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

Chapter 579 The Strange Old Man!
The moment Gu Yuan passed through the portal, he felt the surrounding space change, and even the strong smell of seawater disappeared.

Instead, there is a faint, pleasant fragrance.

The two looked around and realized that they were actually in a garden.

This garden is not small; it can be seen to be several miles in circumference.

The garden features some exquisite and beautiful pavilions and towers, as well as low hills and ponds, creating a very pleasant environment.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that this garden also grows many precious and rare spiritual herbs and flowers, which are not only beautiful, but can also be used to refine many spiritual medicines.

This delicate fragrance comes from the scents emanating from the surrounding exotic flowers and plants.

However, neither Gu Yuan nor Ao Kui made any rash moves.

Gu Yuan himself was extremely wealthy, far surpassing even ordinary Yin God giants. Moreover, although these spiritual herbs and flowers were precious and rare, they were not actually very important to him.

As for Ao Kui... he comes from the East Sea Dragon Palace, and his wealth is even greater than Gu Yuan's, so naturally he looks down on these things even more.

Moreover, this is the base cave of the Primordial Spirit True Immortal Wu Lingzi, and also a garden, a place where this big shot usually enjoys the scenery. If the two of them greedily dig around and directly take away these rare flowers and exotic plants, and if Wu Lingzi really has some hidden tricks up his sleeve, the two of them will probably be in deep trouble.

Gu Yuan and the other man had already realized this, so they tacitly refrained from making a move.

The exotic flowers and rare herbs here were not their target.

Once we get our hands on the target item, if we have the time, we can then seek other benefits.

After wandering around the garden for a while, the two did not find any noteworthy traces, so they both followed a path out of the garden and headed forward.

It could be vaguely seen that it was a large hall, which was suspected to be the true place of Wu Lingzi's cultivation.

Before long, the two arrived in front of the main hall. Above the hall were the three characters "Five Spirits Hall" written in bold, silver strokes. However, the entrance to the hall was tightly closed.

Both of them could see that the wooden door was faintly shimmering with five-colored light, which was no weaker than the light on the stone door they had seen before.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Ao Kui couldn't help but say, "Brother Chu, how about..."

Gu Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Ao, I can help, but this is probably different from what we agreed on before, isn't it?"

“Indeed, Brother Chu, you have contributed a great deal, which is clearly inappropriate.”

Ao Kui was also a clever dragon, so he naturally understood Gu Yuan's meaning. He smiled, then took out three jade bottles from his storage bag and tossed them to Gu Yuan.

"These three bottles of Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills are my token of appreciation. I hope Brother Chu will not refuse them."

Ao Kui smiled and explained, “These three bottles of Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills, each containing fifty spirit pills, totaling one hundred and fifty, were borrowed from my elder brothers and Uncle Wang. Now, I’m giving them to you, Brother Chu.”

One hundred and fifty Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills?
Gu Yuan was somewhat surprised, then raised his hand and put away the three bottles of Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills: "Thank you, Brother Ao."

Gu Yuan didn't hold back, because this was what he deserved.

If it weren't for his help, the two of them wouldn't even have been able to get in.

Now, facing new problems, Gu Yuan needs to step in to solve them, but Ao Kui is unable to offer any help, which is clearly inappropriate.

Because the two were partners, not in a superior-subordinate employer-employee relationship.

Therefore, Gu Yuan's situation just now was very reasonable and logical.

As for these 150 Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills... for Gu Yuan, it was obviously good news.

With these Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills, Gu Yuan was confident that by refining them all, he could elevate his physique to another level, comparable to the Great Perfection of the Yin God realm.

At that time, as long as it's not a powerful Yang God or some terrifying Yin God giant, Gu Yuan will have nothing to fear! Next, Gu Yuan continued to step forward and carried out the operation just like he had done outside the stone gate.

Sure enough, a restrictive aura soon appeared on the stone gate.

However, compared to the restriction on the stone gate, the restriction in front of us is obviously more profound and complex, even surpassing the previous restriction in terms of complexity.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes, but he remained outwardly calm.

Although the restrictions are very complex, breaking them will also bring great benefits.

Next, Gu Yuan began to crack the code.

Time passed slowly, and after about three hours, Gu Yuan finally broke through it.

After the wooden door opened, the two entered one after the other.

The main hall was spacious and bright, but somewhat empty, with nothing particularly special inside.

There was only one thing that caught Gu Yuan and Ao Kui's attention.

To be precise, it's not actually a thing, but a person.

The man stood motionless in the middle of the hall, his eyes closed.

His appearance was that of a tall, thin old man, wearing a gray-white robe, with a long white beard, and very simple and plain, without any aura.

He was like a corpse, a puppet.

However, Gu Yuan's faint sense of warning reminded him that the old man in front of him was extremely terrifying, so terrifying that he possessed the strength to threaten the lives of the two of them!
Gu Yuan couldn't even tell whether the old man before him was a living person... or a puppet...

It looks like a living person; every inch of its skin and every strand of its hair is exquisitely detailed, just like a living person.

But in Gu Yuan's heart, he always felt that the old man was a bit strange.

Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes, and a faint five-colored spiritual light shone from them.

Upon seeing Gu Yuan and his companion, the old man showed no surprise, simply saying calmly, "You two must be the young friends who have entered my cave this time."

As he spoke, he looked at Gu Yuan and Ao Kui.

Under the old man's calm and indifferent gaze, both Gu Yuan and Ao Kui felt as if their secrets had been seen through.

Gu Yuan was alright; his internal magical power was stimulated and began to circulate, immediately blocking the old man's prying gaze.

The feeling of being seen through also disappeared.

Even the old man seemed to sense it, giving Gu Yuan a deep look.

As for Ao Kui, he instinctively activated his protective magic treasure to block the old man's gaze.

The old man withdrew his gaze, his face expressionless, and made no other move.

Gu Yuan replied with a smile: "Indeed, I am Chu He, a nobody. This is Ao Kui, the sixth prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace. We are truly sorry for disturbing you today. We hope you will forgive us. May we ask who you are, senior?"

"Oh?"

The old man said in a calm tone, "How interesting. You've trespassed into my cave, yet you don't know who I am?"

(End of this chapter)