But then Night Emperor spoke up and revealed a truth:
"Actually, my own divine ability isn't from the Daoist profession, and it's even less the so-called Auspicious Beast divine ability!"
Amid Ink Plum True Immortal's astonishment, Night Emperor recounted an old matter.
He said that back then, he had obtained two divine abilities.
One could copy other people's divine abilities, while the other was the Golden God.
Thus, he cultivated the copying divine ability and then copied that Golden God.
"In other words, as the progenitor of Auspicious Beasts, you yourself aren't an Auspicious Beast?"
Ink Plum True Immortal fell into deep thought. "Your divine ability seems to have tremendous potential as well. It can transform in myriad ways—quite impressive."
"However, if your system is Yin-aligned, that could be somewhat troublesome."
"But it's only a little troublesome. My Yin-aligned Beast Taming isn't particularly strong, and I can also terminate my contracts with my friends."
"But if I undergo cultivation anew, I'll enter a period of weakness!"
For Ink Plum True Immortal, the contracted Yin-aligned beasts could be eliminated and replaced with Night Emperor.
This masked one had considerable strategic value.
But her main goal now was still to obtain an Auspicious Beast.
"Do you have any recommendations for an Auspicious Beast?" Ink Plum True Immortal asked.
"My wife would be a good choice," Night Emperor said.
Ye Tian'ai, his childhood sweetheart who had grown up alongside him, had originally been given the Golden Mud by him in secret so that she could embark on the path of cultivation.
Later, however, a superior Golden God appeared. He spent several thousand years and an enormous amount of luck, repeatedly using the Golden Touch to transform the Golden Mud within Ye Tian'ai's body.
Through an extraordinarily "lucky" mutation, she became the Golden God.