Celestial Beast Taming

But at this critical moment, Zhong Yi once again felt the Soul-Controlling Flower’s unconditional devotion to him.

It was as if this Soul-Controlling Flower was meant to be a part of his own body all along.

The Soul-Controlling Flower’s ribbon-like petals danced with joy, celebrating the expansion of Zhong Yi’s Soul Base.

Zhong Yi activated his Soul Power and carefully returned the last six or seven drops of Flowing Soul Soil from his Soul Base into its container.

Today’s sudden turn of events had once again made Zhong Yi realize the importance of the Flowing Soul Soil.

From now on, unless absolutely necessary, Zhong Yi would not casually use the Flowing Soul Soil produced by the Soul-Controlling Flower’s roots.

’Who knows what other miraculous uses the Flowing Soul Soil might have in the future?’

’It would be a disaster if I ran out when I needed it most!’

Hong Ji gave Zhong Yi all the Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms she had collected in the Ice Cave Secret Realm.

In total, these Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms weighed a full ninety-six pounds.

These Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms, which emitted a pearly white glow, were aggregates of fungal organisms that could root themselves and move by secreting mycelia.

Within the roughly 170-square-meter Ice Attribute area of Zhong Yi’s Soul Base, these Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms occupied less than 20 square meters of space.

When Zhong Yi had been developing the game, he had intentionally included features for arranging and designing one’s Soul Base.

In the game, it was just a feature to entice players into spending money.

It was essentially a private space exclusive to the player, one that couldn’t be plundered by others like a Storage Pouch.

Back then, many players had been willing to spend RMB in the in-game store to buy all sorts of Soul Base Materials to decorate their Soul Base Space.

In the game, the Soul Base Space only had a decorative function, but in this real world,

the Soul Base Space was also every Guardian Beast Master’s own private, secret base.

This space existed within the soul, yet it was tangibly real.

A Guardian Beast Master could arrange the environment within their Soul Base and raise Production-type Guardian Beasts that matched their Soul Base’s attributes inside the Soul Base Space.

This allowed Guardian Beast Masters to carry their truly valuable possessions with them at all times.

For instance, the area of Zhong Yi’s Soul Base that he had expanded using the Ice Attribute Secret Realm Heart was the perfect place to cultivate various Ice Attribute Guardian Beasts and materials.

The Blood Enchanting Bee Queen and the Blood-Beauty Peonies, after they bloomed, would all be moved into his Soul Base for nurturing.

The same went for the four Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks that Zhong Yi had cultivated.

He could leave the less valuable Production-type Guardian Beasts at his mansion to be cared for by the Craftsman Apprentices.

Zhong Yi didn’t feel at ease leaving these priceless Production-type Guardian Beasts, which could yield precious resources, out in the open.

When Zhong Yi first awakened his Soul Base, its area was only about 3,025 square meters.

Normally, a Celestial Destiny Seeker who had awakened an Order Beast would have a Soul Base of around 3,000 square meters.

This was slightly larger than that of a regular Guardian Beast Master.

Of course, the size of the Soul Base was also related to the Guardian Beast Master’s spiritual Talent.

For example, Shen Xuan, who possessed exceptional spiritual Talent, had a Soul Base of nearly 3,300 square meters.

However, as the Soul-Controlling Flower continuously devoured souls, it would feed a portion of the Soul Energy back to Zhong Yi.

Thanks to this, even without counting the area expanded by the Ice Attribute Secret Realm Heart, Zhong Yi’s Soul Base had already grown to over 3,800 square meters.

In the future, as the Soul-Controlling Flower continued to absorb souls, the area of Zhong Yi’s Soul Base would continue to expand.

Zhong Yi had planted the Fate Moisture Laurel, an outstanding Healing-type Guardian Beast, in his Soul Base, treating it as a Life Attribute Soul Base Material.

Zhong Yi planned to acquire more Life Attribute Soul Base Materials in the future to furnish his Soul Base.

This would increase the concentration of Life Energy within it.

Before leaving his Soul Base, Zhong Yi made a point to check on the four Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks being raised there.

Over the past three or four days, the four Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks had produced a total of sixty-three Dragon Root Fruits.

On average, each Dragon-Brewed Immortal Mink could digest and brew four to five Dragon Root Fruits per day.

Zhong Yi had personally cultivated these four Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks with Flowing Soul Soil, so they were very affectionate toward him.

Zhong Yi played with the four little critters in his Soul Base for a while before collecting the sixty-three brewed Dragon Root Fruits.

After leaving his Soul Base, Zhong Yi peeled the sixty-three Dragon Root Fruits, extracting the jade-like, amber kernels from within. They exuded a strong, spicy aroma.

These kernels contained the pure Bloodline Power of a Dragon Species Guardian Beast—a Bloodline so pure that it had formed a faint, shimmering Dragon Qi.

If he were to sell kernels with such an appearance, no one would ever associate them with Dragon Root Fruits.

Zhong Yi didn’t have much start-up capital at the moment. Even if he went to the Exotic Beast Garden tomorrow—an establishment jointly opened by several top-tier and old-guard factions—he likely wouldn’t be able to afford the Exotic Beasts he desired.

Zhong Yi couldn’t just flash his status as a Celestial Destiny Seeker and expect to walk away with a beast for free.

But now, with these sixty-three kernels brewed by the Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks, Zhong Yi had the confidence and the means to purchase the Exotic Beasts he wanted at the garden.

After some thought, Zhong Yi decided to give these Dragon Root Fruit kernels a new name.

’Let’s call them Drunken Dragon Jade!’

A high-end, grand, and classy name could help the material sell for a much higher price.

This was a fact Zhong Yi had verified in his previous life!

Zhong Yi reached out and stroked Lan Po and Ice Glaze, who were watching him with concern.

Then, he took another shower, changed into a clean set of pajamas, and lay down on his bed.

Thinking about the space in his Soul Base that he’d expanded with the Ice Attribute Secret Realm Heart,

Zhong Yi reached out, gently pinched Ice Glaze’s chin, and took its two little paws in his hands.

"Do you want to come into my Soul Base and see the territory I prepared for you?"

Upon hearing this, Ice Glaze immediately perked up with interest.

Seeing this, Zhong Yi recalled Ice Glaze into his Soul Base. Ice Glaze loved this Ice Attribute region.

The temperature here made it feel comfortable from the bottom of its heart.

But soon, Ice Glaze communicated with Zhong Yi, wanting to leave the Soul Base Space.

After being summoned out again by Zhong Yi, Ice Glaze flew straight into his arms.

No matter how comfortable it was in the Soul Base, Ice Glaze felt most at ease in Zhong Yi’s embrace.

Lan Po now had its own exclusive cafeteria.

The dreams of those Extraordinary Tier Silver Quality Sleeping Dream Moths were of extremely high quality and very complete.

They allowed Lan Po to use its Exclusive Traits to condense high-quality Silver Shuttles.

However, compared to the dreams of the Sleeping Dream Moths, Lan Po preferred to eat the dreams of family members like Zhong Yi, Zhong Ling, Shen Xuan, Zhong Chenghuai, and Zhao Kai.

Devouring their dreams allowed the dreamers to rest better.

During the process of devouring a dream, Lan Po could see everything that happened in it, just like watching a TV show.

Tonight, Shen Xuan’s dream made Lan Po pause.

In Shen Xuan’s dream, three enormous, pure-gold apes were closing in.

Shen Xuan took a few steps forward with righteous indignation and roared at the three giant golden apes.

"If you want to harm the Young Master, you’ll have to step over my dead body!"

At that moment, Lan Po felt like it had just eaten a rotten orange!

It returned to the room listlessly and curled up in Zhong Yi’s arms.

Nestled in Zhong Yi’s embrace, Lan Po secretly made a resolution.

’Even if I starve to death, I’m never eating Shen Xuan’s dreams again!’

「At the crack of dawn the next day」

Xu Anjun had already arrived at the entrance of Zhongyi Mansion in her Guardian Beast Vehicle.

Xu Anjun had arrived even earlier than the seven o’clock time she had agreed upon with Zhong Chenghuai yesterday.

Having tossed and turned all night, Xu Anjun hadn’t slept soundly.

She had wanted to be in top form to take Zhong Yi to the Exotic Beast Garden, but instead, she was sporting a pair of heavy, dark circles under her eyes.

Last night, You Weiwei had relayed the news of Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan leaving the Ice Cave Secret Realm to Lin Zhuo, Wen Tao, and Shun Lan.

The moment Lin Zhuo heard that Zhong Yi had left the Ice Cave Secret Realm, he wanted to ask him to help treat Wen Tao’s Order Beast, the Biluo Spring Dragon.

However, Lin Zhuo knew that Zhong Yi must be extremely exhausted after clearing the Ice Cave Secret Realm and reaching one hundred percent exploration. Treating Wen Tao’s Order Beast, the Biluo Spring Dragon, would also take a toll on Zhong Yi’s mental energy.

Lin Zhuo hadn’t disturbed Zhong Yi’s rest last night, so he had rushed over with Wen Tao early this morning to seek treatment.

He also wanted to be the first to congratulate Zhong Yi on his new home.