A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Lin He is a transmigrator. He was originally an ordinary college student who loved reading. He especially enjoyed reading online novels on a certain platform, and the one he read the most was the very famous one - A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality.

I rewatch it almost every now and then, and the one I watch the most is the Human Realm arc. I'm already very familiar with all the story arcs in it.

I stayed up all night reading this book and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found myself transported to the world in the book and became a disciple of Huangfeng Valley with dual metal and fire spiritual roots.

Lin He knew the cruelty of the mortal world. The protagonist of the original novel, Han Li, possessed a mysterious bottle, but he was constantly chased and went through many hardships before becoming a Dao Ancestor. He was jokingly called "Han the Runner" by readers.

Without the mysterious bottle, it goes without saying that he, with his dual spiritual roots, might have a chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, but without a special opportunity, forming the Core stage would probably be impossible.

Just as Lin He was thinking this, he suddenly obtained a personal space. Hidden within this space was a Starlight Infusion Technique, which, by utilizing the energy of the starlight, could quickly elevate the rank of spirit beasts.

"According to observation, it takes seven days for a single drop of spiritual liquid to accumulate, and a maximum of three drops can be accumulated. When the fourth drop of spiritual liquid is formed, the first accumulated drop will disappear. In short, a maximum of three drops of spiritual liquid can be maintained."

The instant the spiritual liquid was generated, a cold notification sound rang in my ears.

"Friendly reminder: It takes one low-grade spirit stone to nurture a level one spirit beast."

"The system has detected a Level 1 Lower-Tier Demonic Beast, the Three-Eyed Fire Wolf. Would you like to consume a low-grade spirit stone to upgrade it to Level 1 Middle-Tier?"

When Lin He came last time, he didn't bring any spirit beasts, so the second hint didn't appear. However, he still learned the importance of spirit stones from the first hint.

So during the first four months after entering the sect, he frantically took on sect missions, spending no spirit stones except for the necessary daily cultivation time. That's how he was able to accumulate eleven spirit stones in such a short time.

"These spirit stones are so hard to store!"

Aside from those with family backgrounds, the Qi Refining disciples in Huangfeng Valley earn only two or three spirit stones a month. After deducting expenses, there's hardly anything left. Lin He had to work incredibly hard to save eleven spirit stones, which is considered quite good at saving money among Qi Refining disciples.

"No wonder those low-level disciples can only use low-grade and mid-grade magic weapons. It's rare to even see a decent high-grade magic weapon. Come to think of it, a high-grade magic weapon costs hundreds of spirit stones. Even if you don't eat or drink, it would take more than thirty months to save up."

Suppressing these strange thoughts, Lin He looked at the three low-grade spirit stones he had left and decided to go all in!

"Going all in is a kind of wisdom! But before that, the ritual of recognizing the master must be completed first."

The higher a spirit beast advances, the more difficult it becomes to control. If it is one or two minor realms higher than its master, it is manageable. However, if it is a major realm higher, there is a high chance that it cannot be commanded and may even rebel and kill its master. Such farcical incidents have occurred before in the cultivation world, so Lin He naturally wants to avoid such things from happening.

He followed the instructions in the book meticulously, dripping his own blood to complete the recognition ceremony. Sure enough, as soon as the ceremony was completed, he clearly felt that the three-eyed fire wolf's gaze towards him had softened considerably, and it no longer looked so unwilling as before.

"Alright, everything is ready except for the final touch!"

There was a groove right below the funnel, just right for embedding a spirit stone. Without thinking, Lin He stuffed a spirit stone in, and an amazing scene appeared!

As soon as the spirit stone was inserted into the groove, it immediately turned into a peculiar energy and disappeared. Then, a terrifying suction force burst forth from the bottom of the funnel in mid-air, and the three-eyed fire wolf's body was sucked into the air against its will, just in time to be aligned with the bottom of the funnel.

The green liquid at the top of the funnel began to flow down and out from the bottom, landing precisely on the three-eyed fire wolf. The three-eyed fire wolf initially showed fear. Faced with this unknown and powerful force, it could not resist it in the slightest despite its best efforts, and could not help but feel terrified.

However, the next moment, as the green liquid seeped in, it felt as if a powerful warm current flowed through his body. The three-eyed fire wolf howled comfortably, and soon an astonishing spiritual power burst forth from its body. Sensing this spiritual power, which was no less than that of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, Lin He finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. He knew that he had made the right bet!

Although it was said to be in mid-air, it was actually only a dozen meters above the ground. After the infusion was completed, the suction force disappeared, and the three-eyed fire wolf fell directly to the ground. It was unknown what material the ground was made of, but there wasn't a single crack. Of course, the three-eyed fire wolf couldn't possibly die from this height; it just swayed a bit and was fine.

The three-eyed fire wolf had now recognized Lin He as its master and ran affectionately to his side. Its speed and strength had surpassed its previous level, and it circled around Lin He's legs, expressing its excitement.

Looking at its increased speed and more agile and powerful limbs, Lin He smiled with satisfaction.

"Little guy, you looked pretty good just now, how about a couple more times?"

Upon hearing this, the three-eyed fire wolf was overjoyed. Lin He no longer hesitated and followed the same method. A few minutes later, after two consecutive inductions, the three-eyed fire wolf had advanced to the peak of level one, with strength equivalent to the peak of Qi Refining, only a step away from becoming a level two demon beast.

At this moment, Lin He clearly sensed something unusual. Controlling the Three-Eyed Fire Wolf was not as easy as before. He had a feeling that if the Three-Eyed Fire Wolf advanced to level two, he would probably lose control of it immediately.

It's a feeling, but considering the experience accumulated over the years in the cultivation world, it's not impossible. Even if Lin He had spirit stones now, let alone not having them, he wouldn't dare to let it advance any further.

Under the starlight, the top of the funnel was still gathering starlight and slowly generating spiritual liquid.

Lin He stopped looking at it and instead took out a piece of sleeping incense that he had prepared beforehand and lit it. The three-eyed fire wolf was still unaware of this and even came closer to take a deep sniff. Before long, it collapsed to the ground and fell into a coma.

"This sleeping potion is really effective; I fell for it so quickly. So, what's next..."

Lin He took out a pair of swords, which were the low-level magic weapons given to him when he entered the sect. However, when he slashed with these swords, they could not break through the defense of this peak-level demon beast at all.

"That's really hard, but surely your neck isn't that hard too."

As they were talking, Lin He had already made his move. Sure enough, the neck was far less strong than the body. After a while, the wolf's head separated from its body, and the three-eyed fire wolf completely lost its life.

The three-eyed fire wolf that had just been so affectionate with him was quickly killed by his own hands. Lin He remained expressionless, showing no remorse whatsoever, appearing extremely cold and ruthless, even calmly calculating the pros and cons.

"In order to obtain start-up capital, I must sell this three-eyed fire wolf. Although it is worth a lot of money when it is alive, it has now recognized its master and no one else can drive it. It can only be exchanged for spirit stones with your materials."

With a sigh, Lin He put the dead three-eyed fire wolf into the ten-fold storage bag that had been given to him when he entered the sect.

Lin He waved his hand again and returned to his residence. This time, he did not rush to the market, but instead went to Senior Brother Wu, who had patiently explained the spells, as usual.

Sure enough, when he arrived there, he saw a young man with ordinary appearance and dark skin.