Chapter 5

Fortunately, Li Tianming still had some family property in Li Huo City, so after being expelled from the City Lord's residence, he and his mother still had a place to stay.

The new residence was a dilapidated courtyard that hadn't been cleaned for a long time and lacked many daily necessities. Li Tianming was busy for half a day before they finally settled down.

He knew he wouldn't stay here for long. Once he obtained the "Yanhuang Order" that would allow him to enter the Yanhuang Academy, he would leave Li Huo City.

At night, after his mother fell asleep peacefully, Li Tianming left her bedroom.

"Little brother, you did pretty well today." Under the night breeze, Li Tianming took the little yellow chicken off his head, which had been using his hair as a nest.

"Cut the crap, quickly take out the 'Spirit Ore' you got today, I'm hungry." The little yellow chicken was already impatient.

The Spirit Ore he referred to was the "Jade" that Li Yanfeng, after divorcing his wife and disowning his son, "generously" bestowed upon them, which was enough for two ordinary people to live on for a lifetime.

Spirit Ore is a mineral from the earth, which has been nurtured by the long-term influence of the earth's spiritual energy and the earth's veins, and possesses various magical properties. It can be used to forge weapons and has many other functions.

"Jade" is also a type of Spirit Ore, containing a large amount of the earth's spiritual energy, which is beneficial to Beast Masters and Companion Beasts. Therefore, it is also used as currency for Beast Masters, with each piece of Jade being more valuable than gold, silver, and jewels.

There are several types of Jade that can serve as circulating currency. Among them, "Fire Jade," which contains "Flame Spiritual Energy," is the most widely used in the Zhuque Kingdom. There are also Gold Jade, Thunder Jade, and others, which are daily circulating currencies and can be used to purchase many cultivation resources.

Li Tianming took out all the Jade he had obtained in the morning and spread them out on the table to count. There were about two hundred Fire Jades and fifty Gold Jades.

"Pretty generous, enough for two ordinary people to live two lifetimes." Li Tianming sneered.

A lifetime of love and marriage had resulted in these things.

"What's this?" The little yellow chicken pointed to a pattern on the Jades.

"This is called a Heavenly Pattern." On the table, the Fire Jades and Gold Jades all had a fine red pattern, which could not be washed away. This is the "Heavenly Pattern," and only those with a Heavenly Pattern can be called "Spirit Ore."

It is said that the Heavenly Pattern is a manifestation of the will of heaven and earth, containing the secrets of the fundamental forces of heaven and earth. Many high-level Beast Masters study the Heavenly Pattern to break through their own limits and control the power of heaven and earth. Therefore, the Heavenly Pattern is also called the "Pattern of Heavenly Will."

"Heavenly Patterns come in nine colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, black, and white. Red Heavenly Patterns are the lowest level, while white Heavenly Patterns are the highest. A Spirit Ore with a white Heavenly Pattern is an extraordinary treasure, and it is said that the white Heavenly Pattern is extremely complex, almost like an array pattern."

So far, Li Tianming had only seen red, orange, and yellow Heavenly Patterns.

The Jades in front of him were all red Heavenly Pattern Spirit Ores. Although they were the most common, they still had some benefits for Li Tianming's current cultivation level. The earth's spiritual energy contained in the Jade can be released to accelerate the transformation and condensation of Beast Essence.

"What Heavenly Pattern, it's all nonsense. In front of me, they're just food." The little yellow chicken grumbled, then jumped up and opened its mouth to eat the Jades.

"Brother, don't joke around, this stuff is for cultivation, not for eating." Li Tianming knew what it was going to do. Normally, Beast Masters and Companion Beasts need Jade to accelerate their cultivation, but they first need to release the earth's spiritual energy from the Jade and then absorb and cultivate it together.

"You know nothing."

To Li Tianming's surprise, the little yellow chicken opened its mouth and started eating the Jades one by one, like eating small candies.

"Pretty good taste, quite chewy." After eating about ten Fire Jades containing "Flame Spiritual Energy," it was already on fire, its face as red as if it had drunk too much, and it even burped a few times.

"Damn, you eat stones, aren't you afraid of constipation!" Li Tianming was speechless; he had never seen a Companion Beast eat Spirit Ore directly.

"Country bumpkin, no knowledge. This stuff, I can digest it in a moment, no need to excrete it." The little yellow chicken burped again. Too much earth's spiritual energy gathered in its body, and a burning heat wave burst out from it, turning it into a burning fire chicken.

It took Li Tianming a while to react. Thinking about it, this thing was an ancient chaotic giant beast, and its name alone was impressive. Eating Spirit Ore raw was nothing.

"Try one, the taste is pretty good. Real men, of course, eat hard stuff." The little yellow chicken, still not satisfied, picked up a Fire Jade and handed it to Li Tianming.

"Is this the reason you attacked that male Fire Feather Bird today?"

"Get lost!" The little yellow chicken, embarrassed, put the Fire Jade in Li Tianming's mouth.

Li Tianming wanted to spit it out, but then he thought, after being reborn with the bloodline of a Companion Beast, he was also an Eternal Hell Body. If it could absorb and cultivate by eating raw, couldn't he?

The Fire Jade entered his mouth, burning his throat like strong liquor, but it didn't hurt much. Then it entered his stomach, like a bowl of hot soup, and he could clearly feel that the Fire Jade began to melt under the gastric juices, releasing a large amount of Flame Spiritual Energy, burning throughout his body!

Heh!

He opened his mouth to breathe, directly spitting out a string of flames, with a large amount of Flame Spiritual Energy rushing out.

"Don't spit it out, waste!" The little yellow chicken looked at him with disdain.

Li Tianming's face was red, and he looked at himself, who was on fire all over, feeling like he was in a dream. Such a state made him feel like a monster!

But there was no denying that, like the Eternal Hell Phoenix, he could eat Spirit Ore raw! This was one of the abilities of the ancient chaotic giant beast!

"For the same Fire Jade, if cultivated in the usual way, I could absorb at most one-third, but by eating it raw, it feels like nothing is wasted, and the absorption effect is more direct. The Flame Spiritual Energy gathers in the stomach and is cultivated with the 'Eternal Hell Sutra,' directly converting into Beast Essence and entering the Beast Veins."

"In that case, with enough Jade, my cultivation should be even more intense."

He smiled, no wonder the little yellow chicken could keep eating without bursting from the Flame Spiritual Energy. It turns out that while "eating," it was also running the Eternal Hell Sutra to convert Beast Essence, making both of their Beast Essences rapidly expand.

If someone else saw what was happening in the dilapidated courtyard, it would completely颠覆 their worldview.

A man and a chicken, sitting together, eating Jades like sunflower seeds, chatting while eating, and both of them were on fire.

Li Tianming now clearly understood that the ancient chaotic giant beast in his Companion Space was a terrifying existence. In a short time, just the abilities the little yellow chicken had given him were already quite formidable.

Huge Beast Veins, Eternal Hell Body, Fire Attribute Immunity, eating Spirit Ore raw, etc.

"Brother, how much do you know about the ancient chaotic giant beast and yourself?" Li Tianming brought some fine wine and drank with the little yellow chicken, using the Jades as snacks.

"I'm not pretending to be profound. I'm really as confused as you. When I opened my eyes, I only knew that I'm called 'Eternal Hell Phoenix,' one of the ancient chaotic giant beasts, and that's it." The little yellow chicken, drunk, lay on the stone table with its feet up.

"I once saw a scene with a dark hand." Li Tianming recalled.

"You had this dream too!" The little yellow chicken jumped up, staring at Li Tianming excitedly.

"You saw it too?"

"Of course, I've had this scene since before I was born. So I guess I was once a being that ate the sun, but was hunted by the dark hand. Before I died, I was reborn due to some opportunity and became your Companion Beast, living in another way." The little yellow chicken said seriously.

It seemed that it had some ideas about its current state.

Of course, this was just its guess, and whether it was correct was unknown.

"Do you know of any way to restore your power and help me become as powerful as you were?" Li Tianming asked.

"I don't know. I only know that there are countless things hidden in my bloodline, but I need a lot of opportunities and chances to uncover them." The little yellow chicken said.

It was not yet powerful, being at the third level of the Beast Veins realm like Li Tianming, but there was no denying that if the power hidden in its bloodline was unleashed, it would shake the entire world.

As for what kind of opportunity was needed, Li Tianming was also thinking about it.

"The symbiotic cultivation system can make us both stronger, which might be an opportunity." Li Tianming pondered.

"That's right, but I need more things. For example, with this Spirit Ore, I can see that I can get stronger by eating it raw, but the effect is too small. There must be something more effective." The little yellow chicken said.

When it was hunted by the dark hand, it transformed its life mode, and there must be unbreakable shackles in its bloodline. So the most critical thing in the future was to thoroughly break these bloodline shackles and truly return to its peak.

By the time they finished talking, the more than a hundred Fire Jades on the table had been eaten by the two of them!

"Damn, I'm still not satisfied!" The little yellow chicken complained, its stomach seemingly a bottomless pit.

"Aren't there still some Gold Jades?" Li Tianming was very generous. Since the Jades were being used effectively, he didn't mind spending the lifetime funds given by Li Yanfeng in one night.

"These are all 'Metallic Spiritual Energy,' and they taste terrible." The little yellow chicken complained.

It was clearly a fire attribute, and making it eat metal was indeed difficult. Li Tianming still had some appetite for Fire Jades, but the remaining Gold Jades were uninteresting.

"That's easy. Tomorrow I'll go to the Starry Sky Guild and exchange these Gold Jades for Fire Jades."

Fire Jades and Gold Jades are both Jades and circulating currencies, but they are suitable for different attribute Beast Masters and Companion Beasts. Therefore, the largest commercial organization in Li Huo City, the Starry Sky Guild, has a Jade exchange window, charging only a small fee.

"First, let's convert tonight's Fire Jades into Beast Essence."

There was still a large amount of Flame Spiritual Energy in their bodies, and Li Tianming clearly felt that he was not far from breaking through to the fourth level of the Beast Veins realm.

Only by reaching that realm would he have a chance to take the initiative in the Yanhuang Academy selection!

Tonight's conversation with the little yellow chicken resolved many of Li Tianming's doubts. He now had a general direction for the future, and he and the Eternal Hell Phoenix would know what path to take.

Strengthening themselves, awakening their bloodlines, and breaking the shackles!

As for what was needed, the little yellow chicken would have the answer when it encountered it.

The next morning, after making breakfast for his mother, Li Tianming took the remaining fifty Gold Jades and headed to the Starry Sky Guild.

He had a feeling that the Fire Jades obtained from the exchange would be enough for him and the little yellow chicken to break through together!

When Li Tianming left, Li Huo City was bustling with the City Lord's wedding, and the news of Li Tianming and his mother being divorced and disowned had already spread.