Eternal Beast Taming Family

The sky is azure, and the soil is fragrant.

Luo Mingheng woke up in the small courtyard that he had already renovated.

Over the years, he has spent a considerable amount of money renovating the courtyard, successfully transforming it from a desolate rural dwelling into a barely acceptable, exquisite attic.

He stood by the attic, looking out the window at the distant giant city, and found that its previously indistinct form had become completely solidified, now appearing as if it were within reach.

The figure guiding Mengling appeared outside the attic, her playful and lively voice ringing out.

"Welcome back to the Dream World, user Luo Mingheng. This version has been updated. Would you like to learn about the new features?"

Luo Mingheng nodded slightly. "Let me introduce you."

The tiny guide made Mengling sway her body happily.

The update content for this version is as follows:

1. New users are arriving in Dream World! This time, 30,000 new users will be added. We hope that these new users will bring more vitality and more fun to Dream World.

2. Dream City is officially open, and its real estate market is now open for sale. Dream World users can go to Dream City to purchase and own private properties.

3. The Source Beast Summoning Channel has been opened, but in order to maintain the stability of the Dream Realm, the energy level of the summoned Source Beasts will be suppressed to the Spirit Rank or below.

4. The Source Beast Battle is now open, but battles are only allowed in the city's battle arena. All other areas are considered no-battle zones. If you engage in unauthorized fighting, you will face the banning of your login privileges.

5. The Contract Master Transformation into a Source Beast feature is now available. This feature requires a paid subscription. You can try it out to better cultivate your bond with the Source Beast or to study the physiological habits of the Source Beast. Currently, it only supports Source Beasts of the Spirit Rank and below.

6. The patent application for the evolution of source beasts has been launched. Individuals or factions can apply for a unique evolution route for their family's source beasts in the form of a patent. Once the application is approved, they will receive patent protection from the two dynasties and the Dream Realm. Other users who use the evolution route will need to pay a certain patent usage fee to the patent holder.

7. This update also fixes many minor bugs. We welcome any further discoveries and suggestions.

Of course, it wasn't just the guiding spirit explaining things from the side; the content of the version update also condensed into golden words and appeared in front of him.

This update is much more extensive than Luo Mingheng had anticipated.

Unexpectedly, the inability to summon source beasts, which he complained about last time, has been enabled this time.

However, when he heard about the sixth patent concerning the evolution of source beasts, his eyebrows furrowed, as if he did not quite understand the significance of suddenly doing this in the dream world.

Why would any powerful family be willing to offer their secret evolution path for their Origin Beast in this Dream Realm? Wouldn't that be tantamount to revealing their family secrets to the public?

Although he didn't think any powerful family would do such a thing, Luo Mingheng still kept a watchful eye on it and prepared to pay more attention to this aspect in the future.

Luo Mingheng subconsciously touched his shoulder, then asked:

How do I summon my own Source Beast?

"By probing the core of the brand with your mental energy and calling upon the source beast you wish to summon, you can summon its spiritual form into the dream world."

Luo Mingheng did as instructed, and after a moment, spiritual light gathered and finally formed the shape of a small bird-like beast on his shoulder.

It has a red beak and blue wings, and is only the size of a palm. Its spiritual energy fluctuations are relatively weak, but its eyes are bright and intelligent, suggesting that it is quite wise.

Luo Mingheng looked at the little bird and was indeed a little surprised. Wasn't it said that his realm was suppressed to the Spirit Rank? How come his appearance was as if time had reversed and he had returned to his original Spirit Rank form?

Does this dream world also possess the ability to trace back to the source?

However, his surprise did not last long. The little bird on his shoulder became somewhat uneasy, as if it had just realized what was going on.

It flew off Luo Mingheng's shoulder, circled around his body, and then tentatively demonstrated its skills, scorching the white jade-like ground black with burning flames.

Luo Mingheng, who was of one mind with it, instantly understood its thoughts. It was probably because of the panic caused by the sudden drop in its cultivation level. Moreover, it only dared to show this panic after checking Luo Mingheng's condition.

Luo Mingheng had no choice but to temporarily set aside his other thoughts and focus on explaining to the little bird. It took him quite a while to make it fully understand the current situation.

Letting out a soft sigh of relief, Luo Mingheng patted the little bird's head, secretly resolving never to summon his source beast so suddenly again.

We need to explain things clearly to them beforehand before we can bring them in, otherwise they'll get too excited.

After calming down a bit, Luo Mingheng turned to Meng Ling, who was guiding him, and asked, "Is there a more convenient way to get to that city?"

The guide made Mengling's body float and bounce uncontrollably, as if she were playing. Only when she heard Luo Mingheng's question did she slowly become steady.

"The more convenient and cheaper options are public transportation, and the more expensive instant teleportation. However, as a Spirit-Rank Contract Master, I don't think this distance is much for you."

Luo Mingheng nodded slightly. Now that he had a spirit-level source beast by his side, the long and arduous journey was indeed nothing. He asked this question simply to seize the opportunity to learn all the details about the Dream Realm.

As soon as I stepped out of the courtyard, the little bird on my shoulder flew into the air and instantly expanded into a large bird with a wingspan of nearly ten meters.

The slightest vibration of its wings produced the sounds of thunder and wind.

Luo Mingheng jumped onto its back, and a whirlwind lifted it from under its wings, carrying it towards the distant Dream Source City.

After traveling for about half an hour, Dream Source City continued to grow larger in their field of vision until the gaps and patterns on the city walls were clearly visible. Finally, they arrived at the first city in the Dream Realm.

Looking down into the city from high above, Luo Mingheng found that Dream Source City truly lived up to its reputation as a city that only existed in the Dream Realm; its architectural style seemed quite strange to him.

He had seen floating islands, royal cities on the sea, magnificent and bustling ancient buildings, colossal cities of giants, and many other distinctive architectural styles.

But the city that appeared before him now shattered his understanding; architectural styles he had seen before and some he had never seen before were all appearing before him at the same time.

Above the city are constantly moving floating islands, or perhaps floating cloud palaces? Palaces are steadily supported on them, as if they could be inhabited for a long time.

Different areas of the city have different styles, such as churches with pointed arches, grand halls with domed stone pillars, exquisite palaces with flying eaves and carved beams and painted rafters, and elegant gardens, all of which have been crammed into this city.

Being there felt like entering the capital of all races. Luo Mingheng even saw a huge arena-like building. He wondered if the source beast battle area he had mentioned before was there.

His figure slowly landed on the ground, and Luo Mingheng carried the now-shrunken "Thunderflame Wind Bird" on his shoulder as he walked towards the interior of the city.

He looked around and found that there were quite a few people like him who had come, but the city seemed much noisier than the city itself.

Luo Mingheng squinted and looked into the city through the city gate. He found that most of the figures in the city were doing some incomprehensible actions. Some were clinging to the wall, comparing each brick and stone, while others were looking up at the sky and down at the ground.

He understood that these must be the 'newcomers' who obtained the Dream World Login Device this time, and he could somewhat understand their actions.

He just doesn't know yet whether these "newcomers" also receive free property rights. If so, and it's within the same city, then the older generation of the 1.0 version will inevitably feel a bit resentful.

Unlike cities in the real world, there were no guards outside this city gate, making it seem as if one could enter at will.

Upon entering the city, Luo Mingheng looked into the buildings on both sides of the street and found them all empty, like a ghost town except for the people on the street.

He tentatively tried to push open one of the city gates, but the guiding spirit beside him immediately issued a warning.

"This building is a property for sale through the city's exchange and is not currently open to the public. If you wish to enter, please purchase it first."

Moreover, the hand pressing against the door felt an immense force that he absolutely could not resist, which completely pushed his hands away.

Luo Mingheng silently withdrew his arm and then headed towards the city. Not far away, he saw a shop with its door open, where quite a few people were already moving around.

Driven by curiosity, Luo Mingheng went inside and discovered that the shop owner behind the counter was also a Dream Spirit who bore a striking resemblance to the Dream Spirit guiding him.

He instantly realized that this must be the official shop of the Dream Realm, which is the shop opened by the Chu family.

He then looked at the items for sale in the shop, and one by one, the crystal-clear spiritual fruits, glistening with a hint of color, appeared in his eyes.

Mengling, who was guiding him, kindly introduced the items sold in the store.

"Dream Spirit Fruit is one of the most basic and common resources in the Dream Realm. It has the effect of nourishing the spirit and continuously and slightly enhancing spiritual power. It is priced at only ten Dream Spirit Coins per fruit."

The Dream God Fruit, a rare and exceptional variety among Dream Spirit Fruits, possesses a powerful spiritual nourishing effect. It can significantly increase the spiritual power of a Contract Master or Source Beast, and even raise the maximum number of Source Beasts a Contract Master can contract. It is priced at 100,000 Dream Spirit Coins per fruit, and there are currently five in stock.

The second fruit introduced by the guide was different from the other Dream Spirit Fruits. It was placed in a separate cabinet, and it was almost half the size of the fist-sized Dream Spirit Fruit.

The iridescent, shimmering light of the glass was so dazzling that it could capture everyone's attention at a glance.

Upon hearing this description, Luo Mingheng's heart rate increased dramatically. This was an extremely rare treasure that could increase the upper limit of a Contract Master's Contract Source Beast.

Moreover, he quickly did some mental calculations. According to the exchange rate of one Source Spirit Stone to one Dream Spirit Coin, it would only take 100,000 Source Spirit Stones to acquire a treasure that would greatly increase a Contract Master's spiritual power.

One hundred thousand spirit stones is an astronomical sum that is difficult for low-ranking small clans or rogue cultivators to acquire, but it is nothing more than a drop in the ocean for these sixth or seventh-rank aristocratic families.

It would be perfect to use this opportunity to exchange for a genius within the family to contract a Source Beast.

He hurried to the counter, intending to buy all five, but having never experienced their practical effects, he changed his mind at the last minute before opening his mouth.

"I want two Dream God Fruits."

Upon hearing his words, Meng Ling, the shop manager who had been calmly guarding the counter, instantly perked up. Heaven knows, he had been guarding the shop for so long, watching the many people in the store, but they were all just there to watch the excitement, and there wasn't a single customer buying Meng Ling Fruit.

Now that someone suddenly wants to buy Dream God Fruit, that means a big customer has arrived.

It deftly took the Dream Fruit from the two counters along with the trays.

"Two Dream God Fruits, for a total of 200,000 Dream Spirit Coins."

Luo Mingheng showed off the silver bracelet on his wrist. Shopkeeper Meng Ling stretched out her slender arm, gently brushed it across the bracelet, and then pushed two Dream God Fruits to Luo Mingheng.

The entire transaction process was efficient and convenient, and it was completed in no time.

The other newbies in the store looked at Luo Mingheng with strange expressions, seemingly not quite understanding why someone would spend so much money to buy something from a dream.

However, after the transaction was completed, the shop manager, Meng Ling, immediately began to explain:

"In addition to selling Dream Spirit Fruit, our store also sells Dream Spirit Fruit seeds. Plant them and you can harvest Dream Spirit Fruit in about six months. At that time, you can sell them to our store, use them yourself, or open your own store to sell them."

Moreover... there's a small chance that this Dream Spirit Fruit can be cultivated into a Dream God Fruit; even if only one fruit is produced, it's still a highly profitable business.

Hearing what the shopkeeper, Mengling, said, Luo Mingheng hesitated for a moment, then looked around the shop and, finding no seeds, asked:

"Why weren't the Dream Fruit seeds displayed in the store?"

Shopkeeper Mengling waved her hand, "They're all a bunch of poor bastards. They can't even afford a Dream Fruit that costs ten Dream Coins. Even if we put the seeds out there, they don't have the resources to buy land to plant them."

The group of "poor ghosts" who had been silently watching looked at each other, completely surprised that the shop manager, Meng Ling, would so casually call them "poor ghosts."

Even Luo Mingheng was stunned by its bold statement. He had just looked around and found that there were several elders from major clans among this group of people.

The fact that they haven't bought anything from the store yet probably means they've just arrived in this dream world and are still observing.

However, seeing a few of them who didn't get along, he felt somewhat relieved and smiled as he spoke.

"Okay, how are these seeds sold?"

"One spirit stone for one seed, and one plant can bear more than a dozen fruits, guaranteeing you a fortune."

"Alright, let's start with a thousand seeds."

He then showed the bracelet again, instructing Mengling to collect the fee before flicking it lightly, and a crystal-clear, fist-sized sphere appeared in the air.

"The sphere must be broken only when planting, otherwise the seeds will become malnourished due to the loss of dream energy."