The Master of Beasts

Chapter 482 - 101

"Spiritual Beast’s Companion has opened for business."

For Muling Immortal City, a behemoth that constantly devoured countless cultivation resources, the opening of Spiritual Beast’s Companion was merely a trivial matter. However, for the shops surrounding Spiritual Beast’s Companion, it was a somewhat interesting event.

"How strange," Li Bowen said, stroking his goatee. "I’ve been in Muling Immortal City for thousands of years, and I’ve never heard of the Jiang Family having any special Beast Training Method. Yet, they’ve invested quite a bit these past ten years!"

"Boss, perhaps the Jiang Family has recruited some remarkable people," a shifty-eyed servant leaned in and suggested.

Li Bowen lightly smacked the servant and scoffed, "Remarkable people? What special methods could a True Immortal possess? Though, it’s not entirely impossible. It’s not unheard of in the True Realm for someone to seize an opportunity and soar to great heights."

"Then, Boss, should I go and check it out for you?" the servant asked.

"Go on, go on."

Watching the servant’s figure briskly enter Spiritual Beast’s Companion, Li Bowen’s eyelids twitched, and his hands began to move rapidly as if performing a divination. How peculiar, how peculiar! Why this sudden premonition?

Unable to divine any results, Li Bowen could only wait quietly. This wait lasted for the better part of the day, and just as his last shred of patience was wearing thin, the servant finally returned.

Seeing the servant’s dazed expression, Li Bowen coughed lightly and asked, "Well?"

The servant snapped back to his senses, a complex expression on his face. "Boss, I don’t know how to describe it, but it doesn’t feel bad."

Hearing this, Li Bowen was intrigued. Although his shop primarily catered to Loose Cultivators and had acquired many rare treasures and even powerful Spiritual Beasts over the years, this servant was no stranger to wonders. For him to be at a loss for words was indeed strange.

「Spiritual Beast’s Companion」

A Fire Crystal Beast, looking utterly dejected, was dangled by the scruff of its neck by Zhu Ying, displayed to the customers from every conceivable angle.

After about two or three minutes, Zhu Ying gently patted the Fire Crystal Beast on its head. The adorably pudgy Fire Crystal Beast puffed up its cheeks, and a blazing torrent of Earth Fire erupted forth.

The intense flames instantly melted the Obsidian target, which was designed to withstand a True Monarch Technique.

"How is this possible? It can’t be fake, right? Isn’t this Fire Crystal Beast only at Sixth-Rank Cultivation?"

"Is that Earth Fire?"

"For real?"

The Fire Crystal Beast’s display instantly stunned the Cultivators present. The Laws of the True Realm are exceptionally stable, making cultivation more difficult. Consequently, comprehending Magic is also harder, and the disparity between genius Cultivators and ordinary ones can be absurdly large.

This Fire Crystal Beast was clearly a prodigy among Spiritual Beasts. Despite possessing only Fifth-Rank Cultivation, it had mastered Earth Fire, unleashing magical power far exceeding its own Grade.

Crucially, Earth Fire is a significant aid in both Alchemy and Artifact Refining. This Fire Crystal Beast, therefore, possessed immense utility, whether for Fighting Techniques or supportive purposes.

While the crowd marveled, Zhu Ying unhurriedly completed the measurement with the Heavenly Destiny Ruler. The reading "True Immortal Potential!" instantly ignited the Cultivators’ enthusiasm.

Some Loose Cultivators brandished their Storage Bags, filled with their life savings, shouting boisterously.

Disciples from some Small Families, faces flushed, scrambled to be the first to purchase.

Even some Cultivators from influential backgrounds showed considerable interest.

Amidst the frenzy of the numerous Cultivators, a voice as ethereal as a melody from heaven exclaimed, "What an adorable Spiritual Beast!"

The Cultivators in the hall shrank into a corner as if they had seen a ghost. Whether they were Loose Cultivators or those with significant backing, expressions of terror appeared on their faces.

An indescribable woman covered her mouth, chuckling lightly. "’GIGGLE. I haven’t been to Muling Immortal City in so many years. What’s with those expressions?’"

She was wood, she was fire; she was the embodiment of the Five Elements. The moment one saw her, it was as if they witnessed the very flow of the Five Elements Dao.

"The Third Saintess of the Five Elements Sect!" a male Loose Cultivator shrieked, then promptly fainted, his eyes rolling back.

His scream seemed to flip a strange switch. The Cultivators in the hall reacted as if they had encountered the most terrifying thing in their lives, vanishing completely in the blink of an eye.

It seemed to last an eternity but actually occurred in an instant. A trace of bewilderment involuntarily appeared on Zhu Ying’s usually cool face. What in the world is happening?

Miao Pan blinked her innocent eyes, looked guilelessly at Zhu Ying, and spread her hands. "I didn’t do anything!"

Zhu Ying responded blankly, "I know."

"’What an adorable little thing! Did you cultivate this?’ Miao Pan asked, snatching the Fire Crystal Beast from Zhu Ying’s hands, her eyes practically sparkling with little red hearts.

"Ying, how’s business?" Chen Jiuge asked as he walked in from the backyard entrance.

"Where is everyone? Only one customer?" Chen Jiuge looked utterly baffled, his gaze falling on Miao Pan, who was affectionately cuddling the Fire Crystal Beast.

The desolate scene dealt a heavy blow to Chen Jiuge’s Dao Heart, causing him to momentarily overlook Miao Pan’s world-shaking beauty.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My Five Elements Crystal Beasts, and so many uniquely talented Mutant Spiritual Beasts... how could there be only one customer?!" Chen Jiuge exclaimed, his expression fierce.

"’Ahem, Jiuge, perhaps you should ask this young lady,’ Zhu Ying suggested, her tone peculiar. Based on the Loose Cultivator’s scream earlier and the subsequent reactions, she could deduce that this young lady, despite only being at the Divine Storage Realm, possessed a profound background. Moreover, she likely had a reputation for causing trouble."

Only then did Chen Jiuge focus his gaze on Miao Pan. Her breathtaking beauty made him pause for a moment. Subsequently, streams of the Five Elements Dao materialized before his eyes. These Five Elements Laws, a hundred times clearer than the True Realm Law itself, surged into his mind.

CRACK.

Silently, Chen Jiuge inexplicably broke through to the second level of True Immortal.