95: Heart-to-heart communication, acceptance symbol

Chen Cuo, having tidied himself up, stepped out of the courtyard gate and happened to see the crowd scrambling for goods, which made him chuckle.

Arriving at the backyard of his house, a dazzling, disorienting brilliance immediately appeared in Chen Cuo's vision.

Entering this hazy scene, Chen Cuo felt his eyes blur, as if a strange image wanted to appear in his mind, but in the next instant, it vanished.

"Being naughty again? Come on, I'll take you out to play!" Chen Cuo said, looking down.

He saw a small rockery with a stone platform situated in the courtyard, surrounded by lush, evergreen plants.

On the stone platform, a white fox leaned against a stone cave within the rockery, while a chubby, white baby rooted itself in the ground, exhaling clouds and mist!

And a green snake floated leisurely in the flowing water inside the rockery.

A spiritual light flashed in Chen Cuo's eyes; a yellowish-brown stone, deep within the rockery, was inhaling and exhaling the Origin Qi of the Great Snow Mountain's earth veins.

Hearing this, the little white fox whimpered twice: "Where are we going?"

"First, we'll explore the Wu Hui Marsh and see if there are any usable medicines!"

"That place stinks to high heaven, I don't want to go!" The three little ones—the little white fox, Little Ling, and Little Qing—all frowned simultaneously.

Alright, it was only in his conscious perception, but Chen Cuo understood that none of the three wanted to go.

Although that foul marsh offered opportunities for exotic beasts to transform, it could also turn beasts into mindless wild animals. For exotic beasts like them, who had a chance to become demons, they naturally had an Innate aversion to places like the Wu Hui Marsh.

"Alright, stop being difficult, let's go!"

Scooping up the three little ones, he put the little white fox and Little Ling into his embrace, while Little Qing transformed into a snake bracelet on his left arm. Chen Cuo instantly leaped outside the courtyard, his entire person completely transformed into a different face.

Innate ability: Faceless, perfect disguise!

Feeling the surging exotic beast spiritual power within them, a different kind of spiritual light flashed in his eyes.

The Innate ability 'Heart-to-Heart Connection,' awakened from the Beast Taming Spirit Cultivation Technique, allowed Chen Cuo to communicate with the three little ones through their Souls, with no barriers to communication.

The Beast Taming Spirit Cultivation Technique was based on the Beast Taming Art of Sparrowhawk, the former leader of the North Dipper Gang, combined with several methods of training and cultivating exotic beasts.

This method was also formed by the Fusion of Innate talent and Cultivation Technique. Heart-to-Heart Connection is not just for communicating with one's tamed beasts; it also facilitates the cultivation of one's Spirit Beasts, allowing Chen Cuo to perceive the most suitable direction for his Spirit Beasts' growth.

He could subtly choose the most suitable methods for their growth to cultivate and develop the Spirit Beasts' Innate abilities.

For example, Little Ling and the others, after signing the Beast Taming Spirit Contract with him, immediately experienced the most suitable cultivation methods for them.

Xueshan City gathers spiritual energy through formations, and the place with the least pressure and most concentrated spiritual energy is the Ascension Platform used for crossing realms.

It is controlled by the Innate Great Perfection Perfected Person of the Four Great Sects; all other streets are slightly inferior.

As for the Bailu Smithy, it is also a decent place. It draws an underground fire vein, gathering a lot of spiritual fire Qi, which is just right for the people in the Artifact Refining workshop.

However, the transformation of exotic beasts into demons is almost as difficult as an Innate Martial Artist transcending to an Immortal.

This requires a considerable amount of Spiritual Qi. Chen Cuo, using his Innate ability perception and the conditions he had, built a Five Elements circulation area in his backyard.

The rockery and stone platform represent Metal, with the silver kill holy sword buried within; Little Ling represents Wood, residing in the rockery to manage the spiritual energy; flowing water, controlled by Little Qing, is poured out; an underground fire vein is deeply buried; and finally, the gangmu stone fetus is used to collect earth Origin Qi.

Achieving a circulatory flow, the continuous spiritual energy nurtured the three little ones. In five years, the little white fox's three tails fully grew, and it also awakened its Innate talent, Spirit Fox Illusion.

Little Ling had awakened long ago. Due to Chen Cuo's deliberate cultivation, a considerable amount of his vital blood was expended. Combined with his Innate ability of Evergreen Wood Longevity, his vital blood was of immense benefit to Little Ling's growth. Little Ling's Innate ability was immeasurably stronger than before.

The Medicine Spirit Energy it exhaled was almost twice as effective as before, and Little Ling no longer turned into a shriveled ginseng. Its earth Escape technique (earth escape technique) also far surpassed its initial Awakening of spiritual power.

It must be said that this also had some efficacy from the gangmu stone fetus; earth generates wood, and the effect of the Five Elements circulation was already very obvious.

Little Qing was also similar. He inherited the true essence of the Snake Demon among the Five Spirits, transforming into a water attribute. After five years of cultivation, he already possessed considerable demeanor, and a small bulge had appeared on his forehead.

Seeing this, Chen Cuo couldn't help but recall the Vajra Sect and the title of his Grandmaster, the Dragon Subduing Hero. Legend has it that he subdued a flood Dragon, which should be a supernormal exotic beast, a great snake, no different from Little Qing!

However, Little Qing's body was not large, and he had not awakened any special Innate abilities. It was just that the inherent potent venom he possessed already had a considerable effect; a single drop of its medicinal liquid could easily poison over a dozen Acquired individuals, and even Innate Experts could be poisoned!

Only after crossing realms with him and achieving the status of a supernormal creature, the three little ones have promising futures, all with the potential to become demons, and it's not impossible for them to even cultivate into transformed great demons.

Chen Cuo's purpose for this trip was to personally hunt in the foul marsh, to see if there were any newly born High Grade First-rank Foul Beasts deep within the marsh, as the blood of Medium Grade First-rank Foul Beasts was no longer sufficient for him to cultivate the third layer of the Dragon Tiger Golden Body!

Cultivation truly never strays from the four words: wealth, companion, method, and land. Wealth comes first, which indeed makes sense.

Leaving the city didn't require any procedures. With so many people coming and going daily, there was no way to check everyone.

Chen Cuo had transformed into a burly man with a scarred face, his clothes changed to coarse cloth, and his face full of Evil Qi, making him look unapproachable.

That foul marsh, after leaving Xueshan City and the scattered resident area, was still about thirty to forty li away. Heading east down the mountain, the entire Great Snow Mountain terrain was wide in the south and narrow in the north, descending to the east and rising to the west.

The Yue Country and Yan Yun Country, where Chen Cuo and Yue Wudao were located, were in the northern part of the entire Great Snow Mountain!

Therefore, the path they took to ascend was extremely difficult, with climbing being the hardest. The south, however, was where the Wu Hui Marsh was located. Innate Experts coming from there had to pass through the marsh to reach Xueshan City, and the other two sides also had their own difficulties.

The entire Great Snow Mountain was like a sky pillar in the center of the world.

The southern route was an easy gentle slope, but to reach the marsh, one still had to descend from the top of the Great Snow Mountain. Similarly, there was a stretch of road covered in a thousand miles of ice, but compared to the fierce winds of the north, this terrain was negligible for an Innate Expert.

No wonder Acquired Martial Artists could also leave the city to hunt.

Soon, Chen Cuo arrived at the edge of the foul marsh. A towering stench almost drove people insane; this smell was like being immersed in a cesspit. In every direction of the marsh, there were traces of paths, all trodden by people.

Chen Cuo applied two freshness talismans to himself and used other methods to lower his five senses, yet he still felt various uncomfortable odors assailing him.

"Indeed, no matter how many times I come, I still can't stand this smell. I don't know how those Vajra Sect Dao soldiers endure it!"

Looking down, Little Ling and the others had directly blocked their breathing, maintaining life through internal circulation, and had fallen asleep.

Speaking of the Vajra Sect, Chen Cuo had specifically inquired about it. It was a Buddhist pure land, yet its Sect name was the same as the Legacy Sect left by Ancestral Master Golden Dragon Ancestor. He wondered if Golden Dragon Ancestor had crossed realms from the Immortal Realm in the past, a Disciple of that Vajra Sect.

As a Buddhist Sect, the Cultivators within the Vajra Sect were all Vajra strongmen. The lineage sent down to the Great Snow Mountain was the most enduring Zen cultivation lineage within the Sect. No wonder these Dao soldiers who entered the Vajra Sect were all so tolerant.

Chen Cuo couldn't bear it. He took out a wad of cotton and directly plugged his nostrils, heading deeper. He easily trampled any First-rank Foul Beasts he encountered, collected their blood into bottles, and stored them in a light green talisman paper.

Storage Talismans, at present, could only be drawn by Yuanfu Shangren of the Yuanfu Sect. Chen Cuo also spent two Medium Grade First-rank Magical Artifacts to exchange for a few, for daily storage of items.

Heaven help him, the storage-type Innate ability he yearned for had never appeared. His body sheath also had great use and would never be chosen for Fusion with other Innate abilities. As for Storage Pouches and the like, they were simply unusable in this Jueling Realm.

Storage Pouches could only be used with magical power.

Only the Storage Talisman could serve as the sole storage box, and its selling price far exceeded its intrinsic value; it was simply exorbitant profit.