Beast Whisperer

The Little Demon Chicken completely ignored Lin Xiao's confusion and continued excitedly:

"Here! The spiritual energy is so abundant! I'm so happy! I want to live here!"

Oh, so that was it.

Lin Xiao smiled faintly and said to it:

"That won't do. This is the station of our Lingxian Sect. Unauthorized personnel—and demons alike—are not allowed to enter at will."

The Little Demon Chicken, who was so excited just a moment ago, was instantly dumbfounded. Its mood visibly deflated.

"Cluck... I really like it here..."

Seeing it like this, Lin Xiao felt quite pitiful for it, so he stopped teasing it and said:

"Of course, if you become a member of this sect, staying here naturally won't be a problem."

The Little Demon Chicken, which had just been dispirited, suddenly raised its head energetically again. Its two pitch-black little eyes stared at him brightly as it said:

"Cluck! I want to become a member!"

So Lin Xiao smiled at it and said:

"Alright, then tell me first, what is your name?"

The Little Demon Chicken hurriedly replied:

"I don't know! What is a name?"

Lin Xiao paused and explained to it:

"A name is a symbol that represents you, and it makes it easier for others to address you. I can't just call you Little Demon Chicken from now on, right?"

The Little Demon Chicken tilted its head, thought for a moment, and said to Lin Xiao:

"Then I should be called Luan."

"Luan? Who gave you that name?" Lin Xiao asked.

The Little Demon Chicken shook its little head:

"That's just what I'm called."

Alright then.

Lin Xiao didn't press further and started going through the process:

"Luan, are you willing to join my Lingxian Sect, become a member of the sect, and devote yourself to cultivation?"

The Little Demon Chicken nodded repeatedly.

"I'm willing, I'm willing!"

Ding—Congratulations to the host for successfully taking in a demon disciple. The hidden reward has been sent to your private storage. Please check it carefully.

Hidden reward?

Lin Xiao was confused. Inviting a Little Demon Chicken to join actually gave a hidden reward?

He opened his private storage.

He saw two new items inside.

Demon Beast Cultivation Facility Synthesis Formula, and Spirit Valley Seeds x20.

It seems the system was also very supportive of him raising chickens?

Lin Xiao walked out of the thatched hut, lifted the restriction preventing entry and exit, and then said to the crowd outside:

"Alright, from now on, this Little Demon Chicken is a member of our sect. Everyone can just call it Fellow Daoist Luan from now on. I have a spell here called Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech that allows one to communicate with animals that have developed spiritual intelligence. Whoever wants to communicate with Fellow Daoist Luan can come to me for a copy once their cultivation reaches the first level of Qi Condensation, and then they can practice it."

Speaking of which, Lin Xiao felt that with more people, cultivation techniques and the like were also increasing. Giving them out one by one like this wasn't a long-term solution.

It seemed he would have to build a small library pavilion or something later.

After all, both people and cultivation techniques would only increase in the future.

Hearing that they would actually be fellow Daoists with a mountain chicken demon, everyone suddenly felt it was very novel.

Upon hearing that there was a spell they could learn, everyone felt their souls of cultivation burning!

Even Lin Yun, who was preparing to go down the mountain to learn carpentry from Old Master Lin, hesitated in his heart whether to go later in the future and leave more time for cultivation.

However, the honest Lin Yun still went down the mountain very punctually.

As for the others, they first entered the thatched hut to observe the newly minted Fellow Daoist Luan before starting their respective cultivation.

Except for Jiang Youfu.

His eyes sparkled as he stared at Lin Xiao and said:

"Brother Xiao! I'm at the first level of Qi Condensation!"

Lin Xiao amusingly flicked him on the forehead and said:

"I know, I know. How could I forget about you?" Saying that, he took out Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech and Purification Spell from his chest and said,

"Here, you can practice both of these spells, but you have to pay attention. For this Purification Spell, you can currently only practice the first-tier Dust Removal Spell. You have to wait until you reach the third or fourth level of Qi Condensation to practice the second-tier Qi Purification Spell, otherwise it's easy to damage your meridians. Don't practice blindly and ruin yourself."

Hearing this, Jiang Youfu nodded hurriedly and said:

"Brother Xiao, don't worry! I won't practice blindly!"

Taking the two spell books from Lin Xiao's hands, Jiang Youfu was so excited that his cheeks trembled.

He could practice spells now!

He could talk to demons!

His teeth could become white!

The others looked at the two spell books in Jiang Youfu's hands with immense envy.

It was just the first level of Qi Condensation!

Cultivate like crazy!

And so today, in the thatched hut of the Lingxian Sect, everyone's enthusiasm for cultivation was exceptionally high.

Outside the thatched hut, the sky gradually darkened. Before they knew it, it was already heavily overcast.

The gentle spring breeze carried the sprouting grass leaves, swaying them back and forth. It seemed to grow sharper bit by bit along with the dimming daylight.

Slowly, it blew in a trace of chill.

The first rain of early spring was about to arrive.

Evening.

The sky, which had been overcast all afternoon, seemed to be holding it in. Not a single drop of rain had fallen.

The sky only grew increasingly dark.

Lin Xiao, who had been cultivating with everyone in the afternoon, successfully reached the fourth level of Qi Condensation before ending today's cultivation.

He even quietly sighed in his heart that this immortal cultivation was really quite plain.

Going by this trend, although the idle cultivation time required would double as he progressed further, based on the current pace, Lin Xiao estimated that he might be able to reach Foundation Establishment in less than three months.

Gathering his thoughts, Lin Xiao noticed that the surrounding light was very dim.

He poked his head out and looked at the sky outside.

It was heavily overcast.

The weather had also turned a bit chilly.

So he turned his head and said to everyone:

"Let's stop cultivating here for today. It's about to rain outside, let's head home early."

Hearing this, everyone also realized that the surrounding light was much dimmer than usual.

So they all got up to pack up and prepared to go down the mountain.

In this era, everyone was very afraid of getting caught in the rain.

If they caught a fever from the rain, it could be a fatal matter.

Once everything was packed, the seven of them went down the mountain together, leaving only little Luan to live alone in the thatched hut.

Before leaving, Lin Xiao specifically instructed little Luan,

"If you want to poop, go to that spirit field not far outside the thatched hut. Also, do you see those sprouts in that field?"

Little Luan glanced at the green sprouts in the spirit field, its eyes shining as it said:

"Are they for me to eat?"

Lin Xiao gently patted its little head and said:

"In your dreams! You can't touch a single one of those sprouts! If I find any missing tomorrow, I'll expel you from the sect!"

"Oh—" Little Luan dejectedly lowered its chicken head, using one claw to boredly scratch the mud on the ground.

Jiang Youfu seemed to remember something. He dug into his pocket, pulled out a small handful of roasted wheat, and handed it to little Luan, saying:

"Fellow Daoist Luan, here, eat this!"

He had been so focused on cultivation today that he forgot to eat the snacks his grandmother had prepared for him when he was hungry. Fortunately, they were heading down the mountain to eat dinner now, so this remaining roasted wheat could be given to Fellow Daoist Luan.

Little Luan looked at Jiang Youfu's outstretched hand. Due to the huge difference in height, as it was less than half a meter tall even including its head feathers, it couldn't see what was in his hand at all.