You're just a single demon beast? I have a whole army of beast tamers!

"I don't have enough strength, and I don't have enough spirit stones either."

Qin Shou swallowed bitterly, his initial enthusiasm quickly cooling down.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect isn't stupid; those demonic beasts with obvious unusual phenomena or those that show promising potential after preliminary testing will never be cheap.

Those who can truly be picked up are probably those whose bloodlines are extremely well hidden, whose appearances are inconspicuous, and who cannot be easily detected even by the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion's conventional detection methods.

For example... the sickly little fox he bought before.

He calmed his mind, stopped being overly ambitious, and began to look for targets among the monsters that were relatively affordable and had guiding lights.

Finally, his gaze fell on a young roc chick kept in a small, solitary cage.

This roc is smaller than the Azure Scale Roc, and its feathers are dull in color. It is priced at only two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

However, the guiding light from the Treasure Gourd was very clear, and its intensity was similar to that of the Azure-Scaled Roc.

He touched the cage, his spiritual sense probing: [Grey Feathered Roc (juvenile, dormant bloodline), Potential: Can advance twice.]

"Two advancement potentials, only two hundred spirit stones! This is it!"

Qin Shou made a decisive decision.

This gray-feathered roc may look unremarkable now, but it has considerable potential.

More importantly, the price was within his budget.

Moreover, the Peng bird is naturally adept at flying and extremely fast, making it easy to train.

Whether for transportation, reconnaissance, or combat support, it will be an excellent choice in the future.

After paying two hundred spirit stones and receiving the spirit wood cage containing the gray-feathered roc cub, Qin Shou felt a weight lifted from his heart.

After the transaction was completed, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he inquired with the mid-stage Qi Refining servant who had greeted him:

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask if your esteemed establishment possesses any of the following items: Frost Jade Marrow, Ice Crystal Grass, and Ten-Year Snow Lotus?"

The servant was respectful: "Sir, both Ice Crystal Grass and Ten-Year Snow Lotus are first-grade spiritual herbs. The warehouse has them in stock, and the prices are five spirit stones per plant and fifteen spirit stones per flower, respectively."

As for the cold jade marrow…”

He paused, then said, "Those are second-tier spiritual materials, produced from extremely cold ice veins or special mines, and are quite precious."

This collection occasionally includes some; we currently have two copies, each priced at 150 low-grade spirit stones.

really!

Jadeite is a second-tier resource and is very expensive.

Ice crystal grass and snow lotus are relatively cheap, but they still add up to an expense.

The Qin Beast currently has about two hundred spirit stones left, and it needs to reserve some for operation and emergencies, so it is temporarily unable to purchase more, especially cold jade marrow.

"Thank you for letting me know. I'll take a look first and come back when needed."

Qin Shou thanked him politely and made sure to remember the prices of the items.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, Qin Beast walked to a secluded street and put the cage containing the Gray Feather Roc into the gourd space.

He then went straight to the meeting point without further delay.

On the way back, although they encountered some cultivators who tried to stop them, most of them did not come out.

After safely returning to Spirit Chicken Peak and meeting Luo Song, Qin Shou laughed heartily and handed him fifty-two spirit stones:

"Senior Brother Luo, here you go. This is the money I borrowed last time, with interest."

Seeing Luo Song wave his hand, refusing interest, he insisted on handing it over, then lowered his voice, saying with a hint of wishful thinking:

"I was lucky this time; I managed to find some bargains at a street stall."

I accidentally bought a piece of dusty red copper.

The master craftsman from the Myriad Beasts Pavilion appraised it and said it was a low-grade, second-tier refining material.

He resold it for over two hundred spirit stones, making a small profit.

"I can pay off the debt and even buy some new things."

This is the kind of story about making a small fortune by finding bargains at street stalls.

It circulates widely in the market, with both true and false versions being quite common.

Upon hearing this, Luo Song simply clicked his tongue in envy.

"You're quite lucky, kid!"

However, such good fortune is rare and hard to come by, so it's better to be more grounded.

"What you say is true, senior brother."

Qin Shou smiled and agreed, but in his heart he thought that his real luck was a million times better than that of the red copper essence.

Turning back to his cave, Qin Beast activated the protective barrier and immediately entered the Treasure Gourd space.

Everything in the space was as usual, with fertile black soil and a five-colored sphere of light hanging high.

The Mystic Ice Fox sensed its master entering.

She shuffled over with graceful steps.

Her icy blue eyes glanced curiously at her new roommate.

The water turtle slowly raised its head from its usual corner, its beady eyes showing no emotion.

Qin Beast released the Grey Feathered Roc from its cage.

The fledgling roc appeared somewhat startled upon landing.

It flapped its dusty, gray wings, trying to take flight.

But its wings were not yet fully grown, and it only staggered a few steps.

Qin Beast held its breath and gazed expectantly at the blue sphere high in the sky.

However, as time passed, the blue sphere continued to emit a faint glow without any reaction.

No energy threads hung down, nor was any bloodline information manifested.

"Hmm? No response?"

Qin Shou was surprised, then suddenly realized, "That's right, although this gray-feathered roc was sensed to have potential by the Treasure Gourd..."

However, it is neither a water-attribute nor an ice-attribute monster.

The blue sphere corresponds to the water/ice element.

Therefore, it is impossible to directly detect and display its specific bloodline origins and advancement plans.

He looked up at the other four dim spheres: gold, green, red, and yellow.

"It seems that the corresponding sphere needs to be lit up and activated before the monster with the corresponding attribute can be detected."

This roc likely corresponds to gold, red, or yellow?

Or perhaps a wind and thunder hybrid?

Qin Shou guessed, but was not disappointed.

Knowing in advance that it has the potential to advance twice is already a huge advantage.

Specific training directions can be explored gradually later.

Or you'll know once the corresponding sphere is lit up.

Although detailed information was not available, a contract was necessary.

Qin Beast followed the contract technique in the "Azure Wave Beast Taming Manual".

Similarly, a wisp of spiritual consciousness was separated and mixed with essence blood and spiritual power.

A restriction was branded onto the bewildered demon soul of the Grey Feather Roc.

The process was slightly more difficult than when the fox was weaker due to the contract.

The roc's wild nature was beginning to show; it struggled slightly.

Despite the overwhelming difference in strength, they still managed to complete the task successfully.

After the contract was completed, Qin Beast took out some strong eggs to feed him.

To his amusement and exasperation, the gray-feathered roc lowered its head and sniffed the raw egg.

Surprisingly, it also showed the same look of disgust as the little fox had back then.

It turned its head and preened its dusty gray feathers with its beak.

He had an arrogant attitude, as if he only ate cooked food.

"Well, another picky eater has arrived!"

Helpless, Qin Shou had no choice but to leave the space and start a fire again in the cave to cook the forty colorful brocade eggs.

Back in the space, peel and crush the shells, then divide them into three portions:

The largest portion was given to the Xuanbing Spirit Fox, who was clearly growing.

One copy for the newcomer, Grey Feather Peng.

I kept the smallest portion for myself as a supplement for my cultivation.

As for the tidal bore turtle... continue to enjoy its robust egg buffet.

Watching the three spirit beasts eat, Qin Beast suddenly had a strange feeling.

Why am I, a beast-taming cultivator, becoming more and more like a full-time cook?