You Cultivate, I Farm

Qinshan came to a five-grade spirit beast below and shook the ancient mirror at it.

A green shadow flashed past, and inside the ancient mirror, a cluster of green qi slowly formed.

“This strange treasure is known as the Green Beast Ancient Mirror. Its value within the Thousand Beast Sect is extremely high, far surpassing that of ordinary low-grade magical treasures.”

“It seems to be cultivating the spirits of tens of thousands of monster beasts within, capable of revealing the flesh body and divine soul of spirit beasts. As soon as an abnormality appears, it will be reflected on the mirror’s surface.”

When Lu Xuan was intently studying the ancient mirror in Qinshan’s hand, the Green Wood Star Owner came to his side without notice and transmitted his voice to him.

“So it is such a strange treasure. Thank you, senior, for the information.”

Perhaps because of the pure plant spiritual energy on Lu Xuan’s body, the Green Wood Star Owner seemed to have a good impression of him, with a hint of warmth in his words.

However, the ancient mirror in Qinshan’s hand showed changes at this moment.

The green qi turned into a green shadow that was seven or eight parts similar to the spirit beast it shined upon. Looking closely, one could find faint wisps of black qi on it.

Qinshan stared at the black qi in the green shadow for a long time, his brow deeply furrowed, his expression grave.

“Does Fellow Qin perhaps have a discovery?”

After a moment, Thunderfire True Monarch broke the silence and asked Qinshan.

“Judging from that black qi, it indeed is the work of an evil demon. However, as for more specifics, this junior is unable to discern.”

“The source of the black qi, its location within the spirit beast’s body, and the method to deal with it will all require the seniors to find another approach.”

Qinshan shook his head, a trace of helplessness in his tone.

“You have worked hard, Fellow Qin.”

Thunderfire True Monarch said with no expression on his face to Qinshan.

“I will give it a try.”

Just as Lu Xuan was about to step forward to inspect the spirit beast with unusual changes, Elder Bai Shou suddenly spoke.

He looked absolutely confident in himself, and flew in front of a trapped spirit beast. His throat bulged as he emitted a series of strange sounds.

Lu Xuan retracted his steps and stood quietly in his place, watching the old man communicate with the spirit beast.

He wasn’t optimistic about the old man’s action.

Spirit beasts of the fifth rank and above could have possibly refined their horizontal bones and be capable of speaking human language.

After losing their divine souls, they might only remember their primal instincts, but the sounds they made were likely not any normal animal language.

Beast roars, as they reached Elder Bai Shou’s ears, were all meaningless notes, entirely failing to extract any information from the spirit beast’s roars.

He persisted, standing in place, spiritual power surging within him, as strands of clear light sprinkled onto the spirit beast.

The spirit beast gradually lay down its body, and the roar in its mouth gradually subsided.

“Did he just directly heal the unusual factors in the spirit beast?”

Seeing this scene, everyone had a similar thought in mind.

But just as the clear light dissipated, there was a bang.

The aberrant spirit beast suddenly charged at Elder Bai Shou, making all sorts of screeching noises, appearing frenzied.

No matter how Elder Bai Shou tried various healing methods, at best they temporarily relieved the symptoms of the aberrant spirit beast. Before long, the spirit beast would return to its violent state, with minimal effect.

Elder Bai Shou hesitated for a moment, but in the end still flew back in front of everyone.

“How is it, Fellow Bai Shou?”

Thunderfire True Monarch asked aloud.

Among the three cultivators who were invited over this time, Elder Bai Shou had the highest cultivation realm and had treated countless high rank spirit beasts; hence, the three of them held the greatest expectations for him.

But the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. The recent scene made all three star masters have a rough guess in their hearts.

It was only holding onto a sliver of hope that they asked Elder Bai Shou.

Indeed, the answer from Elder Bai Shou brought the three of them to the nadir of despair.

“I’m sorry, I’ve done my best.”

“The spirit beast has completely lost its Spiritual Intelligence and normal communication is impossible.”

“Although I possess a few secret techniques to treat numerous beasts, I’m at my wits’ end regarding the crux of the problem. I can’t discern the cause of the spirit beast’s abnormality, and thus cannot administer the right remedy.”

“If I were to carelessly apply the wrong secret technique, it might conflict with the strange entity inside the spirit beast, causing unpredictable consequences.”

Elder Bai Shou’s voice was old and decrepit, slowly saying so.

Thunderfire True Monarch and the other two had anticipated this outcome, and their expressions remained unchanged.

“You’ve worked hard, Fellow.”

Following the consecutive failures of the Green Beast Ancient Mirror and Elder Bai Shou, they had little hope left. Exchanging glances, they reached a decision in their hearts.

After Lu Xuan’s inspection, the only outcome awaited the numerous spirit beasts below was to be killed on the spot.

All these spirit beasts were of Fifth Rank or above—a formidable force—and it was with reluctance to massacre these creatures, many of which had been raised by the cultivators within Heavenly Star Cave for years.

But it was a necessary decision, for if these spirit beasts were set free, they might infect even more, potentially harming all the cultivators within Heavenly Star Cave.

“Elders, Fellow Qin, let Lu Mou take a look.”

Lu Xuan, with a calm demeanor, spoke up.

“Alright, Little friend Lu, feel free to inspect without any burden.”

Thunderfire True Monarch nodded in agreement.

The crowd watched Lu Xuan enter the Spiritual Energy Shield with a serene gaze, their hearts undisturbed like ancient wells.

Authentic Teachings of Great Sects and Primordial Infant True Monarchs were helpless against these mutated spirit beasts, grasping only the faintest leads.

Lu Xuan was expected to face the same outcome.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Lu Xuan pretentiously inspected the entrapped mutated spirit beasts, taking out a Spirit Fruit from his storage bag and forcibly stuffing it into the mouth of a spirit beast.

“Friend Lu, what are you doing?”

Qinshan couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

“Perhaps he is using the Spirit Fruit to close the distance with the spirit beast? To lower its guard?”

The Green Wood Star Owner guessed softly.

“Such a thing would hardly be effective under normal conditions, let alone now when it has lost its reason.”

“It’s utterly superfluous.”

Elder Bai Shou chuckled lightly, his expression carrying a touch of scorn.

In his view, Lu Xuan’s behavior was merely a pretense for the benefit of the three Star Masters and served no real purpose.

“Could feeding it a Spirit Fruit reveal the root of the problem?”

No matter what the others thought, Lu Xuan concentrated on the mutated spirit beast as it swallowed the Spirit Fruit.

Suddenly, a thought flashed across the Sea of Consciousness.

[Silver Light Tiger, a Fifth Rank Spirit Beast, extremely fast, capable of performing strange Escape Techniques, ranked at the forefront among Equal Rank Monster Beasts, invaded by the Three Corpses Insect, gradually losing its divine consciousness.]

[Three Corpses Insect, a type of Demon Insect spawned within the bodies of Mid and High Rank Evil Demons, evolving during the severance of the three corpses, invisible and colorless, with elusive movements, difficult to detect by the Spiritual Sense of Primordial Infant Cultivators.]

[The Three Corpses Insect favors robust-bodied and simple-minded Monster Beasts, capable of silently invading their bodies, merging with the Monster Beast’s Divine Soul, taking over its flesh body, and serving as nourishment.]

[Only when soaked in the Supreme Yang Spirit Spring Liquid will the Three Corpses Insect have nowhere to hide and reveal its form.]

“It’s indeed related to evil demons!”

“Three Corpses Insect… this is the first I’ve heard of it. Judging by the description, it truly is a rarity in this world.”

“The stronger the flesh body and the simpler the Spiritual Intelligence, the greater the attraction to it. No wonder it only invaded Monster Beasts and none of the cultivators within Heavenly Star Cave show any anomalies.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself.