Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 54 Beast Taming Card

At the beginning of the morning hour, Ji An woke up from his hazy sleep and heard a slight sound in the bamboo basket.

He yawned, and the sound in the bamboo basket stopped immediately.

He stood up and walked to the bamboo basket. Looking at the spirit-seeking rat tied up like a dumpling with cloth strips lying straight, he poked it with his finger with a sense of mischief.

This soul-seeking rat is obviously a young animal, and an adult is as big as a cat.

Only the cub's eyes were exposed, while its mouth and limbs were all tightly wrapped with cloth strips.

It didn't have much strength and was tightly wrapped in three layers of cloth, so it couldn't exert any force and had no chance of breaking free.

Ji An didn't care about it and went out to wash his face. The cold water stimulated his facial nerves and he quickly woke up.

The sky was like an upside-down bowl. The moon had only a faint hint of color left, and the starlight was extremely dim.

The distant mountains are like a giant beast crawling in the shadows, vague and unclear.

He returned to the bamboo building and sat cross-legged on the cushion. He took a ginseng pill, practiced the Qingyuan Sutra and began his practice for the day.

The spiritual power in the elixir is absorbed by the immortal veins, just like the gurgling stream flowing in the immortal veins, and finally turns into pure magic power and flows into the dantian.

The stone turtle pounced forward, and its magic power immediately dropped by half.

When the medicinal effect of the pill had worn off, Ji An opened his eyes, his eyes warm and bright.

He nodded and smiled with satisfaction. When there was the help of elixirs or soul-capturing formations, the feeling of rapid improvement in cultivation was always intoxicating.

The sky has brightened and the golden morning light shines on the valley.

Ji An picked up the soul-seeking mouse, felt the animal's accelerated heartbeat, and gently squeezed it twice.

He walked out of the bamboo building and counted the number of Fire Cloud ginseng, not missing a single one.

Feeling relieved, Ji An boarded the talisman bird and flew towards Cuizhu Peak.

"Senior Sister Zhao's spiritual power is even stronger than before. I think she's not far from breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Ji An complimented him. He quickly glanced at the considerable rise and fall of the other person's chest and thought that his development had greatly accelerated after not seeing him for a while.

"It's indeed fast."

A smile appeared on Zhao Mengyao's lips, and dimples appeared on her cheeks.

Now she is a few inches taller than when she first entered the sect, her legs are longer, her hair bun is in a new style, and she looks brighter than before.

She has been in a good mood in recent days. The bottleneck of the ninth level of Qi Refining has been loosened, and a breakthrough is just a matter of a few days.

She took a look and said:

"Junior Brother Ji is such a rare guest, what are you holding in your hand?"

As far as she could remember, the other party had approached her once to borrow spirit stones.

"A wild spirit-seeking rat fell into my trap and was caught. Seeing that it was quite intelligent, I decided to tame it and it would be useful in the future.

Today I came to ask Senior Sister for a Beast Taming Card, so that I can control it more easily."

Senior Sister Zhao is a disciple of the Beast Taming Hall, so you don’t have to worry about buying defective products when purchasing from her.

Monsters are naturally wild, so in order to facilitate control, a trace of their spirit will be sealed in a beast-controlling card.

Monks can issue commands to monsters through beast-controlling cards and can also conduct simple spiritual communication.

If the beast-controlling card is destroyed, the monster will be severely damaged. This is an insurance for the monks to control the monster.

"A spirit-seeking rat that can satisfy Junior Brother must have an excellent bloodline and is worth cultivating. Can I take a look?"

"of course can."

Ji An untied the soul-seeking rat, revealing its fluffy golden-brown fur.

"Is it still playing dead?"

Zhao Mengyao giggled. She carefully examined it and said, "Yes, I think the bloodline of this demon beast is close to the top grade. If it is properly cultivated in the future, it may become a demon beast in the middle stage of foundation building."

The bloodline levels of monsters correspond to the qualifications of cultivators, namely low-grade bloodline, medium-grade bloodline, high-grade bloodline, earth-grade bloodline and heaven-grade bloodline.

Bloodline represents the upper limit of a monster's growth, but of course it is not absolute, and acquired training is also a very important part.

It is said that there was once a powerful person who cultivated the Spirit-Seeking Rat to the Golden Core level, which is far beyond the bloodline limit of the Spirit-Seeking Rat. I don’t know whether it is true or not.

Returning the Soul-Seeking Rat, Zhao Mengyao nodded and said:

"I happen to have two beast-controlling cards that I made myself, but they can only restrain demonic beasts in the Qi Refining Stage. Do you want them, Junior Brother?"

"That's enough. Thank you, Senior Sister. How many crystals?"

"Two spirit stones, Junior Brother, would you like to settle the bill now?"

Zhao Mengyao showed a half-smile on her face. She took out a piece of green jade that was palm-long and three fingers wide. The jade was engraved with runes and a gray round bead was embedded in the middle.

"I owe it to Senior Sister first."

Ji An gave a kind smile, and the benefits of being thick-skinned became apparent.

He took out a piece of paper and handed it over:
"If it's convenient, I'd like to buy some medicinal herbs from Senior Sister."

This is used to prepare the Soul-Feeding Pill, a secret medicine specifically used to cultivate soul-seeking rats.

Of course, he added three more herbs, and the amount of each herb was in excess.

In addition, several medicinal ingredients require special preparation methods, so it is impossible to restore the secret medicine with this prescription.

Zhao Mengyao's eyes flickered a few times, and she took the recipe and read it carefully:
"They are all common medicinal herbs. I'll prepare one for you. Please wait a moment."

Taking advantage of this gap, Ji An signed a spirit pet contract with the Spirit Seeking Rat according to the secret technique, and also captured a wisp of the monster's spirit into the beast-controlling card.

The little mouse was released, looking as if it had lost all hope in life.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Mengyao came back with a bundle of medicinal herbs wrapped in paper:

"The medicinal materials are worth three spirit stones."

"Thank you, Senior Sister. I will return the five spirit stones in full in three months."

After thanking him solemnly, Ji An took the herbs. This was enough for the Soul-Seeking Rat to use for three months. If he used it sparingly, it could be fed for four or five months.

Now, apart from elixirs, he has nothing else to buy, so he can afford to breed spirit-seeking rats.

If you wait until you need to train the beast, it will be too late.

Back at his residence, Ji An sternly warned:
"From now on, don't try to steal the magical herbs in the yard, otherwise..."

He released the Gengjin Finger, and a golden light flashed, and a hole was made in the stone at the gate.

Feeling the sharpness, the hair on the Soul-Seeking Rat's neck stood up, fear flashed in its eyes, and it nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Ji An put the beast down and grabbed a handful of spiritual rice to feed it.

The Soul-Seeking Rat's mood immediately improved a bit, and he began to eat quickly. He was exhausted and frightened after a night of tossing and turning, and he urgently needed something to comfort himself.

Ji An began to tinker with the Soul-Feeding Pills. His technique was unfamiliar for the first time, and he wasted a lot of medicinal materials. It took him a long time to make twenty-two light red pills.

Normally, the Soul Feeding Pills need to be fed once every three days. Now that the number of finished products is lower than expected, we can only feed them once every four days.

"Here's a reward for you. Work hard in the future. Good days are yet to come."

Ji An threw out a spirit-feeding pill, and the spirit-seeking rat jumped up and grabbed the pill.

After landing, it held the pill in its two front paws and sniffed it carefully several times, then licked it. Its black little eyes suddenly lit up, and it opened its mouth and swallowed the pill.

The soul-seeking rat lay in the sun with its eyes narrowed, a look of satisfaction on its face.

(End of this chapter)