Earth Spirit Essence

Zhang Xuan realized that Little Moon seemed to be more familiar the deeper he went. Their footsteps also picked up speed. In the end, he started to run through the forest under her's lead.

It was only now that he felt the benefits of cultivation. After the preliminary marrow transformation, he, who used to be out of breath after running a thousand meters, was now running at full speed for nearly ten minutes without blushing or panting, and he had not even sweated a drop. And this was just the beginning of the Qi-gathering.

The anticipation for the future surged uncontrollably in the bottom of his heart. If it wasn't for the fact that he was in the deep mountains and forests, he really wanted to shout and let go of the pleasure in his heart.

With this speed, they soon arrived in front of a cave.

Little Moon used her claws to push away the weeds in front of her, then turned around and called out.

However, Zhang Xuan noticed that Little Moon's tail had stopped wagging. There was a hint of sadness in her eyes as she sat on the spot.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xuan understood. This cave should be the place where it once stayed with its parents. Perhaps it still had the lingering warmth of its parents.

Thinking about this, Zhang Xuan didn't enter the cave immediately. Instead, he walked to Little Moon and knelt down. He touched her snow-white head and hugged her. 

"I understand how it feels to lose your parents. We're the same in this regard. Perhaps it's because of this similar situation that we became friends so quickly. I understand your loneliness. You don't have to deliberately try to please me. I won't leave you. Also, you don't need to be afraid. I've already made up my mind."

The two lonely souls collided in the hole that was filled with memories. Perhaps understanding what Zhang Xuan meant, Little Moon's head rubbed Zhang Xuan's face and then licked him.

After a while, Little Moon calmed down. Zhang Xuan patted her head and stood up. 

"Let's go. When we've grown up, I'll be with you if you want revenge." As he spoke, he pushed aside the weeds in front of him and walked into the cave.

However, he had just taken a step when he was dazed by the golden color in front of him. 

Gulp.

His throat moved slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Little Moon... You've never told me that you're a rich woman ..."

"Owuu?" Little Moon was confused.

Looking at the scene before him, even Zhang Xuan, who was mentally strong, could not help but feel his mouth turn dry. The cave was filled with earth spirit crystals! 

Fist-sized earth spirit crystals could be seen everywhere. While Zhang Xuan was walking in, he had already kicked a few head-sized crystals.

He leaned closer to the rock wall beside him and turned on the light source on his body to take a look. His eyes instantly widened. These were actually top-quality earth spirit crystals?

This piece would be worth at least 150,000 coins in the beast world!

He picked up a few more pieces and felt numb. He accepted the fact that this cave was basically full of top-quality earth spirit crystals.

So, Little Moon was actually a little rich wolf with tens of millions of wealth?

"Little Moon! I admit that I spoke a little too loudly to you before. I apologize. Next time, if you have anything that you're not satisfied with, just let me know." Zhang Xuan looked sincerely at Little Moon as he spoke. The intensity of his gaze could even melt steel.

"Ah...?"

Little Moon took two steps back, as if saying, "Don't do that. You're scaring me." 

Of course, it didn't know how precious these materials were in the beast world, which was extremely scarce.

The people of this world wouldn't know either, because they never cultivated familiars. This type of material was no different from scrap stone to them, and it wasn't even as bright as a candle when used for lighting.

But to Zhang Xuan, this was a huge windfall!

"Wait..."

He had thought that his surprise was enough to show respect for the material in front of him. But the thing in front of him once again set off a huge wave in his heart.

"It's earth spirit essence!" 

In the depths of those earth spirit crystal caves, a small pile of earth spirit essence was still emitting a golden light. Its light came from the incomparably rich spirit essence in the crystals.

A fist-sized earth spirit essence was ten times more effective than the same amount of top-tier earth spirit crystals!

There was a small pile here, and Zhang Xuan was numb. If Little Moon could completely digest the earth spirit essence in front of her, then the college entrance exam...

Thinking about this, Zhang Xuan's lips were about to reach his ears. 

After carefully wrapping up the earth spirit essence, he found a relatively hidden place in the cave and brought Little Moon back to the beast world.

… 

Fengye Beast Cultivation Center, training room.

The reason why Zhang Xuan didn't open for business today was so that Little Moon could digest the earth spirit marrow in front of her.

He smashed the earth spirit marrow's stone layer in the cleansing pool, and thick golden essence flowed out from the crack. The high-grade cleansing potions in the store were basically not used, so Zhang Xuan poured them all into the cleansing pool.

The high-grade cleansing potion mixed with the earth spirit marrow produced a chemical reaction, and a golden mist appeared on the pool.

Seeing that the fusion was almost complete, Zhang Xuan carried Little Moon into the pool. The golden liquid in the pool rippled, and she closed her eyes in comfort.

Zhang Xuan looked on nervously. If it was a normal earth spirit crystal, he would just grind it into powder and feed it. He wouldn't need to use a high-grade cleansing potion.

However, this was the earth spirit marrow, and it was Little Moon's first time using a familiar material, so Zhang Xuan naturally wanted to maximize the effect. He just didn't know how much of it she would be able to absorb.

This pool was enough to last for a week. However, after a while, he was surprised to find that Little Moon's adaptability was surprisingly high. The water level was decreasing at a visible rate, being rapidly absorbed by her to nourish her body.

Little Moon's body began to change dramatically. She was originally only about thirty centimeters tall, but she slowly grew to half a meter and stopped at about sixty centimeters.

The mottled color of her fur slowly changed, and the black color faded away. In about ten minutes, her whole body had turned into a glittering silver color like the moonlight, and it looked extremely tough.

The white moonlight mark on her forehead was even more obvious. It was like a bright moon, shining with a bright luster.

However, Little Moon did not stop there. After absorbing all the liquid in the pool, the golden smoke in the air was sucked into her nose like a vortex. The fur at the corner of her eyes turned a light golden color, like a light golden eyeshadow.

Only when it had finished absorbing the energy did Little Moon open her azure eyes, a strange and holy feeling exuding from her gaze.

At this moment, she was giving off a heart-palpitating aura. Her hair was thick and fluffy, and her height reached Zhang Xuan's knees.

Although she was still a little immature compared to the three-meter length that she could reach when she was an adult, which was taller than a human, she already had the temperament of a ferocious beast.

But Zhang Xuan found it strange. The Silver Moon Wolf in the book didn't seem to have a golden eyeshadow.

However, he was immediately pounced on by Little Moon, who started licking him madly. With his Qi Gathering physique, he could not resist. Fortunately, Little Moon was still very close to him and relied on him, even if they had not formed a contract.

Under Little Moon's passion, Zhang Xuan, who couldn't resist, started to enjoy himself. Little Moon's strength made him very happy. It was not far from the time of the contract.

After that, he gave Little Moon some earth spirit crystals, but the results were minimal. It seemed that this was one of the differences between Little Moon's physique and other familiars. Fortunately, he had enough earth spirit crystals. He could sell some of them and consider other beast materials when he had money.

As a beast cultivation center, no matter how poor they were, they would still be able to afford one or two earth spirit crystals. As such, Zhang Xuan, who sold them to regular customers at a slight discount, didn't raise any suspicions.

First of all, they had the protection of the beast cultivation center. Second, who would publicize it so widely after taking advantage of them?

The income from selling the earth spirit crystals had also temporarily relieved Zhang Xuan's financial pressure. And so, he started to prepare for the contract.