A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 58

Chapter 58 The World of a Rich Young Woman: What the Poor Don’t Understand

The Qilin Pavilion in Huangfeng Valley is a place for raising spirit beasts.

So-called spirit beasts actually refer to demonic beasts, those tamed by cultivators.

The Qilin Pavilion not only houses spirit beasts kept by sects, but also those left by other cultivators. Most are level 1, with a very few level 2. However, even level 1 demonic beasts, as long as they have some special abilities, can provide many conveniences for the disciples of the valley.

Such as providing transportation, guarding the gates, finding spiritual herbs, assisting in attacks, and so on.

“Han Li, this way…”

Han Li arrived at the Qilin Pavilion and happened to meet Dong Xuan’er coming out of the pavilion.

“Uncle Dong…”

Han Li stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

His manners were always impeccable, both inside and outside the pavilion.

“Quickly, come with me into the Qilin Pavilion…”

Dong Xuan’er waved and led the way.

“Uncle, what are we doing…?”

“Buying spirit beasts.”

Dong Xuan’er, walking ahead, seemed very excited.

Han Li, following behind, blinked, somewhat puzzled: Why call him over if you’re just buying spirit beasts? He couldn’t offer any valuable advice.

With his limited experience, he knew very little about demonic beasts. He had specifically looked into the distribution of demonic beasts within the Crimson Forbidden Land, but that wouldn’t help Dong Xuan’er much, would it?

“Aren’t you going to participate in the Crimson Trial? Then let’s buy a few more spirit beasts to take with us. If we can’t bring in level two spirit beasts, then we’ll bring in high-level or even top-level level one. One isn’t enough, then we’ll bring in three or five; the less the better.”

Dong Xuan’er trotted into the Qilin Pavilion.

Han Li, standing behind, froze.

“Buy spirit beasts to venture into the Crimson Forbidden Land?”

The next moment, a thunderbolt exploded in his mind.

Many previously unconsidered ideas surfaced.

‘That’s right!’

‘We can totally learn from those guys at Spirit Beast Mountain and bring our own bred spirit beasts into the forbidden land!’ “

No, ordinary people can’t actually learn it.”

Of the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom, besides Spirit Beast Mountain, why do so few disciples specialize in beast taming?

There are many reasons.

The main ones are two major factors:

First, Tiannan produces relatively few demonic beasts, and even buying the lowest-level spirit beasts to raise is very expensive in terms of spirit stones.

For example, right now.

Han Li, who had just briefly visited the Qilin Pavilion, was shocked by the prices of spirit beasts for both use and sale.

[Double-Eyed Rat], Level 1, mid-level after adulthood.

Rental price: one low-grade spirit stone per day.

Rental conditions: Foundation Establishment cultivators can rent.

Not currently for sale.

[Sniffing Rat], can reach Level 2 after adulthood.

Rental price for an adult: one low-grade spirit stone per day. Rental conditions: Foundation Establishment cultivators can rent. Not for sale.

Rental price for an immature rat: one low-grade spirit stone every ten days. Can be rented by those at Qi Refining level 10 and above. Price: one, 1200 spirit stones.

That’s right.

Extremely expensive.

The exorbitant prices are unavoidable, as Huangfeng Valley only has about sixty spirit-sniffing rats.

Fourteen of them are… adult level 2 spirit-sniffing rats that have lived for over a hundred years.

Then there are the various other spirit beasts.

The Iron-Armed Ape, even as an adult, is only level 1, lower rank, and costs thirty spirit stones each. Although only a lower-ranking beast, its body is far stronger than a human’s, so it still poses a certain threat to a Qi Refining cultivator if they get close.

The Pangolin, as an adult, is level 1, middle rank, and costs seventy spirit stones each. The

Wind Howling Eagle, as an adult, is level 1, upper rank, and costs two hundred spirit stones each.

The Golden Python, as an adult, is level 1, top rank, and costs eight hundred spirit stones each.

“…”

There are also level 2 fire crows, golden-eyed apes, etc., with individual prices reaching three to five thousand spirit stones.

Considering that low-level cultivators have very few ways to earn spirit stones, a stable income of two or three spirit stones per month is considered a good job. But this income is barely enough to improve oneself, let alone have any left over for raising spirit beasts. “Not even enough for myself, why would I want to support an ancestor? Don’t be ridiculous.

Cultivators raise spirit beasts to choose bodyguards, not to worship as ancestors.

In short, they can’t afford to buy them. They certainly can’t

afford to raise them.

And if they really had that kind of spare money, they’d be better off buying a couple of top-tier magic weapons. “

The second main reason is the nature of the demon beasts themselves.

A demon beast’s advancement is limited by the strength of its bloodline. Demon beasts with excellent bloodlines, or those with benign mutations that greatly increase their potential, are mostly taken by high-level cultivators. Where would low-level disciples get a chance?

Ordinary low-level disciples can only raise spirit beasts with ordinary bloodlines and little potential. But those ordinary spirit beasts are limited by their own bloodlines, and it often takes decades or even centuries to barely improve. If they can’t strengthen their bloodlines through the cleansing and purification of their marrow with heavenly and earthly herbs, they might even be stuck at the first level of demon beasts for hundreds of years, unable to advance to the second level.

On the other hand, cultivators with good talent can establish their foundation in their teens or twenties. Even those who are a little later can establish their foundation in their thirties or forties.

How could such cultivators possibly give spirit beasts a hundred years to grow?

Spending a hundred years nurturing a level one demon beast to level two is not only costly but also yields low returns.

After all, by the time a hundred years have passed, any cultivator with even a little talent would have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Foundation Establishment cultivators over a hundred years old generally possess the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage. Late Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn’t even consider the slight power boost from level one or two demon beasts.

A representative figure: Lü Tianmeng, a late Foundation Establishment cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain.

This dignified late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain doesn’t even have any level two, three, or four spirit beasts comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator?!

Has he neglected to train them over the years?

Clearly not.

The main reason is that all his spirit beasts are stuck at the level one bottleneck, utterly useless in the mines and battlefields. They’re even deemed unworthy to be summoned as cannon fodder. Even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lü Tianmeng from Spirit Beast Mountain is in this situation, let alone the other lower-level cultivators from the seven sects.

The elimination of spirit beasts and pets is only a matter of time.

In other words, the cost-effectiveness is too low.

Unless one encounters an exceptionally talented mutant, a celestial spirit beast, or a special individual with extremely powerful bloodlines,

the effect and utility of training spirit beasts should at least be commensurate with the investment, right?

“So, which ones have you set your sights on?”

Dong Xuan’er asked.

“To help me in the forbidden area, they need to be at least a Level 1 Upper-Tier spirit beast comparable to the late-stage Qi Refining realm.”

“Preferably a Level 1 Top-Tier…”

A Level 1 Top-Tier demon beast is comparable to an elite human at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, but because demon beasts are much tougher and possess greater physical strength, and while their intelligence may not be high, their combat instincts are not necessarily bad. Therefore, they are often several times more dangerous than cultivators of the same level.

Even the top-tier experts from the major sects are unwilling to easily provoke those Level 1 Top-Tier demon beasts in the forbidden area who are skilled in offensive combat.

“So, which ones are you planning to choose?”

“I’ll choose an adult Wind Howling Eagle.”

A Level 1 Upper-Tier Wind Howling Eagle can be very good at finding things, scouting the terrain, and can also act as a sentry and assist in combat in the forbidden area.

“Just one Wind Howling Eagle? That’s not enough, is it?”

Dong Xuan’er frowned.

“Uncle-Master, it’s not that I don’t want to bring more spirit beasts in, but the problem is, I really don’t have enough spirit stones. A high-tier combat spirit beast costs me two hundred spirit stones, and a top-tier one costs seven or eight hundred. I only have about five hundred spirit stones left.”

Besides, an ordinary top-tier magic weapon only costs around three hundred low-grade spirit stones.

A fine top-tier magic weapon costs five or six hundred.

A rare top-tier magic weapon costs eight hundred and above.

A mere level one top-tier spirit beast is enough to buy a fine or even rare top-tier magic weapon for a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Tianxing Sect market.

The cost-effectiveness is really not high.

Unless someone is willing to spend spirit stones to arm him.

“Wait a minute, where are your spirit stones?”

Dong Xuan’er raised an eyebrow.

She estimated that Han Li should still have more than two thousand spirit stones.

With her help, two thousand spirit stones could easily buy three or four level one top-tier combat spirit beasts and several level one mid-to-low-tier support spirit beasts to carry with him. With such a lineup, even if a Qi Refining cultivator only commands three at a time, it would be enough to dominate their peers.

At that time, dangerous figures from various sects would have to give Han Li a wide berth if they encountered him in the forbidden area.

Furthermore, those lairs inhabited by only one or two top-tier demonic beasts, and those underground stone palaces unexplored by disciples of the major sects, would be readily available to Han Li. The final harvest of spirit herbs would definitely be enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

As long as the final result yielded a Foundation Establishment Pill, her investment would be successful.

It would be worthwhile.

But what about Han Li’s spirit stones?

Over two thousand spirit stones had dwindled to only about five hundred. Even if she contributed another thousand, she could only buy two top-tier level one spirit beasts at most.

Two top-tier demonic beasts would most likely still be no match for the top Qi Refining elites from each sect.

“You really are…”

“Where did the spirit stones go?”

Dong Xuan’er asked through gritted teeth,

somewhat annoyed by his lack of ambition.

“I bought talismans and many pills.”

Han Li took out several mid-level talismans.

“You spent over a thousand spirit stones on this junk?”

Dong Xuan’er rolled her eyes.

“How come you’re even more wasteful than me?”

She then casually pulled out three mid-grade offensive talismans from her storage bag.

Han Li: “…”

He had overlooked the fact that this woman was also a high-level second-generation rich kid, a little heiress.

…

“Thank you, Martial Aunt. I’ll definitely repay you double when I get back.”

He didn’t refuse Dong Xuan’er’s kindness, but readily accepted it.

After bowing, he prepared to leave the Qilin Pavilion.

“Where are you going?”

“My preparations are quite complete…” Of course, he was going to do something else.

For example, to buy another top-tier defensive magic weapon.

“Don’t rush.”

“Huh?”

“I’ll also pick out three top-tier level 1 combat spirit beasts and two mid-to-high-tier support spirit beasts to take with me.”

(End of Chapter)