Liu Gu stood frozen, thinking of Bai Ling, and then thought of many other things. Finally, he spoke:

"She can't even fly a kite steadily, yet she wants to hold the destiny of a nation. Isn't it laughable?"

"It seems you don't quite understand the position of National Preceptor," Zhu Tong said. "Gu Wei once said before his death, the best National Preceptor is not chosen by man, but by the heavens."

"Chosen by the heavens?"

Liu Gu pondered, seeming to grasp something.

Gu Wei was just an unknown soldier on the battlefield back then, but if it weren't for him, there would be no Cangling Ancient Country as it is today.

"There's no need to worry about the future," Zhu Tong said. "Just let time take its course."

"I understand," Liu Gu nodded.

As dawn approached, Liu Gu saw Bai Ling returning. She looked flustered as she came to Liu Gu's side and said, "Teacher, I don't know if I might have broken the Path to Immortality."

"Oh?" Liu Gu feigned ignorance, asking, "What happened?"

"Well, it's like this..." Bai Ling began to explain.

"Did you not see the Illusion Realm when you were on the Path to Immortality?"

"Not at all," Bai Ling shook her head.

After hearing this, Liu Gu said, "I told you long ago, you're not suited for combat. Look at Lin Chen, what he saw were humanoid demon beasts. Even all your Spirit Beasts combined can't match one of Xiaobai's horns."

"It does seem so..." Bai Ling, not being foolish, asked, "But wasn't the Path to Immortality supposed to be equal for everyone?"

"It might just have malfunctioned tonight," Liu Gu said.

"Then I'll try again during the day when there are more people," Bai Ling said.

Upon hearing this, Liu Gu quickly responded, "No, your current priority is to get your Red Feather Chicken to level 20. I've already prepared your evolution materials."

"I understand, teacher," Bai Ling obediently replied.

Liu Gu thought for a moment, knowing Bai Ling would definitely try again, but he didn't want her to be exposed to the Celestial Capital's gaze too soon.

With this in mind, he simply said, "Bai Ling, do you trust your teacher?"

"Of course." Bai Ling looked at Liu Gu's serious expression and added, "Teacher treats me like my parents do, so naturally, I trust you."

"Good," Liu Gu said. "From now on, don't go to the Path to Immortality."

Bai Ling paused, vaguely sensing something, but she didn't ask further and instead said:

"Yes, teacher."

....

Seven days later, Lin Chen observed the state of the Little Fox and finally decided to start its evolution, with only thirteen days left until the opening of the Immortal Beast Spirit Spring's Secret Realm.

He went to the Mentor Hall and found that Bai Ling's Red Feather Chicken had reached Level 18.

Liu Gu also checked the state of the Little Fox and was very satisfied.

He had always observed Lin Chen's Spirit Beasts, discovering that Lin Chen indeed had a unique ability in nurturing Spirit Beasts.

The Little Fox, although leveling up fast, had a solid foundation.

Liu Gu took out the evolution materials for the Little Fox, placing them there, while Lin Chen watched from the side, swallowing hard...

Even without the Phoenix Essence Blood, these items were worth over twenty million.

What kind of concept was this?

Lin Chen never thought he would spend so much money helping a Spirit Beast evolve.

But fortunately...

These were all taken from the Spirit Academy, costing nothing.

"The academy has approved your matter. Once it's peacefully evolved, you can go in."

"Alright."

"Also, let me remind you..." Liu Gu picked up the Phoenix Essence Blood and said, "Phoenix Essence Blood is a Legendary Material. This material is harder to digest and must be used with a Catalyst Master nearby. Otherwise, it could easily cause problems."

Lin Chen froze; there was indeed no such record in the books.

Liu Gu was reminding him that in the future, when dealing with Legendary Main Materials, caution was also needed.

"I understand, teacher." Lin Chen nodded.

Immediately after, Liu Gu began boiling water, throwing all the auxiliary materials inside, but did not add the Phoenix Essence Blood.

"It's only half a drop, so these materials need to be fully soaked first."

Liu Gu explained while fiddling with the materials.

Although Lin Chen would never become a Catalyst Master, he was interested in this as well.

It's always good to know more when going out into society.

When the water boiled, and the materials soaked for eight hours, Liu Gu finally deemed it ready. He said to the Little Fox, "Pain is certain, but you must endure."

The effect of the Phoenix Essence Blood was excellent, after all, the Phoenix represents rebirth from the ashes.

At this moment, Liu Gu began summoning Spirit Beasts: Goldfish and Trumpet Flower.

"Go in," Liu Gu said to the Little Fox.

Little Fox was timid; it had personally witnessed Xiaobai cocooning for more than a month before, so its eyes were somewhat glazed over.

Lin Chen naturally knew what it was thinking. He picked up the Little Fox and said, "Don't you want to become stronger?"

"Only by becoming stronger can you protect the three of us."

The Little Fox looked back at Xiaobai and the Big White Bear; the ox and bear both made a sound to encourage it.

"We will all be guarding nearby," Lin Chen said again. "Just like last time, when we watched over Xiaobai."

"Goo!!"

Hearing this, the Little Fox finally felt at ease.

Nowadays, if it didn't see Lin Chen and them for a day, it felt uneasy.

It came to the side of the medicine vat and plunged in.

Seeing this, Liu Gu immediately began to perform skills.

One blue and one green light enveloped the medicine vat, Liu Gu's hands tightly clenched, surprisingly able to control the skills of his Spirit Beasts in his hands...

Lin Chen was stunned and immediately understood.

Liu Gu's talent is the rare Human-Beast Unity.

No wonder he could become a mentor at the Spirit Academy.

Under Liu Gu's manipulation, the whole medicine vat was shrouded in light. Only then did Liu Gu take out the Phoenix Essence Blood, flicking it with his finger into the vat.

As soon as the Phoenix Essence Blood entered the vat, the temperature in the room rose sharply.

Then with a boom, the vat exploded, sending shards flying everywhere.

Lin Chen was startled, speaking with concern, "Teacher, this...."

"Normal." Liu Gu spoke, his hands never loosening, "No vat can withstand the explosive force of Phoenix Essence Blood unless it's a Divine Grade Vat."

Lin Chen swallowed...

Divine Grade Vats are generally used by Alchemists, and these vats are extremely expensive, with estimated costs reaching tens of millions.

It could be seen that although the vat had exploded, due to Liu Gu's intervention, he securely kept the materials and the soaked liquid stable in the air.

Lin Chen thus understood why Liu Gu had said that using Legendary Level evolution materials must require a Catalyst Master.

The sudden change also frightened the Little Fox, but it suppressed its inner fear, forcing itself to remain calm.

Lin Chen had told it, if he didn't say so, it wasn't allowed to come down.

The Little Fox was truly in a state of extreme heat and pressure, because the water here, due to the Phoenix Essence Blood, had already started to burn.

Little Fox wasn't afraid of fire, but it felt that this fire's burning sensation was too intense.

As if it was burning its flesh and bones...

This process was extremely painful.

"Xiao Hong, hang in there!"

"Moo!"

"Roar~~"

One person and two beasts immediately encouraged it.

They knew that the Little Fox was definitely suffering now.

The Little Fox heard Lin Chen and their voices, finally gathering courage. It bit its lip, its entire fox eyes turning crimson...

Is the Little Fox going to die?

It felt drowsy, muddleheaded.

It didn't want to sleep, because now, it had a warm home...

In that home, there was its Beastmaster, Niu Niu, and Big White Bear.

It loved this home, and it loved this world.

So, it definitely couldn't die.

It tried hard to open its eyes, but its consciousness still gradually blurred, eventually falling into a deep sleep.

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