The moment Su Bai locked eyes with that demon tiger, it shuddered. It thought to itself, does this old man have some sort of strange fetish? I’m a very normal tiger—I only like my own kind!
Just then, Su Bai walked toward the tiger’s cage with a grin.
The tiger enclosure was quite large, and the cage was reinforced far more than the others. After all, tiger-type demonic beasts were especially powerful. The one Su Bai was eyeing was the leader of the tiger beasts.
“Though it only has Qi Refining cultivation, the aura it gives off is already close to Foundation Establishment.”
“And the appearance isn’t bad either. Seems it has some ancient ferocious beast bloodline. Let’s use you for the first experiment today.”
Su Bai pointed his finger, and a red glow instantly emerged from his fingertip, piercing right into the forehead of the tiger king.
He wanted to test whether the Bloodline Reversion Technique really worked.
The tiger king, after being struck by the power between the brows, immediately felt its blood begin to boil.
“Ah! What is this feeling?”
“What did you put in the air?!”
The tiger king roared wildly, its body burning hot like it had taken some powerful drug, making it completely frantic.
Then, the skin on its back suddenly tore open, and two wings rapidly grew out. In that instant, its aura became terrifying.
“This is… a descendant of the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi!”
“Though it hasn’t fully transformed into a Qiongqi, it now has the wings of an ancient beast!”
“This is what they call adding wings to a tiger. Its strength is now incredibly formidable, and with its bloodline purified, it even has the potential to break into the Golden Core Realm.”
Just a single point from Su Bai had raised the tiger demon’s potential by a whole realm.
The tiger king sensed the change immediately. It respectfully lowered its massive body to the ground like it was bowing to Su Bai.
“Senior, your grace is unforgettable. I will never forget this for the rest of my life!”
Its voice was hoarse, as if it were speaking for the first time.
And indeed—it was.
The moment the tiger king spoke, it widened its eyes in disbelief. After its bloodline had been purified, not only had its intelligence risen drastically, but it could now speak human language.
In the world of demonic beasts, speech marked a watershed.
Beasts that couldn’t talk were usually destined for slaughter—either as meat or medicinal ingredients—just like most of the demonic beasts in the Spirit Beast Garden.
In short, once a beast could talk, it was like being officially registered. Not only could it escape the fate of being butchered, but it might also gain the backing of a powerful cultivator.
“Not bad. You understand gratitude. Looks like you’re a pretty refined tiger.”
Su Bai nodded with satisfaction. “From now on, your name is Dahei. Would you be willing to become my mount?”
The tiger king Dahei nodded its huge head immediately, obedient like a kitten.
“Senior, you’ve given me new life. I’m willing to lay down my life in return. Being your mount is the greatest fortune of my life!”
This tiger was truly something—grateful, well-spoken, and clever.
Su Bai nodded again, pleased, then turned his gaze toward the foxes in the garden.
“Too bad my Bloodline Reversion Technique isn’t a Transformation Technique… otherwise I could’ve had a whole group of beautiful fox demons serving me, hehe.”
Still, Su Bai wasn’t discouraged. He believed that as long as he kept gifting things, he would eventually obtain such a rare technique.
Outer Sect.
Spirit Sword Peak.
Gao Feng was forty-two this year and the nephew of Elder Yujian from Spirit Sword Peak. At this age, he had already reached the 5th stage of the Qi Refining Realm—not exactly a prodigy, but certainly not weak.
“That Su Bai is too bold! I pulled strings to get a spot in the Spirit Beast Garden, and he snatched it right from me!”
Gao Feng was furious. He had only been one day late, yet the position was already taken.
Now Su Bai’s appointment to the Spirit Beast Garden was officially registered—too late to change it. The Azure Cloud Sect had its own rules.
But Gao Feng couldn’t swallow this anger.
What kind of person was he? He was a second-generation cultivator in Azure Cloud Sect! His uncle was an outer sect elder!
“Someone, follow me to the Spirit Beast Garden. Let’s teach that old bastard a lesson!”
Behind him were over ten lackeys—all outer sect disciples—marching with fierce momentum toward the Spirit Beast Garden.
The guards at the gate were all menial laborers. Seeing such a large group coming, they panicked.
One clever youth quickly rushed inside to report the situation.
He pulled out a sound transmission talisman to contact Su Bai inside. These talismans weren’t high-level, so they were cheap—well within Su Bai’s financial means. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“What? Someone’s coming?”
Su Bai was puzzled. Who in the outer sect would cause trouble for him?
He hadn’t offended anyone recently.
“Let them in then. I want to see who dares disrespect this old man.”
Ziyun stood up and snorted coldly. Although she was only an outer sect disciple, her cultivation wasn’t low.
Being kind didn’t mean she had a good temper.
In her eyes, Su Bai was like a reborn parent to her, someone she owed her life to. No one was allowed to offend him. If someone tried, she’d definitely flip the table.
Soon, Gao Feng barged in with his men, their presence overwhelming.
Gao Feng wore a dazzling golden sweater, a jade pendant at his waist, and a treasure sword in hand. None of his gear was ordinary—at minimum, they were all low-grade magical artifacts.
His equipment clearly showed he wasn’t some commoner.
“You old bastard—are you Su Bai?”
Gao Feng was blunt, but Su Bai remained perfectly calm.
“That’s right. If you don’t recognize me, go home and ask your grandmother.”
Su Bai replied with a smile.
“What does this have to do with my grandma?”
The moment he asked, Gao Feng realized something was off. That old man was mocking him!
He had never imagined that a menial laborer who had cultivated for sixty years before becoming an outer sect disciple would be so sharp-tongued.
This guy… wasn’t easy to deal with!
But in Gao Feng’s eyes, Su Bai was just all talk. When it came to strength and background, this old man was far inferior.
“Do you realize that by taking the Spirit Beast Garden slot, you’ve cost me greatly?”
Gao Feng gritted his teeth. “The Spirit Beast Garden produces at least one ton of beast dung daily!”
“What, is your kitchen short on seasoning?”
Su Bai’s words were as venomous as ever, choking Gao Feng so hard he nearly fainted on the spot.