"Ahhhhh!"
With a "boom!", the Spirit Bean exploded in the Black Bear Monster's mouth. As black smoke billowed from its mouth and nose, it was utterly infuriated.
"Ahhhh!"
It looked angrily at Elder Mo, Lin Jing, and the dumbfounded Pine Leaf Mouse.
This...
Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse were horrified. That alluring Spirit Bean exploded upon entry?
Fortunately, they hadn't eaten it themselves!
"I always felt that the Spiritual Qi fluctuation of that Spirit Bean was strange, and it turned out to be a 'Wicked Plant'!" Elder Mo sighed. Spirit Plants are nutritious, while Wicked Plants are not only poor in nutrition but extremely dangerous.
A bean that explodes is clearly a Wicked Plant...
"I'm so pissed off, it looked like a Wicked Plant and yet I was made to eat it!!!" the Black Bear Monster roared in anger.
"A Qi Cultivation Stage Pine Leaf Mouse produced that Spirit Bean, so what are you, a Demon Beast with a Demon Pill, afraid of? Failing to notice it just shows your vigilance is lacking!" Elder Mo snorted.
The Black Bear Monster gnashed its teeth but was unable to retort, feeling it was still too naive.
"Alright, you can go back to sleep now." Ignoring his Pet Beast, Elder Mo retracted the Black Bear Monster and looked at Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse with great interest.
"Not an enhancement in quality but a change in nature. Not bad, not bad. Although it's not a top-tier Divine Technique, it's still impressive!"
"Isn't the Glazed Immortal Pupil considered a top-tier Divine Technique?" Lin Jing thought the Glazed Immortal Pupil was already quite formidable.
"You underestimate the Treasure Beasts." Elder Mo laughed heartily, saying, "The Divine Techniques awakened by the mutation of a Spirit Beast into a Treasure Beast may inherit from Immortals of the Immortal Realm. Compared to this, there are many more powerful Treasure Beast Divine Techniques."
"Like the Ancient Emperor Race, for instance, they have a Treasure Beast 'Boundary-Breaking Bird' that can aid cultivators in breaking through limitations. With its blessing, an exceptionally gifted Prince Gu during the Qi Cultivation Stage reached an unprecedented 'thirteenth level of Qi Cultivation' and developed 'second and third constitutions' during Foundation Establishment, possessing three special Cultivation Bodies in one person."
"And in the Spirit Dao Sect, there exists a Treasure Beast 'Enlightenment Fish.' It's thanks to the Enlightenment Fish that many cultivators in the Spirit Dao Sect can cultivate 'Technique Elemental Spirits.'
"Additionally, the Celestial Secret Tower... Lotus Commerce Association..." Elder Mo listed many Treasure Beasts he knew, all of which were owned by top forces.
Of course, while some Treasure Beasts are extraordinarily powerful, ordinary ones are quite regular. Elder Mo also mentioned that some Treasure Beasts only awakened bizarre Divine Techniques, thus becoming recorded in ancient books, such as a rabbit spirit that awakened the Hundred Fragrance Divine Technique, emitting over a hundred celestial fragrances, and shortly after was captured and eaten by a Divinity Transformation Old Monster, cooked in various ways, known in history as the Hundred Fragrance Rabbit, the premier delicacy of the ages.
"In conclusion, those Treasure Beasts with heaven-defying abilities possess Divine Techniques that can affect advanced cultivators even in their weak stages. By comparison, whether it's the Spirit Beans or the red flying leaves, they remain within the Qi Cultivation Stage category, but even so, it's not bad. One should not be too greedy," Elder Mo said.
"Yes." Lin Jing chuckled and said, "Elder Mo, can we sell the resources it synthesizes within the sect to earn some Spirit Stones?"
As he spoke, he talked about the effects of the golden Spirit Rice.
After listening, Elder Mo shook his head, "I don't recommend you do that. Although the golden Spirit Rice you mentioned is marvelous compared to ordinary Spirit Rice, it's not irreplaceable."
"There are digestion-aiding pills in first-grade and second-grade pills, which Beast Taming Sect disciples can purchase with sect contribution points. Besides that, the exploding Spirit Bean, aside from being highly deceptive, can essentially be replaced with attack talismans."
"Using the Glazed Immortal Pupil likely consumes a lot of energy. Rather than selling resources, I suggest you keep them for personal use! This way, you save the process of exchanging resources from the sect, thus indirectly earning Spirit Stones."
"Focusing too much on earning Spirit Stones will definitely affect your concentration in cultivation. Don't worry, from now on, I will improve your disciple treatment again, so you won't worry too much about resources."
"Thank you, Elder Mo." Lin Jing eagerly accepted the advice.
"Just focus on improving your cultivation." Elder Mo said, "And since you have the Longevity Body, there's no need to be overly anxious. During this process, learn more, read more books, which will be more beneficial for you when you venture into the Cultivation Realm in the future."
Lin Jing nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Elder Mo, didn't you go out to investigate the Yin Corpse Sect this time? What was the result?"
"There was no result," Elder Mo responded. "However, the Yin Corpse Sect should have no leisure to pay attention to you right now."
"I learned from a friend working in the Demon Extermination Bureau that with the upcoming Celestial Essence Grand Assembly, each major sect's prodigies are out undergoing trials. The Demon Extermination Bureau and various top sects will intensify their efforts against the Yin Corpse Sect. They are now too busy hiding."
"Oh, by the way, do you know about the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly?"
"No..." Lin Jing shook his head.
"The Celestial Essence Grand Assembly is a grand event hosted by the Celestial Essence Ancient Country every sixty years. At that time, the cultivation sects and families from the nine regions of the ancient country will all participate, and the Ancient Emperor will also attend personally."
"The event features law and technique competitions among the prodigies of various sects. The outstanding forces will be favored by the Luck True Dragon, increasing the sect's fortune."
"Recently, the Sect Leader is not in the sect because he has taken several True Disciples to the ancient domain for trials, preparing for the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly next year."
"Of course, our Beast Taming Sect has always been a supporting role in such events. Sects like the Spirit Dao Sect and the Celestial Sword Sect are the main stars. However, even so... we still have to strive! If we don't fight, why cultivate to Immortality?"
Elder Mo stated, "When I was young, I also participated in the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly. Unfortunately, compared to those true prodigies, my performance was quite average, only becoming a foil. At that time, I vowed that one day, I would make the name of the Beast Taming Sect resound throughout Celestial Essence!"
"After aging, I realized that with my talent, achieving this was difficult. So, after losing hope for forming a Nascent Soul, I retired behind the scenes to focus on training disciples, hoping to nurture more outstanding juniors for the sect."
"Aren't you curious how the Pine Leaf Mouse mutated into a Treasure Beast?"
"When you joined the sect, I didn't tell you that any special Cultivation Body has a small chance to cause a mutation when forming a blood contract with a Pet Beast!!"
"Because of this information, I applied for a lot of resources from the Sect Leader to specifically find those with special cultivation constitutions and bring them into the Beast Taming Sect. Unfortunately, from the Attribute Spirit Body to Ouyang Hao's original yang body, a total of six disciples with special cultivation constitutions failed to cause any mutations in their Pet Beasts!"
"But you... with the Longevity Body, and the Pine Leaf Mouse, are the first and only ones among the disciples I recruited to successfully induce a mutation in a Pet Beast!" Elder Mo laughed heartily, "This time, when the Sect Leader returns, I will finally have an explanation."
"This Celestial Essence Grand Assembly may not work out, but in the next one, even if your Longevity Body cultivates slowly, with the help of a Treasure Beast, you will surely be one of the main stars, contending with those sect prodigies and promoting the prestige of our Beast Taming Sect."
"As for now... Isn't the Ascendant Dragon Festival coming soon? I observe that the Pine Leaf Mouse's red flying leaves are quite extraordinary. At the Ascendant Dragon Festival, perform well, show off your talents as much as possible. According to sect rules, it is only in this way that the sect will consider you the future of the Beast Taming Sect and fully support your cultivation."
"Don't bother with the meager rewards from sect missions anymore. At the Ascendant Dragon Festival, if you can come out on top, resources will be available, and so will storage bags."