Cultivation Begins From The Desert

Although the Eagle Lion Beast is quite intelligent, it's clearly impossible for it to understand the meaning of some of Zhouyang's master's words.

But that's okay, it just needs to grasp Zhouyang's determination.

After understanding Zhouyang's resolve to have it choose the Wind Shadow Leopard as a mate, although it was very unwilling in its heart, it still had to obey the hateful master's order and lunged towards the trembling Wind Shadow Leopard on the grass.

The Wind Shadow Leopard was only a Tier Three Lower Grade Demon Beast, and it could resist Zhouyang, this alien human, to the end, fighting to the death.

But it couldn't resist the assault of the Tier Three High-Grade Demon Beast, Eagle Lion Beast.

The Eagle Lion Beast, with its savage and domineering behavior, used straightforward means to simply and directly inform Zhouyang, this master, of one thing: what love between demon beasts, or rather, mating rights meant!

In the world of demon beasts, there's not much lovey-dovey stuff.

Or rather, a strong one wanting to exercise mating rights over a weaker one doesn't need to spend much effort to please.

To the Wind Shadow Leopard, the Eagle Lion Beast was the strong one, and being strong meant having mating rights over the weak if it wished!

This is the mate-selection view of demon beasts.

In Zhouyang's dumbfounded gaze, a spicy scene unfolded on the grass.

Demon beasts apparently don't understand what shame is, at least the Eagle Lion Beast doesn't.

It faithfully carried out its master's order, using what it considered the fastest, most direct, and most effective way to conquer the Wind Shadow Leopard, a female leopard it found somewhat unattractive.

"Spit, how dare you say you're not lusting after its body? If you're not lusting after its body, why are you so enthusiastic about it?"

Looking at that somewhat spicy scene in the distance, Zhouyang held endless contempt for the Eagle Lion Beast in his heart.

Demon beasts are just demon beasts, too crude!

He turned his head away, not wanting to see that shameful, spicy scene again.

How did he end up raising such a crude, savage pet!

But he could avoid looking, not listening was another matter.

In his eavesdropping, he only felt the Wind Shadow Leopard's sobbing roars, filled with reluctance and indignation at first, gradually leave only a slightly dissatisfied and painful low roar.

In the end, not knowing if he heard wrong, Zhouyang actually detected a hint of comfort in the Wind Shadow Leopard's roars.

Moreover, through some vague connection with the Eagle Lion Beast, he sensed its emotions seemed to have more excitement and satisfaction.

"Is it over?"

After sensing the strange emotions from the Eagle Lion Beast's side, he murmured quietly to himself.

Sure enough, not long after, he heard the Eagle Lion Beast let out a long whistle filled with joyful excitement.

Zhouyang calculated the time and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Goodness!

Isn't it said that feline animals have a very short mating duration?

Why could the Eagle Lion Beast and the Wind Shadow Leopard last for three quarters of an hour?

Could it be that after becoming demon beasts, their physical strength and stamina increased?

Uh, if that's true, would it be the same for cultivators whose bodies have been tempered through cultivation?

By the end of it, Zhouyang actually felt a bit excited and expectant.

At this time, the finished Eagle Lion Beast already brought the Wind Shadow Leopard in front of Zhouyang, this master, with a bite, then stepped on the Wind Shadow Leopard, signaling to Zhouyang that the task had been completed.

Zhouyang glanced at the Eagle Lion Beast, which was clearly not in the right state, knowing this beast had just exhausted itself and was in a daze, so he didn't bother with its rude attitude.

Then he turned his gaze to the Wind Shadow Leopard beneath the Eagle Lion Beast's paw.

This female leopard, after being mauled by the Eagle Lion Beast for over three quarters of an hour, was more withered than when Zhouyang injured it previously. Seeing his gaze, it immediately showed a vigilant look, baring its teeth and growling softly at him.

However, it hadn't growled a few times before the Eagle Lion Beast, as if waking from a daze, immediately gave it a flick, causing it to whimper and lower its head, not daring to act ferociously again.

Zhouyang saw this and marveled secretly. At the same time, he couldn't help but sneer, "A beast is a beast, it must be beaten to learn a lesson!"

After saying this, he looked at the Eagle Lion Beast and said, "In the future, keep a good eye on this ugly and stupid idiot of yours. If it hurts someone or runs away, I'll cut off your root!"

As he spoke, he gave a malicious glance at the Eagle Lion Beast, which was the culprit of the recent crime.

The Eagle Lion Beast originally didn't understand what he meant, but upon feeling his gaze, it couldn't help but shiver. Quickly, it slapped the Wind Shadow Leopard on the head again with a paw, nodding repeatedly.

No matter if you are a man or a male beast, as long as you have a root, the most feared punishment is having it severed!

Zhouyang, who had kept cats in his past life, understood this deeply.

Next, Zhouyang collected the corpse of the Flying Fire Bat King brought back by the Eagle Lion Beast, and then threw a few Tier Three "Essence Pills" for the Eagle Lion Beast and the Wind Shadow Leopard to consume. He temporarily let the Eagle Lion Beast watch over the Wind Shadow Leopard here, while he took off again with sword flight towards the Spirit Mountain occupied by the Three-tailed Demon Fox.

Back at the Spirit Mountain, Zhouyang only saw the Tier Three Puppet Beast which he had temporarily lent to Huang Yi for use.

The Puppet Beast had its Spirit Stone taken from its Spirit Stone Slot, and a Sound Transmission Talisman was left on it.

It was only after activating the Sound Transmission Talisman that Zhouyang knew that after he chased the Wind Shadow Leopard away, Zhou Minghan and Huang Yi didn't start searching the mountain immediately but instead split up to help Xiao Ying and Zhou Guangxiang in clearing the Low-Tier Demon Beasts.

Seeing this, he thought for a moment and sent Communication Flying Swords to his Dao Companion Xiao Ying and the old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan to inquire about the situation. After receiving their replies confirming that everything was normal, he relaxed, put the Puppet Beast into the Storage Bag, and carefully searched this Spirit Mountain.

The Spirit Mountain had not been named yet. Zhouyang carefully sensed the fluctuation of Spiritual Qi on the mountain, and following the sense, he found the Eye of the Spirit Vein of the Spirit Mountain, which was the usual resting place of the Three-tailed Demon Fox.

It was a small cave in the mountains, not deep, only about five or six meters deep, and it wasn't dark inside because the cave walls were inlaid with several glowing white jade stones.

Seeing those jade stones, Zhouyang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in amazement, "It's actually [Light Jade], it seems there's a jade mine on this oasis or nearby in the Desert Sea!"

"Light Jade" is a relatively rare Light Attribute Artifact Refining material. Although its rank is only Tier One, jade lamps and jade pearl spiritual artifacts refined from Light Jade are excellent choices for cultivators to decorate their cave mansions. These jade lamp spiritual artifacts only require a cultivator to inject magical power once to provide long-term illumination.

Furthermore, the light emitted by Light Jade Artifacts is like the soft glow of the moon, gentle and not dazzling, a superior choice over Sunlight Stones, and highly favored by High-Tier Cultivators.

In the Foundation Establishment Cultivators' cave mansions of the Zhou family, jade lamps refined from Light Jade are used for lighting, and some Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivators with some means also spend dozens of Spirit Stones to buy a jade lamp to decorate their bedrooms or cultivation chambers.

Therefore, if they really find a jade mine, the profit for the Zhou family would not be small.

Having just entered the cave and already discovering such a good thing as Light Jade, Zhouyang became even more expectant of the harvest further inside the cave.

As he continued walking inside the cave, he soon saw something else that caught his attention.

It was a kind of blue-violet vine growing attached to the cave wall, with slim branches like willow twigs and elongated leaves resembling tiger claws, giving off a delicate and fragile impression.

"This is... could this be the mother vine of the Tier Three Spirit Elixir [Purple Cloud Fruit]?"

Zhouyang's face showed a mix of surprise and disbelief as he looked at the blue-violet vine on the cave wall, seemingly unable to trust his own eyes.

The "Purple Cloud Fruit" is the main ingredient of the Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Pill "Purple Cloud Pill," and the role of the "Purple Cloud Pill" is to increase the success rate for Foundation Establishment Cultivators opening the Purple Mansion.

Treasure like "Purple Heart Jade Marrow," which can increase the success rate of opening the Purple Mansion by at least thirty percent, is something every Foundation Establishment Cultivator desires to own.

However, the reality is that even in top-tier Major Sects like the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, the number of Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivators who can use "Purple Heart Jade Marrow" to aid in opening the Purple Mansion is very few.

Thus, the vast majority of Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivators, before opening the Purple Mansion, would turn to purchase other auxiliary spiritual objects with effects much inferior to the "Purple Heart Jade Marrow."

The "Purple Cloud Pill" is one of such spiritual objects; it can help Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivators protect their Consciousness Seas when attempting to open the Purple Mansion, ensuring that even if they fail, their Consciousness Seas will not explode and kill them.

Precisely because of this powerful effect, even though the "Purple Cloud Pill" is just a Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Pill, its price far exceeds many Tier Four Spirit Pills.

Zhouyang once saw the selling price of the "Purple Cloud Pill" in Profound Sun Pavilion, with a single pill costing as much as twenty-five thousand Spirit Stones, significantly higher than the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Back then, he thought about purchasing such a pill for the old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan to use, but unfortunately, this item was under stricter control than the Foundation Establishment Pill.

For example, to buy the "Purple Cloud Pill" sold in Profound Sun Pavilion, one must be part of a Sect or Clan from the Profound Purity Dao Alliance and must consume it in seclusion at a cave mansion arranged by Profound Sun Pavilion to charge the Purple Mansion.

These two conditions, the former he could barely meet due to his status as the holder of the "Profound Sun Order," but the latter completely eliminated any intention he had to purchase it.

However, though he couldn't buy it back then, he managed to find out that the main ingredient for refining "Purple Cloud Pill" was a very rare and precious Tier Three Spirit Elixir called "Purple Cloud Fruit."

According to records in the Spirit Medicine Atlas which he later consulted, the "Purple Cloud Fruit" grows as fruit on a vine and takes over 300 years from flowering to fruit maturation. Once matured, it must be picked within a year, or it will fall and rot.

Zhouyang widened his eyes and looked at the vine on the cave wall, indeed discovering a dozen or so tiny green spiritual fruits about the size of fingernails under some of the leaves.