8
Ancient Beasts
“Why do you seem happier than when you saw the sacred water?” Bai Die asked curiously, noticing that her master’s eyes sparkled more than when she discovered herbs.
“Because those items are rare. Herbs are scarce, and so are various treasures. Currently, I’m just a mid-level medicine user with low spiritual power. It’s not wise to take these treasures out, but coins and stone tablets are common, and I can use them immediately. That’s why I’m delighted,” Bai Xue explained.
Selling or auctioning herbs and treasures would convert them into coins, potentially leading to significant earnings but also complications.
She detested the chaos and greed that came with it.
“I understand now.”
“But Bai Die, what level of spirit beast are you?” Bai Xue inquired, sensing that Bai Die was not an ordinary demon beast due to the dense spiritual aura.
She speculated that Bai Die might be a spirit beast.
“I’m not a spirit beast.”
“Not a spirit beast?”
“Yes.”
“Then what kind of beast are you?” Bai Xue asked, convinced that Bai Die was neither a demon beast nor an ordinary animal.
If not a spirit beast, what else could she be?
“I, Bai Die, am an ancient beast.”
“Ancient beast?” She had never heard of it!
“Yes, ancient beasts are legendary creatures created directly by the gods. Thus, they are very powerful and the origin of all spirit beasts,” Bai Die explained.
Bai Xue understood easily that ancient beasts were essentially the ancestors of all creatures.
“You must be very powerful then.”
“I’m not strong in attack, but I excel in defense.
However, compared to spirit beasts, I am much stronger.”
“Um, I understand now.”
As a medicine user, Bai Xue’s spiritual power was significantly lower than those who directly wield elemental forces, much like her grandfather, who was also a medicine user with low spiritual power.
If age was compared, a martial artist of Bai Ling’s age would have surpassed the saint level, just like her brother, who would soon advance to the spirit level.
“I will go read the manuals.
If it’s morning outside, please remind me.”
“Understood,” Bai Die agreed, before Bai Xue disappeared into the cave to store the manuals.
Having arrived in this new world just a month ago, she needed to study and gain more knowledge.
For strength, wealth, and power.
For the Bai family!
As morning came, Bai Xue emerged from the dimensional spirit realm with Bai Tu.
She cleansed her body with the pure aqua water, feeling significantly stronger even without having slept.
When would she ever grow up!
There were thousands of manuals in the cave, including those for practicing characters and dimensions.
However, since she didn’t possess the elements of light and shadow, those manuals were of no use to her.
The most useful for her were the alchemy manuals.
She immersed herself in these manuals all night, and before leaving, she successfully practiced medicine.
Now, Bai Xue had become a high-level medicine user, and soon she would advance to the spiritual level.
If Bai Ling knew about this, he would be ecstatic once again, as she recovered in just a month but her level was now higher than her grandfather, who practiced for hundreds of years.
“Auntie, are you awake yet?”
“Auntie, Mother asked me to call you for breakfast!”
The tiny voices of the mischievous twins rang out, and when Bai Xue stepped out of her house, she saw her niece and nephew running towards her house with their hands full of herbs.
“Auntie!
I’ve picked some Aqua Grass for Bai Tu!”
“Not Bai Tu, eat this instead.
It’s Fragrant Flower!”
“Aqua Grass is better!”
“Fragrant Flower is better!” The twins knew that what the little rabbit ate were herbs, so they competed to collect them for it.
“Enough, let Bai Tu choose,” Bai Xue said, not letting Tian Er and Lan Er argue for long.
Hearing what Bai Xue said, Bai Tian and Bai Lan placed the herbs they had collected from Bai Ling’s herb garden in front of the little rabbit, Bai Tu.
“Okay, Bai Tu, choose what you want to eat. Aqua Grass or Fragrant Flower?” Bai Xue said.
Bai Tu looked at the two herbs in front of it, then jumped away immediately because it had just eaten a high-level spiritual fruit and was very full.
“…”
“…”
“Maybe… Bai Tu is not hungry yet,” Bai Xue said, seeing the disappointed faces of the two children.
“Bai Tu is not hungry, but I am. Let’s go have some food,” she changed the subject before taking the two children by the hand to the main house, where everyone was already gathered.
“After we’re done eating, we’ll head into town,” Bai San turned to speak to Bai Xue.
“That sounds great. I’m completely bored,” Bai Xue replied before Bai Tian’s voice chimed in.
“Father is taking Auntie into town?
I want to go too!”
“Me too!”
“No, this time your father and your aunt have business to attend to,” Bai San replied, refusing.
“But…”
“Didn’t you tell me yesterday that you were going into the forest with your cousins Liu Yu and Liu Pei?” Jiu Ying spoke up before the two siblings could protest any further, as they wanted to follow their father into town as well.
“That’s right! Cousin Pei found a magical water spring. He’s taking us to see it,” Bai Lan remembered.
She had to see for herself what this magical spring was like.
“A magical spring?”
“Yes, a magical spring.
The water in the spring is orange.”
“Hmm?” Bai Xue frowned slightly.
Orange water in the spring?
“The orange water in the spring must be Fire Essence,” Bai Ling spoke up.
Fire Essence was a concoction that enhanced the power of the fire element users, commonly found in caves with hot and humid air.
It was surprising to find it in the outer of the Hundred Demons Forest.
“What is Fire Essence?” Bai Lan asked, while Bai Xue didn’t wait for Bai Ling to explain, as Bai Die had already explained to her, and she wasn’t interested since she already possessed the Pure Aqua Water.
“It’s water suitable for practitioners of the fire element, ideal for watering herbs of the fire element, and used as an ingredient in concocting medicines to enhance the power of fire element users.
It’s a treasure.
It’s just that no one in our family possesses the fire element.”
“But around the Fire Essence, there should be mid to high-level herbs, right?
There might even be high-level herbs,” Bai Xue added, seeing the deeply regretful look on her grandfather’s face.
“That’s right! Let’s go, Grandpa will go with you. Tian Er, Lan Er, follow Grandpa to get the herb box!” The large figure of Bai Ling quickly got up in haste before rushing back to his house, followed closely by Bai Tian and Bai Lan.
Although the elderly Bai had high-level herbs in his possession, they were only of the lower tier.
Knowing there might be a chance to encounter mid or high-level herbs, it’s no wonder Bai Ling was so eager.
“Bai Tu, you should go too,” Bai Xue turned to command Bai Tu, as it should know what to do.
Upon receiving the order, Bai Tu jumped after the three.
Young Miss wanted it to help her grandfather Bai find happiness.
Thus, it must find high-level herbs!
“We should get going too.”
“Yes, Brother.”
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