The Master of Beasts

Chapter 483 - 101

With a twisted expression, an evil notion invaded Chen Jiuge’s mind: Imprison her, possess her, torture her!

He panted, forcefully expelling the malevolent thought. "Huff... What in the blazes was that?"

"Oh? You actually controlled it," Miao Pan said with some curiosity.

As the Third Saintess of the Five Elements Sect, Miao Pan naturally had her quirks. Her innate Five Elements Calamity Saint Body could manifest the Five Elements Dao outwardly. Anyone who sought to comprehend the Dao from Miao Pan’s manifestation would uncontrollably develop immense malice towards her, yet they couldn’t harm her and would unconsciously become her puppet.

"How strange. What’s your situation?"

"Teeheehee, this is the Five Elements Calamity Saint Body. But for you to control your own malice, you must be a good person. You cultivated these Five Elements Spiritual Beasts, right?" Miao Pan said with a giggle.

"The Five Elements Calamity Saint Body, huh? The name alone sounds ominous. My gut tells me that if I cross you, my end will be quite miserable," Chen Jiuge said, slightly bowing his head.

"Teeheehee, I’m Miao Pan. And you?"

"Chen Jiuge."

"Zhu Ying."

「...」

「Five Elements Secret Realm」

Miao Pan, holding two Fire Crystal Beasts, said with a surprised expression, "You’re actually from the Jiang Family, yet your surname isn’t Jiang? How interesting."

Chen Jiuge and Zhu Ying exchanged glances, astonishment mirrored in each other’s eyes. This Miao Pan knows of the Jiang Family!

For some inexplicable reason, they both felt certain of this.

Zhu Ying, also a woman, hesitated for a moment before speaking first, "Holy Daughter, is there... some issue with this Jiang Family?"

Miao Pan, holding an extremely precious Heavenly Fire Divine Crystal, stuffed it into a Fire Crystal Beast’s mouth. "I don’t know," she said. "But my Master said that people from the Jiang Family are all treacherous schemers—very, very bad!"

"But they wouldn’t dare offend me. My Master could squash them with a single slap!"

Watching Miao Pan’s triumphant demeanor, Chen Jiuge gulped and asked, "May I inquire who the Holy Daughter’s Master is?"

Miao Pan held great respect for her Master. Upon hearing Chen Jiuge’s question, she immediately dropped the two fickle Fire Crystal Beasts, raised her small, fair fist, and swung it forcefully. "Five Elements Heavenly Venerable Miao Tong!"

Terror struck Chen Jiuge and Zhu Ying simultaneously. If this is the legendary Five Elements Heavenly Venerable Miao Tong, then Miao Pan’s background is absurdly powerful!

"Alright, alright, those are minor details. Let’s talk about serious business now," Miao Pan said nonchalantly.

Zhu Ying cautiously inquired, "May I ask what this ’serious business’ is?"

"Of course, it’s buying Spiritual Beasts! Aren’t you a Spiritual Beast Store?" Miao Pan asked, puzzled.

Miao Pan walked with her hands behind her back, Chen Jiuge and Zhu Ying following closely like personal attendants.

"This one, this one, and this one—I’ve never seen any of them before. Give me ten of each," Miao Pan said, pointing to three types of Mutant Spiritual Beasts nearby.

"Okay, no problem!" Chen Jiuge hastily agreed.

"And these too, ten of each as well."

Chen Jiuge glanced uncomfortably at a large, four-limbed seashell and whispered, "Holy Daughter, we only have eight of these Four-Legged Shells."

"Four-Legged Shells? What an awful name. Hmph, eight will do then," Miao Pan said disdainfully.

Over the next two days, Miao Pan explored the entire Five Elements Secret Realm, checking out all the Mutant Spiritual Beasts. She even took a liking to Chen Jiuge’s War Beasts—Wufu, the Netherworld Tiger, and the Green Rhombus Snake.

Fortunately, Miao Pan was a good sort; upon learning they were Chen Jiuge’s contracted War Beasts, she didn’t forcibly take them.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Beads filled with Chaos Qi landed on the countertop of the ’Spiritual Beast Friends’ shop, emitting crisp sounds. These were all Five Elements Spiritual Beads.

Judging by the Five Elements Laws and Spiritual Energy contained within them, a single bead was worth at least ten thousand Top Grade Spiritual Stones. And before Zhu Ying and Chen Jiuge lay far more than ten thousand such beads.

"Enough, enough, Holy Daughter! That’s more than enough!" Chen Jiuge exclaimed, a hint of panic in his voice.

This fortune was so astonishing that it was enough to hire assassins to kill Chen Jiuge and Zhu Ying dozens of times over.

"Oh? Is that enough? I condensed a lot of these little beads when I was confined ten years ago. Don’t be afraid. Take what they’re worth. I am the Holy Daughter Miao Pan, after all!" Miao Pan said, proudly patting her chest.

Chen Jiuge nudged Zhu Ying’s shoulder, signaling her to explain, lest they truly make an enemy of this super Second Generation Immortal.

With a somewhat helpless roll of her eyes, Zhu Ying forced a gentle smile and softly explained to Miao Pan the value of the Five Elements Spiritual Beads and the prices of their Spiritual Beast Store.

Seeming a little unsatisfied, Miao Pan tucked away her sachet and shook her head. "I had no idea these cute little ones were so affordable."

Then, as if struck by an idea, a sly glint flashed in Miao Pan’s eyes. "Do you accept custom orders for Spiritual Beasts?"

Zhu Ying turned to Chen Jiuge; this was beyond her authority to decide.

Chen Jiuge’s heart leaped violently, an ominous premonition surfacing. He managed to ask, "Holy Daughter, you wish to custom-order Spiritual Beasts?"

"I want a large number of Five Elements Mutant Spiritual Beasts! Lots and lots, preferably of different kinds!" Miao Pan slammed her small, fair fist on the counter. As if feeling that wasn’t emphatic enough, she opened her sachet again.

CLATTER!

An endless stream of Five Elements Spiritual Beads cascaded to the ground, their jewel-like clinking rendering Chen Jiuge rigid. Just how many Five Elements Spiritual Beads does this Miao Pan possess? And how many Spirit Stones are they worth?!

The void twisted, and a beautiful woman in blue appeared beside Miao Pan. Her lovely face was etched with helplessness as she gently patted Miao Pan’s head. "Little Panpan, that’s too many. Stop fooling around."

"Aunt Wen, I’m not fooling around! This is related to my Cultivation!" Miao Pan said earnestly.

Aunt Wen’s expression turned serious. With a wave of her hand, a Barrier materialized, isolating them from any external observation.

"Little Panpan, what’s going on?" Aunt Wen asked sternly.

"Aunt Wen, these are all brand-new Mutant Spiritual Beasts!" Miao Pan said, joy glinting in her eyes.

"They’re just Mutant Spiritual Beasts. The Sect has already issued the first batch of tasks to capture Five Elements Spiritual Beasts," Aunt Wen said, frowning.

"No, no, no! This is different! These are brand-new! These Mutant Spiritual Beasts are appearing in the True Realm for the very first time!" Miao Pan emphasized.

"That..." Aunt Wen suddenly came to her senses, a look of shock on her face. "You’re saying all those Mutant Spiritual Beasts you bought earlier are appearing in the True Realm for the first time?"

"Exactly! That Beast Master, Chen Jiuge, is incredible! As long as he continues to cultivate these brand-new Mutant Five Elements Spiritual Beasts, my Cultivation level will definitely soar!" Excitement tinged Miao Pan’s face.

"I understand. However, do not speak of this to anyone else. I will handle the negotiations from here," Aunt Wen said seriously.

Miao Pan nodded in understanding. Despite being the Third Saintess, due to her unique constitution and Cultivation level, some within the Sect wished to turn her into an unfeeling, resource-producing machine. Such a ’machine’ was expected to be obedient and not possess too much strength; otherwise, the Five Elements Sect wouldn’t have waited until now to issue the first batch of tasks to collect Five Elements Spiritual Beasts.

Soon, the Barrier dissipated. Aunt Wen gave Chen Jiuge a deep look, and a telepathic message sounded in his mind:

"Little fellow, you’re Chen Jiuge, correct? These Five Elements Spiritual Beads are a deposit from my Holy Daughter. From now on, you are to cultivate brand-new Five Elements Spiritual Beasts and sell them all exclusively to me. The price will be ten times the market rate."

"I’ve left a communication imprint in your mind. As soon as new Spiritual Beasts appear, you must inform me promptly!"

Chen Jiuge stiffened. Stealing a glance at the expressionless, blue-clad beauty, he cautiously sent a mental message back: "My Lady, what do you mean by this?"

"It means exactly what I said. Cultivate Five Elements Spiritual Beasts and sell them to me. Remember, you absolutely must not reveal this to anyone!"

"My Lady, I have a small request!" Chen Jiuge ventured, somewhat boldly.

Aunt Wen looked annoyed, but thinking of Miao Pan’s situation, she forcibly suppressed her anger. "Don’t push your luck, brat. A mere True Immortal like you? I could extinguish you with a wave of my hand."

Chen Jiuge hurriedly explained, "My Lady..."

After hearing Chen Jiuge’s explanation and his request, Aunt Wen’s tone softened somewhat. "You merely wish to retrieve your scattered Contracted Spirit Beasts?"

"Yes."

"I agree. Organize the information on your Spiritual Beasts and transmit it to me. I will assign people to search for them."

"I will definitely do my utmost to cultivate Five Elements Spiritual Beasts for you, My Lady!" Chen Jiuge said with great joy.

"Brand-new ones!" Aunt Wen reiterated.

"This will require a large number of Five Elements Spiritual Beasts, preferably of different qualities," Chen Jiuge added.

"Those are minor issues!" Aunt Wen dismissed.

In an instant, the two had invisibly finalized their cooperation—or rather, their transaction.

After the two beauties from the Five Elements Sect departed, Zhu Ying looked at Chen Jiuge with a complicated expression before reminding him, "Be careful of the Jiang Family!"

Before he could voice his thanks, Chen Jiuge watched Zhu Ying’s retreating figure and thought with a faint smile, Thank you.