Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 179: Chapter 122: The Night-Cutting Spider’s Scheme

Zhong Yi had been extremely kind to him. Despite being a Celestial Destiny Seeker, he hadn’t shown the slightest hint of contempt or disrespect.

To Xu Anjun’s pleasant surprise, Zhong Yi made a point to thank him before the meal.

”Brother Xu, thank you so much for all your help with Uncle Huai these past few days, and for connecting him with resources.”

”Otherwise, if it were just Uncle Huai on his own, we probably wouldn’t have been able to move in yet.”

Whether Zhong Yi’s words were mere pleasantries or not, they genuinely warmed Xu Anjun’s heart.

It let Xu Anjun know that his efforts had not gone unnoticed by Zhong Yi.

After breakfast, Wen Tao and Lin Zhuo each took out a Brocade Box and handed it to Zhong Yi.

Lin Zhuo said with a smile.

”We were all supposed to come and celebrate your new home together, but I hear Sister Weiwei already gave you her housewarming gift last night.”

”I also have three Mythical Tier Gem Golden Turtles with four iridescent sheens, and Ah Tao has the same.”

”A creature like the Gem Golden Turtle can display over three hundred types of iridescent sheens. Even among those with four sheens, the specific color combinations on each one are unique.”

”They look best when each Gem Golden Turtle is placed individually on an Old Pear Wood Carving and then covered with a transparent Crystal Cover.”

”Having many of them displayed separately around the house looks both magical and impressive.”

Although Lin Zhuo couldn’t match You Weiwei’s resources, as a Mythical Tier Celestial Destiny Seeker, she still had a considerable foundation of her own.

Seeing Zhong Yi hesitate to accept, Lin Zhuo cleared her throat and said.

”Xiaoyi, there’s no need to be so polite with me and Ah Tao. We both think of you as our own little brother.”

”Otherwise, I would have never accepted that Fire Attribute Heart of the Secret Realm.”

In reality, Lin Zhuo was warm on the surface but cool underneath. She had never liked it when people tried to force a connection with her.

She wore her emotions on her sleeve, making it clear who she liked and disliked.

For Lin Zhuo to say something like this meant she genuinely saw Zhong Yi as a brother.

Wen Tao knew this better than anyone!

However, Wen Tao felt a bit awkward just then, because he didn’t see Zhong Yi as a younger brother.

He saw Zhong Yi as his nephew!

’Alright, if Lin Zhuo says he’s a brother, then he’s a brother!’

”Xiaoyi, I heard from Ah Zhuo that Zhao Kai, the Four-finger Creator from Zhuxue City, is here with you. His wood carvings are excellent.”

”In addition to these three Mythical Tier Gem Golden Turtles with four iridescent sheens, I’ve also prepared twenty Crystal Stone Covers polished from Light Cloud White Crystal for you.”

As he spoke, Wen Tao took out one of the Crystal Stone Covers.

The Crystal Stone Cover was about the size of two palms, perfect for covering a Gem Golden Turtle perched on a slightly smaller wood carving.

Light Cloud White Crystal, a special ore that could be used as a Water and Light Dual-attribute Soul Base Material, was typically only sold on the market in pieces the size of a soybean.

Pieces the size of an egg were already extremely rare.

The larger a piece of Light Cloud White Crystal, the more internal cracks and impurities it contained. A piece large enough to be polished into a cover of this size was simply unheard of.

And yet, Wen Tao was giving him twenty such Crystal Stone Covers.

Although Light Cloud White Crystal appeared to have clouds floating within it, its transparency was extremely high.

Even Zhong Yi, who was well-versed and knowledgeable from his experience as a game world designer, couldn’t help but be shocked by a Light Cloud White Crystal cover this large.

However, Zhong Yi didn’t stand on ceremony with Wen Tao and Lin Zhuo. He graciously accepted their housewarming gifts.

Before Zhong Yi could even speak, Wen Tao handed him a Storage Pouch.

”Xiaoyi, inside are the two materials you need to strengthen your Order Beast: Oasis Mandala and Vitality Spring.”

”You said you only needed one Vitality Spring, but I managed to find two for you.”

”Besides upgrading a Guardian Beast’s Quality, a Vitality Spring can also be used as a Life Attribute Soul Base Material.”

”I own two top-tier Light Cloud White Crystal Veins. I’ll have Ah Jun bring you some tableware and a tea set polished from Light Cloud White Crystal later.”

Judging by how Wen Tao and Lin Zhuo had consistently treated him, Zhong Yi had no doubt they truly saw him as a younger brother.

”Brother Tao, let me take a look at your Order Beast first. Sister Zhuo mentioned it was injured by Rule Authority.”

”I’ve never treated an injury like this before, so I can only try and see if it’s possible.”

”Brother Tao, is it convenient to summon your Order Beast in the house?”

”If not, we can go outside.”

Wen Tao tossed a transparent white crystal ball to Lin Zhuo and said with a warm smile.

”My Order Beast is the Biluo Spring Dragon. Even though he’s injured, he can still use mimicry, so it’s fine to summon him in the house.”

”The people from the Celestial Destiny Society Headquarters are arriving in a day or two. Zhuo, use this Scenic Reflection Crystal to record Xiaoyi’s treatment of the Biluo Spring Dragon.”

”That way, you can just show the recording to the inspectors from the headquarters, and Xiaoyi won’t have to personally undergo any tests.”

”As a Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker, it’s better for Xiaoyi to maintain an air of mystery.”

The moment Wen Tao finished speaking, an ink-blue current of water materialized before him.

Even in its mimicked form, the coiling current of water that was the Biluo Spring Dragon was still nearly thirty meters long.

This was the first time Zhong Yi had seen Wen Tao’s Order Beast.

The pattern inside the Instant Jade that Wen Tao had previously given him had resembled a whirlpool, and he could only faintly make out the lithe and graceful Beast Pattern lurking within it.

Zhong Yi had suspected that Wen Tao’s Order Beast was likely a dragon.

But he never imagined that Wen Tao’s Order Beast wasn’t just any dragon, but a rare Elemental Dragon from among the Dragon Species Guardian Beasts.

Wen Tao’s Order Beast was clearly ailing. A black, inky mass tainted the inside of the middle section of its watery body.

This inky substance was constantly spreading, but the Biluo Spring Dragon was clearly using its Energy to suppress it.

Zhong Yi summoned the Resurrection Celestial Lord directly.

Until the Soul-Controlling Flower had accumulated enough Flowing Soul Soil, Zhong Yi didn’t plan on immediately upgrading the Resurrection Celestial Lord’s Quality, even though he now had the Oasis Mandala and Vitality Spring to do so.

Using Flowing Soul Soil as a catalyst to harmonize the Oasis Mandala and the Vitality Spring would make them easier for the Resurrection Celestial Lord to absorb.

The Resurrection Celestial Lord currently lacked many healing methods, relying primarily on the combination of its Basic Skill, Recovery Enlightenment, and its Rule Authority, Eternal Life Reformation.

To test if he could heal the Biluo Spring Dragon’s injury, Zhong Yi just needed to have the Resurrection Celestial Lord activate its Rule Authority, Eternal Life Reformation, and then cast Recovery Enlightenment on the Biluo Spring Dragon, injecting a Core of Resurgence into its wound.

As the Core of Resurgence entered the Biluo Spring Dragon’s body through the wound, it immediately activated the dragon’s Life Template.

In that instant, Zhong Yi watched as the water-current form of the Biluo Spring Dragon before him abruptly transformed.

It became a magnificent, ink-blue creature with five toes on each of its claws.

Suddenly, Wen Tao’s expression changed. His face turned grim as he immediately called a halt to the treatment.

”Xiaoyi, have your Order Beast stop! Now is not the time to heal the Biluo Spring Dragon.”

The Core of Resurgence had only just entered the Biluo Spring Dragon’s body. Zhong Yi hadn’t even had time to use it to investigate the specifics of the dragon’s injury.

But since Wen Tao had stopped him so gravely, Zhong Yi quickly had the Resurrection Celestial Lord retract the Rule Authority carried by the Core of Resurgence he had just injected.

”Brother Tao, what happened? Did my healing negatively affect the Biluo Spring Dragon?”

Wen Tao shook his head and replied in a low voice.

”When that spider-like Bizarre creature injured the Biluo Spring Dragon with its Rule Authority, it laid a special egg inside its body.”

”If the Biluo Spring Dragon starts to heal, the egg will absorb the healing power. This will then trigger other connected eggs, causing them all to hatch.”

”Just now, I faintly sensed the connected, unhatched eggs. There must be at least hundreds of thousands of them scattered all across Starlight City.”

”This spider-like Bizarre creature is truly a menace!”