Chapter 46: Refining

Lin Jing looked around, not quite understanding. The cloth bag, stone ring, jade bracelet, treasure bead, gourd, and scroll all looked normal, so why was there a very strange Zen Staff mixed in?

Isn’t this a Buddhist implement?

How could it appear in the Beast Taming Sect?

“You are wondering why the Sect refined a spatial Magic Treasure into a Zen Staff?”

“Yes.” Lin Jing nodded.

“Actually, it is because of a past event. This matter was never explicitly recorded and has always been passed down by word of mouth.” Elder Mo laughed heartily, summoned the Zen Staff, and took it into his hand.

“During the era of the second Sect Master, a demon appeared in the Great Wilderness Region, wreaking havoc on the land.”

“This demon was a special Rare Beast, and because of its Rare Beast Divine Power, it was extremely difficult to kill! Even for those one or two major Realms above it!”

“At that time, the Cultivators of the Great Wilderness had no way to deal with this demon.”

“Until a Guest Elder from the Demon Subduing Division arrived. This Guest Elder was a Buddhist practitioner with profound Dharma. He cooperated with four Great Wilderness Cultivators and ultimately used special means to Seal this demon together.”

“It was a sealing, not a killing.”

“Among those four Great Wilderness Cultivators was the second-generation Sect Master of our Sect.”

“The place where the demon is currently sealed is deep underground in the Great Wilderness. It is now suppressed by four Buddhist pagodas connected by Dragon veins. These four Demon Suppression Pagodas are currently guarded by four top-tier Sects of the Great Wilderness, with one Sect guarding each.”

“After this battle, the second-generation Sect Master and this Buddhist practitioner became good friends. For a period of time, most of the spatial Magic Treasures of the Beast Taming Sect were Buddhist artifacts. This Zen Staff has been here for quite some years.”

“As time passed, because of its strange style, almost no True Disciple chose it, even if they knew this history.”

“I see.” Lin Jing realized: “I didn’t expect our Beast Taming Sect to actually have the duty of guarding a Demon Suppression Pagoda.”

After all… compared to normal Sects, we are more like a demon Sect.

“You aren’t planning to choose this Zen Staff, are you?” Elder Mo asked.

“I won’t.” Lin Jing said: “This Zen Staff does not match the graceful and ethereal temperament of this Disciple.”

Elder Mo was speechless, not expecting Lin Jing to be so narcissistic. However, he looked him over carefully and found that Lin Jing’s appearance indeed had a bit of the handsomeness he, Mo Wuya, possessed in his youth. No wonder he was so confident.

“Elder, this Disciple chooses this one.” Lin Jing pointed to the red gourd.

The Pine Leaf Squirrel was shocked; it felt the cloth bag was more convenient for it to carry.

Lin Jing ignored it.

This spatial Magic Treasure was for holding the Pine Leaf Squirrel; whether it was convenient for the Pine Leaf Squirrel to carry was not something Lin Jing considered.

Moreover, Magic Treasures of this level could all change size, so they were all convenient to carry.

“The other spatial Magic Treasures have heavy traces of Acquired refinement, while this one… is more like an Innate object. If I remember correctly, it should be a Suspended Gourd, right? A strange plant that comes with its own space.”

“It seems you have read many books.” Elder Mo said: “The other six spatial Magic Treasures were all refined from various spatial Materials, while this gourd only underwent simple Acquired modification, making it the most primitive.”

“But what you value is probably not just this point, right?”

“Yes, it is a plant, and the Pine Leaf Squirrel is wood-attribute, so the compatibility should be higher.” Lin Jing looked at Elder Mo and said: “You say, if I obtain more Suspended Gourd in the future, can I let the Pine Leaf Squirrel use its Glazed Immortal Eyes to synthesize them?”

Compared to the other six spatial Magic Treasures, Lin Jing favored the attributes of the Suspended Gourd.

“That is indeed the case.” Elder Mo nodded, acknowledging Lin Jing’s point: “However, Suspended Gourd are incredibly rare. This was obtained accidentally by an Old Ancestor. Before you achieve success in your Cultivation, even if you encounter one, it would be very difficult to afford.”

“At least there is something to look forward to.” Lin Jing said: “Elder, I will choose this gourd.”

“Actually, this Disciple also likes this Zen Staff very much. When this Disciple reaches the Foundation Establishment and Contracts a second Pet Beast, can this Disciple apply for another spatial Magic Treasure… It wouldn’t do to have multiple Pet Beasts squeezed into one place, right?”

“Get lost!” Elder Mo was fierce for the first time. This was the foundation of the Sect; did he really think it was Chinese cabbage that could be picked at will?

“This old man does not have the ability to apply for another one for you. If you can find a way to become the Young Sect Master, you can choose whatever you want here. No one will stop you even if one Pet Beast lives in two Magic Treasures!”

After Lin Jing chose the Suspended Gourd as his Lifebound Treasure, under Elder Mo’s guidance, he condensed a drop of essence blood and refined the Suspended Gourd.

After refining the Suspended Gourd, Lin Jing discovered that, as expected of equipment at the Magic Treasure level that only Golden Core Stage Cultivators were qualified to use, the space inside was actually much larger than the courtyard he had in the Outer Sect.

Now, it would finally not affect the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s hoarding…

With the original two Storage Pouches, the Pine Leaf Squirrel could only store some rare synthesized items. Bag after bag of ordinary spirit rice and spirit bean could only be piled up in the courtyard; putting them in the Storage Pouch was too wasteful of space. Now, there was no such trouble.

Although the Suspended Gourd was Lin Jing’s Lifebound Treasure, it was the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s residence, and it did not affect its ability to exercise its hoarding rodent attribute.

“Squeak!!!” Beside him, the Pine Leaf Squirrel saw Lin Jing playing with the Suspended Gourd by himself and immediately wanted to touch it.

“If I call your name, do you dare to answer?”

Lin Jing aimed the gourd at the confused Pine Leaf Squirrel. Before the Pine Leaf Squirrel could respond, it was forcibly retracted into the spatial Magic Treasure by Lin Jing with a “whoosh.”

Although bewildered, upon entering the brand-new space, the Pine Leaf Squirrel immediately took a deep breath, its eyes shining.

So big!

It looked left and right. The inside of the Suspended Gourd was quite spacious. The ends in all directions were green Spiritual Qi mists, which were very helpful for Cultivation. Stepping into the green Spiritual Qi mist, the Pine Leaf Squirrel felt it necessary to renovate this place and make it its new Immortal Cave.

“Squeak…” It counted on its fingers, planning to build a place to sleep, a warehouse, a place to Cultivate, a warehouse, a place to eat, a warehouse…

“How is it?” Outside, Elder Mo looked at Lin Jing, who was admiring the Suspended Gourd, and smiled: “After having a Lifebound Treasure, do you feel a bit different, like a true Cultivator of the Dao of Beast Taming?”

“In fact… it is indeed only by reaching the position of a True Disciple of the Sect that one can be considered a qualified Cultivator of the Dao of Beast Taming.”

“That’s right.” Lin Jing shook the Suspended Gourd. It immediately became smaller and was hung on Lin Jing’s waist. The red gourd adorned Lin Jing, who was dressed in white and looked handsome and dashing, making his temperament appear even more extraordinary.

“It suits you quite well. In the future, when you travel outside, if any demonic Cultivators harbor ill intentions toward you, thinking you are just an ordinary lone Cultivator, and they are about to kill and rob you, you can turn around and summon your Pet Beast—it is truly gratifying.” Elder Mo clearly had experienced similar things in his youth, his face full of nostalgia. The most enjoyable thing for a Beast Taming Sect Disciple was being able to gang up on enemies.