"Mr. Lin."

Lady Shee smiled and said.

"Yes, Mr. Lin... In that case, I'll be off first."

Xiaoying fed Xiaohong a green grain, then hopped back to the palace.

Seeing her leave, Lady Shee and Li An descended the mountain while sighing, "Lin An, my friend, you truly are fortunate!"

Lin An replied, "Lady Shee, what do you mean by that?"

"Do you know, in this Celestial Killer Mountain range, human lives are worth less than beasts."

Lady Shee said, "In the eyes of the Mountain Lord, Spirit Beasts are of higher status, while the Human Race... is actually very lowly."

"If a Beast Tamer comes, it's hard even to guarantee their survival... I once had a good friend who was a Beast Tamer outside. After arriving, they suffered greatly and nearly lost their life."

Li An was struck with a thought. Could Lady Shee's friend be Jiang Ribai?

Jiang Ribai actually had such an experience?!

He suddenly realized that his information wasn't completely accurate... The gossip he had heard before suggested that being able to tame beasts should have been an advantage.

He hadn't anticipated it being a trap!

Luckily he was cautious and hadn't revealed his knowledge of the art of Beast Taming.

Lady Shee looked at the sleeve of Li An's garment with a mysterious gaze, "But if one can coexist on equal terms with Spirit Beasts and even gain their closeness, then the Mountain Lord will regard them more highly."

A black snake peeked out of her sleeve as she sighed softly, "I've suffered many years in the Celestial Killer Mountain range to be rewarded with this 'Black Spirit' by the Mountain Lord. You must know, this Black Spirit is not my pet but my master!"

"Even after raising it for so many years, the Black Spirit merely trusts me... nowhere near your level of naturally attracting Spirit Beasts without taming them."

"Brother Lin's little bird, though ordinary, can bring you considerable benefits... Otherwise, even if you offered Spiritual Food, there would still be other trials to face."

Hearing this, Li An felt a mix of emotions. It seemed that his smooth path was due to Xiaoqing's blessing.

Living off a Spirit Beast?

"I see, I see... Thank you, friend, for enlightening me!"

Reflecting on this, he couldn't help but gently stroke Xiaoqing.

Watching the little bird in Li An's hand, Lady Shee was genuinely a bit envious. After all these years here, she had never gained favor from someone like Xiaoying...

Evidently, from the Mountain Lord to Xiaoying, they all thought highly of Li An because of this Spirit Beast.

Li An must have had the easiest entry into this place.

Moreover, Xiaoying's parting words... it seems that Lin An is not to be underestimated.

Thinking of this, she immediately said, "Brother Lin, do you know that this Zhong Mountain range is divided into Grades A, B, C, and D?"

Upon hearing Lady Shee's words, Li An said, "Please enlighten me."

"Grade A is this White Spirit Peak, Rank Four Spirit Vein, very pure."

"Grade B is also Rank Four Spirit Vein, but heavily polluted by Evil Qi."

"Grade C is Rank Three Spirit Vein, but very clean."

"Grade D is Rank Three Spirit Vein, but also tainted by Evil Qi."

Li An understood in an instant.

He currently only qualifies to cultivate in a 'D' Grade Spirit Vein.

No wonder Xiaoying advised him to relocate Xiaohong to a Grade C Spirit Vein as soon as possible before leaving... A Grade D Spirit Vein impacts both cultivators and Spirit Beasts, making it unsuitable for long-term residence.

"But actually, even among the D Grades, there are differences. Some have heavy Evil Qi, and some have less... I know of one with the least Evil Qi, the best among all D Grade Spirit Veins!"

She smiled, "Brother Lin, are you interested?"

Li An actually wanted to say he wasn't interested at all...

Instead, he was quite curious about the D Grade Spirit Veins with heavy Evil Qi.

But since Lady Shee asked, he could only reply, "Please, guide me, Lady Shee!"

Lady Shee said, "Follow me."

Initially, her goodwill, that bit of favor, was only enough to bring Li An to meet the Mountain Lord... but now, since Li An has made such a good impression with the Mountain Lord and Xiaoying, she was interested in investing more in Li An!

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