Unexpected Spirit Beast Contract Effects! A Humanoid King Beast?

First, Wangcai's spiritual power had broken through to the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation in one go, sparing him countless bitter efforts.

Second, Wangcai had gained two innate abilities. The first was flight, allowing him to soar freely through heaven and earth. The second was Purple Flame, allowing him to manipulate a blossom of violet fire with astonishing power.

Both his speed and attack had reached the pinnacle of his realm.

"Woof!"

Suddenly, Wangcai barked at Han Yuan, and a timid child's voice appeared in Han Yuan's mind.

"Master, Master!"

"Wangcai?" Han Yuan traced the source of the voice to a mysterious Rune within his Sea of Consciousness—the Rune formed when they made their contract.

"Master, I'm Wangcai, woof woof!" Wangcai's delighted voice came from the Rune.

Han Yuan was overjoyed that Wangcai could speak. Though it was through the Contract Rune, still...

"Eh?"

Han Yuan discovered that, at some point, this Contract Rune had become several times more complex than it had been at the time of the contract!

When his Spiritual Sense touched the Rune, he somehow received a piece of information.

Han Yuan's eyes widened as he instinctively drew upon the Rune's power.

The soles of his feet rose one centimeter off the ground.

He hastily stopped the attempt, and his body settled back down.

Han Yuan looked at Liu Sisi and asked, "By the way, Junior Sister Liu, how do Beast Tamers and Spirit Beasts coordinate in battle?"

Junior Sister Liu?

Liu Sisi's eyes widened. That change of face had come far too quickly, hadn't it? Just minutes ago, she had been Senior Sister Liu!

She gave a snort before saying, "Of course, we use spells to cooperate with Spirit Beasts in battle. We Beast Tamers have many ways to enhance a Spirit Beast's combat strength. You may have a Flying Purple Flame Dog, but you aren't a Beast Tamer. The coordination between the two of you needs to be more seamless."

"They still need to coordinate? Can Beast Tamers synchronize a Spirit Beast's abilities onto themselves, letting cultivators possess those abilities? Wouldn't that make Beast Tamers invincible under heaven?" Han Yuan asked.

Liu Sisi rolled her eyes. "Are you dreaming?"

Seeming to recall something, she added, "I think I've heard that specialized beast-taming sects possess such abilities. Hmph, I'm only an Outer Sect Disciple. How much could I possibly know? Go ask your master."

"Mm, all right then!"

Han Yuan carried Wangcai out of the Cultivation Room, casually tossed an Affiliated Token to Liu Sisi, and said, "Go find any room in the cave mansion to stay in. You can use the Affiliated Token to lock your room. There are quite a few Yellow-grade High-rank Cultivation Rooms in the cave mansion, and you can use them as you please."

Liu Sisi's eyes lit up, and her smiling eyes curved into crescents. "Yellow-grade High-rank Cultivation Rooms?"

Before this, the best Cultivation Room she had ever used had been a Low-grade Yellow Tier one, costing one Spirit Stone each time. Yet now, the moment she arrived at Cangming Cave Mansion, she could enjoy Yellow-grade High-rank Cultivation Rooms—and it looked like there was no limit on usage time!

She immediately broke into a run, overtook Han Yuan, who had been walking ahead, and vanished in a flash.

Han Yuan, meanwhile, took out the cultivation techniques Qin Feng had exchanged for earlier and examined them.

The first thing he checked was naturally the aura-concealing technique, the "Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art." From Qin Feng's retelling, this technique was actually a companion spell art to the "Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art"?

Once it was cultivated to completion, the elder would even gift him other companion spells for the Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art?

The moment Han Yuan heard this, he sensed something fishy!

"To be safe, I'd better not go looking for that purple-haired elder."

Han Yuan had a Golden Finger. He only needed to cultivate steadily; he couldn't care less about inheritance spells.

Still, he had to practice this technique. At present, the need to conceal his aura was far too great.

He directly began reading the "Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art."

"The Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art has four levels. At the Entry Level, the first level, one can conceal one's own aura and become like a tree. In environments such as forests, the concealment effect doubles."

"At Minor Accomplishment, the second level, it can not only conceal one's aura, but also disguise one's cultivation as one minor realm lower."

"At Major Accomplishment, the third level, it can not only disguise one's cultivation as two minor realms lower, but also disguise it as two minor realms higher!"

"At completion, the fourth level, the range of disguised cultivation becomes three minor realms higher or lower, and even someone one major realm higher will be unable to see through it!"

What Han Yuan valued most was the completion effect. It could prevent Foundation Establishment cultivators from seeing through his disguise.

"Wangcai, go play. I'm going to start cultivating!"

Han Yuan patted Wangcai's head.

"Woof! Woof!" (Master, I'm going out to play!)

Wangcai leaped out and joyfully ran off. He was so fast that Han Yuan caught only a faint afterimage.

Han Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement. Then a flicker of violet flame flashed across his body, and he too became like an afterimage, arriving at the Estate Master's exclusive Cultivation Room. He stepped inside and shut the door.

Han Yuan casually activated the Spirit Gathering Array. No matter what Random Buff Multiplier he got, all his attention was focused on cultivating the spell.

"As expected, this spell is paired with the Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art!"

The spiritual power within his body circulated through several meridians according to the method of the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art. It happened to pass through the location of the Wood Spirit Heart, and as it did, the spiritual power gained a trace of spirituality. When it flowed back into his Dantian, it connected head to tail in a certain sequence and condensed into a three-dimensional pattern.

Using his Spiritual Sense to control it, Han Yuan easily completed the process.

Once the three-dimensional pattern formed, it seemed to resonate with a certain Dao essence between heaven and earth. In the next instant, it compressed and transformed into a small Rune. An unfathomable ripple covered Han Yuan's entire body, and the aura of his Qi Refining Layer 4 peak was instantly concealed, making him seem like an ordinary mortal!

With a thought from Han Yuan, his aura changed into that of a little tree. It was not merely his aura—when he looked at himself with Spiritual Sense, it was as though he were looking at a little tree!

Only by looking with the naked eye could one tell that he was human!

"Hmm? This effect!"

Han Yuan glanced ahead of him.

Random Buff Multiplier: 8

Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art Entry Level effect *800%

An astonishing eightfold effect!

The Entry Level Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art originally only carried a trace of tree aura, and was not particularly useful. Spiritual Sense could easily identify him.

But after this effect had increased eightfold, in the vision of Spiritual Sense, he was no different from a tree. Moreover, due to the Wood Spirit Heart, this disguise was strengthened once again!

If he learned a Water Mirror Technique or some similar spell to conjure a tree, wouldn't that be perfect invisibility?

Han Yuan committed the idea to memory. Later, he would find a similar spell and create a combo technique.

"As expected of a companion spell to the Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art—it cultivates so quickly! With the Wood Spirit Heart and the realm of Wood Heart Communion, I'm practically stacked to the brim with buffs while cultivating this spell!"

The Wood Spirit Heart was a physical object that could reduce the difficulty of casting Wood Attribute spells. Wood Heart Communion was a realm that allowed Han Yuan to comprehend Wood Attribute spells more quickly. Both could aid his cultivation of the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art.

Han Yuan continued comprehending the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art, striving to quickly master the Minor Accomplishment Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art.