Chapter 43: True Disciple

After hearing what Senior Brother Ouyang said, the Pine-Leaf Rat immediately wanted to test the difficulty of jumping to Tiandu.

If it were a normal jump, it definitely wouldn't work. The Pine-Leaf Rat was not a spirit beast known for its explosive power. The distance between the two peaks was so high, not to mention the pressure blocking it. Even if there were no pressure, with its current situation, even if it took a Beast-Strength Pill, it wouldn't be able to jump up at all.

However, although jumping was difficult, the Pine-Leaf Rat had the Flying Leaf Technique!

It could fully use the means of flying to leap onto Tiandu Peak.

Swish!

The Pine-Leaf Rat flew out in a flash. Senior Brother Ouyang was dumbfounded, but after just a while, the Pine-Leaf Rat in flight felt a strong pressure, like dozens of times the gravity pressing on its body.

This made the difficulty of its leaf-flying flight greatly increase. The pressure was comparable to controlling dozens of flying leaves at the same time. It couldn't do it.

Flying halfway, the Pine-Leaf Rat successfully "crashed." Seeing this, Lin Jing said, "Senior Brother Ouyang, catch it!"

"Ah?" Ouyang Hao reacted and immediately used the Wind-Spinning Technique to roll the Pine-Leaf Rat back.

"You gave me a fright. I almost thought it was really going to fly up. No, is this reasonable for you guys!"

"It’s a genius," Lin Jing explained.

"Senior Brother, why don't you wish it well? You seem very worried that it will jump up."

The Pine-Leaf Rat crawled up from the ground and looked at Tiandu Peak, wanting to try again.

The thing its ancestor didn't do...

It had to complete it, so it could open a new page in the genealogy.

"You definitely can't do it by jumping with your physique, unless you promote to a monster king bloodline. I asked you to practice the Flying Leaf Technique before, but you didn't practice. Now you regret it, right?"

The Pine-Leaf Rat’s red Flying Leaf Technique was indeed fierce, but it had always been relying on the magic of the red flying leaves.

It used its heart-mind power to control the red flying leaves, which had room for growth. If the Pine-Leaf Rat practiced on weekdays and its heart-mind power improved, its control over the leaves would definitely be able to erupt with stronger speed and power. Leaping over in one go was not impossible.

"Squeak..." The Pine-Leaf Rat took off its cumbersome Daoist robe.

It indicated that it would practice when it went back.

"Since there is pressure there, after we go back, I will use 'Thousand Changes, Ten Thousand Phantoms' to simulate monster king deterrence to assist you in training your heart-mind power." Lin Jing smiled.

"But before that, let’s go back and ripen the Fire Cloud Chili seeds!"

The spiritual energy concentration of the inner peak was indeed not something the outer peak could compare to. Here, whether it was the speed of cultivation or the growth speed of spirit plants, it was much faster than at the foot of the outer sect mountain.

What also gratified Lin Jing was that Elder Yu didn't cut off his meals from the outer sect cafeteria because he was promoted to the inner sect. He still let the immortal cranes send him meals on time every day, greatly reducing the cultivation burden for Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat.

Time passed in a flash, and the first-grade fierce plant, the Fire Cloud Chili, was successfully ripened by the Pine-Leaf Rat. However, the yield was not high, and one chili seedling only produced 20 Fire Cloud Chilis.

"Spirit plants can be so fierce after synthesis. What will happen after fierce plants are synthesized?" Elder Black Bear came as agreed, and also brought the Qi Refining Level 9 little white mouse from last time. It saw the bright red chilis, and its eyes went black. It was scared unconscious before it even ate one.

Opposite, Lin Jing said to Elder Black Bear, "Things will reverse when they reach the extreme. Spirit plants mutate into fierce plants. According to my analysis, fierce plants are likely to mutate into spirit plants."

"Go, Little Song, use the Glazed Immortal Pupils." Lin Jing commanded the Pine-Leaf Rat. Looking at the Fire Cloud Chilis all over the ground, it took a deep breath, took off the bamboo leaf eye mask that cooled its eyes, and activated the Glazed Immortal Pupils!

More than half of the fire-red chilis disappeared, and a... pitch-black chili appeared.

This eerie color made Elder Black Bear look at Lin Jing. Is this what you call a spirit plant?

It’s blacker than me!

Fortunately, it was smart and brought the little white mouse from last time!

It shook it, woke up the little white mouse, and said, "White Mouse Spirit, see that black chili? Eat it. If you survive, I’ll give you a great opportunity!"

Although the White Mouse Spirit was afraid, facing the coercion and inducement of a Monster Core stage great monster, it still couldn't decide its own fate and could only crawl toward the black chili, trembling.

"Don't be afraid! It’s just a mutant strain of a first-grade fierce plant. You’re already at Qi Refining Level 9, what are you afraid of! The flames spat out by ordinary chilis are just mortal fire, not even as strong as the fire for heating a kang in ordinary people’s homes! After mutation, it probably won't be very strong!" Elder Black Bear encouraged.

Hearing this, the little white mouse gathered its courage, closed its eyes, and ate the incredibly unpalatable black chili.

The cave dwelling... quieted down.

Elder Black Bear, Lin Jing, and the Pine-Leaf Rat all looked straight at the changes in the little white mouse.

The next instant, the little white mouse looked at Elder Black Bear and opened its mouth, scaring Elder Black Bear, who thought it was going to spit at it.

Hey! As a result, it didn't spit it out!

"Huh? This mutation failed!" Elder Black Bear was stunned, then laughed. It seemed that the rare beast divine ability also had times when it failed.

However, before Elder Black Bear could laugh for long, its expression suddenly shifted. It only felt a burning sensation in its soul. It quickly looked inside and discovered that a cluster of black flames was burning from the inside out of its body.

These flames didn't burn the flesh, but were ignited on the soul, ethereal!

"The Nether Ghost Fire that burns the soul used by the Demon Cultivators of the Nether Palace!" it exclaimed, quickly extinguishing the flames, its pupils full of terror. It’s a death chili, it is.

"Destroy it! Destroy it! Destroy it quickly!" It hurriedly destroyed the remaining Fire Cloud Chilis and pulled up the chili seedlings, saying, "Don't grow this stuff in the future. This is ghost fire, the core spell of the Nether Palace. If it’s mistaken by the Demon-Eliminating Division that our Beast Taming Sect is colluding with the Demon Sect, it won't be good. Our Beast Taming Sect’s reputation in the Demon-Eliminating Division isn't very good to begin with!"

Looking at Elder Black Bear’s nervous appearance, Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat were stunned. Ghost fire?

"Elder Black Bear, can this ghost fire be used to refine pills?"

"You use ghost fire to refine pills—do you want to give them to the living to eat, or to the dead?" Elder Black Bear glared and said, "I’m begging you, Old Bear, don't grow this stuff anymore. Even if we aren't Demon Cultivators, it’s troublesome to be seen by others. Unless you also want to go undercover in the Demon Sect."

"You aren't wanting to use special flames to refine pills? I’ll go find you a beast fire to use first. Be obedient, don't secretly grow this stuff again." This time it wasn't a fierce plant, but a demon plant that would be treated as a Demon Sect cultivator if used!

Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat looked innocent. Since it was a dangerous thing, they wouldn't grow it. Absolutely wouldn't grow it.

Elder Black Bear looked at the little white mouse that was still alive and said, "You, not bad. I appoint you as the exclusive medicine-testing boy for the future Saint Son of the Beast Taming Sect, Lin Jing. Is this opportunity big enough?" ===== CHAPTER 45 =====

"Otherwise, why not learn 'Undying Reincarnation'? It wants a few more lives."

"You're even being picky. When we encounter a strong enemy later, I'll go first, you cover the rear, and I'll resurrect you afterward," Lin Jing communicated mentally.