Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land
Chapter 126 - 33 Ancient Magical Beast

Chapter 126: Chapter 33 Ancient Magical Beast

"Huahua, are you hiding something from your mother?" Lately, Lie Rou was visibly upset.

Yue Jinghua knew that she harbored suspicions about the events of the past few days and had no choice but to sit down with her beautiful mother.

"Mother, actually, I have something to tell you," Yue Jinghua deliberated deeply, considering which matters she should disclose to Lie Rou.

Half-truths and half-falsehoods, not even an Immortal could detect the discrepancies. So, Yue Jinghua slightly embellished her experiences from Hundred Beast Mountain, though the matter of soul transmigration was absolutely forbidden to mention. She revealed everything about meeting Old Xia from Divine Court and the restoration of her Dantian, including starting a small pharmacy, and she disclosed it all.

"Daughter turned disaster into a blessing, gained the favor of Divine Court, learned the Dark Skill to treat the Dantian, repaired the Dantian, and awakened the Alchemy Fire in the Dantian. This matter, you must not reveal to others in the Lie Family Mansion. I recently had a breakthrough to the Jade Dark Realm, but the Dark Skill I practiced is unique, so others have yet to notice. As for Grandma’s Alchemy Technique, it was a month ago when I accidentally found it under the floor tiles of the alchemy room, from where I learned the methods of alchemy. This time I went out with the Rebellion Mercenary Group because I was missing some herbs for alchemy, and needed the Mercenary Group’s help to gather them," Yue Jinghua explained quite reasonably.

Yue Jinghua didn’t realize that the words she unwittingly blurted out were actually quite accurate. Back then, Lie Changgong and Feng Wanwan had indeed made numerous mercenary friends with widespread connections. Invisibly, this made Lie Rou believe her daughter’s words.

"Silly child, your mother isn’t so obstinate and ignorant. Even your father once considered becoming a mercenary," mentioning her husband Yue Nian, a gleam appeared on Lie Rou’s face, and her eyes softened considerably.

But then, Lie Rou’s thoughts shifted. Her daughter, a month ago, persuaded her to refuse the money sent by her eldest son Yue Minzhi. She was merely a sixteen-year-old girl, where could she have gotten an income from? She must have had no choice but to expose herself to the public eye, joining some Mercenary Group in order to support the family.

Thinking of these things made Lie Rou feel sorrowful, and she said in a low voice, "Huahua, you have truly been wronged."

Yue Jinghua couldn’t bear to see Lie Rou wiping tears, so she took out the newly refined Feminine Charm Pill and poured out a few, "Mother, these are the elixir pills I newly concocted. With mother’s beauty, crying all day will make you ugly. If father comes back one day and sees you like this, he might not want you anymore, and then don’t blame me."

Taken aback by the mention of Yue Nian, Lie Rou’s eyes conveyed both joy and sorrow, and upon clearly seeing the Elixir Pills in Yue Jinghua’s hand, she couldn’t help but exclaim softly.

Although she wasn’t versed in the Alchemy Dao, having grown up by her mother Feng Wanwan’s side, she was soaked in knowledge and could recognize the quality of Elixir Pills.

The Elixir Pills in Yue Jinghua’s hand were beautifully patterned, the color like rouge, the shape of the pill was impeccably smooth. As soon as a pill was taken from the bottle, a fragrant aroma wafted through the air, a characteristic of spiritual-grade elixir.

Seeing the Spirit Rank Elixir Pills, Lie Rou’s brows twitched slightly. This time she did not refuse them and after asking Yue Jinghua some more about her time outside, she let her daughter return to school early to avoid missing her studies.

When Yue Jinghua stepped out of the chamber, Hongling was waiting outside, "Miss, Miss Shalman had come over and left in a rush. She told me to pass you a message, to visit the Outer Court as soon as possible. That small thing you entrusted to her is almost ready."

Upon hearing this, Yue Jinghua immediately rushed back to the Outer Court.

After returning to the Outer Court, there was no sign of Qiu Chuzi.

Upon seeing Yue Jinghua, the Thunder Snake affectionately crawled up her arm flicking its tongue.

Ever since feeling that mysterious Creation Power on Yue Jinghua at the Xuan Technique Pavilion, the Thunder Snake had grown significantly more affectionate towards her.

Guided by the Thunder Snake, Yue Jinghua bypassed the obstacles of snakes and vermin set by Shalman and found the place where Shalman and her spiritual beasts were kept.

By the time Yue Jinghua arrived at the Outer Court, it was evening, and the twilight cast a red hue over the entire forest of the Outer Court.

The very outskirts of Xuanji Academy were a series of low hills. Because of the bleak scenery, this area was sparsely populated throughout history.

Shalman’s breeding grounds were hidden among these hills.

In a certain cave in the hills, perspiring heavily next to several well-dug Cultivation Wells, Shalman frowned intensely, her gaze fixed on a particular Cultivation Well that showed signs of activity.

The Cultivation Well was Shalman’s signature breeding masterpiece.

It was said to have been constructed with the help of the ever-elusive Deputy Head of the Outer Court. These wells, similar in appearance to ordinary water wells and costly to build,

Take, for example, the Earth-level well Shalman used to hatch common snakes and insects. It required bricks made from Lao Mountain Han Jade, carved with multiple energy slots to set Dark Pills into. Ordinarily, breeding hatching required only half a month, but the higher the rank of the Dark Beast, the lower the hatching success rate of the eggs and the longer the required hatching time.

Inside the cave, from a newly dug well, an Ancient Dark Egg, the size of an egg, was partially visible.

The Sixth-level Dark Pill embedded at the center of the well was originally the inner core of the Magma Mad Lion. The Dark Power of such a Dark Beast is fierce and violent, and the Dark Pill is like a miniature sun, radiating intense heat. The Lao Mountain Jade Bricks nearby were all scorched black.

However, the unremarkable-looking Ancient Dark Beast Egg still showed no sign of change.

Upon seeing Yue Jinghua enter, Miss Shalman brushed her damp hair from her forehead.

The cave was sultry, and Shalman, with her average cultivation, couldn’t withstand the scorching heat. She had already removed her outer garment, leaving only her close-fitting undergarment.

"Still the same?" Yue Jinghua was witnessing the breeding and hatching on-site for the first time and couldn’t help but take a few more glances at the nearby Cultivation Wells.

In several Cultivation Wells, there were Widow Wolf Spiders with vibrant colors.

"This Ancient Dark Beast Egg is much greedier than I thought. It consumes a vast amount of Dark Power every day. In the month you’ve been away, it needed nearly a hundred Third-stage Dark Pills daily," Miss Shalman referred to the consumption of Elixir Pills in the breeding process as "eating".

Typical eggs of snakes and insects would mature and hatch after absorbing enough Dark Power. But this Ancient Dark Egg showed no sign of movement.

Yue Jinghua’s return was timely; Shalman had run out of Dark Pills, and although the Ancient Dark Beast Egg showed no sign of hatching, it was close to requiring High-level Dark Pills.

Fortunately, the Sixth-level Dark Pill was abundant in Dark Power. Because of it, Shalman stayed awake for two days and hurried to and from the Lie Family Mansion, for fear that the Ancient Dark Beast Egg would hatch at any moment.

Compared to when Yue Jinghua first obtained the Ancient Dark Beast Egg, there were indeed some changes. It had become much more translucent. The entire eggshell emitted a fluorescent green glow.

"If you hadn’t brought this Sixth-level Dark Pill in time, it would have taken several more months to hatch. Hatching an Ancient Dark Egg really burns money," Miss Shalman shook her head helplessly.

While they were talking, the Dark Beast Egg, originally only the size of a chicken egg, made a crisp "clicking" sound, and a fluorescent green crack appeared on its surface.

From the crack came a faint squirming noise.

"It’s time," Miss Shalman said with restrained joy. As she spoke, her red lips moved silently, her fingertips swiftly forming seals. Ancient seal scripts, too blurred to discern, flowed continuously from her fingertips, surrounding the dried-up well.

The Cultivation Well, like water that had just been brought to a boil with a final surge of heat, erupted with intense fluctuations of Dark Power, violently erupting and causing the entire cave to shake.

The egg "jumped" up as if it had eyes, pouncing toward Miss Shalman.

Shalman remained unfazed, flipping her right hand open while murmuring incantations. From the other Cultivation Wells, a few mature Dark Spider Eggs hatched, and several Widow Wolf Spiders with bluish plum spots leaped out.

"Weave the net," the Dark Spiders, with round bulging bellies, shot strands of spider silk from their fangs, interweaving together and wrapping layers around the restless Ancient Egg in the Spirit Breeding Well.

The Dark Egg, entangled in spider silk, quieted down for a moment.

The surface of the egg continuously emitted multicolored Dark Light.

Joy gradually thickened on the faces of Shalman and Yue Jinghua.

"Boom" – like an avalanche, the entire cave was enveloped in a burst of bright light.

The luminance of the Dark Light at the well faded from its peak until the very last glimmer vanished. The eggshell cracked open, but there was nothing inside.

The radiance of the Sixth-level Dark Pill was exhausted and burst open.

In the Cultivation Well, all that remained was an empty shell of the Dark Beast Egg and a pool of sticky warmth.

In the Sea of Consciousness, Qing Pu’s mouth twitched.

Yue Jinghua furrowed her brows as if sensing something, and her gaze fell on Shalman.