Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 534 Returning to Little Iron Cloud Island!
Gu Yuan took the jade slip, probed it with his divine sense, and then nodded in satisfaction: "Fellow Daoist Chu, rest assured, this matter has nothing to do with you."

Chu Rihua nodded, then took his leave.

He was well aware that Gu Yuan was a man of great hidden strength and unfathomable power. Since he had disguised himself as Xiu Yanqing, he must have a grand scheme.

This kind of thing could cause big trouble at any time. He shouldn't get involved in it, otherwise he might get burned. So it's best to leave.

Seeing Chu Rihua leave in a hurry, Gu Yuan didn't take it to heart. He hadn't planned to find any help for this matter in the first place, but intended to handle it himself.

However, the information Chu Rihua provided to him proved to be very useful, and he might be able to use it in the future.

Thinking this, Gu Yuan returned the way he came and left the Yin Sha Cave.

……

After leaving the Yin Sha Cave, Gu Yuan headed straight for Little Iron Cloud Island. Upon returning to Little Iron Cloud Island, he went directly to Xiu Yanqing's residence.

Given Xiu Yanqing's status on Xiaotieyun Island, his residence was quite nice.

There are three spiritual veins on Little Iron Cloud Island. Two of them are of medium to low grade, while the other is a rare high grade and covers a vast area. However, Xiu Daozhen has set up a restriction on this spiritual vein, which has imprisoned and purified more than 90% of the spiritual energy in it, so that it can be used by Xiu Daozhen for his own cultivation.

As for the other two lower-grade spiritual veins, they were divided up among other disciples and their descendants.

Gu Yuan's character, Xiu Yanqing, is quite favored. His cave dwelling is located in the West Mountain, which is not far from the main spiritual vein where Xiu Daozhen is located, about a hundred miles away.

For Gu Yuan, as long as he uses the Infinite Escape Technique, he can arrive in about ten breaths. If he goes all out, this time can be shortened even further.

As for going to find Xiu Daozhen now...

Of course, he couldn't go immediately. Without some legitimate reason, going directly to Xiu Daozhen would be suspicious to anyone.

Besides, Xiu Dao is currently with Zheng Xingkong, and they don't know what they're discussing, so there's no need to rush over.

Gu Yuan decided to stay in Xiu Yanqing's cave for a few days, not do anything out of line, and also find out some information.

When the time is right, and there is an opportunity to use the identity of "Xiu Yanqing" to meet Xiu Daozhen, it will not be too late to make a move then.

With that in mind, Gu Yuan returned to Xiu Yanqing's cave.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the cave, a slender, beautiful woman with a touch of allure greeted them:
"Third Young Master, you're finally back..."

This woman was none other than Lu Xue, Xiu Yanqing's steward. She was quite skilled in cultivation and had a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Xiu Yanqing, making her one of his trusted subordinates.

"Ah."

Gu Yuan looked slightly annoyed and waved his hand: "Go and get me some wine, pear blossom wine, and bring it to my room."

Seeing this, Lu Xue's beautiful eyes flickered, and she gave a slight bow, saying, "This servant obeys."

Then he turned and left.

As Xiu Yanqing's most capable and favored subordinate, Lu Xue naturally knew that her young master was not in a good mood. So, instead of asking questions or offering comfort, she obediently listened to him.

"I never imagined that demonic disciples would infiltrate Xiu Daozhen's place..."

Gu Yuan glanced at Lu Xue's back, his expression calm, but his mind was racing.

Although Lu Xue outwardly cultivates only immortal techniques, Gu Yuan could vaguely discern that she harbored a pure demonic energy within her, her foundation clearly bearing traces of demonic cultivation. Moreover, she could transform from immortal to demonic at any time, should she so choose. In fact, she concealed it very well; if Gu Yuan's Dreamlike Flower Great Divine Power hadn't also possessed some demonic foundation, he might not have even been able to detect anything amiss.

However, it seems that the woman's true identity is currently unknown.

Gu Yuan had his own things to do, so he wasn't very interested in his identity.

……

And so, for the next few days, Gu Yuan did what he was supposed to do, just like Xiu Yanqing did.

He sometimes cultivated himself, sometimes drank and made merry, but he never did anything beyond what was appropriate for his status.

Inside the cave, Gu Yuan sat in the main hall, where a group of graceful women dressed in light gauze were dancing in front of him.

Gu Yuan would sometimes drink alcohol, and sometimes shout "Bravo!"

His face was flushed, and his laughter was unrestrained.

As for the housekeeper, Lu Xue, she was smiling as she poured wine for Gu Yuan.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Gu Yuan clapped his hands:
"Good, well done! You will all be richly rewarded. Go to Steward Lu's place to collect your rewards later."

The women then stopped, gave Gu Yuan a slight bow, and then withdrew.

As for Lu Xue, she did as usual, ordering someone to clean up the leftover food and wine, then helped Gu Yuan to the inner room. After closing the door, she prepared to undress and had some casual conversation.

However, the usually excited Third Young Master waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go now. I have some insights to share today and need to go into seclusion to digest them."

Lu Xue was taken aback, then bowed and was about to leave, but just as she reached the door, she heard Gu Yuan say, "By the way, in the coming days, keep an eye on everything that happens on the island, big or small. Let me know when I come out of seclusion."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xue's eyes flickered slightly, but her expression remained unchanged. She simply gave a slight bow and said, "Yes, young master!"

With that, he left the room and then quietly closed the door.

After arranging some trivial matters and making sure no one was paying attention, Lu Xue returned to her residence.

After closing the door and activating the restriction, Lu Xue took out some array flags from her storage bag, arranged them, and activated the array. Only then did she take out an iron basin.

This iron basin looks ordinary, silver-gray, except for some mysterious patterns on it, which occasionally flash with wisps of golden-red light.

Lu Xue poured a stream of water into the iron basin, performed a few hand seals to activate it, and soon a layer of white light appeared on the surface of the water.

Then, the white light rippled and began to spread in circles, with a distorted and blurry black shadow appearing on it.

However, as the ripples on the water surface swayed, the dark shadow became clearer and clearer, revealing a human figure.

The figure seemed to be shrouded in a dark mist. Although it was just a phantom, it exuded an eerie, cold, and mysterious aura that inspired fear.

"Disciple Lu Xue greets Elder Blood Cry!"

However, upon seeing the figure, Lu Xue bowed down without hesitation. The person before her was not only a powerful elder of her sect, but also her nominal master, the Blood Crying Immortal.

However, in the demonic path, the law of the jungle prevails. As long as one has not achieved the Golden Core stage, Blood Cry Master will not acknowledge her as a disciple.

(End of this chapter)