Xiao Fei used space to collect the Heavenly Demon Guard. The aura of space would inevitably leak out a little.
However, the Dao Worms and Immortal Realm powerhouses were currently locked in a fierce battle, and they had no spare attention to focus on this matter.
After Xiao Fei succeeded, he immediately retreated and rejoined Ning.
When he returned to his original location, most of the scattered remains of the Dao Worms had already disappeared.
Ning was devouring these Dao Worm fragments with large mouthfuls.
Because these fragments were entwined with purple lightning, Ning would tremble with every bite he took.
Seeing Xiao Fei return, he didn't have time to greet him and continued to devour the bodies left by his own kind.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei did not disturb him and returned directly to the small world hidden on Ning's back.
Yun Que was still hiding in the small world, and felt a lot more at ease seeing Xiao Fei return.
"Elder Fei, this Dao Worm seems a bit unusual."
"Why unusual? Are you referring to him devouring his own kind?"
Yun Que nodded.
"I have followed armies in campaigns for thousands of years, and during that time I have encountered many Dao Worms. Dao Worms devour worlds and almost everything, but I have never seen a Dao Worm devour its own kind."
"Is that so? It seems Ning is indeed an anomaly among Dao Worms."
If Yun Que's words were true, perhaps in the future, it would not be the Immortal Realm powerhouses who destroyed the Dao Worms, but Ning!
"I hope fellow Daoist Yun Que can keep this matter confidential for now and not disclose it."
"Rest assured, Elder Fei!"
After Ning finished devouring all the Dao Worm bodies, he was completely enveloped in lightning and flew through the air, trembling and weaving erratically.
"Ning, we need to leave here as soon as possible!"
"Uh... alright, Big Brother!"
Ning let out a long burp and flew towards the distance.
The battle was now nearing its end, and the summoning sounds had long since stopped. Ning left with peace of mind.
Ning carried Xiao Fei through the chaos for an unknown amount of time. The place was extremely desolate, with few worlds visible, and no other Dao Worm activity was detected.
At this moment, Xiao Fei and Yun Que emerged from Ning's back.
"Big Brother! Are you leaving already?"
Ning asked with some reluctance as he saw Xiao Fei about to depart.
"Little brother Ning, I have other matters to attend to, so we must part ways for now. I will come to see you again in the future."
After Xiao Fei bid farewell to Ning with Yun Que, he flew towards the Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Realm armies had already been annihilated, and even powerhouses like the Heavenly Demon Guard had died fighting for the great cause of the Heavenly Realm.
For minor figures like them, staying any longer was meaningless.
After parting ways with Xiao Fei, Ning found a place to sleep alone.
When he woke up, the two Dao Worms he had devoured earlier had been completely digested and absorbed.
His strength had also successfully advanced to the second-tier Dao Worm.
Ning's method of advancement by devouring his own kind was faster than that of other Dao Worms devouring worlds.
However, he could only do it in secret and could not let other Dao Worms know.
After successfully advancing, Ning began to roam the void and chaos. When he encountered lone Dao Worms, he would find ways to kill and eat them.
When he encountered those he couldn't defeat, he would follow them, wait for an opportunity, and then ambush and kill them before eating.
Ning's strength was increasing rapidly every day...
...
The news of the Immortal Realm army's ambush and annihilation by the Dao Worms had already spread throughout the Immortal Realm.
Out of the 100,000 soldiers who had marched, only a few dozen had managed to escape back to the Immortal Realm.
The Ten Great Holy Lands had each dispatched a Heavenly Immortal. This time, including the Heavenly Demon Guard, three Heavenly Immortal powerhouses had been lost.
After Xiao Fei and Yun Que safely returned to the Immortal Realm, they heard that the Heavenly Demon Guard of the Qing Qiu Holy Land had also died at the hands of the Dao Worms in this battle.
Xiao Fei had even publicly mourned the Heavenly Demon Guard for this.
He praised the Heavenly Demon Guard as a benevolent person, a gentle gentleman, a kind elder, and a loyal warrior who sacrificed his life for the safety of the entire Immortal Realm without any selfish motives...
Xiao Fei's eulogy for the Heavenly Demon Guard spread throughout the Immortal Realm, touching the hearts of many naive youths and becoming a spiritual force to inspire them to continue moving forward.
Xia Fei Xue was overjoyed to see the two return safely.
Later, she learned from Yun Que that it was Elder Fei who had intervened twice to save her from certain death.
Xia Fei Xue was fortunate that her gamble had paid off, and she naturally thanked Xiao Fei profusely.
Xiao Fei accepted all the gifts of gratitude that Xia Fei Xue sent him, though they were of little use to him now.
What he valued was Xia Fei Xue's promise to help him enter the Nine Heavens to find the Qian Yuan Immortal Fruit he needed to repair his divine soul.
Upon returning to his cave dwelling in the Golden Cloud Grotto-Heaven, he closed several layers of formations before taking out the spoils of this expedition to examine them.
The Heavenly Demon Guard he had collected in the Yellow Gourd had already turned into a pool of blood.
Xiao Fei had already retrieved his personal belongings beforehand.
First was the purple bead that the Heavenly Demon Guard had used.
He had witnessed the power of this bead at the time; a single strike could shatter a second-tier Dao Worm into pieces.
The strength of a second-tier Dao Worm was comparable to that of a Heavenly Immortal. If it were to strike a Heavenly Immortal, the effect should be the same.
However, although this bead possessed great power, its consumption was also immense with each use.
At that time, with the Heavenly Demon Guard's strength, using it twice had already drained him completely.
Xiao Fei held the bead in his hand and submerged his immortal sense into it for examination.
This was an immortal artifact named the Purple Lightning Bead. After refining it, one could unleash powerful purple lightning simply by activating it with immortal energy.
For now, he would put aside the Purple Lightning Bead and study it later.
Next, he took out several jade slips from the Heavenly Demon Guard's storage ring and examined them one by one, hoping to find the Heavenly Demon Guard's escape secret technique.
He had seen the Heavenly Demon Guard use it many times and was very envious of this secret technique.
After examining several jade slips, none of them contained the life-saving secret technique he desired.
When he picked up the last jade slip to examine, he was somewhat disappointed to find that it was a main cultivation technique.
This cultivation technique was called "Heavenly Wolf Transformation," and it was an excellent technique, but it was more suitable for the Heavenly Wolf tribe to cultivate.
As someone with two legs, learning a technique meant for four-legged creatures would look rather awkward no matter how he practiced it.
Moreover, he already had a tailor-made cultivation technique from Zhu Yu, so he wasn't interested in these miscellaneous items.
However, this cultivation technique could be given to Patriarch Howling Moon to cultivate. He was a dog, which was similar to a wolf.
Furthermore, Patriarch Howling Moon, in order to deny the fact that he had eaten feces in his youth, had always claimed to be a wolf to the outside world.
Allowing him to cultivate "Heavenly Wolf Transformation" now should be very much to his liking.
After examining all the remaining items of the Heavenly Demon Guard, he found a black greatsword, which was also an immortal artifact. The Heavenly Demon Guard had used it before.
Immortal artifacts were considered quite rare in the Immortal Realm. Most Earth Immortals did not possess them, and only a few True Immortals could use them.
After searching through all the items, he found a black jade tablet.
This jade tablet had an ancient appearance and several fine cracks on its surface.
His immortal sense probed into it, and his face lit up with joy. He had finally found it!