Chapter 309: Menagerie?
Jin LiJuan was not having a good day. A peak rank six spirit beast—the equivalent of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator—wanted to form a temporary bond with her. Which was bad because she hated spirit beasts. But it was good because the thunderbird was obviously quite powerful even for its realm. Fighting alongside it would surely lead to her making a valuable contribution to the sect.
Mostly, though, the day was confusing.
Master had told her she couldn’t be a beast tamer because, since she’d bonded Ganzou, she couldn’t use a technique like the ones tamers used. She tried to remember his exact words but couldn’t. The impression she’d gotten, though was that she could only bond one beast.
Leizhenzi said that wasn’t true. Master obviously couldn’t have been wrong, but she easily could have misunderstood. He’d given her a lot of information all at once. Naturally, Jin LiJuan’s first impulse had been to send a message to Master asking for advice, but that had been hours and hours ago. According to everyone, he usually returned messages quite quickly.
She didn’t know what to do. Did she even want to bond the beast? Not a mention a third beast as well? The thought of advancing Ganzou to rank six and fighting with an extremely powerful team held interest. Even if she had very little ability, her teammates could carry her if they were good enough.
The Rising Tide Sect had no one participating in the highest level of the Foundation Establishment rank. If she could not only join but do well, that would bring great honor to the sect.
Pan Jiang said that small sects who were invited to the tournament rarely stood out. Winning one or two rounds was considered a good showing for such a cultivator. He couldn’t remember ever hearing about a top ten finish in a category.
If Leizhenzi’s friend was as strong as he and Ganzou, any bout would essentially be three against one. As long as she could simply stay back and not get taken out, there was a chance that her team would do really well, right?
She was so tempted. Ever since even before she joined the sect, she’d been nothing but a burden to everyone around her. Bonding Leizhenzi was her chance to do something beneficial.
But doing so also felt like a betrayal of her parents. They’d been killed by spirit beasts. Bonding Ganzou had been an accident. She had made a choice, but if she’d known the full consequences beforehand, she definitely might have decided differently. To continue down the same path would dishonor the memory of her parents.
Of course, Leizhenzi had stated multiple times that the bond he wanted to form was temporary. It would expire sometime soon after the tournament. So was making use of beasts for a benefit really a betrayal? Maybe her father would have approved. They did, after all, raise chickens for eggs and cows for milk. What she was doing would be no different.
Right?