Chapter 249: I Just Like This Kind of Unruly One
These spirit beasts came forward, but there was a relatively powerful aura from Chu Qi suppressing them.
They seemed timid and hesitant.
Only a few bold spirit beasts approached Zhan Sheng, opened their mouths, and looked eager to try.
Zhan Sheng narrowed her eyes slightly.
It seemed unlikely that spirit beasts would be drawn to her?
In reality, she had a personality that animals disliked.
Even dogs passing by would tuck their tails when they saw her.
“Strange.”
Chu Qi scratched her head and quickly convinced herself: “They like you!”
Zhan Sheng: “……”
“That’s great, you actually have a disposition that spirit beasts like, so choosing a spirit beast won’t be difficult. Let me tell you, there are tricks to choosing spirit beasts. We are from Green Bamboo Ridge, and our cultivation techniques lean towards the Wood Element, so it’s best to choose a Wood Element spirit beast.”
“Growth type spirit beasts can grow with our cultivation. As long as you treat them well, spirit beasts will evolve and level up at certain stages. Some can even grow from Tier 1 to Tier 6!”
Zhan Sheng asked curiously: “Are there no Tier 7 or higher?”
“That’s very difficult, almost impossible,” Chu Qi said. “It all depends on bloodline. Spirit beasts of Tier 7 and above can only be born from Tier 7 spirit beasts. Even in Tai Xue Sect, spirit beasts with good bloodlines are claimed by other Elders as soon as they are born. Our cultivation is still low, so good spirit beasts don’t fall into our hands. However, our selection range is already very large. Ordinary disciples can’t even choose growth type spirit beasts; they can only raise these spirit beast cubs within Tier 3.”
“After all, we can’t have only one spirit beast in our lifetime. Our Master prefers us to build a solid foundation first, so we won’t be given overly good spirit beasts at the beginning.”
Zhan Sheng mused: “Then what about your spirit beast, Senior Sister?”
“It’s resting in my room. It’s about to evolve to Tier 3, so it can’t go out casually.”
Chu Qi suddenly thought of something and added: “However, there’s another rare possibility. You should have encountered this in your recent studies, right? Spirit beasts can undergo ancestral return.”
“Ancestral return…” Zhan Sheng thought for a moment. “I did see that, but it wasn’t explained in much detail, only that spirit beasts have a chance of bloodline ancestral return.”
She had a general idea of what ancestral return meant.
In the modern world, it represented a form of regression.
But on the Yunzhou Continent, ancestral return was an astonishing evolution.
“Yes, some spirit beasts carry a trace of ancient Sacred Beast bloodline within them, more or less.” Chu Qi made an extremely exaggerated gesture. “But it’s only a trace. Over the years, I’ve only heard of one instance of ancestral return in Liyun Sect, where an ordinary spirit beast awakened the Vermilion Bird bloodline.”
But this didn’t mean it became a true Vermilion Bird.
Instead, due to bloodline ancestral return, it would possess a part of the Vermilion Bird’s power.
This portion of power was enough to elevate a cultivator to the heavens.
Zhan Sheng mentally recorded all this information, which she could later contribute to other Players.
After all, this wasn’t very secret information.
The Hundred Herbs Garden, where spirit beasts were raised, was vast. Chu Qi led Zhan Sheng further on the Jade Flute, flying forward. Countless spirit beasts ran beneath them, and winged spirit beasts occasionally zipped through the sky.
The higher the tier, the less they feared people.
They would even curiously approach Zhan Sheng and the others.
However, most of them here were cubs; adult spirit beasts had basically all been claimed.
After all, the Beast Taming Sect not only tamed them themselves but also sold them.
But the highest tier of spirit beast cubs here was Tier 4.
Recalling the several different doors earlier, Zhan Sheng guessed that higher-tier spirit beasts were not here.
“We’re here!”
Chu Qi pointed to the place beneath their feet. They had arrived at a new secret valley. The spirit beasts here were mostly suitable Wood Element spirit beasts for them.
Most Wood Element spirit beasts were land-based. Zhan Sheng’s gaze swept across them, a dazzling array of spirit beasts.
As a qualified Senior Sister, Chu Qi diligently explained: “If you see one you like, go and pet it. If it doesn’t resist, it means you can take it. Generally, spirit beasts will run away when they see a stranger.”
Zhan Sheng landed on the ground and was about to look when she saw over a dozen spirit beasts of various colors running towards her from all directions.
They eagerly approached her.
Very enthusiastic.
So enthusiastic that a few opened their mouths as if to bite Zhan Sheng.
Zhan Sheng: “……”
It wasn’t that they were afraid of her, but that they wanted to eat her.
How frightening.
It even made her wonder if there was something wrong with her body.
There was indeed something wrong; she already knew her body was made of puppets, and most of the puppet’s materials were medicinal powder.
—These spirit beasts liked to chew on grass.
Case closed.
It seemed the Longevity Sect would need to be careful when raising spirit beasts in the future.
But it was impossible to let them actually bite.
Zhan Sheng made a gesture to wave them away. These spirit beasts were not very brave; when Zhan Sheng waved them away, they took a step back.
They looked at her hesitantly.
Chu Qi looked a bit confused: “Eh, do they like you that much? They all want to kiss you?”
Her eyes were filled with envy: “When I came to choose spirit beasts, they didn’t like me this much.”
Zhan Sheng remained composed: “Are all the spirit beasts here growth types?”
“Mostly, yes, the majority are.”
So there were basically only a few types.
Among these dozen or so, there were many duplicates.
Not far away, spirit beasts with curious heads tilted to the side were watching them.
There were rabbit-like ones with super long tails, and vine-like spirit beasts that looked like tree spirits, moving by hopping with their vines.
These spirit beasts were mixed, and there were even a few Fire Element spirit beasts that clearly didn’t match the Wood Element, like fluffy little lions with a thin, long tail on their rear.
But they walked like puppies bouncing around.
Bouncing around Zhan Sheng.
Occasionally spitting out a fireball.
However, the fireball extinguished before it traveled halfway, like blowing smoke rings from their mouths, making them exceptionally endearing.
This type of spirit beast was called a Fire Crow Beast, which could grow up to Tier 5. Its attack power was very strong; the initial fireballs could eventually turn into fire tornadoes.
It was one of the spirit beasts many cultivators liked to choose.
The System suddenly spoke: “The one leaning against the tree.”
Zhan Sheng paused and followed the System’s gaze. She saw a Fire Crow Beast idly leaning against a tree, flicking its slender tail, and not coming over.
When it saw Zhan Sheng’s gaze, the Fire Crow Beast paused and suddenly spat at Zhan Sheng.
Zhan Sheng: “……”
System: “Yes, that one! I like this kind of untamed spirit!”
Zhan Sheng: “……”
She hesitated for a moment, then pointed to that Fire Crow Beast and said to Chu Qi: “How about that one?”
“Hm?”
Chu Qi looked over, her eyes showing some surprise: “Are you sure? Although our Spirit Transformation Art can borrow some of a spirit beast’s abilities, and Fire Element can be used, we should ideally lean towards Wood Element, as our cultivation technique is Wood Element…”
Fire and Wood were also conflicting elements.
But as long as it wasn’t the cultivation technique, one spirit beast was fine.
