But that is extremely difficult. It is said that only at the "Divinity Transformation" level can one have the ability to take human form, and to completely eliminate the demon body, unless one braves the tribulation, borrowing the power of heavenly lightning.

However, if it is "demon transformation," one can acquire the divine power to take form early on.

The Demon Race is somewhat similar to Spirit Beasts, but their bloodlines are far more bizarre than those of Spirit Beasts.

The bloodline of ordinary Spirit Beasts is predetermined. For instance, the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow's ceiling is Rank Four, and without an extraordinary opportunity, it is almost impossible to change.

But the Demon Race is similar to humans and can improve themselves through cultivation. Within the Demon Race, there are also traditions of spiritual lineage!

If a Spirit Beast is enlightened by the Demon Race, it might also transform into a demon.

It seems the rumors outside are not unfounded; this mountain lord... truly is a mystical creature.

Soon after, Xiaoying came out bouncing excitedly, "The mountain lord is available now, you can go in and see her."

Lady Shee led Li An inside.

The spacious hall was permeated with a strange demon qi.

The mountain lord sat like an emperor at the upper end of the hall, separated by beaded curtains. The curtains were layered with demon qi, preventing visitors from seeing the mountain lord's appearance.

"Lin An pays respects to the mountain lord!"

Li An was very respectful, directly taking out a lavishly packaged gift box and presenting it respectfully.

Xiaoying took the box and went behind the beaded curtains.

"Are you a Beast Tamer?"

A lazy female voice came from behind the curtains, not commenting on Li An's offering but rather asking a question.

Li An immediately felt as if there was a gaze peeking at his sleeve.

Li An quickly took out a red little bird from his sleeve and held it in both hands, saying: "I am not a Beast Tamer; this small Spirit Bird resonated unexpectedly with my Divine Soul, hence I adopted it."

Though he was cautious, he wasn't particularly afraid.

On the contrary, he was quite expectant...

During his two years in the city, he inquired a lot of rumors about the mountain lord...

One of them was that the various mountain lords valued Spirit Beasts more, so the mountain lords valued talents who could get close to Spirit Beasts more.

This is the reason Jiang Ribai managed to thrive in the Celestial Killer Mountain so effortlessly.

But he did not want to expose his ability in Beast Taming. After all, he did not need to be utilized heavily. As long as he could find a safe place to cultivate, being a marginal person was the best.

Thus, he came up with this method to show his closeness to Spirit Beasts without being too highly regarded.

The shape of the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow had already changed entirely, and its aura was altered by his Life Seed.

Even Shangguan Xiaoxiao and Shangguan Shengxian from the Demon Sect couldn't see through the aura of his Life Seed, so he did not believe this Demon Race could discern anything suspicious.

"This small bird has some spirituality, but not much. Well, the fact that you can resonate with its spirituality and gain its recognition, without treating it as a slave, proves that you are not a fierce and evil person."

The lazy voice sounded from behind the curtain:

"Leave a drop of your essence blood."

Lady Shee hurriedly reminded him on the side, "Quickly thank the mountain lord!"

Li An quickly expressed his thanks, but his heart was heavy.

Just now, in that instant, the mountain lord had already probed the soul and Divine Sense of the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow!

Luckily, Li An had been prepared to disguise his Beast Taming Skill, and his relationship with Xiaoqing stemmed from the nurturing of his Life Seed's aura, thus avoiding the usual damage to Xiaoqing's Divine Soul from typical Beast Taming Skills.

Otherwise, hearing the mountain lord's words... it might have been quite troublesome.

Xiaoying carried a jade plate down, with a small silver knife placed on it.

Li An cut his wrist; a drop of essence blood flowed out and fell onto the jade plate.

"What's the name of this little sister?"

Xiaoying asked, staring at the small red bird in Li An's hand.

"Xiaohong."

Li An replied, feeling that Xiaoying's gaze seemed much friendlier.

"Xiaohong, hehe, it sounds a bit like my name."

She reached out her delicate jade hand, stroked the head of the little red bird, then carried Li An's essence blood back behind the beaded curtain.

Shortly after.

"The mountain lord permits you to stay; here is the token and contract. You may freely choose a 'Grade D' Spirit Vein within the mountain lord's territory to cultivate, and as for all sorts of miscellaneous matters, you can look at them in the contract. By the way, does little sister Xiaohong like to eat this?"

She handed two jade tokens to Li An while eagerly taking out a small cyan grain to feed Li An's little red bird.

The little red bird took the grain, chirped twice, and affectionately nuzzled Xiaoying's hand, which made Xiaoying very happy.

Li An checked, one jade token was similar to the one Lady Shee had taken earlier, embedded with a white scale piece, while the other contained a lot of information.

Yet now, he didn't read it directly but made a salute towards the mountain lord, "Lin An takes his leave—"

The three of them walked out of the stone palace.

"Miss Xiaoying, Xiaohong has never actively approached others before..."

Li An said with a smile, suddenly taking out a small box, "A little token of appreciation, thank you, Miss Xiaoying."

The small box also contained a precious piece of Spiritual Food!

Xiaoying said, "Oh, there's no need…"

"Xiaohong and I are in sync, this is not just my sentiment, but also Xiaohong's... she is very fond of you."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoying nodded and accepted it, saying, "Alright, then, thank Xiaohong."

She stroked the little red bird again then seemed to remember something, saying, "You have to work hard and quickly let Xiaohong move to a 'Grade C' Spirit Vein…"

"Lady Shee, you're more familiar, guide this... what was his name again?"

She had been focusing solely on the little red bird in Li An's hand all along and hadn't even remembered Li An's name...

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