A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 74 Beast Soul Talisman

The little girl paused, then looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pair of amber eyes shining faintly in the mist not far away.

Immediately afterwards, a completely black raccoon slowly walked out. Its fur was as smooth as brocade, and the tip of its tail had a faint silvery white. It was much larger than an ordinary house cat, resembling a black panther. Its posture was elegant, and there was no ferocity in its eyes. Instead, it revealed a bit of intelligence. It was the Wind Raccoon Beast.

Luo Ming has now completely freed up his spirit beasts. Apart from giving them a dose of demon-attracting grass essence once a month, he lets them roam freely the rest of the time. Under his instructions, they will not harm the mortals on the island.

The Wind Fox Beast walked to the little girl's feet, gently rubbed its head against her trouser leg, and looked at her with its amber eyes as if to comfort her.

The little girl's tense emotions eased slightly, and she timidly reached out her small hand to touch its soft fur. The wind fox didn't flinch, but simply turned around and slowly walked towards the direction where the fog was thinner. After taking a few steps, it would stop and turn back to make sure the little girl was following before continuing on its way.

The little girl quickly followed, staying close behind the Wind Fox Beast. With this black figure by her side, her fear gradually dissipated. She watched as the Wind Fox Beast nimbly weaved through the mist, and wherever it passed, the originally thick mist quietly dispersed.

Before long, a woman's anxious shouts came from ahead, and the fog thinned. The little girl immediately saw her mother, who looked panicked, not far away.

"Moon!" The woman rushed over and hugged her daughter, weeping with joy. The little girl turned to point out the wind-raccoon beast to her mother, but the black raccoon had already disappeared into the nearby bushes, leaving only a blurry black shadow that vanished in an instant.

Luo Ming watched quietly, smiled slightly, and then stopped paying attention. He had noticed the little girl as soon as she entered, so he ordered the Wind Fox Beast to take her out. After all, the child was too young, and staying in the formation for too long would at least cause her to fall seriously ill.

At this moment, his gaze fell upon the two gleaming white silkworms in his palm.

He obtained this from the storage bag of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator under Dongmen Xiao's command. At the same time, he also found more than a dozen other insect eggs. After a year of nurturing, only these two snow silkworm-like creatures were successfully hatched.

Upon closer inspection today, he saw that the little creatures slightly protruded their mouthparts, and a strand of silk as thin as a hair and almost transparent slowly wrapped around his fingertip. It was cool and tough to the touch, and was far superior to ordinary spirit silkworms.

Luo Ming's heart stirred, and he took out the silkworm silk to test it. He found that the silkworm silk was tough and fire-resistant. His eyes lit up, and he had even more expectations for the two snow silkworms.

His Wind Spirit Gauze was made from a certain type of silkworm silk, and its concealment ability was quite remarkable. It was difficult for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators to detect it, but it was quite afraid of fire. If his two Snow Silkworms were cultivated to level two or above and then refined into the Wind Spirit Gauze, it might be able to make up for the Wind Spirit Gauze's shortcomings.

The little ones, newly arrived in the world, are nestled obediently in his palm, making this their home.

Since they were nourished by Luo Ming's own blood and essence at birth, they have long regarded Luo Ming as their closest support, showing no fear whatsoever and displaying complete docility.

"This size is several times larger than the snow silkworms I've seen in Spirit Beast Mountain. It may have undergone some kind of mutation. Let's just call it Snow Silkworm for now." Luo Ming was originally from Spirit Beast Mountain and had a lot of experience in raising spirit insects and spirit beasts.

He immediately found a quiet room and converted it into a spirit insect room. He set up a simple concealment barrier around it and placed some food that silkworm spirit insects liked to eat. Then he felt relieved and stopped managing it too much.

Over the past year, Luo Ming's life in the Chaotic Star Sea has been extremely regular. Every day, besides meditating to hone his magical power and stabilize his realm, he devoted himself to studying water-attribute spells—after all, in this Chaotic Star Sea, water-based spells are far more practical than other attributes.

This time, he planned to set off for Kui Xing Island for two reasons: first, to purchase more spiritual herbs to maintain his cultivation progress; and second, to collect the essence and soul of some demonic beasts, not only to improve the cultivation speed of the spirit beasts, but also to test a newly mastered talisman-making technique.

He had thoroughly studied the jade slip belonging to the talisman-making master surnamed Yang. He had become quite proficient in all of the mid-level talismans recorded in it, except for the Thunderfire Talisman, which he could not draw due to limitations in cultivation and materials.

In the past two months, he has turned to studying the talisman techniques he brought back from the Crimson Forbidden Zone. He is particularly interested in the Beast Soul Talisman, since the area is rich in demon soul resources, he can give it a try.

This talisman is similar in shape to a magic talisman, which can seal the soul of a demon beast in a jade tablet. When a cultivator uses the jade talisman, he can command the demon soul to launch an attack on its own until the demon soul's power is exhausted, at which point the jade talisman will shatter and become unusable.

The jade slip also records a method to prolong the lifespan of the Beast Soul Talisman: it should not be used frequently. After each activation, it should be placed in a place with abundant spiritual energy to be nurtured for more than a month, which will restore most of the spiritual energy of the demon soul. In this way, a Beast Soul Talisman can be used more than ten times.

To achieve a permanent driving effect, one must refine a jade tablet with Soul-Nourishing Jade. Soul-Nourishing Jade is a rare treasure of heaven and earth, capable of strengthening the foundation and nourishing the soul. Even if an ordinary cultivator obtains it, they would never waste such a precious treasure to refine this kind of consumable talisman, which would be a waste of resources.

"If this talisman can be successfully refined, it will provide an extra layer of reliance during battles," Luo Ming thought to himself.

Upon reaching the spirit pool in front of the cave, Luo Ming could not find the Azure Dragon. He guessed that the unruly spirit beast had once again gone to swim in the sea.

He used his divine sense to examine the pool water and saw that a lot of shiny low-grade spiritual materials had been added to the bottom of the pool. Although they were not rare treasures, they were still quite valuable when accumulated. Among them, two spiritual clams that were even larger than the last one were particularly eye-catching.

"He's quite the treasure hunter." Luo Ming chuckled and casually put the spirit clam into his storage bag.

He had previously refined a similar spirit clam into a water-repelling magic artifact. When activated, it could condense a layer of lustrous spiritual energy shield, reaching the middle grade, making it quite convenient to act in water.

What he didn't know was that in the hearts of the ordinary fishermen near Lingbang Island, his azure dragon held a far higher status than its master.

The blue dragon often appears in the surrounding waters, and the clever fishermen have long since figured out its patterns.

Wherever the Azure Dragon "Lord" appears, not only are there no monsters to harass them, but schools of fish will also gather in panic and flee. Those who follow the Azure Dragon on their boats will always return with a full catch. Over time, the fishermen secretly prayed that the Azure Dragon would come to this place often.

Luo Ming put the Wind Fox Beast and the Fat Sun Bird into his spirit beast bag, then instructed the Black Tortoise to stay and guard the cave and the family business. Afterwards, he took out the Water Cloud Boat that he had bought from Kui Xing Island.

Although this boat is not as fast as flying on a sword, it is more stable and less strenuous, which can greatly reduce the consumption of magic power. This is the first time he has traveled a long distance in this boat.

He used to love flying on his sword, thinking it was cool, but now he gradually understands that when traveling, it's best to keep his magic power full to guard against unexpected situations.

Following the spiritual connection between the spirit boat and the Azure Dragon, Luo Ming flew for ten miles before suddenly frowning – he had repeatedly activated the spiritual restriction within his sea of ​​consciousness to summon the Azure Dragon, but all his efforts had been in vain, without any response.

"Could something have gone wrong?"

The deep sea is a place where demonic beasts dwell. Although high-level demonic beasts are rare in this area, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be ferocious creatures roaming from the outer seas. The Azure Dragon is currently only at the second level, and if it encounters a tough opponent, it may not be able to escape unscathed.

Luo Ming dared not delay, and steered the spirit boat to fly another fifty miles following the faint senses, finally stopping on a calm sea. He could clearly sense that the Azure Dragon was somewhere underwater, but its aura was trapped, as if it were in some kind of predicament.