Beast Taming: the More the Better - Chapter 687 - 310: The Ancestral Return of the Little Raven! The Beginning of Xiao Qing’s Evolutionary Cultivation!_2

Chapter 687: Chapter 310: The Ancestral Return of the Little Raven! The Beginning of Xiao Qing’s Evolutionary Cultivation!_2

Even with his own Contracted Beasts, the relationships were friendly; a master-servant dynamic truly didn’t exist for him.

However, the Life Ancient Tree itself was quite old and, having grown in the wild, was even more accepting of the law of the jungle.

Now, addressing him as ’Master’ was, for the tree, the most respectful attitude it could offer from its heart.

This gratitude wasn’t just for saving its life, but also for the extension of its cultivation Realm, the raising of its upper potential, and all the various things Su Ping had done for it during this time.

Thinking of this, Su Ping smiled and said, “Well then, it’s up to you, Senior. But since you address me this way, I should also give you a name, Senior. How about ’Old Tree’?”

“Thank you for the name, Master!”

The other’s manner of speaking and attitude made Su Ping feel genuinely a bit embarrassed.

“Alright, your injuries have now recovered, but there have been significant changes. Take some time to get used to them! I must be going!”

After bidding farewell to the Life Ancient Tree—which had now fully accepted him and, by the standards of wild Pet Beasts, could be said to have ’surrendered’ to him—Su Ping felt a slight sense of relief.

With the Life Ancient Tree’s injuries healed and no lingering concerns, the Forest Heart, connected to the Heart of Phoenix, would be able to notify him immediately if anything occurred.

If there’s a chance to ascend to Emperor in the future…

But that was difficult. Above the Monarch Level, even with Racial Potential, ascension was extremely challenging.

And it obviously wasn’t over. The matter of the Life Ancient Tree might have been resolved, but there was still a whole host of issues within the Heart of Phoenix, which was connected to the Forest Heart.

Arriving at the Buddha’s Hand Cliff on the edge of the Forest Heart, Su Ping nodded in satisfaction at the neatly repaired floating wooden pathway leading to the Heart of Phoenix.

The Heart of Phoenix had been created by Master Zhu Hong and the fully evolved Da Huang using the precious Spiritual Level Resource, Xirang.

Now, it served as an even more stunning and unique scenic feature than the Forest Heart itself.

Although the avian Pet Beasts dwelling within were not numerous, and as wild creatures, they either harbored hostility towards humans or avoided them from a distance, rarely showing any affection.

But Su Ping was in no rush and preferred to let things develop gradually.

“Where is Toothy?”

Within the vast expanse of the Heart of Phoenix’s giant bird nests, the one Su Ping was most concerned about was, naturally, the mutated Flame-Eating Crow, Toothy.

“It should be on the Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds! This little fellow has been listless recently, not even eating its favorite candlegrass,” Uncle Guan remarked.

Uncle Guan walked with Su Ping on the floating wooden steps, and they finally reached the highest forest layer of the Heart of Phoenix, over two hundred meters up.

The Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds, which was previously on the Buddha’s Hand Cliff, had been moved here.

Sure enough, just as Uncle Guan had said, Toothy’s dark silhouette was perched in a nest built atop the towering Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds.

Even among the bird flock, there was an exceptionally strict hierarchy.

Ordinary avian Pet Beasts didn’t have the privilege of nesting atop the Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds.

Currently, only the little crow Toothy, who received Su Ping’s attention and affection second only to his Contracted Beasts, had this privilege.

This also symbolized Toothy’s status as the current leader of the bird flock.

However, upon seeing Su Ping arrive, Toothy paused slightly, then let out a weak call,

“GAGA!”

Its voice was no longer as loud and piercing as before, now carrying an indefinable weakness.

Yet, it was also a welcome for Su Ping, who had finally returned.

Su Ping’s brow furrowed, and he quickly approached the little creature.

“Toothy, what’s wrong with you?”

He wasn’t just asking Toothy; he was also querying the Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds at that moment.

However, to his surprise, neither Toothy nor the Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds could offer any clear explanation.

We don’t know what happened; it just became like this! That was the unified account from both the Wutong Tree of Myriad Birds and Toothy.

Without a second thought, Su Ping took Toothy with him and, ignoring Uncle Guan’s astonished gaze, immediately activated his talent, the Levitation Skill.

He leaped from the Heart of Phoenix down to the foot of the mountain.

Uncle Guan had little knowledge of Controlling Beasts and couldn’t discern the power Su Ping was using. Su Ping figured he could later explain it away as either technological power or the power of his own Pet Beast.

Right now, the little crow’s safety was paramount.

Taking the little crow, Su Ping drove the tour vehicle back to the laboratory area within the Heart of Woods. Without pausing to greet Li Shu or Guan Lili, he placed the little crow on the Life Detector.

Seeing Su Ping’s anxious demeanor, Li Shu and Guan Lili also hurried over. Li Shu was the first to speak,

“Bro Ping, we’ve checked Toothy’s condition before. Its vital signs show no obvious issues! Besides, it strongly resists when we try to examine it.”

Su Ping nodded. He understood it was normal for the little crow, being wild, to resist anyone other than himself.

And the final results were indeed just as Li Shu had said.

There was nothing wrong with the little crow. It had no internal or external injuries, and its Energy was abundant.

Then what could be the problem?

Su Ping’s brow furrowed slightly. He then directly picked up the edible resources Li Shu had prepared nearby.

Sure enough, when he offered it to the little crow’s beak, Toothy remained listless, clearly lacking any appetite.

It’s lost interest even in resources that can help it improve its strength?