Soon, at the spot where Chu Lingwei had collected the white jade soil, the soft earth slowly pushed upwards, and a plump white egg appeared before them.
The egg was pure white with a faint silver glow. However, there was a crack on its shell.
"It's really here." Chu Xiyin was incredibly excited. There was actually a divine beast egg here.
Chu Lingwei's eyes flickered. The crack on it must have been from her sword.
"Little one, come to your sister." Chu Xiyin looked at the white egg that had appeared and crouched down, beckoning to it. Her voice was so gentle it could drip with water. "Sister has delicious food here."
Seeing this, Chu Lingwei felt a chill. This egg clearly had sentience, it shouldn't be so foolish.
However, before Chu Lingwei could voice her thoughts, the white egg moved its body and hopped towards Chu Xiyin.
Chu Lingwei: "..." This was too much of a difference in treatment.
"This pill is a Grade Nine pill. Eat it, and you can break out of your shell." Chu Xiyin couldn't help but smirk proudly. She recalled the pill in the air and said to the white egg.
The white egg seemed to understand Chu Xiyin's words. Its round body hopped twice on the ground, as if very happy.
Chu Xiyin became even more excited, her voice trembling. She was about to form a contract with a future divine beast.
Once this divine beast grew up, all the spiritual beasts in the world would obey her commands.
"Little one, you can have this pill, but you must first sign a contract with me. That way, I'll give you all my good things, okay?"
Chu Xiyin suppressed her excitement and continued to coax the egg.
In her heart, it was still just an egg.
The white egg tilted its body. Its round form seemed to be looking at Chu Xiyin, contemplating whether her proposal was feasible.
"I am the senior disciple of the Xuanxin Sect, and my father is the Sect Master of the Xuanxin Sect. If you sign a contract with me, all the spiritual medicines of the entire Xuanxin Sect will be yours."
Chu Xiyin glanced at the empty medicine field, disappointment flashing in her eyes. It couldn't be helped, this spiritual beast just happened to love eating spiritual herbs, and it had eaten so many.
Chu Lingwei couldn't listen anymore and scoffed, "It's a long shot that the Xuanxin Sect's spiritual medicines would be given to a mere spiritual beast."
"Why?" Suddenly, a sweet voice entered Chu Lingwei's mind, making her jump. The voice continued, "But I need that pill."
"Uh..."
It was the egg speaking.
"You injured me. Without the pill to repair myself and break out, I'll be trapped here for another hundred years," the egg's voice came again, with a hint of sobbing.
Chu Lingwei's face darkened. Why did she feel like this spiritual beast was settling old scores with her?
"Aren't you very powerful? Just snatch it," Chu Lingwei thought for a moment and then looked at Chu Xiyin, who was incessantly luring the egg into signing a contract with her, and said.
"That's a good idea."
The egg's voice was filled with joy as it hopped directly into Chu Xiyin's hand.
Chu Xiyin was overjoyed, thinking the egg had agreed to sign a contract with her. Overcome with excitement, she directly forced out a drop of her essence blood and began chanting the contract spell.
"I'll lend you a hand." Just as the contract spell was about to form, Chu Lingwei sent a surge of spiritual energy, disrupting the spell. Chu Xiyin coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The egg seized the opportunity, snatched the pill, and stuffed it into its mouthless maw.
"Who dares ruin my good deed?!"
The contract spell was interrupted, and having lost a drop of essence blood, Chu Xiyin forced herself to stand, her gaze vigilant as she scanned her surroundings.
The egg beside her had already swallowed the pill, and its white glow was slowly intensifying.
Chu Lingwei saw clearly that after swallowing the pill, the cracks on the egg had already healed.
Its body flew into the air, and a white light exploded, revealing a golden glow within. The entire ground began to shake. Chu Lingwei used her spatial abilities to become invisible, but her body was still unstable.
"This is bad, it's going to hatch."
Chu Xiyin cried out, her mind filled with only one thought: if it hatched before she could form a contract, it would be very difficult.
At this critical moment, it absolutely could not resist.
Chu Xiyin threw out several formation plates, protecting herself within them. She had to claim the divine beast.
The moment Chu Xiyin made a move, Chu Lingwei was a step ahead. She flew to the egg's side, and as Chu Xiyin launched an attack on the egg, an ice blade sent her flying.
Dreaming of contracting a divine beast? Not a chance.
"Bang!"
"Ah!"
Golden lights pierced through the formations and shot towards the sky. The spiritual energy seemed to be suddenly released, causing the Hengtian Secret Realm to tremble.
"It's a divine beast!"
Feng Ming jumped out of the spiritual beast pouch and shouted to Chu Lingwei, "It's it! Weiwei, quickly form a contract with it, otherwise it won't be able to be born."
Chu Lingwei gritted her teeth. When a divine beast was born, the heavens and earth would surely react. She was sure that all the disciples of the sects in the Hengtian Secret Realm were rushing towards them.
Not wanting Chu Xiyin to obtain the divine beast, Chu Lingwei's eyes were firm. She forced out a drop of essence blood from her chest and sent it towards the egg.
"If you are willing to sign a life-bound contract with me, do not resist."
The egg struggled violently. Slowly, two life-bound contract formations appeared beneath Chu Lingwei.
Seeing Chu Lingwei form a contract with the egg, Feng Ming felt sad. Suddenly, a contract spell entered her body, making her instantly happy.
She knew it, Weiwei was her master.
With both life-bound contracts successfully formed, Chu Lingwei flickered to the unhatched egg, collected it into her space, and quickly left with Feng Ming.
She could already feel several unfamiliar auras approaching. Seeing Chu Xiyin, who had fallen to the ground in shock, a smile flickered in her eyes.
Since she wanted a spiritual beast so badly, she would fulfill her wish.
A black worm flew towards Chu Xiyin's chest. The interrupted contract spell was still faintly flickering.
"What is this?"
Chu Xiyin saw the divine beast egg in her space suddenly disappear. A thread of connection suddenly appeared in her mind, and she had inexplicably formed a contract with a worm.
"Who are you?"
Before Chu Xiyin could process this information, several sect disciples appeared before her and surrounded her.
The divine beast egg's aura had disappeared, meaning only one thing: it had already been contracted by someone.
Looking at the traces of formation spiritual energy around Chu Xiyin, Ye Tianling, a disciple of the Shenyin Sect, questioned loudly. Damn it, they were a step too late.
"So it's the senior disciple of the Xuanxin Sect, Chu Xiyin."
The Xuanxin Sect's affairs had caused quite a stir on the Xuan Tian Continent not long ago. Everyone knew of Chu Xiyin.
"Who are you people?" Chu Xiyin harbored resentment, quickly swallowed a Spirit Gathering Pill, and stood up. "Move aside."
No matter how foolish Chu Xiyin was, she knew the divine beast had been snatched, and she couldn't speak now.
"Hmph, we're just curious and want to see what the divine beast looks like." Mei Ji from the Hehuan Sect approached, her voice alluring and melodious.