Not long afterward.
Xiao Yunzhi left with the Blazing Sun Bird. She did not tell Li Ping whether she was returning to the Western Wasteland or heading to Eternal Peace City.
As for the Microcosm Realm and Daoist Gaoji, who resided within it...
Daoist Gaoji preferred to stay with Li Ping, so Xiao Yunzhi honored his wishes and left him behind rather than taking him along.
In the courtyard, Li Ping was examining the Earth Spirit Mouse.
He was not a Beast Tamer, but performing a basic examination of a spirit beast was no problem for him.
When he killed the Seven Immortals of the North Pole and seized the Earth Spirit Mouse from them, it had already reached second-tier lower-grade. Over its years with Li Ping, it had consumed quite a few second-tier spirit pills, and not long ago, it had refined a third of a stalk of dragon blood grass.
The Earth Spirit Mouse was finally about to advance.
Unlike humans and Otherfolk, Demon Beasts had neither spirit roots nor cultivation methods. Their cultivation was actually a process of continually awakening their bloodline, drawing out the power passed down by their ancestors within it.
Generally speaking, how far a Demon Beast could go was closely tied to its bloodline.
The stronger its bloodline, the greater its potential, and the more likely it was to become a mighty demon.
The Earth Spirit Mouse's bloodline was inferior to that of a spirit beast like the Desolate Fire Sparrow, which had awakened the true spirit bloodline within it. Thus, whether in speed of advancement, ease of advancement, lifespan, or combat strength-it fell far short of the Desolate Fire Sparrow.
It was like comparing a cultivator with mixed spirit roots to one with a heavenly spiritual root. The disparity lay at the