NOVPUBPreviously, he had been busy with his studies and promotion, and had no time to deal with these matters, but now he had a bit of energy to spare.
However, before he could speak, a familiar voice came from the sky.
"Wang Ba?"
Upon hearing this voice, Wang Ba hurriedly turned around and bowed, "Wang Ba pays respects to Uncle-Master."
The person had grey hair but was dressed lavishly; it was the Shou Peak peak master, Qi Yan.
Seeing Wang Ba, he nodded calmly with an even expression:
"Come with me."
He glanced at Mo Qi standing nearby, and Mo Qi conscientiously said:
"Disciple will go make tea."
Qi Yan gave a slight nod and then went into the house with Wang Ba.
Wang Ba didn’t beat around the bush and directly took out a Spirit Beast Bag, offering it to Qi Yan.
"Uncle-Master, Wang Ba came here to ask Uncle-Master to take a look at this."
Qi Yan’s gaze swept over the somewhat rudely fashioned Spirit Beast Bag before him, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes, then his Spiritual Sense probed inside. Upon seeing what was inside, his expression immediately turned solemn with a touch of astonishment:
"Is this... a Hybrid White Tiger?!"
"How did it sustain such serious injuries?"
Wang Ba’s spirits lifted immediately; he couldn’t discern much about this White Tiger, although the Bloodline Identification Skill did reveal that its bloodline seemed to be on the same level as Fu.
"Uncle-Master recognizes this Demonic Beast?"
After scanning the beast once more with his Spiritual Sense, Qi Yan nodded slightly, "That’s correct, it has the appearance of a White Tiger, but not its spirit; it is undoubtedly a Hybrid White Tiger... The White Tiger is a kind of divine beast, and its bloodline is said to flow through this realm and even The Heavens, exceedingly rare."
He then frowned and said, "It’s a pity its Spiritual Wisdom is not clear, which greatly reduces its value."
Wang Ba couldn’t help but ask, "Then Uncle-Master, is there a way to subdue it?"
Qi Yan quickly offered a solution:
"To subdue it? That would mean removing the Killing Intent from its body, allowing Spiritual Wisdom to emerge... It’s not too difficult. Finding an Immortal Ascension practitioner to gradually grind away its fierceness would do, but this Killing Intent has already merged with its being. For every bit of Killing Intent removed, its physical strength weakens proportionately."
"And even if it develops Spiritual Wisdom, it would only be akin to a common mundane beast at best, but its physique, I’m afraid, would have to fall to a Fourth Grade Inferior Tier..."
"Fallen?"
Wang Ba slightly frowned.
For a Fourth Grade Inferior Tier Spirit Beast, soliciting an Immortal Ascension practitioner to act is not worth it.
Although he currently had no Fourth-Order Spirit Beast at his disposal, the Wu Monkey King could barely hold its own against Fourth-Order Spirit Beasts. With the help of his Mysterious Dragon Soldiers and himself, he could also almost contend with a Fourth Grade Inferior Tier Spirit Beast.
As time passed, these Spirit Beasts would inevitably also slowly improve, diminishing the value of the White Tiger even further.
"Does Uncle-Master have any other methods?"
Wang Ba asked, somewhat unwilling to give up.
Qi Yan shook his head slightly, "Once killing intent enters the body, even placing a Fourth-Order Spirit Beast Collar on it is useless; there is very little that can be done. Alternatively, there is a method, which is to wait it out until it can free itself from the Killing Intent and develop Spiritual Wisdom on its own. Of course, this probability is one in ten thousand."
"Wait it out?"
Wang Ba shook his head.
He would not opt for such a luck-dependent solution unless he had no choice.
After some thought, Wang Ba finally said:
"Then Uncle-Master, what do you think I should do with this White Tiger?"
But Qi Yan’s answer was very straightforward:
"Turn it into a breeding tiger, after all, it has divine beast blood... However, it’s also very difficult. Fourth-Order Tiger Beasts and humans are not much different, normally they would not mate with such a Demonic Beast to produce offspring, and regular Third-rank fierce beasts would find it hard to directly bear divine beast bloodline—even if it is hybrid."
"Breeding tiger..."
Wang Ba was slightly puzzled, "May I ask Uncle-Master, how are divine beasts different from ordinary Spirit Beasts? Isn’t it just breeding? Could that not work either?"
Regarding Wang Ba’s question, Qi Yan weighed his words before replying:
"These things are mentioned in the fourth volume of the Beast Control sutra, but since you asked, there’s no harm in telling you... ’Divine beasts’ refer to high-class Spirit Beasts that naturally control one or several rules."
"These rules, some may only apply within our Little Cang World, while others can pervade The Heavens."
"Take this White Tiger for instance, ancient legends say that regardless of being in the Little Granary Realm or The Heavens, the rule it masters remains the same, the only difference being the extent of mastery."
"And some divine beasts are born in the Little Granary Realm, mastering rules that belong within the realm. Once they leave the Little Granary Realm, they cannot control those rules, or their power diminishes, compared to a Fourth-Order Spirit Beast, they are only a bit stronger in body and Spiritual Power."
"There’s also a concept, Class V Spiritual Beasts, because most have mastered rules to advance, so they can essentially be called divine beasts... It is said that many years ago, our Little Cang World also contained quite a few Class V Spiritual Beasts, but sadly these Spirit Beasts, because they held one or many rules, naturally became the Dao Secret providers needed by Human Cultivators during Immortal Ascension. Consequently, most have been hunted to near extinction."
Hearing this, Wang Ba suddenly remembered the suppressed Membrane Eye and Fanming’s primordial spirit within the East Saint Sect.
Driven by curiosity, he brought it up with Qi Yan.
"Fanming?"
Qi Yan was not unfamiliar with it, "This beast is considered a divine beast born within the Little Granary Realm, rumored to control a rule that can continuously restore Spiritual Power and Soul... Practically no cultivator within the Sect paid it any mind, and in the end, its primordial spirit was used to seal the Membrane Eye."
"Dao Secret... in the end, it is best to realize it on one’s own. Everything else is just a detour."
