Chapter 363
Chapter 363: Resurrection
Chapter 363
Sitting on top of the Golden-Scaled Bull, the two of them continued deeper into the Forest of Darkness . It seemed what Long Chen wanted to find could only be found in its depths .
On the way, Lu Fang-er taught Long Chen a bunch of mon knowledge that had to do with being a Beast Tamer, giving him a more profound understanding of the profession .
At the same time, he understood why Lu Fang-er had released her two Magical Beasts . The truth was that her soul energy was limited, and she was only able to open four spiritual spaces to control a maximum of four Magical Beasts .
If it was just opening spiritual spaces, then Lu Fang-er would be able to open up many more of them . But with her current soul energy, she was unable to control so many Magical Beasts .
If a person ordinarily possessed one hundred percent of their soul energy, then in parison, she required ninety-nine percent of her soul energy to control her Magical Beasts . Without enough soul energy, the slave imprints on her Magical Beasts would loosen, and then there was no way for her to control them perfectly . If at that time her Magical Beasts rebelled, they would kill her in order to regain their freedom .
Only then did Long Chen realize why it was no wonder Magical Beasts and their masters felt no trust towards each other . Let alone feelings of friendship, it seemed more like they were constantly scheming against each other .
From what Lu Fang-er explained, Long Chen began to sympathise with the Beast Tamer profession . During battle, they wouldn’t just need to defend against bat, but also against rebellion from their own Magical Beasts . That was definitely tiring .
This was why Long Chen and Little Snow’s relationship that didn’t rely on a spiritual contract, but purely on an emotional and mental connection, had pletely shocked Lu Fang-er . However, that kind of life and death trust between the two of them also deeply moved her .
But that kind of trust was far too difficult to establish . Whether it was humans or Magical Beasts, who would be willing to sacrifice their lives and unconditionally entrust their own lives to another?
“Long Chen, since you didn’t place a spiritual imprint on Little Snow, Little Snow’s bat ability isn’t restricted, and so it is really a good thing .
“Furthermore, if someone wants to steal Little Snow from you, they would first automatically attempt to remove Little Snow’s original spiritual imprint . You aren’t a Beast Tamer, so if you had placed a spiritual imprint, it would have been easily broken by anyone who knew what they were doing .
“When senior apprentice-brother Qi saw you were unable to block his spiritual attack, he could easily tell you only knew a few crude soul arts . That was why he wanted to erase your spiritual imprint .
“When a Magical Beast’s spiritual imprint is erased, the Magical Beast’s soul will receive a heavy impact and it will lose consciousness, losing the ability to resist . At that time, it would be easy to subdue . ” As they travelled, Lu Fang-er told Long Chen some ordinary knowledge that pertained to Beast Tamers .
From that, Lu Fang-er learned that Long Chen had used the simplest, crudest method to open his spiritual space . She hadn’t been able to hold back imparting some foundational techniques to Long Chen .
Long Chen was a powerful pill cultivator, and his Spiritual Strength made him strong enough to be a Beast Tamer . That was why Lu Fang-er now went against her sect’s rules and secretly taught Long Chen several secret techniques .
It had to be known that the Wind Spirit Pavilion kept its secret soul arts under tight wraps . If the sect learned Lu Fang-er had done this, she would be harshly punished .
Long Chen had not found a single secret manual within senior apprentice-brother Qi’s spatial ring that pertained to soul arts . Just that was enough for Long Chen to guess how closely their sect guarded their soul arts .
A sect’s secret techniques were that sect’s inheritance . Even the Xuantian Monastery prevented its disciples from spreading its sect’s secret techniques . The punishment for breaking that rule was heavy .
The Wind Spirit Pavilion’s disciples were all soul cultivators, and such cultivators were extremely rare . There were very few manuals pertaining to soul cultivation . So the most basic, crudest soul arts Long Chen had found in the monastery had cost him tens of thousands of points .
Although Lu Fang-er feigned being relaxed as she taught Long Chen these things, she was unable to conceal her apprehensiveness from Long Chen .
Long Chen was extremely grateful for this action of hers . He truly was in great need of this knowledge . Otherwise, even with his powerful Spiritual Strength, without ways to use it, he would naturally suffer once he met a true expert in that area .
According to Lu Fang-er, the Wind Spirit Pavilion’s soul arts were closely guarded, and even she had only e into contact with some of the more basic ones .
There were more profound soul arts that she didn’t have the qualifications to train in . Only geniuses like Feng Xiao-zi and Meng Qi had access to them .
But even so, Long Chen had gained a great deal . He was shocked to find there were so many ways to use Spiritual Strength .
On the other hand, Lu Fang-er was even more shocked by Long Chen’s abnormal prehension skills . As long as she taught him the circulation method of Spiritual Strength, Long Chen would easily grasp it .
In fact, Long Chen began to bring up theories and understandings that even made Lu Fang-er’s eyes open wide . Once Long Chen grasped the basics, he would immediately think of other possible tricks that could be used similarly .
He proposed concepts that were pletely unimaginable to her . And yet, they did seem to correlated to the basic principles she had taught him . But she had never even imagined such things .
“Long Chen, if I didn’t know your background, I would definitely think you had already learned all these soul arts and were just purposely teasing me,” sighed Lu Fang-er .
Long Chen felt some embarrassment . This was his first time ing into contact with true soul arts, and he found them to be all too miraculous, and so he had involuntarily begun to e up with all kinds of thoughts .
Long Chen had never been the kind of person to stick to the well-established rules and customs . All kinds of wild concepts filled his head . Now some of them had unexpectedly leaked out .
He scolded himself for wanting to learn how to run before even learning how to walk . He was definitely overestimating his own abilities . “I just like to let my imagination run wild, so don’t take offense . ”
“You misunderstand . I’m not angry . Your prehension skills towards soul arts are just too shocking . Although these are all just introductory soul arts for true soul cultivators, the speed at which you prehend them is terrifying . It feels like quite a blow to me,” laughed Lu Fang-er a bit bitterly .
These ‘introductory’ soul arts were all foundational techniques that included a wide range of topics involving soul energy . There were ways to nourish, export, control, and erupt out with soul energy . These techniques had required half a year for Lu Fang-er to just barely be able to control them .
Although Lu Fang-er had never viewed herself as being extremely talented, she was still above average in the Wind Spirit Pavilion . Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had the qualifications to enter the Jiuli secret realm .
And yet, in front of Long Chen, she felt as if her own skills had received a huge blow . Although she knew Long Chen was a pill cultivator and his Spiritual Strength wouldn’t be lacking, Long Chen had only just started learning about this topic . Just his prehension skills had given her a heavy blow . Was he some kind of genius from legends?
“There’s people ahead . ”
Long Chen had been in the midst of trying to think of a way to change this awkward topic when several figures appeared in front of them .
There were a total of four people . One of them was an ordinary core disciple, while the other three were Favored . Their auras were extremely stable, making their strength very stable .
In front of the four of them lay a huge Magical Beast . Long Chen was astonished to see that it was a fourth rank Magical Beast .
Fourth rank Magical Beasts were all powerful . From their postures, it was obvious this Magical Beast had been killed by just the four of them .
“You don’t need to be surprised . That’s just a Black-Tooth Porcupine . It’s one of the weakest existences amongst fourth rank Magical Beasts . It’s normal for it to be killed by them,” explained Lu Fang-er when she saw Long Chen’s astonished expression .
As a Beast Tamer, her ability in identifying Magical Beasts was number one . She would even be able to recognize some Magical Beasts that only existed in legends just based on their outer form .
Furthermore, dhe not only knew their names, she also knew their ranks, techniques, attacking methods, and weak points . That was the knowledge all Beast Tamers consumed in preparation for the future .
Long Chen hadn’t been able to recognize it, but Lu Fang-er had seen through it with just a glance . This Magical Beast was the weakest possible kind of fourth rank Magical Beast . It couldn’t even pare to her two old housepets, let alone the Scarlet Blaze Lion .
The fact that their group was able to kill it without losing a single member definitely meant they weren’t weak, but there was nothing overly shocking about it .
They had just finished cutting open its head and taking out its crystal core when they suddenly saw Long Chen and Lu Fang-er .
With Long Chen present, Lu Fang-er had no worries about safety . Atop the Golden-Scaled Bull, the two of them were both very safe .
Magical Beasts that were a lower rank than it would all flee in fright . As for Magical Beasts on the same level as it, Long Chen would naturally handle them .
“That little fellow seems to be the person in the photographic jades . ” The four of them stared closely at the two of them .
“You’re right, it’s him . That brat really does have luck with woman . Another woman’s in his hands, and she’s so beautiful . ” One of the Favored swallowed when he saw Lu Fang-er’s face .
They glanced at each other and sinister smiles appeared on their faces . They slowly approached the two of them .
Just what kind of person was Long Chen? Just from a look at their gazes, he knew what these idiots were thinking .
From their robes, he could see they all came from the same Righteous sect . But he didn’t recognize the particular sect marking on their robes .
Seeing the four of them approach them, Lu Fang-er ordered her Magical Beasts to stop . She cautiously looked at the four of them . “Four senior apprentice-brothers from the Cloud Returning Cave, the two of us only ran into you by chance here . We harbor no malice . ”
The Favored at the front replied, “Junior apprentice-sister, you don’t need to be afraid . As fellow members of the Righteous path, we definitely won’t harm you . We’ll rescue you from this pervert’s hands . ”
“You’ve misunderstood . I am friends with Long Chen, and we’re just exploring . What rescue are you talking about?”
Long Chen merely sat on the bull’s back without saying anything . He just watched as these four people surrounded them, simply smiling slightly from the start .
“Junior apprentice-sister from the Wind Spirit Pavilion, you don’t need to be afraid . Although Long Chen is despicable and shameless, vicious and malicious, with the four of us present, he definitely won’t be able to harm even a single hair on your head . ” The head Favored then pointed at Long Chen and cursed, “Brazen Long Chen, you rape women, and then massacre fellow Righteous disciples . Today the four of us will take the place of the Heavenly Daos to punish you . Do you have anything to say? Don’t think the four of us don’t know you’ve seized this woman and are forcing her to speak for you . If you’re smart, you’ll immediately release this junior apprentice-sister . Otherwise, the four of will have to hack you into a thousand pieces and turn your bones to ashes . ”
Lu Fang-er’s expression sunk and she icily said, “You really are just deliberately provoking us . I’ve already said we’re friends . Why do you keep talking about rescue?”
“Don’t be afraid junior apprentice-sister . We definitely won’t let you be degenerated by this pervert,” said the Favored Righteously .
As they had conversed, the four of them had been constantly moving . Now there were just thirty meters from the Golden-Scaled Bull . Suddenly, one of them shouted, “Now!”
A ball shot out towards the Golden-Scaled Bull’s head . When it was less than a couple meters away, it exploded, releasing a yellow powder . A faint smell filled the air .