"Chirp chirp... (Fox can now become your animal companion!)"

Upon hearing the tender voice of the little fox spirit, Qi Ping emerged from his state of cultivation.

Opening his eyes, he immediately saw the little fox spirit rubbing its head against him, its eyes filled with mysterious power and looking at him with expectant eyes.

The eyes of the Enchanting Immortal Fox are the main organs for casting the Enchanting Immortal Illusion Technique, containing an extremely unique power.

Although this little fox spirit was still just a cub, the unique sparkle in its eyes was the most magical and magnificent Qi Ping had ever seen, completely different from Yaya's firm eyes which shimmered with flames.

"Great! Then let's sign the animal companion contract!"

"Chirp chirp... (Alright!)"

The little fox spirit did not hesitate and happily agreed.

Now, it couldn't wait to become Qi Ping's animal companion!

In the little fox spirit's astonished gaze, a dark green array full of mysterious hues slowly rose up.

This array emanated an aura that made it very delighted and comfortable, just like the aura exuded by Qi Ping.

So when that special array gradually merged into its body, it didn't feel any discomfort but rather, it felt very comfortable.

Soon after, a wondrous power emerged, slowly transforming the bodies of Qi Ping and the little fox spirit.

A unique connection gradually formed between the man and the beast.

The duration of this contract was quite prolonged, perhaps due to the increasingly high level of the bloodlines, it took more time than when the contract was first made with Li Fire Crow, Yaya.

Nearly two hours passed before this contract ceremony was finally completed.

Perhaps because the divine soul talent required more time for transformation, by the time he awoke from this special state, the little fox spirit had already been awake for a while.

It was now lazily lying on Qi Ping's lap.

Seeing Qi Ping awake, it immediately leaped up.

Now, it felt extraordinarily magical. After the contract, it seemed like its body had been baptized by a miraculous power, making it lighter.

Most importantly, it felt a very close connection with Qi Ping.

It had just tried walking a good distance, even behind the big tree and with its eyes closed, it could still sense Qi Ping's presence.

This was truly amazing to it.

Moreover, it seemed like it could not only sense Qi Ping's presence, but also communicate with him without speaking, even when far apart...

However, since Qi Ping hadn't woken up just now, it didn't dare to disturb him, and only crawled back to his embrace when it was tired of playing.

So now that Qi Ping was awake, it couldn't wait to ask him some questions.

Qi Ping answered all its questions patiently.

After thoroughly explaining the little fox spirit's queries, Qi Ping allowed it to play on the mountain peak but warned it not to run off the peak.

He reminded it not to fight with other small animals from other peaks.

The bees and that sunbathing Yaya were also his animal companions, so if it needed help, it could also ask them...

"Chirp chirp... (Okay, boss, I've remembered everything, I'm off to play now!)"

With that, the little fox spirit ran off to play.

Qi Ping understood. This age of the young cubs is unlike the bees and Yaya, it was precisely the age of playful antics.

Besides, with the bees watching over, Qi Ping wasn't worried about the little fox spirit's safety or it getting lost.

...

Watching the little fox spirit run away, Qi Ping shifted his focus back to his newly realized and transformed divine soul.

Feeling the completely different divine soul and the powerful force of his Divine Sense, an unmistakable smile appeared on Qi Ping's face.

"Enchantment God Seal!"

This time his luck really exploded!

Qi Ping directly shared a most anticipated talent... [Enchantment God Seal]!

[Shared Talent: Enchantment God Seal]

[Enchantment God Seal: There is a special rule mark within your body that strengthens divine soul and Divine Sense, the power of which originates from the Enchanting Bloodline of the Enchanting Immortal Fox. The holder of this mark will have a solid divine soul, strong Divine Sense, and exceptionally high resistance to illusion techniques.]

Seeing the new talent added to his attribute panel, Qi Ping's heart was filled with indescribable joy.

The divine soul is one of the most crucial foundations on the cultivation path; its importance needs no further explanation.

Moreover, the difficulty of divine soul enhancement is much greater than the accumulation of Spiritual Qi, which can be seen from the price of divine soul elixirs far exceeding that of same-level Spiritual Energy Elixirs.

Starting from the late-stage Qi Refining, especially when breaking through to Foundation Establishment, divine soul strength becomes one of the main factors constraining the realm breakthrough.

With insufficient divine soul strength, it leads to inadequate control over the body and spiritual power, and lack of comprehension.

This issue is not apparent during regular cultivation but has a significant impact during realm breakthroughs and high-intensity battles.

Perhaps forcing a breakthrough once or twice poses little risk, but if done multiple times, the probability of breakthrough failure and perishment increases significantly...

"Now, at last, I can somewhat make up for the weakness of my divine soul and comprehension!"

With this problem solved, Qi Ping's future path of cultivation will be much smoother, and in the short term, divine soul strength will not become a barrier to his realm breakthroughs.

Most directly, before reaching the Golden Core, he won't need to worry about insufficient divine soul strength. His understanding of the True Meaning of Fire will also become much easier.

Qi Ping's own divine soul and comprehension aptitude were average, so even while using plant growth, through constant consumption and recovery to temper the divine soul, it was much like cultivating with a lower-grade spirit root— if the aptitude isn't good, no amount of training would yield outstanding results.

But now that the divine soul talent has been compensated for, Qi Ping's rate of divine soul enhancement will continue to increase, forming a virtuous cycle.

Even the efficiency of performing plant growth will be greatly improved.

...

"Let's see the changes in cultivation techniques and understanding of the True Meaning of Fire after gaining the talent [Enchantment God Seal]..."

After adjusting his state, Qi Ping eagerly began his cultivation.

In the following few hours, Qi Ping tested one by one the differences in practicing the Wood Flame Technique, Flame Burst Technique, and understanding the True Meaning of Fire compared to before.

Qi Ping summed it up with just one word:

Awesome!

Though the improvement in comprehension wasn't particularly significant, the sharpness in perception, such as in sensing Spiritual Qi and the True Meaning of the Array, was on a completely different level than before.

This distinction could be directly seen when comparing Qi Ping before and after acquiring the [Yang Fire Body] talent.

Simply put, the difference was like heaven and earth!

Until now, Qi Ping's shortcomings in the divine soul were pretty much resolved, and his goal of finding a divine soul type pet beast was successfully accomplished.

"But the gains this time aren't over yet!"

Having tested the effects of [Enchantment God Seal], Qi Ping now set his sights on another spirit beast:

Hundred Eyes Flower Demon!

This spirit beast's rarity was even above that of the Enchanting Immortal Fox!

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