A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

The cold dragon trembled in fear at the sight of Lin He. Although it was not very intelligent, it still remembered the extremely miserable scene when Lin He bullied it in the Golden Origin Cave.

At that time, Lin He used several Soul-Burning Pearls to control it, making it unable to move at all. It was then attacked by the cultivators and quickly couldn't hold on. Lin He then put it into his spirit beast bag. When it came out, it had inexplicably arrived in this mysterious space.

The Cold Dragon sensed Lin He's Core Formation stage cultivation and adopted a defensive stance. Its injuries had healed, but it dared not act rashly here because there was another spirit beast far more terrifying than itself—an ape with earthy yellow fur, namely Ape One.

"Owner!"

The ape was absolutely loyal to Lin He. At this moment, it seemed to be in a bad mood, but it was still very respectful to Lin He.

The ape now exudes a powerful aura, which even Lin He finds terrifying. Its aura as a level seven spirit beast is extremely strong. According to Lin He's observation, ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators are no match for it.

With the ape present, the cold dragon dared not act recklessly. At this moment, it coiled up and appeared very docile.

Lin He led Yuan Yi over and said directly, "You should be able to understand what I'm saying. As long as you acknowledge me as your master, everything will be fine. I also have ways to improve your strength. But if you resist stubbornly, don't blame me for making you suffer."

As they spoke, Yuan Yi had already picked up the Panlong Staff, looking ready to fight at the slightest provocation. Han Jiao was initially hesitant, but now the situation forced him to compromise.

Lin He was naturally satisfied upon seeing this. After the relationship was established, Lin He said, "From now on, your name will be Jiao San. Don't worry, I won't let you fight for the time being. You will have more important missions in the future."

Jiao San was completely confused, but he could only obey his master's orders. Lin He nodded. At this moment, there were still three drops of spiritual liquid at the top of the funnel. Without hesitation, Lin He spent ten mid-grade spirit stones and one high-grade spirit stone to cultivate it to level seven.

After reaching level seven, Jiao San's aura surged, becoming comparable to Yuan Yi. Although Jiao San's strength increased dramatically, he remained respectful to Lin He, but he was quite different towards Yuan Yi. Lin He noticed that the two spirit beasts didn't seem to get along. It seemed that Jiao San still held a grudge. After all, Yuan Yi had bullied Jiao San terribly back in the Golden Origin Cave, and had previously shown a willingness to teach Jiao San a lesson.

"That's interesting!"

With a thought from Lin He, Jiao San immediately crawled obediently to the side to rest.

Lin He then looked at Yuan Yi, who asked with some confusion, "Master, why don't you call it Jiao San (Jiao Three) instead of Jiao Er (Two Jiao)? Isn't 'one' the same as 'two'?"

"Well..." Lin He smiled and said, "It's hard to explain to you. Just know that I've already reserved the code name 'Two' for another spirit beast. When it arrives, the code name will be given to it."

Ape One was naturally completely confused, and Lin He didn't offer any explanation. Instead, he asked a question.

"Yuan Yi, are you blaming me?"

The ape was startled and quickly said, "Master, I..."

"You got along very well with Senior Sister Chen and Dong Xuan'er on the battlefield of Jingu Plain. I also know that you want to stay on Biling Island to protect Senior Sister Chen."

Lin He sighed and said, "But Yuan Yi, I can't do it."

Yuan Yi seemed to have thought of something as well, and sighed, looking somewhat depressed.

"When you were in Tiannan, you were only a level four spirit beast. In just over thirty years, you've become a level seven spirit beast. This is inexplicable. How am I supposed to explain this to Wan'er and the others if they ask?"

Yuan Yi silently lowered his head.

Seeing this, Lin He comforted him, "But you don't need to be discouraged, I already have a solution."

Yuan looked up at Lin He, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Once I advance to the Nascent Soul stage and find a top-grade spirit stone, you can also transform into a human. At that time, you can change your name and return to Biling Island to find Senior Sister Chen again."

Upon hearing this, Yuan's face lit up with excitement. Lin He smiled and said, "Are you feeling better now? Until I advance to the Nascent Soul stage, you stay here and protect the two of them. Don't let them go out, and don't go out yourself. I'll have the people from the Myriad Sounds Sect send you things every now and then. Just leave them at the entrance of the cave, and you can retrieve them after everyone leaves."

The ape was quite intelligent and had already understood. It nodded to show that it understood, and Lin He was relieved to see this.

He couldn't stay in Tianxing City forever, and taking Yuan Yao and Yan Li back to Biling Island seemed inappropriate, so he came up with this solution.

"Don't worry, I'll come to see you every now and then."

Lin He then waved his hand and led Yuan Yi out of his personal space.

Lin He opened the formation and let Yuan Yao and Yan Li in. The two were surprised to see Yuan Yi. They naturally could not judge Yuan Yi's cultivation level, but one thing was certain: Yuan Yi's strength was at least equivalent to a Core Formation stage cultivator, otherwise the pressure he exerted on them would not have been so strong.

"This is Yuan Yi, my spirit beast. It will stay and protect you. The person you offended before is someone of great importance. If I'm not mistaken, this person should be the young master of the Qingyang Sect."

Upon hearing Lin He's words, both women turned pale. The Qingyang Sect was renowned and was one of the major demonic sects in the Chaotic Star Sea. They had naturally heard of it, but they never expected that the person before was the young master of the Qingyang Sect.

"This young master is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but his father, Master Sanyang, is a mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivator with extraordinary strength, which we cannot handle. So you should not go out. If you encounter this person or his henchmen, it will be troublesome."

Upon hearing that it was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator—a figure to be looked up to—both women turned pale. Lin He, seeing that his goal had been achieved, then offered words of comfort.

"But you can rest assured, this is Tianxing City after all, the territory of the Twin Saints of Tianxing. Although Tianxing City is very tolerant, and even those demons and evil cultivators can live here, Qingyang Sect does not dare to act recklessly here. As long as you stay in your cave and do not go out, and with Yuan Yi protecting you, there will naturally be no danger."

The two women were slightly relieved. Lin He took out a storage bag and handed it to them, saying, "I will be going out soon. There are a few Foundation Establishment Pills in here. You can try taking them and establish your foundation as soon as possible."

Yuan Yao and Yan Li could hardly believe that Lin He had so casually given them the Foundation Establishment Pill they had been longing for.

"Senior Lin, this..."

Yanli was even a little confused, wondering what Lin He was up to. Was this senior Lin so eager to have them serve him in bed?

Lin He waved his hand and said, "Just focus on your cultivation, don't worry about anything else."

After leaving behind several storage bags of daily necessities, Lin He returned to the Yuelai Inn. He set up an array and began repairing the two warrior puppets with damaged heads.

Three days later, Lin He had just finished repairing the damage when someone from Miaoyin Sect came to inform him. Lin He followed this person to the city gate of Tianxing City, where Zhou Yuan and the others were already waiting.