The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 173

Chapter 173: Life-bound Demon Beast

PiQiu, “Ao wu…”

Finally, there is one more to be controlled by Master like me, a comrade, I’m very happy!

Black Leopard, “…”

PiQiu, “Ao wu…” You don’t have a name, right? Don’t worry, Master will help you choose a name.

Black Leopard, “…”

Like PiQiu? It would rather not.

PiQiu didn’t seem to receive the meaning from the expression from its eyes. He turned around and ran to the front of You XiaoMo, ‘Ao wu’, calling non-stop. ‘Master, master, my comrade still doesn’t have a name. Quick, help choose a name. It’s best if it were like mine.’

Black Leopard, “…”

Black Leopard thought, really there were all sorts of bonded demon beasts, hence there will be all sorts of Masters, of course, not including itself. So, it could already imagine what kind of person its Master was.

In the end, although You XiaoMo didn’t grant PiQiu’s request to give the Black Leopard a ridiculous name, it was still sufficiently cheesy and at the same time reflected the inability and laziness of the Master to pick names, because it received the name Xiao Hei, the reason behind it being that its name had the word Hei.

But the rejoicing leopard had no idea that it was not long before he could no longer escape from the clutches of fate!

Xiao Hei accepted this name very solemnly because it felt very lucky that the Master didn’t acquiesce to PiQiu’s request to name it MaoQiu. Such a stupid name was too disgraceful to its power and prestige as a golden Black Leopard. If it got out, it would be laughed to death by those of the same kind.

You XiaoMo didn’t understand the language of beasts, so he didn’t hear PiQiu’s suggestion. He was even more clueless about the derision his second bonded beast had for him and PiQiu.

After leaving the cave, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao set back on the road of looking for magic herbs and demon beasts.

At first, they could only slowly search around the Jade Spiritual Cave because even though they had a map, it was not possible to list in detail all the areas in the Jade Spiritual Cave. Most of the places were just roughly outlined.

But with the addition of Xiao Hei, they no longer had to search blindly.

Although Xiao Hei wasn’t the highest-level demon beast in the Jade Spiritual Cave, before it discovered the Shapeshifting herb, it already explored all the corners. So, it knew where the high-level magic herbs and where the strong demon beasts were.

Jade Spiritual Cave was known as the place where mid-level magic herbs and mid-level demon beasts were found. But that didn’t mean that high level magic herbs couldn’t be found. The best example was the Shapeshifting herb.

Xiao Hei just happened to know a place where a stalk of level nine magic herb could be found. Although it hadn’t seen it with its own eyes, it could smell it. From the rather nose-stabbing fragrance emitted by that stalk of magic herb, it must be a higher-level magic herb than the Shapeshifting herb it guarded. But that place was guarded by a level nine demon beast. But it was still not the strongest high-level demon beast in the Paradise Realm, because that level nine demon beast could only be considered the fifth strongest in the Jade Spiritual Cave.

As everyone knew, the strengths of the demon beasts in the Jade Spiritual Cave correlated from outside to inside, from low to high. That was to say, the nearer to the center of the Jade Spiritual Cave, the higher the strengths of the demon beasts.

However, because of the restriction on cultivation level in the Paradise Realm, very rarely would practitioners dare to venture into the center. Hence, nobody knew that there were demon beasts of those levels in the center of the Jade Spiritual Cave.

“Ling-shixiong, the disciples of the Qing Cheng Sect also seem to be looking for a level nine magic herb. Do you think the level nine magic herb Xiao Hei told us about could be the same one the Qing Cheng Sect is looking for?”

While on the road, You XiaoMo suddenly remembered something. Up ‘til now, they had come across quite a few teams in just a few days, but they didn’t hear anything concerning Luo ShuHe. He was Luo ChengYuan’s son, so he must have known about the level nine magic pill recipe. Therefore, the pivotal task of looking for magic herbs was very possibly in his hands.

“There is a possibility,” Ling Xiao answered.

You XiaoMo exclaimed ‘oh’, and then reacted suddenly, “How do you know?”

Ling Xiao glanced at him and suddenly took out a small scroll as if performing a magic trick, “On it, the fragrance of one of the magic herbs is like what Xiao Hei described.”

You XiaoMo opened the scroll and took a glance which left him dumbfounded. This was clearly a level nine magic pill recipe. Ling Xiao stole back the level nine magic pill recipe that was stolen by the Qing Cheng Sect? Then why was it that the people of the Qing Cheng Sect appeared as if nothing had happened?

Ling Xiao knew that You XiaoMo was very puzzled, so he explained, “Don’t worry, this is not stolen from the Qing Cheng Sect.”

You XiaoMo asked, “Then how did you get this recipe?”

Ling Xiao laughed, “Such a valuable recipe, do you think the Tian Xin Sect would only have one copy?”

Regardless of the value, or probability of loss, any sect or force would take precautions against losing recipes, making more than one copy of them. Especially for a level nine recipe, something that everyone wanted. For insurance purposes, there was no way the Tian Xin Sect didn’t have backups. Otherwise, once the recipe was stolen, Tang Fan, that old fellow would have exploded like thunder and cried bloody murder at the Qing Cheng Sect. How could he still be so calmly planning the matters of the Paradise Realm?

At first, Ling Xiao was planning to go steal the recipe from the Qing Cheng Sect, but that would be more troublesome because he didn’t know where Luo ChengYuan hid it. Only by searching his soul would he know, but this way, Luo ChengYuan’s soul would be damaged. It was very possible that he would turn into a mentally broken, useless person from that point on. It would be like getting rid of a formidable opponent on behalf of the Tian Xin Sect. This making a wedding dress for others kind of act, Ling Xiao would not do it out of the kindness of his heart, especially when the wedding dress was for the Tian Xin Sect.

Thinking like this, Ling Xiao cancelled his previous plan and then used some sleight of hand to steal the other hidden copy of the magic pill recipe from the Tian Xin Sect.

The Tian Xin Sect was worried that the magic recipe would be stolen by other sects, so they only prepared one more copy. Hence, there was none left after he stole it. But Tang Fan was not aware, because he stealthily switched it out with a fake. If Tang Fan didn’t go check, he wouldn’t know.

“At first, I wanted to give it to you much earlier, but that time was rather busy, so I forgot,” Ling Xiao explained.

You XiaoMo looked at him in amazement. This time he was very earnest, as if wanting to see what he was really made of. In the end he could only sigh in amazement. This old fellow was too awesome. If Tang Fan were to discover that the other copy of the magic pill recipe was spirited away, he would be unimaginably shocked and furious, probably never to calm down again.

You XiaoMo then found the description of the magic herb whose fragrance matched the one described by Xiao Hei. However, it was only the smell, so there was still a big possibility that it wasn’t the same.

Under Xiao Hei’s lead, they finally reached the place of that level nine demon beast after one and a half days. During that time, they gathered quite a few magic herbs and demon beasts. However, You XiaoMo did not bond with those demon beasts. Instead, the demon beasts were all placed into Ling Xiao’s dimension. He… was not holding their low level against them.

Ling He Canyon was one of the grand canyons in Jade Spiritual Cave. The one-thousand-meter circumference of the canyon all belonged under the domain of the level nine demon beast. A lot of the low and mid-level demon beasts were intimidated by its power and strength, not daring to go near Ling He Canyon. Hence, numerous magic herbs grew in the surroundings of Ling He Canyon, including low and mid-level magic herbs.

At this moment, Xiao Hei who was walking in front suddenly stopped.

You XiaoMo took one look at Xiao Hei with its golden eyes surveying the surroundings vigilantly and couldn’t help asking, “Is something wrong?”

Xiao Hei turned his head ignoring his Master and growled softly to Ling Xiao.

You XiaoMo immediately looked towards Ling Xiao dryly.

Ling Xiao held back his laughter as he said, “It said that not long ago, there was a huge battle between something and the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent.”

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was just that level nine demon beast. It was very strong, so common sense dictated that practitioners could only think of running when coming across it. Therefore, the one fighting against it was most likely a demon beast of the same level.

Ling Xiao took a step forward and inhaled deeply. The remnants of energy from the battle of the two demon beasts were still lingering in the air. He then said, “The one who fought against it was a level nine Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. But it should have just broken through to level nine not too long ago. Therefore, it was no match for the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent who had been at level nine for a long time, so it lost and ran away.”

You XiaoMo blinked his eyes repeatedly. Just one breath and he could tell what kind of demon beast it was. Too much of a dog! But then he seemed to think of something else, causing him to swallow repeatedly. Two level nine demon beasts fighting…

Ling Xiao stroked his chin and suddenly revealed a crafty smile, “Both of them are currently injured. Just perfect for us to take them in.”

You XiaoMo keenly picked up on the wording of what he said. Level nine demon beasts were able to shapeshift into humans. Therefore, their outer appearance was most likely that of practitioners.

The situation was really like what Ling Xiao said. To defeat that Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders, that Nine-Winged Unity Serpent didn’t hesitate to use moves that caused harm of a thousand to the enemy while reflecting harm of eight hundred onto oneself. The result was that both were heavily injured. Right now, it was recuperating in its lair.

The Nine-Winged Unity Serpent didn’t even have time to resist before Ling Xiao stomped on its enormous head with one foot. Possibly because of too much strength, it fainted right away after being stepped on.

“Xiao Shidi, come over and bond with it,” Ling Xiao beamed as he spoke to the dazed You XiaoMo standing by his side.

You XiaoMo frowned after coming back to his senses. He said, “Ling-shixiong, right now I’m only a level three mage, so I can only bond with three demon beasts. If I bond with this serpent, does that mean I can’t bond with anything else?”

Ling Xiao said, “You don’t have to worry about this. The restriction on the number of demon beasts does not apply to mages with multi-colored souls. There is no restriction on the number other than how much you can bear. But there can only be one life-bound demon beast.”

“Life-bound demon beast?” You XiaoMo raised his eyebrows in surprise. This was the first time he was hearing this term.

“The life-bond is an extremely severe bond. Usually, unless the demon beast is willing, there is no way to forcibly form the bond. Furthermore, once the life-bond is formed, both parties can be regarded as sharing one life. If one dies, the other one could follow to their death. Although there are some rare occurrences where the other one doesn’t die, it would still have to pay an extremely high price. Therefore, there are very few mages or practitioners who would simply form a life-bond with a demon beast,” Ling Xiao explained.

This was really some earth-shattering good news.

Life-bound demon beast? For now, You XiaoMo had no intention of forming that bond with whichever demon beast. However, being able to bond with an unlimited number of demon beasts was already a tremendous pleasant surprise.

And so, the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent which got stepped on by Ling Xiao was bonded by You XiaoMo while he was in a daze. Although he would probably explode like thunder when he awakened, the reality was they could just keep telling him that he just had to accept his fate.

Thus, PiQiu and Xiao Hei expressed their deepest sympathies, my mate, you are not alone!

Since there were magic herbs in You XiaoMo’s dimension, Ling Xiao placed the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent into his dimension. Only then did the two of them advance deeper into the canyon to find that level nine magic herb.

Standing at the top of the cliff, swaying in the wind, was the Emperor’s Blood herb. The Emperor’s Blood herb was one of the pivotal herbs needed in the level nine Nobles magic pill recipe that You XiaoMo had in his hands. It was the most important one and was also the hardest one to find.

This time, You XiaoMo spent a whole two hours to finish digging up the Emperor’s blood herb.

To dig up this magic herb, he even drank a mouthful of spiritual water to replenish his almost depleted soul force. Went to show how out of reach a level nine magic herb was to a mage of this level.

This way, he already had one out of the five level nine magic herbs that were needed for the Noble magic pill. He only needed to find the remaining four level nine magic herbs and he would be able to refine one Noble magic pill in the future.

Speaking of which, You XiaoMo realized that Nobles magic pill could not really be considered a genuine level nine magic pill. The reason why it was classified as a level nine was because its effect came from five types of level nine magic herbs.

This kind of situation reflected the level because the requirement for these few magic herbs was like defying heaven, it barely made the cut to be classified as a level nine magic pill. However, it was still merely a mid-to-low level low quality magic pill. It had no use whatsoever to Emperor level fighters.

After retrieving the Emperor’s Blood herb, the two men and two beasts were ready to leave Ling He Canyon and head towards the nest of the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders. But just as they were about to walk out of the mouth of the Ling He Canyon, a faint yet excited voice could be heard coming from in front of them.

“Elder brother, that heavily injured Nine-Winged Unity Serpent is really inside the canyon?”

“That’s what the Heavenly Bird of Six Thunders told me. Furthermore, it also said that the level nine magic herb that the Nine-Winged Unity Serpent was guarding was a stalk of Emperor’s Blood herb – one of the pivotal magic herbs needed for the Noble magic pill.”

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