his plan succeeded, wouldn't humans become mere production tools?
Fortunately, this was just the fantasy of an old dog and not to be taken seriously.
"Uncle Ha Er is wise!"
"Ha Er is indeed the most intelligent dog on Dog Mountain."
"Uncle Ha Er's plan is truly malicious!"
The two puppies, who had not seen much of the world, had never heard such a grand plan before. They praised him excitedly.
Just then, they saw a human man walking on the road behind the woods.
Then, the tails of the two puppies naturally began to wag.
"Woof woof woof..."
Hearing Uncle Ha Er's reminder, the two puppies raised their tails high and felt ashamed of their previous actions.
Xiao Fei ignored the blustering threats of the three dogs in front of him and walked directly up to them.
"I want to go up the mountain to see Teacher Xiao Hei. Can you help me pass a message?"
"Woof woof woof... No!"
"You can't go up the mountain!"
Unexpectedly, this large dog was quite stubborn. If it weren't for Teacher Xiao Hei's sake, he would have kicked him away.
Xiao Fei took out a communication talisman, inscribed with Xiao Hei's aura, and then the talisman turned into a flame that rose from his hand and flew towards the mountaintop.
This type of communication talisman could only be used when the two parties were not too far apart.
Even the best communication talismans could only transmit messages for ten thousand miles. As for transmitting messages across worlds, communication talismans were far from sufficient.
Seeing the communication talisman fly towards the mountaintop, Xiao Fei knew his guess was correct; Teacher Xiao Hei was indeed on the mountain.
After a short while, he saw a black cloud rising from the mountaintop. It floated down in front of Xiao Fei and revealed its true form, which was Teacher Xiao Hei.
"Greetings, Old Ancestor!"
Uncle Ha Er immediately prostrated himself and bowed deeply to Xiao Hei.
Noticing that Xiao Hui and Xiao Hua were still standing there stunned, he flicked his tail and made the two puppies lie down on the ground as well.
"You may rise!"
Xiao Hei barked a greeting at the three dogs and, without further words, led Xiao Fei away into the distance.
He did not want Xiao Fei to come to his dog mountain.
In his eyes, Xiao Fei was a jinx, bringing disaster wherever he went.
Several worlds had already been destroyed due to being implicated by Xiao Fei, and even beings like Dao Worms had been killed by his influence.
His small dog mountain could not bear such a great karma.
He feared that it would be annihilated without a trace.
Xiao Hei took Xiao Fei a long distance away, tens of thousands of miles from his dog mountain, before finding a hilltop and stopping.
"Why have you come to find me again?"
"I'm warning you! This is the only time, and it won't happen again. If you come to find me again next time, I'll hand you directly over to my master!"
Xiao Hei instinctively felt that Xiao Fei was a jinx and that the farther away he was, the better.
"Hello, Teacher Xiao Hei. Student pays his respects!"
To his surprise, Xiao Fei was not angry at all. Instead, he bowed respectfully.
"Your student happened to pass by here today and heard that Teacher Xiao Hei was here, so I came to visit you and brought some jars of fine wine."
Xiao Hei accepted the spiritual wine, but remained wary of Xiao Fei.
"No good deed goes unpunished. You have ulterior motives, so just say them directly.
Let me tell you beforehand, I will absolutely not do anything that leads to death or involves danger! Find someone else!"
"Teacher Xiao Hei, please rest assured. There is absolutely no danger this time. I just want to ask for your help in finding someone."
Hearing that it was just about finding someone, Xiao Hei's wariness lessened considerably.
This was precisely his strong suit, and it seemed there was no danger.
"Who do you want to find?"
"I want to find Zhu Yu."
Upon hearing Zhu Yu's name, Xiao Hei's nervous mood finally completely relaxed.
He knew this person and there should be no danger. As long as Xiao Fei didn't cause trouble for him on the way.
"What benefit will I get if I help you find Zhu Yu?"
"Teacher, we are like family. Isn't it too hurtful to talk about benefits?"
"I am not family with you, nor am I familiar with you. We only have a purely transactional relationship!"
Xiao Hei, having learned from past experiences, quickly distanced himself from Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei had no choice but to take out 10 immortal stones as a bribe, which his clone had just earned from setting up a stall in Jin Xia City.
Xiao Hei accepted Xiao Fei's immortal stones, handed over matters concerning the dog mountain, and then led Xiao Fei away.