Chapter 143: No More Overindulging Next Time

Baishu is actually not very old. To be precise, considering their current cultivation levels, he is indeed quite young.

He is only in his fifties.

In the Tianwu Continent, powerhouses capable of reaching Baishu's cultivation level are basically ancient monsters and fossils.

Yet at such a young age, Baishu already stands at the pinnacle of martial artists in the Tianwu Continent. He is a rare martial arts prodigy seen only a few times over the past several centuries in this realm.

That was until he met his disciple, Ji Tianxin.

Only then did he realize how the word "prodigy" should truly be written.

"Next time, I won't be greedy," Ji Tianxin replied.

Well, not greedy. But just how much constitutes greed, her master hadn't specified.

Seeing how well-behaved Ji Tianxin was, Baishu couldn't help but chuckle. "You little girl..."

After lecturing his disciple a little, he cast his gaze toward the Moon Eater, which had somehow climbed up onto the roof and was sprawled out on its stomach, basking in the sun.

"Xinxin, where did you get this ferocious beast?" he asked in a deep voice.

Ji Tianxin looked slightly surprised. "Master knows it's a ferocious beast?"

Baishu was also a bit startled that Xinxin knew as well, but upon second thought, it wasn't such a big deal for his disciple to know.

"What, does your master look like someone so shallow in knowledge?" Baishu smiled, looking rather proud.

Ji Tianxin nodded. Her master was indeed not as shallow as those fools; those idiots had actually mistaken a ferocious beast for a spiritual beast, which was truly shallow.

"A few days ago, it was born in the forest outside Jin'an City," Ji Tianxin hid nothing from Baishu. "It is a primordial remnant species, the ferocious beast Taotie."

In stark contrast to Ji Tianxin's casual tone, the expression on Baishu's face shifted from calm to a twisted shock the moment he heard those words.

"You said... it's the primordial ferocious beast, Taotie?" Baishu thought he might have misheard and asked again.

Ji Tianxin gave a faint "Mn."

A shock rippled through Baishu's heart as he looked once again at the lazy little creature sunning its belly on the roof.

"..." The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He suddenly felt that the saying "like master, like pet" made complete sense.

He had once seen mentions of the primordial ferocious beast Taotie in ancient texts.

In particular, it loved to eat, and could consume virtually anything.

To put it bluntly, it was both lazy and gluttonous—isn't that just like his disciple...

"No wonder, even in its infancy, it is already at the sixth tier," Baishu sighed gravely. "It turns out to be the primordial ferocious beast Taotie. I never expected that creatures which supposedly existed only in ancient texts would actually appear in the Tianwu Continent."

Ancient texts only contained records of these so-called ferocious beasts or divine beasts.

Yet for thousands of years, the Tianwu Continent had never witnessed any of the species documented in those ancient books.

Some said these primordial species had long since migrated to other realms, as the thin spiritual energy of the Tianwu Continent was no longer sufficient to sustain such mighty ferocious and divine beasts.

Others said they were species that existed only in the primordial era and had long since perished...

And yet now, not only had a king-tier ferocious beast emerged as a primordial remnant, but it had also taken his disciple as its master...

No matter how Baishu thought about it, it all felt utterly unbelievable.

Ji Tianxin also raised her head, gazing at the Moon Eater soaking up the sun on the roof, and said calmly, "Primordial remnant species do not perish. This is the only way they preserve their spark and bloodline. Unless... another of the same remnant species is born, strong enough to inherit and carry on that spark."