Vol 6 Chapter 22: The Beast Master Sect Reenters the Jianghu
"What’s wrong?"
Even Lin Jing, standing to the side, was at a loss for words. He walked over with a deliberately casual question. He had assumed that after the deal fell through, the two of them would start throwing their weight around, but the Xuantian Pavilion heir’s composure was much higher than he expected.
He watched for a long time. The brother and sister really showed no trace of resentment; they simply...kept throwing money around like mad, even giving it away for free.
"Where did you run off to?"
"Jeez, you even changed your clothes."
At the same time, when Lin Jing approached, Lin Lan first looked surprised, then slightly stunned—playing the cold act, huh.
But truth be told, the Heavenly Demon Avatar made him look even more like a mysterious expert.
"Are you two really not going to reconsider? My sister’s earlier proposal is worth considering. If you’re willing, you can inspect this spiritual beast and become guest retainers of Xuantian Pavilion. You’d not only receive provisioning from Xuantian Pavilion, but you could also train on our Xuantian Pavilion spirit-vein massive array." Although there was no visible change in emotion, Lin Jing could sense the other party’s growing pride.
Once these words came out, the young pavilion lord of Xuantian Pavilion no longer believed the pair would refuse.A guest retainer position, spirit-vein training, even free food for the spiritual beast—under such favorable terms, they were even offering ownership of the spiritual beast... If his sister didn’t truly love cute spiritual beasts, he wouldn’t have promised such superior conditions.
However, what shook the young pavilion lord was that neither the Mount Lu Recluse nor Lin Lan, who was nursing the panda spiritual beast, paid any attention to his new offers. Instead, they all went to greet the approaching black-clothed youth.
The young pavilion lord’s mouth twitched.
Who’s this now?
He studied the newcomer and strangely couldn’t read Lin Jing’s cultivation at all.
But from Lin Lan’s earlier words, it seemed they were of the same generation, so no matter what treasure was obscuring his level, the highest he could be was qi training.
"If anyone wants to buy a spiritual beast, why refuse them so quickly?"
After Lin Jing arrived, his first sentence made Xiao Nian’s heart bloom with delight—finally someone straightforward, much easier to deal with than the Mount Lu Recluse and her disciple.
"Yes, what he says makes sense."
"This panda spiritual beast was raised by me. If you want to purchase spiritual beasts, just come to me."
"Uh." The young pavilion lord of Xuantian Pavilion froze.
"Although I can’t sell this particular one to you, I can raise others of roughly the same quality. What do you think?"
Xuantian Pavilion excelled at pill refining and artifact forging.
But the craft of breeding and raising spiritual beasts—no cultivation faction was known to specialize in it.
After the spiritual energy recovery, many wild beasts spontaneously became spiritual beasts, but they were almost uncontrollable and seemed tied to innate potential.
So far on Earth, no force had figured out how to turn a mundane beast into an intelligent spiritual beast through deliberate cultivation. Forcibly feeding spirit pills or spirit herbs only produced adverse effects at best—resulting in a disobedient, still-feral demonic beast that couldn’t cultivate on its own.
There was absolutely no method to breed an intelligent, high-cultivation spiritual beast like the one beside this girl.
Originally, they thought the panda named Yi Yong had ordinary aptitude and had regressed before the spiritual recovery, and had been frequently found by the girl by chance.
But it turned out the beast had been intentionally raised by someone.
"Beast Master Sect, Lin Jing."
When Lin Jing finished speaking, although the young pavilion lord had not heard of the Beast Master Sect, merely hearing the sect’s name told him Lin Jing must possess considerable skill. He politely asked, "So you’re a Dao friend from the Beast Master Sect. What price would be required for us to obtain such a spiritual beast?"
"I don’t want your pills or artifacts, and I don’t want spiritual stones or money. I’m personally fond of antiques—especially relics from antiquity that no longer function today."
"If the young pavilion lord can help me collect some and there’s anything I like among them, then you name the spiritual beast you want and I can basically accommodate you."
"Deal." Xiao Nian nodded. If there was a need, that was easy to satisfy. Xuantian Pavilion lacked nothing except money—and they had plenty of that. Moreover, his family patriarch loved collecting antiques; without needing to buy, a quick walk through the patriarch’s collection room would produce many fine items.
"Give me one day. I’ll immediately send someone to dispatch a batch of ancient treasures from Upper Shanghai City."
"Could you leave a contact so I can invite you over to verify the quality when they arrive?"
After Lin Jing provided a contact, the young pavilion lord of Xuantian Pavilion left reluctantly with the little pavilion princess. Mount Lu Recluse and Lin Lan didn’t understand why Lin Jing was collecting antiques, but whatever his motive, it must be purposeful.
That same day, the two from Xuantian Pavilion contacted their Upper Shanghai City branch to bring a batch of antiques for the transaction to secure a top-quality spiritual beast.
Following the young pavilion lord’s orders, Xuantian Pavilion scrambled; they even sent a foundation establishment early-stage elder to personally deliver the goods by sword flight.
"Auntie, please. Also, be careful."
"Xiao Nian, you weren’t scammed, were you? The Beast Master Sect... I’ve never heard of them."
The Xuantian Pavilion elder in sword robes, Xiao Yu, scrutinized Xiao Nian over the video call and asked, "These are all the old man’s treasured pieces. If you sell them while he’s in seclusion, he’ll scold you if he finds out."
"You saw it with your own eyes. How could I trick you? Besides, he knows the Mount Lu Recluse—Auntie, you know her character. You two are acquainted, right?"
"A friend of the Mount Lu Recluse?" Xiao Yu was surprised. She and the Mount Lu Recluse were old acquaintances, so she knew the Recluse’s character. If they were friends, then it was trustworthy.
The Beast Master Sect was probably some hidden hermit sect that had emerged.
After urging her niece to carefully guard the antiques, Xiao Nian waited quietly. Although the Xuantian Pavilion elder brought many valuable items, she believed no one would be so brazen as to intercept Xuantian Pavilion’s cargo.
After all, Xuantian Pavilion was the Dao Alliance’s biggest financier; to make an enemy of Xuantian Pavilion would mean making an enemy of the entire Dao Alliance.
But before Xiao Nian had to wait much longer, an unexpected event occurred.
Through Xiao Yu’s phone came a call that made Xiao Nian furious.
"Young pavilion lord of Xuantian Pavilion? Your elder is currently in my hands, along with your goods... If you don’t want to lose both man and property, do as I say. Don’t try to threaten me. I’ve long been on the Dao Alliance’s wanted list. Don’t think you can pull tricks—your ancestor isn’t my match. So just behave and nothing will happen to you."
"You’re the Ten Thousand Poison Sect ancestor." Seeing the other party’s attire, Xiao Nian spoke coldly.