Brother, how come you're a witch?

It is said that happy times are always short, so Su Yan tried to work with a smile to speed up the passage of time.

He must have succeeded; tonight, night seems to have come earlier than usual at the Xuanqing Sect.

Tell the team members on duty today to hang up a "Closed" sign at the door. Su Yan stretched in his chair, listening to the lingering noise at the door.

Liuliu's development momentum is good, but it's only the second day, and various problems and conflicts have not yet emerged. Moreover, it has already taken away so much business from its competitors as soon as it opened, so it will inevitably suffer from all kinds of underhanded tricks and targeting.

In a few more days, things may not be so peaceful anymore.

Su Yan clapped his hands and stood up. No matter what happens, he would deal with it as it comes. The most important thing now was to get to the Spirit Beast Peak.

He tidied himself up, turned around and walked towards the back door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ye Jingqiu standing at the door with his sword in his arms, seemingly preparing to use his head to push the door open and come in.

Su Yan smirked: "We're not settling accounts today."

"I'll lend you some money."

Ye Jingqiu raised his eyes, paused for a moment, and said:

"I need to buy a robe."

Su Yan was pleased again. This guy finally realized how important it was for cultivators to carry a black robe that could conceal their figure.

It can be used not only to escape, but also to deal with sudden situations like last night.

"You can also buy two shoulder pads, a pair of loose boots and height-increasing insoles. The robe must have an oval hood that droops down the back; definitely don't buy one with a pointed hood, or it will look like a conspicuous bag..."

Su Yan was happy to share his experience in the art of survival with Ye Jingqiu.

Ye Jingqiu simply withdrew his gaze and slipped past him into the house.

Hey, why don't you like studying?

Su Yan clicked his tongue, feeling awkward, and stopped talking. He glanced back at Ye Jingqiu and was about to continue walking out.

"Are you sure you don't need my help tonight?"

Ye Jingqiu's voice suddenly came from behind.

"You should carefully study the sword strike from last night; that will be your greatest help right now."

Su Yan waved his hand with his back to her.

He still thought that if he were forced to kill Liu Baishuang one day, he could ask Ye Jingqiu for help.

Moreover, he had a new idea about saving the world—if Liu Baishuang still became the world-destroying demoness and the cultivation world was still in danger of collapse, could Ye Jingqiu, who had comprehended the True Immortal Sword Intent ahead of time and became even more powerful than in the original history, defeat her?

Consider it an insurance policy.

As Su Yan pondered this, he walked through the sect's greenery, took advantage of a moment when no one was around, and casually blended into the crowd heading towards the Spirit Beast Peak.

Although it was past dinnertime, there were still quite a few disciples heading to Spirit Beast Peak, and many of them were from the outer peaks or even the outer sect.

This is because the peak master of Spirit Beast Peak has a great business sense.

The arena inside the peak is open to the public. You can buy a ticket to enter and watch the battles. You can also place bets on the outcome. If you get itchy, you can even pay an appearance fee to go on stage and fight the beasts yourself.

This is a large sum of money.

But that's not all. There are also shops at the entrance of the arena that specialize in selling beautiful and low-aggression ornamental spirit beasts. They are all quite expensive, but female cultivators like them, and many male cultivators are also happy to keep one.

This is another large sum of money.

With these two businesses, not only is the economy of Spirit Beast Peak booming, but the peak is also bustling with people every night.

Su Yan arrived at the Spirit Beast Peak and went straight into the arena.

However, he wasn't there to be a spectator or a gambler; he planned to personally participate in the animal fight.

So many outer disciples come to Spirit Beast Peak and spend money to personally participate in beast battles, certainly not because they have too much time and spirit stones to spare.

Rather, it's because Spirit Beast Peak really likes to recruit special members.

Although the direct disciples of this peak generally do not fight in the arena, there are direct disciples watching them almost at all times.

Once a promising talent for beast taming is discovered, or if an outer disciple's beast fighting points reach the required standard, the matter will be reported to the elders.

If the elders approve of it, they will recruit it through a special process.

This is a very attractive shortcut for outer disciples who find Foundation Establishment difficult and don't want to endure several more years of hardship.

Su Yan intended to use this to investigate the personal disciples of the Spirit Beast Peak.

He walked to the competition counter and laid out several spirit stones:

"Sign up, and I'll rent another spirit beast."

The disciple from Spirit Beast Peak inside the counter looked up and frowned.

"Fellow Daoist, with your limited spirit stones, after deducting the registration fee, you can only rent the lowest-level spirit beast."

"Even the lowest rank is enough. Show me the roster."

Su Yan smiled. Although Liu Liu already had some spirit stones in his recycling account, he couldn't just take them as he pleased, so he only took what he was entitled to.

"Oh, so participation is the most important thing, right?"

The disciple behind the counter nodded, smiled, and took out the roster. There were many people who just paid money to experience the game without seeking victory or defeat.

Su Yan smiled as he accepted the list of spirit beasts.

Not everyone who comes to experience beast fighting has to raise their own spirit beast; that would be too much trouble.

Therefore, spirit beasts can be rented in the arena. Of course, the stronger the spirit beast, the higher the price. However, in order to pursue relative fairness, the cultivation level of the spirit beasts is limited to below the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Su Yan ignored the powerful spirit beasts and went straight to the very back corner, his gaze landing on the last one among them.

"Dumpling Cat".

With a record of 0 wins and 107 losses in his first year, he is undoubtedly the king of a hundred losses, and also the cheapest one.

Even a single victory for such a spirit beast, even a narrow one, is enough to attract attention.

"it is good."

Su Yan nodded and pointed to the picture book:

"Dumpling Cat, I choose you!"

......

The Colosseum.

Inside the top-floor private room made of a one-way spirit-suppressing mirror.

Elder Chen Yixing picked up his teacup and blew away the tea dregs on the surface:

"Phew... Fellow Daoist Xu, what did you think of that doubles match against the reverse spiritual power attribute just now?"

Xu Qinglan leaned back in the chair with its silk cushions, a faint smile on her face.

"It was alright. Although it was exciting, it was only a battle at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. When will you arrange a battle between Core Formation stage spirit beasts? That way, my disciple can learn something from it."

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Xu, you just said you came tonight to help your disciple relax, so don't mention cultivation or enlightenment."

Chen Yixing waved his hand and turned to look at Liu Baishuang, who was sitting a little further back:

"Koyanagi, what do you think?"

"The art of beast taming is profound and wondrous. Beast masters can command their beasts to perform so many subtle and complex movements without ever lifting a finger—truly amazing!"

Liu Baishuang smiled sweetly, politely and sincerely.

"Wow, you're much better at talking than your master."

Chen Yixing chuckled, his beard trembling.

"Please sit for a while longer. My personal disciple will be here soon. She will teach you how to choose and raise spirit beasts. She will answer all your questions without reservation."

"Thank you, Elder Chen." Liu Baishuang nodded obediently.

At this moment, all traces of the previous battle were cleaned up, and a bell rang in the arena, signaling the next group of contestants to enter the arena.

"Next up is a regular points-based match. Our Peak Arena strives for fairness, and matchmaking is always completely randomized within the same skill bracket, but..."

The disciple who was in charge stepped onto the competition field and said in a somewhat strange tone:

"The results of this random selection are too disparate, and it's hard to say that they are fair."

"The next two contestants include the first-dan king—the Insect Catcher!"

"The other one is a newbie who's only participating in the beast-fighting for the first time today—just a passing sword cultivator!"

Liu Baishuang paused slightly, feeling that the format of the name sounded somewhat familiar.

She turned her head and saw a familiar figure carrying a big, fat yellow cat that was almost as big as a ball, walking out of the entrance passage.

"..."

Liu Baishuang's eyes twitched.