Beast Taming Sect, Beast God Hall.
"This way, please, gentlemen."
He Muye opened a secret door and warmly greeted Lu Ze and Nangong Yuan.
The three arrived at a hidden cave.
A hornless dragon, its body as transparent as glass, was curled up in a ball with its eyes closed.
Black, murky matter swirled within its transparent body.
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"This is the guardian beast of our Beast Taming Sect from ancient times..."
He Muye walked forward with great heartache and stroked the mythical beast's whiskers and horns.
"Taixu Mengchi."
...
The Taixu Mengchi is a unique celestial beast found nowhere else in the world.
In the past, during the great war between the righteous and the demonic, it was this Taixu Dream Dragon of the Beast Taming Sect that controlled the world's spirit beasts to resist the demonic cultivators and buy time for the development of the five major sects.
In order to break the beast tide offensive, the demonic path used countless insidious methods to put Taixu Mengchi in danger and put it into a deep sleep.
"If it weren't for the severe damage to Taixu Mengchi's vital energy, our Beast Taming Sect should have been the sixth largest sect..."
He Muyi recalled the past with emotion.
"The Taixu Dream Dragon has been recuperating for a thousand years, but its condition has only deteriorated. Even so, my Beast Taming Sect should not be such an insignificant and unknown entity."
As he spoke, his fists clenched unconsciously, his eyes filled with resentment.
"Damn demonic cultivators! They didn't put the Taixu Dream Dragon into a deep sleep, but... implanted a 'heart demon' into it!"
He Muye continued his story.
The methods of demonic cultivators are extremely ruthless.
They captured spirit beasts, suppressed and tortured them with evil means, and then gathered their consciousness together to create a beast soul with extremely strong resentment using magic.
In that battle, {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} Taixu Mengchi did not fall into a deep sleep due to injury, but rather it was a battle between two souls for control of the body.
Taixu Mengchi formed a contract with the Beast Taming Sect and became the head of all spirits in the sect.
Now that the Great Void Dream Dragon is damaged, all spirits will decline.
Most seriously, the vengeful spirit is constantly growing stronger, and each appearance erodes the very essence of the generations of spirit beasts of the Myriad Beasts Sect.
Therefore, mythical beasts weakened and even became extinct.
The fortunes of the Beast Taming Sect have declined again and again.
"The weaker the soul of the Dream Dragon becomes, the smaller its body will become..."
He Muye looked sadly at the Taixu Dream Dragon in front of him, which was now about the size of a farm cat or dog.
Clearly, its fate is nearing its end.
"You want me to extend its life? But illusions cannot cure diseases or save lives."
Lu Ze frowned and pointed at the Taixu Dream Dragon in front of him, whose form was still shrinking.
"That's not the case."
He Muye shook his head.
"The Taixu Dream Dragon has undergone one cycle every three thousand years, and it will never be destroyed in all its lifetimes... Now it has lived for more than four thousand three hundred years, and it is only kept alive by rare and precious materials and formations."
"As long as that evil spirit exists, the Taixu Dream Dragon cannot die... Once its soul is exhausted, its physical body will be possessed by that beast soul, and at that time, all the spirit beasts of my Ten Thousand Beasts Sect will be completely wiped out!"
"But the soul of the Dream Dragon is about to burn out..."
Seeing He Muye's heartbroken expression, Lu Ze nodded thoughtfully.
"So, Sect Master He means... that I should create an illusion to seal this evil soul?"
He Muyi nodded quickly: "That's right! That's exactly what I mean!"
"Then why create new spirit beasts and worlds?"
Lu Ze asked curiously again.
He overheard most of the conversation between Baihe and He Muye, and was very puzzled.
"Because we need to redirect this resentment..."
He Muye said solemnly.
"To keep it in the illusion, two conditions must be met—"
"First, it focuses on spirit beasts."
"Secondly, it is completely different from the real Tianxuan Continent... it is a completely new plane."
"In this way, the corrupting curse on the world's spirit beasts contained in this evil soul can be completely transferred."
After hearing He Muye's explanation, Lu Ze and Nangong Yuan exchanged a glance.
This requires...
Why does that sound so familiar?
It's practically the same requirement I had when I first encountered the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Dao, only much easier.
"I see. I understand now. I'll give it a try."
Several options had already flashed through Lu Ze's mind, and he immediately spoke with confidence.
"Really? Then I will definitely risk my old life to extend Taixu Mengchi's life by another month!"
He Muye said with a resolute look in his eyes.
"There's no need to work so hard... Eat and drink as you please."
Lu Ze quickly waved his hand and said with a smile.
"I think the illusion will be completed in less than half a month."
For others, creating a new world dominated by spirit beasts, and countless new spirit beasts, is an incredibly difficult task.
But for Lu Ze, it was a piece of cake.
After all, others may not have seen it, but he had seen it far too many times in his previous life!
A brand new spirit beast?
If you throw a Pikachu at me, you'll explode, bro.
Besides Pokémon, there's also Palkia, and Digimon...
With the wisdom of countless masters from his past life in hand, this illusion was no challenge for Lu Ze!
"By the way, how many Void Soul Crystals does your sect possess? If possible, I, Lu, am willing to exchange them for other precious items."
Lu Ze suddenly asked.
His spiritual sense has not yet been fully strengthened.
I can eat two more Void Soul Crystals.
Now that he knows the Beast Taming Sect has them, he'll definitely try to get one more.
"Regarding this matter... Master Lu, please don't be angry. There are none in the sect at the moment, but if you can help my Beast Taming Sect overcome its difficulties, then we will have some."
He Muye looked troubled.
“Every time Taixu Mengchi enters reincarnation, its physical body will transform into a Taixu Soul Crystal... So as long as Lu Zhenchuan is willing to help Taixu Mengchi re-enter reincarnation, this Taixu Soul Crystal will definitely be yours.”
"I see, I understand now."
Lu Ze was not annoyed by this.
The Void Soul Crystal is hard to find, but having a way to obtain it is better than searching for a needle in a haystack.
"By the way, do you think there's a possibility that the Taixu Dream Dragon might die young or be reborn after its reincarnation?"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Yuan's eyes widened, and his mouth gaped open wider than an egg.
He had doubted for the umpteenth time that he had taken a demonic cultivator as his true disciple...
"...Lu Zhenchuan laughed, saying that the Taixu Soul Crystal needs to be nurtured for at least a thousand years to take shape."
He Muyi gasped and quickly explained.
"Huh? Hahaha... Don't overthink it! I was just asking, how could I possibly be thinking about something like that? Hahaha..."
Lu Ze chuckled.
"Don't worry, leave the illusion to me!"
Just then, the system's voice, which he hadn't heard in a long time, appeared in his mind:
【Detection indicates the imminent demise of the Beast Taming Sect's divine beast; the world's spirit beasts are about to descend into chaos...】