Chapter 69
“Father, Mother, what is a magical beast?”
Amidst the forest, a young boy raised his head and looked at his parents.
The boy’s parents both carried bows and arrows on their backs, gripping spears in their hands. Their clothes, made from animal pelts, marked them as hunters.
“Yin’er, a magical beast is just… a magical beast,” his mother said with a smile.
“Then what’s the difference between magical beasts and ordinary animals?” the boy asked, puzzled.
Guang Yin’s father reached out and ruffled his son’s hair. “Ordinary animals, like rabbits, foxes, lions, tigers, or wolves, have a chance to gain spiritual awareness if they encounter the right opportunity. Once they do, they can cultivate and eventually become demons.
When animals gain spiritual awareness and especially after becoming demons, their intelligence becomes comparable to ours. Some can even further cultivate and take on human form. That’s called shapeshifting.
But magical beasts are different. Magical beasts have existed since ancient times and are far stronger than ordinary animals. However, magical beasts cannot cultivate or shapeshift, and their intelligence is very limited. Almost all magical beasts are born with a fixed limit to their potential. Even if they train and grow stronger, they can never surpass that limit.”
“Oh…” Guang Yin nodded, half-understanding.