Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 133 Mountain God Pearl!
After a cup of tea, the two found a place to sit in an inn.

After talking for a few sentences, Gu Yuan learned that Niu Youde was only sixteen years old, younger than himself. He looked him up and down carefully and was suddenly speechless.

This guy has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a strong build, and anyone would believe he's thirty years old, right?

At the age of sixteen, this kid looks too mature.

"From Brother Niu's accent, he shouldn't be a local."

Gu Yuan ordered some food and wine. Seeing that Niu Youde was eating with great relish, he also took a few bites. He had eaten at Chunlai Tower just now, but it was not as refreshing as eating here.

"To be honest with you, Brother Gu, I came from Rongyuan Mansion."

Niu Youde had a good appetite. He ate three steamed buns, gnawed on a fat chicken, and drank a pot of wine. Only then did he gradually slow down.

Gu Yuan asked curiously, "Rongyuan Mansion is thousands of miles away. What are you doing here after such a long journey?"

Seeing that Gu Yuan was a little confused, Niu Youde was an honest child, so he didn't hide anything and told the truth directly:

"To be honest, Brother Gu, it was actually the Pavilion Master of the Jade Tripod Tower in our county that asked me to come here. He said that I should come here to be assessed by the experts at Yaowang Mountain. He also said that with my talent, I could definitely become a disciple at Yaowang Mountain."

"Oh? Accept the test?!"

Gu Yuan was a little surprised that Niu Youde in front of him was also here to take the assessment at Yaowang Mountain.

But when you think about it, it’s not surprising.

Although Niu Youde has not practiced martial arts, he is not simple.

The first time Gu Yuan saw him, he noticed something unusual about him.

Since Gu Yuan transformed into a water spirit, his spiritual perception has become increasingly sharp, and he can detect many situations that ordinary people cannot see.

The other party was obviously just an ordinary person, but Gu Yuan could sense that when Niu Youde stepped on the ground with his feet, he had a vague feeling of taking root and being difficult to shake.

Gu Yuan even noticed that as long as the other party stepped on the ground, there would be a sense of earth energy connecting with him at all times.

This Niu Youde clearly possessed some special physique. If nothing unexpected happened, it would be no problem for him to join Yaowang Mountain.

So just now Gu Yuan acted decisively and helped him solve the problem, which could be considered as a good relationship with him.

"What a coincidence! I'm actually the same as you. I'll also be taking the test at Yaowang Mountain in a few days."

Gu Yuan did not hide his identity either.

"Really, that's great!"

Upon learning that Gu Yuan, like himself, was also going to join Yaowang Mountain and that they might even become fellow disciples in the future, Niu Youde was quite excited and felt that they had a great connection.

The two chatted for a while, and Gu Yuan was about to leave, but was stopped by Niu Youde:

"Brother Gu, wait."

As he spoke, he took out the lump of earth from his arms and stuffed it into Gu Yuan's hand:

"This is for you."

"I dug this out of the mountains. You helped me and even treated me to a meal, so I'll give it to you."

Gu Yuan weighed the strange stone and returned it to the other party:

"Forget it, this thing is a treasure, you should keep it for yourself. Remember not to let others see it easily, otherwise it will bring you trouble."

He was initially interested in this item, but after discovering that Niu Youde was an honest child, he gave up the idea. Although the treasure was good, you couldn't cheat an honest person out of his things. Besides, the two of them might become brothers in the same sect in the future, so you couldn't offend someone just because of a thing.

Although Niu Youde was simple and honest, he knew who was good to him. He was also very stubborn and forced the things on Gu Yuan stubbornly:

"Brother Gu, I know this is a good thing, but you helped me and treated me to a meal. I don't have much to thank you for. Just accept it."

Gu Yuan delayed for a few more words, but seeing that Niu Youde insisted, he simply took the things.

After thinking for a while, Gu Yuan took out some silver and stuffed it into Niu Youde's pocket: "I'll accept the things, but you should also take this money. Don't be quick to refuse. You don't have much money right now, and food and accommodation are even a problem."

"Also, you know where I live. If you run into any trouble later, you can come find me. I will definitely help you if I can."

After saying goodbye to Niu Youde, Gu Yuan left the inn and stopped after turning a street.

Whoosh!
Soon, a tiny green shadow bounced over and landed on Gu Yuan, turning into a fat jade-green worm, chirping and mumbling something in Gu Yuan's ear.

"Oh, the matter is resolved, the man is dead? Good, well done, you are worthy of being my pet."

Gu Yuan seemed to understand Xiaoqing's insect language, and he praised her when he heard it.

Since he had offended the middle-aged man in brocade clothes just now, Gu Yuan would certainly not let it go and leave hidden dangers for himself. He simply sent Xiaoqing out to eliminate the root of the problem.

And Xiaoqing did not disappoint him. She secretly followed the middle-aged man in brocade clothes all the way, and then in a remote place, she spit out a sword energy and cut off the middle-aged man in brocade clothes' head.

After returning home, as soon as Gu Yuan took out the clod of earth from the storage bag, Xiaoqing jumped up and down excitedly.

Eager to take a few bites.

"Wait a moment, let me see what this is first."

After finally calming Xiaoqing down, Gu Yuan looked at the thing in his hand.

This lump of earth-like thing is inconspicuous, like a special stone, and is quite hard and heavy.

Gu Yuan took it in his hand and felt it for a moment, and he felt that the stone in his hand seemed to be a million times heavier, and it was filled with extremely rich earth-based spiritual energy and earth energy.

It was as if what was in his hand was not a stone, but a heavy mountain!

"I heard that some mountains, over time, gather spiritual energy and often produce mountain treasures and earth treasures. There is a kind of mountain treasure called the Mountain God Pearl. It is said that this thing is the essence of a mountain, or even a mountain range."

Gu Yuan recalled a record in a travelogue of a wandering cultivator:
"As long as this kind of mountain god pearl can be nurtured for thousands of years, it will give birth to spirituality and become a mountain god, with great supernatural powers!"

"Could it be that this lump of earth is the Mountain God Pearl that hasn't been fully nurtured? Because for some reason, it failed to nurture successfully, so Niu Youde dug it out?"

Gu Yuan had a guess.

However, no matter whether this lump of earth is the Mountain God Pearl or some other mountain treasure, the rich spiritual essence contained in it cannot be faked.

After confirming that there was nothing special about this item and that it had no other use to him, Gu Yuan simply threw it to Xiaoqing.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

Xiaoqing, who was still a fat worm, excitedly climbed onto the clod of earth and started chewing it quickly and efficiently.

The clod of earth was very hard, much harder than fine iron, but under Xiaoqing's teeth, it was no different from a cracker. When it was bitten, it made a "crunching" sound and crunched into pieces.

While eating, Xiaoqing's body emanated a rich green spiritual light, which shrank and expanded, and was bright and dark, obviously digesting the benefits.

(End of this chapter)