Eternal Beast Taming Family

"Contract masters are ranked from lowest to highest as follows: Mortal, Extraordinary, Spirit, and Domain. Each rank is further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades..."

"Even noble families are ranked: the lowest class, the poor, the wealthy, the prestigious..."

"So, what does our family count as now?"

"If you include me, we could barely be considered poor families. The Shi and Zhang families in town are both poor families. They have no fewer than twenty contract masters of different ranks in their clans, but none of them are contract masters of the spirit rank."

As for the Liu family, they seem to have quite a few contract masters at the Spirit Rank, so they could be considered a powerful family…”

"Once we return home, we can begin our cultivation journey, merging with the aura of the source beasts and receiving energy from the world through them. It's a pity that the family doesn't have a suitable cultivation method, otherwise our cultivation speed would be even faster."

"Cultivation method?"

Chu Jingyu nodded. "Source Beasts can directly comprehend the universe and advance their ranks by consuming various rare resources."

Unlike the Source Beasts, we humans are not as adept at absorbing various resources. However, many sages of the past imitated the Source Beasts to comprehend the universe and created cultivation methods unique to humanity, which can also accelerate our cultivation speed.

A hint of longing flickered in Chu Shengfan's eyes.

Chu Jingyu patted his head and sighed, "I can only ask my grandson to make do with cultivating through source beasts."

Chu Shengfan shook his head. "Grandpa, even without that cultivation method, I believe my cultivation speed won't be slow."

"Haha, it's good that you have that kind of ambition."

After rounding the mountainside, Fuhe Village at the foot of the mountain can be vaguely seen. As for the Chu family mansion on the opposite side of the mountainside, the little girl standing at the gate looking into the distance can already be seen.

Chu Shengfan waved excitedly and shouted, "Little sister, we're back!"

The boy was full of energy, and his voice startled a flock of birds around him, full of vigor and freedom.

The setting sun shone on his face, as if gilding him with a layer of gold.

The girl seemed to see the boy waving his arms across from her on the mountainside. She raised her arm and waved back, then turned and went into the courtyard behind her, as if to tell her family a message.

The moment the girl turned around, the world suddenly changed. Large, dark clouds surged in from nowhere and swallowed the setting sun that was about to disappear.

The sky darkened in an instant.

Something rustling and granular fell from the sky. Chu Shengfan reached out and caught it, examining it closely in his palm.

The falling object was no bigger than a grain of salt. It felt cool and refreshing in my palm, but it melted into water droplets in no time, leaving my palm damp.

"Is this the first snow?" Chu Shengfan asked in confusion. "It's only September, isn't it a bit early for snow?"

Chu Jingyu glanced at the sky, his expression turning somewhat grave. He cracked his whip twice on the ox's rump in front of the cart, instantly increasing its speed considerably.

"Something's not right, let's hurry back."

By the time the grandfather and grandson had changed into a carriage and climbed back up the mountain to return to the Chu family mansion, it was already completely dark.

The fallen snow had accumulated into a thin layer on the ground. The two of them were no ordinary mortals, and even without lanterns, they could clearly see the familiar road home under the reflection of the snow.

The courtyard gate was not closed. Jiang Nian and Chu Shenghan were guarding the door. When they saw the grandfather and grandson return, they were visibly relieved.

They hurriedly welcomed the two back to the house.

Inside the main hall, Chu Qinhui, his face pale, asked with concern, "Was it all right?"

Because the air on the road had become noticeably colder, and the Phosphorescent Butterfly didn't like this kind of weather, Chu Shengfan had already taken it back into the Source Beast Space.

A stove was lit inside, making it much warmer than outside.

Chu Shengfan rubbed his arms, which had been frozen stiff outside, and then summoned the "Phosphorescent Butterfly" from the Source Beast Space.

"Father, today went quite smoothly. This is my source beast."

Seeing the butterfly fluttering around Chu Shengfan, Chu Qinhui's expression showed surprise.

"Why would you choose a butterfly-type Source Beast? It's not really your type."

Chu Shengfan stretched out his palm, and a white butterfly the size of his palm slowly landed on his palm. Under the firelight, the phosphorescent powder on its body emitted a faint orange-red color.

"Don't let Xiao Cai's gentle appearance fool you, she's actually very powerful. She can heal external injuries and purify negative status effects on her body."

Upon seeing the "phosphorescent butterfly," Chu Shengyuan excitedly pounced over, his eyes fixed intently on Chu Shengfan's palm.

"This is my brother's Source Beast, it looks really beautiful."

Although Chu Shenghan didn't move, her eyes revealed a strong sense of curiosity and envy.

Chu Shengfan placed the "phosphorescent butterfly" on Chu Shengyuan's shoulder, indicating that he could touch it.

At this moment, Chu Mu, who was enshrined in a stone book on the Eight Immortals table, also opened the nameless book beside him and began to look up information about the family's new source beast.

Name: Phosphorescent Butterfly

Rank: Middle of Mortal Rank

Qualification: 100

Status: Curious

Attribute Tendency: Light, Medicine

Skill: 1. Phosphorus Powder: Spray phosphorus powder onto the target to heal external injuries.

2. Purifying Light: The entire body emits phosphorescent light that envelops the target, purifying it and removing some negative statuses (lethargy, weakness, poisoning, etc.).

Evolutionary path: Conditions not yet met.

After reading the information, Chu Mu, as the spirit of the source artifact, had no objections. After all, this source beast was not good at fighting, which was not necessarily a bad thing for the family.

This means that Chu Shengfan will not blindly pursue adventures, thereby increasing the risk of falling into dangerous situations. He can simply stay within the family and develop slowly.

When Chu Mu came to his senses and looked into the main room again, the scene had changed completely.

The "phosphorescent butterfly" flew in the air, its shimmering white light shining down on Chu Qinhui.

The white glow made Chu Qinhui's already pale skin appear almost transparent.

This situation is likely due to the "phosphorescent butterfly" using one of its abilities, "light purification".

After about two or three minutes, the radiance on the "phosphorescent butterfly" gradually faded, and Chu Qinhui, who was shrouded in white light, slowly opened his eyes.

The phosphorescent powder on the "Phosphorescent Butterfly" decreased slightly. Through the contract, Chu Shengfan knew that the phosphorescent butterfly had consumed a lot of energy, so he quickly summoned it back to the Source Beast Space to rest.

Chu Qinhui, who had reopened his eyes, had a rosy complexion and looked much healthier.

Seeing Chu Shengfan retract the "Phosphorescent Butterfly," she asked with some concern, "Xiao Cai, is it alright?"

Chu Shengfan shook his head. "I've exhausted myself. I just need to rest in the Source Beast Space. Father, how are you feeling?"

Chu Qinhui felt the surge of energy within his body and the significant relief he felt in his spirits. He nodded, "I feel great right now, I've never felt this good before."

Chu Jingyu stepped forward, grabbed Chu Qinhui's arm, rolled up his sleeve to reveal his arm, and a thin, long black line, like a centipede, was unusually clear on his white skin.

Chu Jingyu let out a breath, "We can only suppress it, not completely resolve it."

Although he knew in his heart that it was impossible to completely remove the curse poison from Qin Hui's body with just a mortal-level source beast, he still held onto that faint hope.

Faced with the disappointment in Chu Jingyu's tone, he smiled gently and said, "Father, this is enough. At least for now, I can live like a normal person without needing my family to take care of me all the time."

Jiang Nian walked to Chu Qinhui's side with some concern, looking at Chu Qinhui's rosy complexion and the faint glimmer of tears in his eyes.

Chu Qinhui patted his wife's hand reassuringly, not wanting his family to dwell too much on his health, and changed the subject, asking:

"Father, the snow seems to have come unusually early this year."

Looking at the increasingly large snowballs outside the window, Chu Jingyu sighed with some worry, "Yes, luckily the autumn harvest was just finished earlier, otherwise winter would have been much harder after this snow."

"This snowfall is strange; could it be a natural disaster?"

Chu Jingyu opened the door a crack, and a few snowflakes, like willow catkins, drifted in through the crack.

"I'm afraid it's not just a simple natural disaster, but a man-made one." Chu Jingyu's tone carried a sense of melancholy, as if he had some guess about the origin of this first snow.

Before the people in the room could think about Chu Jingyu's words, they heard the courtyard gate being smashed loudly.

"Bang, bang, bang"

"Brother Chu, are you home?"

The village chief's voice rang out from outside the door, but unlike his composed demeanor a few days ago, it now revealed a strong sense of urgency and panic.