Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 310 – Second pet?

Chapter 310 – Second pet?

Lin Jichen and Panda Xiong made their way towards the cave entrance, with Panda Xiong leading the way.

With the temptation of honey, Panda Xiong was more than willing to put in the effort, even though it despised the poisonous bees inside.

Lin Jichen didn't expect to find a hidden paradise within the cave. After passing through the tunnel, they arrived at an open-air valley, bright with light, lush with greenery, and teeming with life.

There was even a thatched hut and signs of human habitation, resembling a secluded utopia.

The beehive was built above the valley entrance, massive in size, with numerous Poison-Horned Stinger Bees buzzing around.

Lin Jichen temporarily ignored the beehive, his sixth sense suggesting that there might be something valuable here.

He immediately used an Earth Grade feng shui technique, causing a Bagua diagram to appear, revealing everything around him.

Sure enough, beneath the thatched hut was a tomb, from which faint spiritual energy emanated.

Lin Jichen walked into the hut and used Sword Qi to blast open the ground. At a depth of six or seven meters, a coffin appeared before him, emitting a large amount of spiritual energy.

"Apologies, senior," Lin Jichen said, performing a sword salute.

Although grave robbing was disgraceful, it was common in the world of "Tale of Immortal." If he didn't dig it up, someone else would eventually.

And if Lin Jichen's guess was correct...

Boom!

Opening the coffin, he found no remains inside, only a large number of Spirit Stones, several elixirs, a pair of gauntlets, and a jade slip.

These were likely the relics of the deceased cultivator.

Those who truly didn't want their graves to be disturbed wouldn't place their remains and relics together, as they would inevitably be dug up.

Previously, the two cultivator tombs Lin Jichen had opened in Storm Valley were the same.

However, this tomb was far richer than the ones in Storm Valley.

There were over ten thousand Spirit Stones, numerous Spirit Grade elixirs, and a few Mysterious Grade elixirs. Besides the elixirs for health and mana restoration, there were also two very practical combat elixirs.

[Mysterious Grade · Bloodthirst Elixir]: Increases damage by 15% and grants a 2% lifesteal effect for 30 seconds. Can only be taken once per hour.

[Mysterious Grade · Bone Shedding Elixir]: Increases resistance by 15% and grants a 2% defense effect for 30 seconds. Can only be taken once per hour.

Each bottle contained ten elixirs, which could only be crafted by an Alchemy Master of at least the fifth grade. Lin Jichen's shop currently only had Spirit Grade elixirs.

Mysterious Grade elixirs were hard to come by, except from NPCs.

Lin Jichen carefully stored the elixirs and examined the gauntlets and jade slip, both of which were Mysterious Grade and usable by palm cultivators, with decent attributes.

After storing everything, Lin Jichen resealed the coffin and restored the ground to its original state before exiting the thatched hut.

This unexpected windfall brought Lin Jichen a small fortune.

Fortunately, he had the feng shui technique; otherwise, this wealth would have eluded him.

He turned his attention back to the beehive.

The scattered bees hadn't left despite the absence of their queen, which was strange.

Lin Jichen leaped into the air, cautiously approaching the beehive, and found a large amount of honey inside.

There were also over a hundred Poison-Horned Stinger Bees.

What surprised Lin Jichen the most was the presence of a queen bee!

To be precise, it was a young queen bee.

These poisonous bees were different from real-world bees; they were spirit beasts with a strong bloodline distinction. The queen bee lineage could not be replaced by other miscellaneous bees.

Even a young queen bee was unmatched by other bees, and they wouldn't dare to usurp its position.

This explained why they hadn't dispersed; the previous queen had died, but they had a successor.

"No wonder they haven't left; they have a little empress to succeed the throne," Lin Jichen said with a greedy glint in his eyes.

This was a Golden Core Realm Poison-Horned Stinger Bee King. If he could tame it, it would be an excellent choice for his second pet.

Cultivators below the Golden Core stage could only have one pet, but starting from the Golden Core Realm, they could have an additional pet for each major realm they advanced.

Lin Jichen was currently in the Crystal Realm and was about to enter the Golden Core Realm, so finding a second pet was naturally on his agenda.

This Golden Core Realm Poison-Horned Stinger Bee King was very suitable.

Lin Jichen also wanted to find another spirit beast like Panda Xiong as a pet, but that was almost a pipe dream.

Not to mention how hard it was to find, to get a cub of a spirit beast like Panda Xiong, you'd have to defeat its parents.

Moreover, the stronger the spirit beast, the harder it was to tame.

Lin Jichen wouldn't have been able to tame Panda Xiong either, if not for its gluttonous nature and his cunning persuasion when it was young and naive.

Repeating the same trick was almost impossible.

Besides, even if he did find a second spirit beast pet in the future, he could always break the contract with the queen bee or wait until he advanced to the next realm to sign a new contract.

Lin Jichen's desire grew as he stared at the young queen bee in the hive.

But since he hadn't reached the Golden Core Realm yet, he couldn't sign a contract with the queen bee.

So Lin Jichen planned to use a beast cage to capture it first and tame it after he broke through to the Golden Core Realm.

However, capturing this young queen bee wouldn't be easy, as it had over a hundred loyal followers.

Lin Jichen returned to the ground and began to devise a strategy.

Finally, he looked at Panda Xiong at his feet and smiled kindly.

After some negotiation, using half of the honey in the hive as a trade, Panda Xiong agreed to Lin Jichen's plan.

Roar!

Panda Xiong roared and leaped towards the beehive.

As it got close, it slapped the entire hive down.

The hive fell, and all the Poison-Horned Stinger Bees swarmed out, chasing after Panda Xiong.

Panda Xiong activated Absolute Defense and fought the bees.

But facing the swarm of bees, it could only endure the attacks passively.

Even though its bloodline was far superior to these bees, the realm difference and the sheer number of bees put Panda Xiong at a disadvantage.

Lin Jichen seized the opportunity to take out the beast cage and began capturing the bees one by one.

He didn't want to kill them, as the Poison-Horned Stinger Bee King's greatest strength was not its individual power but its ability to summon a swarm of followers to overwhelm opponents.

So Lin Jichen's goal was to imprison the young queen bee's followers.

Once he tamed the queen bee, the disobedient followers would naturally fall in line.

Seeing Panda Xiong getting stung all over, its health rapidly decreasing, Lin Jichen sped up his capturing process.

Luckily, Panda Xiong, in the later stage of the Crystal Realm and with Absolute Defense activated, was quite resilient.

It held on for a long time before it was about to fall, so Lin Jichen quickly recalled it into the pet space and took on the remaining bees himself, capturing them one by one into the beast cage.