Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 73: Chapter 73 Handling Stolen Goods

Rustling softly amidst silent whispers, the Cold Ice Pythons slithered out from the Cold Pond, hissing as they flicked their tongues, gliding towards the Rat Demons.

Sensing the breath of the Cold Ice Pythons, the Rat Demons panicked as if the end of the world had come upon them, frantically fleeing throughout the mountain valley; two even attempted to scale the rocky walls in desperation.

Alas, their strength was too weak, and what’s more, the valley had long been enveloped by an array—there was no escape.

A Cold Ice Python chased up to the base of the rock wall, opened its mouth, and exhaled a thick white mist of frost, instantly turning those two Rat Demons into icy bumps that fell from the wall. The Cold Ice Python caught them with its gaping maw and gulped them down in a few swift motions.

Qin Feng stood still, motionless, until he noticed the Cold Ice Pythons deliberately avoiding his position, and only then did he relax.

Watching the Cold Ice Pythons swim around, it took only a moment to devour the dozen or so Rat Demons, and Qin Feng felt a stirring of excitement.

These Cold Ice Pythons were quite powerful, each possessing strength surpassing Foundation Establishment, able to freeze the Rat Demons’ blood solid in an instant with the cold breath they exhaled—indubitably, they would be highly effective against enemies.

Comparing these Cold Ice Pythons to the ordinary Snake Demons in his Demon Refining Pot, Qin Feng suddenly felt a sense of disdain.

Indeed, some things should not be compared, for upon comparison, the gap was found to be truly too vast.

Even if the Snake Demons in his Demon Refining Pot had equivalent strength to the Cold Ice Pythons, the frost breath of the latter could still immobilize his own Snake Demons.

The Snake Demons he had subdued were but common breeds and could not compare to the exotic species of the Cold Ice Pythons; this was only natural. @@novelbin@@

Unfortunately, Cold Ice Pythons were not plentiful. To obtain one, a disciple from the Spiritual Snake Peak would need to have made enough contribution, or else, he truly fancied trying to cultivate one himself.

Qin Feng shook his head in regret, and after the Cold Ice Pythons had submerged back into the Cold Pond, he did not linger and turned to leave.

The valley was desolate, nothing of interest, and he needed to hurry back. Otherwise, he might end up having to travel at night.

The next morning, after completing his cultivation, Qin Feng didn’t go to the Preaching Pavilion for lectures—after all, he had already finished converting his Cultivation Technique, and there was no urgency for the rest.

He went to the courtyard next to the Deacon Room and rented a large eagle about a zhang in size from the disciples there.

Here, the disciples specially tamed some flying Spiritual Beasts, catering specifically to new disciples, and the price was not expensive—only one Spirit Stone a day.

Of course, ‘not expensive’ was relative to disciples like him, with family support. For the vast majority of disciples from ordinary backgrounds, it was quite costly, since earning ten to eight Spirit Stones a month as a new disciple was already considered good; they wouldn’t normally afford such an expense.

The real opportunity for Outer Disciples to earn a significant amount of Spirit Stones came from performing tasks outside the Mountain Gate. That was the chance for an Outer Disciple to stand out from the countless others and find their fortune.

Qin Feng paid the Spirit Stone and took an Iron Token from the hands of an elderly cultivator.

This was a common Beast Taming technique, controlling Spiritual Beasts through Forbidden Techniques. A cultivator could simply manipulate the beast via an Iron Token that connected to the Forbidden Technique within the beast’s body.

However, this method of Beast Taming was quite rudimentary and brutal, only allowing simple commands to be issued through the Iron Token, and not as delicate as the Binding Spell, which allowed precise control over the Spiritual Beast. Hence, this technique was only circulated among certain peaks of the Outer Sect and was seen by many in the Beast Taming Sect as somewhat unsophisticated.

Still, many Spiritual Beasts sold by the Sect to outsiders were restrained in this manner, to facilitate usage by cultivators unfamiliar with Beast Taming Techniques.

Qin Feng sat on the eagle’s back, issued instructions through the Iron Token, and quickly, the eagle flapped its wings and took off, flying towards the Market outside the Mountain Gate.

He had agreed with Qin Xi to visit their Clan Uncle Qin Ying at Spiritual Vulture Peak, but before heading there, he intended to take care of some business at the Market, dealing with items like the Gold-Plated Slash he had acquired from the Huang Family.

Last time, on the Tower Ship, he and Qin Xi had together slain more than a dozen Demon Beasts. All of them were collected into his Demon Refining Pot, promising to deal with them later and share Spirit Stones with Qin Xi. Planning to meet Qin Xi, he intended to sell everything he had on him first, so that he could have Spirit Stones ready to share with her.

The Beast Taming Sect’s mountain gate covered a vast area, with a total of twelve markets surrounding it. Even the closest Qingyun Square to the Spiritual Snake Peak was three hundred miles away, and Qin Feng certainly did not want to make the journey on foot again.

Although it could be said that outside the mountain gate of the Beast Taming Sect, generally no one had the gall to ambush a sect disciple like him, he was ultimately just a new Outer Disciple. If someone discovered the thousands of Spirit Stones he had on him, it might arouse their greed.

To be on the safe side, he had rented this eagle.

Not only did this spare him the back-and-forth trouble, but he could also directly control the eagle to fly to Creation Peak later to find Qin Xi, completing the task within a day instead of dragging it out for two or three.

All of the twelve markets outside the mountain gate were exclusively established by the Beast Taming Sect, attracting countless cultivators from other regions to explore and seek treasures. Each was bustling with activity, and Qingyun Square was no exception.

Apart from the countless businesses run by the Beast Taming Sect itself, there were forces from other regions conducting business with the sect, transporting resources produced elsewhere here. Given the sect’s enormous size, they had no trouble earning Spirit Stones.

In the sky, various Spiritual Beasts flew past frequently, and occasionally, a few large and powerful Spiritual Beasts would pass by, causing many ordinary Spiritual Beasts to hastily avoid them, fearful of obstructing the path of these formidable creatures.

There were many cultivators heading to Qingyun Square, and Qin Feng followed a few Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Beast Taming Sect. He landed outside the market, put the eagle into his Spiritual Beast Bag, and stepped into the market.

This market was enormous, more than a hundred times larger than the Tieling Market in Tieling County. The spacious streets, luxurious tower buildings, and shops conducting various types of business dazzled him with their strong emanations of Spirit Light, leaving him amazed and tongue-tied.

Especially those wealthy powers—they had not only built their buildings extremely lavishly, but even a signboard or storefront alone was made from high-quality Artifact Refining Materials. These things, if placed elsewhere, could have been directly used to refine a Magical Treasure. Yet here, they were merely fashioned into eye-catching signboards.

After wandering along the street for a quarter of an hour, observing the variety around him, Qin Feng finally entered a relatively ordinary Artifact Refining Shop on the side of the road.

This shop dealt with the refinement and sale of all kinds of Magic Artifacts, Spiritual Artifacts, and Magical Treasures, which would have been first-class in Tieling Market, but in Qingyun Square, it was just average. This was because too many Great Forces had businesses here, and the items they sold were much better than those in this shop.

But the items Qin Feng carried were of no interest to those Great Forces, so he figured it might be better to sell them directly in an ordinary shop.

Upon entering, he was immediately greeted by a robust middle-aged man.

Seeing his Magic Robe, the man knew he was a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect. It was important not to offend a disciple when doing business on their turf, so even though the man’s Cultivation was much higher than Qin Feng’s, he still met him with a warm smile, showing great enthusiasm, “This junior from the Beast Taming Sect, welcome. Are you looking to purchase a Magic Artifact?”

“You flatter me, elder. I did not come to purchase Magic Artifacts.”

Qin Feng shook his head and said, “I have some items I’d like to offload. I wonder if your shop is interested.”

“Oh?”

The middle-aged man wasn’t surprised at all—such matters were common. Although their shop had fixed procurement channels, if other cultivators wanted to sell some Artifact Refining Materials, they could procure them at a lower price, thus saving on material costs.

“I wonder what you intend to sell, young friend. Take them out and let’s have a look. If they’re suitable, my shop doesn’t mind buying them all.”

“Alright.”

Qin Feng raised his hand and took out the Gold-Plated Slash, along with the Huang Family Great Elder’s big iron hammer and Artifact Refining Furnace used for refinement, as well as other materials.

“Eh?”

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback. He initially thought the young man would only bring out some Artifact Refining Materials, but he hadn’t expected an Artifact Refining Furnace to be among them—something rarely sold by cultivators.

He inspected the Artifact Refining Furnace carefully and even activated the Forbidden Technique within it to check for any damages.

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