In the Blue Moon Secret Realm, at the peak of a mountain!
Just as the strongest and fastest cultivator surnamed Jiang was about to reach the Tranquil Void Spirit Tree, a rat beast with a color similar to the Tranquil Void Fruit and a body several times larger than an ordinary rat suddenly appeared in front of Jiang.
The sharp rat fangs directly bit through Jiang's shoulder.
"Ah …!"
Jiang couldn't help but howl in pain when his shoulder was suddenly bitten through.
Following that, his uninjured right hand grabbed at the rat beast that was biting his shoulder.
However, when his hand grabbed the rat beast, he realized that the rat beast didn't have a physical body. His right hand that grabbed nothing hit his left shoulder heavily, causing another wave of intense pain to come from his injured shoulder.
"Ah …!"
Just as Jiang was wondering how the rat beast that bit his shoulder could become illusory, Zhao Yunnan, who had also reached the Void Spirit Tree, couldn't help but howl.
Jiang quickly looked up and was surprised to see that Zhao Yunnan's left shoulder had also been bitten through by a transparent rat beast.
Furthermore, Zhao Yunnan was planning to use his right hand to grab the rat beast, but the rat beast on his left shoulder also became illusory.
However, after careful observation, Jiang finally realized that the rat beast that attacked him and Zhao Yunnan were the same mutated beast.
This also meant that the rat beast's body wasn't illusory, but possessed a speed that was hard to detect with the naked eye. What he and Zhao Yunnan caught was only an afterimage left on their shoulders.
He thought about how he was attacked first because he was the fastest and was the first to reach the Void Spirit Tree.
Therefore, he hurriedly shouted at Zhao Yunnan, "Junior Brother Zhao, quickly retreat!"
At the same time, he quickly retreated a few meters to maintain a distance from the Void Spirit Tree.
When he and Zhao Yunnan retreated to a distance of six meters from the Void Spirit Tree, the transparent rat beast returned to the Void Spirit Tree and didn't continue to attack them.
"Yu Shixiong, what kind of mutated beast is that?" Wu Zhengjun couldn't help but ask fearfully as he couldn't see the rat beast's speed and direction.
After all, his only shortcoming now was his speed.
Therefore, when facing opponents or mutated beasts that were known for their speed, he lacked confidence.
"That's a Void Spirit Mouse, the one and only spiritual beast in the Profound Sky Continent!" Yu Haoran said with a smile as he looked at the Rat Beast that had easily repelled Elder Jiang and Zhao Yunnan without taking their lives.
"Yu Shixiong, what is a spirit beast?" After hearing Yu Haoran's answer, not only did Wu Zhengjun not clear up his doubts, but he also became even more puzzled.
"Spirit beasts are a type of living creature that's different from strange beasts. They aren't born through the mating of males and females. Instead, they're a type of unique living creature nurtured by the heavens and earth. They're also unique existences.
"This rat-like rat beast in front of us is the Void Spirit Rat that is said to be able to find all the rare treasures and exotic flowers in the world."
"Spirit Beasts born from the heavens and earth have the ability to search for all the rare treasures and rare plants in the world!"
Although Yu Haoran's explanation solved the doubts in Wu Zhengjun's heart, it also made him extremely shocked.
Because he didn't think that the Profound Sky Continent would actually have such a living creature.
"Yu Shixiong, if you can subdue this Void Spirit Rat and sign a Pet Beast Contract with it, then wouldn't our Clear Cloud Peak be able to have whatever we want in the future and advance to whatever realm we want?" Forcefully swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Wu Zhengjun asked in a trembling voice.
"Spirit Beasts are born from the heavens and earth. From the moment they're born, they're protected by the laws of the heavens and earth."
"Zhengjun, not to mention me, even if Emperor Wu was a peak expert, he wouldn't be able to sign a Pet Beast Contract with the Void Spirit Rat."
Shaking his head, Yu Haoran explained why he couldn't subdue the Void Spirit Rat.
Of course, not being able to sign a Pet Beast Contract with the Void Spirit Rat was only one of the reasons why he couldn't subdue it.
The reason why he didn't want to use force to subdue it was because he had an extraordinary relationship with the Void Spirit Rat in his previous life.
If there was anyone in the Profound Sky Continent who was most familiar with the Void Spirit Rat, Yu Haoran wouldn't dare to claim to be first if he claimed to be second.
In his previous life, the reason why he was able to enter so many ruins that even peak Martial Saints and Martial Honorables couldn't find was not because of his heaven-defying luck, nor was it because he dared to risk his life. It was because of the help of the Void Spirit Rat in front of him.
Without the help of this Void Spirit Rat, he wouldn't have been able to become a famous Pill Emperor in the Profound Sky Continent.
In fact, the way he met the Void Spirit Rat was a little strange.
It was when his cultivation had just broken through to the Martial Ancestor Realm and he was preparing to refine a kind of elixir that could improve his Spirit. Due to the lack of Spirit and Yuan Qi, as well as the lack of alchemy skills, it led to the failure of the last step of the alchemy process. In the end, he could only refine a pile of useless elixirs.
Useless elixirs were elixirs whose internal energy was in a mess. They couldn't be consumed and still had a certain degree of threat.
Therefore, ordinary useless elixirs were either directly shattered with Yuan Qi or buried on the spot.
At that time, the waste of a large amount of precious elixirs he had collected and the frustration after failing to refine elixirs caused him to be in a very bad mood.
Therefore, he didn't want to waste his Yuan Qi to shatter the useless elixirs, nor did he want to bury them on the spot. In the end, he just ignored them.
Later, when he had calmed down and was about to dispose of the useless elixirs, he unexpectedly saw the Void Spirit Rat swallowing the useless elixirs.
At that time, due to his experience and knowledge, he didn't know that the rat beast swallowing the useless elixirs was the famous Void Spirit Rat. He only thought of it as an ordinary rat beast.
After wandering alone for so many years, the sadness of losing his Master and Senior Brother made him feel very lonely. The sudden appearance of an extremely intelligent rat beast gave him a warm feeling.
Therefore, not only did he not chase the Void Spirit Rat away, he continued to refine elixirs and fed all the useless elixirs he failed to refine to the Void Spirit Rat.
However, the many failures in refining elixirs also caused him to use up all the elixirs he had prepared in advance.
Helpless, he could only stop refining elixirs and look for elixirs.
However, after many days of contact, he had developed a strong relationship with the Void Spirit Rat.
Therefore, before leaving, he told the Void Spirit Rat what he needed to do in full detail.
However, what he didn't expect was that after hearing that he couldn't refine elixirs for the time being because he didn't have enough elixirs, the Void Spirit Rat signaled him to stay for the time being.
In just half an hour, it reappeared in front of him with more than a dozen precious elixirs.
It was also from then on that he discovered that the Void Spirit Rat had the ability to find exotic flowers and herbs.
It was also from then on that he began to pay attention to and investigate the origin of the Void Spirit Rat.
"Yu Shixiong, not good, the Void Fruit is going to be taken away by the Void Spirit Rat!"
Just as Yu Haoran was immersed in the memories of meeting and accompanying the Void Spirit Rat in his previous life, Wu Zhengjun's anxious voice suddenly interrupted his memories.
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