Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 70 Anecdotes

His black hair, unbound, cascaded down to his waist like a waterfall, and his wide, moon-white sleeves fluttered in the wind, revealing a precious jade pendant that shone with a spiritual light at his waist. What a magnificent and imposing young man!

Sensing that the other party was no ordinary person and had concealed their aura with a concealing artifact, Chen Beiwu clasped his hands and bowed slightly: "Fellow Daoist, what brings you to my residence?"

"It is fate that we meet. I am Shi Botao." The newcomer laughed heartily and said familiarly, "Fellow Daoist, you are probably going to Yinxia Market to attend the marriage recruitment event of the second young lady of the Gu family."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu was taken aback, but showed no sign of it on his face.

What kind of son-in-law recruitment event is this?

All he knew was that the immortal cultivation family that controlled Yinxia Market was the renowned Chiyuan Gu family of the Cangwu Mountains, who were enemies of the Yunhai Shen family.

The Gu family of Chiyuan has two Foundation Establishment experts in charge. Among them, the Gu family patriarch is a late Foundation Establishment cultivator with formidable strength, only two steps away from the Golden Core realm. The family's backer is Mirror Moon Palace, one of the five major sects of the Earth Evolution Realm.

The Chiyuan Gu family and the Yunhai Shen family have a great conflict over the resources of the major sects and often engage in magical battles.

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand." Chen Beiwu shook his head and denied it, saying, "My name is Chen Xiu. I went to Yinxia Market only to purchase what I need for cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Shi Botao felt relieved.

Fortunately, he had never seen such a handsome and unique Qi Refining cultivator before!

If Chen Xiu is also here for the marriage selection event, then he really has no chance of winning the heart of the second young lady of the Gu family.

"I see. I apologize for my presumption." Shi Botao smiled kindly and invited Chen Beiwu to go to Yinxia Market together.

Chen Beiwu politely declined.

The other party's origins were unknown, and his aura was obscure; he had no desire to travel with a stranger.

Watching Shi Botao ride away in a rainbow of light, Chen Beiwu felt a surge of curiosity.

Just what is so extraordinary about this second young lady of the Gu family that she could make such a remarkable cultivator want to marry into her family?

Suppressing distracting thoughts, Chen Beiwu checked the time, found a secluded cave, set up a small earthen mound array, a small illusion array, and a miniature energy-gathering array, then set an anchor point and teleported back to the Immortal Alliance's cultivation room.

"Great, the payment has finally been settled."

Upon seeing the 3,100+ spirit yuan deposited into his mobile account, Chen Beiwu opened the Immortal Alliance website and directly purchased the Tide-Born Silk Armor and Hidden Jade Pendant that he had added to his shopping cart, at the cost of losing 2,500 spirit yuan from his account balance.

After finishing his morning meditation on the Tai Xuan Shou Yi, Chen Beiwu got up, went downstairs to have breakfast with his mother, and then headed to the Yuan Kong County Talisman Association.

An hour later, Chen Beiwu walked out of the Fu Xie gate.

The certification for a first-tier talisman master is relatively simple. He can pass smoothly by drawing any three low-grade first-tier talismans on the spot. With his spiritual insight and comprehension, it is naturally a piece of cake for him.

Next, he only needs to wait for the information on the Immortal Alliance's official website to be updated, and he will become a registered first-tier rune master in the Immortal Alliance.

Chen Beiwu continued on his way, urging Yu Feng to head towards the Yuan Kong County Array Association.

Unlike the bustling Talisman Association, the Array Master Association had very few members. Only a few employees were sitting at their workstations chatting and researching which kind of spirit beast was more suitable for purchasing a contract. You could hardly see anyone.

Upon seeing Chen Beiwu appear, the female cultivator at the front desk's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward to greet him: "Sir, what kind of questions do you have about formations?"

"I'm here to take the array master certification exam," Chen Beiwu corrected.

Upon hearing this, the beautiful female cultivator was clearly taken aback, and her expression became more respectful: "This way, please."

Just then, a ragged cultivator suddenly entered through the entrance of the Array Alliance.

A male employee in the lobby immediately stood up, took a lunchbox, and led the cultivator out of the formation.

"Does the Alliance now provide meals for outsiders too?" Chen Beiwu asked curiously.

"No." The female cultivator's voice turned low: "That little guy is actually a pitiful person. The one who just took him out was his formation teacher."

"Did he have a problem with his cultivation?" Chen Beiwu asked thoughtfully.

He sensed with just a scan of the other person's mind that they seemed mentally unstable.

"Yes, sir." The female cultivator explained as she led the way, "Xu Xin was originally a genius in array formation at Shouhe No. 4 Middle School. He broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining at the age of nineteen and became a first-level array master certified by the Array Association."

Chen Beiwu was a little puzzled: "But his aura is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

The female cultivator glanced around cautiously and whispered, "That's because of the backlash from the Fellowship Beast. In mid-September, he contracted a spirit beast named Crimson Mane at the Fallen Dragon Palace."

Chen Beiwu paused, then turned around in surprise.

The Crimson Mane is a descendant of the Gold-Eating Pig, which mutated after devouring the earth's fiery marrow. It has a ferocious appearance, with a three-zhang-long red mane on its neck that flows like lava, and its body is covered with black lava-like scales. However, it is one of the more docile fire-attribute spirit beasts.

Even if such spirit beasts are rebellious and turn against their masters, contracted cultivators can easily suppress them with a shared contract. How could they end up with a decline in cultivation, severe damage to their divine sense, and mental instability?

"While Xu Xin was studying the formation, his mother, who was feeding the Fel-Beast, was knocked down and bitten to death by the ferocious Crimson Hyena. By the time Xu Xin noticed something was wrong, his mother had already stopped breathing."

At this point, the female cultivator at the front desk revealed a hint of regret in her eyes: "After Xu Xin discovered this, she was furious and used the Tongcan Seal to forcefully suppress the Crimson Fiend Lich to death, causing the Tongcan Seal to collapse, her cultivation level to drop to the fifth level of Qi Refining, and her mind also became abnormal."

"I see." Chen Beiwu nodded, a hint of suspicion rising in his heart. He asked, "Did the Immortal Alliance's Enforcement Division get involved in this matter?"

For cultivators to form a covenant is not absolutely safe; every year, the Immortal Alliance sees several cases of covenant beasts turning against and attacking contracted cultivators.

However, the Crimson Hyena, a spirit beast that appears ferocious but is actually docile, is almost never likely to attack a cultivator unless driven to a desperate situation.

There's definitely something more to this incident involving Xu Xin.

"We've intervened, and the case is currently under investigation." The receptionist stopped and pointed her left palm towards the office ahead.

"Master Li is in charge of professional certification. You can just push open the door and walk in."

After saying that, she winked seductively, took out a business card and stuffed it into Chen Beiwu's palm, then turned and left, leaving behind a single sentence.

"If you have any questions about formations, feel free to ask me. We can learn from each other."

Watching the graceful female receptionist leave, Chen Beiwu remained calm.

These days, whether male or female cultivators, as long as they are good-looking enough and have a pleasing temperament, there will always be people of the opposite sex who will rush up to chat them up like moths to a flame.

The way the female cultivator at the front desk approached him was relatively gentle, which he could accept, unlike the female students from Shouhe No. 2 Middle School, who were all incredibly bold.

When Chen Beiwu was a student at Shouhe No. 2 Middle School, about a dozen female students fought a large-scale brawl over him.

He was completely unaware of the situation until he was called to the school teacher's office, where he learned just how fiercely girls could fight over a man's affections.

To some extent, the existence of Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling helped Chen Beiwu escape the constant romantic troubles and conflicts at school.

(End of this chapter)