I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

He carefully instructed Su Wanwan and the Liu siblings to wait in Chuyang City for a few days.

Lin Che decided not to reveal Kong Yinsang's existence to anyone for the time being, not even his future blood relatives.

He was well aware of the principle that "things are accomplished in secrecy, and ruined by leaks."

The more people who know, the greater the risk of Kong Yinsang being exposed, even if the leak is not their intention.

The best approach is to eliminate the problem at its source.

After leaving behind a communication jade talisman, Lin Che took off on his sword, cutting through the deepening twilight, and headed straight for Shattered Star Lake.

When he arrived, it was already completely dark, but the night view of Shattered Star Lake was even more magnificent and magical than during the day.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, its clear light shining down, reflecting the main lake and the six smaller lakes surrounding it, making them look like huge, polished sapphire mirrors, shimmering with a deep and tranquil light.

The blue light comes from a special mineral in the lake. It emits a deep blue glow at night, which is very beautiful under the moonlight.

The island in the middle of the lake stands quietly, gently shrouded in a thin, milky-white mist, hazy and mysterious.

The alligator snapping turtle clan faithfully carried out Lin Che's orders.

As soon as the sentries in the shallow water area detected someone approaching, they immediately issued a low, rhythmic shout as a warning.

Immediately, the lake surface churned, and the massive alligator snapping turtle population quickly gathered from their habitat, displaying a tense and vigilant posture.

However, when members of the tribe who had seen Lin Che before recognized his aura, the tense atmosphere instantly eased, the news spread quickly, and the alligator snapping turtles sank into the water to make way.

Lin Che's journey was smooth, and he flew to the island in the middle of the lake.

He took out the jade tablet that controlled the "Cloud Mist Locking Array," infused it with spiritual power, and the array quietly began to operate. A thicker layer of mist, capable of distorting light and perception, slowly spread out, enveloping the entire island in the middle of the lake and isolating it from the outside world.

If Kong Yinsang is not taken into account, there are indeed not many rare resources on the island. Therefore, the formation effect usually only maintains basic concealment, and is only enhanced in the ancient cultivation cave area.

But tonight, Lin Che is about to undertake a major task concerning his future path, and he must ensure that everything that happens here is completely undetected by the outside world!

He landed beside the Hidden Mulberry Tree, pondered for a moment, and a plan to make the most of the system's capabilities had taken shape.

He first took out the Azure Profound Spirit Beast.

The little creature was only slightly larger than his hands, its entire body a translucent emerald green, resembling a young deer, and was now quietly resting in his palm.

Those pure, jade-like eyes blinked, gazing at Lin Che with a touch of natural naivety.

Through the Heart of All Beasts, Lin Che could clearly perceive its emotions.

It was as calm as an ancient well, almost without any ripples, more like a quiet plant than a living beast, more like a silly roe deer that knew nothing of the world.

Lin Che tried to convey goodwill through his thoughts: "Hello, my name is Lin Che."

The Azure Profound Spirit Beast simply stared at him blankly, without any reaction.

However, it seemed to instinctively sense something, and its small head suddenly turned towards Kong Yinsang.

But in its perception, there was clearly nothing there, which made it tilt its head and look at the human-like question in its eyes, as if it was trying to figure out where this contradictory feeling came from.

Although it is invisible to the naked eye, its instinct to seek out symbiotic plants still drives it to "look" in that direction.

Seeing this, Lin Che understood.

Although this Azure Profound Spirit Beast is wondrous, it has extremely low intelligence at birth. At present, it is more like a pure energy body that acts according to its innate instincts. Only by completing a symbiotic contract with a suitable spiritual plant can it truly solidify its physical form and awaken its intelligence.

Liu Qingxue could be said to have been unlucky to encounter the Shadow Moon Wolf pack; or she could be said to have been extremely lucky to meet the Azure Profound Spirit Beast, which had just awakened its supernatural powers and had not yet formed a contract with plants.

Such an opportunity is one in a million.

But this opportunity ultimately fell into his own hands.

For a beast tamer, the low intelligence of a spirit beast is sometimes a good thing.

Without further hesitation, Lin Che focused his mind and a "Beast Taming Soul Seal" containing pure soul power and contract power emerged from his fingertip and slowly entered the Azure Profound Spirit Beast's brow sea of ​​consciousness.

The process went extremely smoothly. Even though no feelings had been cultivated beforehand, he did not feel any rejection or resistance, and the soul imprint was successfully planted.

He has not yet formed a deeper "spiritual bond" with it.

The reason is simple: if a contract is formed at this moment, he will directly share and obtain the innate divine power of the Azure Profound Spirit Beast's "Spiritual Plant Symbiotic Contract".

At that time, he himself will be able to coexist with Kong Yinsang, but the price will likely be that he will transform into a non-human form, which is by no means what he wants.

Establishing ordinary contracts first is sufficient.

With everything prepared, Lin Che gently placed his palm on the rough, ancient bark of the Kongyin Sang tree, silently reciting in his mind:

"System, upgrade it!"

In an instant, a dazzling golden light emerged from nothingness, like a warm tide, instantly enveloping the entire Hidden Mulberry Tree!

The giant tree began to undergo an astonishing transformation at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was not merely an increase in its physical size, but a sublimation that originated from its very essence!

In particular, the secret realm space inside is undergoing earth-shattering changes!

The original secret realm, which was only fifty miles in circumference, has expanded outwards rapidly, like melting ice and snow.

The spiritual energy within the space converged and surged wildly, like a boiling sea of ​​clouds!

The second-tier spiritual vein, which served as the core of the secret realm, trembled violently under the infusion of golden light. Its spiritual energy became increasingly abundant and solid, and its quality steadily improved. Finally, with a thunderous roar, it broke through the shackles and advanced into a third-tier spiritual vein brimming with spiritual energy!

The overall space of the secret realm also stabilized at a vast area of ​​hundreds of miles in radius!

Lin Che entered and felt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which was several times richer and purer than before, and his body and mind were completely intoxicated.

But this was only the first step in his plan!

He picked up the bewildered Azure Profound Spirit Beast in his palm and gently placed it against the trunk of the Void Hidden Mulberry Tree, which had already advanced to the third rank.

The moment they made contact, the Azure Profound Spirit Beast's body trembled violently!

The faint sensation from before has now become incredibly clear and intense!

The boundless vitality within Kong Yinsang's body, the extremely pure wood elemental essence, and the profound Daoist rhyme containing the laws of space resonated like a great bell within the pure essence of the Azure Profound Spirit Beast, like an unprecedented sound!

Its innate supernatural powers have been fully unleashed!

"Buzz—!"

The Azure Profound Spirit Beast's petite body emitted an incomparably dazzling emerald green divine light from within!

The light grew brighter and brighter until it transformed into a pure, green stream of light, like a fledgling returning to its nest, resolutely throwing itself into Kong Yinsang's embrace and merging with it!

"Shhhh—!"

The branches and leaves of the Hidden Mulberry Tree began to sway violently without any wind, and countless mysterious and unusual green and silvery-white natural patterns began to appear on the trunk.

These two mystical patterns, representing life and space, meander and intertwine like living things, emanating a heart-pounding fluctuation of law!

Through that closely connected soul imprint, Lin Che could clearly "see" that the life form of the Azure Profound Spirit Beast was undergoing an essential leap, and its aura was becoming increasingly profound and deep as the two primal forces merged.

With his current cultivation level, he couldn't even grasp the surface of the aura of laws that lingered during the transformation process; he could only sense its vastness and grandeur.

He held his breath and sat cross-legged beside Kong Yinsang, his gaze fixed on this miracle where life and law intertwined.

Three days passed quietly.

Suddenly, the overwhelming, suffocating aura that permeated the surroundings receded like a tide, vanishing without a trace.

Kong Yinsang regained her composure, as if nothing had ever happened.

Lin Che's heart skipped a beat.

Success or failure hinges on this!

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anxiety, and placed his palm once again on the hollow mulberry tree trunk, which was now covered with magnificent and mysterious silver-green patterns.

System scan, starting!

The original information panel has undergone a complete transformation:

[Azure Mystic Realm Spirit]

Level: Qi Refining Level 5

Bloodline Rank: Tier 3, Top Grade

Bloodline Supernatural Powers:

Spirit Vein Imprint (Superior Divine Power): When the Azure Profound Realm Spirit comes into contact with another unclaimed or completely suppressed spiritual vein, it can activate this divine power to "imprint" it.

Void Trace Step (Superior Divine Power): It can leave several temporary "spatial imprints" within its own perception range (about 100 miles), and can teleport between imprints or between imprints and secret realms in a short period of time.

Absolute Emptiness (Mid-grade Divine Power): Perfectly inherits the concealment characteristics of Emptiness Mulberry, appearing as "nothing" under any probing. However, at this stage, its concealment cannot completely evade high-level divination involving cause and effect.

Mystic Realm Mark (Mid-Grade Divine Power): It can condense several "Mystic Realm Marks" and bestow them upon others.

Inherited Techniques: None

Synopsis: The Realm Spirit is born, and the Secret Realm is initially formed. Its life form has completed its transformation and is deeply bound to the Secret Realm, but its power is still in the early stages of growth.

"Success!" Lin Che breathed a long sigh of relief. His long-suppressed joy erupted like a volcano, and an irrepressible smile bloomed on his face!

The Azure Profound Spirit Beast not only successfully formed a contract with Kong Yinsang, but also gained the divine power he had always dreamed of!

"Calm down! It's not the final step yet!" He forced himself to calm down, his gaze fixed intently on the mystical Void Mulberry, or rather, on the Azure Profound Realm Spirit that had merged with it.

The system's upgrade capability can usually only be applied once to the same target.

His plan exploited a loophole in this rule.

First, upgrade the Hidden Mulberry to a third-tier spiritual plant;

Then, the Azure Profound Spirit Beast contracts with it, evolving it into a top-grade third-tier Azure Profound Realm Spirit;

Finally, activate the system's second upgrade for this "brand new" Azure Profound Realm Spirit!

The theory was feasible, but until he succeeded, a huge weight remained in his mind.

Now, this huge rock can finally be put down, and in his perception, the Azure Profound Realm Spirit can advance to the next level!

"System, advance Qingxuan Realm Spirit to the next level!"

The moment the command was given, an even more dazzling and profound golden divine light, like the Milky Way descending from the heavens, once again completely enveloped the Azure Profound Realm Spirit!

This transformation is even more astonishing!

The entire Hidden Mulberry Tree radiated a warm and sacred green glow, and its massive trunk began to shrink and condense in an illogical way, undergoing a fundamental change in form...

As the dazzling light gradually faded, what appeared before Lin Che was no longer trees.

It was an ancient beast with an elegant posture and extraordinary steed!

Its body was composed of the purest azure divine light and rippling spatial patterns. Its shape resembled a deer, yet it also possessed the auspiciousness and majesty of a Qilin.

Beneath its four hooves, it seemed as if it were treading on invisible ripples in space.

What is most striking are its eyes, which are no longer dull and cute, but rather deep and lively as if containing endless space, clearly reflecting Lin Che's figure.

Through the Heart of All Beasts, a nascent sense of closeness, filled with innocent curiosity yet intimately connected to him, was clearly transmitted.

This newly born spirit seemed to be curiously sensing the new world around it, feeling the vast power flowing within its body, and at the same time, carefully observing the human in front of it who felt somewhat familiar.

It slowly stepped forward and gracefully approached Lin Che.

Lin Che slowly raised his hand, his fingertips trembling almost imperceptibly with excitement.

When his palm finally touched the top of the Azure Profound Realm Spirit's head, which was neither wood nor wood and flowed with spatial ripples, a warm and jade-like yet boundless vitality spread from his fingertips throughout his body.

In an instant, an unprecedented surge of heroic passion, enough to burn everything, erupted in his chest like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years. The surging hot blood rushed to the top of his head, making him almost roar out loud!

"This is... the foundation for all ages!"

He looked up at the sky, his voice not loud, yet it echoed clearly on the tranquil island in the lake, as if solemnly declaring to this world, and to the unseen destiny:

"From this day forward, my Lin family truly possesses the foundation for a legacy that will last for generations and never perish!"