On a mountain path, an ancient tree several centuries old stood on the roadside slope.
Its roots had fused with the rock wall, and beneath the rocks was a mountain spring well two feet deep.
A tiger carried a bulging hemp sack on its back. It crouched by the well, ready to lap up water. First, it sniffed at the scent. Its heavy breathing stirred ripples across the still spring water. Once it confirmed it was safe, it stuck out its tongue and lapped noisily at the water.
Its gaze occasionally darted to the side. The pointy-eared big cat was having its ears tugged.
Bai Yujun tugged on its cat ears with her little hand, pulling the huge Lynx Demon's head crooked until it whined.
"Is the Transformation Technique really that difficult? It's not like I'm asking you to turn into a human!"
"You need to make progress! Do you understand what progress means?"
"I have the Seventy-Two Transformations Manual in my hand. Once comprehended, it can grant you a Great Divine Ability. If you can learn this basic transformation spell within two days, I'll teach you this immortal realm's supreme art. How about it?"
Who could have imagined that even taking out such a supreme art failed to move the lynx? It still looked utterly uninterested.
By the well, the tiger, having finished drinking, licked the droplets from its chin. Out of habit, it nudged Bai Yujun with its tiger head. It had always expressed affection this way.
Who knew she would seize its whiskers and freeze it in place? Its big face looked terribly aggrieved.
Its head was bigger than Bai Yujun's, yet its aggrieved expression made it look like a fat housecat. It cast the lynx a disdainful glance, seemingly blaming it for angering the great deity.