The moment the herb passed in front of Dark Snow's nose, Dark Snow, who had been lying in Yu Yan's arms with its eyes squinted, immediately snapped its eyes open, staring wide.
"Meow meow meow!!!"
Knowing how it should consume this herb, Dark Snow turned its head toward Yu Yan and let out meowing sounds.
Yu Yan indeed couldn't understand what Dark Snow was saying, but he could hear the longing in its cries. After teasing Dark Snow for a bit, he placed the herb in front of it.
After sniffing the herb with its nose, Dark Snow swallowed the flower in one gulp.
After eating the herb, Dark Snow let out a cry and then fell into a deep sleep in Yu Yan's arms due to the massive medicinal power.
Xiao Wu touched the sleeping Dark Snow with her hand and asked Yu Yan, "What did you feed Dark Snow?"
"Brocade Cloud Rainbow Silk Sunflower. It's a bit inferior to the Immortal Herbs we took, but not by much. I saw in the herbal records that its properties are mild and harmless, and it offers immense benefits to Auspicious Spirit Beasts. I figured Dark Snow could be considered a Spirit Beast representing auspiciousness, and since I didn't have any other suitable herbs for it, I brought this one back."
"Judging by Dark Snow's attitude, this herb should indeed be useful to it."
Yu Yan placed Dark Snow, who was now emitting dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, onto a nearby stool and explained the herb Dark Snow had consumed to Xiao Wu.
"Auspicious Spirit Beast... I seem to have heard that term somewhere before."
When Yu Yan mentioned Auspicious Spirit Beasts, Xiao Wu fell into deep thought upon hearing the term. She felt like she should have heard of Auspicious Spirit Beasts somewhere.
'The Auspicious Spirit Beast Xiao Wu has likely heard of should be the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.'
Looking at Xiao Wu, who was lost in thought because of his words, Yu Yan arrived at the answer before she could.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an ancient Auspicious Beast, can accelerate the growth rate of the Spirit Beast race. It should currently be living at the bottom of the Lake of Life, well-protected by Di Tian and other Spirit Beasts.
Speaking of which, according to the timeline, that weakling million-year Spirit Beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Worm, should be being used as a cultivation supplement by Di Tian and the others in the Lake of Life at this point.
Dark Snow, placed on the stool, began to emit cloud-like clusters of white energy. Its black fur became even darker and more supple, while the white fur on its four paws became like clouds.
Enveloped in the white energy clusters, Dark Snow's aura strengthened rapidly. It soon reached the level of a hundred-year Spirit Beast, and then steadily climbed to the level of a thousand-year Spirit Beast. During the process of its aura strengthening, Dark Snow's size grew slightly larger.
As a special Spirit Cat, Dark Snow wouldn't undergo too many physical changes during its growth and strengthening process.
Waiting for the commotion around Dark Snow to settle, Yu Yan learned from Xiao Wu that Dark Snow was now a 2,335-year Spirit Beast. Leaping from 35 years to 2,335 years, Dark Snow could be said to have ascended to heaven in a single step.
"A 2,335-year thousand-year Spirit Beast... does that mean Dark Snow is now equivalent to a Three-Ring Soul Venerable?"
Squatting beside Dark Snow and observing the changes in its body, Yu Yan asked Xiao Wu. He hadn't deeply researched cat-type Spirit Beasts and couldn't give an objective evaluation of Dark Snow's current combat power.
If it were ice or fire-attributed Dragon-type or sub-Dragon-type Spirit Beasts, Yu Yan could definitely analyze their actual combat capabilities by citing classics.
"Theoretically, that is indeed the case. However, Spirit Cats are not combat-type Spirit Beasts and don't have many powerful combat skills. Plus, Dark Snow hasn't experienced any real combat. In an actual fight, it might not be able to beat an experienced Three-Ring Soul Venerable."
"Hmm... with some training, it might be able to fight a Three-Ring Soul Venerable by relying on the inherently powerful strength of a Spirit Beast."
The moment the herb passed in front of Dark Snow's nose, Dark Snow, who had been lying in Yu Yan's arms with its eyes squinted, immediately snapped its eyes open, staring wide.
"Meow meow meow!!!"
Knowing how it should consume this herb, Dark Snow turned its head toward Yu Yan and let out meowing sounds.
Yu Yan indeed couldn't understand what Dark Snow was saying, but he could hear the longing in its cries. After teasing Dark Snow for a bit, he placed the herb in front of it.
After sniffing the herb with its nose, Dark Snow swallowed the flower in one gulp.
After eating the herb, Dark Snow let out a cry and then fell into a deep sleep in Yu Yan's arms due to the massive medicinal power.
Xiao Wu touched the sleeping Dark Snow with her hand and asked Yu Yan, "What did you feed Dark Snow?"
"Brocade Cloud Rainbow Silk Sunflower. It's a bit inferior to the Immortal Herbs we took, but not by much. I saw in the herbal records that its properties are mild and harmless, and it offers immense benefits to Auspicious Spirit Beasts. I figured Dark Snow could be considered a Spirit Beast representing auspiciousness, and since I didn't have any other suitable herbs for it, I brought this one back."
"Judging by Dark Snow's attitude, this herb should indeed be useful to it."
Yu Yan placed Dark Snow, who was now emitting dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, onto a nearby stool and explained the herb Dark Snow had consumed to Xiao Wu.
"Auspicious Spirit Beast... I seem to have heard that term somewhere before."
When Yu Yan mentioned Auspicious Spirit Beasts, Xiao Wu fell into deep thought upon hearing the term. She felt like she should have heard of Auspicious Spirit Beasts somewhere.
'The Auspicious Spirit Beast Xiao Wu has likely heard of should be the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.'
Looking at Xiao Wu, who was lost in thought because of his words, Yu Yan arrived at the answer before she could.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an ancient Auspicious Beast, can accelerate the growth rate of the Spirit Beast race. It should currently be living at the bottom of the Lake of Life, well-protected by Di Tian and other Spirit Beasts.
Speaking of which, according to the timeline, that weakling million-year Spirit Beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Worm, should be being used as a cultivation supplement by Di Tian and the others in the Lake of Life at this point.
Dark Snow, placed on the stool, began to emit cloud-like clusters of white energy. Its black fur became even darker and more supple, while the white fur on its four paws became like clouds.
Enveloped in the white energy clusters, Dark Snow's aura strengthened rapidly. It soon reached the level of a hundred-year Spirit Beast, and then steadily climbed to the level of a thousand-year Spirit Beast. During the process of its aura strengthening, Dark Snow's size grew slightly larger.
As a special Spirit Cat, Dark Snow wouldn't undergo too many physical changes during its growth and strengthening process.
Waiting for the commotion around Dark Snow to settle, Yu Yan learned from Xiao Wu that Dark Snow was now a 2,335-year Spirit Beast. Leaping from 35 years to 2,335 years, Dark Snow could be said to have ascended to heaven in a single step.
"A 2,335-year thousand-year Spirit Beast... does that mean Dark Snow is now equivalent to a Three-Ring Soul Venerable?"
Squatting beside Dark Snow and observing the changes in its body, Yu Yan asked Xiao Wu. He hadn't deeply researched cat-type Spirit Beasts and couldn't give an objective evaluation of Dark Snow's current combat power.
If it were ice or fire-attributed Dragon-type or sub-Dragon-type Spirit Beasts, Yu Yan could definitely analyze their actual combat capabilities by citing classics.
"Theoretically, that is indeed the case. However, Spirit Cats are not combat-type Spirit Beasts and don't have many powerful combat skills. Plus, Dark Snow hasn't experienced any real combat. In an actual fight, it might not be able to beat an experienced Three-Ring Soul Venerable."
"Hmm... with some training, it might be able to fight a Three-Ring Soul Venerable by relying on the inherently powerful strength of a Spirit Beast."
After reaching out and stroking Dark Snow, Xiao Wu gave a very objective evaluation of Dark Snow's actual combat strength.
"That's also quite good."
What Yu Yan didn't say was that it could already beat that Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, who wrote a bunch of logically flawed Spirit Theory. Being able to beat the original protagonist's teacher was considered a great improvement.
Upon waking up, Dark Snow let out an excited cry and quickly moved to Yu Yan's side, meowing as it circled his legs. This was a cat's way of acting spoiled and showing affection.
"Oh, you! I treat you so well every day, but as soon as Yu Yan comes back, you ignore me."
Xiao Wu, who had taken care of Dark Snow the longest, saw how affectionate it was with Yu Yan. She scooped Dark Snow up and rubbed its head vigorously in her arms.
While Xiao Wu was playing with Dark Snow, Yu Yan noticed that Dark Snow's black eyes had turned a pale gold color.
Could this be the sign of an Auspicious Beast?
Looking at Dark Snow's eyes, the only obvious change, Yu Yan thought of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and considered this possibility in his mind.
Yu Yan's return to the Exotic Beast Academy didn't attract much attention, which was related to his extremely low-profile behavior within the academy.
Bai Chenxiang was the first to know that Yu Yan had returned to the Exotic Beast Academy. When she came to find Xiao Wu, she saw her eating with Yu Yan.
Knowing how much Xiao Wu missed Yu Yan, Bai Chenxiang immediately made an excuse that she had something to do and turned to leave as soon as she saw them eating together.
As Bai Chenxiang was about to leave, Yu Yan called out to her and gave her three harmless Medicinal Pills that could increase spirit power.
Yu Yan's ability to obtain the Opportunity of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was related to obtaining the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng from the Speed Clan. Additionally, since Bai He had asked Yu Yan to take more care of Bai Chenxiang, giving her some spirit power-boosting Medicinal Pills was only reasonable.
As for Immortal Herbs, firstly, there were no Immortal Herbs suitable for Bai Chenxiang, and secondly, Yu Yan hadn't prepared any for her.
His relationship with Bai Chenxiang was limited to being acquaintances; they weren't close enough to warrant giving her an Immortal Herb.
Bai Chenxiang's current Spirit Power Level was Rank 18. These three pills would allow her to Breakthrough to Rank 20 in the shortest possible time, so it wasn't a small gift.
It wasn't until a week after Yu Yan returned to the Exotic Beast Academy that Jiang Jing found out he was back.
In the library, looking at the somewhat angry Jiang Jing sitting across from him, Yu Yan calmly told her the good (fake) news that his spirit power was already at Rank 32.
An 8-year-old Rank 44 Spirit Ancestor was simply too Heaven-Defying. Yu Yan wanted to hide his hand a bit... although an 8-year-old Rank 32 Spirit Elder was equally shocking.
Jiang Jing, who was originally a bit angry, immediately beamed with joy upon hearing this good news.
Yu Yan is a Rank 32 Spirit Elder this year, so there's a high probability he can Cultivate to Spirit King for the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament in five years. Hahahaha, which academy will be able to compare to my Exotic Beast Academy in five years? Hahahahaha... Immersed in joy, Jiang Jing had completely forgotten she came to find Yu Yan to demand an explanation.
Waving goodbye to Vice Dean Jiang Jing and giving a helpless smile to Xiao Wu, Yu Yan focused his gaze on the book in front of him, written by a true master of Spirit Theory and an 82nd-rank Spirit Douluo.