Zhou Zhuqing was a child from a prestigious immortal family, so naturally he knew what they had done.

He looked at Lin Chen in disbelief and said, "You actually signed a contract with a little cub? Do you know how expensive it is to raise a spiritual beast?"

"What? More expensive than those sixty women?" Lin Chen retorted.

"Of course, they only want spiritual herbs! You're finished, you're in trouble!" Zhou Zhuqing sympathetically looked at him.

Now, his wallet was truly unable to hold up.

This unlucky thing was burning money?

Lin Chen regretted it a little.

But just after signing the contract, it was absolutely impossible for him to regret and back out.

"Village Chief, all the troubles in this village are caused by this little thing. Why don't you hand him over to us? This way, we can ensure the safety of the village," Lin Chen said to the Village Chief.

He reached out to undo the iron chain.

"Be careful, this thing bites!" The Village Chief exclaimed in shock.

But soon, he froze.

How could this be?

The little thing that was fierce just a moment ago was now obediently lying in Lin Chen's arms, motionless.

Could it be that it sensed the immortal energy on Lin Chen and became docile?

In this day and age, even animals have learned to judge people?

Zhou Zhuqing explained to the Village Chief, reinforced the barrier, and then left with Lin Chen.

Since they had already obtained the divine beast, there was no need to continue to Baolai Mountain.

"Little thing, can you send signals to your subordinates?" Lin Chen asked.

"I am not a little thing, I am..."

"Alright, alright, whatever you are." Lin Chen impatiently waved his hand.

Zhou Zhuqing glanced at him and said, "This monster is just a newly born cub. Even if we bring it back now, we won't be able to raise it. You should just release it."

"Release it? Then wouldn't I have wasted my efforts?"

"You have already signed the contract, so you can summon it anytime. It doesn't matter whether you keep it by your side or not. Besides, you're as poor as can be right now. How can you support this little thing?"

You can do that?

Although he had been in the Eternal Immortal Sect for ten years, as a waste without spiritual roots, he was not qualified to attend classes, so he was completely ignorant.

Of course, he didn't know that a spiritual beast could be raised like this.

He frowned at Zhou Zhuqing and said helplessly, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"You didn't ask me, did you?" Zhou Zhuqing shrugged and looked at him.

At this moment, the little thing in his arms struggled and ran away like a gust of wind, quickly disappearing.

Looking at his empty hands, Lin Chen furrowed his brows and said, "I've been busy for half a day, and I'm going back empty-handed?"

"How could you be empty-handed?" Zhou Zhuqing laughed and said, "Don't you still have a little thing that you signed a contract with?"

Oh, right, he gained a divine beast!

He sighed and looked at the palm of his hand, where a red thread had appeared.

This was the witness of the contract.

But soon, he felt that something was not quite right inside his body.

Then, his True Qi purified, and he himself became different.

"You...you actually improved your spiritual roots at this time? Sit down quickly and cultivate!" Zhou Zhuqing looked at him in astonishment.

Lin Chen didn't expect this damn system to do such a thing in this desolate place.

Afraid that Lin Chen's temperament and luck would be unstable, Zhou Zhuqing quickly helped him cultivate and protect him.

With Zhou Zhuqing's help, Lin Chen's cultivation became much simpler.

Time flew by.

Three days later, Lin Chen finally opened his eyes.

Zhou Zhuqing was also extremely exhausted. She looked at Lin Chen and asked, "Why did you enhance your spiritual roots like this?"

"Roar!"

A roar interrupted Zhou Zhuqing's voice.

What was that?

Almost instinctively, Zhou Zhuqing stood up. But after three days of protection, she had already depleted her energy and had nothing left in her body.

"Yes, it's the Nine-Headed Bird!"

Lin Chen took a closer look and immediately recognized it.

He had seen it in the atlas before!

"Run!" Without hesitation, Lin Chen grabbed Zhou Zhuqing's hand and turned to run.

Zhou Zhuqing couldn't believe that Lin Chen was so cowardly.

The first reaction when encountering a demonic beast should be to fight, not to run away.

Is this what a cultivator should do?

They only had two legs, but the Nine-Headed Bird not only had nine heads but also a pair of wings. It quickly caught up to them.

Zhou Zhuqing couldn't keep up and fell to the ground.

"You go first!"

She took a deep breath and used her energy to resist the pressure from the Nine-Headed Bird.

The Nine-Headed Bird was a cultivated demonic beast, so it could naturally distinguish who was an easy target.

It went straight for Zhou Zhuqing.

There was no way to dodge it!

Lin Chen gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and used his energy to attack the Nine-Headed Bird.

He cultivated the Spring after Withered Wood technique.

This was a martial art technique that extended one's lifespan, so he really didn't know how to use it in a fight.

He could only rely on instinct to attack the Nine-Headed Bird. If that didn't work, he would use his aura to kill it!

But soon, he realized something was wrong.

Because the attack he had put all his strength into created a vine in mid-air, which tightly entangled the Nine-Headed Bird.

This... was also possible?

So, Spring after Withered Wood meant this?

Lin Chen didn't have time to think about it and quickly grabbed Zhou Zhuqing, continuing to run.

His cultivation level was not strong enough to completely restrain the Nine-Headed Bird.

Zhou Zhuqing looked at him in disbelief. "You have martial arts techniques?"

"Why are you still talking about this at a time like this?"

"Run!"

Lin Chen wished he had more legs.

"You can transform vines, why don't you let the vines carry us and fly?" Zhou Zhuqing was really defeated by this person's foolishness.

Right!

Lin Chen quickly used his energy to create another vine.

This vine quickly absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and grew rapidly, directly sending them out of the barrier.

Inside the barrier, the Nine-Headed Bird couldn't fly out and could only stare helplessly.

Finally, the two of them had a moment to catch their breath.

Zhou Zhuqing looked at Lin Chen, who was covered in sweat, and laughed. "You said you were so timid, why didn't you abandon me?"

"You're so beautiful, if I abandoned you, wouldn't I be at a loss?" Lin Chen was quite tired and sat down on the ground.

As soon as he sat down, he felt that his True Qi had become much richer, and even the restraints on his body had lessened.

He furrowed his brows and used his energy to investigate. "I... I seem to have broken through. I'm now at the Qi Refining stage, the fourth level."

"What did you say?" Zhou Zhuqing took a closer look. "It's true, your speed is quite fast!"

The Qi Refining stage had a total of five levels, and he had already reached the fourth level. At this rate, he would soon cultivate to the Foundation Building stage.

However...

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