Chapter 61: Gambler

"Thank you, Elder Mo."

Lin Jing took the list and glanced at it simply, only feeling that the Beast-Taming Sect’s foundation in rare and exotic beasts was indeed powerful.

No matter which one of these three he used as a Foundation Establishment pet beast, he felt it was good.

Heavenly Feather Crane can be used as a flying mount, convenient for travel.

Dragon Lion is a large demon beast, looking more domineering than the Pine-Leaf Rat.

Arm-Passing Fire Monkey... Lin Jing’s eyes moved. Isn't this Monkey Brother?

After reading it several times, Lin Jing’s choice difficulty occurred. He asked: "There is not much information on it. Does Elder Mo have any recommendations?"

"Ahem." Elder Mo coughed dryly: "These three are all good, but they all have some small problems. I will tell you, you can choose for yourself."

"For example, this Heavenly Feather Crane, its personality is arrogant and it doesn't like to be ridden."

"Not let ride? If it doesn't let ride, what is the use of contracting it." Lin Jing frowned.

"This Dragon Lion, because it didn't grow up in the sect since childhood, doesn't have a strong sense of belonging to the sect, and every time it works, it likes to 'talk about spiritual stones'."

"The disciple still likes pet beasts with a spirit of dedication." Lin Jing looked at the Pine-Leaf Rat napping by the bed.

With the precedent of the Pine-Leaf Rat "bringing capital into the group," this Dragon Lion instantly became dull.

"Is it still Monkey Brother after all." Lin Jing thought.

Who knew, Elder Mo added: "This Arm-Passing Fire Monkey, because of its special identity, is a bit pampered... it may need to be severely disciplined later."

Lin Jing: ???

"Elder... does our sect have no normal pet beasts?" The feelings of the three on this list are not easy to serve.

At this time, the Pine-Leaf Rat opened its eyes and woke up. Lin Jing looked at it, the more he looked, the more pleasing it was.

"There are still many pet beasts with normal personalities... but the problem is not that they have both dragon blood and fire attribute. Are there too many restrictions?" Elder Mo chuckled and said: "Actually, choosing a pet beast is like a mortal marrying a wife. How can there be such perfection? They are all making do. After a long time, they will become more and more compatible."

Lin Jing was still not satisfied: "Are there only these three?"

Elder Mo hesitated for a while and said: "Not necessarily."

"These three are from the perspective of talent and potential, which are more suitable for you."

"I learned from Elder Jiang, who is in charge of the sect’s hundreds of beasts, that there is actually another demon beast with dragon blood and fire attribute, but... it’s just a bit strange."

"It is a Dragon Carp on Jiulong Peak that mutated into a fire-attribute carp!"

"Because of the mutation of attributes, it... is not good at swimming. Compared to swimming in the water, it prefers to soak in the hot spring like a salted fish."

"In this way, it is even less likely to use the 'Jiulong Waterfall' to 'leap over the dragon gate' and complete bloodline transformation."

"..." Lin Jing completely lost the idea of choosing a dragon blood fire pet in the sect.

"Elder, anyway, I am still far from the Foundation Establishment stage. After I go to the Qianlong Academy, I will look for a dragon blood fire pet suitable for myself in the outside world." Lin Jing planned to find a warlike stone monkey.

"Actually... if you value the personality of the pet beast more, choosing this Dragon Carp is very good," Elder Mo suddenly stopped and said.

"Why?" Elder Mo was startled.

"Compared to the Heavenly Feather Crane and Arm-Passing Fire Monkey with extraordinary origins, and the Dragon Lion that only talks about 'spiritual stones'... it has not opened its intelligence and is like a blank sheet of paper, more suitable for beastmaster cultivation."

"You want to cultivate it in which direction, you can cultivate it in which direction!"

"If you value potential... change the angle to think, it is not bad."

"Dragon Carp is a very ancient dragon blood demon beast. Almost the whole race is water-attribute. Suddenly a rebellious son mutated, indicating that its ancestors... must have a dragon beast with a very strong fire-attribute bloodline, otherwise it couldn't have let fire suppress water after so many generations."

"At least in the Beast-Taming Sect, we have never tried to let Dragon Carp mate with fire-attribute demon beasts, which means its ancestors’ bloodline is not verifiable and did not come from the intervention of the Beast-Taming Sect, which has great possibilities."

"To put it bigger, its ancestors could be a fire-attribute true dragon. It is just gambling that its bloodline is extraordinary. With its situation, although it is very difficult to leap over the dragon gate, it may not be impossible to achieve a similar evolutionary effect by cultivating with the Qianlong Secret Technique and complete bloodline transformation."

Damn, gambler!

Hearing Elder Mo’s words, Lin Jing fell

You really do... like to gamble on your luck, don't you.

This is not a very good habit.

"How about it, do you want to bet?" Elder Mo gave an inscrutable smile.

Lin Jing also grinned and said, "Actually, there is another advantage to raising a Long Li."

"What is it?" Elder Mo was taken aback.

"Compared to the Heaven Feather Crane with its extraordinary origin, the Long-Armed Fire Monkey, and the Long Lion that only talks about 'spirit stones'... it is easier to keep alive."

"I just happen to like pet beasts that look like they're easy to keep alive!"

"Elder Mo, I'll take the bet! Do you want to place a wager too?" Lin Jing had no other choice; this Long Li truly did look like it had more potential.

And... he truly did want to personally raise a pet beast capable of "leaping over the Dragon Gate" to complete a racial transformation and see it for himself.

Elder Mo's breathing quickened, and he said, "As expected of the disciple I brought back!"

Beside them, the Pine-Needle Mouse was slightly silent. Two gambling addicts! Although its Glazed Immortal Pupils... seemed to have been won through gambling as well.

After Lin Jing finished choosing his pet beast, Elder Mo helped him go retrieve it.

If he had chosen the Heaven Feather Crane, the Long Lion, or the Long-Armed Fire Monkey, Lin Jing might have had to spend a great deal of effort to successfully contract with them.

But this mutated Flame Long Li that Elder Mo spoke of was currently only at the third level of Qi Refining, not even as high as Lin Jing's cultivation base, and it hadn't even awakened its spiritual intelligence. Therefore, it was completely up to the sect how to dispose of it; the Long Li itself had no thoughts of its own.

That very day, Elder Mo brought the Flame Long Li over.

He used his magic power to control a circular glazed fish tank that floated beside him, with the Long Li inside.

The Flame Long Li was just as its name suggested; its entire body was as red as flame and quite magnificent. However, its dull eyes convinced Lin Jing that it truly had not awakened its spiritual intelligence.

"Elder, why is it so fragrant?" Lin Jing looked at the fish tank Elder Mo had set down, only to see it bubbling and boiling inside.

It seemed the Flame Long Li was spitting fire in the water.

"Elder Jiang said that this fellow still can't control its flame power well and is always on the verge of boiling itself. Naturally, this water is fish soup."

Lin Jing: ???

Damn it, this isn't a lack of spiritual intelligence; this is a mental disability.

Once contracted, won't it end up like the legendary "Hundred-Fragrance Rabbit," mutating into the rare beast "Boiled Fish"?

Elder Mo said, "Keep an eye on the Pine-Needle Mouse and don't let it steal a drink, and don't you drink it either. In our Beast Taming Sect, eating a fellow sect disciple is a major taboo! Don't you go treating it as emergency rations."

"That is the behavior of a Demonic Sect!"

Lin Jing said, "We certainly won't steal a drink; we haven't reached the point of being that hungry yet."