Yu Sande attended the auction in person and spent a million spirit jade on several treasured materials, all heavenly treasures that would help him stabilize his current cultivation realm and sense the laws.
The most precious among them was an Essence Soul Divine Stone containing the remnant soul of an Elder Antiquity desolate beast, the "Manmeng," whose bloodline was closely related to that of his primary spirit creature, the "Mengfang Bird."
The Mengfang Bird was a primitive bird resembling a fur beast, with broad, fleshy wings, a long, slender serpentine neck, and a crocodilian mouth filled with sharp teeth. It was not native to this world, but a desolate beast from an otherworld called the Night Desolate Realm.
Like many Spirit Tamers who had risen to prominence in recent years, Yu Sande had chosen to refine it into his lifebound spirit creature and nurture it within the spirit aperture of his divine sea. Ordinarily, he only manifested its avatar through the Summoning Art; its physical body appeared only when he fought with all his might.
This allowed him to continuously strengthen himself through a secret art and the nexus connecting him to his innate spirit, while also gaining his spirit creature's innate divine abilities.
As otherworlds were explored, powerful creatures emerged one after another, and more desolate beasts suitable for refinement into spirit creatures became available. Even so, the Mengfang Bird remained among the very best, universally acknowledged as one of the top hundred desolate beasts in strength. Yu Sande valued it highly and regarded it as an important part of his path to advancement.
"What a pity I still haven't obtained the corresponding origin divine crystal!"
Holding the Essence Soul Divine Stone, Yu Sande felt gratified, but he could not help sighing inwardly. What came to mind now was