Celestial Beast Taming

It was only when he got closer that Zhong Yi could truly see just how enormous the blanket pulled by the four Power King Emperor Sparrows was.

The blanket’s edges had been trimmed into what seemed to be a perfect square, its length and width both exceeding a hundred meters.

The purple-gold blanket emanated an incredibly primal and profound energy, one that carried the suppressive aura of a much higher order.

Even though there was no telling how long ago the fur serving as the blanket’s base had been stripped from some colossal creature,

the aura it exuded still gave one the feeling of gazing upon something truly magnificent.

Looking at the blanket, he saw that the purple-gold fur was adorned with numerous, incredibly ornate and intricate patterns.

It was as if the purple-gold fur was a vast landscape, bearing depictions of flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers.

Once he sat down on the blanket, making contact with You Weiwei’s unique Guardian Beast Vehicle,

Zhong Yi was suddenly astonished to discover that the patterns were created by individual gem-like beads threaded onto the hairs of the fur.

Then, some kind of transparent, incredibly durable thread was used to secure the jeweled beads threaded onto each strand of fur.

In an area no larger than a fist, there were over thirty thousand of these jeweled beads strung together.

This was what made even the tiniest plants look so lifelike, as if real vegetation were actually growing on the blanket.

In the center of the blanket sat a large bronze brazier. Warming on top were a pot of milk tea, some purplish-red fruits that looked both sweet and juicy, and a dozen or so types of exquisitely shaped pastries.

These foods wafted a sweet, fragrant aroma.

The moment Zhong Yi saw the brazier, his attention wasn’t drawn to the milk tea, fruit, and pastries warming on it, unlike Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan.

Zhong Yi’s gaze fell upon the center of the brazier, on an ochre-colored stone that emitted a brown halo and pulsed like a heart.

Mountain Gathering Core!

’It’s actually a Mountain Gathering Core!’

Zhong Yi found it hard to imagine someone using a Mountain Gathering Core as an energy source just to heat milk tea, fruit, and pastries.

This was a treasure that, if placed on the ground, would instantly reshape the terrain, forming dozens of peaks that would connect to become a new mountain range.

Its surface temperature hovered around two hundred degrees, making it admittedly suitable as a heat source for baked goods.

No wonder it required four Power King Emperor Sparrows to pull this blanket. Although the Mountain Gathering Core was no larger than a grown man’s skull,

it was incredibly heavy, with a single one weighing as much as a dozen mountains.

If not for these four Power King Emperor Sparrows, any other flying creature would have been utterly incapable of pulling this unique Guardian Beast Vehicle.

You Weiwei noticed Zhong Yi’s expression. From his eyes, she could tell he had recognized the Mountain Gathering Core.

She was somewhat surprised by this.

’A treasure of this caliber shouldn’t be something a Celestial Destiny Seeker who has only just awakened his Soul Base would be able to recognize. But then again, he’s been to the Celestial Destiny Society, which provides all Celestial Destiny Seekers with a full, complimentary set of illustrated atlases on rare materials. And those atlases include an entry for the Mountain Gathering Core.’

"You’ve all just come from the Ice Cave Secret Realm, so you must be exhausted."

"Quick, have a taste of my special milk tea. I prepared all this after I saw you’d all gained some Divine Origin Value."

"These Fantasy Tier berries and grain pastries have been slow-roasted at a low temperature for over ten hours until they’ve developed a honeyed glaze. They taste much better than when they’re baked normally."

Zhong Yi took the cup of milk tea from You Weiwei and took a sip.

He felt instantly refreshed!

It wasn’t just the rich, mellow flavor; she must have added many rare ingredients to it as well.

Zhong Yi could feel the sip of milk tea transform into a warm current in his stomach, soothing his weary body.

Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan had been more reserved, but after seeing Zhong Yi drink the milk tea, they no longer stood on ceremony with You Weiwei and helped themselves.

"Xiaoyi, Xiaoxuan, besides the two of you, there are two other new-generation Celestial Destiny Seekers in our Starlight City."

"I’ll have them pay you a visit tomorrow."

"They’re good people, aside from being a little unpredictable."

You Weiwei felt a headache coming on just thinking about Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan.

’If Starlight City hadn’t produced Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan, given the temperaments of Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan, they would have undoubtedly led Starlight City to the glorious achievement of placing in the bottom three in the upcoming competition.’

Among Celestial Destiny Seekers, there isn’t a huge difference in status.

However, differences in potential still create a pecking order.

Even before they learned about Shen Xuan, an SS Level Combat-type Celestial Destiny Seeker, both Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan had already taken the initiative to express their interest in befriending Zhong Yi.

Yu Juanjuan was even eager to join their two-person team.

Rather than having the four of them meet for the first time at the Celestial Destiny Seeker gathering in Star Frost Tower, it would be better to have Bai Chen and Yu Juanjuan visit Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan personally.

In truth, this suggestion wasn’t You Weiwei’s own idea. Bai Chen had just called, pleading with her to help arrange it.

The moment she saw the call was from Bai Chen, You Weiwei knew he was scheming again.

Still, Bai Chen’s brand of social climbing among the Celestial Destiny Seekers wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Bai Chen hailed from one of Starlight City’s prominent families. And while he was bent on advancing the Bai Family’s interests, he was the type of person who would go through hell and high water for his friends and those he respected.

Bai Chen’s maneuvering could also speed up the process of him, Yu Juanjuan, Zhong Yi, and Shen Xuan coming together as a group.