Chapter 82: Spirit Snake and Iron Armor Celestial Bull
Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Spirit Snake and Iron Armor Celestial Bull
In the Jade Scroll, Lan Xuan detailed how to use the Foundation Establishment Pill. She also included her personal insights from her own Foundation Establishment and other relevant experiences she had gathered, which was incredibly thoughtful of her.
For instance, she instructed Zhang Chi to use the pill within ten years. During that time, he had to keep it sealed in a Jade Bottle.
Otherwise, the pill’s potency would begin to fade.
She also urged Zhang Chi to make thorough preparations for his Foundation Establishment, adding that it would be best to find a High Tier Cultivator to stand guard for him.
However, she had encountered danger the last time she came to Yuan South, so neither her Sect nor her family would allow her to return anytime soon. Thus, she couldn’t come to help Zhang Chi in person.
She ended by wishing that, with this Foundation Establishment Pill, Zhang Chi would succeed in his first attempt at Foundation Establishment.
’This girl is quite thoughtful. It seems sparing her life was the right choice.’ Reading this, Zhang Chi couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.
He was actually about the same age as Lan Xuan, but he had the memories of a past life. As a result, he saw Lan Xuan, Qin Susu, Chen Ling’Er, and the others as mere youngsters.
Zhang Chi continued to read and discovered from Lan Xuan’s account that the situation in Yuan North had grown even more severe.
The Demon Tide was still intensifying, and since the voluntary recruitment of Loose Cultivators had yielded poor results, many of the top Sects had begun forcible conscription.
Although there was compensation, most Loose Cultivators were unwilling. Many fled their homes, and some even resisted, making the situation increasingly chaotic.
’Oh, right. I think Guan Ruxin mentioned an auction at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower in half a year. I should probably go check it out. If I find anything useful, I can speed up my cultivation.’
This news gave Zhang Chi an immediate sense of urgency.
Yuan South had been relatively peaceful for a long time, but the major Immortal Sects here had also begun offering payment to recruit Loose Cultivators for the Demon Abyss. It just hadn’t reached the point of coercion yet.
After putting away the Jade Scroll, Zhang Chi left the Earth Fire Hall and immediately saw Qin Susu and the others, who had been waiting for him.
"Senior Brother Zhang, we’re here."
Qin Susu and the others had the faint smell of alcohol on them, but it wasn’t strong.
Evidently, they knew to prioritize the matter at hand.
Zhao Yi had also been summoned. After farming for more than half a year, he was noticeably tanner and thinner than before.
"Alright, come in."
Zhang Chi gave a slight nod, led them into his quarters at the Earth Fire Hall, and shut the door before asking, "Did you bring the Iron Armor Celestial Bulls?"
"We did!"
Zhao Yi hurried forward and took out a gray leather pouch that contained six black insects.
The insects resembled ordinary Celestial Bulls, but their carapaces were much tougher, their claws and fangs sharper, and they exuded a faintly ferocious aura.
They were all Tier One Early Stage Demon Insects. A few of them posed little threat to Low Tier Cultivators, but they were relatively fast and quite difficult to catch.
Furthermore, cultivators in the Spirit Fields didn’t dare use their full strength for fear of destroying the crops, which made these creatures particularly troublesome.
The main problem was their small size. Their overall value was far less than a Same Tier Demon Beast—it was impossible to even extract a Demon Pill from them—so they weren’t worth the personal attention of a true expert.
"Wait here a moment."
Ignoring the curious and expectant gazes of Qin Susu and the others, Zhang Chi took the pouch and went into an inner room.
Inside, Zhang Chi took out his Spirit Beast Bag and released a Four-legged Spirit Snake.
The Four-legged Spirit Snake spotted the Celestial Bulls immediately and radiated a sense of craving.
Zhang Chi tossed out an Iron Armor Celestial Bull. The Spirit Snake lunged like a bolt of lightning and, with a quick SNAP, devoured it.
Zhang Chi watched for a moment. Seeing that the Spirit Snake was unharmed, he threw out the rest of the Celestial Bulls.
The freed Celestial Bulls immediately began flying about erratically, but with just a few lunges and lightning-fast flicks of its tongue, the Spirit Snake had consumed them all in the blink of an eye.
Even after eating all the Celestial Bulls, the Spirit Snake looked as if it hadn’t had enough.
Communicating with the Spirit Snake, Zhang Chi discovered that these Celestial Bulls were excellent food for it—ten of them were equivalent to a single Spirit Awakening Pill.
And since they weren’t elixirs, it could eat as many as it wanted without hitting an absorption limit.
Of course, this was also because the Spirit Snake’s Level was high enough, and it was a natural predator of insects and other pests.
"Excellent!"
Zhang Chi nodded in satisfaction.
This was the very solution he had thought of: using the Spirit Snake to deal with the Celestial Bulls.
He hadn’t been sure if it would work at first, but now it was clear there were no issues.
He then recalled the Spirit Snake, took the Spirit Beast Bag, and rejoined Qin Susu and the others outside.
"I just borrowed these Four-legged Spirit Snakes. There are six of them, all Tier One Late Stage. If you take them to the Spirit Fields, you’ll be able to get rid of those Celestial Bulls with ease," Zhang Chi said.
"Six Tier One Late Stage Spirit Snakes? For real?"
"Senior Brother, you managed to borrow Spirit Beasts like these? And six of them at once?"
"As expected of an Alchemy Master, Senior Brother! Your connections are incredible. Partnering with you was the smartest decision we ever made!"
Understanding dawned on Qin Susu and the others, and their faces lit up with joy and surprise.
With these Spirit Snakes, they could solve the problem with ease. It would be far more efficient than doing it themselves.
Doing it themselves would not only be exhausting and delay their cultivation, but there was no guarantee it would even work.
At the same time, their respect for Zhang Chi grew immensely.
These were Tier One Late Stage Spirit Snakes. It was doubtful that even people like Chen Ling’Er could borrow such beasts.
Of course, they hadn’t approached Chen Ling’Er and the others about this matter in the first place.
After all, that would have meant using up a favor, and it would have lowered Chen Ling’Er’s opinion of them.
If they had asked for help, the others would have provided it, but they would also have seen them as incapable.
But if they solved the problem themselves, the others would surely think more highly of them afterward.
"It’s nothing, really. But if anyone else sees them, don’t mention my name, no matter how you explain where the Spirit Snakes came from. And make sure nothing happens to them. Can you do that?" Zhang Chi asked with a faint smile.
"Yes, we can. We can even sign a Spirit Contract," Qin Susu and the others said, nodding eagerly.
"Then that’s settled."
Zhang Chi nodded. He immediately took out a Spirit Contract, imprinted the terms of secrecy onto it, and had Qin Susu and the others sign it on the spot.
The Spirit Contract wasn’t strictly necessary, but signing it was obviously a safer bet.
Besides, a blank Spirit Contract was a type of special Spirit Talisman, and he could now refine them himself whenever he wanted. Since the cost was only one spirit stone each, it wasn’t a significant expense.
Afterward, Zhang Chi taught Qin Susu and the others the Secret Technique for commanding the Four-legged Spirit Snakes, and they immediately began to study it diligently.
This Secret Technique came from the Jade Scroll Lan Xuan had given him. Once mastered, it allowed for simple control over another person’s Spirit Beast.
Of course, this was only possible if the Spirit Beast’s master had already communicated with their beast, a step Zhang Chi had already taken.
"So these are the Four-legged Spirit Snakes? They’re incredible. All of us together probably couldn’t even defeat one of them, could we?"
During the process, the Four-legged Spirit Snakes were inevitably released, leaving Qin Susu and the others feeling both nervous and excited.
"Senior Brother Zhang, could we use these Spirit Snakes to offer pest control services to others for a fee?" Qin Susu couldn’t resist asking once their lesson was over.
Hearing this, the eyes of Zhao Yi and the others lit up.
It wasn’t just their Spirit Fields that were suffering from a severe insect infestation; many others were as well.
The demand for Spirit Beasts from the Spirit Beast Hall far outstripped the supply.
Moreover, the Cangwu Sect had vast Spirit Fields that frequently suffered from insect outbreaks. If they could really use these Spirit Snakes for long-term pest control, it could easily be developed into a full-fledged business.
Not only could they earn Spirit Stones, but they could also expand their influence and deliver a slap in the face to the junior members of the Xie Family.
Once they made more friends, the younger generation of the Xie Family would surely not dare to target them anymore.
Furthermore, if they wanted to continue contracting Spirit Fields in the future, the Sect would be more than happy to oblige.