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Before entering the Alchemy Furnace, Lin Yun used his Mental Energy to probe the surroundings.

At the same time as he reached minor mastery in the Beast Taming Art, he had also learned some basic uses of Mental Energy. Closing his eyes, he extended his Mental Energy outward, and it was as though he possessed a God's-eye view. Wherever his Mental Energy reached, everything there appeared clearly in Lin Yun's mind.

At this moment, nothing within an eight-hundred-meter radius could escape Lin Yun's mental senses.

After investigating, he found that a few people had passed by nearby, but none of them were coming toward him. On top of that, this Rock Cave was rather well hidden, so Lin Yun entered the Alchemy Furnace.

The space inside the Alchemy Furnace was very large. One person and four tigers did not feel crowded inside at all.

As early as half an hour ago, Chi Ling had told Lin Yun that the Fire Python Tiger mother had already woken up and was ramming around inside the Alchemy Furnace, but Chi Ling had easily suppressed it.

The inside of the Alchemy Furnace contained multiple arrays. Entering the Alchemy Furnace's space meant falling under Chi Ling's control. Even though the Fire Python Tiger mother was also at the Heavenly Yuan Realm, it could not resist Chi Ling's Pill Fire.

After being suppressed repeatedly, the Fire Python Tiger mother no longer had the energy to resist. It lay prone on the ground, watching over the three little tigers.

Once it calmed down, it was astonished to discover that the crimson aura around it was actually helping heal the wound on its abdomen and stopping its blood loss.

However, its gaze still kept sweeping over its surroundings, its heart filled with doubt and unease.

"Where is this?"

"How did its children get in here too?"

"Why didn't that human kill it?"

At that moment, a flash of white light passed above, and the youth from earlier appeared.

"Roar!" The Fire Python Tiger instantly became alert and struggled to stand.

Under the glow of the crimson Pill Fire, Lin Yun saw the Fire Python Tiger mother and the three little tigers beneath it.

"Don't be afraid. I don't want to hurt you!" Lin Yun immediately sent his thoughts through Mental Energy.

This was one of the clever uses of the Beast Taming Art. It allowed him to communicate with Mental Energy and convey information.

Hearing Lin Yun's mental voice transmission, the Fire Python Tiger froze, its eyes still fixed firmly on Lin Yun.

"Relax. Don't be hostile. If I wanted to kill you, you would already be dead right now, including your three children," Lin Yun continued, approaching it step by step.

The Fire Python Tiger mother seemed to understand its current situation as well. It did not dare retreat, and its tiger eyes were filled with anxiety.

"There will be a lot of people outside today. If I let you out and others see you injured, they definitely won't let you go. To be honest, I didn't intend to save you either. I only changed my mind after seeing your three children."

Lin Yun pointed at the three little tigers as he spoke.

He meant it. The biggest reason he had thought of saving the Fire Python Tiger mother was these three little tigers—or more precisely, one of them.

Among its three children, one would, in the future, become the strongest tiger clan in this world: the Darkness Saint Tiger.

Lin Yun wanted to raise its child, and in the future, he might very well become sworn brothers with its child like Lin Dong had.

So, knowing what would happen in the future, Lin Yun felt that it was necessary to spend some effort saving the Fire Python Tiger mother.

In the original work, the Fire Python Tiger mother had been surrounded and killed by Lei Li, Xie Yingying, and the people they brought, while Lin Dong and Wu Yun took the opportunity to steal the three little tigers.

At the time, Lin Dong had no other choice, and he did not know that the little tiger he obtained then would become his lifelong brother. Thus, the Fire Python Tiger mother could only become a bargaining tool for him to obtain the little tiger, and he had not taken it to heart.

Perhaps one day in the future, when the little tiger asked Lin Dong about his birth, Lin Dong would think of this Fire Python Tiger mother, but by then, nothing could be changed. The regret would already have been created.

Lin Yun did not want such a regret to happen.

He wanted to save his future brother's family.

"Follow me. I can raise all of you!" Lin Yun transmitted sincerely.

Demon Beasts had instincts and could sense a person's good and evil.

The Fire Python Tiger mother's gaze toward Lin Yun was no longer so guarded. It seemed to have understood that this youth would not hurt it. From the previous battle, it had already sensed that this youth clearly could have killed it, but had not dealt the killing blow.

After it entered this place, he had even helped treat its injuries.

Its injuries were already very serious. If they were not treated in time, it could only wait for death.

Lin Yun's appearance had instead given it a chance to survive.

Even now, it still had no choice. As long as this youth wanted to, he could still kill it easily.

It did not want to die. It still had three children to care for. If it died, its three children could not be protected either.

The Fire Python Tiger mother was extremely rational at this moment. After figuring things out, it slowly lowered itself prone, indicating that it would not resist Lin Yun.

"Good. You made the right choice. However, your strength is very powerful. If you recover, I'm probably not your match." Lin Yun squatted down and communicated with it. "I want your children, but I can't completely feel at ease having you by my side. For the sake of the three little ones, I won't kill you, and I can also treat your injuries and let you leave."

The Fire Python Tiger mother's eyes lit up, but as though it had thought of being separated from the three little ones forever, hesitation immediately appeared in its eyes. It could not bear to part with the three little ones.

Noticing the Fire Python Tiger mother's expression, Lin Yun secretly rejoiced. He did not rush it, instead letting the Fire Python Tiger mother think for a while first.

The minds of low-level Demon Beasts were not as clever as humans'. Their reflex arc might be a little long.

The Fire Python Tiger mother licked the three little ones, extremely reluctant to part with them.

Seeing that the Fire Python Tiger mother's maternal love had been stirred up, Lin Yun finally continued transmitting, "It seems you really can't bear to part with the three little ones. I don't want you to separate either. How about this? I'll give you a choice. Follow me, but the prerequisite is that you accept my Spiritual Imprint and become my tamed beast."

The Fire Python Tiger mother's eyes lit up again as it looked toward Lin Yun.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

She did not know how to send messages with her mind; she only growled anxiously in a low voice.

From the look of it, she very much wanted to stay and keep the three little ones company.

"Good. Then do as I say now." Lin Yun slowly walked over and tentatively placed his hand on the mother Fire Python Tiger's head.

Throughout the process, Lin Yun kept his other hand carefully on guard as well. If anything went wrong, he would punch her.

Fortunately, the mother Fire Python Tiger did not resist at all.

Lin Yun let out a slight breath of relief.

There was no helping it. This was his first time using the Beast Taming Art, and he did not have much confidence.

When fusing a Spiritual Imprint into a Demon Beast, the most important thing was that the Demon Beast had to cooperate. If it resisted, the Mental Energy imprint could easily collapse, ruining everything at the final step.

Generally speaking, unless one's Mental Energy was extremely powerful and could force the fusion through, encountering mental resistance would cause a backlash and injure one's mind.

Lin Yun had not even begun cultivating Mental Energy yet. His innate Mental Energy was merely stronger than that of ordinary people. Under such conditions, trying to forcibly place a Spiritual Imprint on a mother Fire Python Tiger of the Heavenly Yuan Realm was far too risky.

That was why he had patiently talked so much with the mother Fire Python Tiger and worked hard to persuade her.

Now, the results had already shown. Only the final step remained.

"Chi Ling, prepare to protect me. If the Fire Python Tiger resists, suppress her," Lin Yun first instructed Chi Ling in secret.

Then he transmitted his voice to the mother Fire Python Tiger again. "Relax your mind. Don't resist me."

Immediately afterward, he closed his eyes, released his Mental Energy, and entered the Fire Python Tiger's mind.

A foreign force suddenly intruded into her mind, and the mother Fire Python Tiger's body stiffened. The consciousness in her mind wanted to drive that force away, so Lin Yun immediately stroked her head gently and transmitted, "Relax, relax. You don't want to be separated from your children either, do you?"

Sure enough, the mother Fire Python Tiger's body softened, and her consciousness no longer resisted Lin Yun.

A moment later, Lin Yun received a system prompt.

Quest: Use the Beast Taming Art to tame the Fire Python Tiger.
Reward: One bottle of fourth-grade Soul Nourishing Pills.
Completed. Claim reward?

Lin Yun opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth lifting unconsciously.

When he looked at the mother Fire Python Tiger again, he felt a sense of closeness toward her.

The Spiritual Imprint had succeeded, and a mental connection had been established between them.

If the mother Fire Python Tiger dared to resist him, Lin Yun only needed to move his Mental Energy to strike her spiritual sea of consciousness, heavily injuring her or even killing her.

"Wu~ roar!"

The mother Fire Python Tiger growled lowly... So this is enough? I can take my children and stay by your side? After establishing the mental connection, Lin Yun could communicate with the mother Fire Python Tiger through mental perception.

"Yes. From now on, you are my companion. Don't worry. I will take good care of your children and raise them until they grow up and become future demon kings."

Lin Yun patted the mother Fire Python Tiger's back and made his promise.

"Wu—roar!" the mother Fire Python Tiger responded... I'll be satisfied as long as they grow up healthy.

Having gone through life and death, the mother Fire Python Tiger had already come to understand many things. She did not dare place too much hope in the future. As long as her children could survive, that was enough.

Lin Yun did not say more. Instead, he took out a Returning Spring Pill. "Here. Eat this Pill first and recover from your injuries."

The mother Fire Python Tiger had no doubts. Now, she completely trusted Lin Yun. Let alone merely eating a Pill, even if Lin Yun wanted her to fight, kill people, or even kill herself, she would carry it out without hesitation.

The mother Fire Python Tiger opened her mouth and swallowed the Returning Spring Pill.

As the Pill entered her body, gentle medicinal power spread through her. Her originally weak and injured body seemed like withered wood meeting spring, instantly filled with vitality.

The wound on her abdomen also healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Such miraculous medicinal effects instantly shocked the inexperienced mother Fire Python Tiger as if she had witnessed something divine.

Her tiger eyes lit up once again, bright and full of life as she looked at Lin Yun with a spirited gaze.

Their family... seemed to have truly met a benefactor!

The update is a little late, sorry. Two chapters are being posted together!

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