Chapter 66

After learning that the name "Long Aotian" was outdated, Long Aotian strongly requested Li Feng to change his name. After all, as a spirit already recognized by a master, Long Aotian had no right to change his own name anymore!

Thus, "Lao Xie," a name that sounded a bit eerie yet somewhat domineering, became Long Aotian's new name.

The moment "Lao Xie" was decided, a beam of light flashed from Long Aotian's body. When he reappeared, his appearance had completely changed, transforming into a middle-aged man with a graceful demeanor and a hint of wickedness!

Li Feng was stunned. Wasn't this the appearance of Huang Laoxie from the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?!

Li Feng asked curiously, "Why... why did you transform into this appearance?"

The middle-aged man, now officially named "Lao Xie," shrugged and pointed at Li Feng's head, saying, "Isn't this the most suitable image for 'Lao Xie' in your mind? I just transformed according to your inner thoughts!"

"Ah?" Li Feng was taken aback, "You can actually see my inner thoughts?"

"What's wrong?" Lao Xie showed a look of surprise, "This is just one of the most basic functions formed after the jade pendant recognized its master."

"Ah?" Li Feng felt a bit depressed, "Doesn't that mean I have no secrets from you?"

"That won't happen," Lao Xie shook his head and smiled, "I can only receive what you are thinking right now. I cannot access your secrets!"

"Good, but wait..." Li Feng was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly thought of something, frowned, and asked, "Can you see the outside world and hear external sounds now?"

Lao Xie nodded, "Yes!"

Damn! This can't be tolerated! If this continues, when I get married and do some intimate things with my wife, it would be like performing a live erotic show for this guy!

Thinking of this, Li Feng immediately asked, "How can I shield you from the outside world?"

Lao Xie pursed his lips. He naturally knew why Li Feng was asking this question, but as a spirit, he had no right to refuse his master's questions!

Lao Xie reluctantly answered, "You just need to give me an order! Without your permission, I cannot establish any connection with the outside world."

"Really?" Hearing this, Li Feng truly breathed a sigh of relief!

Although Li Feng still didn't know what impact this spirit's existence would have on him, at least for now, this spirit wouldn't affect his daily life and work. This was the best news he could get for now!

"Alright, let's stop here. I'll go check on the little guy!" Feeling that he had spent too much time in the jade pendant's space, Li Feng was worried that the little squirrel might have an accident outside. With a thought, his consciousness instantly returned to his body.

After his consciousness returned, Li Feng immediately saw the little squirrel sitting on the examination table, curiously looking at him, "Little guy, how do you feel? Any discomfort?"

"No, Master, I feel great!" The little squirrel wagged its fluffy tail. After being treated with Li Feng's blood refinement secret technique, the little squirrel felt an endless supply of energy, with warm currents continuously circulating and nourishing its body.

"Oh, really?" Li Feng smiled, "Then show me a few jumps?"

"Sure!" The little squirrel's tail trembled, and with a push from its hind legs, its small body shot out like a rocket.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

The little squirrel kept bouncing and leaping off the clinic's light fixtures, cabinets, and tables, moving at high speed. Its agile movements made Li Feng cheer.

"Great job, little guy!" Seeing the little squirrel not only recover but also become stronger, Li Feng was delighted.

"What's so great about it?" Just as Li Feng was overjoyed, a bucket of cold water was poured over him. Lao Xie said disdainfully, "No matter how strong it is, it's still just a squirrel! If the beast taming sect in the Immortal Realm knew you chose a squirrel as your battle beast and even used the blood refinement secret technique on it, they would probably be so angry that they would come down from the Immortal Realm to destroy you!"

Li Feng frowned, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Lao Xie repeated Li Feng's question with a surprised tone, "Don't you know what the blood refinement secret technique means?"

"Of course not! If I knew, would I need to ask you?" Li Feng said irritably, "I almost forgot to ask you. You said I used the blood refinement secret technique from the 'Beast Taming Immortal Canon' to make the battle beast recognize its master."

"What is a battle beast? And what is this blood refinement secret technique? From what you said, this blood refinement secret technique is a secret technique to make a battle beast recognize its master? Recognize its master, meaning recognize me as its master? Isn't it a secret technique for treating the seriously injured?"

Hearing Li Feng's series of questions, Lao Xie seemed a bit confused. After a long pause, Lao Xie asked, "Did you think the blood refinement secret technique was a veterinary secret technique to treat this little squirrel?"

"Yes!" Li Feng nodded without hesitation, "When the old Taoist used divine consciousness to impart the 'Beast Taming Immortal Canon' to me, I vaguely saw a description of this secret technique."

"At that time, the little guy was about to die. In a panic, I remembered this description and knew it could save a critically injured spirit beast. I thought, if this secret technique can revive an ancient spirit beast on the brink of death, it should be able to save a little squirrel, right?"

"So I immediately used this secret technique to treat the little squirrel. But things were urgent, and I didn't carefully read the 'Beast Taming Immortal Canon' at the time. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known this secret technique was called 'blood refinement secret technique'!"

"Look at the little squirrel now, full of life. This 'blood refinement secret technique' is really powerful!"

Just as Li Feng was praising the 'blood refinement secret technique,' Lao Xie suddenly said in his ear, "Of course, the 'blood refinement secret technique' is powerful! Otherwise, it wouldn't be one of the forbidden techniques of the Beast Taming Sect!"

"Forbidden technique?" Li Feng was taken aback, "Why? Forbidden technique? Doesn't that mean it can't be practiced? Why would they forbid this secret technique?"

"When this secret technique was first created, all the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were overjoyed because they found that battle beasts refined through the blood refinement secret technique were much more loyal and had a much higher compatibility with their masters compared to those refined through other methods! For a while, almost all the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect used this blood refinement secret technique to refine their own battle beasts!"

"But, good times didn't last long!"

"During a sect competition, a disciple who was considered the most likely to succeed the sect leader publicly challenged his master, who was the current sect leader. To make his beloved disciple humble and recognize the gap between himself and the sect's strong ones, the sect leader used overwhelming power to destroy the disciple's battle beast!"

"In fact, before this competition, the sect leader had already prepared a more powerful spirit beast for his disciple, waiting to help him capture it after the competition. But an unexpected accident happened!"

"The moment the sect leader killed the battle beast, the disciple's soul was instantly destroyed, and he died!"

"Only then did the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect realize that battle beasts refined through the blood refinement secret technique were closely connected to their masters' souls. They shared the same fate—when one died, the other would die too, with no way to prevent it!"

"From then on, the blood refinement secret technique was listed as a forbidden technique by the Beast Taming Sect, and disciples were not allowed to practice it arbitrarily!"

After finishing the history of the blood refinement secret technique, Lao Xie sighed and said regretfully, "Master, you are very lucky to obtain the inheritance of the Beast Taming Sect left by the little Taoist after he ascended a hundred years ago!"

"But at the same time, you are also very unlucky to have encountered a completely irresponsible master!"

"That irresponsible Taoist didn't even tell you that the 'Beast Taming Immortal Canon' contains a forbidden technique like the blood refinement secret technique!"

"And even more tragically, you thought the blood refinement secret technique was a medical secret technique and used it on a squirrel!"

"From now on, you and this squirrel are soul-connected, sharing the same fate!"

"And this squirrel is probably the weakest battle beast in the history of the Beast Taming Sect!"

"So, as your spirit, I must seriously remind you to protect your little battle beast well, and don't let it die an unnatural death!"

"Because the moment it dies, you will die too!"

"..." Li Feng was silent for a long time, and finally, two words came out of his mouth.

"Damn!"