37: Conquer the Iron-eating Beast Komatsu

Lin Yucheng was speechless to death at this moment; hunting Yao Beasts in the Qingyang Mountain Range was no child's play.

Life is only once; if you joke around with it, then you are a joke.

But Lin Yongrong was, after all, his nephew, and he was also the captain of the Hunting Demon Team.

There was no other way; he had to bring Lin Yongrong back and lead the team to a safe retreat.

At this moment, they had even given up on the hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, which showed Lin Yongrong's ignorance.

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Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, shrouded in mist, was like a fairyland.

Lin Yongmao had been very diligent recently; he cleared and leveled many rocky lands, spread low-grade spirit soil, and transformed them into spirit fields.

Originally, there was no need to plant so many spiritual plants, because even if they were grown, they couldn't be sold.

However, ever since he cultivated the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art, the number of spiritual plants required had increased day by day.

As his Meridians continuously strengthened, his efficiency in absorbing the Xuan Ling Qi from the spiritual plants also became higher and higher; he could even consume and digest several thousand catties of spirit rice in a single day.

The most significant change brought about by Xuan Ling Qi forging the body was the accelerated Cultivation speed.

Originally, when cultivating the Azure Wood Art, the spiritual power flowing through his entire body's Meridians would often encounter various obstacles, but after the Meridians were strengthened, it became much smoother.

The Cultivation speed was at least more than twice as fast as before.

While cultivating the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art, Lin Yongmao discovered that spirit gathering grass contained more Xuan Ling Qi than spirit rice.

The energy in spirit gathering grass, which was difficult for the human body to absorb, could be transformed into Xuan Ling Qi through the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art, thereby nourishing the Meridians.

Lin Yongmao thought to himself, "System, I want to check in."

"Check-in successful. Congratulations, you have received [Low Grade Spirit Spring] x 1."

The Low Grade Spirit Spring water obtained from the check-in was used by Lin Yongmao to brew thousand-year cloud mist tea.

The tea aroma permeated the air, intoxicating.

After the Cloud Mist Tea entered his stomach, a cool sensation spread throughout Lin Yongmao's body, and he entered an ethereal state, as if everything around him was within his grasp.

"Boom!"

Lin Yongmao suddenly felt enlightened; the Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness continuously strengthened, and even began to undergo a qualitative change.

A formless consciousness left his body.

Divine Sense leaving the body!

This was the Divine Sense strength of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

Although Lin Yongmao's Cultivation was only at the sixth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, his Divine Sense strength had already reached the Early Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Divine Sense that left his body was like a scanner; subtle things around him could be seen:

the thinness of the mist, the dew-covered leaves of the spirit gathering grass, the texture of the rocks...

And it was 360 degrees without blind spots.

This was simply too miraculous; Lin Yongmao seemed to have discovered a new continent.

Just as he was enthusiastically continuing to extend his Divine Sense to a greater distance, a wave of fatigue and weakness washed over him.

The formless Divine Sense automatically returned to his Sea of Consciousness.

"It seems that even Divine Sense at the Foundation Establishment Stage cannot remain outside the body for long. I still need to use it carefully. However, I can now look for a Divine Sense attack-type secret art."

Lin Yongmao looked a bit tired, so he drank the remaining half-pot of Cloud Mist Tea in one gulp.

His originally fatigued spirit instantly recovered.

This Cloud Mist Tea was truly too precious; besides enhancing Divine Sense, it could also restore Divine Sense.

Then it was time to contract the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast.

Lin Yongmao released the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast from the Spirit Beast Pouch.

He had completely ignored this Spirit-devouring Iron Beast these past few days, not even giving it any food, plus it had been subjected to a Restriction by Lin Yubai.

The Spirit-devouring Iron Beast lay weakly on the ground, its small eyes filled with resentment.

It was unwilling to be enslaved by an immortal cultivator.

Lin Yongmao looked at this Spirit-devouring Iron Beast; its appearance was quite adorable, closely resembling a squirrel.

However, it was much larger than a squirrel and had a pair of sharp tusks, sharp enough to cleave gold and crack stone.

Therefore, the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast could traverse underground, easily excavate Ore, and even feed on rare Ore.

Lin Yongmao continuously cast hand seals, which was precisely the [Spirit Binding Contract] he had already mastered.

A drop of essence blood was forced out from his finger, and he used his Divine Sense that had left his body to guide the essence blood into a unique imprint.

This imprint was pressed onto the forehead of the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast, which had lost its ability to resist.

"Spirit Binding Contract, complete!"

The unique imprint formed by the Spirit Binding Contract controlled the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast's Divine Soul; no matter how fiercely it struggled, it was useless.

A wisp of Divine Soul was extracted, and Lin Yongmao enveloped it with his own Divine Sense, bringing it into his Sea of Consciousness.

The Spirit-devouring Iron Beast nearly died and was now looking pitifully at Lin Yongmao.

Its originally fierce eyes now held a hint of fawning.

"It seems the Spirit Binding Contract was successful. I can already perceive some of the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast's emotions."

Lin Yongmao was overjoyed; with the Divine Sense strength of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, he had indeed successfully subdued the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast.

This was a first-order eighth-level Spirit-devouring Iron Beast!

Lin Yongmao removed the Restriction that had been placed on its body, and only then did the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast slowly begin to circulate its own energy to recover.

Lin Yongmao then took out some spirit gathering grass to feed it.

[Spirit-devouring Iron Beast]:

Cultivation: First-order eighth-level

Attributes: Metal, Earth

Growth Stage: Juvenile

Current Status: Weak, Hungry, Fearful

Skills: Hardening, Earth Escape

Description: The tusks and claws of the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast are strong enough to cleave gold and crack stone, making them excellent miners. However, they usually do not leave the Ore behind but consume it as their food.

Lin Yongmao gently stroked the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast's head; a furry sensation transmitted to his palm.

"From now on, you'll be called Little Pine, since you resemble a squirrel so much!"

"Little Pine, from now on, you'll have endless spirit gathering grass to eat. You must grow well and Breakthrough to the second order as soon as possible."

Lin Yongmao planned to send it to mine after it had rested, and he would definitely not allow it to eat any of the Spirit Stone it mined.

It just so happened that he had planted so much spirit gathering grass, and spirit gathering grass also contained energy suitable for Spirit Beast growth, which was better than Spirit Stone Ore.

Lin Yongmao brought Little Pine to the small Spirit Stone mine and said to it, "You'll live here from now on. I'll come every day to collect the Spirit Stone you dig out."

He then added, "You're not allowed to touch the other spiritual plants in the spirit fields, but you can eat as much spirit gathering grass as you want. This is much better than cultivating in the wild."

Lin Yongmao instructed the Spirit-devouring Iron Beast. The Spirit-devouring Iron Beast's original fear slowly subsided, and it thought that perhaps following this immortal cultivator wasn't such a bad thing after all.

It began to dig a hole and make its home within the small Spirit Stone vein.

Aside from collecting Spirit Stone Ore in a fixed amount each day, it could use all its remaining time for Cultivation, which was much better than surviving in the wild.

The Qingyang Mountain Range was full of dangers; even a Yao Beast might encounter a natural enemy and, if not careful, be eaten by a stronger Yao Beast.