Jiang Yuebai had his puppet clone outside controlling Po Yunchong to travel, while his own body was practicing in the lotus platform world and taming the iron beast.
Maybe because he had re-sealed the contaminated Bai Ze Horn, Jiang Yuebai no longer encountered bad luck and was getting closer and closer to the Xiong Li Hill.
After three days of getting familiar with the environment, the iron-eating beast took the initiative to run to the old banyan tree and wait for Jiang Yuebai on the fourth day without waiting for Jiang Yuebai to look for it. Its attitude became completely different.
Earnest and bootlickering!
During those three days, Jixiang told the Iron-Eating Beast about the process of its transformation from an ordinary spirit rat to a Sky-Devouring Rat, and how it survived the heavenly tribulation and cultivated to the point of becoming a god.
Although it also said that it was always hungry and had to do a lot of work, it automatically ignored these when faced with benefits.
Afterwards, Hongye took two fat grass dragons to practice and was seen by the iron-eating beast. The iron-eating beast was knowledgeable and found that Hongye was a different species of tree dragon and also discovered that the grass dragon had the aura of a blue dragon.
Finally, the iron-eating beast visited Lieque, the dragonfly demon, and others, and witnessed the extraordinary qualities of these spirit beasts in the lotus platform world one by one. Almost every spirit beast or spirit of the weapon benefited from the power of chaos.
There are also materials, spiritual treasures, and spiritual plants scattered throughout the Lotus Platform World. Each one is extraordinary. There is even a peach tree that was uprooted in ancient times.
The old banyan tree that lost its leaves that day was also transformed from the branches of the sacred tree Jianmu. The seemingly ordinary little world on the lotus platform is extraordinary everywhere!
The iron-eating beast could also feel that there was a huge creature sleeping deep in the sea of the small world, which made it shudder and feel awe.
The point is that the environment here is extremely close to that of ancient times, and there is a large amount of chaotic energy in the air that can enhance its physique and strength, which is something it can never get anywhere else.
The iron-eating beast has a lot of experience and a quick mind, and finally came to a conclusion.
It's staying!
A cunning little mouse like Jixiang would have been starving at his worst. Yet, Jixiang was able to cultivate to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and also benefited from the Chaos Divine Thunder, as well as the skills customized for it by Jiang Yuebai, which helped it advance to become a Heaven-Swallowing Rat.
Even his cubs received special care from Jiang Yuebai, and practiced a special martial art called "Dragon Elephant Subduing Demons". On weekdays, they only did small things like digging holes and collecting supplies.
Those spiritual pets whose cultivation is not yet at the Divine Transformation Stage can practice here all day long except for some minor matters. How blessed they are!
What kind of godly master is this, Jixiang, this greedy stinky rat!
From this we can see that Jiang Yuebai is a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Although he says harsh words, he is actually very kind to his pets and has a heart as kind as a bodhisattva.
The point is to be generous! And rich!
This can also be seen from the two fat grass dragons. The cultivation of those two fat grass dragons is only at the Jindan stage, and they can't help Jiang Yuebai in fighting. Yet they can be raised so fat by Jiang Yuebai. This master is too good!
There was also a guy called Ci Tou, who was arrogant all day long and looked down on everyone, but Jiang Yuebai didn't even deal with him. When he saw Ci Tou, he even greeted him with a smile.
These spirit pets were simply too ungrateful, and intentionally or unintentionally, showed sympathy towards it, as if it would be in great misfortune if it stayed here.
This is clearly a precaution against it, trying to make it rebel and not share the benefits with them!
A bunch of treacherous pets!
These spiritual pets have lived too well and have never experienced the harsh blows of reality!
The iron-eating beast thought of its previous masters. Each of them wanted to take advantage of it and borrow its divine power, but was unwilling to pay any extra benefits. It took it tens of thousands of years to achieve its current achievements.
If it had followed a master like Jiang Yuebai from the beginning, the iron-eating beast could not even imagine how powerful it would be now.
Is it because it is unwilling to practice, or is it because the previous masters were too useless!
As a spirit of an artifact, it cannot reach the stage of ascension on its own and must rely on its master. However, the masters before it really made the Iron-eating Beast unable to muster the energy to assist them.
Jiang Yuebai's spiritual care for his subordinates also made the iron-eating beast envious.
That day, Jiang Yuebai showed his love to Xiaolu and poured out a lot of flattering words to him. It had never seen such a fairy master before.
Fortunately, God has given it a good opportunity to seek refuge with such a kind-hearted, magnanimous and generous master.
Therefore, it must seize the opportunity and perform hard to let these lazy and cunning spirit pets and weapon spirits know what a good subordinate looks like!
It will definitely make its master proud of it, and it will become the most respected and trusted spirit in the master's heart!
After the iron-eating beast had prepared itself mentally, its performance surprised and delighted Jiang Yuebai. Without Jiang Yuebai saying anything, it displayed all its abilities.
Jiang Yuebai discovered that the overall strength of the Iron-Eating Beast was in the middle and late stages of the Spirit Transformation Realm. It could appear in physical form, and its size was the same as what Jiang Yuebai saw at the beginning.
It can also transform into a virtual body, making the body larger, with a greater attack range and force, so it is no problem to resist a peak of the Divine Transformation.
But the consumption is quite high and can only last for a cup of tea.
When it was materialized, the iron-eating beast was like a martial arts practitioner, and its own defense was actually comparable to Shi Yuming's immovable strength. Jiang Yuebai had indeed not expected this.
In addition, it knows several types of boxing and can use some long and short weapons. It is strong enough to flatten a mountain with one punch, but its moves are a bit lacking. It should be that it has never learned any powerful martial arts.
Jiang Yuebai felt it was a huge waste. Such a smart spirit could be used as a personal bodyguard. However, the Xiong family members didn't even teach it any martial arts skills. If it only relied on brute force, it would not be able to unleash the full strength of the iron-eating beast.
That half month was also the most torturous and sleepless half month in the life of the iron-eating beast. It was always worried that it would not perform well and that Jiang Yuebai would look down on it.
After all, in her little world, the most useless grass dragon has the blood of the Four Symbols Azure Dragon, and it is just a mere iron-eating beast!
Fortunately, half a month later, Jiang Yuebai did not say that he would abandon the iron-eating beast, but personally went to refine a set of equipment for it.
"This is the armor and iron rod I made using the various ore scraps left in the warehouse. You can use them for now. When I have better materials, I will make you a new set."
Jiang Yuebai helped the iron-eating beast put on the jet-black armor, elbow pads, knee pads, iron boots, and a necklace made of a small-sized magic horn.
Each one has runes of different attributes carved by Jiang Yuebai on it. At the critical moment, they can be taken off one by one and smashed out to be used as a disposable magic weapon.
The iron rod was melted with materials obtained from the Lose Ice Palace. It was very strong and embedded with many sharp magic horns, all of which were poisonous and defense-breaking. As long as the mechanism in the middle of the iron rod was turned, the iron rod could be transformed into a mace.
"I found that you are the best at using a long stick and a broad axe. I do have a rusty broad axe, but I don't have the corresponding method to refine it. However, it is a gift I am going to give to someone else, so I will let you use this iron stick for now."
The iron-eating beast wore brand new armor and stood majestically in front of Jiang Yuebai holding a pitch-black iron stick. Its black eyes were filled with tears. It had never received such a precious thing since its spiritual body was born.
Before it could open its mouth to thank her, Jiang Yuebai handed it a few more books. They were all the boxing techniques she had collected before, such as the "Vajra Demon-Suppressing Power" found in the Iron Palm Realm, all of which were tough and powerful.
"Can you read?"
The iron-eating beast nodded with tears in his eyes.
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "That's good. You follow me in the future. If you are useless, I will be the one who loses my life. So you can learn these boxing manuals by yourself. I have never collected any stick techniques. I will find a good one for you when I see one later."
The iron-eating beast was flattered as it held the book in its hands, its head lowered and its eyes filled with tears. No one had ever been so nice to it.
Although he knew that Jiang Yuebai was giving away a sweet date after a beating, the sweet date was so sweet to his heart, how could he refuse it
"Did you have a name before?" Jiang Yuebai asked softly.
The iron-eating beast sniffed, opened its mouth and said in a muffled voice, "No."
Jiang Yuebai raised his eyebrows slightly. He was not surprised that it could speak. After all, it was a spirit weapon that was tens of thousands of years old and had followed so many masters. It was not surprising that it could read and speak.
Normally, weapon spirits have no gender, and the voice of the iron-eating beast is a bit masculine and hard.
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "Then I will give you a domineering name."
The iron-eating beast raised its head with anticipation in its eyes.
Jiang Yuebai rubbed the black hair on its arm, thought for a moment and said, "How about calling it... Xuanba? Is it domineering enough?"
The ears of the iron-eating beast moved, and it sounded like... it was quite domineering.
"Okay, let's call him Xuanba!"
In the days that followed, Xuan Ba cherished this hard-earned happy life very much. He practiced hard under the old banyan tree day and night, fearing that if he didn't work hard, he would be replaced by other spirit pets and abandoned by Jiang Yuebai.
Feeling exhausted, Xuanba fell asleep under a tree. When he recovered, he got up and continued to practice boxing while humming and laughing.
Jiang Yuebai didn't need to watch over it or urge it at all, and even Jiang Yuebai praised its diligence.
The sound of Xuanba practicing his boxing could be heard at all times in the forest, making the other spirit pets in the small world feel uneasy and curse in secret.
As lazy as Jixiang is, he now takes his kid for a hike up the mountain three times a day instead of just once.
Hongye also led the Fat Grass Dragon to practice every day, focusing on making a big noise and having strong momentum so that everyone in the small world can see it. The Fat Grass Dragon was not so fat after practicing until he was no longer so fat.
The cultivation atmosphere in the lotus platform small world was unprecedented. Jiang Yuebai was very satisfied and rewarded Xuanba greatly, so that Xuanba worked harder and the other spirit beasts gnashed their teeth.
Unfortunately, these comfortable days didn’t last long before the Hill of the Plough arrived.
See you tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)