SWDnovel Chapter 33 Mengde: I have deciphered the runes! [New book, please vote!]
Chapter 33 Mengde: I have deciphered the runes! [New book, please vote!]
It was three months later when Mengde finally comprehended the runes and cultivated the Crimson Flame Mosquito, a spirit insect-level creature.
Within these three months, Meng De successfully made rapid progress in his cultivation by consuming the three bottles of pills bestowed upon him by Qing Li, breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. At the same time, his physical body, tempered by the Body Tempering Pill, became several times more resilient, enabling him to crush rubble with his bare hands (thanks to the nourishment and enhancement of magical power).
As the three-month period arrived, the spirit beasts in Mengde's possession were successively taken away by their masters.
Wang Sheng, accompanied by his two Daoist companions, took the Fire Serpent and the Earth Bear with him. Meng De noticed Wang Sheng's unsteady gait and assumed he was planning to take the two spirit beasts back to distract his companions and give himself more time to rest... "I knew it," Meng De thought, "Senior Brother Wang, your hands are too small to hold them properly..."
When the owner of the Ironwood Monkey saw that his spirit beast had a dignified and solemn appearance, without any worldly desires, he couldn't help but ask Mengde how he did it.
Meng De simply smiled faintly, leaned down and whispered something in his ear, and his master, with a fascinating expression, took the ironwood monkey away.
What did Mengde say?
In short, it's better to guide than to block.
Ironwood Monkey loved being a pilot, so Mengde demanded that he fly ten times a day, or else his blood be drawn. At first, Ironwood Monkey readily agreed, but after half a month, he couldn't take it anymore. Under Mengde's threats, he continued flying for another half month, but finally couldn't bear it any longer, realizing that flying was just a low-level pleasure... As the saying goes, too much of a good thing can be bad, but after the worst comes the best. Ironwood Monkey has now lost his worldly desires and has become a promising Buddhist cultivator.
Meng De, the owner of the Heavenly Ice Fox, earnestly explained the habits of the Heavenly Ice Fox to the other party and even gave them some spices that the Heavenly Ice Fox liked, so that the other party could adjust their body scent, and in this way, the clean-loving Heavenly Ice Fox could become a hand warmer to hold in their arms.
Meng De was very responsible towards the spirit beasts that others sent to him. Apart from occasionally drawing blood, he also did his best to help the person who entrusted him with solving problems.
"Brother, how did you train it? Liu Liu is so well-behaved!" When Bai Yunsheng arrived at the mosquito-infested Blackwater Village, he was surprised to see the Dark Silver Giant Wolf squatting next to Meng De, looking serious and lively.
Meng De simply shook his head slightly and handed Bai Yunsheng a slip of paper. The latter looked at it closely, his expression slightly shocked, and then nodded silently to indicate that he understood.
Meng De simply revealed to Bai Yunsheng the little-known unspoken rules among the high-ranking spirit beast cubs of Spirit Beast Mountain, making Bai Yunsheng understand that from the moment the Dark Silver Giant Wolf devoured its master, Bai Yunsheng had the right to kill the Dark Silver Giant Wolf prematurely. Of course, this reason for premature death had to be convincing to the higher-ups of Spirit Beast Mountain.
For example... Liu Liu protected its master, covering the retreat of the evil cultivators and fighting back the enemy, but unfortunately perished... In this way, both substance and face are gained, and the higher-ups of Spirit Beast Mountain will not blame Bai Yunsheng for anything.
"Go back and nurture it properly. The Dark Silver Giant Wolf has great potential. Now that it has realized its mistake and corrected it in time, its future is promising." Meng De patted the Dark Silver Giant Wolf's head, and then handed the obedient wolf cub to Bai Yunsheng.
The Dark Silver Giant Wolf is now truly obedient. Even when it's by Bai Yunsheng's side, it behaves properly and has none of its previous bad behavior.
Meng De wasn't idle during those three months. Besides initially feeding the Dark Silver Giant Wolf its favorite dragon fruit, over the next few months, Meng De gradually taught the Dark Silver Giant Wolf a lesson: Spirit Beast Mountain allows the killing of spirit beasts that have devoured their masters.
After understanding this principle, the Dark Silver Giant Wolf, with its beastly intellect, quickly grasped its situation and position after a brief moment of thought. Therefore, it no longer had the motivation to compete with Bai Yunsheng for 'leadership'; it now needed to make Bai Yunsheng understand its value and not give up on him...
Some might say this is Liu Liu's period of dormancy...
Well... how should I put it? Meng De doesn't deny the combat power of high-level demon beast cubs, but in the cultivation world, even a fool would know that Bai Yunsheng would definitely break through to the Foundation Establishment stage earlier than Liu Liu... Of course, if Bai Yunsheng fails to break through, Liu Liu will be free, right? So the Dark Silver Giant Wolf has no reason to lie low, and Bai Yunsheng has no reason to give up on the repentant Dark Silver Giant Wolf.
"Wow, Brother Meng, you're really amazing!" Bai Yunsheng patted Liu Liu's head and was pleasantly surprised to find that the other party did not resist at all.
How expensive is a Dark Silver Giant Wolf cub? Even though Spirit Beast Mountain prohibits the private sale of high-level spirit beast cubs from each peak, in the black market, the value of a high-level spirit beast cub is almost equivalent to the price of a top-tier magic weapon or even a fine magic weapon! In terms of spirit stones, it ranges from three hundred to several thousand spirit stones.
For Bai Yunsheng, he was unwilling to give up any chance to save the Dark Silver Giant Wolf Liu Liu.
"Everyone understands the principle, but they just want a middleman." Meng De shook his head slightly. In fact, Bai Yunsheng and the others knew some knowledge about beast taming, but it was inconvenient for them to do it themselves, so they needed a trustworthy middleman to handle it.
For example, Mengde can freely offer Liu Liu dragon fruit, but can Bai Yunsheng do the same? If Bai Yunsheng wants the Dark Silver Giant Wolf to completely obey him, he wouldn't resort to those "evil methods." Furthermore, through the comparison with Mengde, in the Dark Silver Giant Wolf's simple heart, it subconsciously feels that Bai Yunsheng is at least good to it and a decent contract partner.
"Hehe..." Bai Yunsheng just chuckled and didn't say anything more, because everything was understood without words.
"Since you can raise the Dark Silver Giant Wolf well, how about I introduce you to some aggrieved clients as a reward?" Bai Yunsheng had been in the Spirit Beast Mountain for quite some time and had extensive connections. He had participated in the Blood Forbidden Trial twice, but both times he wandered the outer valleys, acquiring large quantities of ordinary spirit herbs to earn the qualification to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills. (The Blood Forbidden Trial was initially held once every five years, later changing to once every sixty years.)
"There are still spirit beasts?" Meng De was slightly surprised upon hearing this. He had been wondering where he would find free spirit blood after giving away all five spirit beasts. Originally, Meng De thought someone would renew their contract, but in reality, no one did.
"Now that you've made a name for yourself, you can charge a higher price." Although Bai Yunsheng was surprised that Mengde liked this kind of "odd job," he didn't ask any further questions. Perhaps it was just a special hobby of Mengde? In any case, the recapture of the Dark Silver Giant Wolf filled Bai Yunsheng with joy, so he thought of rewarding Mengde in a way that suited him.
"That's fine." Meng De nodded slightly. His purpose in doing odd jobs was to collect free spirit blood. Otherwise, in terms of income, Meng De wouldn't earn much spirit stone from spirit beasts.
"However, Senior Brother Bai, do you know where to buy talismans?" Meng De took out two fireball talismans, held them between his fingertips, and looked at Bai Yunsheng.