Chapter 1288: Crystal of Curses

"Keep it safe for now." Qiao Sang handed the black cylindrical crystal in her hand to Little Xiao Xunbao.

She planned to ask Master Teacher Mi Mi Jiala what it was tomorrow.

"Super Xunxun..."

Little Xiao Xunbao took off its ring listlessly and placed the black cylindrical crystal inside.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang asked, "The Rain-Praying Phoenix sent you resources, aren't you happy?"

"Super Xunxun..."

Little Xiao Xunbao revealed a smile uglier than crying and let out a cry, saying it was happy.

Qiao Sang laughed in spite of herself: "Stop smiling, it's too fake. I'm going to sleep now; I'll take you to get your screen replaced tomorrow."

"Xun, Super Xunxun?"

Little Xiao Xunbao, who had been listless just a moment ago, had its eyes suddenly light up, and it confirmed impatiently.

Getting the screen replaced tomorrow?

"That's right," Qiao Sang said while getting into bed.

"Super Xunxun..."

Little Xiao Xunbao thought of something and let out a cautious cry.

But the Rain-Praying Phoenix has already given it resources...

"I never said that just because it gave you resources, I wouldn't replace your screen," Qiao Sang said with a smile.

"Super Xunxun!"

Upon hearing this, Little Xiao Xunbao revealed an excited expression, floated to its Beast Tamer's side, and happily rubbed its head against her cheek.

"Alright, alright," Qiao Sang pushed its head away and said, "Play less on your phone at night. I'm going to sleep."

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao floated to the side, nodding repeatedly, and even considerately pulled the quilt up over its Beast Tamer.

Qiao Sang closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao floated onto the sofa and happily picked up the phone.

Immediately after, it remembered something, put the phone back down, and floated toward the window.

Since its Beast Tamer is already replacing its screen, it should go train instead. She likes it best when it trains...

The next day, early morning.

Qiao Sang woke up with a yawn.

As soon as she got up, she saw Little Xiao Xunbao staring at her intently from the side.

"Morning," Qiao Sang greeted.

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao grinned and let out a cry.

Morning~

Qiao Sang got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Little Xiao Xunbao followed along.

Qiao Sang looked at it while brushing her teeth.

"Super Xunxun~"

Seeing her Beast Tamer looking at it, Little Xiao Xunbao quickly grinned.

Qiao Sang said helplessly, "You don't have to follow me like this. I haven't forgotten what I said last night. Once the Fairy Spirit Jade is delivered today, I'll take you to get your screen replaced."

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao's eyes lit up, it nodded, and floated outside.

It's really easy to understand... Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

Now that Gangbao has evolved, in Little Xiao Xunbao's heart, replacing a screen still seems more important than resources...

This won't do. The mission assessment is already underway, so it still needs to hurry up and get stronger. I wonder what that black crystal the Rain-Praying Phoenix gave yesterday is. I hope it's a material that can increase energy...

Qiao Sang finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom.

Half an hour later.

In the hotel restaurant.

Waiters were busy setting breakfast on the table.

"The Rain-Praying Phoenix came yesterday," Qiao Sang said.

"I know," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said while elegantly cutting her bread.

As an S-rank Beast Tamer, she had heard the commotion early on, but she couldn't understand the Rain-Praying Phoenix's words immediately like her student, and coming out would just make her a background prop, so she stayed in her room and didn't move.

"It also gave a black crystal, but I didn't recognize what it was," Qiao Sang said, looking at Little Xiao Xunbao.

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao received its Beast Tamer's gaze, quickly took off its ring, took out the cylindrical black crystal it had put inside yesterday, and placed it on the dining table.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala lowered her head to take a look, her expression slightly grave, and explained: "This is a Crystal of Curses. Generally, it only has a chance to condense after a Ghost-type pet with powerful curse energy dies. If a non-Ghost-type pet touches it for a long time or uses it, they will be afflicted by a curse. However, if a Ghost-type pet uses it, it can increase the curse energy within its body."

So this is called a Crystal of Curses... Qiao Sang picked up the crystal and examined it under the sunlight streaming in from the window.

She didn't feel afraid; Like Ya Bao has the Sacred Fire, so even if she were cursed, she could purify it.

Seeing Qiao Sang examining the Crystal of Curses, Teacher Mi Mi Jiala's mouth twitched, and she continued to explain:

"The curse energy within the Crystal of Curses is determined by the Ghost-type pet that condensed it, and to be able to condense a Crystal of Curses, it must at least be a Ghost-type pet that has reached the King-level."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang suddenly felt it was a bit hot to the touch and quickly placed the black crystal on the table.

Like Ya Bao is currently only at the early King-level and hasn't purified curses of the level of a King-level Ghost-type pet. To be cautious, it's better not to touch it for too long.

"Does the Crystal of Curses have the effect of increasing energy?" Qiao Sang asked the question she cared about.

Little Xiao Xunbao looked over.

"It can," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said, "but not much. Its main function is still to increase curse energy."

"That's not bad either," Qiao Sang smiled.

After absorbing so much Necro-grass in the Sound Bird Valley, Little Xiao Xunbao's energy has already increased quite a bit. If it increases a bit more, it could reach the intermediate stage. A pet that can condense a Crystal of Curses is at least King-level, so even if the energy increase isn't much, it should be enough to get Little Xiao Xunbao to the intermediate stage, or close to it.

If it's the latter, she'll just add points to let it quickly enter the intermediate stage, and then when it takes the King-Energy Potion, Little Xiao Xunbao will be able to reach the late King-level, and its combat power will soar.

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang's appetite opened up, and she finished the food in front of her in a few bites.

4:10 PM.

On the open-air training ground, Little Xiao Xunbao was training absent-mindedly while sensing the movement around it.

When exactly will the Fairy Spirit Jade her Beast Tamer mentioned be delivered? This delivery speed is too slow. If she were the courier, she definitely would have delivered it in the morning...

Just as it was thinking, lightning struck down from above.

Little Xiao Xunbao dodged to the side subconsciously.

"Bang!"

The lightning brushed past it and slammed into the ground.

After this period of training, Little Xiao Xunbao's super-perception seems to have improved quite a bit, and it doesn't seem as afraid of lightning as before. After all, if it were before, it definitely would have been scared into using Teleport directly... Qiao Sang thought calmly.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated.

Qiao Sang realized something, her eyes lit up, she quickly took out her phone and chose to answer.

"Hello? Is this Ms. Qiao? You have a package sent from Blue Star that requires your signature."

"Where are you now... Okay, I'll be right there."

Qiao Sang hung up the phone.

"Super Xunxun?" Little Xiao Xunbao teleported over, its eyes lighting up, and it let out a cry, asking if the Fairy Spirit Jade had arrived.

Seeing Qingbao, who was training hard, saw Little Xiao Xunbao suddenly disappear, stopped its movements, and revealed an unsatisfied expression.

Immediately after, it heard the conversation, thought of something, and its eyes also lit up as it floated over.

Looking at how you're even happier than Seeing Qingbao, if someone didn't know, they'd think the Fairy Spirit Jade was for you to use... Qiao Sang looked at Little Xiao Xunbao and smiled: "Yes, I'm going to get the package now."

"Super Xunxun~"

Seeing that it really was the Fairy Spirit Jade, Little Xiao Xunbao immediately revealed an excited expression and let out a cry, asking where it was, as it would go get it right now.

"In the hotel lobby," Qiao Sang said, "I have to go together; this requires my personal signature."

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao's eyes glowed blue, and it disappeared from the spot with its Beast Tamer and Seeing Qingbao.

About half a minute later, the one person and two pets returned to the spot.

The difference was that Qiao Sang had an extra package in her hand.

"Qingqing."

Seeing Qingbao let out a cry.

Immediately after, a blade formed of wind cut the package open.

Qiao Sang took out the box inside, entered the password, and opened it.

A piece of jade emitting a faint pink light appeared before their eyes.

"Qingqing."

Seeing this, Seeing Qingbao's eyes lit up, and it reached out its claw to touch it.

"You can't touch it now," Qiao Sang quickly closed the box and said.

"Qingqing?"

Seeing Qingbao revealed a confused expression and let out a cry.

"You haven't reached the energy limit of the General-level yet," Qiao Sang explained patiently, "If you touch it now, it might trigger an evolution, and then you wouldn't be a perfect evolution."

Saying this, she handed the box in her hand to Little Xiao Xunbao.

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao quickly put the box into its ring and then looked at its Beast Tamer with eyes full of expectation.

"Qingqing?"

Seeing Qingbao let out a cry, asking when she could reach the upper limit of the General tier.

"Soon," Qiao Sang smiled, "It should be a matter of these two days."

Actually, if she didn't need to rush to the Jia Kingdom, she would have added the points for Seeing Qingbao tonight to let it evolve.

"Qingqing."

After evolving, it would be the same level as Little Xiao Xunbao... Seeing Qingbao's eyes curved, revealing a happy expression, and it let out a cry.

At the same time, a happy wind blew around them.

"Get ready, we're going to the Jia Kingdom," Qiao Sang said.

After saying this, she took out her phone, ready to contact Master Teacher Mi Mi Jiala.

However, just at this moment, Little Xiao Xunbao took a step back as if it had been hurt.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw Little Xiao Xunbao looking at her with a face full of resentment.

She instantly thought of something and added: "However, before going to the Jia Kingdom, Little Xiao Xunbao, you come with me to get your screen replaced first."

"Super Xunxun!"

Little Xiao Xunbao immediately revealed an excited expression and let out a cry.

6:20 PM.

High in the sky.

A dazzling figure was running in the high altitude.

Little Xiao Xunbao sat on Like Ya Bao's body, happily playing with its phone that had already had its screen replaced.

"The Jia Kingdom has a large area. If you search normally, you definitely won't find the Hidden Ghost Grass within a month," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said, "I plan to post a mission to find the Hidden Ghost Grass first, and then hire some Ghost-type pets to help search."

"That's a good idea, but you have to screen the Ghost-type pets you find," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said.

"Why?" Qiao Sang asked.

The Hidden Ghost Grass can only be seen by Ghost-type pets and Beast Tamers with Spirit Vision, so what's there to screen? Isn't it fine as long as the Ghost-type pet can see it?

"Because it's said that the Hidden Ghost Grass has a fatal attraction to Ghost-type pets," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said unhurriedly, "If they don't have absolute self-control, they might consume it directly after finding it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Qiao Sang couldn't help but glance at Little Xiao Xunbao.

In her view, Little Xiao Xunbao's self-control is a bit lacking.

Little Xiao Xunbao noticed its Beast Tamer's gaze, looked up, and grinned.

... Qiao Sang withdrew her gaze and said solemnly, "I will conduct the screening carefully."

Immediately after, she thought of something and asked, "Can Jiubugu help search together?"

Jiubugu was right beside them at this time, looking up at the moon, its whole body exuding the word "lonely," seemingly not having heard this.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala glanced at Jiubugu and sighed:

"It can, but don't hold too much hope for it..."

"Momo."

Before she finished speaking, the Dragon King added a cry, saying that's right, this guy spends nine out of ten minutes thinking about the Smiling Night Spirit that dumped it; it's impossible for it to focus on helping you search.

When the Smiling Night Spirit was mentioned, Jiubugu looked over, but quickly looked away again, looking back at the moon.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala nodded in strong agreement.

How could that be, it still needs to contact the Tenth Seat itself, and then contact Shi Pante... Qiao Sang pretended to sigh and said: "If this mission assessment isn't completed, I might have to stay on Yan Yan Tianxing for another year and wait until next year to take the assessment."

This meant that if she couldn't complete the mission, the time she would stay away from Yan Yan Tianxing would be extended, and the time to see the Tenth Seat would also be longer.

"Jiujiu."

Jiubugu understood the meaning in her words, turned its head, and let out a serious cry, indicating that it would help search together.

The Dragon King didn't understand immediately and revealed an surprised expression.

Its brain really turns fast... Teacher Mi Mi Jiala was stunned for a moment, looked at Qiao Sang, and secretly admired her in her heart.

She has great confidence in her own strength and wisdom, but in terms of how to communicate with pets, she admits she doesn't have such talent.

"Thank you," Qiao Sang thanked it.

"Jiujiu." Jiubugu responded and continued looking at the moon.

"What level has Qingyun Qingyun Nainai's energy reached?" Teacher Mi Mi Jiala changed the subject.

She remembered the Fairy Spirit Jade.

"It's almost at the limit," Qiao Sang said.

"When we get to the Jia Kingdom, you can let it test it," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said.

"How much longer until we get to the Jia Kingdom?" Qiao Sang asked.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala took out her phone to check and said, "About half an hour."

Actually, whether it's Penjiamei or Little Xiao Xunbao, they could move directly to the Jia Kingdom, but the reserved hotel couldn't be checked into until 7 PM, so they didn't come directly.

Searching for a plant in a country must never be done aimlessly; at the very least, one must first understand the terrain, so Qiao Sang wasn't in a hurry to go over immediately.

She had originally planned to go out and scout for news of the Hidden Ghost Grass after checking into the hotel, and then find some Ghost-type pets, but since Master Teacher Mi Mi Jiala mentioned testing Seeing Qingbao's energy, there was no need to refuse. Why not just let Seeing Qingbao evolve while checking? Otherwise, if Master Teacher Mi Mi Jiala sees that Seeing Qingbao's energy is already close to the limit of a General-level pet, she will definitely have her do tests for the next few days, which would be a waste of time for searching for the Hidden Ghost Grass... Qiao Sang immediately thought of something and asked:

"After absorbing the Crystal of Curses, will Little Xiao Xunbao fall into a deep sleep for a long time due to digestion?"

Little Xiao Xunbao looked over upon hearing this.

"No," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said.

"Super Xunxun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao's eyes lit up, it immediately took off its ring, took out the Crystal of Curses from inside, stuffed it into its mouth, and with a "crack," bit it to pieces.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang didn't stop it.

If taking the Crystal of Curses would cause a long sleep, she definitely would have waited until the mission assessment was completed before letting Little Xiao Xunbao take it.

"However, after absorbing the Crystal of Curses, there will be a period of time where it won't be able to control the curse energy in its body and will want to curse the people and pets around it," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala continued.