Chapter 607: Chapter 602 Fire Lizard Hatchling

Thinking back to the year I joined the Sect, I was about their age.

Qin Feng recalled the scene from those days and couldn’t help but sigh softly.

He quickly put aside the sentiments, realizing that with his current level of cultivation, his perspective on these teenagers, who were around fifteen years old, was naturally different, especially since these two were from the Qin Clan. By lineage, they indeed were his Clan Uncles, so it was normal to view them as children.

However, the family nowadays truly was incomparable to the family back then. At that time, he had the Demon Refining Pot, which not only refined the sapient Ghost Locust from Chaotic Burial Mound into Spiritual Energy but also, after subduing the Swallowing Sky Toad, made numerous trips to the back mountains. While searching for food for the Swallowing Sky Toad, he also occasionally captured some Little Demons to refine into Spiritual Energy for his own cultivation.

Still, even with such favorable conditions, when I left the family, I only managed to reach the third layer of Qi Refinement.

As for these two young men in front of me, they are one or two years younger than I was back then and don’t possess treasures like the Demon Refining Pot, yet they have already achieved the late stages of Qi Refinement. This made me realize the old saying, “It’s good to lean on a big tree for shade!”

Though the Qin Family isn’t considered a major power in the whole Cultivation World, outstanding only among low-level cultivators, without an Immortal to lead it, how could it be counted as a major family? It’s merely a mutual overstatement among ordinary cultivator families.

That’s why these so-called great families seldom receive any special treatment after joining Sects. Their strength simply isn’t significant enough to be regarded by major Sects.

Only families like the Divine Weapon Family of Rift Wind Valley, the Mo North Sha Family Fort, and the Jie Clan of Wulong Gorge in Jie State with a Great Power presiding don’t need to look up to anyone and have their own system!

Even though they cannot be compared to those truly top-tier families that stand alone dominating a part of the Cultivation World, the Qin Family’s assets today are considered a big tree in the eyes of ordinary Clan members. Such a family can provide enough resources to cultivate its members, enabling these young cultivators to practice without lacking Spiritual Objects.

Especially these two, who stood out among the multitude of youngsters in the clan, have received focused cultivation from the family, allowing them to reach the late stage of Qi Refinement at such a young age.

Even under Qin Feng’s Spiritual Eye, it was easy to determine these two’s talents and root bones, which were only above average but nowhere near the exceptional geniuses with extraordinary talents and excellent root bones. Yet, this was already considered good in common families.

After all, when Qin Feng first entered the Mountain Gate, his talents were also above average, not necessarily better than these two.

In fact, this is normal, for although there are geniuses in the Cultivation World, they are selected from a large pool.

Moreover, these geniuses must also have opportunities to stand out from ordinary cultivators; otherwise, if they are misinstructed, like a talent suited for Fire Element Technique being placed under a master of Water Element Skill, how could they achieve recognition? Over time, they might even be considered as mediocre talents unworthy of formation!

“Alright, no need for excessive formalities.”

Qin Guanbao waved his hand and said, “I summoned you two here today because I informed your Uncle Eleven about your upcoming induction into the Sect. He said he wanted to see you first, and if he likes you, Uncle Eleven won’t be stingy. Who knows, you might even get a chance from him!”

Qin Feng, in the family, was the eleventh person of his generation to unlock the Spiritual Acupoints and connect meridians to become a Cultivator, so he is officially listed as the eleventh in the family records. Back then, everyone used to call him Little Eleven, although as his cultivation progressed, even the Old Family Master no longer addressed him as such.

The two youngsters had different personalities; the young man, Qin Yan, had a mature appearance and was steady, trying hard to look more mature, although he couldn’t entirely hide his excitement.

The young girl, Qin Huang’er, was lively, smart, and her eyes shimmered. Since she had entered, she occasionally stole glances at Qin Feng, clearly curious about this home-grown, unparalleled genius of the clan she had heard about since childhood.

Hearing the Old Family Master’s words, Qin Huang’er clenched her little fists in excitement and thanked Qin Feng, “Thank you, Uncle Eleven. What gift have you prepared for us?”

“…”

Qin Feng couldn’t help but laugh at the candid little girl in front of him, saying, “You’re quite the climber, aren’t you? I haven’t even said I’d give anything and here you are expecting perks. However, your words do sound familiar; I seem to recall hearing them often from Brother Yang!”

“Cough…”

Brother Yang’s face turned a shade of red, “Don’t spout nonsense in front of the kids!”

“Hahahahaha…”

Qin Guanbao and Qin Long glanced at Qin Yang and couldn’t help but laugh aloud, “You, lad, still care about such matters?”

Everyone was family here, and the atmosphere among them was harmonious, not strained as it might be with outsiders.

After a moment, Brother Yang sat calmly by the side as if nothing had happened, his thick-skinned nature quite clear that he wasn’t bothered by the teasing from the Old Family Master and Qin Long. As for his relationship with Qin Feng, the jokes they had shared back in the day were even more plentiful; this was hardly worth noting.

“Well, since you’ve asked outright, as your Clan Uncle, I indeed should offer some benefits when you enter the Sect.”

Qin Feng didn’t mind the girl’s straightforwardness. Besides, he had originally intended to offer benefits by calling them here; otherwise, he could have simply left some resources for the Old Family Master to distribute. There was no need to have bothered with a face-to-face meeting.

However, he didn’t immediately offer them any treasures, but instead started a gentle and detailed conversation with the two.

He wanted to assess their natural inclinations and characters through the conversation, to see if they were worth nurturing.

As for their cultivation talents, he didn’t place too much emphasis on these.

In the Cultivation World, there are many treasures that can enhance one’s potential. As cultivation progresses, refining the physical body with True Yuan daily can gradually and subtly improve one’s root bone. If fortunate enough to encounter some special heaven and earth treasures, one’s root bone could elevate significantly. Thus, the Five Domains abound with those who initially had poor talents but ultimately managed to become immortals.

Besides, the root bones of these two were not bad to begin with, ranking above average, already surpassing most cultivators with mediocre talents.

After some inquiry, Qin Feng silently nodded to himself, approving of the Old Family Master’s ability to lead the family.

Despite the family having grown much stronger than before, there had not been much ostentatious behavior. The two young individuals in front of him had been well taught, understanding propriety and restraint–not solely focused on demanding cultivation resources from the family.

With Qin Feng’s current level of Dao Cultivation, not only was his Divine Sense sharp, allowing him to faintly perceive the thoughts of the two, but his ability to observe was also exceedingly keen. Using his various Spiritual Eye Divine Power Magic, he wasn’t likely to be deceived by two youngsters not yet of age.

Thus, he quickly decided to nurture them properly since their character was commendable. After all, he didn’t have much time to look after family affairs. If these young ones could grow, allowing them to frequent family activities, it would be his contribution to the family.

Unless they, like him, encountered many opportunities, they could never match his pace of cultivation. Once they reached a certain realm, they would definitely need to refine it slowly, which would then give them time to take care of the family.

While thinking this over, Qin Feng carefully observed Qin Yang for a moment, then with a thought, he reached into the Demon Refining Pot and summoned a four-foot-long lizard covered in reddish, fiery scale armor.

“This is for you.”

Qin Feng beckoned the young boy forward, “This is a Fire Lizard youngling I obtained during a trial in a High-Rank World. It has an extraordinary bloodline, capable of contending with a Purple Mansion when mature.

When I seized this Fire Lizard youngling, I saw a Demigod Realm Fire Lizard leader in their nest. Although I’m not sure if this youngling inherits the bloodline of that Demigod Realm Fire Lizard, I observe it has great potential for growth. I’m giving it to you in advance as your Lifebound Spiritual Beast, to save you the trouble of finding a suitable one and delaying your cultivation after entering the Sect.”

“Ah?”

The young boy was momentarily stunned, then quickly bowed excitedly to Qin Feng, “Thank you, Uncle Eleven, thank you, Uncle Eleven! I will cultivate diligently and not let you down!”

A powerful Spiritual Beast that could rival a Purple Mansion as an adult undoubtedly has immense potential. If placed in the Beast Taming Sect’s market, it could easily fetch hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, not to mention that it might also be a descendant of a Demigod creature–how could he not be elated?

Even Qin Long’s Lifebound Spiritual Beast was merely a descendant of a Super Demon Level Giant Dragon. If what Qin Feng said was true, then the actual value of this Fire Lizard youngling could be much higher.

“Heh, it’s good to cultivate diligently in the future, but not for me, nor for the family, but for yourself.”

Qin Feng shook his head, “Forget it, these principles you’ll naturally understand in the future. Moreover, only when you’ve become powerful can you truly repay the family. Otherwise, if your lifespan is short, not to mention whether it’s fair to the family resources invested in your training, you yourself would feel unwilling when facing the depletion of your lifespan.”

Seeing the young boy nodding in agreement, Qin Feng did not say more. He casually passed on a technique for taming Spiritual Beasts, directing him how to tame this Fire Lizard.

Although the Beast Taming Sect was the most skilled in taming beasts within the entire Biluo Cultivation Realm, there were countless talents in the Cultivation World, and the techniques for taming beasts were not exclusive to the Beast Taming Sect. Even though other techniques were not as dominant as the Ten Thousand Beasts Origin Scripture, they still had their unique aspects.

Since the young boy had yet to join the Sect, Qin Feng couldn’t carelessly transmit the Sect’s techniques. However, some widely known techniques for subduing Spiritual Beasts in the Cultivation World weren’t restricted, and could be passed to Qin Yan first; after they officially enter the Sect, they could switch to practicing the Ten Thousand Beasts Origin Scripture.

Meanwhile, Qin Huang’er, seeing the Clan Uncle bestow such a precious Spiritual Beast on Qin Yan, was brimming with envy.

After Qin Feng showed Qin Yan the technique to tame the Spiritual Beast, she grew somewhat impatient and looked at Qin Feng with hopeful eyes, asking, “Uncle Eleven, what about mine? Are you giving me a Fire Lizard like that too?”

“That’s not the case.”

Qin Feng smiled, flipping his hand to reveal an egg much larger than a human head.

This egg was covered with mysterious flame patterns that somewhat resembled Daoist talismans; twisted and convoluted, yet filled with a mysterious beauty.