Chapter 61: Gambling Addict

“Thank you for your hard work, Elder Mo.”

Lin Jing took the list and glanced over it briefly, feeling that the Beast Taming Sect’s foundation in rare and exotic beasts was truly formidable.

He felt that any of these three would be a fine choice for a Foundation Establishment Pet Beast.

The Sky Feather Crane could serve as a flying mount, making travel convenient.

The Dragon Lion was a large Yao Beast and looked more imposing than the Pine Leaf Squirrel.

The Arm-Through Fire Monkey… Lin Jing’s eyes flickered. Isn’t this Brother Monkey?

After reading it a few times, Lin Jing’s indecisiveness kicked in. He asked, “There isn’t much information here. Elder Mo, do you have any recommendations?”

“Ahem.” Elder Mo coughed dryly. “These three are all good, but they all have some minor issues. Let me tell you about them, and you can make your own choice.”

“For instance, this Sky Feather Crane has a haughty personality and does not like to be ridden.”

“It won’t let me ride it? What’s the point of forming a Contract if I can’t ride it?” Lin Jing frowned.

“This Dragon Lion was not raised in the Sect from a young age, so it doesn’t have a strong sense of belonging. Every time it works, it always likes to ‘discuss Spirit Stones’.”

“This Disciple still prefers Pet Beasts with a spirit of dedication.” Lin Jing looked at the Pine Leaf Squirrel dozing by the bed.

Having the precedent of the Pine Leaf Squirrel “joining the team with its own funding,” this Dragon Lion instantly became uninteresting.

“Must it be Brother Monkey then?” Lin Jing thought to himself.

Who knew, Elder Mo added, “This Arm-Through Fire Monkey, due to its special status, has become a bit pampered and is very fond of luxury—it might require some harsh training later.”

Lin Jing:???

“Elder—does our Sect not have any normal Pet Beasts?” It seemed that none of the three on this list were easy to handle.

At this moment, the Pine Leaf Squirrel opened its eyes and woke up. Lin Jing looked at it, finding it more and more pleasing to the eye.

“There are still many Pet Beasts with normal personalities—but the issue isn’t that, it’s the requirement of possessing both Dragon Blood and the Fire attribute. Aren’t these restrictions too many?” Elder Mo chuckled and said, “Actually, choosing a Pet Beast is just like a Mortal taking a wife; how can there be perfection? It’s all about making do, and as time passes, you will become more and more compatible.”

Lin Jing was still somewhat dissatisfied. “Are there only these three?”

Elder Mo hesitated for a moment and said, “That is not the case.”

“These three are relatively suitable for you from the perspective of talent and potential.”

“I learned from Elder Jiang, who is in charge of all beasts in the Sect, that there is actually one more Fire-attribute Yao Beast that possesses Dragon Blood, but…”

“It’s just a bit bizarre. It is a Dragon Carp from Nine Dragon Peak that mutated into a Fire-attribute Dragon Carp!”

“Because of the attribute mutation, it is not good at swimming. Compared to swimming in the water, it prefers to soak in a hot spring like a salted fish.”

“Because of this, it is even less likely to use the ‘Nine Dragon Waterfall,’ this marvelous waterfall, to ‘Leap Over the Dragon Gate’ and complete its Bloodline transformation.”

Lin Jing completely lost the idea of selecting a Dragon Blood Fire Pet within the Sect.

“Elder, I am still far from the Foundation Establishment Stage anyway. When I head to the Hidden Dragon Academy, I will look outside to see if there is a Dragon Blood Fire Pet suitable for me.” Lin Jing planned to go find a battle-hungry Stone Monkey.

“Actually—” Elder Mo suddenly paused and said, “Actually, if you value a Pet Beast’s personality more, choosing this Dragon Carp would be very good.”

“Compared to the other three, this Dragon Carp has not yet developed its intelligence and cannot remember things yet. It is like a blank sheet of paper, making it more suitable for a Beast Master to raise.”

“You can cultivate it in whatever direction you wish!”

“If you also value potential—thinking about it from another angle, it is not bad either.”

“The Dragon Carp is a very ancient Dragon Blood Yao Beast. Almost the entire clan is Water-attribute. Suddenly mutating a rebellious child means that its ancestors—must have had a Dragon Beast with an extremely powerful Fire-attribute Bloodline, otherwise, it would be impossible for Fire to suppress Water after so many generations.”

“At least in the Beast Taming Sect, we have never attempted to crossbreed a Dragon Carp with a Fire-attribute Yao Beast. In other words, its ancestral Bloodline cannot be verified and did not come from the intervention of the Beast Taming Sect, which leaves great possibilities.”

“To put it broadly, it is possible that its ancestor was a True Flame Dragon. It is simply gambling on its extraordinary Bloodline. Given its situation, although it is difficult to ‘Leap Over the Dragon Gate,’ by cultivating it with the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique, it might not be impossible to achieve a similar evolutionary effect and complete a Bloodline transformation.”

“If the gamble succeeds, you might obtain a Dragon Pet with Bloodline potential stronger than the other three!”

Damn, a gambling addict!

Hearing Elder Mo’s words, Lin Jing was slightly silent, remembering the time the other party used a special Physique to gamble on a Pet Beast mutating into a Rare Beast.

He really is—fond of gambling on luck. This is not a very good behavior.

“How about it, do you want to gamble?” Elder Mo smiled inscrutably.

Lin Jing also grinned and said, “Actually, there is another benefit to raising a Dragon Carp.”

“What?” Elder Mo was stunned.

“Compared to the Sky Feather Crane and Arm-Through Fire Monkey with their extraordinary backgrounds, and the Dragon Lion that only talks about ‘Spirit Stones’—it is easier to raise.”

“I just like this kind of Pet Beast that looks easy to raise!”

“Elder Mo, I’ll bet! Do you want to place a wager too?” Lin Jing had no other choice; indeed, this Dragon Carp looked to have more plasticity.

Moreover—he did indeed want to personally cultivate a Pet Beast capable of “Leaping Over the Dragon Gate” and completing a racial transformation to see what would happen.

Elder Mo’s breathing quickened as he said, “As expected of the Disciple I found!”

Beside them, the Pine Leaf Squirrel was slightly silent. Two gambling addicts! Although its Glazed Immortal Eyes—seemed to have been gambled into existence.

After Lin Jing chose the Pet Beast, Elder Mo went to help retrieve it.

If he had chosen the Sky Feather Crane, Dragon Lion, or Arm-Through Fire Monkey, Lin Jing might have had to spend some effort to form a Contract with them.

However, this mutated Flame Dragon Carp that Elder Mo spoke of was currently only at the third level of Qi Refining, not even as high as Lin Jing’s cultivation, and it had not even opened its intelligence, so the Sect could dispose of it however it wished; the Dragon Carp itself had no thoughts at all.

That same day, Elder Mo brought the Flame Dragon Carp over.

He used his magical power to control a circular glass fish tank floating beside him, and the Dragon Carp was inside it.

As its name suggested, the Flame Dragon Carp was red like fire all over and very brilliant, but its dull eyes convinced Lin Jing that it truly had not yet opened its intelligence.

“Elder, why is it so fragrant?” Lin Jing looked at the fish tank that Elder Mo had set down and saw that it was bubbling and boiling inside.

It seemed like the Flame Dragon Carp was breathing fire in the water.

“Elder Jiang said that this guy still cannot control its fire power well and is always almost cooking itself. Naturally, this water is fish soup.”

Lin Jing:???

Damn it, this isn’t just lacking intelligence; this is mentally retarded.

Once it’s under Contract, it won’t end up like the legendary “Hundred Fragrance Rabbit” and mutate into a Rare Beast called “Boiled Fish,” right?

Elder Mo said, “Keep an eye on the Pine Leaf Squirrel and don’t let it steal a drink. You shouldn’t drink it either. In my Beast Taming Sect, eating fellow Sect Disciples is a great taboo! Do not treat it as spare ingredients.”

“That is the behavior of a Demonic Sect!”

Lin Jing said, “We definitely won’t drink it. We haven’t reached the point of being that hungry.”