CHAPTER 175: CHAPTER 151 DA BAI’S LIQUOR

"Junior Sister, Junior Sister, how about this Medicine Rabbit? This one can help with planting Spirit Plants and Spiritual Medicine; it can even process Spiritual Medicine. It’s definitely suitable for you," said Chen Jiuge as he cradled a recently-born Medicine Rabbit, energetically making his pitch.

Hua Jianyu’s attention was somewhat scattered until Chen Jiuge almost shoved the rabbit in her face, which brought her back to her senses.

"Junior Sister, are you okay?" asked Chen Jiuge with a hint of suspicion. He wondered if his price was too high.

But for a Fifth Rank Medicine Rabbit, his quote was less than ten thousand Top Grade Spiritual Stones. For a unique Spiritual Beast like this, the price was already quite cheap. Surely not all Disciples from the Flower Fairy Valley could be that poor.

Hua Jianyu’s distraction wasn’t caused by anything else but the Spiritual Beasts that Chen Jiuge was introducing. There were too many, and each one seemed no weaker than the average Disciple from the Flower Fairy Valley, which made Hua Jianyu somewhat embarrassed.

Although the Cultivators of the Flower Fairy Valley were slightly weaker, they generally wouldn’t lose to ordinary Spiritual Beasts in the wild. However, within Chen Jiuge’s Eden Garden, Hua Jianyu felt that if her Sect’s Disciples encountered such Spiritual Beasts, it would be uncertain if they could even escape, especially since these beasts seemed to be selling at quite a reasonable price.

"Senior Brother Chen, do you have any stronger Spiritual Beasts?"

Seeing Hua Jianyu’s seemingly dissatisfied expression, Chen Jiuge narrowed his eyes, thinking rapidly. Could it be that this Junior Sister is someone with a lot of Spirit Stones?

"Come with me, but be careful," Chen Jiuge cautioned.

The True Disciples of the Flower Fairy Valley were mostly in the Mahayana stage, and they had a Secret Technique that could break through to True Immortal. However, this technique was quite difficult to practice. Apart from the True Disciples who could cultivate it, it was hard for others, who would also stay at the Mahayana stage for a long time.

「Ecological Circle」

Ever since those Low Rank Spiritual Beasts in the ecological circle reproduced rapidly, the stronger beasts no longer had to worry about food, so the circle seemed much calmer.

However, those beasts that had survived from the beginning also had very strong combat abilities due to their rich life-and-death battle experiences.

"Senior Brother, what place is this?" inquired Hua Jianyu as she gazed at the impregnable Barrier with some hesitation.

"This is a paradise for the powerful, and hell for the weak," said Da Bai, wearing his self-refined Magic Artifact sunglasses with a serious face.

"Huh, Da Bai, what are you doing here?" Chen Jiuge was a bit speechless seeing Da Bai coming out from inside. This kid seemed to be running around everywhere.

"Never mind that. Bai Ya used to live in the ecological circle too, right? So I just asked Bai Ya to help promote my Magic Artifacts," Da Bai said, taking out a stick and gritting his teeth. "A group of four-armed monkeys placed an order for a lot of stick Magic Artifacts, but when it came time to deliver, they had no Spirit Stones."

"Huh, then why don’t you look very angry?" Chen Jiuge was puzzled.

"I took their monkey wine as debt compensation. For the next hundred years, they have to brew wine for me for free," Da Bai said, grinning as he produced a gourd of monkey wine.

"Today I’m in a good mood, so everyone gets a share! Hey, I haven’t seen this sister before. Well, share and share alike, take this." After passing out the monkey wine, Da Bai hopped away.

"This is your Spiritual Beast, Senior Brother? He’s really quite amusing," laughed Hua Jianyu, looking at the monkey wine in her hand.

"You flatter me, Junior Sister," Chen Jiuge stowed away the wine gourd.

"Well then, Junior Sister, before we go in, you need to tell me what kind of Spiritual Beast you want and what attribute of beast you prefer."

Hua Jianyu was somewhat skeptical. His tone suggested I could pick anything I wanted. Wasn’t that a bit too much to promise?

"It would be best if it has wood or Water Attributes and can take care of Spirit Flowers somewhat. It should be quite strong too," Hua Jianyu stated her rather demanding conditions.

"What about its Cultivation level?" Chen Jiuge suddenly thought of a Spiritual Beast.

"It should at least be at Returning to Void. After all, I myself have already reached Mahayana."

"Then we don’t need to go in. Follow me, Junior Sister."

「Spirit Lake District」

Outside the Spirit Liquid Pool, Chen Jiuge pointed to the Hundred Spirits Turtle standing outside the Barrier, longing in its gaze. "It’s at the peak of Returning to Void in Cultivation, not bad at all. Although its Bloodline has been pushed to the limit, making the chances of becoming immortal not great, it can still gather nearby Spiritual Energy automatically, which is not bad for Spirit Plants.

"Most importantly, it has both water and wood attributes. With some more Spell practice, it should have no trouble taking care of Spirit Flowers."

Looking at that blue-shelled, sorrow-faced Hundred Spirits Turtle in the distance, Hua Jianyu suddenly thought, This Senior Brother couldn’t possibly have something against me—who would suggest a turtle to a girl?

But getting back to essentials, this turtle is quite interesting. Should I buy it?

Considering the command token given by Elder Ye, Hua Jianyu thought it best to consider other options later and declined diplomatically, "Senior Brother, to be honest, Elder Ye gave me a command token, allowing me to choose any Spiritual Beast from the Myriad Beasts Sect, as long as the beast is willing to follow me. So, I think I’d prefer to consider other Spiritual Beasts later."

"So that’s how it is. No problem then," Chen Jiuge said.

"You’re here!" Wudao Tian exclaimed as he approached. "Junior Sister Hua, are you asking Junior Chen about buying a Spiritual Beast? You’ve come to the right person! The talent and potential of the Spiritual Beasts here with Junior Chen are very high, and there are also many rare ones," he praised.

Chen Jiuge explained that Hua Jianyu had received the Great Elder’s command token.

"You’re quite lucky!" Wudao Tian remarked. "You should still try to visit the Main Hall when you get a chance. Most of the Divine Beasts there have parents, though, so taking one with you would be difficult. For a more varied selection, the Four Great Peak Cave Heavens are a good choice. They also have many Divine Beasts, though they only consist of those four types."

"Thanks, Senior Brother. I plan to familiarize myself with the other Spiritual Beasts first before I try," Hua Jianyu said gratefully.

"Sure. Since your Junior Sister also plans to stay here, you two can build a small house for yourselves," Wudao Tian generously declared.

Chen Jiuge listened and really wanted to say, Isn’t this my Eden Garden?

Then Chen Jiuge received a large bag of Spirit Stones from his Eldest Senior Brother. "Junior Brother, sorry to trouble you."

Looking at the full bag of Spirit Stones, Chen Jiuge remarked, "Having Spirit Stones really lets you be willful."

Although the arrival of the two True Disciples from the Flower Fairy Valley did not cause much of a stir, it did spark some gossip within a certain circle, especially since both of them had moved into Chen Jiuge’s Eden Garden. The implication of this stirred people’s imaginations.

「The Past Three Days」

Wudao Tian wasn’t sure if the past three days of his life had been good or bad, but they definitely felt more meaningful than before. This was especially true when, after he finished instructing the Martial Mouse, Die Luowu came forward to wipe his sweat—an intimacy he hadn’t experienced since his Cultivation had reached great heights.

It was the same today. Wudao Tian, brimming with enthusiasm, had just finished the day’s rigorous training with the Martial Mouse. When he turned around, he saw that a woman with a long sword had joined Die Luowu’s side.

"Junior Sister Yue! What brings you here?" Wudao Tian said, somewhat flustered.

Yue Yinghua glanced at Die Luowu holding a towel and then at the sweating Wudao Tian, a faint smile on her lips. "No wonder you weren’t in your crummy Grotto Heaven anymore. It turns out you’re keeping the company of a beauty here."

"Junior Sister Yue, weren’t you sparring with Junior Brother Li Yao?"

"Don’t remind me. After you left, I went to find Li Yao, but after only a few days, that guy holed up in the Green Dragon Secret Realm and wouldn’t come out. Everybody else is gone, except for one freak in the Myriad Insect Valley," Yue Yinghua said, sounding slightly dejected.

"So, Junior Sister, did you come here to unwind this time? I know where to find some good wine. Shall we have a drink?" Wudao Tian invited.

"Sure, I could use a mood lifter."

「Da Bai’s Den」

Inside an unremarkable, pitch-black cave was a spotlessly white and elegantly decorated interior—this was Da Bai’s den.

Ever since Da Bai paid off his debt to Yue Meng, he had taken the time to use Artifact Refining to create a large number of Magic Artifacts to improve his cave mansion environment. In Da Bai’s own words, "An idol’s dwelling must be high-end and classy!"

"This place isn’t bad," Yue Yinghua remarked, thinking The decor really suits my taste.

The three of them continued walking inside for a while until they arrived at the cave’s living room.

At that moment, two small figures and one larger one were drinking wine at the dining table. Judging by their flushed cheeks and the empty wine gourds scattered on the floor, they had clearly consumed quite a bit.

"Da Bai, I’m so envious of you! You even know Artifact Refining. Now that you’re debt-free, you’re truly living the good life for a beast!" the oldest-looking boy, Silver King, said with envy.

I’ve had it so rough lately, even lost my job, all because of those three newly arrived little Dragons. Those three are such gluttons! Even with Chen Jiuge’s help, the Spirit Stones the three little Dragons earn in a day are only enough for them to eat until they’re half-full at best. Desperate to get more Spirit Stones, they even activated their ability to travel through space. Although they can only move a short distance, their speed is much faster than mine, so I lost my job.

Yue Li patted Silver King on the shoulder and said, "No need to worry so much. It’s fine as long as you have enough Spirit Stones. After all, eating and drinking at home doesn’t cost anything."

"But we can’t just eat Spiritual Chicken and Snow Rabbit every day! Now, even eating Red Flame Sheep costs Spirit Stones," Silver King lamented, his heart aching.

"Come on, brothers, let’s have a drink!" Da Bai interrupted, raising his cup.

The Three Beasts were unaware of Wudao Tian and the others’ arrival until the moment they clinked cups and realized three cups had somehow become five.

Da Bai, bewildered, exclaimed, "Why are there five cups? Did I drink too much?"

Following the hands holding the extra cups, he spotted Wudao Tian and the two women. Da Bai leaped back in surprise, landing on one leg like a golden rooster, and shouted, "Halt! Who goes there?"

"It’s Eldest Senior Brother! You scared me! Why didn’t you make a sound?"

Recognizing them as acquaintances, Da Bai relaxed his guard and warmly invited everyone to drink together.

Wudao Tian was very happy at this little drinking gathering; it had dispelled Junior Sister Yue’s intention to challenge him to a duel of Fighting Techniques.

Yue Yinghua also enjoyed herself, thinking, Drinking with these little creatures is quite fun.

Die Luowu was happy too, feeling I’ve gotten closer to Wudao Tian.

Silver King and Yue Li were also pleased. As notoriously poor beasts, the two of them hadn’t had such a satisfying drink in a long time.

Since everyone was happy, there was bound to be one suffering soul—Da Bai.

"The wine? Where’s my Monkey Wine? What happened to my huge pool of Monkey Wine?!" Da Bai wailed, looking at the dried-up wine pool, on the verge of tears.

I just got it less than a day ago, and it’s already gone?