Ji Yuan watched the ghostly energy engulfing the Mist Island, his eyes immediately widened with anger.

How could his old home be stolen like this?!

And judging by this situation, the thief is probably a demon cultivator... This is the hinterland of the Water Dragon Sect, yet a demon cultivator dares to be so rampant?

But after a second thought, he remembered he had left the Big Toad here to guard the place.

It's equivalent to a late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast. If even it can't hold the fort, then what kind of formidable person came?

It must at least be at the peak of Foundation Establishment...

With this thought, Ji Yuan's eyes immediately became clear, and a chill ran down his back.

Angry?

No, no, no, now I should take the chance while the other party hasn't noticed me and run away quickly!

Otherwise, if the opponent catches up, I might have to use the Talisman Treasure "Heavenly Shuttle" to escape.

If I leave, where should I go?

Of course, I must return to the sect to gather people, and also call Li Changhe over to share the burden and see if we can capture the demon cultivator here!

Just as Ji Yuan was thinking of leaving, his ears twitched, suddenly catching a sound.

"Croak——"

The voice of the Big Toad?!

It's not dead!

Ji Yuan hurriedly turned his head toward the direction of the sound, after a brief hesitation, he chose to steer the boat there. In the current mist area, aside from his Mist Island... there shouldn't be any major dangers left.

And the Big Toad is still here, does that mean the person occupying my old nest might just be late-stage Foundation Establishment?

Ji Yuan had numerous thoughts.

As he passed through the mist, his divine sense swept through, and he saw the figure of the Big Toad on a pile of rocks at the back of a small island.

Compared to last year, this Big Toad now... looked somewhat distressed.

Its body no longer glistened with a shiny luster but appeared weathered from the wind and sun, sitting there wearily while flies buzzed around it.

Its mouth was full of scabs covered in mud, forming a filthy mess.

It looked as though it had been abandoned.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but recall how clean the toad was when it had been with him.

"Sigh."

Ji Yuan sighed, as the flying boat drew near.

Perhaps sensing a familiar aura, the Big Toad immediately let out a "Croak——" and its eyes snapped open. With a kick of its hind leg, its body leaped over the small island, landing in front.

When it saw that oh-so-familiar flying boat, and then that silhouette atop it whom it thought about day and night.

"Croak, croak——"

The toad shed tears.

It's often said, "It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard from extravagant to frugal."

Previously, following Ji Yuan, enjoying good food and drinks without even having to find food itself, the Big Toad didn't feel much, even once assuming.

Life was meant to be this way, life should be this way.

But throughout this year... after being driven out of Mist Island, it realized the hardships of life.

Going out to find food was still fine, whatever it set its eyes on couldn't escape its big mouth.

But the problem was, its palate had been spoiled, and it simply couldn't fancy any of the food.

So it felt life was miserable.

Now seeing Ji Yuan return, the joy in its heart was evident on its face.

It kept "croak, croak" nonstop.

If Ji Yuan hadn't kept navigating the flying boat without descending, it might have pounced to embrace him warmly.

Ji Yuan waited for quite some time before he saw the Big Toad calm down, then he pointed towards the direction of Mist Island with his hand, and made a puzzled expression.

The Big Toad understood immediately.

"Croak croak——"

"Croak——"

"Croak croak croak——"

Listening to the Big Toad's lengthy explanation, Ji Yuan nodded, seemingly understanding but also not.

Seemingly understanding because he grasped the Big Toad's intent... It said that it was sleeping on the island that day, then two things suddenly rushed out, surrounding and attacking it.

But those two things couldn't defeat the Big Toad and were quickly killed by it.

Yet, just as they died, the two things reappeared, and the Big Toad kept fighting, but each time they were killed, they'd appear again.

Frustrated, the Big Toad started ignoring those two things.

But those two things wouldn't let the Big Toad be, they kept disturbing it.

Moreover, the entire island was covered in black fog, and the Big Toad couldn't see clearly.

Annoyed, the Big Toad left, and even tried returning, but each time it came back, those two things would fly out to bite it.

Gradually, the Big Toad stopped returning and began wandering in this mist area.

Just waiting for Ji Yuan to return.

This was the part Ji Yuan understood... The part he didn't was because he remembered something.

The two things the Big Toad mentioned sounded so much like his two Yin Ghosts?!

Moreover, when he left the Mist Island, he just so happened to leave the two Yin Ghosts on it.

Could it be that those two Yin Ghosts had truly made progress?

But if that were the case, how come I didn't sense that familiar aura just now... Ji Yuan felt that something must have gone awry, and he decided to go back and take a look.

"Let's go, Big Toad, we're going home!"

Ji Yuan waved his hand, and the Big Toad's eyes lit up.

"Croak——"

The Big Toad hopped first, leaping wickedly onto another island.

Ji Yuan followed closely... keeping the Big Toad in front of him.

He intended for the Big Toad to take the lead, to see if it really was those two Yin Ghosts, in which case, he'd feel more at ease.

But if it wasn't...

Brother Ha, take care, I'll fetch reinforcements!

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