The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2970 The Red Token
This red token is the key to controlling the nine-headed king beast.

According to Qingxuan Zhenren's memories, by dripping blood onto this red token, one can control the souls of ten king-level beasts. Each time a king-level beast dies, its soul automatically returns to the token, and if the resurrection conditions are met, the soul can be revived from the token.

In addition, this token itself is capable of storing mythical beasts, and it contains a space where creatures can live.

As for the token, what material it was made of, and where it came from, Chen Mo had no idea. There was no way he could know; Qingxuan Zhenren had long since erased that part of his memory, so Chen Mo naturally couldn't possibly know.

Furthermore, the fact that this token can preserve the soul of a mythical beast indicates that its material is extraordinary.

However, after observing it for a while, he couldn't figure out what the token was made of. Even the red color was hard to tell whether it was dyed on or the token's own natural color.

Chen Mo held the token in his hand, examining it from all angles, even using his divine sense to probe it, but he couldn't figure it out. Therefore, he gave up on the investigation, deciding that perhaps he'd have a chance to determine the token's material and composition in the future.

As for now, the priority should be to quickly subdue these nine king-like beasts.

Of course, there was also a king-level beast within this token, but it was currently in a spirit state. This was the same beast that Chen Mo had destroyed above the canyon.

Chen Mo used the jade sword to prick his finger and drip blood onto the token.

The drop of blood fell onto the token and vanished instantly. Then, Chen Mo felt a surge of power; he could control the token and see everything within its space. Furthermore, he received a message from the token: this method of use naturally contained the means to control the nine-headed king beast.

It seems this token is quite powerful. The method of controlling it is simple, but the important point is that the token cannot leave the user's possession, otherwise it will pose a danger when the soul is controlled.

As for the wielder of the token, their ability to control the red token dissipates upon death. The last person to control this token, Qingxuan Zhenren, also lost his control as his remnant soul dissipated.

After Chen Mo's blood entered, it redefined the owner of this token.

"Not bad at all." Chen Mo muttered to himself, then opened the Qiankun Bag he had just obtained again, took out the Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearl inside, and then took out the soul of the king-level beast he had previously retrieved and fed it to the Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearl.

Since there were so many of these items, taking up most of the storage space in the Qiankun Bag, he didn't feel any remorse. After taking them out, he threw them at the soul of the King-level Beast.

After Chen Mo dripped his blood, the beast controlled by the token would recognize him as its master. Therefore, after the divine soul of this king-level beast emerged from the token, it did not make any aggressive moves.

However, Chen Mo frowned upon seeing the divine soul of this king-level beast. The beast's divine soul was dull and unresponsive, simply standing there blankly, making no unnecessary movements.

In response, Chen Mo believed that the token's ability to control these beasts might be due to the modification of their souls; otherwise, they wouldn't have exhibited such behavior.

After being nourished by the Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearl, this majestic beast began to slowly grow a flesh and blood body. However, this growth was quite slow and might take some time.

However, Chen Mo couldn't wait any longer. After all, he had already spent a lot of time since entering the canyon, and it was almost dawn. If he stayed here and didn't go back, what if Ouyang Ruoxi came looking for him and couldn't find him? Wouldn't she be extremely anxious?
Therefore, Chen Mo waved his hand and put the king-like beast that was growing flesh and blood into the token, letting it recover in the token space.

Immediately, he stopped the formation, then channeled his true essence to retrieve the formation base. After recalling it, he placed the base into his Qiankun bag—this time, he put it into the same Qiankun bag as before; this was crucial. After all, Qingxuan Zhenren's Qiankun bag hadn't yet recognized its owner, nor had he assessed whether there were any dangers within.

Therefore, when Chen Mo uses this Qiankun bag, he only takes things out and never puts them back in. Anything taken from Qingxuan Zhenren's Qiankun bag is never put back in. This prevents any accidents from happening. Who can guarantee that after Qingxuan Zhenren dies, this Qiankun bag won't leave behind any hidden tricks?

Therefore, it's best to be cautious in everything.

Chen Mo only took out the token and the few high-level talismans and put them into his Qiankun bag. He didn't touch the other items and planned to leave them for the time being.

The formation had been withdrawn, and the nine king-level beasts outside it remained motionless. However, the previously orderly row was now disordered, and several of the beasts were injured. Qingxuan Zhenren was very close to some of these beasts when he detonated his soul essence, which is why he was affected.

However, it doesn't matter. We have a large amount of Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearls on hand, so healing the injuries of these king-level beasts is very simple.

Chen Mo took out the Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearl from the leather bag, but instead of throwing them over, he controlled the restriction to experience what it would feel like to transform into a king-level beast.

So he sat cross-legged on the ground, and following the method transmitted to him, he transformed into a kingly beast in an instant.

This feeling was very strange. Even though this king-like beast was a different species from himself, he felt that controlling the beast's body was no different from controlling his own body. Touch, smell, and even hearing were all the same as controlling his own body. It was just a matter of habit, and he didn't feel any sluggishness or unfamiliarity in controlling it.

Lifting his feet and moving his head felt no different from controlling his own body. Even flicking his tail was quite amusing; it was as if the tail had always been there, moving according to his will whenever he wanted to move—it was truly fascinating.

Aside from the fact that this mythical beast was on all fours, so it felt like it was lying down, there was nothing else that made it uncomfortable.

After taking a few steps, he gradually got used to it and started running. There was nothing he couldn't control; he was just unfamiliar with running on all fours. After running for a while, Chen Mo simply stood up, wanting to try and see if this king-like beast's body could walk on two legs like a human's.

As a result, he felt uncomfortable all over, his body was tense, and he felt a lot of pressure on his hind limbs. It seems that even if he controls the body of a king-level beast, due to the body's structure, the way of moving forward on all fours cannot be changed, and he can only stand for short periods of time.

After experiencing one king-level beast, he began to try controlling nine king-level beasts simultaneously.

For a moment, Chen Mo felt somewhat uncomfortable, as observing himself from nine different angles was something he wasn't used to. However, it didn't affect his mental strength, and after a short while, he gradually adapted to being controlled by the nine strange beasts simultaneously.

However, Chen Mo also discovered that there was actually a distinction between primary and secondary control when it came to controlling multiple beasts. There were subtle differences in the control itself, but these differences weren't significant. However, to control multiple beasts to the extent that Qingxuan Zhenren had previously achieved, he would need more time and practice.

After controlling them for a while, he sensed that some of the king-level beasts were struggling to keep up with his movements due to their injuries. So he had these injured beasts come forward and open their mouths to devour the Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearl that he had taken out.

As they devoured the beasts, the injured kings gradually recovered.

It seems that physical recovery is far faster than the recovery of the soul. The beast that had just transformed into a soul, after consuming the Yin Soul Water and Yin Soul Pearl, did not immediately regenerate its physical body. Instead, the process was relatively slow, potentially taking years.

And now, the injuries to the body are being measured in seconds—that's incredibly fast.

Having restored all nine king-like beasts to their original state and become familiar with controlling them, all that remained was more practice, so he didn't waste any more time. He guided the nine king-like beasts back to their original positions and lay down, then turned to look at the Yellow Springs Spider Lily.

He naturally desired this spiritual plant. However, it would take some time to store the Yellow Springs Spider Lily within his Qiankun Pearl. After all, the plant was quite large, with a well-developed root system extending beyond the rock in the center of the pool into the water.

Therefore, to get this Lycoris radiata plant into the Qiankun Pearl, not only must the entire plant be moved in, but the pool of water must also be removed. After all, this pool of water may have been just water before, but after so much time being affected by the Lycoris radiata plant, as well as the falling and dissolving of the Yin Soul Pearl, the water in the pool has long since changed.

The depth of the pool was unknown; even divine sense couldn't detect it, and Qingxuan Zhenren had no relevant memories of it. Therefore, Chen Mo had no choice but to investigate the pool himself.

Once again, I sighed, wishing my divine sense hadn't been restricted. With a detection range of over a thousand meters, I could definitely have found out just how deep the pool was.

However, now is not the time; he should wait until tomorrow night. After all, it's almost dawn, and he doesn't have much time to explore the depth of the pool or transplant the flowers.

After thinking it over, Chen Mo ordered eight of the nine king-like beasts to transform into black mist to protect the Yellow Springs Spider Lily. He stored the remaining king-like beast in his token, intending to use it later.

He turned around and sped quickly toward the canyon floor.