57: Chapter 57 Multiple Advancements
"This kid is actually practicing three professions simultaneously?" Qi Zhan saw through Chi Anlin's secret at a glance; at his realm, the breath concealing ring was completely useless.
He could feel a tide of spiritual energy within Chi Anlin's body that far exceeded what he could withstand. If left alone, he would likely explode and die.
Without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed, pulling Chi Anlin directly in front of him. Qi Zhan's body took flight once more, vanishing from the spot instantly.
The next moment, Chi Anlin appeared in a room filled with spiritual energy. This was a cultivation room opened by the Jinyuan Chamber of Commerce for cultivators, and it was the highest-grade one in the Jinyuan Chamber of Commerce.
By now, Chi Anlin had lost consciousness. Qi Zhan placed his hand gently on Chi Anlin's back and began to clear his spiritual energy.
"Did he contract a soul beast far beyond his own strength...?" Qi Zhan's gaze sharpened. This situation wasn't unheard of. Many people born with powerful mental strength naturally didn't want to contract low-level demonic beasts, but they never considered that their own strength was too low to handle the spiritual energy transferred from the beast.
Although a Beast Tamer's own combat power was relatively low, if their demonic beasts leveled up quickly, their own strength would also see a significant boost. However, they were simply no match for other professional cultivators of the same rank.
Using his own spiritual energy to smooth out the violent energy within Chi Anlin's body, Qi Zhan sighed. He knew of Chi Xueyue, but he hadn't expected the Chi Family to produce two geniuses.
Just how strong is this guy's mental strength to be able to contract a soul beast of this level?
Curiously probing Chi Anlin's sea of consciousness, Qi Zhan froze.
He saw three marks floating above Chi Anlin's sea of consciousness.
One mark was like a great sun, situated in the very center of the sea of consciousness, radiating mental power in all directions and strengthening Chi Anlin's sea of consciousness.
Another mark carried an intent of extreme cold, continuously sending spiritual energy to nourish Chi Anlin's meridians and dantian.
As for the final golden mark, he didn't quite understand it; it was a golden mouse. It showed no fluctuations, yet it gave him a very peculiar feeling in some inexplicable way.
Three soul beasts?
Qi Zhan stopped his probe of Chi Anlin. These three soul beasts were all of special types, different from the contracts he had known before.
In a typical Beast Tamer's contract, aside from feeding back energy, the demonic beast cannot nourish the Beast Tamer themselves. Only special demonic beasts can affect the Beast Tamer's body.
With just these three soul beasts, Chi Anlin was enough to look down on the geniuses of his generation. Qi Zhan had a premonition that the path this little fellow could walk would be much longer than his own.
After thinking for a moment, Qi Zhan took out a golden petal, dissolved it with spiritual energy, and merged it into Chi Anlin's body.
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While Qi Zhan was stabilizing Chi Anlin's meridians, Xiao Xing crawled out tremblingly. Catching a glimpse of Qi Zhan's face, its fur immediately stood on end.
"Oh my god! This guy's face looks so mean!" The Treasure-Seeking Mouse quickly ran to the side, trying to escape the room.
Sorry, Little An, your Little Mouse will go find the Big Dumb Wolf to avenge you!
But in the next second, it stopped.
A pile of spirit stones caught its eye. The Treasure-Seeking Mouse took a deep breath. Humans die for wealth, and birds die for food; this Little Mouse cannot be seduced by these spirit stones...
"Squeak squeak! They're all mine!" The Treasure-Seeking Mouse pounced on the pile of spirit stones.
With bloodshot eyes, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse prepared to stuff the spirit stones into its mouth. It could feel that the spiritual energy in these things far exceeded second-grade spirit stones; they were worth a lot of money!
Just then, it was suddenly suspended in mid-air. In the distance, Qi Zhan looked at it somewhat speechlessly. He had sensed the presence of this Little Mouse long ago, but he hadn't expected it to be so bold.
Although he had many of these spirit stones, with the Treasure-Seeking Mouse's current cultivation, it would definitely explode if it swallowed one.
Feeling Qi Zhan's gaze, Xiao Xing turned around stiffly.
Xiao Xing's expression: (」゜ロ゜)」———●ㄇ●———╥﹏╥
Qi Zhan shook his head, no longer paying attention to the hamster that was acting cute, and continued to clear Chi Anlin's spiritual energy.
Streams of spiritual energy flowed to all parts of his body. Soon, the aura on Chi Anlin changed, as he stepped directly into the Mortal Rank Seventh Stage.
Yet, that spiritual energy was only a quarter consumed, so Qi Zhan had to continue guiding it for Chi Anlin.
On the other side, Xiao Xing breathed a sigh of relief after realizing Qi Zhan was no longer paying it any mind.
Looking at the unreachable spirit stones before it, its little heart ached slightly.
No, even if I can't eat the spirit stones, this Little Mouse has to absorb a bit more.
Thus, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse put in all its effort and began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.
At this moment, inside the beast taming pouch, a large surge of spiritual energy poured into Xiao Yue's body, ravaging its meridians.
Xiao Yue's meridians rapidly recovered after shattering, and its aura grew stronger and stronger.
While absorbing this spiritual energy, a small flame ignited within Xiao Yue's ice-blue eyes, flickering slightly.
Xiao Yue's aura grew stronger until it finally broke through a critical point, entering the mortal rank eighth stage.
Cultivation room...
Qi Zhan's expression changed. A surge of spiritual energy carrying an icy intent inexplicably appeared in Chi Anlin's dantian, actually following the meridians and enveloping them entirely.
Just what secrets does this guy have on him!
Generally speaking, the demonic beasts contracted by a Beast Tamer are of the same attribute to avoid attribute conflicts when spiritual energy pours in.
The massive surge of spiritual energy from before was non-attribute, which was already somewhat inconceivable to Qi Zhan, but this time, it was ice-attribute energy...
Chi Anlin's dantian and meridians were all dyed blue. That violent spiritual energy also quieted down, quickly merging with the ice-attribute energy and being absorbed by Chi Anlin.
Before long, the aura on Chi Anlin changed once more, reaching the mortal rank eighth stage!
At this time, Chi Anlin's physical body was like a piece of dried-out wood, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.
Even though this amount of spiritual energy was only a drop in the bucket for the entire cultivation room, Qi Zhan still couldn't stop the surprise in his heart.
"Some kind of body-tempering technique?" Qi Zhan's eyes flickered. He hadn't expected that by doing a friend a favor, he would end up finding a treasure!
Thinking of something else, Qi Zhan sighed. Lin University was no match for Military University. This kid was such a monster that he feared they wouldn't be able to snatch him away from those old fogies at Military University.
Let's build a good relationship then.
A pile of medicinal herbs appeared in the cultivation room. Qi Zhan used his spiritual energy to transform them into a pool of medicinal liquid, which he then merged into Chi Anlin's body.
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Chi Anlin opened his eyes again, and everything in sight was unfamiliar.
Crystal-clear spirit stones radiated a white luster. Chi Anlin swallowed hard. He could feel the surging spiritual energy within these stones; they were definitely high-grade spirit stones!
"Awake?" A deep, powerful voice came from behind him. Chi Anlin hurriedly turned his head.
"Thank you, Lord Tiger War King, for saving my life!" Although he had been unconscious, he still had a slight impression. If it hadn't been for this person's intervention, he might have exploded directly.
Speaking of which, the Queen Ant's spiritual energy is truly terrifying...