More than a month passed in the blink of an eye. That morning, Liu Changxu brought his daughter to the Spirit Beast Garden as usual to feed the spirit beasts.
Of all his spirit beasts, only the amethyst bee swarm could gather nectar and make honey freely without needing him to feed them. The others required regular feeding, consuming large quantities of demon beast meat every day at the very least. This was no small burden for Liu Changxu.
On Jade Bamboo Island, Liu Changxu would have let the spirit beasts roam and forage. At his home on Peach Blossom Mountain, however, repeated purges by the lineage had left few demon beasts nearby. There were hardly enough to meet his spirit beasts' needs, so he had to feed them himself.
His daughter Liu Jiao was very familiar with both her father's and her mother's spirit beasts. Their intelligence was only comparable to that of eight- or nine-year-old children, and they were very affectionate toward their little mistress.
The father and daughter first visited the Azure Cloud Pavilion. When the Azure Cloud Eagle, Xiao Yun, saw its master and little mistress arrive, it cried out joyfully, repeatedly sending soul transmissions to Liu Changxu asking for food. After he tossed it a large chunk of second-tier Snow Vulture meat, the eagle eagerly feasted. To it, high-tier demon beast meat was the finest delicacy, as well as a guarantee of advancement.
To help the Azure Cloud Eagle advance as soon as possible, Liu Changxu had been feeding it the precious flesh, blood, and organs of the second-tier Snow Vulture. He had even given it a still more expensive second-tier lower-grade Snow Vulture Beast Core. Once the eagle reached the second tier, it would surely raise both his strength and that of the Liu