The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 513 - 517: Beast Taming Queen (7)

Chapter 513: Chapter 517: Beast Taming Queen (7)

Su Li disrupted the array in the forest, recalculated and rearranged it to ensure that no living creature, be it human, animal, exotic beast, or demon, could enter if they were beneath her Realm.

Currently at the Mahayana Realm, she had enough power to dominate this small world. What she feared was an unexpected encounter with someone of Great Power from the Upper Realm, akin to Mei Gui’s ever-present elder-like companion.

One person like Mei Gui was more than enough for this small world; the appearance of another... she dared not even contemplate.

Su Li was utterly engrossed in her cultivation, unable to extricate herself, all the while keeping a watchful eye on the movements of her enemies—the presence she dreaded had yet to appear.

Yet, she dared not slacken in her own cultivation. In the world of the Carp Spirit, facing the real Immortal Gods, she had felt a sense of powerlessness, an experience she did not want to relive.

Due to the changes initiated by Su Li, pulling one thread affected the whole situation, and the course of events had entirely diverged from her past life.

Mei Gui did not acquire her first Contracted Beast, nor did she benefit from the original owner’s self-destruction, which would have caused her Realm to advance by leap and bounds. Instead, Mei Gui’s face, now slapped by Su Li, was not presentable, and she had hidden in her room at the sect for a long time, too ashamed to show her face.

The day when she was brought back by the eldest senior brother, many people in the sect witnessed the sorry state she was in.

Unaware to herself, Mei Gui, after arriving in this world and experiencing smooth sailing, had developed a bit of temperament.

If it were her previous life, not to mention stepping out with a pig-like swollen face, she would have been indifferent even if she had to complete missions with a disfigured face.

After all, no matter how attractive one’s appearance might be, it could never be more important than one’s very life.

However, after coming here, she faced dissatisfaction on several occasions, but for the most part, many things progressed in the direction she wished.

She had also started to care about her appearance.

Though the wounds on her face had healed a while ago, Mei Gui still showed no sign of wanting to step outside, nestled in her room, causing some with unusual thoughts towards her to become anxious.

Mei Gui had come to loathe the dead bird in the forest, swearing in her heart that one day, she would capture the bird and wash away the humiliation of today.

What she found most unacceptable was the disappearance of that Divine Soul that had always accompanied her.

In the dark recesses of her mind, Mei Gui felt that things should not have transpired this way.

Everyone in the Beast Taming Sect knew that the smallest disciple under the Sect Leader, Mei Gui, was incredibly fortunate, destined for great opportunities.

Otherwise, how could she, with her Mixed Spiritual Roots, cultivate at a pace faster than those geniuses with Single Spiritual Roots?

In the Cultivation Continent, the notion of Luck is spoken of, with sparse records in the Ancient Books—though deeply understood by few, everyone knew that the last person of great Luck, a thousand years prior, ascended to the Upper Realm with his three companions.

The concept of Luck was mysterious and elusive, and one couldn’t definitively say that Mei Gui wasn’t the next lucky individual.

The Sect Leader had much to contemplate, all of which Mei Gui was utterly unaware.

But she did know, the loss of that Divine Soul was an injurious blow that couldn’t simply be totaled by adding one plus one.

Only she understood just how glaring her weaknesses were.

Having cultivated to her current state, hindered by her inadequate talents, she had to invest much more time and effort than those with superior aptitudes.

The reason her cultivation speed outpaced the geniuses with Single Spiritual Roots was entirely due to the accumulation of Heavenly Treasures.

Her Luck was even more terrifying than most believed—stumbling upon Immortal Herbs and spiritual plants simply by walking down the road was not that unusual for her.

To others, what were precious treasures and spiritual medicines, she squandered without the slightest heartache.

All thanks to such inhumane opulence, she built up the facade that outsiders saw.

She always encountered opportunities that ordinary people might never come across in their lifetimes. The problem was, even if you encounter them, you have to be able to seize them.

It’s like walking on the road and seeing a Supreme Spiritual Grass right in front of you, but with a glance, you treat it as a weed and overlook it; you can’t blame others for that.

Indeed, Mei Gui was an expert on firearms from her previous life, but she just couldn’t tell the difference between the various Immortal Herbs and Spiritual Treasures of this life in the Cultivation World.

It’s easy when you come across something that obviously seems extraordinary, even a fool could tell it’s a treasure. But many treasures are unassuming, and without understanding their characteristics, you wouldn’t recognize them even if they were right in front of your eyes, staring at them wide-eyed.

Previously, whenever she encountered good things, the Divine Sense within her bracelet would guide her, resulting in an abundance of treasures and faster cultivation progress.

But now...

Mei Gui’s resentment toward that ignorant Exotic Bird in the forest deepened a few degrees.

Dwelling on it was fruitless; Mei Gui somberly set aside the matter of her disappearing Divine Soul for the moment and carefully took out a small, dust-covered stone from her bosom.

It was the very Shariputra that saved her life that day.

Though she was half-unconscious at the time, she seemed to feel its presence, seeing this object, which she thought was junk, emit a dazzling golden light.

Even the experienced Divine Sense was deceived, which was enough for Mei Gui to realize the value of this object.

But despite her meticulous examination for many days, no matter what method she used, the stone remained as dim and dusty as when it was just a humble ornament, just like an ordinary stone one could pick up by the roadside.

But Mei Gui knew it was not ordinary; it was a Shariputra, and she boldly guessed that its owner might have been a Great Power of significance.

Since his return, Xue Xu had been constantly worried about Mei Gui, completely oblivious to the indifference shown by his Master and his wife, and even failed to notice the absence of his portion of the additional monthly assistance provided by the sect to core disciples.

Perhaps he had noticed but simply didn’t care.

Xue Jian had a deep understanding of his feelings, more than anyone else over the many years.

When Xue Xu decided to give Mei Gui some treasures to comfort her, only then did he discover that his share had not been delivered.

Already worried and anxious about Mei Gui, this blunder by the inconsiderate junior disciples was like waving a red flag to a bull.

Xue Xu strode off towards the Inner Chamber in a huff of anger.

All disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, both inner and outer, received their shares and supplements from the Inner Chamber; they could also undertake bounty assignments there in exchange for rewards.

But generally, it was the Outer Disciples who undertook these tasks, as it was their main way to obtain resources.

Xue Xu never indulged in such tasks, and he looked down on those labor-intensive and thankless jobs.

Spending a significant amount of time for a reward that wasn’t even sufficient to sustain daily cultivation needs, why bother?

With an appearance that suggested he was about to hold someone accountable, Xue Xu marched straight to the steward’s office in the Inner Chamber.

The duty steward today happened to be a senior brother a cycle older than Xue Xu.

As far as this senior brother was concerned, Xue Xu had always looked down on him; he was quite old and yet remained in the same realm. Presently, he deigned to address him as senior brother, but it might not be long before the roles were reversed, and he would have to call Xue Xu his senior instead.