Celestial Beast Taming

From her previous interactions with Zhong Yi, Xu Anjun had found him to be down-to-earth and very easy to get along with.

Being around Zhong Yi was a very comfortable experience for Xu Anjun.

Zhong Yi’s attitude toward Fu Hongning tonight had completely changed her original opinion of him.

Now, even disregarding his status as a Celestial Destiny Seeker, Xu Anjun was genuinely willing to befriend Zhong Yi.

In response to Fu Hongning’s help, Zhong Yi had been willing to visit him personally at the Zhenchong Commerce Association.

This showed that Zhong Yi immediately reciprocated whatever others did for him.

In Xu Anjun’s eyes, being friends with or working for an upper-ranker like him was a stroke of luck.

Coincidentally, the few Celestial Destiny Seekers in Starlight City were all people like that.

After Xu Anjun left, only Zhong Yi and Wen Tao remained outside the main residence.

The others were all inside the main residence, conversing.

Zhong Yi took out all thirty-two Drunken Dragon Jades he had on hand.

He cupped the thirty-some Drunken Dragon Jades in his palm, and Dragon Qi completely enveloped his hand.

An amber, dragon-shaped vortex of Qi coiled around his palm, faintly emitting the sound of a dragon’s roar.

Wen Tao’s Order Beast, the Biluo Spring Dragon, was a Dragon Species Guardian Beast with an extremely keen ability to sense Dragon Bloodlines.

It could clearly perceive the strength and purity of the Dragon Bloodline contained within the materials Zhong Yi had produced.

This material could even enhance the bloodline of a Dragon Species Guardian Beast that had already reached the Main Dragon Species level.

"Brother Tao, take these Drunken Dragon Jades."

"This material can help your Order Beast and your other contracted Dragon Species Guardian Beasts enhance their bloodlines."

Zhong Yi was a Celestial Destiny Seeker who had just awakened his Soul Base. Logically, Wen Tao should have been the one providing Zhong Yi with materials to strengthen his Guardian Beasts.

Now, the roles were reversed, with Zhong Yi giving him materials to strengthen his Guardian Beasts.

This material, Drunken Dragon Jade, was exactly what Wen Tao needed most.

For a Guardian Beast Master who had contracted Dragon Species Guardian Beasts, one could never have too many materials that enhanced Dragon Bloodlines.

To continuously break through, every Dragon Species Guardian Beast needed a large quantity of such materials to constantly improve its bloodline purity.

Seeing that Wen Tao didn’t immediately accept the Drunken Dragon Jades, Zhong Yi said with a smile,

"I didn’t hesitate when you gave me the materials to strengthen the Resurrection Celestial Lord and my housewarming gift."

"Besides, Brother Tao, the faster you increase your strength, the better you can protect me."

"Once the Biluo Spring Dragon’s Bloodline is enhanced a bit more, you should be able to make a push for the realm beyond the Mythical Tier, Brother Tao."

The Mythical Tier was a major hurdle—far greater than the one between the Fantasy and Mythical Tiers.

Someone like Liao Zhou of the Evil Blood Sect could advance to the Mythical Tier by devouring other Bizarres at the Fantasy Tier Peak.

But a Mythical Tier Bizarre couldn’t use such a shortcut to advance further by devouring other Mythical Tier Bizarres.

Regardless of whether they were Guardian Beast Masters or Bizarres, anyone seeking to transcend the Mythical Tier had to face a heavenly trial.

They had to be powerful enough to withstand the heavenly trial, which simultaneously acted upon both body and soul.

Completing the heavenly trial allowed a smooth advancement to the Immortal Tier.

Failing the heavenly trial meant perishing beneath it.

There were auxiliary methods to help a Guardian Beast undergoing the heavenly trial.

Typically, when a Guardian Beast was attempting to break through to the realm beyond Mythical Tier, its master would invite one or two Healing Element Guardian Beast Masters to assist.

Any external support would influence the heavenly trial, making it even more severe.

The healing methods used by Healing-type Guardian Beast Masters, however, caused the smallest increase in the trial’s difficulty.

This was one of the reasons why the status of Healing-type Guardian Beast Masters soared once they reached the Mythical Tier.

Of course, there was another way to overcome the heavenly trial: have an expert who had already reached the Immortal Tier help contend with it.

A veteran Immortal expert was fully capable of protecting a Mythical Tier powerhouse during their heavenly trial as they advanced toward the Immortal Tier.

However, unless they belonged to a major faction, a Mythical Tier powerhouse had no way of convincing an Immortal Tier expert to help them.

As for the Production-type Guardian Beasts that generated resources, they generally hit their ceiling upon reaching the Mythical Tier.

If they were to advance further, it would only be possible if an Immortal Tier expert protected the Production-type Guardian Beast during its heavenly trial.

Otherwise, a Production-type Guardian Beast had absolutely no chance of withstanding the impact of the heavenly trial on its own.

Zhong Yi understood the rules of Tier advancement far better than the average Mythical Tier Guardian Beast Master or Bizarre.

Hearing Zhong Yi’s words, Wen Tao reached out and clapped him firmly on the shoulder.

He then stopped hesitating and took the Drunken Dragon Jades from Zhong Yi’s hand.

"Xiaoyi, thank you."

"Even for me, it’s difficult to find materials that can enhance the bloodline of a Main Dragon Species Guardian Beast."

Zhong Yi wouldn’t reveal the Dragon-Brewed Immortal Mink evolution path to Wen Tao, but he could continuously supply him with Drunken Dragon Jades.

"Brother Tao, I can provide you with several dozen Drunken Dragon Jades every week from now on. That should save you the trouble of searching for materials to enhance the bloodlines of your Dragon Species Guardian Beasts."

"Oh, right. Brother Tao, could you help me keep an eye out for Dragon Crystals from the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon?"

"I’ve already traded for all the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon’s Dragon Crystals in the Celestial Destiny Society. If I want to find more, I don’t really have any channels."

Wen Tao was a bit confused as to why Zhong Yi wanted Dragon Crystals from the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon.

That type of Dragon Species Guardian Beast, the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon, was widely considered a beautiful piece of trash.

At first, some people raised the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon as an auspicious symbol.

But because the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon was too delicate and didn’t live long.

Once frightened, the scales on its body would even lose their color.

This meant that even factions that wanted to raise an auspicious creature at home no longer chose the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon.

The Celestial Destiny Society’s Treasure Vault was filled with resources that the Celestial Destiny Seekers of the entire Xin Xia Alliance had collectively exchanged for using Potential Points.

Since barely anyone traded for the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon’s Dragon Crystals, only four had been stockpiled over all these years.

Wen Tao, however, was on fairly good terms with several factions in Longya City that specialized in raising Dragon Species Guardian Beasts.

"The Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon is a mutated variety that occasionally appears when cultivating Flash-Phosphor Flood Dragons. Longya City should have some."

"Xiaoyi, I’ll ask around for you. If you really want to find some Dragon Crystals from the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon, getting seven or eight shouldn’t be a problem, but I can’t promise more than that."

"I’ll have an answer for you within a week."

Zhong Yi nodded, satisfied.

Six or seven Dragon Crystals from the Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon, paired with around five hundred milliliters of Flowing Soul Soil.

With that, Zhong Yi could cultivate another six or seven Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks, greatly increasing his production of Drunken Dragon Jade.

After all, the Dragon Root Fruit fed to the Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks wasn’t expensive.

With the increased production of Drunken Dragon Jade, Zhong Yi could not only provide Wen Tao and Zhao Kai with materials for cultivating their Guardian Beasts, but he could also acquire a large amount of capital to trade for other rare and precious resources.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Tao."

"Let’s head inside. I’ll tell you what happened after I was taken."

Zhong Yi had been wondering how he was going to explain what happened after the attack to Wen Tao, Yan Han, Lin Zhuo, and You Weiwei.

He didn’t want to reveal the existence of the Hundred-Eyed Moon Demon, so there were many things he couldn’t say directly.

After thinking for so long, Zhong Yi had finally figured out how to frame the story.

Many things were difficult to explain.

However, Zhong Yi could attribute all the inexplicable parts to his Beastmaster Talent.

In the second-floor reception room, only the sound of breathing could be heard.

You could have heard a pin drop.

You Weiwei felt like she must have misheard. She asked uncertainly,

"Xiaoyi, are you saying you controlled that Spider-shaped Mythical Tier Bizarre with your Beastmaster Talent?"

"Is that right!?"

Zhong Yi listened and then replied with a calm expression.

"That’s right. From now on, this Mythical Tier spider-shaped Bizarre will be completely under my control."

"I obtained a Moon Eyes Bellflower from Sister Zhuo. Controlling this Mythical Tier Bizarre was the combined result of my Beastmaster Talent and the Moon Eyes Bellflower."

At this, Zhong Yi didn’t elaborate further.

Instead, he simply took out the Crying Moon Blood Token he had obtained from Qin Ruyue.