Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Fortune Beast!
Qi Ping estimated that it was precisely because the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger had this almost impossible-to-forcefully-contract nature that it appeared on the selling list of the mysterious Black Market.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, most people wouldn’t choose to sell this type of Spirit Beast, and even if it were sold, the price would be outrageously high.
As for the other Spirit Beast, the Spirit Saint Turtle, in terms of rarity and divination ability, it is by no means inferior to the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger.
The Profound Turtle, as one of the strongest Fortune Beasts for divining the heavens and earth in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, has abilities in this regard that are even stronger than Bai Ze, and it possesses an incredibly long lifespan.
And the Spirit Saint Turtle, which possesses the Profound Turtle bloodline, also shares these characteristics, boasting outstanding divination abilities and an extremely long lifespan.
However, the abilities between the two differ significantly:
[Species: Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger]
[Bloodline: Tier Three High Level]
[Talent: Insight into All Things, Deep Blessings, Water Ze True Monarch]
Insight into All Things: Understands the principles of all things, able to know things of gods and ghosts, can calculate worldly affairs. (Divination and calculation will consume lifespan and physical strength. The larger the causality involved, the stronger the power, and the more detailed the measurement, the greater the consumption. In severe cases, it may suffer a backlash and die.)
Deep Blessings: Blessed with fortune, encountering fewer disasters and difficulties, with increased chances of encountering opportunities; protected by the Power of Fortune, able to shield oneself and intercept celestial calculations and the Power of Curse.
Water Ze True Monarch: Has an extremely high talent in Water Attribute cultivation, is the true monarch of water, possesses a special Water Attribute physique [Cloud Dream Body], cultivates quickly, proficient in Water Attribute Techniques, and can harness the power of rivers, lakes, and seas to fight.
[Evaluation: With it by your side, you’re in luck!]
[Species: Spirit Saint Turtle]
[Bloodline: Tier Three High Level]
[Talent: Profound Turtle Divination, Spirit Turtle Saint Body, Spirit Turtle’s Longevity]
Profound Turtle Divination: Capable of Celestial Secret calculations of all things in heaven and earth! (Divination and calculation will consume lifespan and physical strength. The larger the causality involved, the stronger the power, and the more detailed the measurement, the greater the consumption. In severe cases, it may suffer a backlash and die.)
Spirit Turtle Saint Body: Possesses a special Water Attribute physique, extraordinary defense, has an extremely strong recovery ability, and possesses an incredible lifeline.
Spirit Turtle’s Longevity: Possesses an incredibly long lifespan, with one turtle passing through ten generations, the people gone but the turtle still there!
[Evaluation: Don’t let the turtle over-divine, it might not survive even one generation!]
"The Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger leans towards Fortune, can increase Fortune, and can also use Fortune to intercept Celestial Secret calculations!"
"As for the Spirit Saint Turtle, it leans more towards survival and Celestial Secret calculations!"
"Both have their strengths, but clearly the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger suits me better!"
When faced with a choice, Qi Ping would naturally lean towards the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger.
The reason he chose to contract a Celestial Secret Divination Spirit Beast was so that when others calculated the Celestial Secret, he could use the Celestial Secret Power to interfere and counter them, and also make more preparations for future dangers.
And the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger can use the [Insight into All Things] talent to counteract and also use the Power of Fortune to protect itself and everything around it. In terms of preventing others from calculating, the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger is undoubtedly far superior to the Spirit Saint Turtle.
The advantage of the Spirit Saint Turtle is its incredibly long lifespan, allowing it to better bear the consumption of divination and calculation on its lifespan.
However, Qi Ping doesn’t have a great need for calculation in this aspect since he doesn’t venture out much, only occasionally sending his Tree-man Avatar outside.
Weak divination is useless, and strong divination could lead to its own demise!
Therefore, although the Spirit Saint Turtle is good, its priority is below the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger, and its cost-effectiveness is also lower than the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger.
Moreover, Qi Ping is really enticed by the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger’s [Water Ze True Monarch] talent!
It allows him to gain a Spirit Body with an extremely high Water Attribute talent [Cloud Dream Body], and greatly enhance his Water Attribute Technique cultivation!
If he could obtain it, his Five Elements Spirit Body could gain a third element!
"Now it depends on whether this Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger cub is willing to contract with me!"
For this type of Spirit Beast, Qi Ping also felt uncertain.
Especially for the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger, forcefully contracting it would meet with backlash from Celestial Secrets and the heavens, and Qi Ping felt he might not withstand it!
Thankfully, Qi Ping asked the box puppet last time, and learned that if the Spirit Beast feels unsuited, it is possible not to buy it, only needing to pay a few hundred Spirit Stones as travel expenses; special items might have added costs.
Upon learning this, Qi Ping breathed a sigh of relief, fearing spending over 300,000 Spirit Stones on a Spirit Beast that he couldn’t contract, unable to return, or only sell back at a loss, which would be really frustrating.
Fortunately, only travel expenses are needed, which Qi Ping can accept, considering someone made a special trip!
After deciding, Qi Ping spent two hundred Spirit Stones to refresh the Black Market, purchasing some Tier Two Low Level, Tier Two Intermediate, and Tier Three High Level Fire Attribute Spirit Medicine seeds.
Like the Tier Two Intermediate Flame Fruit and the Tier Two High Level Patterned Grass...
These are Spirit Medicines needed by him and Yaya for cultivation; with them, his cultivation level can finally advance once again.
As for Spirit Trees, Qi Ping hadn’t decided which ones to buy yet, so he planned to wait and manipulate the Tree-man Avatar to purchase them after making a decision, so as not to overly worry about safety issues.
After deciding, Qi Ping didn’t delay and promptly made the purchase.
Soon after, a message appeared on the mysterious Black Market:
[Purchase successful! Arriving in five days, seven hours, and three quarters... ]
"Five days? It takes that long?"
This was the first time Qi Ping had encountered this situation, thinking it was likely due to purchasing the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger.
For safety’s sake, Qi Ping decided to wait at another place.
If, for some reason, the Tree-man Avatar was exposed, it wouldn’t affect the place of transaction.
Fortunately, all was well, and five days passed swiftly.
...
Five days later, Qi Ping arrived at the transaction site with anticipation and anxiety.
He really liked the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger’s talent abilities, but if the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger was unwilling to become his Animal Companion, there was nothing he could do.
Not long after Qi Ping arrived at the site, the familiar box puppet arrived as promised.
Upon arriving, the box puppet didn’t waste any time and directly took out the core item of this transaction, the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger.
When the white tiger cub with two horns appeared, it wasn’t too surprised about why it was there, only casting a curious look at Qi Ping, as if already aware of this scene.
It then trotted over to Qi Ping, rubbing affectionately against his pant leg.
This series of actions highly surprised Qi Ping.
"Goodness, had it already foreseen this?"
No wonder it’s a Fortune Beast with Insight into All Things!