I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chapter 129 Blood Curse Mark Golden Tiger [Please Subscribe!]

Half an hour later.

Deep within the Blackwater Swamp, in a hidden cave.

Chen Qing, Su Wanwan, and two Su family cultivators sat cross-legged by the fire, while Qingtian, Danyu, and Yinyue stood quietly in three directions around Chen Qing.

Su Wanwan sat opposite the fire, tending to the wounds of the two spirit beasts.

The snow-white spirit fox crouched beside her, its fluffy tail draped over Su Wanwan's lap, its ruby-like eyes half-closed, and a comfortable gurgling sound coming from its throat.

The other two spirit beasts were not so fortunate—one, a Golden-feathered Thunder Eagle, had its right wing bent at an odd angle, its golden feathers stained with blood; the other, a Fire Rhinoceros covered in crimson scales, was in even worse shape, with a fist-sized hole torn in its abdomen. Fortunately, the rhinoceros had thick hide, otherwise an ordinary demon beast would have been dead long ago.

Su Wanwan carefully reattached the broken wing of the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle, then applied spiritual medicine to the Fire Rhinoceros. Finally, she clasped her hands together and cast a "Green Wood Rejuvenation Technique" to envelop the two spirit beasts.

After finishing all this, Su Wanwan wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, looked up at Chen Qing, and said solemnly, "Junior Brother Chen, if it weren't for your help this time, my two clansmen and I would probably have been killed by Wen Li. I won't thank you for your great kindness. If you ever need anything from the Su family in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

Chen Qing was poking at the campfire with a branch when he heard this, and waved his hand: "Senior Sister Su, what are you saying? We've spent a lot of time together on Beast Taming Peak, there's no need for thanks."

He looked up at Su Wanwan and smiled slightly: "Besides, I haven't thanked my senior sister for giving me the blue carp breeding stock back then."

"If it weren't for my senior sister's intervention, the Su family's most treasured possession would never have fallen into my hands."

"Blue carp?"

Su Wanwan's eyes lit up, the somber look from before vanishing completely. She leaned forward slightly, her round face showing an eager curiosity: "I've always wanted to ask—Junior Brother Chen, why are you so concerned about the blue carp?"

"The predecessors of Beast Taming Peak have been cultivating blue carp for hundreds of years, and our Su family has been raising them for over two hundred years. To put it bluntly, these blue carp are nothing special. Although our Su family has cultivated a few types of first-grade low-level varieties, the differences are nothing more than the depth of scale color and the texture of the flesh. In terms of combat power, there is really nothing to say."

After firing off her questions in rapid succession, she blinked and looked at Chen Qing with a serious expression.

Seeing her like this, Chen Qing couldn't help but recall the first time he met this senior sister with the bun hairstyle in the courtyard of Beast Taming Peak. Back then, she was just as energetic and outgoing, and she became familiar with him as soon as she opened her mouth.

Chen Qing tossed the branch in his hand into the campfire, sending up a few sparks, and casually remarked, "It's simple, actually."

"As you know, when I was in the outer sect, I raised spirit sheep and chickens on the Spirit Beast Peak, and also took care of a few ponds of blue carp."

Later, after joining the Beast Taming Peak, he began raising more beasts to raise resources for cultivation.

A smile appeared in Chen Qing's eyes: "Besides, cultivating immortality is a long-term endeavor, and blue carp are docile and easy to care for. I was just wondering if I could try to breed some higher-level varieties. I didn't think too much about it; it's just a little pastime between raising fish and chickens."

Upon hearing this, Su Wanwan gently shook her head: "Treating breeding as a pastime, Junior Brother Chen, your pastime is even more impressive than my serious cultivation."

She patted the medicine dregs off her hands, then suddenly smiled, her eyes crinkling with a hint of teasing in her voice: "Then it's a deal! If you ever manage to raise a second-tier, or even a third-tier, Azure Carp, you absolutely must remember to send me one. I'll make it our Su family's guardian spirit beast, and then we'll see who dares to use it for soup!"

Upon hearing this, even the two cultivators from the Su family standing nearby couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Chen Qing smiled and replied, "Okay, it's a deal."

The two Su family cultivators nodded in agreement, saying, "That would be a blessing for the Su family." Whether they meant it sincerely or were just polite remarks was hard to tell.

The campfire burned for a while longer, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

Su Wanwan glanced at the sky and was about to get up to say goodbye when her gaze inadvertently swept over Qingtian, and her expression suddenly froze.

"Junior Brother Chen." She stood up, walked to Qingtian's side, looked him up and down, and her tone became much more serious. "You may not know that the Wen family has a special technique called the Blood Curse Mark. Cultivators of the Wen family above the Foundation Establishment stage will have this mark implanted on a core member of the clan. Once they die, the mark will automatically transfer to the murderer, serving as a symbol for future revenge."

Chen Qing frowned: "Wen Li has it on him?"

"Wen Li is one of the three most promising Foundation Establishment cultivators among the younger generation of the Wen family," Su Wanwan said in a deep voice. "His grandfather, Wen Yanzhao, was one of the two Foundation Establishment ancestors of the Wen family, and his cultivation had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Given Wen Li's status, he most likely has a mark personally planted by Wen Yanzhao. When Qingtian killed Wen Li, that mark has most likely been transferred to it."

Chen Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately spread out his spiritual sense, carefully scanning Qingtian's entire body.

A moment later, his gaze fell on the sole of Qingtian's right foot, where a blood-red line had indeed appeared, resembling a twisted incantation, hidden in the flesh, almost undetectable without careful examination.

"Wen Yanzhao————"

Chen Qing silently recited the name, his brows furrowing slightly.

During his five years at Qinghe Lake, he gained some understanding of the various forces in Qingzhou.

The Wen family has two Foundation Establishment cultivators. One is Wen Yannian, who is in the late Foundation Establishment stage and resides at the Dharma Aspect Peak of the Lingyun Sect. The other is Wen Yanzhao, who is in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He has a gloomy personality and ruthless methods. He manages all affairs of the Wen family and is extremely protective of his own.

This person played a significant role in enabling the Wen family to rival the Su family in Qingzhou over the years.

Seeing Chen Qing's expression, Su Wanwan knew that it was confirmed and quickly comforted him, "Junior Brother Chen, there's no need to worry too much. This secret realm is isolated from the Canglan Domain. At most, Wen Yanzhao can only know that Wen Li's soul lamp has been extinguished. He has no way of sensing the exact location of the mark, let alone chasing into the secret realm. But after you leave, Wen Yanzhao will be able to use this mark to lock onto Qingtian. At that time, he will definitely not let it go."

Su Wanwan said firmly, "So after you leave, come to our Su family as soon as possible. The Su family has been fighting with the Wen family for hundreds of years, and we have some understanding of their magical techniques. At that time, I will ask my father to take action, and he will surely be able to remove this mark from Qingtian."

Chen Qing remained silent for a moment, his thoughts racing.

Su Wanwan is right.

Although the secret realm and the Canglan Domain are connected by a rift, they are actually two different worlds. A first-tier secret realm can even suppress high-level cultivators down to the Qi Refining stage. Even if Wen Yanzhao knew that Wen Li was dead, he wouldn't dare to enter the secret realm to seek revenge.

Moreover, even if something unexpected happens—his Beast Taming Space is completely independent of the Canglan Domain. As long as Qingtian is taken into the Beast Taming Space, not to mention Wen Yanzhao, who is only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, even a Nascent Soul ancestor would not be able to sense it in the slightest.

Having figured this out, Chen Qing felt somewhat relieved and cupped her hands, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister. Once we leave the secret realm, I will make a trip to the Su family."

Seeing that he regained his composure so quickly, Su Wanwan nodded inwardly.

She brushed the dust off her skirt and sighed, "Having lost two members of my clan, I must return to my clan as soon as possible to report. It is inconvenient for me to stay in the secret realm any longer. Junior Brother Chen, farewell."

Chen Qing nodded in understanding and stood up to see her off, saying, "Take care on your journey, Senior Sister."

"Take care, Junior Brother Chen." Su Wanwan put the three spirit beasts back into her spirit beast bag, cupped her hands to Chen Qing, turned around and led two clansmen into the gray miasma, disappearing from sight in no time.

Chen Qing watched the three of them leave, then turned around and sat down by the campfire.

The threat from the Wen family was temporarily put aside, but Su Wanwan brought two other pieces of news that he was quite concerned about.

Firstly, there is the "Origin Core of Myriad Phenomena" in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm.

According to Su Wanwan, this source core was occupied by a golden tiger.

The Golden Tiger is a unique monster found only in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm. Not only is it incredibly fast, but it also commands an entire Golden Tiger clan, making it quite powerful in combat. The three "Spirit Suppressing Envoys" from Hundred Herbs Peak are in charge of hunting down the Golden Tigers, but so far there has been no news of any progress.

Secondly, there were the gains she made on this trip.

Su Wanwan stayed in the secret realm for more than a month. Although she did not encounter any monsters with special bloodlines, she obtained two spirit beast eggs.

According to Su Wanwan, these two beast eggs have at least second-tier potential and would be worth at least five thousand spirit stones outside.

One of the reasons why Wen Li couldn't wait to ambush and kill, allowing Su Wanwan and the other two to escape, was the presence of these two beast eggs.

It's important to understand that the spirit beasts given by Beast Taming Peak can only serve as contracted spirit beasts, bound together by life and death. But these two beast eggs are different; they can serve as family spirit beasts. Second-tier spirit beasts have a lifespan of at least five or six hundred years, enough to protect the family for more than ten generations.

"A spirit beast egg with second-tier potential—" Chen Qing clicked his tongue softly. "I wonder if Wen Li's luck is good or bad."

He stood up and stomped out the campfire.

Qingtian scratched its head, raised its right foot to look at the bloody mark, and bared its teeth impatiently, as if it wanted to pick at it with its hand. Chen Qing glared at it, and only then did it lower its foot and stand obediently in place.

Dan Yu gracefully preened his feathers and let out a clear crane cry, as if urging him to set off.

"Don't rush." ​​Chen Qing glanced at the system screen. "Let's harvest another batch of low-level monsters in this Blackwater Swamp first. Once we've collected all the available essence, we'll head to the core area."

His gaze drifted into the depths of the swamp, a slight smile playing on his lips.

If we were to say which monster in this secret realm is most likely to possess a special bloodline, it would undoubtedly be the golden tiger and its entire family.