The Earth Spirit Mouse and Meng Wanjun advanced one after another.
Apart from Li Ping, all three beasts-the Desolate Fire Sparrow, the Scarlet Flood Dragon, and the Earth Spirit Mouse-now possessed fourth-tier combat strength.
Although the Earth Spirit Mouse was relatively weak, the Desolate Fire Sparrow and the Scarlet Flood Dragon were Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Beasts. Once they revealed their true forms and unleashed their full strength, they could match Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators without falling behind.
Acting together, the three beasts could hold their own long enough to escape safely even against a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator or a fourth-tier late stage demon cultivator.
With that, Li Ping could finally put a plan he had conceived long ago into action.
The Earth Spirit Mouse excelled at finding natural treasures, but Li Ping had worried that he might encounter powerful enemies and fall into danger while treasure hunting. As such, he had never dared let the Earth Spirit Mouse venture too far in search of treasures growing in the wild.
At most, he had only allowed him to search for treasures within a few hundred thousand li of wherever he was cultivating.
But now that all three beasts had undergone transformation, Li Ping could confidently send them out together to scour the world for treasures while he was in seclusion.
After all, mature spirit beasts ought to learn how to find treasures themselves to support both themselves and their master.
Of course, before they departed, Li Ping still needed to reforge the Scarlet Flood Dragon's and the Earth Spirit Mouse's life-bound treasures.
During their transformations, both had shed a piece of rare material connected to their own bloodlines, just as the Desolate Fire Sparrow had.
Had they been wild demon beasts, these would have been the most suitable primary