Chapter 71: Holy crap, where are your clothes?
The furry creature before him looked like a cat and a fox.
Its ears were exceptionally long, its fur was snow-white, and it stared at Lin Mo with its big, round eyes.
“A Spirit Beast from the Secret Realm?”
Lin Mo observed the little fellow for a while. Not only did it show no ill will towards him, but it also rolled on the ground and then came to his feet, rubbing its little head against him.
However, its tail seemed somewhat familiar, though he couldn’t recall where he’d seen it.
“Meow~”
Another cute meow.
Lin Mo was utterly charmed by the little creature.
Honestly, he had always liked cats and dogs in his past life, as long as they had good temperaments.
He reached out and petted the cat-like Spirit Beast’s head, and Lin Mo gently asked, “Little one, why are you following me?”
As if it understood him, the cat-like Spirit Beast patted its mouth with its little paws and then rubbed its belly.
Seeing the little creature’s actions, Lin Mo tentatively asked, “Are you hungry?”
The Spirit Beast nodded and meowed again.
“What a clever little thing.” Smiling slightly, Lin Mo took out a few Spirit Fruits from his storage ring and placed them on the ground.
The cat-like Spirit Beast glanced at the Spirit Fruits, then pushed them back with its little paws.
This action puzzled Lin Mo greatly. Was this little fellow a carnivore?
Fortunately, he had plenty of Spirit Beast Meat hunted recently in his storage ring.
He took out the meat and placed it in front of the Spirit Beast again.
The result was the same as before; it pushed it back.
Lin Mo felt a headache coming on: “You don’t eat meat or vegetables, what do you eat?”
The cat-like Spirit Beast extended a paw, pointed at his storage ring, and meowed again.
Lin Mo was straightforward. He took out everything edible from his storage ring.
In addition to the Spirit Fruits and Spirit Beast Meat from this world, he also placed the ‘Lei Bi’, potato chips, and candy he had drawn earlier in front of the cat-like Spirit Beast.
Upon seeing the candy, the cat-like Spirit Beast’s eyes lit up, and with a “Meow~”, it actually used its paws to tear open the candy wrapper.
Popping the candy into its mouth, the cat-like Spirit Beast displayed a look of satisfaction.
This stunned Lin Mo. He hadn’t expected this little creature to be able to open modern packaging.
After finishing the candy, the cat-like Spirit Beast sniffed beside the potato chips, opened the potato chip bag again with its paws, licked the unfamiliar food inside, and then began eating the potato chips.
Finally, the cat-like Spirit Beast’s gaze fell upon the bottle of ‘Lei Bi’, with a hint of confusion in its eyes.
“I thought you were becoming sentient, but it seems you can’t open bottle caps!” Lin Mo chuckled softly, unscrewed the cap of the ‘Lei Bi’, and placed it in front of the cat-like Spirit Beast.
The cat-like Spirit Beast didn’t doubt whether the contents inside were drinkable. It clasped the ‘Lei Bi’ between its little paws and poured it directly into its small mouth.
This way of drinking was less like a Spirit Pet and more like a human.
“Meow~” The moment it drank the ‘Lei Bi’, the cat-like Spirit Beast leaped nearly two meters high, then began to stare warily at the ‘Lei Bi’ on the ground.
Lin Mo chuckled, “Do you feel like it’s biting you?”
The cat-like Spirit Beast nodded.
“Don’t worry, it’s not alive. Just drink a few more sips.”
The cat-like Spirit Beast seemed to believe Lin Mo’s words completely.
It tried drinking the ‘Lei Bi’ again, and with the prior experience, it didn’t jump as high this time, only trembling all over.
As if adapting to the ‘Lei Bi’, the cat-like Spirit Beast drank faster and faster, and while drinking, it didn’t forget to eat potato chips.
“It really has become sentient, even knowing to pair it with potato chips.”
Lin Mo liked the cat-like Spirit Beast more and more as he watched it.
After eating and drinking its fill, the cat-like Spirit Beast patted its round belly and even let out a burp.
“Alright, since you’re full, go back to wherever you came from.”
Lin Mo’s words were followed by him continuing to walk forward, but the cat-like Spirit Beast still followed him.
“Why are you still following me?”
“Meow~”
With this meow, Lin Mo sensed an additional layer of meaning.
“You want to be my Spirit Pet?”
The cat-like Spirit Beast quickly nodded its head.
“You’re quite clever, knowing that following me means you won’t have to worry about food and clothing.”
Lin Mo smiled and patted the cat-like Spirit Beast’s head again. He quite liked this little creature, and the path of cultivation was long; having a Spirit Pet could also alleviate boredom.
He didn’t care about its breed. Lin Mo followed the method of Spirit Beast acknowledging a master and formed a contract with the cat-like Spirit Beast.
The cat-like Spirit Beast did not refuse, and the contract was successfully completed.
With the company of this little creature, the journey to explore the Secret Realm was not as boring.
This cat-like Spirit Beast would actively help Lin Mo collect Spirit Herbs, but it would occasionally ask for a piece of candy along the way.
This made Lin Mo quite speechless. He always felt that this cat-like Spirit Beast was particularly like that girl, Qu Ruoyan…
Wait, Lin Mo suddenly realized something and stopped in his tracks.
He looked at the wagging tail behind the cat-like Spirit Beast and suddenly exclaimed, “Qu Ruoyan!”
The cat-like Spirit Beast turned its head. This time, it wasn’t a ‘Meow’ but a human voice, “Senior Brother, are you calling me?”
At this point, the cat-like Spirit Beast also realized something was wrong.
It covered its mouth with its little paws.
“Is covering your mouth still useful now?” Lin Mo was extremely speechless. He grabbed the cat-like Spirit Beast by the scruff of its neck and lifted it to his eyes to question it.
Why hadn’t he recognized that tail earlier?
“So, Qu Ruoyan, are you a demon?” Lin Mo asked.
If she was a demon, how could she have a spiritual root?
“Senior Brother, I am a half-demon.” No longer covering her mouth, Qu Ruoyan in her Spirit Beast form lowered her little head, motionless, allowing Lin Mo to hold her, much like a kitten being held by its mother for doing something wrong.
Lin Mo felt a headache coming on and continued to ask, “You, a mere Qi Refining cultivator and a half-demon, how were you able to perfectly conceal your identity and infiltrate the Azure Spirit Sect?”
Qu Ruoyan, in her cat form, fumbled something out from herself – a green stone. “This is a Shape-shifting Stone left by my mother. It can help me transform and absorb my demonic energy.”
Lin Mo looked at the green stone before him and could sense its extraordinary nature, but he had no intention of snatching Qu Ruoyan’s belongings.
“Then why did you enter the Azure Spirit Sect?”
“Two years ago, I passed by a mountain tens of miles away from the Azure Spirit Sect and found several corpses. One female corpse happened to have an Invitation Letter from the Azure Spirit Sect. I had nowhere to go at the time, so I used the Identity Token and Invitation Letter from that corpse to report to the Azure Spirit Sect…”
“So, your name is fake?”
Qu Ruoyan, in her cat form, nodded. “Yes.”
Lin Mo then asked, “What about your spiritual root?”
Qu Ruoyan replied obediently, “I’m a half-demon, so I was born with a spiritual root. I can cultivate using human Cultivation Techniques, and I can also cultivate using demonic Cultivation Techniques.”
Lin Mo finally understood. It seemed that whether it was a combination of human and demon, or human and devil, the offspring could cultivate in both directions.
Remembering that Qu Ruoyan had said she had nowhere to go earlier and that’s why she joined the Azure Spirit Sect, Lin Mo asked doubtfully, “What about your parents? Couldn’t you have gone to the demon realm as well?”
“Since I was born, my mother took me and hid in the deep mountains of the Human Realm to live. She never told me anything about my father. Until four years ago, my mother passed away from illness, and I became alone…”
As she said this, Qu Ruoyan in her cat form rested her entire head on the ground, looking very dejected.
Lin Mo now understood why Qu Ruoyan was as pale as a sheet of paper.
He petted Qu Ruoyan’s cat-like head and put her back on the ground. “Alright, from now on, stay by my side in this form. If you’re accidentally discovered by a cultivator from the Azure Spirit Sect, it won’t be good for you.”
Among the four sisters from before, Qu Ruoyan was the one Lin Mo had the best impression of.
Now that Qu Ruoyan was his Spirit Pet, keeping her by his side was not a big deal.
He wasn’t short on money anyway, and he could afford this girl who ate everything.
“By the way, do you know what kind of Spirit Beast you are?”
Qu Ruoyan, in her cat form, thought for a moment. “Before my mother passed away, she told me I have the bloodline of a Taotie, so I’m considered a descendant of the Taotie.”
Now it was Lin Mo’s turn to widen his eyes. “What? Taotie?”
He looked at Qu Ruoyan, who was cute and a bit silly-looking, and realized this creature was a descendant of an Ancient Ferocious Beast???
Lin Mo was truly convinced. He recalled how this girl was captured by a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators earlier.
How could a descendant of an Ancient Ferocious Beast be so weak?
A descendant of an Ancient Ferocious Beast should be at least Golden Core stage at birth, right?
Why was this girl Qu Ruoyan still in the Qi Refining stage???
“Did your mother not teach you how to cultivate?” Lin Mo asked in confusion.
Qu Ruoyan shook her head.
“Do you have any abilities then?” Lin Mo asked again.
“I can eat a lot!!!” Qu Ruoyan said proudly.
“That’s not an ability at all!” Lin Mo was completely speechless.
Perhaps Qu Ruoyan’s lack of strength was due to cultivating human Cultivation Techniques, or it might also be related to the thinness of her Taotie bloodline.
He didn’t have any demonic Cultivation Techniques either.
Lin Mo wasn’t in a hurry. This Secret Realm was a Demon Beast Secret Realm after all, so perhaps this little lass would have a chance.
Over the next two days, he gained many good things in this Demon Beast Secret Realm. Along the way, he encountered many Spirit Herbs that could be used to refine high-quality Pills.
He also stumbled upon a spring.
The spiritual energy concentration here was tens of times higher than in his grandfather Li Nantian’s residence.
This indicated there must be some treasure beneath the spring.
Lin Mo prepared to dive into the spring to investigate, but Qu Ruoyan, in her cat form, stopped him. “Senior Brother, I can’t swim in this form…”
What?
There was such a thing?
He didn’t have a Water Repelling Bead on him either…
“Then transform back into your human form and come down with me.” Lin Mo said casually.
The reason he didn’t want Qu Ruoyan to transform back into her human form was simply because he found it troublesome.
It was more convenient to bring a pet than to bring a person.
Besides, he had already seen Qu Ruoyan in her transformed state before…
“Senior Brother, I’m ready.”
“Alright, then let’s…”
Lin Mo was cut off mid-sentence by the sight before him.
“Holy crap!”
“You girl, where are your clothes?”
