"Meow~"
Teased by Jiang Yang, Butterfly-Bearing stood on its hind legs, bracing one paw against the table leg while stretching the other as far as it could to reach his fingers.
Its little head was glossy black, and its crossed eyes seemed to gleam with supreme "wisdom."
Though Jiang Yang played with it, he dared not underestimate it. Butterfly-Bearing's bloodline was of noble stock. Despite its congenital deficiencies and undeveloped intelligence, it still held immense magic power within its body.
Yet Butterfly-Bearing seemed utterly unaware of how to wield that magic power, simply leaving it curled up inside. Thus, despite its cultivation, it pounced and romped like an ordinary cat.
Looking into its eyes, Jiang Yang suddenly remembered his three elixirs. His eyes lit up, and he thought:
Spirit-Opening and Wisdom-Awakening... fostering intelligence. Perhaps I don't need to seek out True Person Xuanyan. Isn't Butterfly-Bearing an excellent candidate right here?
His senior brother was kindhearted and had treated him well, while the black cat before him looked both pitiful and amusing. His elixir was perfectly suited to it.
Since the elixir was meant for spirit beasts anyway, Jiang Yang felt no reluctance to part with it. He merely needed to ask about a few details.
Just as Jiang Yang was considering this, Bi Xingjian raised his head. He stroked the Jade Slip in his hand, clearly unable to bear putting it down, yet still pushed it back across the table, lavishing praise on it:
"What a fine spell! What a marvelous spell! This is far more than merely valuable—it was practically tailor-made for us Yi Wood Cultivators!"
Having finished reading it, Bi Xingjian abandoned his earlier dismissiveness and held the spell in the highest regard.
To others, it might have been no more than an unusual spell, but to cultivators