The first chapter of the fantasy magic beast taming on the bus

At dawn, a cock crowed and the sun rose in the east.

The compatible colors of red and orange rendered the rosy clouds that stretched for thousands of miles, like the wings of a phoenix, holding up the soft golden crow, slowly rising to the sky of the Zimu Liuhua Region. A faint cry sounded along with the colorful light waves scattered by the sun, and Shi Yan's originally dim vision suddenly brightened.

Shi Yan was sitting cross-legged on the roof of a thatched hut, staring at the direction of the rising sun with unfocused eyes, muttering to himself, "It still doesn't work. Is the power of the Golden Crow too weak in the early morning? Could it be that my extremely cold constitution means that even the power of the Golden Crow cannot dissolve the cold air in my veins? No!" Shi Yan shook his head and denied it secretly, "The Golden Crow lights up the world. Its original power of the Golden Crow is the power of Yang, which is the highest grade of the supreme divine fire among the known fires! Although [Consciousness of the Sky] is a first-level spell, the ability to perceive and absorb is a rare ability. What I absorbed is definitely the power of the Golden Crow. So what is the problem?"

Shi Yan's face darkened, he stood up, held onto the roof with one hand, kicked off with both feet, jumped off the roof, and landed steadily on the ground. "Maybe it's because the Golden Crow's power is not enough. Although Chu Chen's Golden Crow's power is very weak, it is already the limit that a useless person like me can bear. I can feel that if it was a little stronger, my body would probably have been burned to ashes."

Shi Yan said that he was a useless person, and it was not an exaggeration. Shi Yan was not clear about other places, but in Zimu Liuhua Territory, people with average qualifications can reach the peak of Huamai Stage at the age of 17 or 18 and touch the door of cultivation. And those with worse qualifications can also reach the fifth level of Huamai Stage. Like Shi Yan, a 19-year-old, whose cultivation level is only the third level of Huamai Stage, it is rare, or to put it bluntly, there is only one example of Shi Yan. So it is not an exaggeration to be called a peerless useless person.

Huamai, as the name implies, is to open up the meridians, which is the most basic condition for cultivation. When all the meridians in the body, big and small, are opened up, one can touch the threshold of cultivation, push open that door, and join the ranks of cultivators.

Since childhood, Shi Yan's meridians have been eroded by extreme cold air, and his veins have been damaged, as if the cold air has frozen into ice in his body, making it impossible for spiritual power to flow in his meridians. Like a river that has not been dredged for a long time, it is blocked by silt and eventually dries up. No matter how many methods he has tried, he cannot break the cold air in his meridians, as if the cold air has frozen into ice in his body.

Therefore, for more than ten years, Shi Yan's cultivation has been stagnant at the third level of the Meridian Transformation Stage, which was the realm that Shi Yan had reached through hard practice as a child before he was affected by the cold.

When he was a child, Shi Yan was called the Holy Body of Tianmen. He reached the seventh level of Huamai at the age of seven and received much attention from people from all walks of life in Tianmen Domain. Unfortunately, the heavens were jealous of talents, and the erosion of the extreme cold air stopped him there, and his cultivation gradually declined.

"Shi Yan, Shi Yan! What are you daydreaming about? I've been calling you for a long time!" She was wearing a emerald green shirt, a pleated skirt with green grass and flowers, and a thin green gauze. Her shoulders were as sharp as a knife, her waist was as thin as a slender waist, her skin was as white as cream, and her breath was as faint as orchids. Whenever Shi Yan saw Mingxiang, he would be deeply moved. The disciples of Huajian Sect were indeed the dream lovers of all the men in Zimu Liuhua Domain. Even an outer disciple had such a beauty, not to mention the fairies in the inner sect.

"Sister Mingxiang, you can't wait to come to see me so early in the morning!" Shi Yan said with a smile: "Is my charm really that great? Even Sister Mingxiang is deeply attracted by it. Oh, it's so embarrassing!"

"You're embarrassed, you're so shameless that even a flying sword can't pierce you, and you're still embarrassed?" It was just daybreak, and her clothes were covered with dew. Mingxiang straightened her clothes and glanced at Shi Yan: "My junior sisters all said that you were poor, but I didn't expect you to be so poor. You dare to make jokes about me. No wonder no one dares to come to you to give you notebooks, they are scared by you!"

"What? How could such a thing happen? I treated these girls well, but they said bad things about me behind my back and told tales about me. I won't let them off easily!" Shi Yan pretended to be angry.

Mingxiang knew what kind of person Shi Yan was. Although he said this, he didn't take it to heart at all. He was a typical person who said one thing but meant another. "Okay, I'm just kidding you." Mingxiang handed over a piece of jade and said, "This is the notebook for this time. The things you need in it are a little different from usual. Take a closer look."

"Sister Mingxiang, just give me a command and I will come over even if I am far away from Yuguan. Why do you have to send it over in person?"

"How dare I? You are the treasure of our Huajian sect. Just look at your skill of [Knowing Scents] which has reached the third level. Apart from you, there is no one else in the entire Zimu Liuhua Territory! How dare I give you orders?" Mingxiang glanced at him sarcastically.

"Haha, look at what you said. I'm just a flower picker. How can I compare with you?" Shi Yan took out the notebook and scanned it with his spiritual sense.

Mingxiang saw his face darken, and then she realized that she had accidentally touched upon Shi Yan's sorrow, and she felt a little sorry. Shi Yan's meridians were blocked, and he could not practice. Mingxiang knew this. Not only Mingxiang, but everyone who was close to Shi Yan knew this secret of Shi Yan. Shi Yan did not hide this secret, but told his friends around him generously. This was the first time Mingxiang saw Shi Yan's expression like this.

"Third-grade red sandalwood flower?" Shi Yan looked at Ming Xiang. "This third-grade red sandalwood flower is not something you can find everywhere. Even if I practice my best skill [Scent Recognition] to the third level, it will still take a lot of effort to find it."

"I know, but this is what the senior sister wants, and it happens that the stock in our sect has run out. It may not be available even if we go to Konghai to purchase it. Besides, the quality will definitely not be as good as the freshly picked ones, so I can only ask you for help!" Mingxiang looked pleading.

"Senior Sister? Isn't Senior Sister you, Mingxiang?" Shi Yan was a little confused. Mingxiang was the one with the highest cultivation among the outer disciples. She had reached the ninth level of the Meridian Transformation Stage and was only one step away from the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"What kind of senior sister am I? I'm just an outer disciple. I'm the real senior sister, Senior Sister Zixuan!"

"Mo Zixuan? The cold-faced Fairy Binghuaxuan?" Shi Yan asked curiously, "Isn't this girl very capable? Why would she ask us marginalized people to help her?"

It is no secret that the inner disciples look down on the outer disciples and hangers-on. This is not only the case in the Huajian Sect, but also in other sects. They are all too arrogant and would never look down on them.

"Hush, you even dare to make fun of the senior sister. If she knew, she would peel off your skin." Mingxiang quickly covered Shi Yan's mouth and whispered in his ear: "She won't care whether you are a baby or not. If you make her angry, she won't care about anything else."

"Really? Hearing what you said, I don't dare to accept this mission. God knows if she will use me to cook or roast me if I can't find the third-grade red sandalwood flower."

"No, she's the senior sister!" Mingxiang reminded him quickly when she saw that he was a little hesitant.

Shi Yan smiled bitterly and said, "But even if you are the Sect Leader, I can't do anything. This thing is rare. Maybe there is only one in the entire Huajian Valley."

Mingxiang suddenly grabbed Shi Yan's paw and begged bitterly: "Brother Shi Yan, if I can't get the third-grade red sandalwood flower, I'm done! Please, please~~~"

Seeing her pleading face, Shi Yan couldn't bear it.

"Okay, I'll try my best. But you should send someone to Konghai to inquire about it. You have to be prepared for everything in case of any unexpected events." Shi Yan reminded.

"I know. I've already sent someone there." Mingxiang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I'll leave this to you. I believe you can find it! I'll tell you a piece of news. Senior Sister Zixuan's spirit beast [Muxu] is about to break through the spiritual stage and enter the Qi refining stage. If you find the third-grade red sandalwood flower, maybe Senior Sister's Muxu will advance from the second grade to the third grade when she breaks through? By then, hehe, maybe Senior Sister will be in a good mood and come to thank you in person!"

Shi Yan seemed to have seen Mo Zixuan wearing a white peony smoke gauze, a long white floor-length plum blossom skirt, a soft smoke gauze tied around her body, bending her slender waist and taking small steps, slowly walking towards her.

Shi Yan swallowed hard, patted his chest and promised to find the third-grade red sandalwood flower in the shortest possible time, which made Mingxiang roll her eyes.

After Mingxiang left, Shi Yan went back into the house and sorted out his tools.

This time I probably won’t be able to come back for three or four days, so I must carry enough tools with me.

The broken gold sickle, fog-repelling talisman and all other things that could be used were put into a palm-sized silk bag. Don't underestimate this silk bag, the space inside is more than enough to fit the entire thatched house and yard. This is a second-grade space magic weapon, and the market price is twenty second-grade spirit stones.

Seeing that everything in this shabby thatched house is not worth ten first-grade spirit stones, and this bag is worth twenty second-grade spirit stones, how big is the difference between them! You know, one hundred first-grade spirit stones are equal to one second-grade spirit stone.

Shi Yan tied the bag around his waist and showed off proudly, "Brother, I used to be a rich man too!"

Huajian Valley is a remote valley in Zimu Liuhua Region, and Huajian Sect is nestled on the mountain beside Huajian Valley. Since Huajian Sect is the only one nearby, all the mountains around Huajian Valley belong to Huajian Sect, with a total of fifty-three peaks, which is a very large area.

The outer disciples and guests live in the outer fifteen peaks, while the important Huajian Valley only has a small area designated as the outer valley for the use of the outer disciples and guests.

Shi Yan was one of the 200 guests of the Huajian Sect.

Originally, with Shi Yan's third-level [Scent Recognition], even if he could not cultivate and was only at the third level of the Meridian Transformation Stage, he could easily join any sect as an outer disciple. However, the Huajian Sect has always only accepted female disciples, so Shi Yan could only be a guest in the Huajian Sect. Since the Huajian Sect is famous in the Zimu Liuhua Region for producing many beautiful women, many guests came to the Huajian Sect for this reason. Even if some people are more than enough to enter the inner sect in other sects.

The inner valley of Huajian Valley was originally only accessible to the inner disciples of Huajian Sect, but Mingxiang somehow managed to get a pass token for Shi Yan. Perhaps Senior Sister Mo Zixuan was anxious for her spirit beast to break through, so she allowed Shi Yan to enter the inner valley.

Shi Yan has a great reputation in Huajian Sect. Many of the cultivation methods of Huajian Sect require various spiritual flowers to assist, not only spiritual beasts, but also human cultivation. However, there are hundreds of millions of spiritual flowers in Huajian Valley. Looking at the head of Huajian Sect, it is not easy for Hua Ruo, who has the cultivation level of Jindan Stage, to find a spiritual flower he needs. However, Shi Yan's [Scent Recognition] can easily find it, which is exactly what Huajian Sect needs most.

Therefore, Shi Yan's status in Huajian Sect is very different from that of ordinary diners.

Shi Yan's [Knowing Fragrance] is the same as [Knowing the Sky], both of which are perception-related techniques. They are not very profound, and are mainly used to detect the direction and density of the surrounding spiritual power. Almost everyone can do it, but after the cultivation has broken through to the foundation-building stage, [Knowing Fragrance] can be used to sense spiritual power without it. Moreover, after practicing [Knowing Fragrance] to the second level, it is difficult to improve unless there is an adventure or sudden enlightenment. Therefore, it is a useless existence, and no one is willing to spend time on it. Just like in the Huajian Sect, there are also people who practice [Knowing Fragrance] specifically to find spiritual flowers, but after practicing to the second level, they can't make any further progress, so they have no choice but to give up.

However, Shi Yan was an outlier. He could not practice due to physical reasons. The foundation-building period was just a mirage for him, so he concentrated on studying these spells. However, he did find some things that others had not noticed. For example, [Knowing the Sky], everyone knows that [Knowing the Sky] is a spell for observing celestial phenomena and predicting spiritual rain, but Shi Yan discovered its hidden ability, absorption!

The hidden ability of [Knowing Scent] is identification!

In addition, Shi Yan also knows a spell, [Knowing the Pulse]! However, [Knowing the Pulse] is the weakest of the three spells that Shi Yan has mastered. He has only cultivated to the second level and cannot go any further. So Shi Yan does not know whether it will have any hidden abilities like [Knowing the Fragrance] and [Knowing the Sky].

With the pass token in hand, the fog in the valley dissipated, revealing a path.

Along the way, there are ancient trees, fragrant grass everywhere, and a faint fragrance in the air, full of vitality. From time to time, you can see some ordinary beasts that have not yet become intelligent.

Spirit beasts can practice cultivation just like cultivators. Cultivators need to open up their meridians before they can practice, but spirit beasts have an unusual physique, and their meridians are naturally open, allowing their spiritual energy to flow freely. However, they do not have the intelligence to make their energy flow in a regular manner, so spirit beasts must reach the stage of intelligence before they can practice. Beasts that have not reached the stage of intelligence are collectively called ordinary beasts.

Along the way, there were restrictions everywhere, some obvious and some hidden. Some powerful restrictions even used spirit beasts as the core of the formation, and the terrifying pressure occasionally released made him almost suffocate. With his cultivation level of only the third level of Huamai, feeling the majestic spiritual power of these spirit beasts, his legs trembled involuntarily.

This is a kind of pressure!