Beast Taming: Sharing Pets' Abilities

Bam!!!

With a dull thud, the head of the evil beast, harder than refined gold iron mother, shattered under the attack of the Creation Cyan Lotus, like a watermelon.

Red, blue, black, white, it flowed all over the ground.

The massive body also fell to the ground like a collapsing mountain.

"Hmm?"

Gu Yuan immediately noticed a shiny object emitting a slight glow within the disgusting liquid flowing from the shattered head of the evil beast.

Gu Yuan raised his hand to grab it, and saw that it was a golden crystal, the size of an egg, as if made of glass.

Even though there weren’t many light sources around, the object emitted a faint, soft golden light, giving an impression of tranquility and peace.

"So this is a Sha Crystal?"

Gu Yuan played with it for a moment, feeling the warm touch, and strands of coolness seeping into his body, refreshing his spirit, and seemingly nourishing his divine soul, making him feel comfortable.

"Not bad at all..."

Gu Yuan flipped his hand, storing it away, along with the corpse on the ground.

Then, Gu Yuan began to search for more evil beasts to hunt.

Logically, these evil beasts move extremely fast, have strong defense, and not weak attack power, making them hard to deal with. Even a middle-grade cultivator might have trouble with ordinary evil beasts.

But today, these evil beasts were unlucky to encounter Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan now was a versatile hexagonal warrior, excelling in both physique and attack power, as well as divine techniques, divine soul, speed, etc., standing at the pinnacle among cultivators of his level.

Especially since he wielded several powerful artifacts like the Creation Cyan Lotus and the Taiyi Golden Bell, handling these evil beasts was a trivial matter.

For every one evil beast that came, he killed one.

After toiling for half a day, Gu Yuan gained substantial rewards, having killed five or six, but unfortunately couldn’t find another like the previous evil beast king.

Gu Yuan casually collected the corpses of the slain evil beasts and suddenly paused, raising his head to look not far away, and smilingly said: "Fellow Daoist Chu, since you’re here, why not show yourself for a chat?"

"I know you, you’re Xiu Yanqing, but you’re not him."

Chu Rihua, dressed in a dark cyan robe, stepped out from an inconspicuous corner, his eyes flashing with a faint golden light, like two small bulbs.

His words made it clear that Gu Yuan’s current appearance was of Xiu Yanqing, but his true identity definitely wasn’t Xiu Yanqing, because Xiu Yanqing didn’t possess such skills and strength to kill evil beasts as if slaughtering chickens.

Moreover, Xiu Yanqing knew him, and seeing Chu Rihua before, often timidly called him Senior Chu.

However, Gu Yuan, whose identity was revealed, was not flustered but looked at him with interest, smiling and saying:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, some matters are better left unspoken between us, it would be unwise for both of us to uncover them."

While speaking, Gu Yuan remained calm, showing not a hint of panic, instead displaying overwhelming composure.

Only feeling somewhat speechless at heart, he hadn’t expected to encounter Chu Rihua in the Yinsha Cave while disguised as Xiu Yanqing.

Fortunately, although Chu Rihua and Fellow Daoist Xiu were acquainted, they weren’t on good terms, bearing some animosity towards each other instead.

Chu Rihua frowned slightly, asking: "Who exactly are you?"

He was a first-grade Pill Formation cultivator, possessing golden pupils with the ability to see through illusions, yet knowing well that the person in front was someone else, couldn’t see through it, making Chu Rihua rather vigilant.

"Who I am is none of your concern, best not meddle in others’ business."

A sword light appeared in Gu Yuan’s hand.

Buzz buzz buzz—!!! Buzz buzz buzz—!!!

The sword light hummed resonantly, exuding a heart-wrenching sharp killing intent, even making Chu Rihua feel chills all over, especially experiencing a tingling sensation in the center of his eyebrows and heart.

A faint sense of danger loomed over his heart.

This startled Chu Rihua, as a flash of golden light shielded him from this murderous intent, then Chu Rihua smiled, waving his hand, and with a change in tone said: "Fellow Daoist Xiu, don’t misunderstand, I’m merely curious, no other intentions."

Although Gu Yuan hadn’t acted, just from that strand of sword intent he displayed, one could immediately conclude that his power was undoubtedly on par with him, thus there was no need for enmity.

Regardless of Gu Yuan’s real identity, this matter had nothing to do with him.

Even Xiu Yanqing, whom Gu Yuan impersonated, had some grievances with him and Little Iron Cloud Island, alongside Xiu Daozhen.

In this way, whatever schemes Gu Yuan had, Chu Rihua was content to see Xiu Daozhen suffer.

"Is that so?"

Gu Yuan chuckled, saying: "If it’s just a misunderstanding, let it be then."

He had no intention of truly confronting him; the main purpose was merely to intimidate, as it was wiser to avoid complications in his current guise.

"Indeed, thank you for your understanding, Fellow Daoist."

Chu Rihua nodded, then prepared to leave, but after some thought, he added: "By the way, there’s something you might not know, Fellow Daoist. Xiu Daozhen showed up outside two days ago, then returned to Little Iron Cloud Island, accompanied by his junior brother, Zheng Xingkong."

At this, Chu Rihua’s expression carried a deeper meaning.

Xiu Daozhen’s junior brother Zheng Xingkong?

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan’s expression remained calm on the surface, but internally he was moved.

Xiu Daozhen was a disciple of Elder Chaotic Heaven, and Elder Chaotic Heaven’s son, Zheng Changlong, was personally slain by Gu Yuan.

Also bearing the surname Zheng, could Zheng Xingkong not be another disciple of Elder Chaotic Heaven, but his other son?

If that were true, it would be like a coincidence tailor-made.

Elder Chaotic Heaven already had deep hatred with Gu Yuan, and Gu Yuan, unable to touch him, had no trouble dealing with those disciples and sons under Elder Heaven’s wing.

Anyway, he came specifically to target Xiu Daozhen, and since Zheng Xingkong was also there, it would be perfect to kill him along the way.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan softly said: "Brother Chu, do you perhaps have a grudge against Xiu Daozhen?"

Chu Rihua shook his head, saying: "No, not just Xiu Daozhen, to be accurate, it’s our Golden Rooster Temple’s long-standing feud with Elder Chaotic Heaven’s faction."

No wonder...

Gu Yuan slowly nodded, his gaze toward Chu Rihua carrying evident cordiality, as having a shared enemy meant potential alliance.

"I see, does Fellow Daoist Chu have any further information on Zheng Xingkong?"

Chu Rihua paused for a moment, then took out a blank jade scroll, inscribing some information onto it before handing it to Gu Yuan: "Here is what I know, consider it a gift, however, should any developments arise, it has nothing to do with me."