The demon tiger targeted by Su Bai felt a jolt in its heart, wondering if this old man had some kind of special fetish.
It was a tiger of normal orientation, liking only its own kind.
Right at this moment, Su Bai walked toward the tiger cage with a smile.
The Spirit Beast Garden was very spacious, and the cage was sturdier than those of the other demonic beasts. After all, feline demonic beasts possessed formidable offensive power, and the demonic tiger Su Bai had set his sights on was the leader among them.
"With only Qi Refinement cultivation, yet its aura is already approaching Foundation Establishment."
"Its appearance is quite good; it looks to have the bloodline of some ancient fierce beast. Today, let's use you for an experiment first!"
Su Bai extended a finger, and a red light was born at his fingertip, instantly piercing into the tiger king's glabella.
He wanted to test whether the Bloodline Atavism Technique was truly effective.
As this power permeated from its glabella, the tiger king immediately felt the blood throughout its entire body boiling.
"Ah, what is this feeling!"
"What kind of drug did you put in the air!"
The tiger king felt an intense heat all over its body, as if it had ingested some kind of medicine. This sensation of burning dryness drove it to roar madly.
The next instant, the skin on its back split apart, and two wings abruptly burst out. In that moment, the aura emanating from it became incomparably terrifying.
"It turns out to be a descendant of the ancient fierce beast Qiongqi..."
"Although it hasn't completely transformed into a Qiongqi, it has already acquired the two wings of an ancient fierce beast!"
"This is what they call adding wings to a tiger. The current strength of this tiger demon is already quite formidable; with its bloodline purified, it now has hope of breaking through to the Golden Core."
With just a single point of Su Bai's finger, the cultivation limit of this tiger demon had been elevated by an entire tier.
By now, the tiger king had already sensed its own transformation. With very human-like intelligence, it immediately prostrated itself on the ground, as if kneeling before Su Bai.
"The great kindness and virtue of the senior, I will never forget for the rest of my life!"
The tiger king's voice was hoarse, sounding as though it were speaking for the very first time.
And indeed, that was the case.
After speaking, the tiger king instantly widened its eyes in disbelief.
Once its bloodline power was purified, this fellow's intelligence had not only greatly improved, but it could also speak human words!
Whether or not it could speak was a watershed moment among demonic beasts.
Demonic beasts that could not speak were often used for meat or medicine, just like most of the demonic beasts in this Spirit Beast Garden.
Demonic beasts that could speak, however, often became mounts or battle beasts for high-level cultivators.
It could be said that once it could speak, it was equivalent to securing an official position. Not only could it escape the fate of being slaughtered, but it also had the chance to latch onto a powerful patron.
"Not bad, you understand gratitude and reciprocation. It seems you are quite a sensible tiger."
Su Bai nodded in great satisfaction and said, "From now on, your name will be Dahei. Are you willing to be my mount?"
The tiger king Dahei nodded its huge head instantly, acting as docile as a kitten.
"The senior has granted me the grace of a second birth, and I naturally ought to repay it with my death. Being the senior's mount is my supreme blessing!"
This tiger king was quite quick on the uptake; not only did it know how to show gratitude, but it was also smooth-tongued.
Su Bai nodded with satisfaction, then cast his gaze toward the foxes in the Spirit Beast Garden.
"It's just a pity that my Bloodline Atavism Technique isn't a Transformation Technique, otherwise wouldn't I have many fox demon beauties to wait on me? Hehehe."
However, Su Bai was not discouraged. He believed that as long as he kept giving gifts to people, sooner or later he would acquire this rare spell.
Outer Sect.
Spirit Sword Peak.
Gaofeng was forty-two years old this year and was the nephew of Elder Yujian of Spirit Sword Peak.
At this age, he had already reached the Qi Refinement 5th Layer. While he couldn't be called a supreme genius, he was certainly no weakling.
"This Su Bai is truly audacious! I pulled strings to secure a spot in the Spirit Beast Garden, only for him to snatch it away from me!"
Gaofeng was now burning with rage; he had only been a day late, yet the position had been taken by someone else.
Su Bai's employment in the Spirit Beast Garden was already officially registered; it was impossible to change now, as the Qingyun Sect had its own rules.
However, swallowing this grievance was something he absolutely could not tolerate.
What kind of temper did he have?
He was an immortal's second generation within the Qingyun Sect, and his uncle was an outer sect elder!
"Men, follow me to the Spirit Beast Garden and properly teach this old fellow a lesson!"
Gaofeng led a dozen or so lackeys behind him. These people were all outer sect disciples, and they rushed toward the Spirit Beast Garden with an aggressive and menacing aura.
The guards at the entrance of the Spirit Beast Garden were all handyman disciples, and they were all scared out of their wits upon seeing such a large group arrive.
One quick-witted kid immediately sent a report inside the Spirit Beast Garden.
He took out a sound-transmission talisman and reported the situation outside to Su Bai.
This was a sound-transmission talisman that Su Bai had specifically equipped them with. It was not a very high-grade talisman, so it was inexpensive—something Su Bai could entirely afford with his financial resources.
"What? Someone is actually here?"
Su Bai felt puzzled in his heart. Who in the outer sect would possibly come looking for trouble with him?
He hadn't offended a single soul recently.
"Then let them in. I'd like to see who in this outer sect dares to offend Your Elder Self."
Ziyun stood up and let out a cold snort. Although she was an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, her cultivation was by no means low.
Being kind to others did not mean she had a gentle temper.
In Ziyun's mind, Su Bai could be considered her second parent, deserving of the utmost, boundless gratitude.
If anyone dared to come and offend this old senior, Ziyun would definitely turn hostile.
Before long, Gaofeng had already forced his way in with his men, the entire group brimming with aggressive arrogance.
Gaofeng was wearing a glistening golden robe, with a jade pendant hanging at his waist and a precious sword in his hand. None of these items were ordinary goods; they were at least low-grade magical tools.
The fact that he possessed such treasures for self-defense showed that he was definitely no ordinary person.
"Are you that old fellow Su Bai?"
Gaofeng spoke without a shred of politeness, yet Su Bai remained extremely calm.
"That's right. If you don't know me, you can go back and ask your grandmother."
Su Bai replied with a smile.
"What does this have to do with my grandmother?"
As soon as Gaofeng blurted out those words, he immediately felt that something was amiss. This old man's words had a hidden meaning!
He truly hadn't expected that an old handyman who had toiled in bitter cultivation for sixty years to become an outer sect disciple would turn out to be such a thorny character.
He was not someone to be trifled with easily!
Yet in his eyes, Su Bai was merely a master of empty talk. When it came to strength and background, this old fellow was still a far cry from him.
"Do you know how much of my harvest you ruined by occupying the spot in the Spirit Beast Garden?"
Gaofeng said through gritted teeth, "In this Spirit Beast Garden, at least a ton of spiritual beast dung is produced every day!"
"What, is your family's kitchen short on seasoning?"
Su Bai had always been exceptional at delivering such choking comebacks, leaving Gaofeng so frustrated he nearly rolled his eyes.