Eternal Beast Taming Family

The old man paused for a moment, as if it had been a long time since anyone had asked him this question.

After a moment of calm, he slowly said, "My name was buried with the original city long ago. Now you shall call me Zhou Muhun."

Shepherd Soul City and Zhou Shepherd Soul—it's clear these are newly chosen names.

As the blessing ended, the dim light of day gradually returned to its clear state, and the residents of Shepherd Soul City began their day's work, either lighting fires to cook or opening markets to sell their wares, creating a vibrant atmosphere of everyday life.

Looking at everything before him, Chu Shengyuan felt that sometimes the difference between humans and source beasts didn't have to be drawn so clearly.

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Beneath the ancient banyan tree, Chu Jingyu stared intently at the 'mountain stone' he held in his arms, seemingly lost in thought about something.

Several source beasts lined up on all four sides, keeping an eye on the surrounding movements for him.

Aside from Chu Jingyu's own source beast, the Cheng brothers continued to diligently carry out Chu Shengyuan's orders to protect him.

The perspective shifts to the interior space of the "mountain and rocks," where Chu Jingyu's illusory spiritual consciousness is also standing under a giant tree.

However, the leaves of this giant tree look rather thin, as if many leaves have been lost over time.

Chu Jingyu looked at the "Tree Planting in the Human Realm" in front of him and sighed softly.

"It must have been tough for you to expand the space inside this rocky mountain."

When Sun Chunchen first brought this "mountain stone" here, its interior space was only the size of an ordinary courtyard house, about the same size as the Chu family's courtyard house before they became a powerful clan.

Back then, when it was "humans planting trees," many of their own leaves fell off and decomposed into a lot of spatial energy, which allowed this space to expand into the shape of a real mountain today.

The leaves of the "Tree Planted in the Human Realm" swayed slightly, making a rustling sound, as if expressing its indifference.

Chu Jingyu stroked the rough tree trunk with his hand. This was the source beast left by his grandson to protect the family. Now it looked rather weak, and Chu Jingyu felt a little guilty.

A porcelain jar appeared in his hand, emanating a faint aura of blood, mixed with extremely vigorous energy.

"This is the essence blood of several Origin Beasts of the Derivative Rank. Hopefully, it can replenish the deficiencies in your body."

As for where this essence blood came from, it was naturally obtained by the Chu family in exchange for the "Paper Hawks" they had given up their distribution rights in the Misty Serpent Swamp, from the "True King's Mansion of the Imperial Sea".

Chu Jingyu turned the porcelain jar upside down, and the abundant essence blood dripped into the roots of the "Tree Planting in the Human Realm".

The surging blood energy flowed along the giant tree's veins to all parts of the trunk of the "Human Realm Tree Planted" tree. The energy was so abundant that even a faint blood mist emanated from around the trunk.

However, not long after, the blood mist transformed back into the purest energy and was absorbed back by "Human Domain Tree Planting".

The change that can be observed on the tree is that some lush green leaves are slowly growing out from between the branches.

Moreover, with a sound of invisible chains shattering, the "Planting Trees in the Human Realm" realm was completely promoted from the lower level of the realm to the middle level of the realm, achieving a minor realm improvement.

Looking at the scene before him, Chu Jingyu finally smiled, his face, which had been filled with worry for days.

However, the changes did not end there. A strange fluctuation emanated from the "Tree Planting in the Human Realm" and spread to the foot of the mountain.

The invisible spatial barrier was impacted by this wave, and then the flat fields and plains were gradually revealed until the barrier reappeared after spreading for nearly a kilometer.

Within the "Tree Planting in the Human Realm" system, even more changes are gradually taking place.

Its internal space further expanded, and small mounds of varying heights gradually emerged on the originally flat plain, as if mountains were about to grow out.

In addition to the spiritual plants that were originally created through skills, more ordinary plants have grown on the surface of the land. This world seems to be gradually improving as the "Planting Trees in the Human Realm" realm advances.

Faced with this enormous change, the indigenous people within the area simply gathered around the statues of "Planting Trees in the Human Realm" and Chu Shengfan, kneeling and worshipping them, chanting simple words of praise.

Beside the ever-growing "Human Domain Tree," several source beast eggs slowly condensed and took shape.

But in the next moment, they became somewhat blurry, as if some invisible force was preventing them from fully taking shape.

The old man who was the first to become a contract master, standing at the very front, upon seeing this scene, exclaimed that the few source beast eggs were seeds of sacred beasts.

They need to sincerely worship every day for them to truly take shape and be born into the world.

Chu Jingyu was naturally unaware of the changes occurring within the "Tree Planting in the Human Realm" system.

Standing atop the flattened mountain peak, amidst the ancient courtyard, he suddenly felt as if he were still on Qixia Mountain.

Here, however, there is no blazing sun in the sky, and no beautiful scene of colorful clouds filling the evening.

The "Tree Planted in the Human Domain" is about 100 meters tall and is the most eye-catching structure on the mountain, so any changes it produces can be noticed by people in this space in an instant.

Before long, Chu Qinhui and Jiang Nian brought Chu Shengyu to the "Planting Trees in the Human Realm".

Chu Jingyu turned to look at the three of them. "How are you finding it? Are you getting used to being here?"

Chu Qinhui glanced at Xiao Yu, who was staring intently at "Planting Trees in the Human Realm," and then said helplessly:

"We're all used to it, but Xiaoyu isn't quite used to it. She finds it a bit cramped and noisy here."

Chu Jingyu took two steps to Chu Shengyu's side, intending to pick him up as before, but halfway through the action, he remembered that he no longer had a physical form, so he gave up and instead touched the little guy's head from a distance.

"It's a good thing that she's lively. It proves that Xiaoyu is energetic, which is much better than her being dull and always immersed in her own world before."

Spend more time with him these next two days. The journey will likely be quite long. If necessary, have him make the pact with the seed he brought to distract him.

"Yes," Chu Qinhui replied, then continued to ask:

"Father, I see that there are many more fertile fields at the foot of the mountain. Can we plant something here to supplement our supply of fresh vegetables?"

"You can arrange these yourself. Go and observe whether those lands contain spiritual energy. If not, you'll need to spend some Source Stones to replenish the energy..."

After a simple arrangement, Chu Jingyu's consciousness was extracted from the 'mountain rock' and returned to his original body under the ancient banyan tree.

Looking at the sunlight filtering through the leaves, Chu Jingyu composed himself; it was already broad daylight.

In Shepherd Soul City, Chu Shengyuan looked at the bright sky and remembered that his grandfather was still waiting for him in the mountains and forests. So he took the initiative to say goodbye to Zhou Shepherd Soul.

Zhou Muhun's expression faltered for a moment, then he spoke:

"Before you leave, I have one last request: could I take one last look at the fire-type source beast you summoned yesterday?"