Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 18: The Battle of the Prodigies
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"Bang!" The spirit bean exploded in the black bear monster's mouth. As black smoke came out of its mouth and nose, its mentality also exploded.

"Ahhh!"

It looked angrily at Elder Mo, Lin Jing, and the dumbfounded pine leaf mouse.

This……

Lin Jing and the pine leaf mouse were extremely shocked. Such tempting magic beans actually exploded as soon as they were eaten?
Fortunately I didn’t eat it myself!

"I was saying that I always felt that the spiritual energy fluctuations of the spirit bean were a bit strange, and it turned into a 'feral plant'!" Elder Mo sighed. Spiritual plants have a lot of nutrients, while ferocious plants not only have few nutrients, but are also extremely dangerous.

Exploding beans are obviously dangerous plants...

"I'm so pissed off! I think it looks like a dangerous plant and I'm asked to eat it!!!" The black bear was furious.

"A magic bean made by a pine leaf rat in the Qi training stage, what are you afraid of as a monster with a magic pill? The fact that you couldn't detect it only shows that you are not vigilant enough!" Elder Mo snorted.

The black bear monster gritted his teeth but was unable to refute, feeling that he was still too naive.

"Okay, you can go back to sleep." No longer paying attention to his pet, Elder Mo took back the black bear monster and looked at Lin Jing and the pine leaf mouse with a curious look on his face.

"It's not about improving the quality, but changing the nature. Not bad, not bad. Although it's not a top-level magical power, it's not bad at all!"

“Isn’t the Glazed Immortal Pupil considered a top-level magical power?” Lin Jing felt that the Glazed Immortal Pupil was already very powerful.

“You underestimate rare beasts.” Elder Mo laughed and said, “The magical powers awakened during the transformation of spirit beasts into rare beasts are likely inherited from the immortals in the immortal world. Compared to this method of turning stone into gold, there are many more powerful magical powers of rare beasts.”

"For example, the ancient royal family has a rare beast, the 'Breakthrough Bird', which can help cultivators break through the limits of their realms. With its blessing, the royal family has a very talented ancient prince who not only reached the unprecedented 'Thirteenth Level of Qi Training' during the Qi Training period, but also cultivated the 'Second and Third Physiques' during the Foundation Establishment period. He possesses three special immortal cultivation physiques in one person."

"There is also a rare beast called the 'Enlightenment Fish' in the Lingdao Sect. The reason why there are so many cultivators in the Lingdao Sect who can cultivate the 'Magic Yuanling' is due to the Enlightenment Fish."

"In addition, Tianji Tower... Lotus Chamber of Commerce..." Elder Mo listed many rare beasts that he knew about, all of which were owned by top forces.

Of course, some rare beasts are very strong, and some ordinary ones are also very ordinary. According to Elder Mo, there are also rare beasts that have only awakened some strange magical powers, and thus were recorded in ancient books. For example, there was a rabbit spirit that awakened the magical power of a hundred fragrances and could emit more than a hundred kinds of fairy fragrances. As a result, it was caught and eaten by an old monster not long after. There are many kinds of cooking methods. It is known in history as the Hundred Fragrance Rabbit, and is the most precious delicacy throughout the ages.

“In short, those rare beasts with extraordinary abilities have magical powers that are able to influence high-level cultivators even when they are weak. In comparison, its spirit beans and red flying leaves have not yet escaped the ‘Qi training level’. But even so, it is not bad. We should not be too greedy.” Elder Mo said.

"Yes." Lin Jing laughed and said, "Elder Mo, can we sell the resources it synthesizes in the sect and earn some spirit stones?"

As he spoke, he began to talk about the benefits of the golden magical rice.

After listening to this, Elder Mo shook his head and said, "I don't recommend you do this. The golden spiritual rice you mentioned is magical compared to ordinary spiritual rice, but there are substitutes."

"For example, among the first- and second-grade elixirs, there are elixirs that help digestion. Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect can purchase them through sect contribution points. In addition, the exploding spirit beans are more deceptive, but in essence, they can also be replaced by attack talismans."

"It uses Glazed Immortal Pupils, so I think it consumes quite a bit of resources. Instead of selling them, I suggest that you keep the synthesized resources for your own use! This way, you can save the process of exchanging resources from the sect, and also indirectly earn spiritual stones." "Putting your mind on earning spiritual stones will inevitably affect your concentration in cultivation. Don't worry, from now on, I will improve your disciple treatment again, and I won't let you worry too much about resources."

"Thank you, Elder Mo." Lin Jingzhu listened to the advice.

"Just improve your cultivation seriously." Elder Mo said, "Besides, you are an immortal, so there is no need to be too impatient. During this process, learning more and reading more books will be more beneficial for you in the future when you venture into the world of immortal cultivation."

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?"

"No results." Elder Mo said, "However, the Yinshi Sect should not have time to pay attention to you for the time being."

"I learned from a good friend who works at the Demon Exorcist Department that the Tianyuan Festival is coming up, and the geniuses from all the major sects are going out for training. The Demon Exorcist Department and all the top sects will intensify their efforts to crack down on the Yinshi Sect. It's too late for them to hide now."

"Oh, by the way, do you know about the Tianyuan Festival?"

“I don’t know…” Lin Jing shook his head.

"The Tianyuan Festival is a grand event of the ancient country of Tianyuan. It is held every sixty years. At that time, all the immortal sects and families in the nine regions of the ancient country will participate, and the ancient emperor will also be present."

"During the event, the geniuses from the major immortal cultivation sects will be arranged to compete in battles. The forces that perform outstandingly will be favored by the Dragon of Fortune and increase the fortune of the sect."

"The reason why the sect master is not in the sect recently is because he led several of the sect's true disciples to the ancient domain for training in preparation for the Tianyuan event in a year."

"Of course, in such grand events, our Beast Taming Sect has always been just a supporting role, while top sects like the Spiritual Dao Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect are the protagonists. But even so... we have to compete! If not, why cultivate immortality?"

Elder Mo said, "When I was young, I also participated in the Tianyuan event. Unfortunately, compared to those true geniuses, my performance was mediocre and I could only be a foil. At that time, I made a great wish that one day, the name of my Beast Taming Sect would resound throughout Tianyuan!"

“After I got older, I knew that it would be difficult for me to achieve this goal with my own talent, so after I lost hope of forming a newborn, I retreated behind the scenes and trained disciples, hoping to train more outstanding young people for the sect.”

"Are you curious about why the pine leaf mouse mutated and became a rare animal?"

"When you joined the sect, I didn't tell you that anyone with a special immortal physique who signs a bloodline contract with a pet will have a small chance of causing it to mutate!!"

"Because of this information, I applied to the sect master for a large amount of resources to find those immortal seedlings with special cultivation physiques and dig them into the Beast Taming Sect. Unfortunately, from the attribute spirit body to the Yuanyang body like Ouyang Hao, a total of six disciples with special cultivation physiques were unable to make their pets mutate!"

"And you... the Immortal Body, and the Pine Leaf Rat, are the first and only one of my disciples who have finally made their pets mutate!" Elder Mo laughed loudly: "Now, when the Sect Master returns, I will finally have an explanation."

“Maybe you can’t win this Tianyuan Festival, but for the next one, even if your immortal body is slow to cultivate, with the help of rare beasts, you will definitely be one of the protagonists. You can compete with those immortal sects’ geniuses and spread the prestige of our Beast Taming Sect.”

"Now... isn't the Shenglong Festival coming soon? I've seen that the red flying leaves of pine leaf rats are quite extraordinary. You should perform well in the Shenglong Festival and show your talents as much as possible. The sect has its own rules. Only in this way will the sect treat you as the future of the Beast Taming Sect and devote all its efforts to training you."

"Don't bother trying to get the little money from the sect missions. If you can come out on top at the Shenglong Festival, you will get resources and storage bags."

(End of this chapter)