Beast Taming: Starting from Transmigration and Starting with a Cheat Code

Qin Ming stopped joking and carefully took the amber-colored crystal from the claw. The moment his fingertips touched the crystal's surface, a warm sensation spread up his fingertips.

This crystal may not look impressive, but its extraordinary nature becomes apparent upon contact. An incredibly pure life force flows within it, as if the vitality of spring has been condensed into a tiny space.

Qin Ming remained silent for a few breaths, unable to find the corresponding information in his mind. He carefully put the crystal away and patted Keda and the black hole.

"Let's go out first. Huo Lin is still waiting outside. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid he might suddenly get angry and blow things up."

Keda and the black hole froze once again.

"Did you sense any intense flow and convergence of spiritual energy in this area just now?" Qin Ming asked.

Keda tilted his head, as if recalling and confirming, then nodded firmly: "We've been there before. Although we couldn't get to the very center, the duck knows where it is."

The black hole spun around twice nearby, seemingly echoing the sentiment.

"Alright, then lead the way."

According to ancient records, the point where spiritual energy converges and flows most intensely in such peaceful secret realms is where the exit of the secret realm is located.

The two inside should have been able to easily sense and notice the noise he made when he entered, had they paid attention.

Qin Ming kept an eye on the surrounding scenery, his gaze sweeping over the faintly glowing vegetation and strangely shaped trees, so as not to miss any rare treasures, but his feet kept moving.

With Keda leading the way, Qin Ming quickly arrived at his destination.

It was a depression surrounded by low hills. The terrain was not steep, but an invisible boundary was formed about a hundred paces from the center.

Qin Ming stopped, and Cang Xuan also stopped at the same time. The white wolf's ears were slightly lowered.

The air here is thick with oppressive energy.

It is not the sharpness of a battlefield, but a pressure field naturally formed by the circulation of pure, highly compressed spiritual energy.

It's like a great river converging in a canyon, its current suddenly becoming turbulent. Though it has no intention of harming anyone, any creature that dares to venture in will stop in its tracks.

Standing a hundred paces away, Qin Ming could feel the heavy, weighty airflow coming towards him, and the air seemed to thicken with each breath.

Taking another step forward, the pressure increased dramatically at an alarming rate.

Keda flapped its wings twice beside Qin Ming, indicating that this was the place.

He and the black hole had also been blocked here before. The density of the qi increased exponentially as they went deeper, so they dared not advance recklessly.

"Convergence Array, appear!"

Qin Ming let out a low shout, made a hand seal with one hand, and a clear light spread out from his fingertips, spreading into a thin light screen in the air in front of him.

This isn't a particularly advanced formation, but it can transform the invisible flow of spiritual energy into a visible trajectory, typically used by spirit masters to sense the flow of spiritual energy.

But at this moment, this simple formation proved to be of great use.

The originally transparent and invisible Qi flow, under the light screen of the Convergence Array, revealed a clearly discernible trajectory.

Qin Ming narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the direction of these no longer transparent spiritual flows, and began to deduce in his mind.

It was an extremely complex picture.

Countless streams of spiritual energy converged from all directions of the secret realm, intertwining, churning, and swirling in the center of the depression, forming a small vortex.

The vortex itself wasn't large, probably only about three feet in diameter, but the density of spiritual energy it contained was astonishingly high. What concerned Qin Ming even more was the trajectory of the spiritual energy's movement.

They did not surge haphazardly, but followed some inherent laws, interweaving, rising and falling, and branching out as they rotated, forming a perfectly natural cyclical system.

The universe itself creates its own array.

Qin Ming stared at those flowing patterns for a long time, feeling increasingly alarmed and intrigued as he looked.

There is no trace of human design, yet it subtly conforms to the principles of formations in every aspect. Opening and closing, flowing and converging, dispersing and gathering—everything operates silently and on its own.

If one can see through its mystery, one should be able to manipulate it with skill.

Qin Ming sat down cross-legged on the spot, calmed his mind, and devoted all his attention to observing and deducing the spiritual energy vortex.

Cang Xuan silently crouched down beside him, shutting out any disturbances around them.

Keda also quieted down and squatted on the other side of Qin Ming, his round eyes glancing at Qin Ming one moment and then warily scanning the surroundings the next.

The black hole didn't wander around aimlessly either; it hovered diagonally above Qin Ming's head, slowly rotating and sprinkling down specks of powder as a blessing.

Time passed by, second by second.

Qin Ming's breathing gradually became long and steady, and he focused all his attention on deducing the spiritual energy vortex.

Half an hour later.

Qin Ming opened his eyes, his gaze bright and alert.

Have it.

He found it!

Furthermore, Qin Ming already had the answer in his heart as to how to manipulate this crucial spiritual energy trajectory.

He activated the golden beads in his mind.

Since he was able to enter the secret realm by resonating with the aura of this place, then this golden bead, a gift from heaven and earth, is naturally the most suitable material for the formation here.

Their auras naturally blend together, and using the power of the golden beads to touch the spiritual energy channels of the formation will never cause unnecessary repulsion.

Golden light emanated from Qin Ming's body once again. This time, it was not a passive release when he was drawn in by the secret realm, but a precise projection guided by his own initiative.

A wisp of extremely fine and faint golden light extended from between his eyebrows, like an invisible probe, slowly probing into a certain spiritual energy trajectory that he had locked onto on the light screen of the energy gathering array.

The trajectory of spiritual energy was slightly deviated from its original path under the gentle touch of the golden bead's light. The deviation was extremely small, but even this slight deviation triggered a chain reaction in the precise balance of the entire natural array.

The fierce energy gradually subsided.

The oppressive field that made it impossible to move an inch slowly receded like the receding tide.

Qin Ming could feel that the airflow coming towards him was no longer oppressive, but instead became gentle and soothing, as if someone had pushed open a tightly closed door a crack, allowing the wind inside and outside to finally circulate.

At the end of the dissipation of the protective energy, a patch of azure light faintly appeared in the center of the vortex, which had been completely obscured by the high-density spiritual energy.

The light spot was small, about the size of a washbasin, with a slightly swirling edge, like an open eye.

It is an export.

However, Qin Ming did not approach rashly. Instead, he picked up a piece of gravel from the ground, attached a wisp of spiritual power to it, and threw it towards the glassy light spot.

The stone traced an arc in the air before disappearing into the spot of light.

Qin Ming closed his eyes to sense it.

A few seconds later, the feedback from his mental energy was clear and complete. The stone passed through the exit intact and landed on the grassy valley outside. He could even vaguely sense the familiar aura of the Fire Scale in the outside air.

It was not broken up. The passage is stable and safe.

Qin Ming felt relieved, opened his eyes, and smiled: "It's done."

He turned to his three companions, his gaze sweeping over Cangxuan, Keda, and Heidong, and said in a calm tone, "One of you go out first and let Huolin and the others know they're safe. I'll follow you later."

Upon hearing this, Cang Xuan stopped the step he was about to take. The white wolf turned his head and his calm gaze fell on Qin Ming.

Why not together?

Qin Ming took out the amber-colored crystal from his pocket and held it in his palm.

Just by holding it in his palm, Qin Ming could feel the life force contained within spreading upwards along the meridians in his palm.

"This highly nourishing substance is most effective when taken here," Qin Ming explained. "The spiritual energy in the secret realm shares the same origin as it, so absorbing it here will preserve its spiritual essence to the greatest extent. If you take it out and consume it, it will be separated from the environment that nurtured it, and its efficacy will be greatly reduced, which would be a pity."

"Quack, then you guys go, the duck will stay with the spirit master."

Keda moved half a step closer to Qin Ming's legs almost without hesitation, making his stance clear.

"Eh, even Butterfly doesn't want to go."

The black hole whooshed around to the other side of Qin Ming, as if expressing some kind of determination.

The two companions made their statements decisively, and then, without prior arrangement, they both looked at Cang Xuan.

Cang Xuan remained silent. He didn't speak, but his stagnant actions showed his unwillingness.

The atmosphere among the three spirit beasts was inexplicably subtle.

Qin Ming looked at this one, then at that one, and couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, I'm fine. Besides—"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over his three companions one by one, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"You can come back after you leave, it's not like you're gone forever!"

"Huh?"

The three who had just been exchanging glances and vying with each other suddenly froze.

Yes, you can come back after you leave.

This isn't a multiple-choice question where you have to choose between "stay with Qin Ming" and "go out and report that you're safe," but rather a freebie where "one person goes out to report that they're safe, the others stay, and the one who reports that they're safe comes back."

Keda's face turned red at a visible speed. Although it was not very clear because it was covered by feathers, the heat spreading from her ears was undeniable.

"Then, the ducks go, they'll be right back." Keda quickly adjusted his mindset, straightened his chest, and carried a sense of mission that he was duty-bound to take on.

"Okay, don't rush, we'll wait for you." Qin Ming nodded with a smile.

He thought for a moment, then added, "Tell Huo Lin not to worry. Also—"

Qin Ming took out a small wooden plaque from his pocket. The front was engraved with the words "Cultivating, please do not disturb," and the back had a simple spiritual energy imprint. It was a closed-door cultivation plaque uniformly issued to students in the academy's dormitory area. He handed the plaque to Keda.

"After I take this, the time required for me to meditate and refine it is uncertain. Just in case, could you please have Huo Lin go back to the dormitory and hang this sign up for me? Otherwise, if too much time passes, someone might think I've gone missing and report it."

The academy has clear regulations regarding the seclusion of Spirit Masters. Once a "Do Not Disturb" sign is displayed, no one may enter without permission. This is an ironclad rule to ensure that Spirit Masters are not disturbed during critical periods of breakthrough or refinement.

Although Qin Ming was unsure how long it would take, it was always good to have a backup plan.

"Okay, I understand!"

Keda solemnly accepted the gift, and after confirming that Qin Ming had no further instructions, he spread his wings, took off, and flew towards the exit at the end.

Qin Ming watched Keda leave until the light spots returned to calm before turning his gaze away.

He looked down at the amber crystal in his palm, then at Cang Xuan and the Black Hole guarding him on either side, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

"Come on, let's find a more comfortable place." Qin Ming patted his clothes, stood up, and walked towards a slightly higher, more open grassy slope. "I'll start refining it once Keda comes back."

……

Keda felt a flash of light before his eyes, and in the next instant, the warm and gentle atmosphere in the secret realm was replaced by a completely different kind of air.

valley.

A familiar valley.

And there was a giant fire-scaled creature staring at him.

The giant fire-scaled creature sat sprawled, majestic like a divine beast guarding a mountain gate. However, the flames in its eyes flickered with an extremely erratic frequency, revealing its true emotions.

Perhaps because he was genuinely unhappy, the aura that Huo Lin usually deliberately concealed within him was no longer hidden at this moment.

Overwhelming.

Keda felt as if he had been scooped out of a hot spring and thrown directly into the claws of a giant beast.

An instinctive sense of oppression and fear pressed in from all directions.

"Gah!"

Ke Ke's hair stood on end, and he retreated several steps.

It's not that he's a coward; anyone under such pressure would be startled!

Huo Lin stared at it for two seconds, then exhaled a heavy breath from his nostrils.

"call--"

A scorching airflow, carrying a faint smell of sulfur, swept over Keda.

Keda felt like it had been brushed by a hot wind from head to toe, and it felt like it was going to shed fur.

Keda sighed inwardly.

Thank goodness it was him, not Little Butterfly.

He steadied himself, shook off his ruffled feathers, and relayed Qin Ming's instructions in detail.

Keda's narrative is clear and well-organized, without omitting any details.

Huo Lin listened and remained silent for a moment.

His fiery eyes narrowed slightly, revealing no discernible emotion. After a moment, his voice was low and ambiguous: "So, you still want to go in?"

Keda was taken aback by the question, but then puffed out his chest and put on a serious expression.

"Quack, maybe the duck's healing skills will work. Besides, everyone's worried about the Spirit Master and wants to stay with him."

Huo Lin stared at him for a long time.

When Ke Lai's feathers started to ruffle again, he snorted and looked away. "Okay, go ahead."

Keda felt relieved, nodded his thanks, and then flapped his wings and took off, disappearing into the flowing light and shadow.

A flash of light, and it vanished.

The third time.

Huo Lin looked at the empty entrance to the secret realm and exhaled a puff of white breath from his nostrils.

Even though he saw this scene not just once, but three times in a short period of time, he was still unhappy.

Anyone can go in, and once they've come out, they can go back in.

He stood outside the whole time.

Fire Scale sniffed, slammed its tail heavily on the ground, and a wave of heat rippled through the air, causing countless plants to bow before turning away.

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