My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

Black and white numerical codes rolled in the beastly eyes of the String Song. It clapped its paws, and a light screen unfolded in front of the two of them.

"Since we've come this far, let me tell you about the Shiren Sect."

This contains information about the seven main peaks of the Shiren Sect.

This is Yuling Peak, where the master of Yuling Peak controls beasts. The above provides a detailed description.

String Song tapped the panel, and the information about Yu Ling Peak appeared in a separate panel.

"It's not that you have to go to Yuling Peak just because you raise demonic beasts or spirit beasts. You two can see which aspect you are interested in."

"There's a 'Quick Start Bonus Pack' in the newbie gift pack that's about to expire. You two can choose and use it directly after you've made your selections."

Ruan Chayan keenly sensed a hint of guilt in Xiange's voice: "Why did you only tell us now that it was almost expired?"

Xian Ge retorted confidently, "That's because I'm busy teaching you two things every day and I've forgotten!"

Ruan Chayan & Luo Hanying: Do you think I believe you or not?

"Xiaoxue, are you interested in that Jingyao Shrew?" Ruan Chayan asked, looking at the trembling spirit beast.

Luo Hanying seemed to understand but not quite: "Are you asking me if I want this spirit beast?"

She quickly waved her hand, "Oh, I don't want it. No matter how good the spirit beast is, I won't take it."

I have to scoop their poop, find food to feed them, and then take care of their emotions and cultivate their fighting teamwork.

"I'm too lazy to do these things."

Ruan Chayan nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll cultivate the path of beast taming."

I'm quite interested in this; it also provides a ready-made spirit beast.

Seeing that Ruan Chayan had made up her mind, Xiange selected one of the nine-grid gift packs on the panel and showed Ruan Chayan the details: "If you are sure you want to study beast taming, then I recommend you use this 'Harmony' beast taming gift pack."

This gift pack contains fragments of secret techniques related to beast taming in this world. Since you have a water elemental root and strong affinity, studying and cultivating these techniques will increase the initial favorability of spirit beasts and demon beasts towards you.

I've directly transferred some basic knowledge about beast taming into your mind, saving you the time of learning it from scratch.

Ruan Chayan accepted the gift package and squatted down in front of the numb Jingyao Shrew: "Would you like to be my spirit beast?"

Jingyao Shrew, who thought he was doomed, nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, as if he wanted to leave afterimages of his head.

Jingyao Shrew: What a joke! Between life and freedom, of course life is more important!

She can cook delicious food, so I won't be at a disadvantage if I follow her.

Ruan Chayan smiled sweetly: "Since you've agreed, don't try to play tricks on me or think about running away."

Xiaoxue, go and activate our defensive formation. If anything goes wrong when I make a contract with it, the two of us will kill this little thing right here and now.

Luo Hanying readily agreed and ran off to activate the array, enveloping the courtyard.

After seeing Luo Hanying leave, Xiange turned off the light screen and sat aside to watch the commotion. She figured she could discuss her matter later.

Ruan Chayan opened the three layers of the formation and said to Jing Yaoshou, who was pointing at his mouth, "I'll undo it for you once the contract is complete."

The Jingyao shrew whimpered a few times, sounding aggrieved, and then took the initiative to acknowledge its master.

Two green arrays, one large and one small, were launched from beneath Ruan Chayan and Jing Yaoshou's feet, and they floated into the air to face Ruan Chayan.

A green master-servant mark appeared between the eyebrows of the human and the beast, and disappeared into their ancestral aperture when the formation was completed.

Ruan Chayan smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the small, bouncy phantom of the Jingyao Shrew that had appeared in her sea of ​​consciousness.

She scooped the pitiful little creature into her arms, turned and sat down on the chair. As she untied the rope binding its muzzle, she said, "You should have just behaved yourself from the start! Why did you have to cause so much trouble?"

Jingyao the shrew could not speak, but Ruan Chayan, who had signed a master-servant contract with it, was miraculously able to sense its general meaning.

Jingyao Shrew: {Bad guy! Arrest me! Waaaaah, I want spicy food!}

Ruan Chayan wondered if she was imagining things: "What are you saying? This is nonsense. You want spicy food?"

When Luo Hanying returned after finishing her work, she saw Ruan Chayan already chatting with someone else's newly acquired spirit beast: "So fast? You two signed a contract?"

Ruan Chayan agreed, indicating that the process had indeed gone unexpectedly smoothly.

Luo Hanying said disappointedly, "Ah? I thought I would be able to see how it recognizes its master."

Now that it's all done, I'll go and turn off the defensive formation.

Ruan Chayan felt uncomfortable in her dantian. After examining herself, she looked troubled and said, "Xiaoxue, let's not talk about defensive formations for now."

The spiritual energy in my dantian... I was only at the late Golden Core stage, how could this be...?

Do you know that feeling? I feel like my dantian is full of spiritual energy, and I feel like I'm about to form my nascent soul.

Luo Hanying was a little confused: "Nascent Soul? Are you sure? Can you hold back?"

We have nothing on us right now, how are we supposed to form our Nascent Soul?

Why are you suddenly about to form your nascent soul?

As the two were talking, Xuan Ge issued a warning: [“Not good, three people are coming, two men and one woman, their cultivation levels are between the mid-Golden Core stage and the early Nascent Soul stage.”]

Upon hearing Xiange's words, Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying's expressions changed.

"Didn't they say this secret realm wouldn't open for another six months? How come there are people here?" Ruan Chayan stood up, holding Jing Yaoshrew. She quickly looked around the courtyard, considering how to evacuate quickly.

Luo Hanying frantically rummaged through her storage ring: "I remember seeing a concealment array plate..."

Xian Ge waved his bear paw: "That's useless! That array can only prevent those below the Nascent Soul stage from peeping!"

At such close range, one can see everything with divine sense!

That female cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage should have already discovered you!

Luo Hanying looked at Ruan Chayan: "What should we do? Run or not?"

"We can't run, the two of us can't outrun them, their cultivation level is so high."

"Besides, we don't know who they are. If they run away and get caught, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

Ruan Chayan forced herself to calm down, and she let go of Jingyao Shrew so that she could jump down and hide.

Luo Hanying noticed that Ruan Chayan didn't seem to be in good spirits, so she stepped forward, took her arm, and asked, "Is it because you've broken through to the next level that you're feeling so unwell?"

Ruan Chayan nodded.

The spiritual energy in her dantian was washing over her golden core, making her feel very uncomfortable.

"May we ask which sect you two disciples belong to? We are sorry to be so bold, but we would like to ask to stay here for a while."

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying looked at the woman bowing outside the door, exchanged a glance, and immediately put on fake smiles before walking towards the door.

Luo Hanying asked hurriedly, "Xiange, how long can this defensive formation hold them off?"

String Song immediately analyzed the current situation by grabbing the data: [“At most five minutes.”]

Luo Hanying stood at the door and said politely, "Seniors, you are too kind. My sister and I are not affiliated with any sect or school; we are just two independent cultivators."

May I ask how you address the seniors?