Beast Taming: I Have an Immortal Mansion

Wei Tong was dead. When Fang Qingyuan received the news, he wasn’t particularly shocked. Wei Tong’s death was something many discerning people had anticipated.

The Golden Core Great Cultivator had lived for 475 years, so his passing could be considered a death from old age. Moreover, he hadn’t died in combat with another cultivator. To die at home was a fortunate end.

Wei Tong’s death was a major event in Northern White Mountain. Not only did the various sects of White Mountain send people to pay their respects, but even the Chu Family of Nanchu sent a Golden Core Cultivator. Naturally, Lechuan, the Sect Leader of the Southern Border Beast Taming Sect, also went.

Only the closest power, the Artifact Talisman Alliance, remained unmoved. This sent a clear message to everyone: their feud with the Wei Family was far from over.

According to the rites of the Great Zhou, the funeral for a Golden Core Cultivator was to be held for three months. As such, Wei Tong’s funeral was a long and elaborate affair.

During Wei Tong’s funeral, an inexplicable quiet fell over Northern White Mountain. For three months, conflicts between cultivators became rare.

It was like the calm before the storm. The pressure in Northern White Mountain dropped suddenly.

The ones who had signed the truce agreement back then were Wei Tong and the Artifact Talisman Alliance. Now that Wei Tong was dead, no one knew how much effect the agreement, witnessed by all the major powers, still had.

After Jiang Kui came out of seclusion, she sought out Fang Qingyuan and Zhang Yuan to discuss matters. It wasn’t about Wei Tong, but about what kind of business Yuanling Mountain should undertake to sustain itself.

The Spirit Vein Ore had been completely mined out, and life had to go on. While Wei Tong’s death was a major event, it had little to do with Yuanling Mountain.

Inside Jiang Kui’s reception hall, Fang Qingyuan and Zhang Yuan sat opposite each other. The three people currently in the room were the undisputed three giants of Yuanling Mountain.

Well, for now, these three were the only presentable cultivators Yuanling Mountain had.

Taking a sip of tea, Fang Qingyuan spoke up.

"I think we should adapt to local conditions around Yuanling Mountain. What are we from the Beast Taming Sect best at? Raising Spirit Beasts, of course. Senior Sister, I believe our next step should be to find some Spirit Beasts to raise."

After hearing this, Jiang Kui nodded and then looked at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan blinked and said directly,

"Senior Brother is right."

Jiang Kui shot Zhang Yuan a glance, giving up hope on him. She then began discussing with Fang Qingyuan what kind of Spirit Beasts would be good to raise.

On Beast Taming Mountain, they dealt with Spirit Beasts year-round. In this realm, the Beast Taming Sect could be called the industry standard for raising Spirit Beasts.

Fang Qingyuan had previously raised quite a few Spirit Beasts on Celestial Gate Mountain while doing sect missions, so he had some experience.

However, back then, Fang Qingyuan had only looked after the Spirit Beasts; he had never been fully responsible for them from start to finish. Now, wanting to raise Spirit Beasts from scratch, he figured he would only discover the pitfalls by stumbling into them.

There were no lakes or rivers near Yuanling Mountain, so they lacked the natural conditions for raising water-type Spirit Beasts. It seemed they could only look for avian or terrestrial beasts.

However, they were once again faced with doubts about which specific species of Spirit Beast to raise.

Common Spirit Beasts were already being raised by plenty of cultivators near Celestial Gate Mountain. Yuanling Mountain was in a remote location, so the cost of raising them would certainly be higher than for others.

Not to mention, the long distance alone meant that transporting the Spirit Beasts to market would incur exorbitant costs.

If they wanted to earn Spirit Stones by raising Spirit Beasts now, they would have to search for some kind of special species.

In recent years, Jiang Kui had read many miscellaneous books in the Scripture Pavilion at Celestial Gate Mountain. Thinking of the abandoned mine pits around Yuanling Mountain, she suddenly recalled a certain Spirit Beast: the Earth-Drinking Dragon Worm.

The Earth-Drinking Dragon Worm was a Yellow Tier Lower Grade Spirit Beast. It possessed little to no combat strength and primarily lived underground, relying on Earth Vein Power to grow.

The reason it was classified as Yellow Tier was because this Spirit Beast could absorb all kinds of Spiritual Power to grow. Once it reached adulthood, a Spirit Core would form inside its body.

This Spirit Core was a Tier One Upper Grade spiritual material, needed by cultivators for both Artifact Refining and alchemy.

Furthermore, after the Spirit Core was removed, the carcass of the Earth-Drinking Dragon Worm became a favorite delicacy for some Spirit Beasts. Much like the allure of a Pig Fish to Yinbao, buying some Dragon Worms for their Companion Beasts was a way for cultivators to reward their own Spirit Beasts.

Earth-Drinking Dragon Worms liked to stay underground where Spiritual Power was abundant, burrowing through the soil for sustenance. The few mined-out Spirit Ore pits around Yuanling Mountain no longer contained Spirit Stones, but they were still on a Spirit Vein. The residual Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Vein Soil was much higher than in other places.

This Spirit Vein Soil would be perfect for raising young Earth-Drinking Dragon Worms. As long as they were fed properly, there was no fear of the Spiritual Power in these pits being completely consumed within a hundred years.

Jiang Kui told Fang Qingyuan and Zhang Yuan her idea. Fang Qingyuan naturally nodded in agreement. He had originally wanted to raise some Fire Feather Chickens on the mountain, but with Jiang Kui’s proposal, why would he even think about raising chickens?

With the species of Spirit Beast decided, the next step was to acquire the young. Although Earth-Drinking Dragon Worms weren’t an exceptionally rare Spirit Beast, obtaining the juveniles needed for large-scale farming wasn’t something just anyone could do.

Now then, when faced with difficulties, it was only natural to turn to the sect. Otherwise, what was the point of paying the annual Spirit Stone tax?

Once again, Zhang Yuan was left to watch over their home while Fang Qingyuan and Jiang Kui rode the Flying Manta Ray toward Celestial Gate Mountain.

Three days later, Jiang Kui gazed at the familiar mountain gate, her heart filled with complex emotions. Four years had passed in a flash, yet the gate looked the same as before, with little change.

This time, Jiang Kui didn’t seek anyone out to reminisce. She and Fang Qingyuan went directly to visit Zhao Liangde to ask for help with raising the Earth-Drinking Dragon Worms.