Celestial Beast Taming

Zhong Yi wasn’t too concerned about the price of something as hard to find as a Rule Deceit Embryo.

When the Deceit Dao Assembly began, someone would naturally foot the bill for him.

Even if that person was unwilling to pay, Zhong Yi could always save up enough resources to trade for the Rule Deceit Embryo within the next month or so.

"You should go, Sister Yue. Master Tao En should have given you a Message Parrot."

"Even if you leave the Xin Xia Federation and we can’t use our phones to communicate anymore, we’ll still be able to stay in constant contact with the Message Parrot."

Zhong Yi didn’t tell Qin Ruyue right then that he planned to contact the Crying Moon Goddess through her, using her as a communication link.

For one, Zhong Yi didn’t have any Longevity Insect Honey yet, and it was too early to contact the Crying Moon Goddess before he could produce some.

For another, if Zhong Yi truly intended to contact the Crying Moon Goddess, he would definitely have to explain things clearly to Star Night beforehand.

Zhong Yi was certain that the Crying Moon Goddess desperately coveted a lifespan-extending material like Longevity Insect Honey.

But trading with him wasn’t the Crying Moon Goddess’s only path to obtaining the Longevity Insect Honey.

Zhong Yi couldn’t be sure what kind of decision a veteran expert from the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations, whose life was nearing its end, would make when faced with an opportunity to extend it.

Only with an expert like Star Night, who was also at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations, could Zhong Yi stop worrying about the Crying Moon Goddess resorting to some unconventional, forceful methods.

After Qin Ruyue left, Zhong Yi went to see Tao En.

He chatted with Tao En for a while, and then everyone gathered for dinner.

After dinner, Zhong Yi used six Divine Origin Value points to acquire two Source Material Celestial Shuttles, giving one each to Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan.

He then helped Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling form a Contract with their Source Material Celestial Shuttles, just as the Star Emperor had once helped him.

After telling the two of them how to use the Source Material Celestial Shuttles, Zhong Yi said nothing more.

Instead, he let them figure it out for themselves when they entered the Virtual Source Network that night.

Back in his room, Zhong Yi planned to enter the Virtual Source Network over the next few nights to first visit the Soul Fighting Platform and finish his remaining three Ranking Competition matches.

After that, Zhong Yi would go into seclusion to raise all of his Guardian Beast Levels to the Extraordinary Tier.

Having completed the First Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, which each creature could only enter once, Zhong Yi no longer had any reason to remain at the Mortal Beast Tier.

Once all his Guardian Beasts reached the Extraordinary Tier, Zhong Yi’s strength would undergo a qualitative transformation.

At that point, Zhong Yi could take Zhong Ling, Shen Xuan, and the two he planned to focus on training—He Guoguo and Sun Ya—to explore Second Level Secret Realms.

After exploring enough Second Level Secret Realms to meet the prerequisite, Zhong Yi planned to enter the Second Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm and then make a push for the Fantasy Tier.

He wouldn’t linger at the Extraordinary Tier for too long.

When a Guardian Beast Master’s contracted Guardian Beast reached the Fantasy Tier, it could give feedback to the Master through the Beast Pattern.

This allowed the Guardian Beast Master to use some of their Guardian Beast’s Skills through the Beast Pattern.

At that stage, Guardian Beast Masters, who fought by commanding their Guardian Beasts, were no longer a flock of helpless lambs. They gained the ability to fight using their Beast Patterns.

However, their personal combat ability was still much weaker than that of Warriors who fought using Bloodlines or Secret Techniques.

But this only applied to ordinary Guardian Beast Masters, not to Zhong Yi.

For one, his Soul-Controlling Flower had been constantly giving him feedback while absorbing Life and Soul Energy.

As time went on, Zhong Yi’s physical and Soul Strength were continuously increasing.

For another, Zhong Yi could use his Soul Taming Seed to form contracts with an unlimited number of Guardian Beasts.

With his body and soul constantly growing stronger, he would also have multiple Guardian Beasts giving him feedback through their Beast Patterns.

When he reached the Fantasy Tier and fought in the Third Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, his opponents might not be able to kill him, even without relying on the Rejection Crystal Bee.

They might even be killed by him instead.

Over the past few days, Ren Suxin had continued to visit Zhong Yi’s residence to hang out, just as she always did.

Ren Suxin was much older than Zhong Ling, Sun Ya, and He Guoguo, but the four of them had clearly become close friends.

Every time Ren Suxin came to his residence, Zhong Yi would help treat her damaged Heart Vein.

Today, after Zhong Yi finished treating Ren Suxin’s Heart Vein, it was finally considered fully recovered.

Having successfully passed the Fifth Nirvana, Ren Suxin’s Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Nirvana Phoenix Peony, could finally bloom as she had wished.

While treating her today, Zhong Yi could sense the inner joy and excitement of Ren Suxin, who was usually gentle on the outside but strong-willed and extremely calm on the inside.

To become a Guardian Beast Master like everyone else, Ren Suxin had sacrificed too much and endured too much pain.

Now, Ren Suxin’s wish was finally coming true!

Even without awakening its Lifebound Phoenix, the Nirvana Phoenix Peony’s combat ability was still extremely formidable.

Just as Zhong Yi, having finished the treatment, was about to leave, he heard Ren Suxin suddenly call out to him.

"Zhong Yi, thank you for helping me successfully get through the Fifth Nirvana."

"Honestly, before my sister brought me to you, I really thought I was going to die!"

"Now, just like my sister, I’ve finally become a Guardian Beast Master."

Ren Suxin knew very well that her sister must have paid Zhong Yi a reward for treating her.

However, that didn’t stop Ren Suxin from being grateful to Zhong Yi.

In fact, over the years, it wasn’t just the Flower Venerable who had been giving to Ren Suxin; Ren Suxin had also been helping the Flower Venerable.

Ren Suxin basically managed all of the Flower Venerable’s core businesses, including the Hua Kuo Trading Company.