The blazing sun hung directly overhead at Heavenly Phoenix Oasis in the Desert Sea.
In Roc Valley, several young cultivators took out a large chunk of spirit beast meat and placed it in a Three-Eyed Demon Roc's mouth.
This Three-Eyed Demon Roc was still young, only the size of an ordinary zebra.
Yet it was clearly brimming with spiritual energy, and its third eye occasionally glimmered with spiritual light, making it look extraordinary.
It seemed ready to open at any moment.
"Yunjie, this demon roc is so attached to you!" The other young cultivators beside him were rather envious.
After all these years of nurturing, the four valleys had become inseparable from the Ye Family. The Ye Family's Miscellaneous Affairs Hall had assigned quite a few members to each demon beast valley.
Of course, these assignments were not open to just any family member. Only youths of the appropriate age, with decent talent and a strong dedication to raising spirit beasts, could participate.
Ye Yunjie was one such youth. He had set his sights on this Three-Eyed Demon Roc, so he came once every few months to give it spirit pills, while quietly accumulating contribution points. As soon as he had enough, he intended to exchange them for this demon roc and make it his bonded spirit beast.
Of course, although that was what he thought, he still spoke modestly:
"Brother Hu, the spirit beasts in our Lineage's demon beast valleys are all highly intelligent. I still need to work much harder."
In the Ye Family, apart from spirit beasts designated by the Lineage as core prospects, all other spirit beasts could be acquired at a discount based on their affinity with the cultivator.
Of course, this discount applied only to the first spirit beast. From the second onward, unless