Chapter 116 World Four [2]

Wen Ruyue and her group of five came from Lingxiao Sect. They were all direct disciples of the Sect Master and could almost represent the strength of the younger generation of Lingxiao Sect.

Lingxiao Sect is one of the eight major sects in the world. Although it has been ranked last for many years, it is still an officially recognized sect of immortal cultivation. Not only can it own a large area as its headquarters, it also enjoys certain privileges.

To give a simple example, all disciples of the eight major sects are considered official personnel with a regular staff. They can enjoy the benefits that civil servants can enjoy, and their immediate family members within three generations will also receive certain preferential treatment.

However, while enjoying the benefits, every disciple of the eight major sects must assist the official in completing at least three tasks every year, and promise not to reveal their identities in front of ordinary people, and not deliberately promote feudal superstitions for their own personal gain.

If the public who are already aware of the situation take the initiative to entrust the other party, the registered official cultivator can complete the transaction with the other party, but needs to pay taxes according to personal income tax.

In the Dharma Ending Age, the spiritual energy in the air is pitifully small. The leaders of the eight major sects are all stuck in the Golden Core Stage and cannot become Nascent Soul Stage no matter how hard they try.

Therefore, as long as one successfully builds a foundation, they can be considered a well-known figure in the cultivation sect. According to official statistics, there are only a few dozen Jindan stage cultivators among the current cultivators, and only a few thousand in the foundation building stage.

Of the five disciples of the Lingxiao Sect's leader, Wen Ruyue's cultivation was the highest, already in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment stage. Compared to the senior sisters and brothers from the other seven sects, her breakthrough to the Golden Core stage was only a matter of time.

In addition to Wen Ruyue, Tang Ming, who ranks second, has also broken through to the foundation-building stage and is currently in the early stage of foundation-building.

The third oldest Gong Zang and the fourth oldest Zhu Qiuyu are both at the ninth level of Qi training, while the junior brother Qin Guang is only at the sixth level, making him the last among the five.

Wen Ruyue was adopted by Master Wen from an orphanage. She started following Master Wen when she was just learning to speak. After her spiritual roots were detected at the age of six, she officially became Master Wen's apprentice.

Tang Ming and Gong Zang were sent to Lingxiao Sect by their parents who had contact with immortal cultivators after they finished elementary school. They started practicing at the age of twelve and are now twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. They are a little older than Wen Ruyue, who is only twenty-five years old.

Zhu Qiuyu's parents were also cultivators. She originally practiced in the small sect where her parents were, but the resources of the small sect were so poor that it was disbanded when Zhu Qiuyu was fifteen years old.

The government has certain assisting management rights over all immortal cultivation sects, so under the official arrangement, the talented Zhu Qiuyu was noticed by Sect Leader Wen and was accepted as the fourth disciple, and her parents also became ordinary disciples of Lingxiao Sect.

Zhu Qiuyu is one year younger than Wen Ruyue and is only 24 years old this year. While practicing, he also successfully obtained a double degree from a key university. After graduation, he set up a store to sell some blessed gadgets suitable for ordinary people to play with and wear.

Qin Guang is the youngest, at twenty-two years old, and just graduated from university this year. He also joined the profession the latest.

Qin Guang's physique is very special. He is the kind of person who can slowly absorb spiritual energy even without practicing. For spirits with low cultivation, he is an extremely rare tonic. Consuming him can advance from the early stage of foundation building to the middle stage, saving them many years of hard work.

Qin Guang was also lucky. His parents had accidentally helped a casual cultivator, so in order to repay the favor, the casual cultivator gave him a magic weapon that could hide his breath, which helped him conceal his physical condition until he was sixteen years old.

When Qin Guang's special physique was exposed and he was targeted by those monsters, he happened to meet Master Wen who was sending his apprentice to school. Not only did he save Qin Guang, but he also accepted Qin Guang as his last disciple so that he could protect himself.

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After finding the exit and successfully leaving this secret realm, the secret realm, which lost its spiritual power supply, collapsed and disappeared.

According to general rules, secret realms where the remnant souls of divine beasts exist are always high-level secret realms that hide many treasures.

However, there was a sleeping little divine beast in the secret realm. In order to allow his child to survive in the Dharma-Ending Age, the remnant soul used all the treasures and high-quality spirit stones in the secret realm to raise the child.

So apart from the little divine beast that still clung to Wen Ruyue's arms and refused to come out, and the tiger fang in the storage bag of junior brother Qin Guang, everyone's gains were only some spirit stones of ordinary quality, which could barely offset the loss of the magic weapon.

After listening to his disciples' explanations of the situation, Master Wen couldn't help but look at the little divine beast that had fallen asleep in Wen Ruyue's arms.

"Divine beasts are different from spirit beasts. They cannot be tamed by ordinary cultivators. If it is a master-servant contract, then the divine beast is the master cultivator and the servant. The best outcome is to sign an equal contract."

Sect Leader Wen's voice was neither slow nor slow, and it sounded very consistent with the temperament she exuded, giving people a very gentle and sunny feeling.

"Master, this is the relic of the divine beast that I got. It is a tooth of the little divine beast's mother." Qin Guang said.

Only after making sure that the little divine beast was still sleeping soundly in Wen Ruyue's arms did Qin Guang take the things out of his storage bag.

Sect Leader Wen took it and looked at it. "Well, this thing is not bad. It is a magic weapon that can break the formation. You can keep it."

"Master, can you use this tiger tooth to make the little beast understand what its mother means? Its mother wants us to protect the little beast, and it would be best if it can grow up smoothly." Qin Guang asked.

Sect Leader Wen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Did you say anything in front of the little beast?"

Qin Guang nodded and told Master Wen what he had said, as well as how the little divine beast bared its teeth at him and took away a spirit stone.

Sect Leader Wen glanced at his eldest disciple's bulging belly and frowned slightly. "Divine beasts are different from ordinary spirit beasts. They are born with intelligence and are blessed with inherited memories. It's no exaggeration to say they are born with knowledge."

After hearing what Sect Leader Wen said, Qin Guang's expression froze for a moment. "Master, are you saying that the little beast can now understand us?"

"Well, since the little beast is close to Ruyue, let Ruyue raise it first. There is no need to rush to sign the contract." Master Wen said.

"Spiritual energy is so thin these days that raising a large divine beast is no easy task. For example, the divine tortoise with the Black Tortoise bloodline within the Beastmaster Sect not only needs to devour spirit stones daily, but also needs the Sect Master and the elders to use their own spiritual energy to nourish it once a month."

Master Wen did not express his opinion directly, but told his disciples all the pros and cons of the matter and let them make their own decisions.

"The bloodline of the little divine beast is purer, and its growth period will be exceptionally long, perhaps more than ten years, or even hundreds of years."

"However, even in its growth stage, a Divine Beast's strength cannot be underestimated. If it's willing to cooperate with you, fighting higher-level enemies shouldn't be a problem. Furthermore, Divine Beasts have a natural ability to suppress demons and ghosts. Even a young Divine Beast can easily injure a demonic spirit."

Wen Ruyue and the other four listened very attentively. When it came to natural treasures and spiritual stone resources, the one with the most abundant resources was naturally the eldest sister Wen Ruyue.

The poorest one was naturally Qin Guang, who entered the sect late, had low cultivation, and had no parents or family to rely on.

"Master, I have a special physique. If I sign a contract with the little divine beast, can I use the spiritual energy I absorb to nourish the little divine beast?" Qin Guang said with a hint of anticipation in his tone.

Qin Guang: "If the little beast can suppress evil spirits, then as long as I stay by its side, I won't have to worry about being captured and eaten by those spirits, right?"

"Indeed, my junior brother has a special physique. Although he can absorb spiritual power anytime and anywhere, he can only mobilize a small part of the spiritual power. If he signs a contract with the little divine beast, maybe he can provide the unused spiritual energy to the little divine beast." Tang Ming said.

Gong Zang also nodded and said, "Master, why don't you let Junior Brother raise it and see how it goes? If the little beast can accept Junior Brother, it will be beneficial to both of us."

Zhu Qiuyu didn't want to express his opinion at first, but after seeing that the little beast in his senior sister's arms had woken up and stretched out its head, he spoke anyway.

"Master, the little divine beast has woken up. Since it can understand what we say, why not let it make its own choice?" Zhu Qiuyu looked away with difficulty.

As a veteran furry animal lover, Zhu Qiuyu was able to resist touching the little tiger's head, which was the result of her hard work in suppressing herself.

Sect Leader Wen did not express his opinion, but instead looked at his eldest disciple who was not very talkative. "Ruyue, what do you think?"

"Let's do as Junior Sister says. The little beast will follow whoever it wants to." After saying that, Wen Ruyue unbuttoned her jacket and carried out the little beast that was stained with her scent.

Jing Ke, who had just woken up, was a little confused. He looked around with his big round eyes. After realizing that he was going to be carried and put on the ground, Jing Ke directly hugged Wen Ruyue with all four limbs, and even wrapped his tail around her arm, refusing to let go.

Wen Ruyue frowned slightly, as if hesitating whether to forcibly pull the little divine beast down from her arms.

"Master, we don't need to choose anymore, right?" Zhu Qiuyu touched his chin. "The little beast clearly likes Senior Sister very much."

Qin Guang's eyes darkened, and he said with a hint of concern, "But doesn't Senior Sister dislike animals? And Senior Sister is also a specially hired consultant for the Special Management Bureau. She has to go on missions from time to time. Wouldn't it be inconvenient to bring a little beast with her?"

"Why don't we keep the little beast in the sect's headquarters first? I remember that the white tiger is a national first-class protected animal. If it follows the senior sister, it might be reported by enthusiastic citizens, which would cause trouble for the police." Qin Guang said and looked at Wen Ruyue.

"Senior Sister, what do you think of my proposal?" Qin Guang asked.

Part of what Qin Guang said was objective fact. While Wen Ruyue was the eldest sister of Lingxiao Sect, she also worked in the Special Management Bureau, whose full name was the Special Events Management Bureau.

Compared with ordinary registered cultivators, Wen Ruyue, as a specially appointed consultant, has higher authority. He can call on some official personnel to work for him and has also obtained a license to fly with a sword.

Correspondingly, as a specially appointed consultant, Wen Ruyue has more things to do. It is common for her to answer questions from the Special Management Bureau over the phone, and she also needs to assist in completing more than ten B-level tasks every year.

"Master, can the little divine beast stay in the sect's headquarters?" Wen Ruyue did not answer Qin Guang's question, but looked directly at her master.

"If the little beast is willing, I would be happy to see an extra guarantee for the sect's headquarters." Master Wen said in a gentle tone.

"The spiritual energy here is rich, and it's more suitable for you to live here than outside." Wen Ruyue looked down at the little white tiger that was clinging to her tightly, her tone slightly stiff, "I know you understand. If you want to grow up, you need to absorb a lot of spiritual energy."

"If you follow me, you will go hungry and be locked in the house." Wen Ruyue said sternly.

After looking into the clear amber eyes for less than three seconds, Wen Ruyue subconsciously looked away, and the hands holding the little white tiger became much stiffer.

Why was the little beast staring at him like that? Could it really want to go with him?

But since he was a child, he has been unable to keep things alive, no matter if it is flowers, plants, cats or dogs, or even spiritual animals with strong vitality, after being raised by him for a few days, they will become dying.

Jing Ke tilted his head and found that Wen Ruyue was looking down at him, so he stuck out his tongue and licked her chin.

The barbs on the tiger cub's tongue were not sharp. After being licked, Wen Ruyue felt a slight itch on her chin, which seemed to have become wet.

Upon seeing this, Sect Leader Wen chuckled softly, a hint of relief in his eyes. "It seems the little divine beast likes you very much. Ruyue, you can raise it and see how it goes. If the little divine beast can't stay here any longer, you can send it back to me."

Wen Ruyue was raised by Sect Leader Wen, so he naturally knew her childhood experiences.

Similarly, Sect Leader Wen also knew the reason why his eldest disciple was not good at raising small animals. That was because his eldest disciple and his youngest disciple had the same physique, and both of them would automatically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.

It’s just that the eldest disciple’s physique is more special and hidden. If the spirit beast hadn’t also been affected, Master Wen might not have been able to tell.

The reason why Master Wen made an exception and allowed the sixteen-year-old Qin Guang to become his last disciple was probably because he loved Qin Guang as much as he loved his family.

"Master, I have to assist the Special Management Bureau in completing its mission and cannot stay at home every day." Wen Ruyue said with a frown.

"Master, in the eyes of outsiders, the little divine beast is the cub of a national first-class protected animal. Why don't we keep it in the sect's headquarters?" Qin Guang chimed in.

As a college graduate without a proper job, Qin Guang stayed in the sect's headquarters the longest.

As long as he could keep the little divine beast in the sect's headquarters, Qin Guang believed that he could use enough time and sincerity to impress the little divine beast.

Sect Leader Wen did not comment on his younger disciple's words, but simply looked at his eldest disciple with a gentle gaze.

"The Special Management Bureau isn't considered an ordinary citizen. If the little beast is willing, you can bring it with you on the mission." Sect Leader Wen said, "If you bring the little beast with you, you might be able to complete the mission more easily."

Wen Ruyue frowned even more tightly. If someone who didn't know the situation saw it, they would probably think that she was very disgusted with the little white tiger that was holding her tightly.

But the little white tiger Jing Ke could sense Wen Ruyue's soaring heart rate. As a master and adoptive mother, Sect Leader Wen also knew how much his eldest disciple loved furry animals when he was a child.

To be more precise, the grown-up disciple also likes furry things, otherwise he would not have moved out just to be able to sleep with a furry doll without restraint.