Genius Beast Tamer

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Tianxie seemed to be caressing the air, or perhaps his face. Neither of them could feel the other's touch, yet Tianxie still seemed to be caressing him as if he could, his movements very light and gentle.

She murmured softly, "Mother said that when I'm unhappy or lonely, I pretend to be indifferent. She always said I'm deep and two-faced, which isn't good. Actually, it's because I care a lot, but I don't want Mother to worry, so I try hard to pretend to be indifferent. Actually, I'm very tired. But today I discovered that there are people even more deep than me. You're clearly very sad, but you still always talk about not having a body, as if you don't care. I think you really want to have a body, really want to be seen, right? I feel you're very lonely. Your eyes look very melancholy. The blue flowers here, and your blue eyes, are beautiful, but they make me feel very sad."

"What! You're only five years old, yet you act like an adult! Don't pretend to know everything, acting like you understand me perfectly. What you said is completely wrong. I don't need any body at all. A body is just a burden!" The man frowned but didn't stand up. Instead, he continued to let Tianxie stroke him. His eyes were evasive, like a poor lost puppy, somewhat afraid of being approached, yet also longing to be comforted.

"Maybe you're right. I might be too presumptuous, but I'm just honestly stating what I've felt." Tianxie withdrew his hand, scratched his head, and said with a puzzled look, "I'm curious why you chose to make a deal with me. After all, the other Tian family disciples who went into the mountains are all excellent, and I'm the worst one."

The man pondered for a moment, initially intending to give a perfunctory answer, but the child's dark eyes, like sparkling stars, made him reluctant to deceive him. He said calmly, "Perhaps it's because of the stubbornness in your eyes when you were bullied by those people. That stubbornness seemed to be waiting to erupt, like a beast that had been caged for a long time, enduring yet yearning to break through something, wanting to realize its grand ambitions. That stubbornness seemed to hide immense power, arousing in me an impulse to break through the seal. In the past, I didn't particularly want to break through the seal. As long as I didn't leave this mountain, I wouldn't suffer any hardship. Every ten years, someone from your Heavenly Family would come in, and I always waited, never taking the initiative to speak to anyone. Actually, the barrier in the mountain tests perseverance, not talent. Only those with strong perseverance can reach the very center of the mountain and find this ring. I waited for such a person to appear, and only when that person reached the ring did I discuss the deal. But your stubbornness made me take the initiative to make a deal with you."

Was it because I had endured for too long, constantly being bullied by those so-called relatives, that deep down I had always wanted to break free from my fate as a loser, to create a miracle? That's why a stubbornness, which I myself didn't even realize, flashed in my eyes, and that it touched him, causing him to appear? Could this be my miracle? Has a miracle truly descended?

Tianxie seemed to realize then that what he had obtained was a priceless heirloom. Wasn't the very reason he had entered the mountain for this heirloom? Now it was right in his hands! He had succeeded and could finally escape his fate as a good-for-nothing!

Tianxie looked lovingly at the ancient ring in his hand. When his gaze met the person before him, he felt an indescribable excitement and gratitude. It was him who had taken the initiative to trade with him, giving him the opportunity to obtain the heirloom treasure. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have even been able to pass the first barrier.

No, if he hadn't deliberately manipulated the barrier, I might have been able to get through!

Tianxie suddenly asked very seriously, "Without you, could I have overcome all the barriers and obtained the ring on my own?"

The man thought for a moment, then smiled knowingly and said, "If you were to stupidly crash into things like you, hundreds or thousands of times, as long as you don't die, you could indeed get through all the barriers."

"Really?" Tianxie was somewhat pleased, but quickly frowned, still doubtful. "If it were really that simple, why hasn't anyone obtained a treasured heirloom in tens of millions of years, or even known what it looks like?"

"Firstly, it's because they're too confident. The pride of being descendants of a native family of the immortal realm makes them feel ashamed of being foolish. Secondly, it's hard for them to cry. Perseverance and strength are the only way to find the treasure of inheritance, but because they are too strong, they can't cry. The reason you were able to cry before was just a way of venting your past fate, but those who have immortal roots, spiritual roots, and perseverance don't have a reason to cry."

"I see." Tianxie nodded understandingly. "I'm dreaming right now, right? I can feel that this is a dream, not reality. It won't all be fake when I wake up, will it?"

"Hehe..." The man laughed seductively, "This isn't a dream, it's inside the ring. Do you think you can control your thoughts so clearly in a dream?"

"Within the ring? You brought my soul into the ring?"

"It was I who allowed your consciousness to enter the ring."

"Why did you do that? Is it so that I can't see you outside of the ring?"

"You are the owner of the ring. Whether you are inside or outside the ring, you can see me. I let you in because the magic weapon has become your natal magic weapon. In addition to the blood oath, the magic weapon will also absorb a lot of your immortal energy. Because your body cannot automatically absorb immortal energy, you must use immortal pills to generate immortal energy within your body. When the magic weapon absorbed too much immortal energy, you became exhausted and fainted. I was too lazy to waste time talking to you after you woke up, so I allowed your consciousness to enter the ring."

"When will my body wake up?"

The devilishly handsome man shrugged and said, "If no one gives you an elixir to replenish your immortal energy, you won't wake up. You might even die in your unconscious state."

"What?!" Tianxie exclaimed, his eyes wide. "I'm unconscious, so I can't give myself any elixirs. Now I'm in the back mountains, and my mother can't give me any either. Those relatives who wish me dead won't take me out of here. Am I going to die here?!"

The devilishly handsome man nodded in agreement, adopting a nonchalant, detached demeanor, and said, "Even if those people had a change of heart and wanted to save you, I'm afraid they couldn't. Your body is currently in the cave at the very center of this mountain. Who could possibly get through all the barriers to enter here? No one has entered this cave for thousands of years!"

"It's all your fault! You brought me here! You didn't even explain what kind of deal you were going to make with me. You're trying to kill me on purpose!" The little girl sat on the ground like a rogue. At this moment, she felt as if she had fallen from heaven to hell. She had clearly obtained a treasure of inheritance, so she wouldn't be treated as a useless person. But now that she was about to die, what use was the treasure of inheritance?

"You sure know how to bite people indiscriminately. Didn't you yourself want to obtain the inherited treasure? I'm just granting your wish now."

"You should have told me earlier that I would die if I obtained the heirloom treasure. What use would I have for it if I were dead? What good is even the finest treasure if I'm already dead!"

"So, you mean you want to live now and don't want the inherited treasure anymore?" A calculating glint flashed in the man's eyes.