A twenty-year-old woman, no matter how heaven-defying her talent, couldn’t possibly have reached the Void Spirit stage…
He guessed that Feng Qingran must be concealing her aura.
Baili Xuanqing looked at the seven-colored mystical robe Feng Qingran was wearing, his gaze deepening. Such a magical artifact was definitely above the Heaven Grade.
Could it be that this woman wasn’t from Qingzhou?
Baili Xuanqing sized up Feng Qingran but didn’t expose her age.
Rong Zhuofan summoned his contracted beast, gave Fatty Tiger’s head a rub, and watched Feng Qingran warily. If she tried to snatch the strange beast, he’d immediately mount Fatty Tiger and make a run for it.
Fatty Tiger didn’t understand Rong Zhuofan’s thoughts. It scratched the ground with its front paws, digging up a small sprout.
Feng Qingran’s almond-shaped eyes were like crystal—clear, pure, and harmless. She showed a kind smile to the strange beast below.
Was her Fifth Senior Sister’s beast a bit timid?
Feng Qingran sent a telepathic message to Feng Ci, “Feng Ci, can you communicate with it?”
Feng Ci replied sulkily, “No, I don’t like the smell on it! You already have three contracted spirit beasts, aren’t you satisfied yet?”
Feng Qingran: ???
“When did I get three contracted spirit beasts? I only have you and Taotie. Isn’t Wan Ling not contracted yet?” Feng Qingran sensed a hint of jealousy in Feng Ci’s words.
“Hmph! Did you forget about the three eggs in your space?” Feng Ci said through gritted teeth.
Why did it have to end up with such a fickle master?
“Three eggs? Isn’t one of them a dead egg? Weren’t you going to use it as food?” Feng Qingran recalled the egg that the manager of Qinghe Tower had given her.
He’d said the Beast Taming Sect sold the egg to Qinghe Tower, and he thought it was a treasure, so he’d accepted it.
But when she checked, it had no life force; it was a dead egg.
Later, Feng Ci had asked her for it, saying that eating it would supplement its nutrition, so she’d given it to him.
“Hmph! I did intend to eat it, but when I cracked the shell, I realized it was just asleep!” Feng Ci fumed through their telepathic link.
“But I still haven’t formed a contract with it, right?” Feng Qingran said, exasperated.
“No need for you to initiate a contract—it formed the contract with you on its own. It’s just waiting to hatch.” Feng Ci’s tone grew increasingly sour.
Feng Qingran’s luck was just too good. She’d even managed to contract a Divine Phoenix Egg.
The energy inside the Divine Phoenix Egg was abundant, so it would definitely hatch before him!
Feng Ci warned, “Oh, and you should be prepared. The Divine Phoenix and Wan Ling might emerge at the same time. Both of them want to be the ruler of all realms, so they’re both trying to hatch first.”
Feng Qingran: !!!
So, was she supposed to be happy about this?
Or just… happy about this?
“Is there any way to negotiate? Ask them to hold off for a while. I can’t afford to raise them!” Feng Qingran felt a bit frustrated.
If someone else had the chance to contract a Divine Phoenix, they’d be eternally grateful.
But Feng Qingran was different. She saw the reality behind it.
The more powerful the beast, the higher the cost of raising it.
If she wanted to nurture a divine beast herself, she had to be prepared to live on bread and water.
Divine beasts had to eat and drink only the finest things.
If she didn’t raise it well, it could end up malnourished, and its combat power would end up being as weak as a chicken’s…
Feng Ci’s voice rose, “So you want to just take that one down there, all ready-made? Yes, it’s very powerful, an ancient divine beast at that!”
The corner of Feng Qingran’s mouth twitched. “That one belongs to Fifth Senior Sister. I don’t want it.”
This beast, which had lived for over ten thousand years, why was it acting like a little kid?
Feng Ci’s telepathic tone suddenly softened. “So I misunderstood you. I can communicate with it.”
Feng Qingran’s almond-shaped eyes sparkled with a shifting light. “Tell it that when I cause a disturbance later, I need to dig something up.”
Feng Qingran looked down and saw a chubby tiger scratching the ground with its front paws—right where Feng Ci had indicated the Primordial Tree seed was located.
Feng Qingran’s almond-shaped eyes widened. A tiger had appeared out of nowhere, blocking the way!
Swoosh! —
Everyone only felt something flash before their eyes and fall into the dark pit.
Just then—
Feng Qingran descended on her flying sword, landing with a natural air of ethereal elegance.
When Rong Zhuofan saw Feng Qingran land in front of him, he grabbed Fatty Tiger and backed up a few steps.
Fatty Tiger, however, seemed unwilling. Rong Zhuofan kicked Fatty Tiger on its rear.
Roar! —
Fatty Tiger let out a loud roar.
There was something good there! It wanted to dig it up and eat it!
But Feng Qingran stepped forward and planted her foot right where Fatty Tiger had been digging.
Fatty Tiger reacted even more fiercely, roaring at Feng Qingran. This person was definitely trying to steal its find! Master, hurry up and chase her away!
Rong Zhuofan didn’t understand Fatty Tiger’s thoughts. He attributed the tiger’s strange behavior entirely to Feng Qingran’s presence.
“Um, Miss, sorry about that. This saber-toothed tiger doesn’t eat people.” Rong Zhuofan’s beard bristled slightly as he spoke.
Feng Qingran said coolly, “No matter.”
Roar! —
This bad woman wanted to steal its treasure!
Smack! —
Rong Zhuofan slapped Fatty Tiger on the head. “Roar again, and I’ll send you back to be bred when we get home!”
Fatty Tiger immediately backed down. Those tigresses were way scarier!
“Miss, what exactly did you just throw down there?” Xiao Qingfeng interrupted, trying to steer the conversation.
Feng Qingran turned her head to look at Xiao Qingfeng, her expression cold. “Just some dust.”
Everyone stared wide-eyed: Her ability to lie with a straight face was really something else!
“You don’t believe me?” Feng Qingran’s tone was icy. “If you don’t believe me, go down and see for yourselves.”
