The Master of Beasts

A year's time can seem fast or slow.

For a cultivator in closed-door training, it flies by in the blink of an eye.

But for Chen Jiuge, who couldn't cultivate, it was like each day lasted an eternity.

Playing landlord, Da Bai had lost all its White Spirit Stones and now owed an amount that would keep it laboring ceaselessly for the next hundred years. Chen Jiuge didn't have the heart to call it over anymore.

None of the other Spiritual Beasts seemed interested either. Silver King was immersed in a massage group made up of a hundred beautiful women. Ming Snake and Bali spent every day fighting outside the city. Ao Yi was hiding in his room, and no one knew what he was doing. Meanwhile, Black Eye, concerned that the clan members in Eden Garden might not be performing their duties adequately, had returned after the month of rewards concluded.

Every day, faced with the trifles presented by Anderson, Chen Jiuge felt helpless. He had said long ago that such small matters only needed Anderson's decision. Whether it was out of fear or admiration, Anderson still presented them just as they were, even though Chen Jiuge couldn't offer much advice.

After glancing over them casually, Chen Jiuge got up and said, "Anderson, you go ahead and handle them. I won't be here much longer, and you'll be the one in charge anyway, so do your best."

"Yes, Duke." Although he had heard it many times, Anderson was still inwardly thrilled. Being in charge of the entire Northern Territory was a huge responsibility!

With nothing to do, Chen Jiuge began studying the animals of this world, attempting to strengthen them with his Golden Finger. However, although there were mysterious beings present, the animals were just ordinary beasts, completely resistant to his attempts.

Chen Jiuge, with nothing better to do, started hanging out in the city, thoroughly experiencing the high-tech life of his previous world.

THUMP!

The black ball sank into the pocket amidst cheers. A clear-table shot—this man was too strong!

Pushing the gold-rimmed glasses on his face, Chen Jiuge revealed a polite smile, thinking to himself, This feels really good. No wonder my buddies from my previous life all liked playing billiards.

Eh, has it been a year already? Chen Jiuge felt the vibration of the Sect Disciple's Token and received the message that he could return to the Sect.

Having returned to the City Lord Mansion, Chen Jiuge immediately sent out a message through the Contract Decree in his mind.

Ming Yujing, who was fitting Bali with armor, received the message in his mind right away and stopped what he was doing, complaining, "So soon? My Invincible Sand Armor isn't finished yet."

"Eh, Yujing bro, why'd you stop? It's not on all the way yet," Bali spoke up, shaking his body and feeling uncomfortable with only the upper half of the armor on.

"Let's go back first."

HISS... right there, that's the spot." Surrounded by beautiful women, Silver King, lying in an exclusive giant sauna, let out a soulful moan.

"Is this the way, my lord?" the demure, seductive lady asked with a coquettish face.

"Just like that." Silver King relaxed, squinting his eyes contentedly.

Having been nurtured in a small world for a thousand years, Silver King's human form had taken on the appearance of a youth, about fourteen or fifteen years old. These gorgeous women were nobles from the Spirit Void Realm, hoping to use their beauty to get close to Silver King. Unfortunately, Silver King, completely oblivious to the women's flirtations, was just focused on the enjoyment.

"Ah, we have to go back now." Seeing the message in his mind, Silver King felt a bit of distress. He hadn't had enough fun yet.

Ao Yi, who had been hiding in his room doing who knows what, also received Chen Jiuge's notice. His face blossomed with joy. Finally, they could return!

Da Bai, who had transformed into a little boy, and Da Shan, who looked even smaller in his transformed form, strolled down the street with sunglasses and gold chains, an air of arrogance about them.

"Remember, Da Shan, we are idols. As idols, we must maintain an air of mystery," Da Bai lectured with the look of someone who had been there before.

The bewildered Da Shan nodded and then curiously asked, "Brother Bai, don't idols need to sing or dance? We can't do either. Can we still be idols?"

"You don't understand. Listen to your Brother Bai. Let's go to the KTV." Da Bai planned to practice singing. He was an idol, after all.

It's so annoying they sent a message to come back at such a critical moment! Who cares, let's sing for a while first, Da Bai thought, wanting to belt out a tune before anything else.

Then they encountered a cute little girl who had just come out of the KTV. She looked familiar... Hey, upon closer inspection, oh my, it's Sister Yue Meng! Time to scram!

"Stop right there, Da Bai! Don't think I can't recognize you just because you're wearing sunglasses and a gold chain," Yue Meng scolded.

Approaching and flicking the gold chain around Da Bai's neck, Yue Meng sneered, "Quite wealthy, aren't we? This gold chain isn't thin. Tell me, when will you pay back what you owe me?"

Da Bai pleaded humbly, "Sister Yue Meng, give me a few hundred years, I'll definitely pay it back. Our master has called us back; let's go."

"Hmph." Yue Meng nodded with a haughty look.

The bewildered Da Shan quietly asked his big brother, "Brother Bai, didn't you say we were idols?"

"Cough cough, I'm just showing Sister Yue Meng respect," Da Bai made up an excuse.

Watching Da Bai quickly catch up to Yue Meng, his face eager to please, Da Shan quietly murmured to himself, But it still looks like Sister Yue Meng is the more impressive one.

With the arrival of Yue Meng and the Three Beasts, Chen Jiuge surveyed the group. "Finally, everyone's here. Let's head back then. No problems, right?"

"Can I bring people?" Silver King immediately raised its wings. "I'd like to take those who gave massages back with us. They were really good."

Looking at Silver King, who even drooled a little after saying that, Chen Jiuge rejected the idea with a dark face.

"That's enough. You can't bring anything. If you really want to come down and have fun, then cultivate diligently and make contributions. Then I'll allow you to come down and play. Now, let's go." Chen Jiuge, afraid his Spiritual Beasts would say something else unreliable, waved his hand and activated the Transmission Array.

This Transmission Array was a gift from Gu Xu. After all, the Northern Territory was now Chen Jiuge's domain. Not providing a Transmission Array connected to the Sect would make it impossible for them to come down.

Inside Eden Garden, a cute-looking demon of the Demon Clan angrily handed a Spiritual Beast cub to a Sect Disciple who had come to buy it.

The cub let out a dissatisfied cry due to the rough handling. Chen Tingting said expressionlessly, "Damaging a Spiritual Beast will cost you Spirit Stones."

Moluo Shaye's angry expression faltered for a moment. She then turned to pick up another cub, this time with much gentler movements.

The reason Moluo Shaye was in Eden Garden and obediently listened to Chen Tingting was all because of Chen Jiuge.

After being handed over to the Great Steward in charge of tallying battle merits and then presented to the Main Hall, Moluo Shaye had always thought her family would redeem her. But as she waited, she ended up becoming a servant in Eden Garden.

Even after almost a year, Moluo Shaye still hadn't recovered from this huge letdown. If only I had known, I wouldn't have aimlessly wandered around out of boredom.

Thinking of her sad past, and then realizing she still had to bathe those filthy Spiritual Beasts, Moluo Shaye felt like dying.

「Main Hall, Transmission Array」

"Finally, we're back." Looking at the familiar attire and feeling the rich Spiritual Energy he hadn't sensed in so long, Chen Jiuge felt as though a lifetime had passed.