Celestial Beast Taming

Zhong Yi had always been incredibly passionate about the Evolution of Guardian Beasts. He was a very curious person.

He was fascinated by the Skills and Exclusive Traits a Guardian Beast could obtain by increasing its Tier and Quality.

Meanwhile, Hong Ji had already gathered all the Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms from the ground.

While collecting the mushrooms, Hong Ji grew quite curious about these Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms, which could release a frosty air and emit a soft glow in the snow.

She even intentionally tried adding the glowing Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms to her dress as an accessory.

But upon seeing the Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms growing from the pelt made of Prince Snow Ape’s fur, Hong Ji shook her head.

She abandoned the idea of using Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms for her fashion ensemble.

Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan were discussing their takeaways from exploring the First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm.

After leaving the Ice Cave Secret Realm, both of them planned to increase the Tier of their Guardian Beasts.

Both yearned to become stronger.

Shen Xuan, in particular, set his sights on exploring a Second Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

"Ah Xuan, Xiaolingdang, we should be heading back!"

It would take the better part of a day to get back to the entrance from here.

And that was with the help of Ice Glaze, who had erected an Ice Fox statue in front of every Ice Cave.

Otherwise, even after they were done exploring, it would have taken a very long time just to find the exit.

As Zhong Yi’s party of three headed back toward the entrance of the First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm, three of the four people sitting in Star Frost Tower wore expressions of utter disbelief.

"Damn it! Those two actually cleared a First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm that was on the verge of erupting!"

"Since when was it so easy to obtain Divine Origin Value?"

"After all this time, I’ve only managed to scrape together three goddamn points of Divine Origin Value!"

"And I only got one of those points by tagging along with Cicada Lotus."

After finishing his duties at the Ghost Suppression Bureau, Yan Han had originally intended to head to the entrance of the First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm to see if he could be of any help.

But as soon as he arrived, You Weiwei sent him packing as if shooing away a stray dog.

You Weiwei had insistently tasked Yan Han with protecting Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan, two of the new generation of Celestial Destiny Seekers.

That was why Yan Han had brought Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan to the Star Frost Tower.

Due to a treaty signed between the Xin Xia Federation and the Purifying Moon Sect, Yan Han, being of the Mythical Tier, could not take action against the Purifying Moon Sect’s Mythical Tier Bizarres.

He never imagined that after spending just half a day in the Star Frost Tower, he would hear that Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan had cleared the Ice Cave Secret Realm.

And that they’d obtained another point of Divine Origin Value!

When he had previously heard that Zhong Yi obtained a point of Divine Origin Value in the Horned Demon Secret Realm.

Yan Han had instinctively assumed that the Horned Demons within that Secret Realm had likely already been cleared out by other Adventurers.

He figured the boss creature was probably severely injured, allowing Zhong Yi to swoop in and reap the rewards.

Otherwise, how could two Guardian Beast Masters who had just awakened their Soul Bases possibly achieve a perfect clear of the Horned Demon Secret Realm?

But this First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm had been sealed off in advance precisely because it was on the verge of erupting.

The Adventurers inside who could get out had already done so, and those who failed had likely become food for the Snowstorm Apes and Ice Storm Apes.

And yet these three had somehow managed to clear this First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm completely!

Thinking about his own meager three points of Divine Origin Value, Yan Han, a staunch materialist, suddenly felt the world was becoming fantastical and unreal.

Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan exchanged a glance, both astonished by what Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan had accomplished.

But aside from surprise and joy for their achievements, there wasn’t the slightest hint of pressure or jealousy in their eyes.

Yu Juanjuan and Bai Chen spoke at nearly the same time.

"Brother Tao, Uncle Han, can I join their team? I want to get Divine Origin Value, too!"

"Brother Tao, you know Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan well. Could you introduce me to them?"

Wen Tao was certainly surprised that Zhong Yi, Zhong Ling, and Shen Xuan had entered the First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm, cleared it perfectly, and obtained a point of Divine Origin Value.

But he wasn’t nearly as shocked as Yan Han.

He had already gotten his shock out of the way back when Zhong Yi obtained Divine Origin Value in the Horned Demon Secret Realm.

But when Yan Han heard what Yu Juanjuan said, he looked as if he’d been struck by lightning and nearly leaped out of his chair.

"Juanjuan, how many times have I told you? It’s Brother Han!"

"Look at how I dress! A fashionable guy like me—what part of me looks old?"

"How can you call me Uncle!?"

"Don’t I look way younger than Wen Tao?!"

"Can you find a single wrinkle on this face?"

"Also, if you want to join their team, you have to ask them yourself. Whether they’ll have you or not isn’t something Brother Tao and I can decide."

Wen Tao shot Yan Han a resigned look. Yan Han was of a much higher generation than him.

Yan Han had previously served as Lin Zhuo’s Guardian, making him a proper elder by all accounts.

Yet not only did Yan Han usually insist on being treated as a peer by him and Lin Zhuo, he even seemed to want to be considered their junior.

’Is youth really that important to a man old enough to be a grandfather?’

When he heard Bai Chen ask for help with an introduction to Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan, even though Wen Tao was a rather aloof person,

he wasn’t particularly fond of people like Bai Chen—those born with a silver spoon in their mouth who weren’t passionate about improving their strength.

But Wen Tao still hoped that the four young Celestial Destiny Seekers of Starlight City could build a good relationship.

Bai Chen had limited talent, while Yu Juanjuan was dedicated to slacking off.

Both had their flaws, but they were also both very easy to get along with.

Wen Tao mentally agreed with Bai Chen’s assessment that he knew Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan well.

Shen Xuan came from a tragic background, and ever since learning his story, Wen Tao had been looking out for him.

During a day they had spent together, Wen Tao had explained many pieces of common knowledge that he normally wouldn’t have needed to.

’As for Zhong Yi... I’ve only known him for about ten days.’

’But it feels like I’ve known him for years.’

Without realizing it, Wen Tao had come to see Zhong Yi as a junior of his own.

Otherwise, with his personality of never wanting to be indebted to anyone, he wouldn’t have so readily traded injury for injury when fighting Qin Ruyue.

He had done so with the tacit assumption that Zhong Yi would heal him afterward.

"Xiaochen, once this whole affair is over, I’ll call Xiaoyi and Xiaoxuan."

"We can all get together here in the Star Frost Tower. Xiaoyi and Xiaoxuan have never been here before."

By now, Yan Han had snapped out of his initial shock over Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan’s perfect clear of the First Level Ice Cave Secret Realm.

His thoughts turned to the injuries on Wen Tao’s Order Beast, the Biluo Spring Dragon, and he couldn’t help but speak with concern.

"Ah Tao, you were too reckless in that fight!"

"Who knows what unlucky soul’s Order Beast or Rule Deceit Embryo that Spider-shaped Mythical Tier Bizarre devoured, but it was able to use Rule Authority."

"And you actually let your Biluo Spring Dragon take the full force of its attack head-on!"

"Your Biluo Spring Dragon is now injured even more severely than Xiaozhuo’s Crown of the Sun was."

"If you rely only on your Soul Base to nourish it, even with the best healing materials, your Biluo Spring Dragon would need over a decade to recover."

"Do you really have that much faith in Zhong Yi’s Healing Ability!?"

Wen Tao just smiled at his words and replied.

"Brother Han, once you see Xiaoyi’s healing methods for yourself, you’ll understand why I’m so confident."

"Never mind Ah Zhuo’s Crown of the Sun—you’ve already seen Zheng Yufeng."

"If he could even heal Zheng Yufeng and his Shadow Strangling Beast, what’s this little injury to my Order Beast in comparison?"

"Jin Cai is in the Royal Capital, being courted by Celestial Destiny Seekers from other cities. He’s having so much fun he’s forgotten all about home, so I doubt he’ll be back anytime soon."

"But the inspectors from the Celestial Destiny Society Headquarters and the City Control Department are due to arrive in Starlight City in a few days."

"Aren’t they coming to evaluate Xiaoyi’s potential, to see if he’s worthy of an SSS Level rating? This will be the perfect test case, using my Order Beast."

"Besides, for anyone not from our Starlight City, getting treatment from Xiaoyi will come at a price!"

Seeing Wen Tao’s brimming confidence and complete lack of worry, Yan Han grew even more curious about Zhong Yi.