Inside the Spirit Beast Garden, lions, tigers, bears, and deer all widened their eyes, looking at one another without daring to make the slightest sound, terrified of provoking this fierce god of death.
Other handymen would at most dock a fraction of their food, but this newly arrived old codger was after their lives!
This fellow looked so amiable, yet when he actually struck, he was utterly terrifying.
Even the Crane King had been killed by him in a single blow!
meskipun these spirit beasts were raised in captivity within the Spirit Beast Garden, they understood that this old codger's act was what you called "eating tigers while disguised as a pig"!
"Hehehe, as long as you're obedient!"
Su Bai chuckled. "As long as you behave yourselves, I won't make things difficult for you. At most, I'll just eat some bird eggs and gnaw on a few deer legs."
Hearing Su Bai say this, the lions and tigers breathed sighs of relief, but the spirit deer grew intensely vigilant, terrified that Su Bai might eat them.
Over the next few days, Su Bai had nothing to do, so he gathered some honey, roasted a few bird eggs, and caught a few spiritual fish.
He spent his time grilling small skewers here, sipping fine wine and enjoying the evening breeze—his days were beyond blissful.
That evening, a woman drifted over gracefully, carrying a basket in her hand.
"You shouldn't have brought gifts just by coming!"
Su Bai smiled as he sized up Ziyun, noticing that wearing the attire of a Qingyun Sect disciple gave her a unique charm.
Ziyun respectfully set the basket down.
"Inside are simply some spiritual fruits I picked in the mountains and brewed into homemade spirit wine myself. I hope the senior won't disdain it."
Ziyun was a sensible person. Since Su Bai had helped her so much, she naturally knew to repay kindness with gratitude.
This senior was a formidable expert, and probably wouldn't think much of ordinary gifts.
Although the spirit wine she brewed herself wasn't terribly precious, it could still convey her sincerity.
"Come, come, try my cooking!"
Su Bai handed her a roasted egg.
"This is... a beast egg?"
Ziyun came from a demonic background, so such food was naturally commonplace to her.
However, after arriving at the Qingyun Sect, she had gradually learned the sect's rules: without a certain qualification and status, one could not enjoy such delicacies.
"Hehehe, if there weren't perks like this, why do you think I volunteered to come to the Spirit Beast Garden?"
Su Bai smiled. "The spirit beasts here are no match for me, so naturally I eat whatever I please."
Su Bai pointed a finger at the spirit deer in the deer enclosure. "These spirit deer are naturally pugnacious. When they fight and bicker among themselves, it's only natural if there are a few casualties."
Though those spirit deer could not speak, they had already gained sentience and understood what Su Bai was saying.
Hearing Su Bai's words, the spirit deer cried out in indignation.
Which family's deer fought by having their legs hacked off?
In the deer enclosure, several spirit deer were now walking on three legs because one of their legs had been chopped off by Su Bai.
Several stags had even had their antlers and manhood severed by Su Bai to soak in wine.
The spirit tigers had it even worse. Tiger bones were fine ingredients, so according to the records of the Spirit Beast Garden, two spirit tigers had tragically died and been injured in a territorial dispute.
The medicinal wine Su Bai was currently soaking—forget about drinking it; just a single sniff could give you a nosebleed.
Hearing Su Bai, Ziyun smiled slightly, thinking this senior was truly witty and humorous.
Su Bai produced a bracelet from inside his robe.
"This is a Jade Bracelet, a High-Grade Dharmic Artifact. Although you have quite a few Dharmic artifacts on you, they are all items of the demon race and not convenient to use in front of people. Having this Jade Bracelet for self-defense couldn't be better."
Su Bai handed the Jade Bracelet to Ziyun.
Ziyun's eyes welled up with tears, deeply moved.
Ever since her royal father fell in battle, she had wandered the ends of the earth, facing endless pursuits and exclusion. No one had ever treated her this well.
Su Bai was a complete stranger to her, yet he had provided her with such immense help time and time again.
Not only had he found her a safe haven in the Qingyun Sect, but he had also gifted her such a fine defensive treasure.
"Senior's boundless kindness, Ziyun will never forget!"
"I only wish to follow by senior's side and serve you with all my heart."
Ziyun was overflowing with gratitude.
Su Bai, however, merely offered a calm smile, fully embodying the demeanor of an expert.
"You should settle down and cultivate in peace here at the Qingyun Sect. No one knows who you are here. Once your cultivation achieves success, that will be the time to seek your revenge."
"You must understand that in this life, the most important virtue is endurance. As long as you know how to bide your time and build your strength, one day you will succeed in your revenge."
Ziyun took every word of Su Bai's advice to heart.
Had it not been for Su Bai's awakening words, she surely would have sought quick success and instant benefits.
Gentle-natured though she was, Ziyun was still young, and burdened with a blood debt, she was naturally impatient.
Yet Su Bai's words woke her up.
She must never be rash.
If she acted impulsively, she would surely bring a fatal disaster upon herself.
Her own death would be a minor matter, but her deep blood feud would go unavenged!
"Ziyun will strictly obey senior's teachings."
She stood up and bowed to Su Bai, her posture graceful and willow-like, pitiful enough to move anyone to pity.
"Take this."
Su Bai casually handed her a book. "Learn more things. Having many skills never weighs you down."
Ziyun originally thought Su Bai was gifting her some special cultivation manual, but upon opening it, she discovered it was entirely a copy of *Postpartum Care for Sows*.
Ziyun was somewhat dumbfounded, but figuring that an expert like him must have hidden profound mysteries behind such a gift, she respectfully accepted it.
Su Bai waved his hand, signaling her to leave.
Only after Ziyun's figure vanished from the Spirit Beast Garden did Su Bai let out a laugh.
[Host successfully gifted: Jade Bracelet (High-Grade Dharmic Artifact)]
[Obtained a 100-fold critical return: Vajra Bracelet (High-Grade Dharmic Artifact)]
A High-Grade Dharmic Artifact!
The Vajra Bracelet could release the Vajra Incantation three times a day, each lasting for ten breaths, during which the user was protected by golden light and gained ultra-strong defensive capabilities.
That wasn't even the most important part.
What yielded the greatest harvest for Su Bai was the copy of *Postpartum Care for Sows* he had given away.
It had been an experiment on his part, but he hadn't expected it to actually succeed.
[Host successfully gifted: Veterinary Medicine Book]
[Obtained a 100-fold critical return: Bloodline Atavism Technique]
This meant that the items Su Bai gifted were not limited to Dharmic artifacts and cultivation manuals; even ordinary items could yield related cultivation treasures upon return.
The Bloodline Atavism Technique was a spell aimed at spirit beasts, capable of refining the fierce beast bloodline within demonic blood and elevating the spirit beasts' strength through their bloodlines.
A snake demon harboring even a trace of ancient Flood Dragon blood, once strengthened through this spell, could receive a tenfold critical multiplier in its demonic blood, instantly transforming from a snake into a dragon.
The number of spirit beasts in Su Bai's Spirit Beast Garden was quite substantial, but their quality was rather poor.
If he strengthened them with this spell of his, he could harvest an entire garden full of fierce beasts.
"I thought getting a critical return of some formidable medical arts was already great, but I never expected it to give me such an overbearing spell!"
With an excited look in his eyes, Su Bai turned his gaze toward a spirit tiger.