Beast Taming: I Have an Immortal Mansion

Chapter 324 - 261: Jinbao Steals Fish

Inside the Immortal Mansion, Jinbao was sound asleep. With every breath, powerful gusts of air blew into the distance.

In the quiet room, Jinbao was curled up on the bed Fang Qingyuan had prepared for it, its feet already dangling off the edge.

When Fang Qingyuan arrived, he discovered that Jinbao’s body had grown even larger in just a few short days.

Normally, Jinbao’s body was just over two meters tall. Without using its Wishful Size Divine Techniques, this was a relatively suitable height for daily life.

But now, without Jinbao’s conscious control, its body had followed its instincts and grown to about fifteen feet long.

Its previously naive and charming appearance now seemed imposing after being magnified to this scale.

However, this wasn’t the most significant change. Jinbao’s fur was now gradually beginning to emit a brilliant glow.

The room Fang Qingyuan had prepared for Jinbao was lit only by the faint light of a few Luminous Pearls, but the glow from Jinbao’s body was now brighter than all of them combined.

The brilliant light from Jinbao’s body was split into two colors, black and white, corresponding to the two-toned pattern of its fur.

The intertwining black and white sections made Fang Qingyuan think of Yin and Yang.

Jinbao’s mother was undoubtedly the gold-attribute Nascent Soul Giant Beast still buried beneath Qingfeng Mountain.

As for Jinbao’s father, Fang Qingyuan only knew it was a Divinity Transformation Bear Beast, but its specific breed was impossible to verify.

Looking at it now, his mother’s claim that he was a Tai Chi Bear Beast might have just been a ruse to fool him.

Seeing Jinbao’s current state, Fang Qingyuan’s spiritual soul fell into quiet contemplation.

Jinbao had gestated in its mother’s womb for three hundred years, soaked in Nascent Soul Level Gold Spirit Power for all that time. As a result, all of its innate Divine Techniques and Talents at birth were related to the gold attribute.

But now, as Jinbao was breaking through to Foundation Establishment and continuously tapping into its own bloodline power, the bloodline of its Divinity Transformation father was finally breaking free from the suppression of the Gold Spirit Power and beginning to reveal its true characteristics.

This speculation flashed through Fang Qingyuan’s mind. Based on the knowledge he had learned at the Beast Taming Sect, he judged that his guess was likely the truth.

Black and white colors, Tai Chi Bear Beast, Yin Yang Power, Divinity Transformation Demon Beast.

Combining these keywords, Fang Qingyuan was ultimately reminded of the Companion Beast of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator: the Temple Guardian Spirit Beast of Kurong Temple, the Yin Yang Guardian.

Kurong Temple was a major power in the Southern Territory. As one of the few great sects of the Buddhist Family, Kurong Temple possessed the combined strength of one Divinity Transformation Cultivator and one Divinity Transformation Spirit Beast.

Kurong Temple had good relations with Black Wind Valley, and by extension, its relationship with the Beast Taming Sect was also decent. Its strongest combatant was Monk Ku Rong.

The existence of these Divinity Transformation Cultivators was basically common knowledge among the cultivators of this world. For many, from birth until death, the roster of these powerful figures would never change.

Most cultivators simply treated their existence as part of the background, as the vast majority would never even glimpse a Divinity Transformation Cultivator in their entire lives.

But now, Fang Qingyuan realized he had likely become entangled with one of these Divinity Transformation beings.

’I should have thought of it sooner. After all, the only Divinity Transformation Level Bear Beast known to exist in the human lands is the one at Kurong Temple.’

But from the very beginning, Fang Qingyuan had always assumed that Ku Rong’s Yin Yang Guardian was a Spirit Beast raised by Monk Ku Rong from a young age, a relationship just like his with Jinbao. Who would have thought that Jinbao’s father would end up as someone else’s Guardian?

In all the expansion wars over the years, during the dozens of campaigns to encircle and suppress Divinity Transformation level Ancient Beasts of the Wilderness, not a single Divinity Transformation Ancient Beast had ever submitted to humans.

They either fought to the death or fled deeper into the Barbaric Wilderness. In short, it was impossible for them to reconcile with humans, let alone become the Guardian of another’s sect.

A Guardian of the Buddhist Family sounded impressive, but in reality, the status wasn’t high.

Furthermore, they had no freedom for their entire lives, forced to remain within the sect, unable to go anywhere.

Fang Qingyuan had thought Jinbao’s father had fled to the Barbaric Wilderness to nurse its wounds. But now it was clear he had been subdued and converted by Monk Ku Rong of Kurong Temple back then.

Thinking of the Buddhist Family’s methods, a chill ran through Fang Qingyuan’s heart. ’Jinbao’s father must have been in great pain when he was converted back then,’ he thought.

Thinking of this, his gaze toward Jinbao’s body filled with a bit more pity.

Its mother was a thousand zhang underground, with only a remnant soul left. Its father was forcibly converted, never to leave for the rest of his life. Despite having such a powerful background, Jinbao could only hang around with a small Foundation Establishment Cultivator like him.

’Fortunately, I’m not so bad myself. For Jinbao, I’m already the best home it could have.’

Fang Qingyuan mulled over these things beside Jinbao. Now that he understood Jinbao’s origins, he had no other thoughts regarding its father.

’The level is too high. I can’t reach it. If I make contact rashly, I could even lose my life.’

’If I can’t control the situation, it’s best not to get involved at all. Steady development is the way to go.’

’Only when I myself become a Divinity Transformation Cultivator will I have the confidence to discuss this matter with Monk Ku Rong. Before that, I’ll let this secret rot in my heart.’

Having made up his mind, Fang Qingyuan quietly left. Jinbao was still sleeping, and it was best not to disturb it too much.

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「Half a month later」, as the Changqing returned once again with a full load, Jinbao quietly opened its eyes in its room within the Immortal Mansion.

Jinbao yawned and sat up on the bed. It rubbed its eyes with its paws, then stood up and began to search for something to eat.

After rummaging through everything, Jinbao sat down dejectedly. Looking at the empty room, it sighed and walked outside.

’I have to go out to eat? What a pain. And Master, honestly, why didn’t he leave anything for me?’

Outside the room was a protective Array, which Fang Qingyuan had set up to prevent other Spirit Beasts in the Immortal Mansion from accidentally wandering in and disturbing Jinbao’s advancement.

Yes, that means you, Nanli!

Looking at the Array before it, Jinbao pouted, then took a single step and passed through it with ease.

During this process, the Array had no effect whatsoever, as if to Jinbao it were nothing more than a curtain of air.

Outside, Jinbao looked around and found itself in a corner of the Immortal Mansion. It had intended to go to the distant Purple Bamboo Forest to find the Bee Queen, but a flash in the corner of its eye revealed a pond shrouded by an Array.

That was where Fang Qingyuan raised the Purple Spirit Crystal Fish. Remembering the beautiful forms of the Spirit Fish, Jinbao couldn’t stop its mouth from watering.

’I’ll just see how big these Spirit Fish have gotten. I definitely won’t eat any.’

With this thought in mind, Jinbao’s feet automatically carried it toward the Array.

Arriving there, the Array that had once given Jinbao a headache was now completely ineffective against it. After circling it for a few steps, Jinbao walked right inside.

Inside the Array, palm-sized purple Spirit Fish swam about leisurely, completely unaware that their natural predator had just entered.

’How long was I asleep? How did these fish get so big?’

Jinbao scooped one up and held it in its palm to examine it closely. Gazing at the mysterious purple patterns on the Spirit Fish, Jinbao was momentarily mesmerized.

When it came to its senses, there seemed to be something in its mouth, and its paw was empty.

’Huh, where’d the fish go?’ Jinbao was baffled. It had no choice but to pick up another one, determined to figure out how the Spirit Fish had disappeared.

This time, Jinbao concentrated. After careful observation, it discovered that the Spirit Fish had jumped into its mouth all by itself.

’Master, you have to believe me,’ Jinbao thought to itself, letting out a satisfied—BURP.