Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 186 - 138: Exotic Beast Phoenix Cry Bird

Inside the cave abode.

"Nearly tier-three healing elixir and tier-three spirit liquid—backed by a Golden Core Cultivator, you truly have deep pockets."

After receiving the healing elixir and high-level spirit liquid from Su Miaoyin, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but nod in approval.

This time, the report was effective, but capturing so many Tribulation Cultivators naturally required meticulous planning.

Of course, it was more important to first verify the authenticity of the message.

Once everything settled, Celestial Profound City would give a genuine reward.

"You want stability in Celestial Profound City, and so do I, so we're on the same side."

Since he knew this intelligence, he naturally wanted to sell it at a good price.

Moreover, doing so had two advantages.

First, Celestial Profound City eliminating a large number of Tribulation Cultivators would bring stability beneficial for his usual cultivation.

Second, with Huang Shaohai's incident and the focus on these Tribulation Cultivators diverted by Su Miaoyin and Song Tingfeng,

The fame went to the two of them, while he was just a reliable loose cultivator in Celestial Profound City doing good deeds anonymously.

"For the stability of Celestial Profound City, I have given all the credit to you."

Though he had lost quite a bit this time, the spoils he gained were substantial.

"Just this one talisman treasure alone is worth all the losses."

Inside the cave abode, Lin Chang'an began to meticulously account for other spoils.

Over three thousand lower-grade Spirit Stones, over seven hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones, and the rest were antidote pills, healing elixirs, poisons, and the like.

Seeing this, Lin Chang'an shook his head.

"Indeed, as Tribulation Cultivators, few would accumulate much wealth; naturally, it's all converted into strength."

Cultivators rarely carry all their possessions with them; even he only restocked resources after exhausting most of them during each hunting trip.

"Sigh, the spiritual artifacts from before were all destroyed by the talisman treasure. Unfortunately, to hide the existence of the talisman treasure, I can only keep it for now."

Lin Chang'an shook his head; the destroyed spiritual artifacts had considerable value.

But they were all destroyed by the talisman treasure, and he naturally didn't want others to know he survived that with the talisman treasure, especially since it was his trump card.

Even the break marks on the Cyan-Horned Bull's horn were meticulously polished with the Cyan Bamboo Sword to completely erase any traces left by the talisman treasure.

Being able to come back alive, his strength was already sufficient.

Then Lin Chang'an took out a Beast Taming Token and Spirit Beast Bag, and instantly, the one-horned Cyan-Horned Bull in the cave abode opened its eyes wide.

"Moo!"

The urgent call of the Cyan-Horned Bull seemed to say it was this bird that had pecked him mercilessly before.

"Exotic beast, Phoenix Cry Bird!"

The Bird of Ultimate Yang, essence of fire, loves to eat venomous insects, specifically countering yin ghosts and fierce spirits.

Seeing the Spirit Beast Bag, Lin Chang'an's mind couldn't help but recall the intelligence on this exotic beast.

"For others, breaking this spirit contract might be difficult, but unfortunately for you, I'm more genuine."

With a faint smile, Lin Chang'an raised his hand, and the Phantom Mask appeared, with strands of mana black air entering the Beast Taming Token.

Then a scene of the host transferring the contract played out.

After imprinting with his own mana aura, this Phoenix Cry Bird already had a new owner.

With the Spirit Beast Bag unclasped, under the wary gaze of the Cyan-Horned Bull, a golden light suddenly appeared inside the cave abode.

The next moment, the crisp chirping of the bird echoed continuously.

"Phoenix Cry Bird, a rare exotic beast, with a different bloodline grade from ordinary demon beasts, it's extremely difficult to train, but has massive potential..."

Lin Chang'an's mind was turning, and when the Phoenix Cry Bird flew out, seeing a new owner, it couldn't help but look fearfully at Lin Chang'an.

Or rather, at the Beast Taming Token in his hand.

This human cultivator, it recognized, was previously an enemy. Although it was a demon beast, it knew that the former human cultivator was likely no more.

"Moo!"

The Cyan-Horned Bull stared with its eyes, emitting a dense hostility. Although its wounds had healed, it remembered vividly the bloody holes this bird had pecked.

"Chirp, chirp!"

This Phoenix Cry Bird was highly intelligent; in a flash, it assessed the situation and directly settled on Lin Chang'an's shoulder, showing a pleasing demeanor, occasionally rubbing against him.

"I seem to remember you being quite ferocious before."

Lin Chang'an sneered. Such intelligent exotic beasts, if not raised from infancy, must be tamed; otherwise, they could turn as they just had.

With Huang Shaohai just having died, the bird immediately cozied up to its new owner at the first sign of change.

Seeing its new owner, the palm-sized Phoenix Cry Bird widened its eyes, chirping as if to show loyalty, occasionally brushing him with its feathers.

The Cyan-Horned Bull nearby was also angrily mooing, seemingly saying this despicable bird was too cunning.

Feeling the emotions of the Phoenix Cry Bird through the Beast Taming Token, Lin Chang'an shook his head.

He was well aware of the exotic beast's importance to Huang Shaohai, who had planned to cultivate it for its essence blood to strengthen his cultivation.

"What a pity, my Lifebound Spirit Plant is not a Bloodthirsty Poison Vine."

Lin Chang'an feigned regret, making the Phoenix Cry Bird chirp incessantly.

The Bloodthirsty Poison Vine could grow evilly by absorbing essence blood, though it had unique advantages, it also had limits.

At most, it could be cultivated to the Golden Core Realm, reaching the end of its potential as a Lifebound Spirit Plant.

"Alright, you two get along."

Looking at the one-horned Cyan-Horned Bull, Lin Chang'an uncharacteristically generously threw it a Demon Core. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

As the Demon Core entered its stomach, the Cyan-Horned Bull immediately mooed with a victorious expression.

Staring at the Phoenix Cry Bird, it seemed to be saying it's the first arrival.

While the Phoenix Cry Bird, feeling wronged, glanced around, and as its new owner Lin Chang'an showed no intent to give it a Demon Core, it flew directly onto the Cyan-Horned Bull's lone horn.