Chapter 11: New Industries on Earth

The Purple-Feathered Lei Ying carried the two soaring at an altitude of over two hundred meters; Facing Facing Cang Luo turned his head to glance at the ground.

Estimating that the inner and outer gates of Profound Heaven Sect together covered over six thousand mu, comparable to Huada, a top-tier academy in Huaxia, and this did not even include Xuantian Town belonging to Profound Heaven Sect.

A gust of wind swept in; the Purple-Feathered Lei Ying banked to avoid it, frightening Facing Facing Cang Luo into tightening his arms around Xuan Qingqing.

"Junior Brother Cang, you... you shouldn't hold so tightly... It's fine, you won't fall." Xuan Qingqing said shyly.

Unfortunately, no matter how Xuan Qingqing comforted him, Facing Facing Cang Luo refused to loosen his grip; first, he was truly afraid, and second, if there was tofu, how could one not eat it?

Inhaling Xuan Qingqing's maidenly scent, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt refreshed and intoxicated.

Seeing that Facing Facing Cang Luo's fear did not seem feigned, Xuan Qingqing, to mask her embarrassment, began explaining knowledge about demonic beasts.

Demonic beasts in the Yuanwu Continent, like human martial artists, are divided into ten tiers by strength, yet they do not possess titles such as Warrior Emperor or Warrior Emperor like martial artists do.

Instead, they are simply called First-Tier Demonic Beast, Second-Tier Demonic Beast, Third-Tier Demonic Beast...

A First-Tier Demonic Beast corresponds to a Wu Shi human martial artist, while a Ninth-Tier Demonic Beast corresponds to a Wu Di.

A Tenth-Tier Demonic Beast is called a Saint Beast, corresponding to a human Wu Sheng.

Every martial artist can tame at least one demonic beast matching their cultivation level to serve as their beast companion.

That is, a Wu Shi can only tame a First-Tier Demonic Beast, while a Wu Wang can at most tame a Seventh-Tier Demonic Beast.

However, there is one exception: demonic beast cubs, because newly born cubs have not yet condensed a demonic core within their bodies, so they can be tamed by martial artists of any cultivation level.

Xuan Qingqing's Eighth-Tier Demonic Beast, the Purple-Feathered Lei Ying, was just such a case; it was a fourteen-year birthday gift from her Great Elder grandfather, Xuan Qiankun.

Over two years have passed, yet the Purple-Feathered Lei Ying remains in its juvenile stage; high-tier demonic beasts are like that.

The higher the tier, the slower the growth, but their strength can utterly crush low-tier demonic beasts of the same period.

Furthermore, theoretically, a martial artist can tame multiple demonic beasts, but most martial artists will only tame one in their lifetime.

This is because taming a demonic beast requires consuming one of the martial artist's organs or a limb segment as an offering.

It could be an eye, a nose, a palm, or a kidney...

However, the vast majority of martial artists are unwilling to use these organs to additionally tame another beast companion.

Fortunately, there is an organ in the human body that serves almost no purpose: the appendix, which happens to be suitable as an offering for taming a demonic beast.

Therefore, the vast majority of martial artists will possess only one beast companion in their lifetime; the beast companion resides in the master's Lower Dantian's beast companion space when not in combat.

The beast companion grows alongside the master's growth; for instance, once a First-Tier Demonic Beast is tamed as a beast companion by a martial artist, when the master reaches Wu Sheng cultivation, that beast companion will also gain strength comparable to a Saint Beast.

Hearing this, Facing Facing Cang Luo nodded, feeling that the beast companions of the Yuanwu Continent were somewhat like Pokémon; interesting.

Taming demonic beasts, training demonic beasts, and fighting alongside demonic beasts.

By the way, after the two worlds connect, could Earth possibly produce various competitions similar to Pokémon?

Even an entire industrial chain regarding demonic beasts? Facing Facing Cang Luo envisioned such a scene.

One year later on Earth, after the two worlds connect, Earth's martial artists summon demonic beasts to PK.

Individual battles, 5v5 team battles, Hundred-Beast Battles...

Powerful beast tamers open beast-fighting arenas, accepting challenges from martial artists...

And officially organized beast-fighting tournaments of various levels: Eastern Region, Western Region, World Championship...

Thinking of this, Facing Facing Cang Luo immediately became excited; this was an advantage of his, allowing him to train his beast companion a year in advance.

Facing Facing Cang Luo said happily, "Senior Sister Qingqing, can I tame a demonic beast? Where should I go to tame a demonic beast?"

Xuan Qingqing said softly, "Junior Brother Cang, as long as one is a martial artist, one can tame a demonic beast; I will take you to the Demonic Beast Mountain to catch one when the time comes, but you must wait until your cultivation reaches Wu Jiang."

"Why? Can't a Wu Shi tame a demonic beast?"

Xuan Qingqing explained patiently, "Because summoning a beast companion consumes a considerable amount of Yuan Power; a Wu Shi has too little Yuan Power; summoning once leaves no extra Yuan Power for combat.

Also, the combat power of a First-Tier Demonic Beast is relatively weak; martial artists in the Yuanwu Continent generally wait until their cultivation reaches Warrior General or Warrior Master before planning to tame a demonic beast."

"I see!" Facing Facing Cang Luo nodded, accepted Xuan Qingqing's suggestion, and planned to go tame a demonic beast only after his cultivation reached Wu Jiang.

While speaking, the Purple-Feathered Lei Ying landed before a square in the outer gate of Profound Heaven Sect, which possessed a cluster of pavilions and towers.

This was the location of the administrative bodies of Profound Heaven Sect's outer gate; both the inner and outer gates of Profound Heaven Sect each possess seven administrative bodies.

First, the Executive Pavilion, responsible for managing sect disciples and executives.

The Law Enforcement Pavilion, responsible for guarding the sect and upholding sect rules.

The Elixir Pavilion, responsible for refining and selling elixirs.

The Technique Pavilion, responsible for collecting and selling techniques.

The Treasure Pavilion, responsible for forging and selling weapons and treasure artifacts.

The Mission Pavilion, responsible for accepting and issuing missions.

And the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, responsible for the sect's finances and selling various items.

The heads of these seven administrative bodies are all sect elders with cultivation above Wu Wang Tier Seven, termed Administrative Elders; their authority and strength are far greater than those of the Teaching Elders responsible for instructing inner gate disciples in martial arts.

The cultivation of Teaching Elders is mostly below Wu Wang Tier Six, with a small portion at the peak of Wu Zun.

Among them, the Law Enforcement Pavilion possesses two Administrative Elders, termed the Left and Right Protectors of the Sect; their strength is second only to the Sect Master, Deputy Sect Master, and the four Great Elders; the other six bodies each have only one Administrative Elder.

Below the Administrative Elders are Administrative Executives with cultivation ranging from Wu Shi to Daowu Sect, responsible for the daily operations of the bodies.

Administrative Executives of the inner gate are personally selected by the Administrative Elders; Administrative Executives of the outer gate are decided by the respective inner gate bodies themselves; in total, there are about five hundred Administrative Executives for both inner and outer gates.

In addition, there are eighteen hundred ordinary executives, managed by the inner gate Executive Pavilion.

Among them, twelve hundred are responsible for managing ten thousand outer gate disciples and ten thousand menial disciples; the other six hundred are responsible for various affairs of both inner and outer gates...

"We have arrived at the destination, sigh!"

Facing Facing Cang Luo sighed lightly, had to loosen his arms around Xuan Qingqing, and reluctantly jumped down from the back of the Purple-Feathered Lei Ying.

The moment he landed, Facing Facing Cang Luo noticed over two hundred outer gate disciples wearing green robes watching him.

Some of these disciples were merely passing through, but most had come here to handle various affairs, collect missions, or purchase elixirs, and so on.

A disciple whispered, "Who is this person? Why can he sit behind Senior Sister Qingqing?"

"Could it be Senior Sister Qingqing's sweetheart?"

"Impossible! Everyone knows Senior Sister Qingqing admires True Disciple Senior Brother Bai Jianfeng — how could she be interested in this wretched person?"

"True enough, must be some relative or acquaintance..."

Facing Facing Cang Luo might not have caught those disciples' mutterings, but Xuan Qingqing, with her Martial Master cultivation, heard every word clearly.

She was afraid of them seeing her embarrassed state, and even more worried that her beloved Senior Brother Bai would find out, so she snapped in a delicate voice: "Why aren't you cultivating and instead gathered here?"

The moment her words fell, the disciples scattered in an instant, each going about their business — they wouldn't dare offend the Sect Master's daughter.

Xuan Qingqing gave a cold snort, then leapt down from the Purple Feather Lei Ying's back.

Then, silver light danced from her right hand once more, and that formation appeared again — though this time it wasn't to summon a beast-companion, but to recall one.

"Ah-Zi, go back first."

"Kree..." The Purple Feather Lei Ying softly called out in response to its master Xuan Qingqing's command, nuzzled her cheek, then paced toward the formation.

As it was about to enter the formation, its form gradually shrank, then with a light leap it fully entered the formation, disappearing before Xuan Qingqing and Facing Facing Cang Luo — and finally the formation itself vanished as well.

Xuan Qingqing pointed at the Liang Zhishi Hall's main gate and said to Facing Facing Cang Luo: "Junior Brother Cang, let's go in!"

"Mm..."

Facing Facing Cang Luo mechanically followed behind Xuan Qingqing, wondering to himself — it seemed he had just heard someone say Senior Sister Qingqing admired someone, hadn't he?

Facing Facing Cang Luo followed Xuan Qingqing into the Outer Gate Liang Zhishi Hall to handle his entry procedures, not noticing that in the alley beside them a pair of fierce, glaring eyes was watching him, tracking him all the way until he entered the Liang Zhishi Hall.

"Damned mongrel — how dare you, how dare you hold Junior Sister Qingqing..."

The one growling in a low voice was none other than yesterday's Inner Gate elite disciple Li Haoran, who had been with Xuan Qingqing.

Yesterday he had originally planned to invite Xuan Qingqing to the Demon Beast Mountain Range for a mission — ostensibly a mission, but really just to create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone.

But this rare chance had been ruined by Facing Facing Cang Luo — how could he not be furious?

Li Haoran admired Xuan Qingqing, and seeing Facing Facing Cang Luo and Xuan Qingqing so close instantly ignited his jealousy.

He secretly resolved to tear Facing Facing Cang Luo into a thousand pieces, but first he had to thoroughly investigate Facing Facing Cang Luo's identity.

After all, this was someone the Sect Master had brought back, and someone close to Xuan Qingqing — he had to take it seriously.

Although every year many wandering beggar children were brought back to the Xuantian Sect by kind-hearted sect elders — those with cultivation aptitude became sect disciples, and those without were arranged to learn a trade in Xuantian Town to survive.

Of course, an investigation this small didn't require him to act personally — he had countless followers, and with a single order, there would naturally be people scrambling to do his bidding.

Because he was an Inner Gate elite disciple, and the youngest among the Xuantian Sect's hundred elite disciples.

At only seventeen, his cultivation had already reached Martial Spirit First Layer — representing strength and prestige, as well as extraordinary future achievements.

Moreover, there were rumors an elder wanted to take him as a True Disciple, but because of his humble origins, it had been left unsettled for a long time.

This rumor further fueled Li Haoran's hatred toward disciples with a "special background," and he classified Facing Facing Cang Luo as that type of disciple as well...