Their reward was a book called "Elementary Knowledge of Spirit Beasts," which they would need to study thoroughly and which was also the only way for them to reach Master Chen.
Although this book is only a beginner's guide, its content is extremely rich, providing detailed information on the habits, care, and training of spirit beasts. They need to study it carefully and understand it deeply in order to better care for their spirit beasts and to better complete the trials to come.
Bai Chongjiang used to be hampered by his physical condition, but now that he is much healthier, he only needed two days to memorize the book.
However, Ji Yi had a harder time. He didn't like reading and lacked confidence. His resentful eyes would often glance at Bai Chongjiang, but she would glare at him and he would have no choice but to obediently read. It took him another five days to finally memorize the material, albeit with some stumbling and difficulty.
However, such progress is quite surprising. You know, it usually takes people ten days to half a month to memorize this book. It is rare for a guide boy to see someone like A Jiang and Xiao Pang who came in five or six days. So he respectfully brought the two of them to Master Chen.
Master Chen, dressed in a flowing Taoist robe, sat upright in an ancient round chair, his eyes slightly closed, as if surrounded by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The light footsteps of the children broke the silence. Master Chen seemed to have sensed the arrival of the guests. He gently waved his sleeve and stood up gracefully as if dispelling dust, smiling at the two children who came before him.
Bai Chongjiang was thrilled; this was a true cultivator!
So I looked over out of curiosity: I didn't expect him to have an oval face, smooth skin, and be quite handsome, with a short beard, somewhat like the Taoist priest Wang Chongyang in TV dramas.
The boy said, "Master, these are two students who have passed the initial trial."
Master Chen nodded: "What are your names? Have you entered the Dao?"
The two introduced themselves. Ah Jiang was a Qi Refining cultivator, while Xiao Pang was similar, having recently broken through to the first level of Qi Refining.
Master Chen frowned: "Your aptitudes are different. You need to spend a lot of time just practicing Qi every day. Why are you here to learn beast taming?"
Bai Chongjiang said, "Master, we have heard that the requirements for spiritual power in beast taming are not high, and that spirit beasts can help their masters in battle and are important partners for cultivators, so we have come to learn."
Master Chen stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "Indeed, having a suitable spirit beast can increase combat power during the weak stage."
Then I had a question-and-answer session with the two of them, and they answered fluently.
Master Chen smiled and said earnestly, "You have passed the basic test. Next, you will choose a spirit beast to form a basic master-servant contract. You need to think this through carefully. Spirit beasts are important partners for cultivators, not only providing combat power but also requiring time to raise. Moreover, through a soul contract, the injury or death of a spirit beast will damage the cultivator's soul. If you lack confidence, then I do not recommend that you raise a spirit beast."
The two had already considered this issue before, and said, "Master, rest assured, we have already thought it through."
"Well, you need to go into the mountains to find a demon beast to tame and successfully sign a spirit beast contract. That will count as passing the test."
After bidding farewell to Master Chen, their confidence soared. As soon as the course ended, the two of them rushed to the Valley of a Hundred Beasts, hoping to find a suitable spirit beast.
The spirit beasts raised in Hundred Beast Valley are not included in this test, so they can only find other low-level demon beasts.
However, the monsters were very alert, and the two of them lingered in the outer mountains for several days.
Over the course of several days, they caught pheasants, chased rabbits, and even stared at a wild boar for a long time.
However, the real demonic beasts seemed to have vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace.
Whenever they thought they had reached their target, the monsters would always detect their presence with astonishing alertness and then quickly disappear into the depths of the dense forest.
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