Taoist Master Xuanhuang

After reviewing the current status of the treasures, Xuanhuang turned his attention to his three spirit beasts.

Like the treasures one creates, spirit beasts are the closest living beings to oneself.

The transformation of a treasure is influenced by itself, and so is that of a spirit beast.

Currently, the strongest of the three mythical beasts is the little fox, the Holy Mother of Tushan.

The Holy Mother of Tushan has already reached the late stage of the third rank, and has entered the accumulation phase. Moreover, she has accumulated quite a lot of profound mysteries, unlike those who are just starting out.

It has already reached 70,000.

This is thanks to her being a fifth-level Venerable in the Liaozhai Realm, and also thanks to the fortune brought to her by the Spirit Beast faction as the first queen of spirit beasts.

The faster the cultivation of true cultivators progresses, the faster the spirit beast faction grows.

Over the years, they have been clinging to the idea of ​​true cultivation, without ever creating a significant gap between themselves and true cultivators.

Of course, I'm referring to cultivation level.

In terms of overall strength, spirit beasts are far inferior to true cultivators.

Putting aside everything else, in terms of the various arts of cultivation, the availability of spirit beasts is extremely limited.

So far, no cultivation arts have developed into their own faction; they all rely on the development of true cultivation.

Those who truly cultivate and create elixirs, talismans, formations, and magical artifacts also have a large customer base.

The Holy Mother of Tushan did consider becoming independent, but unfortunately, the conditions did not allow it. It was already quite rare for a spirit beast to have intelligence comparable to that of a human.

Cultivating immortality and mastering various arts requires talent, and spirit beasts don't really have that kind of talent, except for some spirit beasts with special racial talents.

Otherwise, you won't be able to learn the various arts of immortal cultivation.

If intelligence and spirituality are both 100 points, then both spirit beasts and humans are 100 points.

However, the human score of 100 is because there is only one possible score, not because it represents their limit.

But this 100% is the limit for spirit beasts.

Even though both scores are 100, there are differences.

Even a powerful technique like the "Return of All Beasts to the Origin Scripture," the strongest cultivation method for spirit beasts, will reveal upon closer inspection that it begins with bloodlines.

The spirit beast faction is the best example of bloodline cultivation.

Without this, the speed of true cultivation is nowhere near as fast.

A powerful bloodline from birth determines the future of a spirit beast.

"My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens"—this is a human saying. Humans can make up for the shortcomings of their birth through talent and ability.

Spirit beasts do not have this ability.

A powerful clan not only has a high level of bloodline, but also high intelligence and high talent; it is high in all aspects.

There is no such thing as a comeback for spirit beasts here, unless it is a miracle.

Over the past hundred years, the spirit beasts have given birth to twelve royal bloodlines.

The standard for every royal bloodline is that they must have at least one second-tier spirit beast and have achieved the Bloodline Furnace.

What is the Bloodline Furnace?
It may seem to differ from Lady White Bone's Heart's Furnace by only one character, but they are vastly different.

The standard for judging a king is a second-tier spirit beast, but it is not only a second-tier level, but also requires triggering the bloodline furnace.

In short, it means that a group of people can rest and resonate with each other, which can also be called a bond.

Once the Bloodline Furnace appears, every improvement made by a spirit beast in this race will add fuel to the furnace.

Greater firepower can forge a more refined bloodline, benefiting the entire race.

It's similar to how the entire Buddhist community collectively casts a single pagoda.

Spirit beasts of royal blood are in a similar state.

There are many benefits. One is that it can consolidate the clan's fortune. The bloodline furnace has the potential to transform the fake into the real one. The real furnace will be the royal family's most precious treasure for suppressing fortune.

Thirdly, the stronger the furnace, the higher the bloodline of the spirit beasts in this race. Under the forging of the furnace, not only can the bloodline be improved, but also the aptitude and talent can be enhanced.

Fourth, because the furnace is a royal spirit beast's treasure, the insights and secret techniques of the predecessors will be recorded and remembered in the furnace. Once it encounters a suitable junior spirit beast, it will naturally awaken this secret technique.

In other words, it also serves as a repository for royal spirit beasts, a hall for the transmission of cultivation techniques, and so on.

The entire royal family was reduced to firewood, burning in this furnace; the brighter the fire, the stronger the clan.

The twelve royal clans are: the Fox Clan of the Holy Mother of Tushan, the Destiny Cat Clan of the Xuan Cat, and the Dream Spirit Clan of the Dream Eater.

These are the three highest-ranking members of the twelve royal families.

The other nine royal families are the Golden Tiger Clan, which was originally established by a tiger couple in Qingyun Mountain.

The Golden Roc Clan was first established by a golden eagle couple on Qingyun Mountain.

Giant Ape Clan, Flood Dragon Clan, Fiend Bull Clan, Mighty Ant Clan, Time Crane Clan, Thunder Beast Clan, Returning Origin Clan.

These are the twelve royal families of spirit beasts that have currently been forged into the Bloodline Furnace.

Each of them is extraordinary. Not to mention the three upper races, which were founded by the three great spirit beast kings.

The Golden Tiger Clan is not just a lineage of tigers, but a collection of various tigers, such as the White Tiger, Thunder Tiger, Wind Tiger, Water Tiger, and so on.

All creatures in tiger form belong to the Golden Tiger Clan.

And each has their own unique talents.

The same goes for the Roc clan. They are even more extravagant, having gathered almost all birds of prey, hence the name Roc clan, but they are actually the Golden Eagle clan.

The giant ape was brought back from the Blood Moon World. It calls itself the Heavenly Demon Ape, and all apes, including monkeys, that it sees are members of the giant ape clan.

The reason why the Heavenly Demon Ape is called this is also a legend.

It is the second batch of divine beast messengers, following the little fox, the black cat, and the dream-eating tapir.

The giant ape's imposing body was a favorite of a powerful figure, who had a particular fondness for creatures with enormous bodies.

This powerful figure is none other than the Tongtian Jianmu (a type of ancient Chinese tree).

There's a reason why the Heavenly Demon Ape dares to call itself "Heavenly."

It had received guidance and help from Jianmu, and the giant ape itself had considerable spatial talent, which Jianmu further developed.

So far, only two creatures have received gifts from Jianmu.

One of them is a PhD. Jianmu once bestowed upon him a branch of Jianmu, which enabled him to successfully create the method, resulting in the now renowned "Outer Landscape Spiritual Root Method".

The second one is the Giant Ape that Reaches the Sky.

A world where the Jianmu tree once took root has merged into the main world; there once existed a Jianmu tree clone called Jianmu.

Instead of being taken back by Jianmu and restored to its original state, it was bestowed upon the Tongtian Giant Ape.

Furthermore, it helped the Giant Ape refine the essence into its body, making it the only one among the twelve royal families of the spirit beast clan capable of cultivating either the inner realm spiritual root method or the outer realm spiritual root method.

This is an offshoot of the Jianmu tree, and the essence it contains is even stronger than the branch given to the doctor.

The giant ape's spatial abilities were enhanced to a terrifying degree.

As for the benefits of the Spirit Root Method, there are many, many. It is precisely because of this that the Giant Ape has risen again and again. It was already very strong, and now it is even stronger.

The Golden Tiger Clan is the same.

Although they didn't have the extraordinary opportunity of the Giant Ape, they had accumulated quite a few opportunities, and the Tiger Clan possessed the strength of the King of Beasts.

To be called the king of beasts, one must possess the strength to deserve it; there is no misnomer in the title, it is a title forged over time.

Because he was the first to arrive at Qingyun Mountain, he even arrived there earlier than his three kings.

So he was also favored by an even more unknown big shot.

The chieftain of the Golden Tiger Clan also has another title: Lord of Azure Cloud Mountain.

The name itself speaks for itself.

It won the favor of the spirits of Qingyun Mountain.

This blessing is like a dimensional reduction, especially in Qingyun Mountain, where neither the Black Cat nor the Dream Eater dare to say they can defeat the Lord of Qingyun Mountain.

The Golden Tiger Clan, the Sky-Reaching Giant Ape Clan, and the Roc Clan are the three central clans. Therefore, the Roc Clan, which represents the Roc Clan, is also quite remarkable, having been originally established by the Golden Eagle Couple, long-time clients of Qingyun Mountain.

The two mentioned above both had the support of powerful figures, so there's a reason why the Golden Roc Clan was able to become one of the top three clans.

The Roc clan also has another name: the mount of the Dao Lord.

Long, long ago, Xuanhuang rode a roc and soared through the sky. Although the time was very short, it was enough.

They also have a name: the Camel Road Roc Clan.

It means that it once carried a 'way'.

And this Dao refers to the Xuanhuang (primordial chaos).

When the twelve royal families were born and a hierarchy was established, they naturally developed a unique innate ability.

Isn't that amazing? Isn't that a coincidence?
It was such a coincidence that at the very moment when the strength of the three royal families was being determined, they suddenly surged in number, becoming the middle three royal families below the three major royal families.

The supernatural power is: Startling Swan.

The ultimate speed allows one to soar through the heavens and explore the deepest abyss. The limit of speed.

If it were just about speed, that would be fine, since the limit of speed is simply time.

Their most powerful weapon is the flapping of their wings, which unleashes an attack, and under this storm of wings, everything is reduced to nothingness.

That goes without saying.

Unmatched speed, unstoppable attack, worthy of being a member of the middle three royal families.

As for the remaining six royal families, they did not have such an opportunity to be bestowed by the powerful.

But it's not much weaker.

Let's not talk about the Jiaolong Clan. Their ultimate form is the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan is the overlord wherever they are. The name "Dragon Clan" alone is more than enough to express a thousand words.

The Sha Niu tribe, also known as the Silly Niu tribe.

So far, they are the only group that has developed and utilized evil energy to its fullest extent.

His understanding and application of malevolent energy surpasses even that of true human cultivators.

Or rather, the Sha Niu Clan is born immersed in malevolent energy, and malevolent energy is not their only ability; they are inseparable from malevolent forces.

The Sha Niu Clan is the best-developed of the Heavenly and Earthly Fiends, thanks to their innate talents.

However, to be able to develop the fierce and malevolent energy that everyone avoids to such an extent, they would be a powerful clan in the entire cultivation world.

Through the tempering of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, the physical bodies of the Sha Niu Clan have become incomparably strong.

Even the notoriously brute brutes and the members of the Martial Arts Alliance greatly admired the physical strength of the Sha Niu Clan.

Furthermore, and most importantly, everyone knows that spirit beasts are not as good at comprehending cultivation as humans.

Whether it's the speed of cultivation or the ability to comprehend profound mysteries, they are not as good as the human race.

The Sha Niu tribe, however, is an exception.

They also possess an enviable talent: an extreme affinity for the profound and mysterious divine power of Xuanhuang, the "Law of Heaven and Earth".

Logically speaking, the Tongtian Giant Ape was even larger than them, but the Tongtian Giant Ape did not possess the Heaven and Earth Manifestation talent of the Sha Niu Clan.

The chieftain of the Sha Niu tribe was also the first being to cultivate the "Law of Heaven and Earth" to the late stage of the second level.

With a tenfold increase starting from the Law of Heaven and Earth, one can imagine how powerful the physical body must have become.

As for power?

Some people disagree with the idea that there are ants.

They are the Mighty Ant Tribe.

When the little fox spirit Tushan Shengmu discovered them, she was amazed by their extraordinary race.

The limits of power.

If the Roc represents the limit of speed, and the Fiend Bull Clan represents the limit of physical strength, then the Mighty Ant Clan represents the limit of power.

"Unbreakable by force" is the best description of the Mighty Ant Tribe.

They became the twelve royal families through their power, and with their power they could fight against all their enemies. Every attack they made was like a black hole with immense gravitational pull and tearing force.

If an ordinary living being is a creature with a normal composition, then the Mighty Ants have bodies composed of degenerate forms.

Anyone who gets close to them will be torn apart by their immense force. If they cannot withstand their own gravity and tearing force, they will be ripped apart and melted into their bodies.

It's a walking disaster.

Their bodies are very, very small, about the same size as normal ants.

Compared to his companions' towering bodies and monstrous physiques, he was simply no match.

However, don't mistake them for ants; they are actually a massive black hole-like structure.

The mighty ant tribe, when it gathers, is like a group of small black holes coming together.

Those whose cultivation level is insufficient cannot see through the black holes surrounding them.

Attacks are completely ineffective against them if you can't break through their black hole.

He is the strongest, the most powerful among all, even human cultivators.

It's not an exaggeration to say they are a species born from a black hole.

As for the Shihe clan, their courtesy name is as their name suggests.

A royal family member with extraordinary time management skills.

Because the clan leader is shaped like a crane, they are called the Shihe Clan, but this clan is very diverse.

Anyone with a strong talent for time, or a being born in a place with an abnormal flow of time, can join the Time Crane Clan.

Their ethnic identity is based on time, not on specific form.

Their powerful talents, coupled with their extraordinary ability to master the Xuanhuang Great Divine Power "Flowers Bloom in an Instant," forged the Shihe Clan.

His innate talent in time was already unmatched, and he further obtained the Dao Lord's great divine power of time soul fusion, "Flowers Bloom in an Instant," making his rise to power inevitable.

The last two royal families, the Thunder Beasts and the Origin Clan, are just as their names suggest.

Like the Time Crane Clan, the Thunder Beast Clan possesses exceptional lightning talent, although they lack specialized Dao Lord-level divine abilities to learn.

However, there are too many people studying the Way of Thunder, all kinds of thunder techniques, palm thunder, profound thunder, this thunder and that thunder, there are too many living beings researching it.

Born from thunder, these Thunder Beasts combined all the insights into thunder in the world, making their rise inevitable.

And their biggest weapon is a chain that falls from the sky.

This chain is no ordinary chain; it's practically formed from the very essence of thunder.

It was obtained by the Dao Lord when he transcended tribulation and became a king, according to the Thunder Beast's public statements.

It was a lightning tribulation chain that the Dao Lord was using during his tribulation, and a section of it was intercepted by the Dao Lord and bestowed upon the Thunder Beast Clan.

They are not exaggerating, nor are they making things up.

It turned out that when Xuanhuang underwent his tribulation, the chains of order merged with the remnants of the lightning tribulation. Xuanhuang discovered this after his tribulation, but it seemed as if fate had decreed that these chains would be obtained by the lightning beast.

Xuanhuang naturally wouldn't ask his subordinates for it; it was a kind of gift.

It's not actually that mysterious. It's the chains that were created when the Xuanhuang Will became a saint, shattered the chains of order, and was filled with lightning tribulation. A trace of the origin of the world-destroying heavenly tribulation was incorporated into the chains.

It could be called an accident, but here it's called good fortune.

This is how the most precious treasures of creation are born.

Guided by fate, the chains found the most suitable group of beasts and became their foundation.

Once the Thunder Beast Clan's bloodline furnace was formed, chains automatically wrapped around it, a unique feature among the bloodline furnaces of the twelve royal clans.

The Thunder Beast clan was already quite strong, and with the treasures of creation, they were even more worthy of the title of one of the twelve great royal clans.

...(End of chapter)