FVN Chapter 5 Half-Spirit Beast Azure Eagle
Chapter 5 Half-Spirit Beast Azure Eagle
Su Qingyan and his wife Zhang Hui, both possessing five spiritual roots, naturally deserve recognition. Their eldest son, Su Yuanxian, also has a wood spiritual root among his four spiritual roots.
Therefore, the "Evergreen Spirit Wood Technique" can fully meet their family's cultivation needs.
Su Qingyan was particularly pleased with the added benefit of increasing lifespan.
He immediately said, "Thank you for taking care of our family, Immortal Master. I would like to buy this wood-attribute cultivation technique, 'The Evergreen Spirit Wood Technique'."
"As for the remaining 10 spirit stones..."
"I want to find some new ways to protect myself. Recently, a group of thugs have been targeting my family. I'm fine, but my wife and kids are at home..."
Su Qingyan briefly explained that some villains wanted to seize their family's 200 mu of fertile land and used many despicable methods. He was worried that those people would cross the line, kill their entire family, and then leave them with nothing.
They did not reveal that Chen Jiaxian had entered the Moon Shadow Sect, in order to avoid causing any further trouble.
The young cultivator was furious upon hearing this. "Who's so ungrateful?"
"They actually dared to target the married-out daughters of the Zhou family of Jin Su Mountain. Why don't you give me the remaining 10 spirit stones as a reward, and I'll go and kill their entire family for you?"
It's clear that this young cultivator from the Zhou family really wants to take on this job and earn some easy extra money.
If he were to actually kill all of the Chen family members, including the thugs who threw stones, rotten eggs, and excrement at their house, it would save them a lot of trouble.
The worst-case scenario is that after killing the Chen family, if the young cultivator from the Zhou family finds out that a promising talent from the Chen family has entered the Moon Shadow Sect, then Su Qingyan's concealment of information has made him a formidable enemy...
The consequences would probably be no better than having the whole family killed.
After weighing the pros and cons, Su Qingyan dared not let the young cultivator take action. He declined in a tactful tone, saying, "Immortal Master, I am truly grateful for your willingness to help my family."
"It's just that the immortal was able to help our family once. If we encounter something like this again, I'd be too embarrassed to bother the immortal a second time."
"so--"
"I understand what you mean." The young cultivator didn't dwell on the matter any longer, and instead released a huge eagle, over a meter long, from a small cloth bag at his waist.
Its eyes were sharp, and its expression and behavior were very strange, just like a human, constantly observing the surrounding environment and situation.
The young cultivator continued, "This is a half-spirit beast, a hawk."
"I reckon it must have eaten something good in the mountains, which accelerated its evolution from an ordinary wild beast to a spirit beast (demonic beast). But its luck didn't seem to be that good. An unexpected situation occurred during the evolution process, interrupting the process, so that its body stopped evolving halfway through."
"Its intelligence is now similar to that of an ordinary human, but its body has a major defect, making it unable to absorb spiritual energy and thus unable to cultivate."
"For cultivators, raising such a half-spirit beast with no future is really a bit of a waste; it's tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away."
"But for you, it's an excellent choice for guarding the house."
"I captured it by chance on the outskirts of the Biyue Mountains. Since you need it, I'll give you 10 spirit stones."
Su Qingyan looked at the glossy feathers and imposing appearance of the half-spirit beast, the eagle, and felt quite satisfied. However, a slight worry crept into his heart, and he asked, "I really like this half-spirit beast, but Immortal Master, I am just a mortal..."
"How do we control this half-spirit beast?"
"You don't need to worry about that," the young cultivator explained. "I have its soul tablet."
"If you drip your blood on it, it will treat you as its closest companion and obey even simple commands."
"If you have spiritual roots, once you become a cultivator and refine its soul tablet, you will be able to completely control it."
"It doesn't matter if you don't have spiritual roots, you can have Zhang Hui refine them just the same way."
The young cultivator took out a palm-sized, dark, shiny iron plaque and guided Su Qingyan to prick his index finger and drip blood onto it.
In an instant, Su Qingyan felt a subtle and mysterious connection established between himself and the half-spirit beast, the Azure Eagle.
He could even sense some simple emotions expressed by the half-spirit beast, the Azure Eagle.
The young cultivator was also very happy to have completed two transactions at once.
After all, you can just copy the cultivation technique, and the half-spirit beast, the Azure Eagle, was caught on the roadside. Both items have almost no cost, so you can make a profit of 20 spirit stones.
With that foundation, he found Su Qingyan more and more pleasing to the eye.
After the transaction was completed, he asked with concern, "Are you planning to stay here for the night, or go straight home?"
Su Qingyan didn't know what the young cultivator meant, so he could only answer truthfully: "My wife just gave birth and needs to be taken care of. There are also many miscellaneous things to do at home, so I need to get back as soon as possible."
After hearing Su Qingyan's arrangement, the young cultivator's expression turned serious, and he solemnly instructed, "I advise you to rest here for the night and leave early tomorrow morning, when it is just getting light."
"Why is that?" Su Qingyan asked, puzzled.
The young cultivator explained, "This Jin Su Mountain Market is run by our Zhou family. To maintain the market's reputation, our Zhou family members will not harm customers like you who come to trade."
"But those impoverished cultivators nearby are a different story. Even a dog would get hit by two of their fireballs."
"This time of evening is the peak period for the appearance of cultivators, so it's best to be cautious."
As a time traveler, Su Qingyan cherished his life very much, and his main trait was to listen to advice.
Upon hearing that a cultivator had appeared, he immediately mustered his courage and asked, "Immortal Master, may I stay here for the night?"
"I'm not familiar with this place, and I don't feel at ease going to other places."
"Do as you please, just don't disturb my cultivation." The young cultivator nodded in agreement.
Su Qingyan was overjoyed and said with a face full of gratitude, "May I ask your name, Immortal Master? I am deeply grateful!"
The young cultivator waved his hand and calmly replied, "It's weekend."
"You don't need to be so polite. Just remember to come back and trade with me next time you have something good."
"I've been here for the past few years."
With the young cultivator's permission, Su Qingyan tied himself to a large tree, then returned to the shed and found a secluded spot to lie down, so as not to disturb the young cultivator's cultivation and business.
After gradually getting used to it, Su Qingyan became bolder and began to interact with the semi-spirit beast, the Azure Eagle, to increase their intimacy level.
The relationship between the human and the beast quickly warmed up.
Within a few hours, the half-spirit beast eagle had completely accepted Su Qingyan, constantly rubbing its head against him and wanting to be petted.
"Since the feathers on your wings are grayish-blue, let's call you Little Gray." Su Qingyan scratched the head of the half-spirit beast eagle while giving it a name.
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