Chapter 42

After burying it, Chu He went to look for the fire python. Unfortunately, the storage bag he had was limited in space, and the new storage ring he obtained was of low grade, so it couldn’t hold the entire snake’s body. A third-stage beast, every part of it was valuable. Thinking about this, Chu He felt quite regretful.

After a series of efforts, it was already nightfall, and time was running out. Chu He only took the crystal-like thing from its brain and the snake skin. The crystal in the brain was the most refined essence of the fire python, which would be used to form the demon core in the future. The snake skin could be used as material for forging battle armor. Both were quite valuable.

After everything was done, Chu He said to the little beast standing in front of the new grave, "Alright, let’s part ways here." A third-stage spirit beast was something he couldn’t afford to raise at the moment, though he did have some interest in the little guy. Raising a spirit beast wasn’t easy; it required a steady supply of resources to ensure its advancement. If raised poorly, it might end up being a waste. Moreover, a spirit beast with a master was unlikely to recognize a new one, so Chu He didn’t want to waste his effort.

"Whine, whine." The little beast let out a few low whines and then transformed into a white light, rushing towards him.

"Hey..." Chu He was caught off guard, and before he could finish his sentence, he felt a slight weight on his shoulder. A furry little head rubbed against his face, showing great affection.

"Do you want to follow me? Alright, as long as I have food, you won’t go hungry." Chu He reached out and stroked its little head, then rode the Flying Cloud Leap to return.

However, when approaching the mountain gate, he had to let the little guy lead the way. He had left without reporting, and if the disciples guarding the mountain gate found out, it wouldn’t be good. According to the rules, only those with a cultivation level of Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement or higher could enter and exit the mountain gate freely. Violating this rule would result in punishment.

When he returned to Lu Gang Ridge, it was already deep into the night. However, Chu He wasn’t the least bit sleepy; he was energetically tallying up the gains from his trip.

After clearing out the items in the storage ring, Chu He felt that an old saying best described the current situation: "A horse won’t get fat without night grass, and a person won’t get rich without unexpected wealth."

Who would have thought that just picking up a low-grade storage ring would yield such a rich haul? Besides several high-grade spirit stones and over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, the wealth of spirit stones wasn’t what made Chu He’s heart race. What truly amazed him were the dozens of mid-to-high-grade magical talismans.

Apart from spirit stones and talismans, there were also many pills: several bottles of mid-to-high-grade Yuan Cultivation Pills, as well as some pills to cure demon poisons. Unfortunately, there were no high-value items like magical artifacts or treasures.

All these items proved that the owner was at least a Xiantian realm expert. The magical artifacts used by Xiantian realm experts were at least of high grade, or even low-grade treasures. Whether high-grade magical artifacts or low-grade treasures, their value far exceeded the total value of these items.

After a detailed inventory, Chu He’s heart raced. After all, since crossing over, he had never possessed such a large amount of wealth. With these items, he wouldn’t have to worry about his needs before breaking through to the Xiantian realm.

There was also a jade slip. When Chu He delved into it with his spiritual sense, he found some information.

The information in the jade slip was left by the person before his death. Due to the urgency, he only recorded the origin of the white little beast.

It turned out that the little beast was obtained in a certain place in the Demon Cloud Mountains. At that time, it hadn’t hatched yet and was just an egg. Just as they were about to leave, they were attacked by several sixth-stage beasts, almost wiping out their group. Only he managed to escape by self-destructing his life-bound magical artifact.

After escaping the Demon Cloud Mountains, he wanted to seek help in Qing Ling Town, but he didn’t expect his poison injury to flare up halfway, leading to his demise in this valley.

Chu He could roughly guess what happened next: soon after, the little beast hatched, and the residual aura of its former master attracted the fire python’s covetous gaze. The little beast fought the fire python several times. In the wild, the little beast couldn’t find good spirit grass to eat, so it came to Lu Gang Ridge.

However, before it left to find food, it spent a lot of energy to ice over its former master’s remains, showing that it was quite intelligent.

Chu He thought there might be other beast eggs in the spirit beast bag, but upon inspection, it was empty except for some small eggshell fragments.

With such a windfall, Chu He became more generous and went to the spirit field to cut some Qing Ling Grass for the little beast to eat.

Watching it sit on the table, using its chubby little paws to stuff the Qing Ling Grass into its mouth non-stop, it looked like a little glutton.

After taking care of the little beast, Chu He placed the spirit beast bag on the table, indicating that it should go in to rest after eating, then he went to sleep with his clothes on.

Usually busy and unaware of the time, it was rare for him to sleep soundly. Without the need to calculate every second, Chu He slept very soundly until he felt something furry nudging his face, which woke him up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, the little rascal was staring at him with two big, black gem-like eyes, its face full of confusion and sorrow.

Chu He thought it was kindly waking him up, but when he got up, he found that the Qing Ling Grass on the table was all gone. It turned out it was waking him up to prepare breakfast.

Oh, what a little glutton! It seemed he wouldn’t be able to sell the spirit grass he grew; even leaving it all for the little beast might not be enough. No wonder its former master left such a rich legacy; it must have been because of the high cost of raising it.

"Good, being polite is a good child." Chu He praised it, stroking its little head. He naturally had to commend it for not擅自 running to the spirit field to eat without permission.

After a while, Gu Han came to visit. Seeing the little beast, he exclaimed, "This little guy is so cute! So adorable! If you sell it to those rich ladies in the demon market, it would be worth at least dozens of mid-grade... Ouch!" Gu Han was speaking when the little beast suddenly spat out a cold light, covering half of his body in ice.

"Serves you right! Anyone who dares to bully my little White will be turned into an ice stick." Chu He laughed, reaching out to stroke the little beast’s head, calming it down.

The little beast, having vented its anger and receiving its master’s affection, became happy, looking very satisfied and proud.

Since its fur was silver-white, Chu He named it "Little White."

"It can actually understand what is said? What a smart little guy." Gu Han shook off the ice, using his own spiritual essence to feel better.

"Little White, I am your second uncle. Remember what I look like, and don’t do that again next time." Gu Han cautiously approached, speaking loudly.