Wang Yu naturally knew nothing of what had happened in "Uncle Li's" secret chamber, but he had no intention of backing out of the deal.
After returning to his cave abode, he immediately released Little White and Big Green, tossed both beasts into the abode's spirit pool, and crushed more than a dozen medicinal pills that nourished blood and vital energy, leaving the two to soak in the water.
He returned to the cultivation chamber in his cave abode, sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, and pressed the newly acquired Origin-Returning Art jade slip to his forehead. Crystalline light flashed in his eyes as he activated overclocking mode and concentrated on studying it.
An unknown amount of time passed before the crystalline light in Wang Yu's eyes faded. He took the jade slip from his forehead, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
Sure enough, the Origin-Returning Art had as many restrictions as he had expected. It was not something he could use at will.
First, this secret art could only be used on second-tier spirit beasts bound by a spirit contract. First-tier spirit beasts could not withstand its power. A single careless mistake could drain all the dharma power from a spirit beast's body, severely damaging its vitality and ruining its foundation.
Second, for the Origin-Returning Art to work smoothly, the spirit beast and the caster should ideally be at the same cultivation realm. If their cultivation differed, there was a considerable chance of failure, and the greater the gap between their realms, the greater that chance became.
Third, borrowed dharma power was foreign power, after all. To ensure it could enter the body smoothly, the caster first had to apply a second-tier talisman called the Same-Breath Talisman to both himself and the spirit beast, synchronizing their auras before