Xing Yue walked along, and the disciples around her cast admiring and longing glances her way. A few bolder ones even approached the senior disciple to greet her.
Xing Yue merely nodded faintly as she finally entered the Beast Taming Pavilion.
"I said I wanted a pure white fox. Look at what you've given me! The fur color isn't even pure," Fang Yanxi was venting her anger at the disciples of the Beast Taming Pavilion.
As the only daughter of the sect leader of Tianya Sect, she had been pampered since childhood and lacked nothing. How dare someone try to deceive her!
"Senior Sister, this is already the white fox with the purest bloodline in the Beast Taming Pavilion," the disciple being reprimanded said with a distressed expression.
Without the elders present, how could a mere disciple handle such a situation?
"Senior Sister, you're here!" a disciple from the Beast Taming Pavilion exclaimed.
The young disciple's eyes lit up with a sense of relief, and he quickly approached Xing Yue, bowing respectfully. "Senior Sister!"
Fang Yanxi's face was still etched with anger, but she still politely called out, "Senior Sister."
"What's wrong?" Xing Yue didn't want to face this situation, but as the senior disciple, she couldn't ignore the conflict among the disciples.
The disciple from the Beast Taming Pavilion quickly explained the situation in detail. "Senior Sister, it's not that we didn't try to find one for Senior Sister. A pure white fox like that isn't something you find just anywhere. It's only possible to find one in the Demon Realm. Our cultivation..."
Xing Yue understood, and a hint of difficulty appeared on her face. Both sides had a responsibility here. As the senior disciple, she should be impartial, but... she, who had been focused on cultivation, had never dealt with such matters.
The little beast's eyes sparkled with gossip, as if finding it amusing. It let out a few whimpers and then dejectedly lay on the ground. Its cultivation was insufficient to speak human language.
"How about this! Why do you suddenly want a white fox, Xiao Xi? Do you want to make it your contracted spirit beast?" Xing Yue softened her tone and looked at Fang Yanxi.
Fang Yanxi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. She wasn't particularly close to this senior sister, only having met her a few times due to her father.
She hesitated before saying, "I have already reached the peak of the Mortal Realm and need a spirit beast with a strong bloodline to help me break through. White foxes rank highly among them."
"How about this! I don't have a white fox either, but I happened to obtain a Qingluan egg some time ago. Although its bloodline isn't entirely pure either, its potential for improvement is greater than that of a white fox."
"Moreover, if you nurture it carefully, it might even evolve into a true Qingluan bird."
Xing Yue gently raised her hand, and an egg emitting a green glow floated in front of Fang Yanxi.
Fang Yanxi's expression instantly became excited. She tentatively looked at Xing Yue, and upon receiving her affirmative nod, she immediately embraced the Qingluan egg.
A true Qingluan bird was comparable to a divine beast. Although Xing Yue said its bloodline wasn't pure, it was only relative. For her, this was an unexpected joy.
Thinking this, a shy smile appeared on Fang Yanxi's face. "Since Senior Sister has already chosen a spirit beast for me, I naturally cannot let down Senior Sister's kind intentions. I'll go back now and figure out how to hatch it."
After bowing to Xing Yue, Fang Yanxi left happily.
The disciples of the Beast Taming Pavilion respectfully thanked her. Upon hearing her purpose, they unhesitatingly ushered her into a room.
"Please wait here for a moment, Senior Sister. This disciple will immediately invite an elder."
Xing Yue nodded gently, her mood also quite pleasant. The Qingluan egg was originally prepared for Fang Yanxi; it was merely being given to her a little earlier.
She had always preferred to fight alone. If she suddenly had a contracted beast, she would have to worry about its safety and help it improve its bloodline, which would be extremely troublesome. She would rather spend that time cultivating herself!
Before long, Elder Mo hurried over.
"Why has A Yue come here suddenly? Have you finally decided to contract a spirit beast? Tell Uncle Mo, and I'll get it for you." Mo Feng's eyes were filled with excitement.
After persuading her so many times, had she finally decided to find a spirit beast to aid her in battle?
"No, it's this little one." Xing Yue almost fled. This was one of the reasons she didn't want to come out. Although she had a good relationship with these elders, they were all too concerned about her.
"Hmm? A Heart-Bewitching Beast, no, its bloodline seems a bit off." Mo Feng's gaze was filled with surprise and excitement, as if it were a rare specimen!
The little beast keenly sensed danger and hid behind Xing Yue, finding a sense of security in her.
"Is there something wrong with it?" Mo Feng straightened his expression and said earnestly.
Xing Yue gently used her spiritual power to restrain the reluctant little creature. "Uncle Mo, please help me see what kind of cultivation technique it is suited for."
Mo Feng also probed its talent with his spiritual power, his brow furrowed tightly. "This fellow, it's probably unable to cultivate any technique right now."
"It has congenital deficiencies and needs to be supplemented before it can cultivate."
"Congenital deficiencies?" Xing Yue recalled how lively and destructive the little beast had been before. Was this what congenital deficiencies looked like? Shouldn't someone with congenital deficiencies be sickly all the time?
Mo Feng thought for a moment and said seriously, "To be precise, it seems to be a bit premature. Its bloodline has a sense of stagnation. However, it's not severe. In short, go find Elder Shui to refine a few pills. Eating a few pills will cure this condition."
"Alright! I understand," Xing Yue nodded.
Spirit beasts with congenital deficiencies were not uncommon. Elder Shui had many leftover pills. After Xing Yue fed them to the little beast, it blinked its eyes in confusion, showing no change.
When the night was deep and quiet, and Xing Yue entered meditation. The little beast suddenly ran wildly all over the mountain until it was exhausted, then lay down quietly on the mountaintop.
However, its sea of consciousness was not as calm as it appeared on the outside.
A figure suddenly appeared and gently tapped its forehead. Countless inherited memories flooded into its mind, and it instinctively began to circulate a cultivation technique that seemed to be innate.
An immense amount of spiritual energy surged into its body. It was like a bottomless pit, greedily absorbing spiritual energy. Its realm climbed layer by layer: Mortal Realm early stage, middle stage, late stage, until the peak. Only then did the rate of spiritual energy absorption slowly begin to decrease.
Such a large commotion also woke Xing Yue from her meditation. Almost instinctively, she reinforced the surrounding barrier, preventing anyone else in the sect from knowing what was happening here.
Gazing at the little beast frantically absorbing spiritual energy, Xing Yue's expression gradually became solemn. Such an ability could not belong to a mere Heart-Bewitching Beast. Could it be the descendant of some powerful being?
Unaware of anything, the little beast, after breaking through, lazily rolled over and then fell into a deep sleep.