JSCMU-Chapter 66: Iron-Eating Beast Gun Gun

Ling Fei gave instructions for quite a while before finally letting the person and beast leave.

The Iron-Eating Beast was still muttering, seemingly complaining about something.

Yun Jin was holding the back of its neck, replying helplessly.

Watching the two interact, Ling Fei couldn’t help but smile slightly.

This Iron-Eating Beast actually wasn’t suited to stay at the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

Some spirit beasts are naturally fond of stability and peaceful lives.

But the little Iron-Eating Beast was different.

When it first arrived, it longed for the outside world.

So, when it met a young disciple and chatted together for a bit, it was attracted by the way the outside world was described, and followed him without hesitation.

At that time, Ling Fei tried to warn it.

After all, it was still too young and might not be able to handle it.

But the Iron-Eating Beast was determined, so Ling Fei had no choice but to let it go.

As a result.

After contracting the Iron-Eating Beast, the disciple was initially intrigued, but later complained that it was too young and hard to care for, and that it wasn’t strong enough compared to other spirit beasts.

Just a few months later, he returned the Iron-Eating Beast to the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

The Iron-Eating Beast had always been mischievous, and after being abandoned, it became even more unruly.

Ling Fei knew it was upset and didn’t know how to express it, so he did his best to comfort it.

Unfortunately, the effect was minimal.

Ever since then, every time a new disciple came to choose a spirit beast, the Iron-Eating Beast’s mood would become unstable. It seemed both envious and disdainful.

Sometimes, Ling Fei really didn’t know what to do.

With this kind of personality, the Iron-Eating Beast was more suited to roaming outside. If it stayed too long in the Spirit Beast Pavilion, it would eventually become depressed!

But if he let it leave with just anyone, he feared it would get hurt again. The Iron-Eating Beast also seemed especially wary of humans.

This time, Ling Fei was finally at ease.

The Iron-Eating Beast had taken the initiative to form a contract with Yun Jin, which meant it had some initial trust in her.

He trusted his judgment of people, Yun Jin definitely wasn’t the type who would casually abandon a spirit beast.

This person and beast should get along well.

Ling Fei looked forward to that.

After arguing eight hundred times along the way, Yun Jin and the Iron-Eating Beast finally returned to Heavenly Sword Peak.

At the entrance to the room, Gu Jinghong stood there looking pale.

“Stand up straight. What’s with that face? Who are you trying to depress?” Yun Jin snorted coldly.

Gu Jinghong: “……”

He tried hard to squeeze out a smile.

Yun Jin was even more displeased: “Why do you look so ugly! Wait outside, I’ll scold you later!”

Inside the room, the members of Heavenly Sword Peak were waiting for her.

When they saw the Iron-Eating Beast in Yun Jin’s hand.

Si Wanning’s eyes lit up and she immediately took the Iron-Eating Beast: “Xiao Jin, you have great taste! This Iron-Eating Beast is so cute.”

Yun Jin could only sigh.

In such a short time, she already discovered that this little Iron-Eating Beast was clearly a brat. A brat with chuunibyou!

But once it was in Si Wanning’s arms, the Iron-Eating Beast suddenly became well-behaved. It sat obediently like a little cutie.

Si Wanning loved it even more, her eyes full of envy, “I really want a spirit beast too.”

“If you still dare go to the Spirit Beast Pavilion, then be my guest,” Yue Zhao said lazily.

Si Wanning’s expression stiffened.

In truth.

Every disciple of Tianxing Sect dreams of having a spirit beast.

Si Wanning was no exception. From the moment she entered the sect, she frequently went to the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

Unfortunately…

“Eldest Senior Brother, what do you mean by that? Sounds like there’s a story,” Yun Jin asked with interest.

“It’s nothing…” Si Wanning tried to gloss over it.

But Yue Zhao already began telling the tale in vivid detail, “It’s nothing. The first time your Second Senior Sister went to the Spirit Beast Pavilion, she told a timid Water Spirit Rabbit that she wanted to take it out to fight people. She scared the rabbit into crying.”

Si Wanning defended herself: “How was I supposed to know it was that timid?”

“Senior Ling kicked her out on the spot. But maybe he thought she meant no harm, so a few days later when she went again, he still let her in. This time, she did her homework. She found out that Flame Burst Mice were aggressive and bold, more suited for her. So she went to a group of Flame Burst Mice and bragged, saying she would lead them to roam the world.”

“Could there still be a problem this time?” Not just Yun Jin, even the Iron-Eating Beast pricked up its ears in curiosity.

Yue Zhao chuckled, “The Flame Burst Mice weren’t scared, but she provoked them too much. A dozen Flame Burst Mice ended up fighting on the spot over who would contract with her. As a result… several were injured.”

Yun Jin: “…”

Si Wanning felt guilty. She didn’t expect these spirit beasts to be so easily provoked.

“Senior Ling Fei kicked her out again. This time, he directly issued a ban, and she’s been barred from the Spirit Beast Pavilion ever since,” Yue Zhao said, sounding rather schadenfreude.

Yun Jin couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Senior Brother, what about you? Do you have a spirit beast?”

Yue Zhao shook his head and explained to Yun Jin, “Spirit beasts aren’t that easy to raise. Cultivating a spirit beast requires a lot of resources. Otherwise, if the spirit beast’s cultivation is too low, it won’t be of any help. Our Heavenly Sword Peak… is still relatively poor. Raising a Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment spirit beast is fine, but anything higher is a bit unaffordable. But to me now, Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment spirit beasts won’t be of much help. I don’t have the time to take care of them either. I know my limits, so I never applied for a spirit beast.”

Si Wanning raised spirit beasts with a pet-like mindset, so it didn’t matter much.

Yue Zhao was more pragmatic, raising a spirit beast to Nascent Soul Stage or higher required a massive investment of resources and effort, which he simply couldn’t afford.

“Training spirit beasts is a field of study, and a profound one at that,” Lin Ya said calmly.

“There are Four Great Holy Lands in this world. For combat, there’s the Kunlun Sword Sect. For profound techniques, the Qingxiao Pavilion. For alchemy, the Xuandan Sect. The last holy land is the Beast Taming Sect.”

“The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect have their own unique taming techniques. Their spirit beasts often have higher combat strength than they do. With a wave of the hand, a swarm of spirit beasts can be summoned to attack all at once. Under the same cultivation, this fighting style is extremely underhanded. You think you’re facing one Beast Taming Sect disciple, but in truth, they’re carrying an entire beast army.”

“But that’s the Beast Taming Sect. They have inherited techniques and special secret arts designed for coordination with spirit beasts. For disciples of other sects, raising a high-rank spirit beast is extremely difficult. Your Iron-Eating Beast is currently only at the Qi Refining Stage, raising it to a higher level won’t happen overnight. By the time it reaches Foundation Establishment, you may already be at Golden Core Stage, and then a Foundation Establishment spirit beast won’t be of much use anymore.”

Yun Jin nodded, she understood.

But she didn’t feel it was a problem.

So it’s difficult to raise? Let it be.

She could make spirit stones from alchemy, and she has a super simplification system to help her.

No matter what, the Iron-Eating Beast could be raised.

Yun Jin wasn’t worried at all. But the Iron-Eating Beast, listening to this, tensed up.

Last time it was abandoned, it was because its former master disliked that it couldn’t quickly become stronger.

This time… would it be abandoned again?

Unaware of the little Iron-Eating Beast’s tension, Yun Jin said seriously, “Speaking of this, I’ve thought of something very important.”

The Iron-Eating Beast had been sitting on Si Wanning’s lap, but now it couldn’t help but lean its body forward.

What to do, what to do?

Is this woman having regrets?

Is it going to be abandoned again?

The little Iron-Eating Beast looked like it was about to cry from feeling wronged.

The next moment.

It heard Yun Jin say, “Let’s give it a name.”

The Iron-Eating Beast: “???”

That’s it???

Its center of gravity shifted too much, and it tumbled to the ground, rolling a couple of times.

That was kind of embarrassing.

But Master Iron-Eating Beast didn’t panic at all.

It quickly sat up and pretended like nothing happened.

Yun Jin assumed it was being mischievous and sighed: “It’s so naughty… Let’s call it Gun Gun.”