Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 192 Changes in Fortune
"Your aptitude is too poor. Under my tutelage, you can't even break through to the tenth level of Qi Refining."

A phantom-tailed fox, about the size of a house cat and entirely silver-white, suddenly spoke, its voice as alluring as a young woman's.

If Chen Beiwu were here to see this scene, he would definitely be surprised.

The Phantom-Tailed Fox is the most common low-grade first-tier exotic beast in the Immortal Alliance.

This strange beast possesses basic ice-type spiritual energy perception, and its tail fur can release concealment techniques according to the temperature changes between day and night, hence its name.

The Phantom-Tailed Fox is not strong in combat and its bloodline talent is not outstanding. Few ice-attribute spiritual root cultivators are willing to contract it as a companion beast. It is usually kept as an ornamental pet.

However, a beast capable of refining transverse bones and speaking human language must be at least a minor demon of the second realm.

Some exceptionally talented and powerful beasts even need to advance to the third realm of demon general to achieve this.

Logically speaking, a low-grade first-level phantom-tailed fox should not be able to speak human language unless it can advance its bloodline and reach the second realm.

"Senior Hu, without cultivation resources, how am I supposed to break through to the Qi Refining limit?" Chen Qin glanced at the Illusionary Fox, her tone helpless.

Strangely enough, her chance encounter with Senior Hu happened at the pet wholesale market.

The pet shop owner couldn't sell his phantom-tailed fox because the feed cost was too high, so he came up with the idea of ​​selling it to a butcher shop.

Chen Qin happened to be passing by when she suddenly heard Senior Hu's voice in her mind. She thought it was a hallucination caused by over-cultivation.

After several confirmations, Chen Qin finally realized that the seemingly ordinary Phantom-Tailed Fox, who was at the mercy of others in the cage, had an extraordinary origin and housed the soul of a powerful being who often claimed to be the original.

"If you don't have the resources, you can borrow them from your childhood sweetheart."

Senior Hu looked at the news pop-up on his phone and said seriously, "The Lord of the Meteor Dragon Palace has rewarded him with 50,000 spirit yuan. Even if you only borrow one-fiftieth of that, I am confident that I can help you advance to the tenth level of Qi Refining within a month."

Chen Qin pursed her lips and remained silent.

Seeing this, Senior Hu couldn't help but sigh.

After three or four years of getting to know her, she also figured out the girl's personality. She was good in every way, decisive and ruthless, but she was too stubborn and unwilling to ask others for help.

As if sensing something, Senior Hu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly hid in the bedroom.

"Sister Qin."

Two seconds later, there was a knock on the door and Chen Beiwu's voice.

Soon the door opened, and Chen Qin, dressed in a long dress and looking radiant, came out and gave Chen Beiwu a hug.

"Xiao Wu, congratulations on being admitted to the Jade Purity Immortal Sect!"

As a fragrant breeze wafted over, Chen Beiwu could clearly feel Sister Qin's warmth, a warmth that made him feel at ease.

"Don't just stand there at the door, come in and have some tea." Sister Qin took his hand and led him into the room, saying, "How does it feel to be a celebrity?"

"I was a little happy at first, but now that I've gotten used to it, it just feels so-so." Chen Beiwu paused for a moment, then sat down on the sofa, his tone quite Versailles-like.

"I heard from Aunt Huang that your family has people coming to your door every day to discuss marriage. What brings you here today?" Chen Qin teased.

"Sister Qin, can't I come here if there's nothing wrong?" Chen Beiwu glanced at Sister Qin's head almost imperceptibly out of the corner of his eye.

Good guy.

In just three years, Sister Qin's aura had transformed into an orange glow.

Could it be that Sister Qin has had some extraordinary encounter in recent years?
"If you like, you can stay here with me." Sister Qin smiled and handed over a cup of hot tea.

"Has Sister Qin encountered anything strange lately?" Chen Beiwu asked tentatively.

Chen Qin's heart skipped a beat, but she remained expressionless. She blinked, her eyes filled with curiosity: "No, why are you suddenly saying that?"

The phantom-tailed fox, hiding in the bedroom, was also somewhat surprised. Had this little guy discovered something?

It shouldn't be.

Even if her more than 90,000 years of cultivation were completely wiped out, with only a wisp of her remnant soul escaping, she could still deceive the Immortal Alliance's Nine Heavens Star Dou Realm Suppressing Immortal Array.

There was no way a mere Qi Refining cultivator could detect her presence.

“I’ve heard that recently, strange cultivators have been frequently lingering in front of your door,” Chen Beiwu said softly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qin felt a sense of relief.

In recent years, in order to help Senior Hu regain his consciousness, she has been unable to even pay the interest on her cultivation loan, so it is normal for cultivators to come to her door to collect spiritual energy.

For some reason, those debt-collecting cultivators have suddenly calmed down in the last few days and stopped blocking the door.

Otherwise, she'd probably still be hiding away at Ya Yun Xuan, working right now.

"Just some debt collectors," Chen Qin said casually. "Once I successfully enlist in the army, these guys will stop bothering me."

Joining the army can solve the problem of "cultivation loan".

Even if those cultivators who collect debts through cultivation loans are rampant, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble for the Immortal Alliance army.

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu frowned slightly.

The Immortal Alliance army is not a good place to go. It requires frequent risks, resulting in a disability rate of up to 40% for those who enlist. Few cultivators are willing to join the army.

Most of the cultivators who are willing to join the army come from poor backgrounds and want to earn a future through military merit.

Therefore, the Immortal Alliance promulgated a law mandating military service: high school graduates who failed to pass the entrance exam for the sect's academy must draw lots.

Those who draw a red card are required to serve in the military, while those who draw a black card are exempt from military service.

In order to legally evade military service, many nuns who graduate from high school and are unlucky enough to draw a red card will choose to get married and have children.

Chen Beiwu carefully considered his words and said, "Sister Qin, joining the army is too dangerous."

"If I don't join the army, will you support me?" Chen Qin tilted her head, staring intently at Chen Beiwu.

She dared to tease him like that because she knew Xiao Wu wouldn't agree.

As expected, under her gaze, Chen Beiwu shook his head slightly and suddenly took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

But when Chen Qin saw the familiar handwriting and her mother's signature on the IOU, she was momentarily stunned, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

"Sister Qin, why are you looking at me like that? I'm not going to give you this IOU for nothing."

Chen Beiwu joked, "Considering we're old friends, I'll waive the interest, but you still have to pay me back the principal of one hundred spirit coins."

There was no other way; in order to prevent Sister Qin from feeling that this was charity and losing face, he had to accept some spiritual energy to save face for her.

"Wasn't the principal two thousand spirit coins?" Chen Qin bit her lip, staring intently at him.

"This IOU was offered to me by the owner of the cultivation loan company with very little interest."

Chen Beiwu shook his head and tore up the IOU: "I got it without spending a single spirit essence, so it wouldn't be right for me to take two thousand spirit essence from you."

"Thank you." Sister Qin stood up and gave him a warm hug.

With no distracting thoughts in his mind, Chen Beiwu gently patted Sister Qin's back to soothe her emotions.

However, to Chen Beiwu's surprise, the orange glow on Sister Qin gradually brightened under his gaze, transforming into golden aura.

(End of this chapter)