Chapter 141: Permanent Summon: Xiangliu White Snake, House Guardian Spirit

After the welcoming banquet ended, Chu Danqing set out the next day.

This time, he did not wish to be disturbed, so he deliberately concealed his whereabouts and entered the deep mountains and ancient forests to begin rigorous cultivation.

Through relentless daily practice, the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture and its associated inheritances and derived skills finally reached max level on the fifth day.

Yet for Chu Danqing, this was merely the beginning.

After consuming all the Celestial-grade Five Elements Mixed Qi Pills, Chu Danqing began to condense his Dao Foundation.

This was another major undertaking, requiring prolonged effort.

Fortunately, the Celestial-grade Five Elements Mixed Qi Pills were highly effective, and Chu Danqing's progress was swift.

He estimated he would most likely complete his Dao Foundation before returning.

First condense, then establish—the former is a process of accumulation, the latter a result of explosive breakthrough.

The remaining Celestial-grade Five Elements Foundation Pills and Celestial-grade Five Elements Spirit Treasures Pills would be used during foundation establishment.

As for difficulty, there was none at present.

With so many resources at hand and Chu Danqing's innate talent slightly superior to ordinary people, there was no chance of failure given such thorough preparation.

Thus, Chu Danqing generally did his daily tasks in the morning, condensed his Dao Foundation in the morning, and spent afternoons and evenings reading and studying.

The Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture was indeed complete, but cultivation is like rowing upstream—if you don't advance, you retreat.

Even if no further improvement was possible, one could still refine one's spiritual energy, which was always beneficial.

Days passed until the durability of the Chu Family Guardian Spirit Shrine reached zero, then the shrine shattered.

【You have completed the offering using the Chu Family Guardian Spirit Shrine and begun the pact. Target's self-will assessment in progress.】

【Assessment successful: Target voluntarily signs pact with extremely high favor】

【Attribute disparity assessment canceled. Pact completed.】

【You have obtained a permanent summon: Xiangliu White Snake·House Guardian Spirit (Liu Changying)】

As the shrine shattered, the Paradise's notification appeared, and from within the broken shrine, a white serpent spirit emerged into the air.

The serpent spirit's eyes held confusion, as if disoriented by its separation from the shrine.

It could also feel the erosion caused by its lack of a physical body.

Chu Danqing, bound tightly to the serpent spirit, naturally felt this sensation too.

He immediately said: "Come onto me."

If it lingered any longer, the serpent spirit might dissipate entirely.

Upon hearing the familiar and affectionate voice, the serpent spirit obeyed at once, transforming into a white light that surged directly into Chu Danqing's body.

【Sss~ Daddy~】

In Chu Danqing's mind, a serpent's hiss mingled with a childlike voice emerged.

As for whether the serpent spirit was male or female, that was unclear—it had its soul extracted while still in the egg, and now its form had changed entirely, rendering gender irrelevant.

It was born with a name, likely due to inheritance.

"Sigh!" Chu Danqing replied, then realized Liu Changying could only say "Daddy"—everything else was conveyed directly through thought.

In other words, he could now translate infantile thoughts through Liu Changying.

"Calling it by its full name sounds awkward," Chu Danqing thought for a moment, then said: "I'll give you a nickname—call you Da Bai."

"That way, you're on the same level as Da Bao."

One was an infant, the other five years old—hardly any difference.

Then Chu Danqing opened Liu Changying's attribute panel.

【Xiangliu White Snake·House Guardian Spirit (Liu Changying)】

【Attributes】

【HP: 100%】

【Spirit Energy: 1100 (Current ratio: Spirit × 10; Current recovery rate: 100 points per minute)】

【Strength: 1 (Locked)】

【Agility: 1 (Locked)】

【Constitution: 1 (Locked)】

【Spirit: 10】

【Perception: 10】

【Talents】

【House Guardian】

【Effect 1: Creates a 10% effect aura of (Perception + Spirit) radius for all allied buffs and enemy debuffs】

【Effect 2: Within aura range, effectiveness of allied buffs and enemy debuffs increased by 100%】

【Effect 3: Cannot learn any skills other than buffs or debuffs】

【Nine-Spirit Xiangliu】

【Effect 1: Gains one level of Multi-Cast per head】

【Effect 2: Each head calculates casting efficiency and death Panding independently】

【Effect 3: Spirit and Perception attributes gain base increases based on head count】

【Effect 4: Strength, Agility, and Constitution locked at 1 point and recalculated by dual determination of Spirit and Perception】

【Skills】

【Nine-Head Spirit Scripture (Inheritance) LV. 】

【+1000 Spirit Energy per level; +100 Spirit Recovery per level】

【Inherited Skill】

【Spirit Art·Spirit Healing (Active) LV. : Consumes 1 Spirit Energy to instantly restore 10 HP to target】

【Spirit Art·Spirit Recovery (Active) LV. : Consumes 10 Spirit Energy to restore 100 HP total to all within range over 30 seconds】

【Spirit Art·Evil Curse (Active) LV. : Consumes 1 Spirit Energy to reduce all attributes of targets in range by 0. point for 10 seconds; stackable up to 1 time】

【Spirit Art·Evil Words (Active) LV. : Consumes 10 Spirit Energy to inflict Weakness on target for 10 seconds; stackable up to 1 time】

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【Multi-Cast (Passive) LV. : When casting a skill, release it once more, consuming half the skill's Spirit Energy】

——

As Chu Danqing viewed the panel, though prepared, he still drew a sharp breath.

Honestly, he almost wanted to call Da Bai "Master Bai."

Starting with dual tens in Spirit and Perception, and with each additional head increasing their growth rate, this was extraordinary.

Bare stats already gave 1100 Spirit Energy and a base recovery of 100 points per minute.

Combined with summoning base bonuses and the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture's buffs, his stats were even higher.

The healing skills were weak for now, but they were only LV. and could improve.

Of course, this was tied to the resources Chu Danqing had invested.

Sixty incense sticks of Pure Yang Glass Incense, the serpent spirit, and the shrine—all were Excellent-grade items.

Da Bao had never used so many Excellent-grade resources; if this wasn't strong, those resources would be wasted.

The downside was that this excellent artillery-mage template was restricted to support and control roles.

He knew why: the Xiangliu bloodline as a fearsome deity clashed with the Guardian Spirit's role as protector of the home.

Normally, it should have been Support + Mage, but the conflict turned it into Support + Control.

As for Strength, Agility, and Constitution permanently locked at 1? Irrelevant—Da Bai hid inside Chu Danqing's body and never needed those stats.

The aura effect meant he didn't need to learn additional support or control skills—the Nine-Head Spirit Scripture surely carried them; improving the inherited skill would suffice.

The dual talents, combined with the Nine-Head Spirit Scripture and its inherited skills, were more than enough to offset these limitations.

【Sss~ sss~】 Da Bai sensed Chu Danqing's excitement and wagged its tail in his mind.

"Da Bai, how do you cultivate?" Chu Danqing realized a blind spot.

He certainly couldn't use the Nine-Head Spirit Scripture—that was Da Bai's own inheritance.

The Guardian Spirit, combined with Xiangliu and optimized and guided by the Paradise, was suited only for Da Bai alone.

To improve the four skills, he must first raise the Nine-Head Spirit Scripture, meaning Da Bai had to cultivate on its own.

Moreover, Chu Danqing himself was barely at the entry level of cultivation—he had no right to guide Da Bai.

Upon hearing Chu Danqing's words, Da Bai seemed confused; Chu Danqing pointed to the Nine-Head Spirit Scripture on the panel and explained further, after which Da Bai finally understood.

Then, right inside Chu Danqing's mind, Da Bai began absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy to cultivate.

"Huh??" Chu Danqing thought it brilliant—using his own spiritual energy for cultivation was incredibly cost-effective!

Sensing Chu Danqing's thoughts, Da Bai happily chirped: 【Daddy, sss, Daddy, sss】

"Da Bai, when you call me Daddy, don't flick your tongue," Chu Danqing said, knowing Da Bai meant no harm, but it still sounded odd.

It gave him a strange sense of filial piety.

"Sss?" Da Bai didn't quite understand, but it didn't matter—Chu Danqing said it for a reason.

Da Bai possessed only the inheritance and the Paradise's basic knowledge; everything else was blank.

Chu Danqing had to start from scratch in educating it—testing talents, skills, and improvements could wait.

Fortunately, Summoning Basics and Summoning Fundamentals were precisely designed for this.

His two LV. Summoning Basics were more than enough for Da Bai's preschool education.

But this would leave little time remaining.

Chu Danqing needed to replan his daily schedule.

Raising and educating Da Bai would occupy most of his time.

He couldn't just teach—he had to bond with himself and Da Bao, fostering affection and synergy, primarily through playful learning.

Personality, thought, and logic mattered greatly; they would directly affect Da Bai's future growth and how easily Chu Danqing could proceed afterward.

No one wanted to raise a rebellious son.

After planning, Chu Danqing estimated he might not complete his Foundation Establishment before the trial ended.

He'd need to return to the Paradise for another five to ten days to finish it.

Fortunately, this delay was acceptable to him.

If Da Bai turned out badly, Chu Danqing would find it far harder to correct him later.

As long as his Dao foundation was completed before the next advancement trial, there would be no impact.

"Da Bai, this is Da Bao," Chu Danqing said, pointing to Da Bao. "Da Bao, you've already met Da Bai just now."

As he spoke, Da Bai slithered through Chu Danqing's mind to his hand, then poked half its head out from the back of his palm.

It flicked its tongue, sized up Da Bao, looked for only two seconds, then fearfully retreated into Chu Danqing's hand.

Though Da Bao had not yet unleashed his Blood Fury, Da Bai's extraordinary lineage allowed it to sense the brutality and latent savagery within Da Bao.

In Chu Danqing's eyes, Da Bao was an innocent five-year-old child.

But without Chu Danqing, the words "brutal beast" preceding Da Bao weren't just for show.

"Da Bai, hi, I'm Da Bao, hehe," Da Bao grinned at Da Bai, inviting him: "Watch cartoon, good!"

Watching cartoons was Da Bao's fastest way to make friends.

(End of Chapter)