Lin Jin looked at Shang'er and asked her bluntly.
Shang'er was clearly stunned but she didn't deny it. She nodded and said, "Since you can tell, I won't hide it from you. That's right, we're all monsters."
Then, Lin Jin and Shang'er began chatting.
Xiao Huo and the fox cubs had gotten to know each other and were playing around. Goldy was still as proud and aloof as ever, doing nothing other than catching bugs all over the mountain.
From Shang'er, Lin Jin learned a lot about monsters.
Nowadays, monsters were few in number but they hadn't gone extinct.
The reason was simple. Monsters were born from beasts to begin with. With beasts, monsters were bound to be born.
But how they were born depended on fate.
"I've read that plants cultivate to become spirits while beasts cultivate to become monsters. Is that true?" Lin Jin suddenly asked.
In fact, Lin Jin wanted to ask how they all became monsters.
Shang'er's title in the museum was' superhuman intelligence '.
In other words, most people weren't as smart as she was.
How could she not understand what Lin Jin was trying to say?
"Fifteen years ago, I was just like Little Five and the others, clueless and ignorant. We lived deep in the mountains and there was a secluded Taoist temple. By chance, we heard people talking inside the temple. At first, we couldn't understand but we thought it was interesting so we went to listen every day. During the four seasons, we could understand a little. After four more seasons, we could understand most of it. It was only later that we found out it was a cultivation technique. I had a deeper understanding of it so my progress was the fastest. In just three years, I was able to shapeshift. But one day, there was no more sound coming from the temple. We waited for a long time before we ventured in, only to find that there was no one inside. With that, our cultivation was interrupted. Little Five and the others could only maintain their current form and couldn't shapeshift. Although I succeeded, I couldn't tell them what I experienced. After that, we searched everywhere for cultivation opportunities and a few months ago, we arrived here … "
Shang'er explained and Lin Jin listened attentively.
Deep in the mountains, a Taoist temple, a cultivation technique that allowed beasts to cultivate into monsters.
It sounded a little mystical.
But Shang'er had no reason to lie. In other words, what she said was most likely true.
A thought suddenly popped into Lin Jin's mind.
Since the Taoist temple in the mountains was so mystical, there must be an expert living there in seclusion.
It was said that immortals were extinct in this world, but who knew if there were truly none left?
What if there were a few fish that slipped through the net?
Lin Jin felt that he should find a chance to visit that Taoist temple deep in the mountains. Perhaps he could find some clues about ancient immortals. Who didn't want to cultivate and become an immortal?
Lin Jin thought so too. Now that there was an opportunity, he had to grab it.
Shang'er was still narrating.
She took a nest of little foxes and searched everywhere for a new way of cultivation, but obviously did not find it. In the few months that she lived in seclusion here, she also encountered some things.
When Xiaowu met a scholar, she actually had feelings for him.
Other than Shang'er, Xiaowu had the highest cultivation among the foxes. Shang'er was at the fourth level, while Xiaowu was at the third level. They were probably only one step away from transforming.
Moreover, Shang'er had said that although Xiaowu couldn't transform, she knew quite a few spells, such as Dream Intruder.
Entering a person's dream referred to using a spell to enter a person's dream and converse with them.
Lin Jin understood now. Xiaowu must have used Dream Intruder to fall in love with that scholar. But later on, the scholar was harmed in the wilderness. Fortunately, Xiaowu arrived in time. In order to save him, she disregarded the danger and cast a spell to extend his life along with her and that scholar's bloodline.
That was how the villagers carried the scholar and the battered Xiaowu to the Beast Appraisal Association for treatment.
Lin Jin knew what happened after that.
Admittedly, Xiaowu was a sentimental fox demon.
"She has already told me everything about Little Five. It is all thanks to Mister's help. Originally, she should not have disturbed Mister's cultivation, but when Little Nine fell ill, Little Five thought of Mister and ran to ask for help."
Shang'er explained.
Things were finally made clear.
Lin Jin didn't expect to save a fox demon out of sheer coincidence. Not only that, he was now in the fox demon's lair, chatting happily with one of them.
Before this, Lin Jin wouldn't have even dared to think about it.
Moreover, he learned many secrets about the cultivation world from them.
Lin Jin was especially curious about that Taoist temple deep in the mountains.
"Shang'er, according to what you said, you've been listening to the preaching outside the temple for at least three years. Have you never seen the people inside?" Lin Jin asked in disbelief.
Shang'er shook her head. "No. That Taoist temple seems to have some kind of power. We didn't dare to approach it so we could only stay outside. The preaching only happens at a fixed time every day. That day, the preaching suddenly stopped so we didn't dare to enter. It was only after a few days that I could force my way in."
Lin Jin nodded.
After some thought, he said, "Shang'er, I have something I need your help with."
"Please speak, Sir!"
"If there's a chance, can you take me to that temple?"
After Lin Jin asked, Shang'er was clearly hesitant.
To her, that Taoist temple held great significance. It was equivalent to a sacred place so it was normal for her to be reluctant to reveal its location.
Lin Jin didn't press her. Instead, he asked her about the cultivation method she had heard. Shang'er didn't hide anything this time and told him a part of the incantation.
However, Lin Jin was dumbfounded when he heard it.
The incantation he heard was extremely similar to the one in the 'Beast Energy Formation'.
How could there be such a coincidence?
Shang'er had only said part of the incantation and there were some things she didn't know. But as soon as she started, Lin Jin continued on her behalf.
And in more detail.
This time, Shang'er's eyes widened in disbelief.
Lin Jin was now sure that the incantation Shang'er and the others heard in the mountains was the 'Beast Energy Formation'.
The situation was reversed. Shang'er started asking questions while Lin Jin remained silent and fell into deep thought.
It wasn't that Lin Jin didn't want to talk about it, but he had to understand the situation first.
It had been more than ten years since Shang'er transformed and she had been cultivating for three years. In other words, someone in that Taoist temple had been chanting the 'Beast Energy Formation' for more than ten years.
It took time to build a Taoist temple so someone might have been cultivating there decades ago.
Who could it be?
Lin Jin was desperate to know the reason.
Shang'er was almost leaning against Lin Jin. Judging by the urgency in her eyes, she clearly wanted to know why Lin Jin knew the incantation they were cultivating.
Lin Jin told her that someone taught him, but it was for pet beasts to cultivate.
He called Xiao Huo over. Xiao Huo activated the incantation and his beast king aura surged. The fox cubs scurried away and hid behind Shang'er.
Lin Jin thought of something else.
Shang'er and the others had become monsters after cultivating the Beast Energy Formation. They could even transform. But why didn't Xiao Huo cultivate it as well?
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