The animal garden, where Qinglingmen raises spiritual beasts, is located on the back mountain of Tongtian Peak, halfway up the mountain, and occupies a large area.
There are not many spirit beasts, just five kinds, divided into five courtyards. In addition to one inner disciple, each courtyard can also recruit two outer disciples. It's just that spirit beasts are different from ordinary domestic livestock in the world.
Not only do the spirit beasts have to be washed and fed every day, but they also have to be taken out to graze around every once in a while. It is already extremely difficult to feed hundreds or even thousands of spirit beasts, let alone other methods of dealing with feces.
, cleaning, etc., there is no problem if they are well raised, but if the spirit beast has any shortcomings, it will definitely be held accountable by the superiors.
Under normal circumstances, no matter whether it is an outer sect disciple or an inner sect disciple, few people choose this thankless chore. Therefore, the zoo is in a state of shortage of people all year round. If it is not for the secret, there is a reason to have to come here.
Kong Laosan said that he would never ask for trouble.
In the past few days, Kong Laosan has figured out the situation here clearly. Along the way, this place is exactly as he imagined, extremely deserted and not a single person is seen.
It took nearly three hours for Kong Laosan to arrive here. The first thing he saw was not the ancient and majestic courtyard gate, but a blue stone tablet as long as two people, "The Beast Garden"
Two large vermilion characters with iron hooks and silver paintings are rubbed on it. Each character is half the size of a person, and the momentum is extraordinary.
Walking closer, Kong Laosan looked at the stone tablet in front of him. His heart moved slightly, as if he noticed something, and turned his head to look in the direction of the courtyard gate.
The gate of the zoo was closed and no one was guarding it. There was only a crane with a red crown standing on one foot in front of the door. Its eyes seemed to be closing and closing, as if it was guarding the door. Kong Laosan was confused for a moment and thought about it.
, I still came forward and bowed respectfully.
"My outer disciple Zhao Hengdao is a new handyman disciple in the zoo. I don't know."
Having said this, Kong Laosan didn't know what to call him for a moment, and he didn't know if the spirit crane in front of him understood what he meant. Seeing that the spirit crane didn't respond for a long time, Kong Laosan frowned unconsciously and was about to go directly to the scene.
He knocked on the door, but before he could move, Linghe, who had his eyes slightly closed, suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at Kong Laosan in a very humane manner, looked arrogant, and let out two soft calls. The voice was really nice.
After crying, he stared straight at Kong Laosan, flapping his wings, as if asking for something. Kong Laosan was stunned, and subconsciously took out the animal tag assigned by the chore hall from his pocket, and held it with both hands.
In front of the Linghe, what left Kong Laosan a little speechless was that the Linghe in front of him just glanced at it and didn't care. It continued to flap its wings in front of Kong Laosan and crow twice, looking like it was urging.
"kindness?"
Kong Laosan was a little confused. He looked carefully at the crane in front of him. Why did his expression look like Shen Qian?
Kong Laosan was stunned, and an incredible thought came to his mind, "Could it be..."
He murmured in his heart, and immediately took out a spirit stone from his arms and handed it over. Seeing this, Linghe's eyes showed a trace of anthropomorphic greed, and with a peck of his long beak, he swallowed the spirit stone into his belly.
.
"this"
Kong Laosan's face twitched, with a hint of surprise on his face. In the world of immortality, spiritual stones are used as a trading currency and can buy various resources. There are also low, medium and high-grade spiritual stones, and there are even rumored top-grade spiritual stones. But for
Cultivators can only slowly absorb the spiritual power contained in these spiritual stones and use them to assist cultivation. Kong Laosan would never dare to think about swallowing the spiritual crane in front of him, and he had never heard of it.
In the world of immortality, there are actually creatures that can directly swallow spiritual stones to increase their strength.
Kong Laosan looked around the spiritual crane in front of him and finally found a clue. After the spiritual crane in front of him swallowed the spiritual stone, there was no surge of spiritual power, as if it had stored the spiritual stone.
After swallowing a spiritual stone, the spirit crane still seemed unsatisfied, its white wings fluttering, and a rapid cry coming from its mouth. The cry was much louder than before, as if it was threatening something.
Seeing this, Kong Laosan was stunned for a moment, and then he took out another spirit stone and handed it over with some speechlessness. The spirit crane screamed excitedly and swallowed it directly into his belly. Then he flapped his wings with satisfaction and flew towards the courtyard.
Touching the four remaining spirit stones in his arms, Kong Laosan couldn't help but smacked his lips. Unexpectedly, a flat-haired beast in this immortal sect also learned to ask for bribes. It seems that whether it is the secular world or the immortal world,
They all look the same.
Kong Laosan waited quietly. He thought that after receiving the benefits, Linghe would announce to him when he entered the courtyard. Unexpectedly, he waited left and right but saw no one. After half an hour, Kong Laosan frowned.
He wrinkled even more, thought about it, and then walked up and knocked on the door.
Not long after, with a "squeak" sound, a young man who looked to be in his twenties poked his head out from behind the courtyard door and was slightly startled when he saw Kong Laosan.
"Who are you"
"I am an outer disciple, Zhao Hengdao, who is a new handyman disciple. Please let me know, senior brother!"
Kong Laosan said, showing the beast card, but his face was a little ugly. He had obviously been tricked by that damn flat-haired beast. Not only did he lose two spiritual stones, but he was waiting here in vain like a fool.
After sitting there for nearly half an hour, I felt secretly angry. When I saw that beast again, I would pluck it all and throw it into the pheasant coop.
Hearing Kong Laosan introduce himself to his family, the young man suddenly said, "It turns out to be the new Junior Brother Zhao. Come in quickly. By the way, my name is Fu Yinglong. Junior Brother, just call me Senior Brother Fu!"
As the young man spoke, he introduced Kong Laosan into the door. As soon as he entered, a strong spiritual energy rushed towards him. The spiritual energy here was more than twice as rich as the spiritual energy at the bottom of the peak, which made Kong Laosan feel secretly in his heart.
be surprised.
As if seeing Kong Laosan's doubts, Fu Yinglong chuckled and explained without waiting for Kong Laosan to ask, "Spiritual beasts, like us monks, must absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth to increase their strength. For our Qingling Sect,
, in addition to the soul-eating rat and the yellow-horned beast, the other three spiritual beasts, the blood-crowned snake, the iron-backed wolf, the fierce flame bird, are used to assist cultivators in fighting. They require a certain amount of strength. If it is a land with barren spiritual power, I am afraid that raising one
It has not been of any use for a hundred years. Most disciples do not know that the spiritual power of this place is so abundant. They even find it troublesome to take care of the spiritual beasts, so they are reluctant to come to this place. The disciples who come here to work as handymen gain strength after a period of time.
It will always be higher than ordinary outer disciples who have just started."
"Oh? Didn't those disciples ask anything from the disciples who used to work as menial servants in the zoo?"
Kong Laosan asked in surprise.
"Haha, who would talk nonsense about this kind of thing? Cultivation as an immortal is basically going against nature and competing for resources and space. Who would tell others about this benefit?"
Fu Yinglong said and curled his lips.
"You come and register with me. Currently, only the Snake Courtyard and the Wolf Courtyard are short of outer disciples. You can choose one at your will."
With that said, he already led Kong Laosan towards a lightly decorated wooden house facing the gate.
It only took a cup of tea. After registering Kong Laosan's information, Fu Yinglong handed over a letter with a big red seal in his hand, "This is the disciple transfer order from the Snake Academy. Take this and go
Well, there is an inner master in the Snake Courtyard, just give him the order."
Kong Laosan took the order and glanced at it, then put it in his arms, but did not leave directly. He thought for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Fu, I'm new here. I want to ask you something."
Hearing this, Fu Yinglong looked at Kong Laosan in surprise, but then he smiled and said, "Junior brother, just say, I have been here for many years. Junior brother, if you have any questions, just ask."
"I wonder what the rules are in our zoo? Also, if those spirit beasts die, how will the responsibilities be divided?"
"Our zoo doesn't have many rules, but each zoo has its own rules. Just go to the snake farm and follow the instructions of the uncle. As for the spiritual beast that dies in an accident, there will be a special uncle who will come.
Investigations are usually just a formality, and usually there won’t be much of a problem. After all, spiritual beasts are also living beings, and they are subject to birth, old age, illness and death. It’s just normal, and no one will be too harsh on it.”
Hearing this, Kong Laosan felt a little certain in his heart, "Oh, if that's the case, there's nothing to worry about. Thank you, senior brother, for letting me know. It's not disrespectful to be careful."
Kong Laosan said, and at some point two more spiritual stones appeared in his hand and handed them to Senior Brother Fu.
Seeing this, Fu Yinglong's expression moved slightly, but he still declined and said, "How embarrassing, junior brother, take it back quickly."
"Haha, it's just a little thought from junior brother. Senior brother helped me clear up my doubts. Junior brother is grateful."
Looking at Senior Brother Fu in front of him, who was clearly interested but somewhat embarrassed, Kong Laosan couldn't help but feel a little secretly amused. It seemed that Senior Brother Fu didn't encounter this kind of thing very often.
At Kong Laosan's insistence, Fu Yinglong reluctantly accepted the two spirit stones, but his eyes towards Kong Laosan were much more cordial than before.
"Although this zoo is nominally under the responsibility of Elder Qi, he rarely comes here throughout the year. Many things are taken care of by senior brother alone. If you have any problems in the future, junior brother, just come to me."
"Thank you very much, senior brother."
The two of them exchanged a few polite words, but Kong Laosan didn't stay much. He got his bearings and walked slowly towards the snake courtyard.
Snakes like the cold, and the courtyard is at the deepest point. After an hour, Kong Laosan finally came here.