Chapter 167: Sever That Root of Trouble (First update, requesting all as usual)

"Jingyi, congratulations on being on the verge of reaching the Second Rank!" Before grooming the Purple-Striped Chipmunk, Li Zhangsheng expressed his well-wishes at the opportune moment.

After the Three-Tailed Cat advanced, the number of Li Jingyi's Second-Rank Demon Pets met the requirements for advancement; if her Mental Power also reached the threshold, she would likely be able to become a Second-Rank Monster Tamer in less than a night.

Li Jingyi had been a Monster Tamer longer than Li Zhangsheng; logically, her Mental Power should have already reached its limit, needing only that final push.

"Thank you, this could be considered a blessing in disguise!"

Thinking about meeting the advancement requirements, Li Jingyi revealed a heartfelt smile.

Unlike the Battle Academy, which had the most people, the Alchemist Academy had yet to see a Second-tier Student; as long as Li Jingyi took the lead, she would surely receive a tilt in resources from the Alchemist Academy.

This was a very normal matter; there was competition between the three major academies as well. The more elites they cultivated and the stronger they were, the more resources and freshman quotas they would receive for distribution next year.

"By the way, Jingyi, I once heard an Instructor mention something: if you castrate a male Demon Pet, it will become more focused, its temperament will relax, and it won't waste extra energy on procreation! Hmm, its training efficiency will naturally improve, and it might even become longer-lived. It's only because it's you; I wouldn't tell just anyone!"

Li Zhangsheng looked at the Purple-Striped Chipmunk, the corners of his mouth twitching into a meaningful smile, scaring it into shivering as it burrowed behind Li Jingyi's shoulder, revealing only a trembling little head.

Are you a devil?

How could you be so cruel!

"Are there really so many benefits?" It was the first time Li Jingyi had heard of this, and upon hearing of so many benefits, she couldn't help but feel a bit eager to try.

Should I give it a try?

Thinking this to herself, Li Jingyi couldn't help but cast her gaze toward the shivering Purple-Striped Chipmunk; among all her Demon Pets, only the Purple-Striped Chipmunk was male.

Seeing the gaze Li Jingyi cast, the Purple-Striped Chipmunk shuddered all over; it could tell its master was tempted, and in a panic, it hurriedly jumped onto a nearby tree.

"Cough, cough, I only heard an Instructor mention it a few times; I don't know the specific situation. As for whether there are side effects, we'd have to test it to know."

Li Zhangsheng didn't dare to guarantee it; he was just scaring the Purple-Striped Chipmunk to keep that fellow from getting too cocky.

"Alright! Xiaozi, come down!" Hearing there might be side effects, Li Jingyi had no choice but to abandon the idea of castrating the Purple-Striped Chipmunk.

The Purple-Striped Chipmunk breathed a sigh of relief and jumped back onto Li Jingyi's shoulder, though this time it didn't dare to repeat its previous actions, instead adopting a meek and submissive appearance for fear of offending Li Zhangsheng.

"I wonder if Runfeng and Tianyu have encountered any danger?" At this moment, Li Jingyi steered the topic toward the other two members of the Li Clan Four Heroes.

"That's hard to say; perhaps they have already arrived!"

Aside from Li Zhangsheng, the other three of the Li Clan Four Heroes were not far apart in strength; if they encountered a wild Spirit Beast tribe, they could truly face a crisis.

Li Jingyi nodded and began to tend to the injuries of her Demon Pets.

"Fire Flamingo, Paradise Bird, help me search the vicinity; if you find those two guys, remember to come back and tell me!"

Li Zhangsheng released two Flying Demon Pets; with their strength, they had the power to fight even if they encountered an Upper Rank flying Spirit Beast.

Chirp—ya—

Accompanied by loud cries, the two large Flying Demon Pets flapped their wings and began to roam the vicinity, searching for the traces of the other two.

Not long after, the two Flying Demon Pets returned, with the Paradise Bird gesturing with its head toward the south.

"Very good, let's head over to rendezvous!"

Li Zhangsheng mounted Aixi's back; he had no intention of riding a Flying Demon Pet, as the restrictions in the sky were too great and unfavorable for his performance.

On the other side, Li Jingyi rode an immature Flame Colt, following closely behind Aixi.

This was Li Jingyi's Temporary Spirit Pet, only at the Lower Rank 5 level; it was no wonder she hadn't sent it out to fight in the battle just now.

With the speed of wind and lightning, Li Zhangsheng soon met Li Runfeng and Li Tianyu; compared to Li Jingyi, they were undoubtedly luckier, and it was unclear when they had met up, which allowed them to avoid major dangers and arrive at the center of the forest smoothly.

After exchanging a few greetings, Li Runfeng couldn't help but ask: "Zhangsheng, how is the harvest?"

The so-called harvest referred to the Light and Dark Scroll, which was the key to whether they could become Elite Class Members.

"Mine are all collected, and I even have an extra Light Scroll. How about you guys?" Li Zhangsheng sincerely hoped that the four of them could enter the Elite Class together, as that would give him more opportunities to run for Elite Class Monitor and obtain more resource tilts.

To become a Stronger, one must possess the spirit to dare to compete!

"I also have one Light Scroll!" Li Tianyu

"I only have one Dark Scroll!" Li Runfeng

Seeing Li Zhangsheng take the initiative to bring out the extra Light Scroll, Li Tianyu and Li Runfeng also took out their respective harvests.

"I didn't get any, but I know of a place that has a Scroll, and there's even more than one!" Li Jingyi looked a bit annoyed; in fact, she had had the opportunity to obtain a Scroll, but unfortunately, she fell short at the last moment and was beaten to it by someone else.

However, it wasn't as if Li Jingyi had no other gains; she had seen a Scroll in a valley and was naturally overjoyed at the time, but after some attempts, she had to abandon the idea of seizing the Scroll.

As long as they obtained two more Dark Scrolls and one Light Scroll, all four of them could become Elite Class Members.

However, the further they went, the greater the difficulty of obtaining Scrolls became, because the more easily accessible ones had basically been swept clean, and only those with high difficulty coefficients remained in place.

As for seizing Scrolls from others, the four of Li Zhangsheng did not have this idea for the time being; after all, it was easy to offend people this way, which was equivalent to cutting off someone's future.

To cut off someone's future is like killing their parents—this is not just a saying!

Of course, one could also trade with others, but the price that would need to be paid would certainly be high.

"Jingyi, is it far from here?"

"Not very far, only about three or four li! It's a small Swamp, inhabited by a large number of snake-type Spirit Beasts, at least a hundred of them. Their strength is very high; I saw from afar a three-headed snake that looked like an Upper Rank Spirit Beast. As for whether there are even stronger existences, I don't know! There is a dead tree exposed outside the Swamp, and a Scroll is hanging on it!"

Unlike the other three whose focus was on the Scroll, Li Zhangsheng's focus was on the hundred or so snake-type Spirit Beasts; judging by the quantity, it was very likely that High Quality Fairies existed among these snake-type Spirit Beasts.

(End of chapter)