The water was murky, but it didn't affect the vision of Su He and Green Snake.

One was used to rolling in the mud all day, the other didn't rely on sight to gather information. The turtle and the snake looked at each other in dismay, staring at the motionless white tiger.

It was dead.

It took the combined strength of three to kill it: Su He, Green Snake, and Lu Ming.

Lu Ming played a crucial role; without his Ten Thousand Catties Talisman, Su He and Green Snake wouldn't have been able to contend with the white tiger. Even underwater, a three-star Exotic Beast was not something the two of them could handle alone.

Green Snake coiled its tail, attempting to shoot a water arrow. The arrow penetrated the white tiger's forehead slightly, but was stopped by the hard skull after only piercing the skin.

A water arrow that could pierce through rocks couldn't penetrate the white tiger's bones.

The white tiger remained motionless, truly dead.

Su He and Green Snake simultaneously charged at the white tiger, stopping on either side, baring their teeth in a threatening manner at each other.

They both wanted the flesh of the three-star Exotic Beast.

Ordinary beasts devour heavenly treasures to strengthen their bodies, breaking through limits to condense a Demon Star within, thus becoming an Exotic Beast.

At this point, an Exotic Beast would have a star appear on its forehead, marking it as a one-star Exotic Beast.

The Demon Star rotates slowly within the Exotic Beast, providing it with transcendent power. As the Exotic Beast continues to advance and reaches another limit, the Demon Star reverses, and a second star appears on its forehead.

This process repeats; each time the Exotic Beast advances, the Demon Star reverses, and another star appears on its forehead.

Thus, the number of stars an Exotic Beast has is also known as the number of times it has turned. Until the Demon Star turns seven times, reaching its limit, and shatters to form a Mysterious Moon.

When a Demon Star Exotic Beast advances to a Mysterious Moon Exotic Beast, the symbol on its forehead becomes a Mysterious Moon.

Just like the sloppy Old Taoist's wine-loving camel.

It seems to be a rule of heaven and earth that whether beast, demon, or human, there are three major realms, each divided into seven minor realms.

For Exotic Beasts, it's Demon Star, Mysterious Moon, and Eclipse; for humans and demons, it's Transcend Mortality, Subdue Demons, and Traverse Heaven.

As the sloppy Old Taoist mentioned, the first realm for humans and demons is Transcend Mortality, also known as Seven Steps to Transcend Mortality, divided into seven minor realms: Mind's Eye, Divine Object, True Blood, Sense Realm, Sacrificial Bone, Enlightenment, and Gathering Essence.

A three-star Exotic Beast is already equivalent to a human in the True Blood stage of Transcend Mortality. Its entire body has undergone a qualitative change, different from ordinary creatures.

Especially since this is a tiger, which is inherently a great tonic.

Both Green Snake and Su He wanted to eat it.

Especially now, with hibernation approaching, it's the time to consume a large amount of food.

The snake and the turtle eyed each other warily, both harboring ill intentions.

After two breaths, Su He sighed and backed down. Damn moral principles; Green Snake had come to help him, and he couldn't bring himself to kill it and enjoy the feast alone.

If it were an ordinary beast, he would have done so already.

Suppressing the beastly instinct to monopolize, Su He let out a low "Ang."

"Half for each of us, eat quickly!"

The white tiger was dead, and with Lu Ming behind them, they needed to eat quickly and leave.

Green Snake agreed, swiftly coiling onto the white tiger, trying to crush it into a long strip to swallow it whole, as pythons do.

When the prey is too large to swallow in one go, they crush its bones and elongate it before swallowing.

Su He understood. This white tiger was a three-star Exotic Beast; its bones were indestructible, several times harder than his turtle shell. Even the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman couldn't crush its bones, so how could a single Green Snake manage?

Su He stepped forward and bit off the white tiger's heart.

This was the real tonic. Unfortunately, it was a female tiger; otherwise, it would have been even more nourishing—two years of turtle life meant that as long as the meat was fresh, nothing was off the menu.

If truly hungry, even if not fresh, it didn't matter.

Having not eaten for four or five days, his stomach was empty, and Su He moved his internal organs to make more room.

A gluttonous feast indeed, with tiger heart, tiger gall, and at least forty pounds of tiger meat consumed, Su He was full to the brim. Turning his head, he saw Green Snake glaring at him, its tongue flicking rapidly.

This creature couldn't swallow the whole tiger, nor tear off the meat, and was already fuming, ready to strike at Su He at any moment.

Su He thought for a moment and tore off a large piece of meat, tossing it over.

Green Snake immediately ceased its threatening stance and lunged at the tiger meat, swallowing it in one gulp.

This snake looked like a dog.

Feeding, devouring.

Su He realized that this Green Snake could eat even more than he could! And it wasn't picky, eating even the fur!

Had it never had a full meal before?

Two sword lights sliced through the sky, stopping above the water. Su He and Green Snake halted their actions, both looking up.

Tiger blood stained the lake red, and from this angle, the entire sky took on a strange, eerie atmosphere.

On the two sword lights stood two young men, one fat and one thin. They were tasked with capturing the escaped beast pet and had followed its aura here, only to witness the horrifying scene below the lake.

"Senior Brother, isn't that the white tiger of Senior Brother Lu being torn apart and devoured down there?" The thin young man looked in shock at the white tiger being eaten to shreds by Su He and Green Snake.

The fat one swallowed hard and nodded: "That's the white tiger, no doubt. Senior Brother Lu's Guardian Beast."

The two looked at each other in dismay. They both understood the gravity of the situation: this was big!

"Senior Brother Lu's Guardian White Tiger was killed, but there's no trace of Senior Brother Lu around. Why didn't he come to help?"

A Guardian Beast shares its fate with its master, inseparable, sharing both glory and loss. How could Senior Brother Lu allow his white tiger to be killed?

The fat Senior Brother shook his head: "You don't know, because of the matter with Junior Sister Qiao, Senior Brother Lu has been in confinement for three months."

In Qingyuan Sect, even if a Guardian Beast is killed, one is not allowed to leave confinement?

At the bottom of the lake, Su He's eyes lit up.

The thin Junior Brother: "…What should we do? Should we capture this Green Snake and Big Turtle?"

With the beast pet from Beast-taming Valley having escaped, and Lu Ming's Guardian Beast being killed, someone had to take responsibility. The Sect Leader's little daughter couldn't be punished, but at most confined; she couldn't really be thrown into the Suppression Prison.

So this snake and turtle were bound to be unlucky.

The fat Senior Brother looked at his Junior Brother in shock: "Are you crazy? That's the Green Snake from Snake Valley that ate the Demon Morphing Fruit!"

He was responsible for monitoring the Demon Morphing Fruit in Qingyuan Sect and recognized this Green Snake.

"This time, only eighteen Demon Morphing Fruits grew in the Qingyuan territory during the Starfall, but only six beasts that consumed the fruit survived. The rest either couldn't withstand the fruit's aura and self-destructed or died in beastly battles."

"If you use it to take the blame, aren't you afraid the Enforcement Elder will punish you?"

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The thin Junior Brother suddenly understood.

Demons are naturally favored, and any beast that can transform into a demon can at least cultivate to the Demon Subduing Realm. Moreover, demons are simple-minded, and if brought back to the sect and well-taught, they develop a strong sense of belonging to the sect.

Furthermore, demons have long lifespans and can serve the sect for a long time. Every demon-transforming beast is a treasure to the sect.

"Then we can't take this turtle either," the thin Junior Brother mused. "From afar, I saw this turtle tearing meat to feed the snake. It might be a pet accepted by the Green Snake."

This Green Snake was bound to transform into a demon, and its future status wouldn't be low. There was no need to offend it. Beasts are simple but hold grudges, especially wolves and snakes.

The fat Senior Brother nodded but was still puzzled. He closed his eyes, performed a technique, and suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing through.

"Come out!" he shouted, flipping his hand, and the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman turtle shell pressed on the white tiger broke through the water.

The fat Senior Brother pointed a finger to disable the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman's effect, holding the turtle shell in his hand, suddenly realizing: "I knew it, with just the current Green Snake and this turtle, they couldn't have killed the white tiger."

Someone had deliberately targeted Senior Brother Lu. This talisman and shell needed to be handed over to the Enforcement Hall.

He flicked his finger, completely sealing the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman to prevent it from dissipating over time. Then, with another gesture, he summoned the Positioning Talisman turtle shell from beneath the white tiger, handling it similarly, before cupping his hands toward the Green Snake: "Esteemed Snake Clan friend, this white tiger is the Guardian Beast of a sect senior brother. My junior and I must take it back, and we hope you won't mind!"

The Green Snake was bound to transform into a demon, so it was important to show proper courtesy now, to avoid any future resentment when the Green Snake recalled this incident.