"Brother Lin Xuan, isn't this… a bit extravagant?" she stammered.
She still remembered how excited her father Lin Xiao had been when he'd managed to get just a few Yang Essence Pills.
Yet Lin Xuan had just poured out thousands without a second thought.
Lin Xuan smiled. "It's nothing. As long as they can eat, there'll be plenty more where that came from."
To him now, ordinary Yang Essence Pills were nearly worthless. He only bothered refining them for one reason....to nourish his beasts.
His own cultivation relied on system rewards and pure-grade pills far beyond these in quality.
Soon even Tiger Ying and the Sky Azure Hawk joined the feast, gulping down pills with wild abandon.
As low-ranked spirit beasts, their instincts were primal; resisting such a rich aroma was impossible.
Only the Purple Mink stayed perched elegantly on Qing Tan's shoulder, watching the others devour the pills like uncivilized gluttons.
Its delicate expression showed clear disdain.
"Eee-eee~"
It rubbed its little head against Qing Tan's cheek, licking softly with its pink tongue.
Qing Tan immediately understood. She giggled and held a handful of pills to its mouth.
The Purple Mink took them daintily, chewing with refined grace.
Lin Xuan couldn't help but be amused. "So clever… and already this close to Qing Tan after just a few days."
Indeed, the Purple Mink's intelligence was exceptional.
It had once outsmarted three young tigers for days on end, only getting caught because its strength was inferior.
Beautiful, cunning, and intelligent.....it was a rare find among spirit beasts.
"Do they still listen to you?" Lin Xuan asked, rubbing each beast's head in turn.
"Mostly," Qing Tan said, puffing her cheeks. "But the little tigers are too naughty! They always want to sneak out to play.
If it weren't for Tiger Ying keeping them in check, they'd probably be running through the streets by now."
Lin Xuan chuckled, then his tone shifted. "Huo, Yan, Yan'er!"
His spiritual power surged, wrapping around the three cubs and pressing them firmly against the courtyard wall.
"Whine…"
The little tigers whimpered pitifully, confused about what they'd done wrong.
"Qing Tan is also your master," Lin Xuan said sternly.
"Her words are my words. If any of you dare disobey her again, you'll be punished—one day of wall-standing, no food."
His commanding aura filled the courtyard. The other beasts froze, instantly understanding who ruled here.
Even the Purple Mink straightened its posture obediently.
"Brother Lin Xuan, don't be so harsh," Qing Tan said softly, touched by his protectiveness.
"They're still young—just a bit playful."
"I know," Lin Xuan replied evenly. "That's exactly why they must be disciplined now.
Once they're grown, it'll be too late."
He looked at the three cubs, his voice firm but not cruel.
"They need to learn. If I'm not around, how will you control them?"
Tiger Ying gave a low growl in agreement, clearly supporting the lesson.
Even a mother had trouble handling her cubs sometimes.
The three tigers whined pitifully again. They didn't mean any harm....they just wanted to play outside.
"You'll go out soon," Lin Xuan said at last, releasing them.
"But only if you behave. Disobey, and you'll stay locked up."
"Roar! Roar!"
The three cubs immediately cheered, tails wagging with joy.
After their meal, the six beasts lay down to digest the surging medicinal energy within their bodies.
Their cores flared with power....breakthroughs were imminent.
Lin Xuan, meanwhile, withdrew a jade scroll...the spiritual secret art he'd purchased at the auction.
"Spiral Wave," he murmured.
The name was odd, but the technique was unique.
It created a psychic shockwave that spiraled like a drill, giving it immense piercing force.
Perfect to combine with his Spirit Needle technique.....needle within the spiral!
He triggered his system:
Task Created
Read "Spiral Wave" 5 times
Reward: Basic comprehension of the technique.
Now that his spiritual strength and comprehension had advanced tremendously, he no longer needed the old "+1" training stages. Still, time was the real challenge; mastery required patience.
That's where the system shone...it condensed time itself, letting Lin Xuan advance at a speed no ordinary cultivator could dream of.
He immersed himself completely in the new technique.
One day—entry level.
Two days—small mastery.
**By the third day—**it was time to head into the mountains.
Today marked the duel between the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce and the Blood Wolf Gang—a contest over the Pill Immortal Pool.
Lin Xuan had no intention of missing that spectacle.
After all… his "little brother" would be putting on quite the show.
The Pill Immortal Pool lay deep in the wild forest.....a perfect excuse to take his spirit beasts out for a real hunt.
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