The Cause of the Cauldron Liquid

Ten days later, in the backyard of Xinghua Meng Pavilion in Qingyang County Town.

Three spirit beast cubs of different sizes ran back and forth in front of Meng Haoran.

Ever since Meng Xiaoran handed over his "Thunderfire Tiger" to him that day and, following Meng Haoran's instructions, bought three spirit beast cubs from the West Market, these three spirit beast cubs had been staying here.

Meng Haoran pulled up a chair and sat at the entrance of his room, watching the three spirit beast cubs play non-stop, lost in thought.

At this moment, the "Thunderfire Tiger" he had been nurturing for a long time slowly emerged from the adjacent room and approached the three spirit beast cubs.

Perhaps it was because the little tiger was larger than the three spirit beast cubs, or for some other reason, but upon seeing the little tiger arrive, all three immediately lay down obediently on the ground, motionless.

Their previously lively demeanor vanished.

The little tiger, with its strong limbs, slowly circled the three spirit beast cubs, as if declaring its might, before lifting its proud tiger head and slowly leaving.

Seeing this, Meng Haoran couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Heh heh, this little fellow! It actually has a hint of tiger majesty!"

In this world, tigers are the kings of beasts. In the mountains and forests, a tiger's roar shakes the heavens and the earth.

The "Thunderfire Tiger" is a hybrid species of the ancient spirit beasts "Fire Tiger" and "Thunder Tiger," and the tiger majesty contained within its body surpasses that of its ancestors.

Furthermore, over these past few days, Meng Haoran had been feeding it Spirit Stones daily for it to absorb, and the thunder and fire power within its body had already been generated.

Moreover, the "Cauldron Liquid" generated by the "Heavenly Cauldron" within Meng Haoran's body had also been silently modifying the functions of the "Thunderfire Tiger's" beast body.

The reason Meng Haoran had asked Meng Xiaoran to buy these three spirit beast cubs stemmed from a guess he had made based on the two "Thunderfire Tigers" he had previously bought from the Black Market with his Clan Uncle Meng Bohai.

Both of those "Thunderfire Tigers" had consumed the "Cauldron Liquid" generated by the "Heavenly Cauldron" within his body, and both had undergone different changes.

Meng Haoran suspected that the "Cauldron Liquid" from the "Heavenly Cauldron" had played a certain role in those two "Thunderfire Tigers."

To prove whether his guess was correct, Meng Haoran had asked Meng Xiaoran to buy these three spirit beast cubs from the West Market.

"The Spirit Flame Cat did not use Cauldron Liquid, the Jade Pattern Eyed Monkey consumed half a bowl of Cauldron Liquid, and the Purple Cloud Sable consumed a whole bowl of Cauldron Liquid. The effects are clearly visible!"

Meng Haoran looked at the "Spirit Flame Cat." For the past ten days, he had only nurtured it in the normal way of raising spirit beasts, and it showed no significant changes, either externally or internally.

The "Jade Pattern Eyed Monkey," having consumed half a bowl of "Cauldron Liquid," was slightly larger than the Jade Pattern Eyed Monkeys previously raised by the Meng Family. Although the monkey eye in the center of its forehead was still closed, it already emitted a faint glow.

Once this "Jade Pattern Eyed Monkey" opened the monkey eye in the center of its forehead, it would signify its advancement to the advanced stage of a First-Tier spirit beast!

The "Purple Cloud Sable," a spirit beast entirely purple in color, did not show significant changes in size. However, judging by its aura, this "Purple Cloud Sable" was much more powerful than the domesticated Purple Cloud Sables kept at home.

Moreover, when the "Thunderfire Tiger" Meng Haoran had been nurturing earlier approached it, although the "Purple Cloud Sable" lay on the ground, there was a hint of defiance hidden in its beastly eyes.

Thinking of this, Meng Haoran murmured, "It seems the Heavenly Cauldron really played a role. If not for the Heavenly Cauldron, these spirit beasts, including the Thunderfire Tiger, wouldn't have undergone such changes!"

"If this is true, the Heavenly Cauldron's effect is truly immense!"

Meng Haoran said solemnly, "The Heavenly Cauldron not only aids my cultivation and plays a decisive role in the spirit herb land, but now it also shows remarkable results in nurturing spirit beasts. It seems I must thoroughly understand and master this Heavenly Cauldron in the future!"

As he finished speaking, Meng Xiaoran rushed in from the front pavilion.

"Brother Haoran! This is bad!"

Meng Haoran looked up and asked, "What is it? What happened?"

Meng Xiaoran said resentfully, "Yesterday, we thought the Lin Family withdrew from Qingyang County's talisman market because they couldn't compete with our Meng Family. We didn't expect they had a backup plan!"

Meng Haoran frowned slightly and asked, "A backup plan? What backup plan? Now that the Lin Family's talisman market has been devoured by us low-tier families, what waves can they possibly make?"

"Hmph! They've actually made some waves!"

Meng Xiaoran snorted and said, "They somehow got a batch of spirit beasts, of superior quality, and they're selling them like hotcakes in the West Market. Most of them are priced at seven to eight hundred Spirit Stones each, and some are even selling for a thousand Spirit Stones each!"

Meng Haoran slowly clenched his fists and replied, "The Lin Family only has one Xinghua Lin Pavilion in Qingyang County Town, with no other distribution points. Moreover, the Lin Family's business primarily involves talismans and spirit plants, cultivation-related items. I've never heard of the Lin Family having any channels for selling spirit beasts?"

Suddenly recalling something, Meng Haoran asked with some surprise, "The Chen Family! It must be related to the Chen Family!"

"The Chen Family? The Chen Family from Xinghua Village? Brother Haoran, what's the relationship between the Lin Family and the Chen Family?"

Meng Xiaoran, being new to Qingyang County Town, did not have a comprehensive understanding of the main businesses of the various low-tier families.

Meng Haoran replied, "The Chen Family and the Lin Family have been on good terms for the past ten years. Furthermore, the Chen Family Patriarch's cultivation path is related to nurturing spirit beasts. I suspect Lin Qingbai is secretly behind this!"

Meng Xiaoran asked in confusion, "Lin Qingbai?"

"Yes. Lin Qingbai might have been stripped of all his authority by the Lin Family due to the Lin Family's Five Elements Defensive Talisman incident previously, which led him to become closer to some people in the Chen Family."

Meng Haoran continued, "It's highly possible that Lin Qingbai wants to sell spirit beasts and earn a large amount of Spirit Stones in order to regain his former status in the family!"

Meng Xiaoran nodded slightly upon hearing this, implicitly agreeing with Meng Haoran's explanation.

Turning his head to look at Meng Xiaoran, Meng Haoran asked, "Xiaoran, where is Clan Uncle Luohai?"

"Clan Uncle Luohai went to the County Office. He should be discussing some matters with the County Magistrate right now and might not be back for a while!" Meng Xiaoran replied.

Meng Haoran nodded, "Since Clan Uncle Luohai is tied up, let's the two of us go take a look and see what tricks the Lin Family is up to?"

As he spoke, Meng Haoran and Meng Xiaoran headed towards the West Market together.

Now that the Meng Family had successfully squeezed out the Lin Family's market share with the advantage of the "Spirit Taming Talisman," if the Lin Family wanted to make a comeback with the spirit beast industry, how could the Meng Family let them succeed?