Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Jingyu smiled and said, "Master Yang is right. This is the predecessor of Xiao Fan's source beast. These source beasts are rare in that they have a good temper. Unless forced to, they will not take the initiative to attack other targets."

However, the beasts kept at home are all low-level source beasts of the mortal or lower-level heterogeneous rank. If their cultivation level were higher, their size would be too large to be kept as pets.

Yang Qingxue sat down in the main hall, her gaze gently falling on the courtyard. She seemed to be a very easygoing person.

"These source beasts sound like they would be perfect playmates for children. I've never seen source beasts like these in Thousand Spirit City before."

Chu Jingyu paused for a moment, then suggested, "If Master is interested in them, our Chu family has quite a few more. Why don't we take a few back and study them?"

As if she had been waiting for Chu Jingyu to say these words, Yang Qingxue did not refuse, "Then I will trouble Patriarch Chu."

Yang Qingxue gave Chu Shengfan a meaningful look, seemingly both condemning him and implying that his grandfather was very shrewd.

Chu Shengfan was a little confused. His teacher was so wealthy, it seemed like she didn't lack anything. How could these few source beasts, which seemed rather ordinary to him, catch her eye?

At this moment, some of the teacher's positive image seemed to shatter in Chu Shengfan's heart.

Chu Shengfan's somewhat cracked expression naturally caught Yang Qingxue's eye, but she felt a wicked sense of pleasure, as she had long been interested in Chu Shengfan's source beasts.

She thought this kid would bring her a few on his own initiative, but over the past three years, he seems oblivious to her talents and has never shown any respect to his teacher.

It would be quite embarrassing for her, as a virtuous teacher, to ask for it on her own initiative.

"Now that Paperhawk County has fallen, the people within the ruins will surely choose to relocate to other cities. What are the Chu family's plans?"

Upon hearing this question, Chu Jingyu paused slightly, then sighed.

"Although our Chu family has only risen to prominence in the last few years, we have devoted a lot of effort to this land. Naturally, we would rather not relocate if we can avoid it."

But now that the boundary membrane is no longer protecting them, not only can the mortals not live normal lives, but the surrounding source beasts are also eyeing them covetously. It seems that not relocating is no longer an option.

"Within the territory of the Jingyuan Dynasty, any member of an eighth-rank noble family who breaks through to the Domain Rank will be granted the title of seventh-rank renowned family and ordered to build a new city."

Yang Qingxue was naturally promoting the system that the Jingyuan Dynasty had followed for thousands of years, but Chu Jingyu didn't quite understand why she was bringing it up.

"Before I met Xiao Fan, I also advocated that you relocate, but after meeting Xiao Fan, I changed my mind. Xiao Fan already has the rudiments of a domain."

Breaking through to the Domain Rank is only a matter of a few years. If you choose to relocate, the environment you have finally adapted to will be replaced by a new city built in the location chosen by the royal family.

"It would be better if you chose not to relocate starting today and instead built this place as your future city."

Upon hearing Yang Qingxue's words, Chu Jingyu's eyes brightened slightly, but after a moment, he hesitated again.

"But without the protective barrier, is this safety..."

"Don't worry about that. The governor will take care of it for you. What your Chu family needs to do now is to contact that county magistrate and ask him to stay."

Even if Chu Shengfan advances to the Domain Rank, he will still have to stay behind to guard the family if he doesn't stay.

Yang Qingxue's last words revealed the reason why she devoted herself so much to the Chu family: she didn't want Chu Shengfan to be confined to a county town and unable to enjoy his freedom after advancing to the Domain Rank.

Chu Jingyu cupped his hands in greeting, stood up, and said, "Please rest well at home, my esteemed teacher. I will go see Magistrate Xiao now."

Yang Qingxue nodded. "I'm quite interested in the area around the Chu family's residence. Let Xiao Fan accompany me for a stroll."

Chu Jingyu looked at Chu Shengfan meaningfully, "Xiaofan, accompany your teacher for a good stroll, don't be stingy."

Chu Shengfan was speechless at his grandfather's emphasis. Did he seem like a stingy person? The reason he didn't offer anything to the teacher before was because he thought the teacher had everything and he didn't need it.

Now that he knows she's interested in the low-level source beasts in her house, how could he not be 'sensible' and send her a few?

Seeing Chu Shengfan nod in a 'suppressed' manner, Chu Jingyu assumed he was unwilling, glared at him again, and then hurriedly left, somewhat worried.

After the battle was over, Chu Qinhui was sent to town by Chu Jingyu to handle the aftermath.

The Chu family didn't suffer any major losses, except that some areas near the mountain became much thinner.

Since the "Star Source Guardian" only protected the town and the Chu family, we don't know what the situation is with the source beasts being raised on the grassland.

It just so happened that the teacher was interested in the source beasts raised by the Chu family, so Chu Shengfan first took her to the direction of the original grassland.

When they arrived at the grassland, they found it in complete disarray. These source beasts were originally separated by squares made up of huge city walls, but now most of these walls had collapsed.

Most of the low-level spiritual herbs planted on the ground have become damaged, with only a few scattered remnants of roots exposed on the surface.

As for the source beasts they kept, Chu Jingyu removed the restrictions on them when the snake swamp arrived.

Firstly, as source beasts, they at least possess some combat power, and it would be good if they could hold off the snake swamp to some extent.

Secondly, after being raised for so long, whether they can survive after being given freedom depends entirely on their luck and strength.

Now floating above the grassland, they discovered that the source beasts within the grassland had not been completely wiped out as expected.

Within each collapsed grid, some of the source beasts from the grassland still survived.

Yang Qingxue landed in one of the "grids", holding up a butterfly with wings that looked like they were made of light in her palm. The whole butterfly exuded a kind of holy aura.

Chu Shengfan recognized the butterfly at a glance: the "Light Medicine Spirit Butterfly," which evolved from the "Light Healing Butterfly."

Phosphorescent butterflies do exist in other places, but generally they are medicinal beasts bestowed by large families upon their servants under contracts; they have no combat capabilities.

It can also relieve the master's fatigue when necessary and show the master's benevolence, making it a very common source beast.

Although it has evolved forms, in the public eye there is only one type, the "Light Healing Butterfly," and its combat power is weak.

But the one in front of me has undergone a complete transformation. Every move it makes carries a sense of peace, and the faint light it emits every day seems to have a healing effect.

The "Bright Medicine Spirit Butterfly" in front of them was the second one to evolve in the entire Chu family, besides the one that Chu Suyuan had a contract with. Chu Shengfan had paid more attention to it at the time.

And I was thinking of taking it with me when I left, but I never expected that it would survive the snake tide.