A daily divination, from family tortoise shells to immortal clans.

Three hours passed until the auction ended.

During the auction, Master Tiejian purchased a pill to give to Chen Qingmo, as well as the True Scripture of Weapon Forging among the last few items.

He wanted to refine his own magical artifact again, and he came to Hengdong City to participate in the auction for this item.

"Let's go, now that we have the stuff, I'll take you to see someone."

Master Tiejian led Chen Qingmo deep into Hengdong City and arrived at a large courtyard.

"Please come in, real person!"

The guards at the gate greeted him with a bow.

Master Tiejian nodded in acknowledgment.

Upon entering the courtyard, Chen Qingmo was greeted by a beast enclosure that housed spirit beasts, occupying nearly half of the entire courtyard.

Most of them were first-tier spirit beasts, who were wandering around the garden aimlessly.

If you walk further in, you'll see several second-tier spirit beasts.

They have servants who take special care of them, and they serve them with kind words and gentle manners, never daring to scold or beat them.

"My old friend has lived for 177 years, but he is still in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment and finds it difficult to break through."

"He inherited the skill of beast taming in his early years, and settled down in Hengdong City, where he bought many spirit beasts to raise."

"I brought you here so he could see the night-walking rats at the auction."

Iron Sword Master was still worried that Chen Qingmo would suffer a loss, so he specially brought him here.

The two walked to the right, where a high wall separated the animal enclosure.

Inside the pavilion in the courtyard, an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face was playing chess with himself.

"Old Li, do me a favor."

Iron Sword Master shouted directly.

The elderly man surnamed Li did not respond, continuing to look at the chessboard.

"Disciple, this man is named Li Suiyun. Don't be fooled by his serious demeanor now; he'll be flipping the table in a minute."

Iron Sword Master introduced the man to Chen Qingmo, who was somewhat taken aback.

As expected, a moment later, spiritual energy surged around Li Suiyun, the chessboard flew out, and the chess pieces scattered all over the ground.

He glanced at Chen Qingmo and said to Master Tiejian, "This is your disciple. He's good-looking, but his strength is just average."

He then continued, "What help can I offer? I have a game of chess to play, I don't have time!"

Li Suiyun set up the chessboard, ready for another game.

Master Iron Sword stepped forward: "What kind of chess game is this, you lousy strategist!"

"My disciple has recently acquired a spirit beast; could you please take a look at it?"

Upon hearing the words "spirit beast," Li Suiyun's eyes lit up.

"Boy, take it out, let this old man see what kind of spirit beast it is."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingmo released the Night Rat from his spirit beast pouch.

Without the restraint of a cage, the night rats couldn't resist digging holes to escape as soon as they reached an open space.

But then it was bound to Li Suiyun's hand by an inescapable spiritual force.

"Judging by its appearance, isn't this a nocturnal rat? I have more than a dozen in my garden, this one must be a mutant."

"Apart from being a bit better looking, they are no different from ordinary species."

He commented casually, his tone somewhat indifferent.

"Take a closer look, don't be mistaken."

After Master Tiejian finished speaking, Li Suiyun used the identification method from the Beast Taming inheritance.

The two were friends for many years, and seeing how seriously Iron Sword Master took it, he also became concerned.

"Oh? It really is different; this little mouse has the bloodline of a treasure-hunting mouse!"

Li Suiyun smiled and continued his investigation.

After a stick of incense had burned, a look of regret appeared on his face: "It's a pity that the bloodline is too thin, so it can only exert one or two tenths of the Treasure-Seeking Rat's abilities."

"If one has the true essence blood of a treasure-hunting rat, and with the aid of the Beast Taming Blood Exchange Array, it might actually mutate into a treasure-hunting rat."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingmo was also somewhat disappointed.

Even this Foundation Establishment cultivator, who is proficient in beast taming, said so, so it would be even more difficult for him to successfully mutate this night-walking rat.

"Thank you for informing me of this, Senior Li."

Iron Sword Master, however, was somewhat displeased. He snorted coldly, "Li Suiyun, are you still hiding from me?"

"How could I not know that you collected a real treasure-hunting rat in your younger days?"

"You should have cultured that mouse to stage two by now, how about taking a drop of its blood essence?"

Li Suiyun waved his hands repeatedly, his face filled with sorrow: "It's already dead."

"It's all my fault for not taking good care of it. The treasure-hunting rat accidentally ate a poisonous fruit and died."

As he spoke, he looked heartbroken.

Iron Sword Master remained unmoved, saying, "Keep pretending!"

"If you are willing to do this, I will retrieve a drop of the essence blood of the Purple Crow Mountain Beast King for you later."

After speaking, Li Suiyun's expression changed, and he began to ponder.

Previously, Master Tiejian had mentioned the disturbance caused by the monsters of Ziwu Mountain, and at that time he wanted to obtain the essence blood of the Beast King.

However, at that time, both of them were in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment and could not completely suppress the Beast King.

Now that Master Tiejian has broken through, his idea may very well come true.

"Iron Sword, don't try to fool me."

"Old Li, this is my only apprentice. I'm still living with his family now, so how can I not try to get him some good things?"

Chen Qingmo was deeply moved. Although his master had not personally taught him, he had been doing his best to prepare treasures for him each time.

Now, in order to mutate the Night Rats, he has agreed to Senior Li's request to obtain the Beast King's essence blood.

"Alright, we've known each other for so many years, I still understand you."

Li Suiyun finally agreed and released a dark golden mouse from the spirit beast pouch.

A real treasure-hunting mouse!

The treasure-hunting rat has a rounder body and its fur is shinier than that of the nocturnal rat.

Its pink nose twitched as it ran towards the herb field beside it.

A layer of gray light emanated from his body, concealing him.

"Little Jin, come back!"

Upon hearing its master Li Suiyun call it, the treasure-hunting mouse Xiao Jin immediately turned around and went back.

It climbed onto Li Suiyun's hand, its eyes bright and endearing.

"Little Jin, release a drop of your essence blood."

Li Suiyun said softly.

The treasure-hunting rat seemed to be in tune with its master's mind; without the slightest hesitation, a drop of deep red blood essence appeared from its claw tip.

Li Suiyun quickly put it away in a porcelain bottle, looked at the treasure-hunting rat with heartache, and fed it a spirit fruit.

"Iron Sword, I've really gone all out this time, so you'd better keep your word."

He then looked at Chen Qingmo: "Kid, leave the Night Rat to me for a bit."

"I'm making this clear beforehand: this method may not guarantee a complete and successful mutation."

"But even if you fail, you'll still retain most of the treasure-hunting rat's abilities."

Chen Qingmo bowed deeply and said, "Senior, no matter the outcome, Qingmo will be eternally grateful!"

"If Qingmo can find any rare spirit beasts or demon beasts in the future, he will definitely send them to you, senior."

After listening, Li Suiyun nodded in satisfaction. Chen Qingmo's attitude made him feel much more at ease.

"Iron Sword, you and Young Friend Chen can stay in my courtyard."

"This method will take at least ten days. I will notify you when the results are available."

He then instructed his servants to clean the room for the two of them.

With nothing to do, Chen Qingmo strolled around outside Li Suiyun's animal park.

He was somewhat surprised after he finished his visit.

These spirit beasts may look lazy, but their physical condition is far superior to those sold outside.

The food Li Suiyun provided for them was extremely rich in spiritual energy, even better than what some cultivators ate.

"As expected of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they are indeed wealthy and powerful. They must have earned at least a thousand spirit stones in a year."

Chen Qingmo sighed.

"I wonder if Senior Li sells spirit beasts? Otherwise, how will he earn spirit stones?"

Upon hearing this, the attendant replied, "Young master is right, the master will be selling spirit beasts."

"These spirit beasts are of high quality and sell for more than outside; otherwise, we simply couldn't afford to keep the entire animal farm."

"Thanks to Master's mastery of beast taming, the Li family has saved a large amount of spirit stones."

This attendant was also a cultivator, but only at the early stage of Qi Refining.

However, their work is simple, and they can earn dozens of spirit stones a year, which is much easier than that of others of the same level.

After talking with his servant for a while, Chen Qingmo returned to his room.

After waiting for half a month, he finally received news that Li Suiyun had emerged from seclusion.