I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates - Chapter 526
Chapter 526: 524
“Spirit beasts in the Blessed Land do occasionally attack their own kind and cultivators, but it’s never been as frequent as this before,” said the Fire Scale Child with solemn expression.
“There have been at least ten such incidents recently.”
“And, a common point among these rampant beasts is that they all have entered the Black Demon Abyss shortly before onset.”
“Either they were used as transportation tools or they fought alongside their fellow Sect members, helping them decipher the formation restrictions and contend with Evil Spirits and Monsters.”
“That being said, it indeed seems abnormal.”
Lu Xuan nodded gently.
“The most important issue now is, if we can’t find the source of the beast frenzy, it won’t only be those ten-odd spirit beasts in chaos, but potentially thousands in the entire Blessed Land.”
“And it may even affect the whole Sect.”
Fire Scale Child shared with Lu Xuan the worst-case scenario, resulting from the chaos among Spirit Beasts.
“So, Elder Uncle Cang Wu has decided to invite some cultivators well-known for their handling of Spirit Beasts within the sect, including you, Junior Brother Lu.”
“Alright, there’s no time to lose, I’ll accompany you then,” Lu Xuan said with a smile.
The two quickly arrived at the Array Hall and used the teleportation array inside.
Shortly after, Lu xuan landed on a familiar thick cloud, with several cloud houses faintly visible in the white clouds ahead.
“Disciple Lu, you’re here,” a familiar voice sounded in Lu Xuan’s ear.
Before the voice dropped, True Man Cang Wu appeared before him, bare-chested like a forged iron sculpture, his face wearing a smile.
“Elder Uncle,” Lu Xuan greeted, lowering his head and cupping his fist.
“No need for formalities, thank you for your help this time,” Cang Wu said as a light, yet unopposable Spiritual Power lifted Lu Xuan up.
“It’s merely my duty, Elder Uncle,” Lu Xuan humbly responded.
“There are two other Inner Sect Disciples we have invited this time. They, like you, have profound knowledge in handling Spirit Beasts. Please rest for a while in the cloud house,” he instructed.
Lu Xuan nodded in agreement and entered the largest cloud house in the middle with Fire Scale Child.
The moment they entered the house, Lu Xuan felt a slight sense of relief.
After his advancement to the Foundation Establishment Late-term Realm, he hadn’t met the Golden Core Real People within the sect. So he was somewhat apprehensive, worrying that they may discern his actual Cultivation Level at first sight, hence causing unnecessary troubles.
Fortunately, the Clear Dragonfly Feather Robe’s ability to conceal one’s aura was exceptional and since the Golden Core Real People didn’t intentionally try to probe Lu Xuan, he managed to slip through unnoticed successfully.
“Senior Brother Lu,” A handsome youth greeted as they entered the house. It was Sun Yun, who had stayed in the Blessed Land to look after the Spirit Beasts.
When Lu Xuan had just entered the Ten Thousand Beast Cave Blessed Land, Sun Yun had some minor conflicts with him because he was unhappy about him taking control of the Blessed Land halfway in. However, after witnessing Lu Xuan’s proficiency with Spirit Beasts and his amicable relationships with several fifth-rank and sixth-grade Sect Guardian Spirit Beasts in the Blessed Land, he eventually gave him his due respect.
“Junior Brother Sun, how are the Dragon Turtle, Qingqiu Fox, and other Spirit Beasts in the Blessed Land?” Lu Xuan asked the hansome youth.
“So far, these guardian Spirit Beasts haven’t shown any unusual behavior.”
“That’s good.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan was slightly relieved. He then asked about some simple situations regarding the current chaos among Spirit Beasts.
After a while, True Man Cang Wu returned to the cloud house, followed by two Inner Sect Disciples. One was robust, his muscles bulging, his aura fierce like a fearsome Demon Beast.
The other had a cold temperament, with gorgeous patterns on his face. His eyes landed on Lu Xuan, and as their gazes met, his looked as emotionless as a snake’s.
“This is Lu Xuan, who has exceptional knowledge in both Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast.”
“Disciple Lu, this is Zhong Hao, who has a strong ability to communicate with Spirit Beasts.”
“This is Chen Luo, at the Foundation Establishment Perfect Realm, he loves hunting and researching various Demon Beasts and has a thorough understanding of many Demon Beasts. He also masters a secret technique for healing injuries.”
“Nice to meet you, two senior brothers.”
Lu Xuan greeted with a smile.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Junior Brother Lu.”
Chen Luo nodded.
“Junior Brother Lu, it’s been a while. Didn’t expect to encounter you in the Ten Thousand Beast Cave.”
“However, it would be unreasonable if you who are talented with beasts, wouldn’t be here.”
The burly Zhong Hao stepped forward and familiarly patted Lu Xuan’s shoulder.
The two of them had met several times before. They first met when dealing with the stubbornness of the Green Xuan Deer, and then again when a pair of Yin-Scolding Beasts reared by Zhong Hao had breeding difficulties. It was Lu Xuan who helped solve the issue and even gained a pair of Thunderstones, solving the cultivation problem of the Fallen Thunder Wood.
Afterwards, he introduced Lu Xuan to tame Lion Bird Beasts and other young Spirit Beasts, establishing a significant relationship.
After all three arrived, True Man Cang Wu led them into a restricted area.
Inside the restriction, over ten differently shaped Spirit Beasts were firmly bound by a Rope Magical Tool, and each one of them wore a collar filled with runes around their neck.
The spiritual aura of the Spirit Beasts seemed unstable, like they could explode at any time. Their eyes were red, and as soon as they saw Lu Xuan and the others, they all growled, showing no signs of previous domestication.
Feeling the Spirit Beasts’ abnormality, spiritual light began to shine on the Rope Magical Tool, digging deep into the skin of the Spirit Beasts.
“Which of you disciples would like to try first?”
“I’ll go first. I’m relatively good at communicating with Spirit Beasts, let’s see if I can hear anything from them.”
Zhong Hao was the first to step forward, his spiritual power surging and making animal-like sounds from his mouth, as if guiding the abnormal Spirit Beasts.
After a while, he stepped back, with a bit of desolation in his expression.
Seeing the hopeful eyes of the crowd looking at him, he shook his head.
“The roar of these Spirit Beasts is confusing, and I didn’t hear anything.”
“It seems that they are all in a very chaotic state, unclear, and unable to express what’s happening to them.”
He reported to True Man Cang Wu.
When he communicated with the Spirit Beasts, he could only roughly feel their thoughts. It was very difficult to understand the detailed situation of the Spirit Beasts.
Now, these Spirit Beasts were all in an abnormal state and could not clearly express themselves, which greatly reduced his communication skills.
“Let me give it a try.”
Just as Lu Xuan was about to step forward to try, the cold-tempered Chen Luo beat him to it.
“I have raised all these Spirit Beasts, and killed them too. I know all about their habits, body characteristics, strange parts.”
“No one knows them better than I do.”
Chen Luo spoke with an unquestionable confidence.
He placed his hand shimmering with spiritual light on a demon beast, carefully examining and touching every bit of its skin.
Then, several white Strange Worms drilled out from the back of his neck and entered the facial orifices of the Spirit Beast.
After a while, they returned to Chen Luo’s body.
Chen Luo stood still, pondering for a moment, his expression showing thinking.
“Disciple Chen, how is it?”
“Everything inside the body is normal. The blood, organs, muscles and bones did not show anything.”
“It is basically certain that something has invaded these Spirit Beasts’ minds, but what it is and how to find it, I can’t think of any methods for now.”
