123: Study Abroad in Qianlingfu

The world's Source Beasts are of numerous varieties; even Sun Chunchen cannot recognize them all.

Chu Jingyu explained from the side, "This kind is called a Floating Jellyfish. It doesn't have any special abilities at the Mortal Rank, but it can emit different colors of light, making it quite an interesting little novelty."

Sun Chunchen looked at the three small Jellyfish floating in the air and smiled. "Using them as night lights is also quite nice."

Xiao Fan has been home for a few days and hasn't returned to town yet. Has he chosen an Uncommon Rank Source Beast?"

"He has. It's the evolved form of the Source Beast in your hand, the Colorful Cloud Jellyfish." Chu Jingyu didn't hide anything from Sun Chunchen.

Sun Chunchen looked at these small Jellyfish with a slightly surprised gaze. They looked soft and weak; surely there must be a significant change when they reach the Uncommon Rank, otherwise why would Xiao Fan be willing to contract them?

"Alright, then I'll have to nurture them properly and see."

Chu Jingyu looked at the three small Jellyfish, his lips twitching. "You'd better not be in a hurry to nurture them. By the time they reach the Spirit Rank, their size will increase to dozens of meters. It doesn't seem very suitable for this town."

"Oh? You mean I have to get a manor just to raise these three little guys?"

"Pretty much, though they don't seem to grow that fast."

Sun Chunchen flicked the three little guys with his finger, causing them to puff out small, cotton-like clouds of mist. "Is Xiao Fan still going to keep his position in town?"

I think if possible, it's better to send him out to see the world. Only by knowing the vastness of heaven and earth can one harbor lofty ambitions."

Hearing this, Chu Jingyu fell into hesitation. "Send him out?"

Sun Chunchen nodded. "Yes, there's an academy in Qianling Prefecture that recruits Contract Masters. There are Contract Masters from all over, as well as many rare and exotic beasts whose names you've never heard. It would be good to send him there to broaden his horizons."

The academy's admission season is in about three months. Xiao Fan's Realm and age are both suitable, so it's worth a try."

Chu Jingyu lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought. The Family could afford to support a member studying abroad now. Since he had reached the Spirit Rank, he had enough time to look after the Family and let the children grow up steadily.

Sun Chunchen stepped forward and patted Chu Jingyu's shoulder. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Chu Jingyu nodded and said okay.

Hearing Chu Jingyu's answer, Sun Chunchen showed a satisfied smile... At noon, on the street in front of the Town Head's Residence.

As expected, the Shi and Zhang families produced Contract Masters of the appropriate rank, along with Guard Soldiers who were more disciplined than those from the Noble Family.

As for the recruited Rogue Cultivators, it would take a few days for the news to spread before they could be truly mobilized.

Tang Cheng said a few simple words of encouragement and then had Chu Jingyu lead them out.

The so-called hunting,

Was simple, bloody, and violent.

Like plowing a field, they first set out along the main roads leading from the town to the various villages. They killed every Source Beast they encountered along the way, only sparing those that looked uncommon to be brought back.

During this time, there were few emergencies that required Chu Jingyu to act. After all, although there were many Source Beasts in the wild, most were only at the Mortal Rank or Uncommon Rank.

Once the team of human Contract Masters was formed, and without the support of channels connecting the inner and outer borders, these Source Beasts were easily overwhelmed in a one-sided situation.

However, it wasn't unheard of for Contract Masters to let their guard down and lose their lives to sneak attacks from Source Beasts. Sometimes, even with Chu Jingyu, a Spirit Rank Contract Master, overseeing things, he couldn't react in time.

The afternoon of the first day.

Cleared 152 Mortal Rank Source Beasts and 12 Uncommon Rank Source Beasts.

At dusk, the Hunting Team returned to town, while Chu Jingyu hurried back to the Chu Family under the cover of night.

On his way back, he vaguely felt a strange spiritual fluctuation, but it vanished in an instant, as if it were an illusion.

Chu Jingyu had the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast investigate specifically, but found nothing. He let it go, assuming he had misperceived the spiritual fluctuation.

Returning home, he first went to the back mountain. Most of the trees on the mountain had been cleared, and only a small portion had been planted with Spiritual Plants from the Phantom Mist Spirit Plain.

Among the grass, Chu Jingyu could easily sense several Green Leaf Giant Insects with relatively weak auras crawling back and forth.

「Species: Green Leaf Giant Insect (Different Rank Species)

Rank: Low-tier Mortal Rank

Aptitude: Common

Status: Leisurely

Attribute Affinity: Plants, Medicine

Skills: 1. Emerald Green Leaf: The Green Leaf Giant Insect consumes the medicinal power condensed within its body to form a Green Leaf Mark. Targets carrying this mark will have their injuries continuously healed.

2. Giant Insect Territory: The Green Leaf Giant Insect designates an area as its territory. Within this territory, wood-attribute plants receive a significant growth speed bonus.

3. Spiraling Leaf Blade: Condenses energy into the shape of a leaf blade, which can spiral through the air to attack targets.」

Overall, the Green Leaf Giant Insect's current skills aren't much different from the Green Leaf Insect's, except for the addition of the Spiraling Leaf Blade skill, making it more efficient at nurturing plants.

Moreover, ever since these unknown Spiritual Plants were planted, the dense mist in the air seemed to have thickened.

Drawn by the aura of the Spiritual Plants, many palm-sized Floating Jellyfish gathered in this small space, while the larger Colorful Cloud Jellyfish stayed even higher in the air nearby.

The space was faintly divided into three layers: the Spiritual Plants on one layer, the small Jellyfish on another, and the large 'Jellyfish' with diameters exceeding five meters on yet another.

It seemed Xiao Fan's suggestion was very effective; the measure of using Spiritual Plants to corral these 'Jellyfish' worked well... Town Head's Residence, Study.

"You've been to the Chu Family; did you find anything special?" Tang Cheng looked weary, appearing even weaker than during the day.

"If you're talking about anything particularly strange, I really didn't find anything," Old An said, pondering as he recalled.

"But the Chu Family's actions are somewhat unusual. You should know they live at the top of the mountain?"

Tang Cheng nodded. "That's right."

"However, the four villages under their jurisdiction have actually moved onto their mountain together, right at the mountainside, layer upon layer of Villagers."

Tang Cheng rested his palm against his brow and replied to Old An's words, "That only shows the Chu Family Member are kind-hearted and don't want the Villagers under them to be impacted by the rampaging Source Beasts."

"In addition, I found several interesting Source Beasts on the Chu Family's back mountain. One is the Ice Lotus, the representative Source Beast of the Liu Family, and then there's this kind."

As he spoke, Old An tapped his scepter on the ground, and several small Jellyfish emerged from it.

Tang Cheng only glanced at them, showing no interest in these weak-aura Source Beasts. "Did you see their Family's Origin Artifact?"