Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 46 Unexpected Invitation

"If contracting a beast can alter one's destiny, will my own destiny also be improved after I contract the golden egg?"

Thinking about this question, Chen Beiwu couldn't wait to go home and enter the Nine Breaths Chaos Land to find out if the luck circulating in the chaotic world had improved.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing Chen Beiwu standing there in a daze, Xu Ziqing couldn't help but extend her fair hand and shake her head in front of him.

"I was thinking of something happy," Chen Beiwu smiled, then changed the subject: "Where's Director Lin?"

"He must have gone to help Senior Lin Yi choose a spirit beast to commemorate the event."

Xu Ziqing casually patted the Crimson Flame Fox's head and warmly invited, "It's a rare opportunity to visit the Spirit Beast Pavilion, would you like to take a stroll together?"

"I have something to attend to and need to go back early," Chen Beiwu said tactfully. "Could you please tell Director Lin for me?"

Xu Ziqing was slightly taken aback, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Is she some kind of primordial beast?

Why did Chen Beiwu want to leave as soon as she arrived?

"Okay." Xu Ziqing nodded, watched Chen Beiwu thank her and leave.

Sun Yajing raised her delicate eyebrows, her sweet face now looking somewhat lewd: "What's going on? You haven't caught her yet?"

"This is my private matter and has nothing to do with my senior."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ziqing turned and left, completely disregarding Sun Yajing's status as a senior student.

"What's wrong with gossiping a little?" Sun Yajing muttered softly, like a badger that couldn't catch a melon.

On the other side, before Chen Beiwu had even left the Spirit Beast Pavilion's main hall, he bumped into Lin Yi, a senior student who couldn't hide his joy.

"Junior Chen, what's going on?"

Upon hearing the other person's voice, Chen Beiwu paused and greeted them politely.

"I just finished contracting with a fellow beast, junior, would you like to spar with my Flower Spirit Butterfly?" Lin Yi offered.

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu gave him a deep look.

It's not like Lin Yi has only liked Xu Ziqing for a year or two; most students at Shouhe No. 2 High School know about it.

What kind of sparring?

The other party was clearly somewhat dissatisfied and intended to vent their resentment under the guise of a friendly spar.

Will Chen Beiwu give him this opportunity?

Of course not!

A virtuous person deceives others with principles, while a petty person fears power but not virtue.

Lin Yi is the former type, so even if he refuses to spar, there will be no problem, and the other party will most likely not continue to pester him.

When faced with troublemakers, Chen Beiwu needs to strike hard and use his strength to show them who the boss really is, so they won't dare to mess with him.

"Senior, I have something urgent to attend to. How about next time?"

Chen Beiwu waved his hand and walked out of the Spirit Beast Pavilion on his own.

Watching Chen Beiwu's disappearing figure, Lin Yi felt a lump in his throat.

He thought meeting him in person was better than hearing about him, so he decided to test the abilities of this outstanding junior from Shouhe No. 2 Middle School. However, he was surprised that this exceptionally talented junior did not take the challenge at all.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait." Another voice rang out.

Chen Beiwu frowned, stopped, and looked at the person who had just arrived. It was Guan Ange, whom he had met once before at the bottom of Sihai Lake.

A small, dark water turtle was perched on its shoulder.

Chen Beiwu performed the proper courtesies, greeted the other party, and congratulated them on achieving their wish.

Guan Ange smiled and said, "May I ask you a question...?"

"No, I have an urgent matter to attend to." Chen Beiwu said calmly, without stopping.

Guan Ange was slightly taken aback, then caught up and went straight to the point: "Fighting alone is not a long-term solution. The Guan family is currently recruiting independent cultivators. Are you interested, fellow cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu paused, looking at him in surprise: "The Guan family also accepts Qi Refining cultivators as retainers?"

"???"

Although Guan Ange is a second-generation cultivator, he is also a smart person.

Chen Beiwu's rhetorical question seemed calm and almost non-aggressive, but it actually revealed his arrogance and ambition.

Although the Guan family of the Fallen Dragon clan is only powerful within one prefecture, it is still a well-known Golden Core family in the prefecture. The cultivators who can be invited by the Guan family to serve as retainers must at least be Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Chen Beiwu's meaning was clear: if he couldn't offer them the treatment of a revered figure, they wouldn't even consider joining.

"How dare a mere Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator be so confident?" Guan Ange frowned, but due to Chen Beiwu's previous performance at the bottom of Sihai Lake, he forcibly suppressed his inner irritation.

He is not afraid of geniuses being arrogant, but he is afraid of people who are not very capable but insist on pretending to be knowledgeable.

Chen Beiwu's ability to exchange a rare golden scale for a rare spirit turtle demonstrates his quick wit and superb culinary skills.

After all, there were many cultivators at the bottom of the Four Seas Lake at that time, but only Chen Beiwu was able to keenly discover that the exotic spirit turtle liked to eat and guide it step by step to success.

Everyone knows the shortcomings of the Golden Scale. How could a smart cultivator like Chen Beiwu not be able to enter into a co-existence contract without certainty?

Thinking of this, Guan Ange took out a business card and handed it over, extending the invitation in a different way.

"I recently opened a private restaurant called Xianweixuan, and I need a chef who can cook spirit fish. You only need to work two hours a day, which won't interfere with your cultivation. The monthly salary during the trial period is fifty spirit coins, and after passing the trial period, the monthly salary is one hundred spirit coins."

Chen Beiwu took the business card and looked at him in surprise.

What does a monthly salary of 100 spirit dollars after being officially hired mean?

In terms of income alone, one month of work at Xianweixuan is equivalent to seven months of work for both his parents.

"I've reserved the position for you. Think it over carefully." Guan Ange waved his hand and turned to leave.

It doesn't matter who you work for.

A monthly salary of one hundred spirit stones is neither a lot nor a little.

This amount of money might not even be a fraction of his pocket money, but to a rogue cultivator, it was a rare high-paying job, and given Chen Beiwu's family background, he would most likely not refuse it.

If Chen Beiwu succeeds in rising to prominence and is admitted to the Thirteen Immortal Sects, then he will be praised by the elders of his clan for his ability to recognize talent and for his timely act of helping others.

Even if Chen Beiwu fails to rise to prominence and doesn't even pass the entrance exam for the Seventy-Nine Upper Sect, he won't lose out; he'll have found a good chef for his own private restaurant.

After all, the other party's cooking skills were at a level that could impress even a rare spirit turtle.

In short, he casually left a move, and no matter how Chen Beiwu succeeds in the future, Guan Ange is confident that he will only profit and not lose; it's just a matter of how much he will profit.

……

An hour later.

The train carrying a heavy load arrived at Pingchen Township Station.

Chen Beiwu got out of the car and immediately urged Yufeng to hurry home.

He pushed open the front door and saw his father lying on the sofa, with a delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen.

Tie Dan, abandoning his lazy nature, excitedly ran up to Chen Beiwu.

"Woof?"

Tie Dan twitched his nose slightly, widened his dog eyes, and stared at Chen Beiwu with disbelief.

It had only been a few days since it last saw its master, but it found that his body was covered in the fishy stench of a water-type spirit beast.

"So fast." Chen Dong stood up in surprise and asked curiously, "What kind of companion beast did you choose?"

(End of this chapter)