After a series of "inhuman" maneuvers by Senior Brother Ouyang, the Tiger Demon was initially intimidated by him.
As for what happened next, it was nothing more than a mix of threats and bribes, and he easily subdued this Qi Cultivation Level Nine Tiger Demon.
Although it was at Qi Cultivation Level Nine, its cultivation was actually gained through fortunate encounters, and its intellect and combat power were not yet mature.
"The danger is over, Junior Brother, you can safely train now."
Having completed everything, Senior Brother Ouyang patted Lin Jing's shoulder earnestly, very optimistic about Lin Jing's future.
After all, Lin Jing is a determined person who is willing to collaborate long-term with a Demon King, and he felt that with some guidance, Lin Jing could be a Beast Taming genius no less impressive than himself.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother." Lin Jing nodded.
Then, Senior Brother Ouyang laughed heartily and rode off on the Tiger Demon.
"Well, I'll go submit the task now."
Watching Senior Brother Ouyang's departing figure, Lin Jing hesitated and said, "I may not be able to tame Demon Beasts like he does."
"Squeak..." The pine squirrel nodded slightly, agreeing that it was best not to learn, as it seemed unreliable.
Lin Jing looked around: "Now that Senior Brother Ouyang has taken care of the biggest problem, next... it's our hunting time. Tonight, I want to eat fish, let's go catch one first."
The pine squirrel was curious, what kind of fish?
"Squirrel Fish."
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...
On Fierce Tiger Peak, where the highest Demon Beast is only at Qi Cultivation Level One, Lin Jing and the pine squirrel were unbeatable.
Unlike those less experienced outer gate disciples, Lin Jing had been through being kidnapped by immortal traffickers and threatened by Elder Black Bear, so his mindset was already very strong, and he did not need to train here.
He came here purely to stock up.
As the sun set, the Guardian Peak Elder at Fierce Tiger Peak only saw Lin Jing with a rope stringing together various wild game like rabbits, wild boars, and wild chickens, leisurely leaving with the pine squirrel.
The elder did not pay much attention, as many outer gate disciples would choose to hunt when they couldn't make ends meet.
It was not long before they returned to the courtyard, and the pine squirrel began hinting to Lin Jing.
They had formed a contract;
The rations, whether nutritious or not, had been hunted for;
Next, wasn't it time to figure out how to get a storage bag?
The pine squirrel had not forgotten its storage bag, as it was the reason it had come out of the mountain.
Earlier, it had used its red flying leaves to show off its skills at Fierce Tiger Mountain, easily defeating many fierce beasts.
Compared to ordinary leaves, it found the red flying leaves much more satisfactory to use.
It decided to use its Glazed Immortal Pupil in the future to synthesize a few billion red flying leaves.
Thinking of owning billions of red flying leaves but having nowhere to carry them made the pine squirrel a bit melancholy, lacking a sense of security.
"I remember." Lin Jing also realized that with the pine squirrel's current divine techniques, they could start making money now, and a storage bag wasn't beyond reach.
"The fastest way to make money is nothing more than selling golden Spirit Rice, earning the price difference."
"However, considering that using your pupil technique consumes a lot, plus your racial mutation has not yet been reported to Elder Mo, it's best not to expose the Glazed Immortal Pupil for now."
"Apart from that, to quickly earn Spirit Stones, sect tasks are the only way."
Although when Elder Mo returns, the pine squirrel could use its Treasure Beast status to apply for better disciple treatment from him, even geniuses like Senior Brother Ouyang, favored by the Sect Leader, are still working hard on sect tasks to earn rewards, and Lin Jing did not want to be a freeloader.
The most important thing is, to advance to Inner Sect Disciple, besides the strength requirement, there are sect contribution points requirements, and to gain sect contributions, one has to complete sect tasks, which is unavoidable and will have to be done sooner or later.
Lin Jing was very eager to join the Inner Sect.
Since Senior Brother Ouyang could get a Beast Taming Space magical tool while still an Inner Sect Disciple, he wanted one too.
Lin Jing was quite envious; it was something better than a storage bag, and with it, he wouldn't have to carry the pine squirrel every day.
For some reason, the pine squirrel liked to sit on his shoulder, and Lin Jing thought this habit wasn't a good one.
Now it wasn't a big deal for a short time, but as time went on, he could already foresee having one shoulder higher than the other.
"Squeak!" The pine squirrel indicated that it would listen to Lin Jing, then... dragged a sack out of the courtyard, ran to the roadside tree to pick leaves.
The leaves in their own yard had already been picked clean, and to continue synthesizing red flying leaves, it had to go outside to collect them.
As for maturing them with Spiritual Power... wasting Spiritual Power on such things was too extravagant since leaves were all over the mountain.
It would be better to save Spiritual Power for maturing Spirit Rice and Spirit Beans.
That night, passing outer gate disciples saw a squirrel carrying a large bag of leaves, hopping back and forth.
"So pitiful..." Two female disciples saw the pine squirrel collecting broken leaves and said, "Whose Beast Master is its owner, not even feeding its pet beast enough, and having to make it collect its own leaves to eat..."
By the next morning, the pine squirrel still had not stopped, continually collecting leaves, and their courtyard was piled high with them everywhere.
When Lin Jing woke up and was about to go to the Task Hall to see if there was a suitable task, the pine squirrel came in dragging another huge burlap sack.
In addition to that, it also had a delicate pink bag in its hand.
Seeing this, Lin Jing rubbed his eyes and said, "Where did you find this? I don't remember us having such a bag."
"Squeak! Squeak!" The pine squirrel opened the bag, revealing a few pine nuts inside!
Indicating that it was given by a kind-hearted, beautiful Senior Sister who passed by, and she told it to eat more nutritious things and not eat leaves anymore.
"You must have made other Senior Sisters mistakenly think something, don't take other people's things anymore." Lin Jing sighed.
The pine squirrel nodded, then used its Glazed Immortal Pupil to scan the pine nuts.
Nothing happened.
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Outer Gate, Task Hall.
Since it was still early, besides the supervising Senior Brother, there weren't many people, only four outer gate disciples were looking for tasks. They seemed to know each other and wanted to form a team for a task, discussing whether to eliminate the Snake Demon or the Pig Demon.
The supervising Senior Brother was engrossed in a book, not as attentive as Senior Brother Ouyang, and Lin Jing browsed the task wall by himself.
After looking around, he found that aside from tasks that required going outside the sect, there weren't many suitable tasks for him and the pine squirrel.
Going outside the sect was impossible unless he could find a high-level escort, preferably at or above the Golden Core Stage.
As for sect tasks, such as helping with the sect's Spirit Fields... the cost-effectiveness was too low, and trying to save up enough to buy a storage bag and earn contribution points to advance to the Inner Sect with such tasks would take an indefinitely long time.
Even though he wasn't exactly short of time.
Just as Lin Jing was in his dilemma, the Task Hall suddenly quieted, and a blue-robed elder walked in.
"Greetings, Elder Yu." The four outer gate disciples were the first to notice, respectfully speaking, and even the supervising Senior Brother, who had been reading novels, jumped up and put down his "My Sword Spirit Lady."