JSCMU-Chapter 163: A True Beast Tamer

The next day.

Gu Jinghong brought Gun Gun over early in the morning.

“Gu brat, my friend doesn’t like meeting strangers. You may leave. At most, in a few hours, I will personally bring Gun Gun back,” Ling Fei said.

Gu Jinghong respectfully agreed. His feelings toward Ling Fei were actually quite complicated.

Before the Beast-Luring Powder incident, his relationship with Ling Fei had always been good. He was also one of the few disciples who could freely come and go from the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

It’s just unfortunate…

That one moment of clouded judgment destroyed everything.

Now that Senior Ling was still willing to call him “Gu brat,” he was already considered content.

Ling Fei’s sincerity and devotion to spirit beasts was something everyone could clearly see and understand. Gu Jinghong believed that he would definitely take good care of Gun Gun, so he naturally had no worries.

Once Gu Jinghong left.

Gun Gun began pounding its chest, “Senior Ling, where’s that friend of yours? Let this Lord Gun Gun properly teach him a lesson!”

Ling Fei looked at Gun Gun’s attitude and guessed it was eager for battle, so he smiled slightly, “Come, let’s go to the mountain gate to greet him.”

Gun Gun immediately understood, “I get it! We’re giving him a show of strength right from the start. I understand, I totally understand.”

Seeing Gun Gun’s excited expression, Ling Fei couldn’t help but say, “When I let you fight, remember to try your best!”

He didn’t expect Gun Gun to win.

He only hoped Gun Gun could do its best to show its strength and fight for a bit of hope for Yun Jin.

Gun Gun didn’t see it that way at all, it nodded with supreme confidence, “Don’t worry! This Lord Gun Gun will definitely not lose!”

Ling Fei saw it nod and thought it truly understood, so he revealed a gratified smile.

At the foot of the mountain, Ling Fei brought Gun Gun to wait early in the morning.

Not long after, his communication token lit up. Ling Fei’s expression brightened, and he saw a man in black descend in front of him with quiet modesty.

The man smiled and calmly lifted his hood, “Ling Fei, long time no see.”

Looking at the man’s still-youthful appearance, Ling Fei couldn’t help but show a trace of emotion, “We both stepped onto the path of cultivation together. Now I’m still stuck at Soul Transformation Stage, and you’ve already entered Beast Taming Sect, becoming someone I can only look up to.”

The man spoke gently, “No matter what, the bond between us hasn’t changed.”

But Ling Fei could sense it, things weren’t the same as before. His friend’s smile was still warm, but there was a subtle distance to it.

This was the cultivation world. Even close friends, with different statuses and cultivation levels, would only grow further apart over time.

Ling Fei’s only consolation was.

At least his friend still remembered the days they struggled together and was still willing to see him again.

“Brother Shen, how about a cup of tea at my place?” Ling Fei said.

Shen Yanye nodded slightly, not minding either way.

Though his appearance remained young, he’d cultivated for nearly a thousand years. Now, he’s a powerful cultivator at Tribulation Crossing Stage, while Ling Fei remained at the Soul Transformation Stage.

The two of them came from the same village and later pursued the Dao together, their friendship was special.

Moreover.

When Shen Yanye passed the Beast Taming Sect’s trial and was about to enter the Holy Land to cultivate, he entrusted his mortal parents to Ling Fei.

Ling Fei took very good care of them, and Shen Yanye never forgot that favor.

He once said he owed Ling Fei a debt. Whatever Ling Fei wanted, he only had to ask.

But Ling Fei merely smiled and refused, saying he lacked for nothing.

This time, however, Ling Fei sent a transmission, even invoking that old favor.

After reaching Tribulation Crossing Stage, Shen Yanye found his cultivation progress to be incredibly slow. His master once said it was likely because he still had unresolved karma in the mortal world.

Shen Yanye believed that included the debt he owed Ling Fei.

Unresolved karma would hinder ascension to immortality.

So, he came.

For Ling Fei, and for himself.

Ling Fei led Shen Yanye to the top of a mountain behind the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

In a small pavilion, he prepared tea and refreshments, and spoke a bit cautiously, “Brother Shen, I shouldn’t have brought up that old favor, but…”

Shen Yanye smiled, “It’s no trouble. You took care of my parents for a hundred years. I will always owe you this debt. If you want something, just say it.”

Shen Yanye brought many things this time.

Magical artifacts?

Talismans?

Pills?

Treasures?

All of it was available.

If he could resolve the karma, paying a little more was worth it.

But Ling Fei shook his head, “I don’t want anything. I just want to ask you to save someone.”

Shen Yanye looked interested, “Oh? Who? Even you can’t save them?”

Ling Fei’s cultivation wasn’t high, but he’s close friends with Bai Yu Dragon. Normally, there shouldn’t be anyone he couldn’t help.

Ling Fei gave a bitter smile and briefly explained Yun Jin’s situation.

“In a month, by contract, Yun girl will be forced into a duel. But that person is already at  Nascent Soul Stage. Compared to him, her cultivation is far too low. Brother Shen, your cultivation reaches the heavens. May you be able to step in and spare Yun Jin’s life?”

Ling Fei looked at Shen Yanye with hopeful eyes.

“What color is the contract paper?” Shen Yanye asked.

“Gold contract,” Ling Fei said with a hint of helplessness.

Shen Yanye’s expression changed.

A golden contract meant the oath was made under the Heavenly Dao.

No wonder Ling Fei asked for his help personally.

Matters tied to the Heavenly Dao could only be resisted by cultivators above Tribulation Crossing Stage.

But the further one advanced in cultivation, the more important karma became.

This Heavenly Dao contract involved karma.

If he took the burden of this contract for Yun Jin, the karma would transfer to him and this would create waves for his own path to ascension.

Shen Yanye’s expression turned troubled.

Ling Fei could also see this and couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

He didn’t blame Shen Yanye and just felt disheartened. Is the contract truly unbreakable?

Yun girl was so foolish. How could she agree to such a contract?

“When are we fighting?” Gun Gun saw the two of them chatting so politely and couldn’t help shouting out. It was so bored.

Shen Yanye also noticed this overly energetic Iron-Eating Beast. He raised a brow, “It seems your beast taming skills have improved again. This Iron-Eating Beast has been well raised.”

Ling Fei quickly said, “This Iron-Eating Beast’s master is Yun Jin, the one I mentioned earlier. She’s only had a contract with it for less than two months, yet it’s already undergone a complete transformation. I believe she may have the talent to become a True Beast Tamer.”

Ling Fei looked at Shen Yanye with expectation.

Shen Yanye sighed.

To become a True Beast Tamer?

How could it be that easy?

To become a Beast Tamer, at the very least, one must awaken a beast-taming skill. The stronger the beast-taming skill, the more support it can provide to the spirit beast.

Take himself, for example.

He had three beast-taming skills: Courage Amplification, Iron Will, and Rebirth from Desperation.

Courage Amplification increases a spirit beast’s courage, allowing it to fight more fiercely in battle.

Iron Will enables a spirit beast to remain calm in adverse situations.

Rebirth from Desperation allows a spirit beast to obtain a second chance at life when on the verge of death.

Of the three beast-taming skills, only the last one he awakened, Rebirth from Desperation, was a top-grade talent. The other two were merely mid-grade.

From the outside, there was no way to tell who could awaken a beast-taming skill. Only through a special method that stimulated spiritual power could one determine whether a person had that potential.

Back then, he and Ling Fei underwent this test.

He awakened a skill, while Ling Fei did not.

From then on, they walked different paths.