Eternal Beast Taming Family

On the rosewood altar, a solitary stone book slowly began to glow with colorful light.

Colorful light slowly condensed into threads in the air, then landed on the three source beasts, as if probing something.

Inside the space, Chu Mu lay comfortably on a rocking chair, his left hand gently brushing against the deep green grass, while his right hand opened the "Nameless Book" to examine the evolution paths of its three source beasts.

Race: Crystal Rabbit

Equal level: Lower level of ordinary level

Qualification: Ordinary

Status: Healthy, Fearful

Attribute Tendency: Medicine, Rock

Skill: 1. Medicine Crystal: The Medicine Crystal Rabbit can condense crystals containing medicinal properties every once in a while. These crystals can treat many common ailments (colds, fever, inflammation, cough, etc.).

2. Crystal Shatter: The Medicine Crystal Rabbit temporarily attaches a layer of colored crystals to its body surface to resist possible attacks.

Evolution path: 1. Medicine Crystal Rabbit → Medicine Powder Ear Rabbit (Consumes 33 Source Spirit).

2. Medicine Crystal Rabbit → Flying Rabbit (Consumes 15 Source Spirit)

3. Medicine Crystal Rabbit → Moon Worship Rabbit (Consumes 50 Source Spirit)

This "Medicine Crystal Rabbit" actually has three evolution paths, which surprised Chu Mu. However, its skills before evolution are indeed quite ordinary, and the medicinal crystals it produces can mostly only treat the illnesses of ordinary people.

The defensive capabilities of the Shatter Crystal skill are unlikely to be very useful. It's probably not a very popular Source Beast among Contract Masters.

Race: Green Leaf Bug

Equal level: Lower level of different level

Qualifications: One in a hundred

Status: Healthy, fearless, and curious

Attribute Tendency: Medicine, Wood

Skill: 1. Emerald Leaf: The Emerald Leaf Insect consumes the medicinal power condensed within its body to condense an Emerald Leaf Mark. Targets carrying this mark will continuously heal their injuries.

2. Insect Territory: The Green Leaf Insect designates an area as its territory, within which wood-type plants receive a slight growth rate bonus.

Evolution path: 1. Green Leaf Insect → Green Leaf Giant Insect (Consumes 20 Source Spirits)

2. Green Leaf Insect → Multi-eyed Poisonous Insect (Consumes 30 Source Spirit)

3. Green Leaf Insect → Leaf Wing Insect (Consumes 25 Source Spirit)

There are three evolution paths again, but judging from the skill panel, "Green Leaf Bug" does seem to be better than "Medicine Crystal Rabbit".

Not only are they generally very bold, but they also have certain auxiliary abilities when fighting as contract masters, and can also contribute to the production of family resources.

However, from an evolutionary perspective, it seems to be inferior to the "Medicine Crystal Rabbit," since the "Medicine Crystal Rabbit" has an evolution path called the "Moon Worship Rabbit" that consumes 55 Source Spirits.

The final type of source beast, "Phosphorescent Butterfly," follows the same two evolution paths as before: "Flower Medicine Butterfly" and "Light Healing Butterfly."

After checking his Source Spirit balance, Chu Mu gritted his teeth and spent 185 Source Spirits to review all the evolution paths.

The three people in the ancestral hall waited for a moment, and then the colorful silk threads were withdrawn from the three source beasts and recombined into characters that floated in mid-air.

Seeing this, Chu Qinhui quickly took out paper and pen from the jade pendant and carefully copied it down.

Chu Mu did not distinguish between herbs with different evolution paths. He wanted to evolve several of each type of source beast, even though some source beast skills seemed inconspicuous.

It may also have an unexpected effect at some point.

While Chu Qinhui was copying, Chu Jingyu scanned the medicinal herbs one by one and discovered that they were part of the newly built warehouse and medicinal herb fields in his home.

Then he made a plan in his mind: if any of the spiritual materials that appeared today could be planted, he would definitely buy some seeds to expand the medicinal herb field at home.

After the copying was completed, the stone book was restored to its original appearance as an ordinary stone carving.

Chu Jingyu instructed Chu Qinhui, "Tomorrow, go to Yaoxin Hall to buy spiritual materials. If Yaoxin Hall doesn't have them, go to Zhenbao Pavilion and try to buy them all at once."

Chu Qinhui nodded.

Then Chu Jingyu turned his gaze to Chu Shengfan and asked gently, "Xiaofan, has anything noteworthy happened in town recently?"

"There are two things worth noting."

Chu Shengfan narrowed his eyes and then slowly said, "The first thing is that after the death of the village chief of Chenliu Village and its renaming as Chenjia Village, the village chiefs of Xujia Village and Moluo Village also died one after another, and then the Zhang and Shi families officially took over the village."

Chu Jingyu nodded slightly. "It seems that the town mayor is not bothered by the purge of the Liu family's remnants. In fact, he intends to facilitate it."

"There's another matter. It seems that several well-hidden source beasts have broken into Qingyuan Village, causing numerous deaths and injuries among ordinary villagers. Although the guard team is doing its best to capture them..."

However, progress is slow. Those source beasts may have already spread to other villages, so Grandpa, Father, you must be careful recently.

"That is indeed a potential risk. I will stay home and keep watch for you for the time being. Tomorrow, when your father goes to town to buy medicinal herbs, you should go with him. That way, if we do run into each other, we can help each other out."

"There's one more thing. The family isn't short of funds right now, Grandpa. When the Treasure Pavilion opens next time, it's time for you to buy a different-tier Source Beast to form a contract with."

Mortal-level Contract Masters are like newborns among Contract Masters, with relatively weak mental strength. They can only form contracts with Mortal-level Source Beasts, and can only form one contract at a time.

However, once you reach the Other Rank, your spiritual power is tempered and strengthened. At this point, you can sign a contract with a new Source Beast. But your realm is also limited to the Other Rank and the Mortal Rank. Otherwise, a Source Beast of a higher rank would burst the Contract Master's spiritual sea.

Chu Jingyu was silent for a moment, then said, "I will consider this matter. You all go and rest first."

Chu Qinhui and Chu Shengfan responded and left the ancestral hall.

The empty ancestral hall fell silent in an instant. Chu Jingyu stood alone in front of the dim light, his shadow somewhat fading.

Chu Jingyu walked to the doorway, where the cold, lonely moonlight poured down, shining on the rooftop covered with a thin layer of snow, making the night even more desolate.

At this moment, Chu Jingyu slowly sat down against the door frame, then took out a wooden plaque from his jade pendant, on which was written:

「洛清怡，3345年5月7日--3370年11月12日」

Chu Jingyu's fingers gently caressed the memorial tablet, as if trying to touch someone from his memory through it.

"Qingyi, I don't hate you anymore. Although you were willing to harm your own son for the sake of the Luo family, so many years have passed, I have established a new family, and the poison in my son's body will gradually heal."

I want to show you how the Chu family and the Luo family slowly decline and fall under the control of the Chu family.

"...That day will come."

After speaking to the memorial tablet in his hand for a while, Chu Jingyu seemed to remember something and placed the tablet on a slightly lower table to the side.

Then he picked up three incense sticks from the table and slowly lit them in front of the memorial tablet.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Jingyu went to the altar in the center, knelt down respectfully in front of the books on the table, and spoke with a more devout voice than ever before.

"May the Ancestor of Chu bless the Chu family for ten thousand generations..."