Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Shengyuan did not refuse his request, but instead opened his palm in front of him.

The "Ghostly Blue Lotus Flame," roughly the size of a palm, floated quietly above his palm.

Zhou Muhun's scrutinizing gaze fell on the "Ghostly Blue Lotus Flame." "I seem to sense an aura on it that clearly restrains soul-type source beasts."

As expected of an existence capable of herding soul-type source beasts, it possesses an extremely keen sense of the natural enemies of its source beasts.

Chu Shengyuan smiled. "It's not so much about restraint, but rather that it leans towards the spiritual realm, feeding on spiritual energy to grow."

In some cases, these soul-type source beasts can indeed serve as nourishment for its growth. However, this lotus flame is mostly used for control rather than consumption, so calling it a natural enemy isn't entirely accurate.

Zhou Muhun looked thoughtfully at the lotus flame, then a wisp of pure spiritual energy emanated from his fingertips and was slowly deposited into the lotus flame.

The moment the spiritual energy touched the lotus flame, the blue lotus flame instantly expanded by nearly half its original size, then devoured the spiritual energy.

The blue lotus flame returned to its previous size, but its color became much more solid, and it slowly rotated in Chu Shengyuan's palm, as if it had emerged from a dormant state.

Zhou Muhun took out two source beast eggs from his pocket and floated them in front of Chu Shengyuan.

"Young friend Chu, I feel a strong affinity between this lotus flame and me. How about we make a deal? I'll exchange two source beast eggs, the Heavenly Fire Star Beast and the New Sun Bright Radiance Beast, for yours."

"How many of these Source Beasts do you have that you could exchange for, young friend?"

Chu Shengyuan's eyes lit up. Although the "Ghostly Blue Lotus Fire" was considered rare and excellent, it was incomparable to the two that Zhou Muhun had mentioned.

Leaving aside the fact that I haven't seen the "New Sun Radiance Beast," my brother has actually fought the "Heavenly Fire Star Beast," which is not much weaker than the "Elemental Spirit" that has evolved several times.

Moreover, this is the species after it hatched. If it could evolve once or twice in the hands of the Chu family, it would probably be comparable to the Heavenly Favored Seed that Chu Shengyuan just contracted.

"I wonder, does the elder hope to exchange a Source Beast egg for a few Ghostly Blue Lotus Flames?"

Zhou Muhun did not immediately state an exchange ratio, but instead spoke up:

"Since we don't know much about either of the source beasts, why don't we just write down the information about the source beasts we have?"

Let's estimate the value of each other's source beasts, and then discuss and decide on a suitable figure, shall we?

"Of course," Chu Shengyuan agreed at first, then her expression turned shy, and she spoke softly.

"We need to let the elders know that this Ghostly Blue Lotus Flame is, after all, a unique source beast of our clan. I need to go back and ask the clan leader for his opinion, and have him come to discuss this matter with you in person before deciding on the terms of this deal."

Zhou Muhun's eyes showed a hint of hesitation. "Where is your clan leader? If you leave here, it won't be so easy for you to come back in."

Chu Shengyuan smiled. "No need for you to worry, elder. My grandfather and I were sent here together. Please wait in the city for a while, and I will go back and explain the situation to him before coming to see you, okay?"

Zhou Muhun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Alright, then I'll wait for good news again."

Chu Shengyuan cupped his hands in greeting, then, holding the "Starry Sky Soul Beast," transformed into a streak of light and vanished instantly before Zhou Muhun's eyes.

……

Jingyuan Royal Capital, Huantian Palace.

"Your Highness, our men in Muyang City have sent word that the Chu family has vanished and their house is empty."

The official who delivered this message lowered his head even further as he spoke, not daring to look at Jing Heng's ferocious facial expression.

"Useless! It's bad enough that the information you bring is inaccurate, but now you can't even catch a single person. What's the point of keeping you around?"

Jing Heng angrily kicked the subordinate in front of him to the ground.

"Your Highness, the departure date is drawing ever closer. If we want him to submit, we'll need to come up with another plan."

Hu Wei, whose appearance had largely recovered, spoke up to offer advice from the seat below.

Jing Heng glanced at him. "You have a way?"