However, if Xiao Wangyan hadn't brought it up, Ji Mofan would have almost forgotten that he had brought back a hen from the Demon Realm.
The reason I brought that little black bird back was simply because Xihe said that without spiritual power it would never grow up, and might even gradually weaken under the erosion of demonic energy.
Jimo Fanyou happened to have a place where he could use it during the breakout, so bringing it back was a simple matter.
However, after returning to the Chaoming Palace, it was placed in a foster home, and now it should be in the beast enclosure where the sect raises demonic beasts.
The senior brothers and sisters of Chaoming Palace wouldn't let him go hungry, so Ji Mofan didn't even bother to check on his condition later.
When Xiao Wangyan brought it up, Ji Mofan had never considered this direction before.
Although the Black Bird is a rather rare type of demonic beast, it is currently just a small cub.
The effort required to raise an ordinary monster is completely different from that required to raise an ancient beast.
Even though Xihe said that the black bird was forced to remain in its juvenile state for some reason, Ji Mofan was not a cultivator who had specifically studied beast taming and was not sure about this matter.
Moreover, given its previous state of not being picky about food and eating any spirit stone given to it, Ji Mofan really didn't realize that this black bird's attribute was water.
"So how can we make it grow?" Ji Mofan asked directly.
He himself did not have sufficient knowledge of animal taming, but the Demon Lord had lived for so many years and must have learned every profession he could.
Otherwise, the long hours would be too boring.
"Feed it." Xiao Wangyan's answer was particularly simple and direct. "A conservative estimate would be around 100,000 spirit stones."
Ji Mofan couldn't help but choke up a little.
One hundred thousand?
He didn't know if the Demon Lord had any concept of this number; in any case, he had no concept of it.
This is the most money I've ever seen in my life.
When I was in charge of the Yuncang Sword Sect, the account had a maximum of 100,000 spirit stones.
The entire sect consumes between 30,000 and 50,000 spirit stones per month, and sometimes as little as 12,000 spirit stones per month.
In the past, when he completed demon-slaying missions, although the rewards varied depending on the difficulty, each mission typically yielded only tens to hundreds of dollars.
But now, Xiao Wangyan is telling him that raising such a hen would actually require 100,000 spirit stones?
Still a conservative estimate?
Ji Mofan suddenly regretted bringing it back.
This isn't some ancient mythical beast; it's clearly a gold-devouring monster!
"Don't make that face." Xiao Wangyan was amused by Ji Mofan's dumbfounded expression. "It doesn't necessarily have to be a spirit stone. It's just that the spiritual energy was scarce in the Demon Realm before, so it couldn't get anything good to eat."
"But now that you've brought it back to the cultivation world, you can feed it some spiritual herbs rich in spiritual energy, or you can simply place it in a blessed land rich in spiritual energy."
Jimo Fan: ......
He lowered his head and rubbed his throbbing temples.
It's easy to say, but if you want to cultivate in a blessed land or obtain rare and precious materials, isn't every one of them an expense?
Ji Mofan felt that he was mostly indifferent to worldly desires, but now a little bit of resentment towards the rich suddenly popped into his head.
There was nothing else to it but that he remembered the large pile of spiritual herbs and pills that Li Jinchu had casually taken out to help him reach the Nascent Soul stage.
He took it without even blinking, clearly not taking such a small thing seriously.
I wish he could be as rich as Li Jinchu.
They buried the black bird cub directly with spirit stones.
“However, there’s no rush for this,” Xiao Wangyan said. “Your own strength is already quite remarkable, so having a contracted beast is just icing on the cake. What’s more urgent now is the issue of your immortal bones.”
Ji Mofan's eyes darkened slightly.
He persuaded Ge Gen to go out and practice his swordsmanship. Ge Gen obediently ran out, and although he couldn't help but look back with concern before leaving, he ultimately listened to Ji Mofan more.
He is still too weak. Even if he knows that his master may be in trouble, he is not capable of helping his master.
He needs to hurry up and train to become stronger.
"I'm also considering this issue." Watching Ge Gen's small figure disappear outside the courtyard gate, Ji Mo Fan spoke slowly, raising his hand to touch the location of his immortal bone.
The sunken skin felt a bit rough to the touch, and the scars on it hadn't completely faded yet. The new skin felt softer than other areas.
“I didn’t expect the Demon Lord to bring this up first.” He put down his hand and looked at Xiao Wangyan again. “Didn’t the Demon Lord say before that I had lost my immortal bones, which would just cut off my path to ascension, and I would stay in this world to accompany you?”
"I did have this idea when I first created the little puppet," Xiao Wangyan said, then shook his head. "But now I've changed my mind."
"You are a little puppet with your own will, and I cannot force you to do anything."
Ji Mofan's eyes widened slightly.
Did he hear that right? When did the Demon Lord become so easy to talk to?
He had been worried that the Demon Lord would keep him here and prevent him from seeking new immortal opportunities.
So now my biggest problem has just disappeared on its own?
After blinking, Ji Mofan quickly accepted this Demon Lord.
That's true. If the Demon Lord really wanted to keep him, then when he created his body, he wouldn't have needed to insert a piece of immortal bone at all.
It's a bit of a pity, though. When he used up his own immortal bone, he only thought about taking a chance to transplant someone else's, but he never expected that it would actually be Qi Yuan's immortal bone.
When he left the Yuncang Sword Sect, he didn't take much with him, and the old man gave him even less, which he then used up without even knowing it.
But since it's already been used up, there's nothing that can be done. What he should consider next is what he should do.
Stealing someone else's immortal destiny is a heinous crime, just like possessing someone else's body, and is punishable by heavenly tribulation.
However, there are exceptions.
For example, it might be that the other party harbored ill intentions towards you first.
Even though the grudges from the past life cannot be settled in this life, Ji Mofan understood when he saw Qi Fengyu's attitude that even in his current state, he still had not given up the idea of killing him and taking his inner core.
Therefore, even if Ji Mofan did nothing, it was inevitable that the two of them would clash; self-defense is not considered going against the natural order.
However, the most important thing now is to find Qi Fengyu, who disappeared without a trace in the Yuncang Sword Sect.
Although he is hiding himself and not seeing anyone now, it's not impossible to find him if you really want to.
As the young sect leader, Qi Fengyu naturally left behind the soul lamps of his disciples in the Yun Cang Sword Sect.
He had no master; the lamp was hung up for him by Qi Yuan back then, and only he could take it down.
After Qi Yuan went into seclusion, he stopped caring about anything. When Ji Mofan went to Yun Cang Sword Sect last time, he didn't hear any news about Qi Yuan coming out of seclusion. Qi Fengyu didn't have a chance to ask him to help remove the Soul Lamp.
Therefore, as long as we get that soul lamp, we can find a way to track down Qi Fengyu's movements.
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