Chapter Forty-Five: Lifebound Treasure

Beast Taming Sect, future Saint, medicine-testing boy under his seat.

The white mouse spirit was slightly dazed upon hearing this.

It thought it over for a while.

Although it had been terrified at the start of its two medicine-testing experiences, they didn’t seem to have any negative impact on its body.

It was all because this great demon was acting so mysteriously that it had been scared.

Looking at the results, the first medicine test turned it into a bone dragon, which instead scared the great demon.

The second medicine test had it spitting out invisible black flames, which scared the great demon again.

The white mouse spirit thought about these two abilities; they were very powerful. If becoming a medicine-testing boy meant mastering such abilities, it didn’t seem like a bad deal!

Just as the white mouse spirit was about to agree, feeling that it was indeed an Opportunity, its heart suddenly gave a loud thump.

The black chili wasn’t spicy when it first entered its mouth, just unpleasant. But after a few seconds, a massive afterburn instantly flooded the Little White Mouse’s entire body, making it feel as if it were being burned by ghost fire, the spiciness seeping into its very Soul.

Spiciness is pain. This agony caused the Little White Mouse to twitch on the spot, its eyes turning blood-red as dark red droplets quickly gathered in its sockets, indistinguishable as blood or tears.

“Hiss, hiss!!!” It desperately cried out for water, its steps becoming unsteady. Each step felt exceptionally heavy, as if its body were being dragged down by an invisible weight, its very form blurring from the heat.

Seeing this, Black Bear Elder took a slight step back and said, “I told you, kid, your stuff couldn’t possibly have zero side effects on the consumer. Look at that, you’ve made the medicine-testing boy cry from the spice.”

The Pine Leaf Squirrel couldn’t bear to see the Little White Mouse die from the spice and pulled a mechanical water gun from its backpack.

“That thing has too few water flow settings, and its power is unknown,” Lin Jing stopped it, pulling out a more exquisite Mechanical Bamboo Turtle.

The Mechanical Bamboo Turtle crawled over with a clicking sound, and its cannon barrel sprayed a gentle stream of water used for watering Spiritual Plants. As it bathed the Little White Mouse, the mouse hurriedly opened its mouth.

It took a long time for the Little White Mouse to recover. It looked at the Black Bear Monster with a vacant gaze, indicating that this Opportunity was too great and it might not be able to handle it.

It wanted to go home.

“No ambition!” The Black Bear Monster blew a gust of black wind, blowing the Little White Mouse away, and said, “Go back and think it over. I’ll give you another chance to choose next time.”

After sending off the Little White Mouse, the Black Bear Monster patted Lin Jing’s shoulder and said, “Forget about the chilies. Wait for me to find you a beast fire suitable for Alchemy.”

After saying that, it turned and left.

Lin Jing looked at the Pine Leaf Squirrel. “When will these Immortal Eyes of yours come with their own appraisal function?”

The Pine Leaf Squirrel remained silent and pulled out a red leaf, intending to practice the Flying Leaf Technique first so it could start its own branch of the family tree.

“Fine.” Since ghost fire Alchemy was stopped, Lin Jing planned to use mundane fire to perform Alchemy first. Although the success rate wouldn’t be high, at most he would waste a few basic Materials.

However, since the Pine Leaf Squirrel wanted to practice the Flying Leaf Technique, Lin Jing had to accompany it first.

“Thousand Transformations” was equally important. To strengthen the core power of the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s leaf control—its mind! Lin Jing immediately transformed into one of the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s natural enemies and exerted pressure on it!

A giant Weasel ten meters tall!

Also known as the Great Immortal Huang or the Yellow-Skinned One!

Behind it, a massive yellow Daoist robe fluttered, covering the sky and filled with majesty.

“Ah!!!” Once the transformation was complete, the Pine Leaf Squirrel was clearly stunned. Then it heard a sharp, piercing, ultrasonic-like roar. This sound provided clear stimulation to its brain, making it difficult to think or react for a moment.

Its brain was in Chaos, and the fear of these predators, preserved in its Bloodline for countless years, flooded its heart.

The excessive fear caused the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s mind to fall into turmoil and its fur to stand on end. Subconsciously, it pulled its Mechanical Bamboo Gun out of its Storage Pouch and aimed it at Lin Jing.

“Wait, what are you doing!” Lin Jing was startled instead and quickly used the Contract to stop the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s actions, fearing it might actually fire a few shots at him.

He wasn’t as explosion-resistant as those snowfield Body Cultivators; a single spirit bean would be enough to kill him.

Stopped by the Contract, the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s eyes regained some clarity. Lin Jing said speechlessly, “I only displayed the Aura of the Foundation Establishment Stage and you’re already scared! Your Dao Heart isn’t firm enough! If I targeted you with the might of a Demon King directly, you’d be paralyzed and faint from fear.”

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!” The Pine Leaf Squirrel removed the magazine, indicating it wasn’t scared; its mouth was the toughest part of its body.

“In any case, I’m confiscating your weapons for now,” Lin Jing said. “Having ample firepower on hand is not conducive to tempering your Dao Heart when facing things you fear.”

“Only when you can remain calm in the face of great terror while unarmed will you be considered successful.”

“For the next few days, while you sleep and while you Cultivate, I will occasionally transform into monsters and appear.”

The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s face fell as it watched its Storage Pouch being taken away… Over the following days, Lin Jing focused on practicing the Illusion Dao, occasionally transforming into beast forms that contained elements of the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s natural enemies, such as the Erlang Divine Eagle, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, and the Xiangliu Snake Demon, to frighten it.

This resulted in the Pine Leaf Squirrel not daring to sleep and finding no joy in eating. It was on edge all day. Even though it kept telling itself it was all fake and not to be afraid, it would still end up terrified.

Unlike previous non-targeted illusions, the beasts Lin Jing transformed into were those carved into the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Bloodline. Furthermore, the majesty of the illusions was actively concentrated on a single point rather than being dispersed, so the Pine Leaf Squirrel naturally found it hard to stay calm.

After a few days of practice, the results were actually remarkable. If Lin Jing only kept the illusion at the Foundation Establishment Stage Aura, it was no longer enough to interfere with the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s mind. Fortunately, this was not the limit of Thousand Transformations.

The majesty of a Demon Core stage great demon… the majesty of a Demon King… the tempering effect could be continuously upgraded.

Finally, just as the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s spirit was about to collapse, Elder Mo brought good news.

“Follow me to the ‘Treasure Pavilion’ to get your Lifebound Beast Taming Space Treasure!” The old man had successfully secured a Lifebound spatial treasure for Lin Jing before he had even become a True Disciple.

“A Lifebound Treasure can be bound with a drop of blood, making it impossible for outsiders to steal. It also possesses a certain degree of growth potential, allowing its quality to improve slightly as the user’s cultivation increases!”

“A Beast Taming Space Treasure, besides having the function of a Storage Pouch, also allows living creatures to enter it—though this is limited to the contracted beasts of the Lifebound Treasure’s owner.”

“Inside the spatial treasure, the cultivation effect far exceeds that of the Inner Peaks. Its cultivation speed can be even one step faster!”

As Elder Mo spoke, he brought Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel to the peak’s Treasure Pavilion. This place housed most of the Sect’s treasures. Unlike the Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts used by Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, once it reached the level of a Magic Treasure, it was something Golden Core Cultivators used.

Therefore, only True Disciples who had taken a Golden Core Elder as their master had the Opportunity to obtain one.

Treasure Pavilion, top floor.

They landed there, and Elder Mo pointed to the treasures floating atop seven glowing pillars. “Currently, the Beast Taming Sect has seven Beast Taming Space Treasures left, each with a different appearance. Choose a style you like, and then I will teach you the method of refinement.”

“Thank you, Elder Mo,” Lin Jing thanked him. He and the Pine Leaf Squirrel looked over. Sure enough, the seven spatial treasures were all different in appearance and were not standardized; they all looked as if they were crafted using the same technique but with different Materials.

The types were: a cloth bag, a stone ring, a jade bracelet, a Buddhist staff, a precious pearl, a gourd, and a scroll.