A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 58 The World of a Rich Young Woman: What the Poor Don't Understand

Qilin Pavilion in Huangfeng Valley is a place where spirit beasts are raised.

The so-called spirit beasts actually refer to demon beasts, those demon beasts that have been tamed by cultivators.

Inside the Qilin Pavilion, there are not only spirit beasts kept by the sect, but also other cultivators who have stayed here. Most of them are level 1, with very few level 2. However, even level 1 demon beasts, as long as they have some special abilities, can provide many conveniences for the disciples in the valley.

Such as providing transportation, guarding gates, searching for elixirs, and assisting in attacking enemies.

"Han Li, over here..."

When Han Li arrived at Qilin Pavilion, he happened to run into Dong Xuan'er, who was walking out of the pavilion.

"Uncle-Master Dong..."

Han Li stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

He was extremely courteous, both inside and outside the home.

"Quickly, come with me into the Qilin Pavilion..."

Dong Xuan'er waved her hand and then led the way.

"Uncle-Master, what's going on here...?"

"Buy a spirit beast."

Dong Xuan'er, who was walking in front, seemed to be in high spirits.

Han Li, who was following behind, blinked upon hearing this, somewhat puzzled: If you're going to buy a spirit beast, just buy a spirit beast. Why call him over? He can't provide any valuable information.

Given his limited experience, he knew very little about the demonic beasts. He had specifically looked into the distribution of demonic beasts within the Crimson Forbidden Land, but that wouldn't be of much help to Dong Xuan'er, would it?

"Aren't you going to participate in the Crimson Trial? Then let's buy a few more spirit beasts to take with us. If we can't bring in level two spirit beasts, then we'll bring in level one high-tier or even top-tier ones. If one isn't enough, then we'll bring in three or five. The more the merrier."

Dong Xuan'er jogged and dashed into the Qilin Pavilion.

Han Li, standing behind, froze in place.

"Send spirit beasts to venture into the Crimson Forbidden Zone?"

The next moment, a thunderclap exploded in his mind.

Many ideas I hadn't considered before surfaced in my mind.

'yes! '

'They could totally do what those guys from Spirit Beast Mountain did and bring their own trained spirit beasts into the forbidden area!'

"No, most people can't actually learn that."

Of the seven major sects in Yue Kingdom, apart from Spirit Beast Mountain, why do so few disciples of the other six sects specialize in beast taming?

There are many reasons.

There are two main factors:
One reason is that there are relatively few demonic beasts produced in Tiannan, and even if you buy the lowest-level spirit beasts to raise, it will cost a lot of spirit stones.

Such as right now.

Han Li, who had just entered the Qilin Pavilion and taken a quick look around, was astonished by the prices of the spirit beasts used and sold there.

【Dual-Eyed Rat】, Level 1 Intermediate after reaching adulthood.

The rental price is one low-grade spirit stone per animal per day.

Rental conditions: Foundation Establishment cultivators are eligible to rent.

Not for sale at this time.

The "Sniffing Rat" can reach level 2 upon reaching adulthood.

The rental price for an adult is one low-grade spirit stone per day. Rental conditions: Only Foundation Establishment cultivators can rent. Not for sale.

The rental price for a minor is one low-grade spirit stone every ten days. Those at Qi Refining level 10 or above can rent one. Price: One thousand two hundred spirit stones per minor.

That's right.

It is so expensive that it is extremely abstract.

And there's no other way to justify such a high price, since there are only about sixty spirit-sniffing rats in the entire Yellow Maple Valley.

Fourteen of them... are adult level 2 sniffer rats that have lived for over a hundred years.

Then there are the other various kinds of mythical beasts.

The Iron-Armed Ape, even in its adult form, is only at the lower level of Rank 1, and each one costs thirty spirit stones. Although it is only a lower-ranking demonic beast, because demonic beasts are far stronger than humans, it still poses a certain threat to Qi Refining stage cultivators if they get close.

Pangolin, adult level 1 mid-tier, costs 70 spirit stones.

Wind Howling Eagle, adult level 1 upper tier, costs 200 spirit stones.

Golden Python, adult, level 1, top tier, costs 800 spirit stones.

"... "

There are also level 2 fire crows, golden-eyed apes, etc., with a single one selling for as much as three to five thousand spirit stones.

Considering that low-level cultivators have very few ways to earn spirit stones, a stable income of two or three spirit stones per month is considered a good job. But this income is barely enough to improve oneself, let alone have any left over to raise spirit beasts. They don't even have enough for themselves, let alone support an ancestor? Don't be ridiculous.

Cultivators raise spirit beasts to be their henchmen and bodyguards, not to be their ancestors to be worshipped.

In short, I can't afford it.

We can't afford to raise them.

If you really have that spare money, you might as well buy two top-tier magic weapons that you're comfortable with.

The second main reason is the problem with the monster itself.

The advancement of demonic beasts is limited by the strength of their bloodline. Demonic beasts with excellent bloodlines, or those with benign mutations that greatly increase their potential, are mostly taken by high-level cultivators. How could low-level disciples possibly get a chance?
Ordinary low-level disciples can only cultivate spirit beasts with ordinary bloodlines and limited potential. However, those ordinary spirit beasts are limited by their own bloodlines, and it often takes them decades or even hundreds of years to improve even a little. If they cannot strengthen their bloodlines by using spiritual herbs to cleanse their marrow and refine their fur, they may even be stuck at the first-level demon beast sequence for hundreds of years and unable to advance to the second level.

In contrast, cultivators with good talent can achieve Foundation Establishment in their teens or twenties. Those who are a bit later can achieve Foundation Establishment in their thirties or forties.

How could such cultivators possibly give spirit beasts a hundred years to grow?
Spending a hundred years to cultivate a level one monster to level two is not only costly but also yields low returns.

After all, a hundred years or so have passed. Any cultivator with even a modicum of talent would have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Foundation Establishment cultivators over a hundred years old generally possess the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage. Why would a late Foundation Establishment cultivator care about the meager strength boost from a level one or two demonic beast?

Representative figure: Lü Tianmeng, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain. This dignified late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain actually doesn't have any level two, three, or four spirit beasts comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator?!

Has this person not been trained over the years?
Obviously not.

The main problem is that all of the opponent's spirit beasts are stuck at the first level, making them utterly useless in the mine battlefield. They're not even good enough to be summoned as cannon fodder. Even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lü Tianmeng from the Spirit Beast Mountain is in this situation, let alone the other lower-level cultivators from the seven sects.

The obsolescence of spirit beasts and pets is only a matter of time.

In other words, the price-performance ratio is too low.

Unless you encounter a rare species with exceptional talent, a mythical beast, or a special individual with extremely powerful bloodline.

The effects and benefits of raising spirit beasts should at least be commensurate with the effort, right?

"So, which ones have caught your eye?"

Dong Xuan'er asked.

"To help me in the forbidden area, you need to be at least a level 1 high-grade spirit beast comparable to the late stage of Qi Refining."

"Ideally, it should be level 1, top tier..."

A top-tier level 1 demonic beast is comparable to an elite human at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, but because demonic beasts are much tougher and possess greater physical strength, and although their intelligence is not high, their combat instincts are not necessarily inferior, they are often several times more dangerous than cultivators of the same level.

Even the top experts from the major sects are unwilling to easily provoke the level 1 top-tier demonic beasts in the forbidden area who are skilled in attack and combat.

So which ones are you planning to choose?

"Choose a fully grown Wind Howling Eagle."

A level 1 high-tier Wind Howling Eagle is excellent at finding items and exploring terrain in forbidden areas, and can also act as a sentry and assist in combat.

"Choose only one Wind Howling Eagle? That's not enough."

Dong Xuan'er frowned.

“Uncle-Master, it’s not that I don’t want to bring more spirit beasts in, but the problem is that I really don’t have enough spirit stones. A first-tier combat spirit beast costs me two hundred spirit stones, and a top-tier one costs as much as seven or eight hundred. And I only have about five hundred spirit stones left.”

Moreover, the price of an ordinary top-tier magic weapon is only around three hundred low-grade spirit stones.

A top-tier, exquisite magical artifact, five or six hundred.

Top-tier rare magical artifacts cost 800 or more.

It's just a mere level one top-tier spirit beast. Go to the Tianxing Sect market, and you can buy a fine or even rare top-tier magic weapon used by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It's really not good value for money.

Unless someone is willing to spend spirit stones to arm him.

"Wait a minute, where are your spirit stones?"

Dong Xuan'er raised an eyebrow.

According to her estimate, Han Li should still have more than two thousand spirit stones left.

With over two thousand spirit stones, plus her contribution, one could easily purchase three or four top-tier level 1 combat-type monsters and several mid-to-low-tier level 1 support-type monsters to carry around. With such a lineup, even a Qi Refining cultivator commanding only three at a time would be enough to dominate their peers.

When the time comes, dangerous figures from various factions will have to take a detour if they encounter Han Li in the forbidden area.

Furthermore, those lairs inhabited by only one or two top-tier demonic beasts, and those underground stone palaces unexplored by disciples of the major sects, will surely be at Han Li's disposal. The final harvest of spiritual herbs will definitely be enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

As long as the final result can be exchanged for a Foundation Building Pill, her investment will be a success.

is worth it.

But what about Han Li's spirit stones?
More than two thousand spirit stones were reduced to only about five hundred. Even if she donated another thousand or so, she could only buy two top-tier level one spirit beasts at most.

Even if two top-tier demonic beasts were to encounter the most elite Qi Refining stage cultivators from various sects, they would most likely still be no match for them.

"You really are..."

"Where did the spirit stones go?"

Dong Xuan'er asked through gritted teeth.

Some were angry at their lack of ambition.

"I bought talismans and a lot of pills."

Han Li took out several intermediate-level talismans.

"You spent over a thousand spirit stones on this piece of junk?"

Dong Xuan'er rolled her eyes:

"How come you're even more wasteful than me?"

He then casually took out three intermediate-level offensive talismans from his storage bag.

Han Li: "..."

He overlooked the fact that this woman was also a high-class second-generation rich kid, a young heiress.

...

"Thank you very much, Uncle-Master. I will repay you double when I return."

He did not refuse Dong Xuan'er's kindness, but readily accepted it.

After bowing, he prepared to leave the Qilin Pavilion.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm fully prepared..." Of course, he was going to do something else.

For example, you could buy a top-tier magic weapon that provides exclusive defense.

"Don't worry."

"what?"

"Take three more top-tier level 1 combat-type spirit beasts and two mid-to-high-tier support-type spirit beasts with you."

(End of this chapter)