Dan Tie

Chapter 22 An Exquisite Spiritual Pet, I've Struck Gold

The following morning.

Qing Tian Sect.

Sect Master Qing Tian and the elders looked excitedly at the little husky on the table.

A Yuan Ying stage cub, and it hadn't shown any resistance!

Their Qing Tian Sect had struck it incredibly rich!

"Seventh Elder, the rest is up to you," Sect Master Qing Tian said nervously.

The Seventh Elder nodded, then picked up the little husky and placed it inside an instrument.

This was an instrument for detecting the rank of demonic beasts, shaped somewhat like a desk lamp.

For ordinary demonic beasts, they could estimate their rank using the same methods as for cultivators. However, after using these methods on the husky, they found it impossible to determine its rank!

This implied two possibilities.

First, the demonic beast's rank was so high that it was beyond their comprehension.

Second: it was a useless demonic beast, with no potential for cultivation.

This was another reason for their excitement.

If it were the latter, the Qing Tian Sect would have made an immense profit!

Spiritual stones in the lamp shade of the instrument projected a white light onto the little husky.

The little husky cocked its head and stared at the spiritual stone.

As time passed, the hearts of the Qing Tian Sect members sank.

Normally, after the detection of a demonic beast's aptitude began, the color of the spiritual stone would change.

For example, a beast with fire attribute would cause the stone to emit red light, while one with lightning attribute would turn it blue, and so on. However, regardless of the color, it would only deepen.

But now, a full quarter of an hour had passed, and the light emitted by the spiritual stone was still white...

This meant the demonic beast had no attributes whatsoever, and its talent was the absolute worst of the worst...

A moment of false hope...

Just then, the little husky moved.

"Woof woof!" It let out a cute roar at the spiritual stone.

Because it felt it had lost the staring contest, it was very displeased.

Seeing that the spiritual stone had not responded, the little husky became even more unhappy!

It angrily extended a short leg and patted towards the spiritual stone.

Mid-pat, it quickly retracted its leg.

It extended its leg again.

And retracted it again.

Crazy probing, back and forth.

...

After repeating this more than ten times, the little husky felt that the other party posed no threat to it.

So, with full confidence, it patted the spiritual stone!

After patting, the little husky quickly withdrew its paw, staring at the spiritual stone with a vigilant expression.

This time, the people of the Qing Tian Sect were stunned!

They were not stunned by the husky's actions, but by the shocking realization that the spiritual stone had begun to change color!

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple...

Various colors flickered rapidly, so fast that they couldn't even see them clearly!

And with each shift, the spiritual stone's color deepened significantly from before!

Finally, the entire spiritual stone settled into a deep crimson.

It was almost black from redness!

The expressions of the crowd shifted from shock to ecstatic joy!

Top-grade!

Absolutely top-grade!

They had really found a treasure this time!

Just as they were celebrating...

"Boom—!"

The entire detection instrument exploded!

The crowd was shocked once again!

Because they remembered a legend.

It was said that if a spirit beast's talent was exceptionally good, it could indeed exceed the detection range of the instrument.

At that time, the spiritual stone in the instrument would shatter due to its inability to withstand the beast's potent talent.

However, this had only existed in theory, and they had never heard of it happening in reality.

What they were witnessing now was precisely that!

Moreover, someone had once used this instrument to test a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox, but the stone had only turned a color infinitely close to black.

Did this mean that this dog was even more exceptional than a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox...

Than a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox???!!!

If they had been merely excited before, they were now completely frenzied!

Including Sect Master Qing Tian, everyone couldn't help but tremble all over!

This could no longer be described as simply finding a treasure!

This was an immense fortuitous encounter!

Once this treasure grew up, it could not only avenge them against the Zi Yun Sect but even unify the Eastern Wasteland!

There was no need to say more, from now on, this creature was the ancestor of the Qing Tian Sect!

They would sell everything they had to raise it!!!

However, they had all overlooked one thing.

Red, besides representing fire attribute.

It also signified...

Danger!

"Bang, bang, bang!" While the crowd was lost in their fantasies, the door to the secret chamber suddenly sounded.

Everyone hurriedly and nervously protected the table, their first thought being that the dog thieves had arrived!

"Didn't I tell you not to disturb me during important meetings!" Sect Master Qing Tian said with a dark expression.

"Sect Master, something has happened!" came the voice of a disciple from outside the door. "Something big has happened in the forbidden area of the back mountain!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Sect Master Qing Tian and the elders looked grimly at the scene before them.

The forbidden area of the Qing Tian Sect's back mountain was where the remains of past Sect Masters and powerful figures were interred.

But now, this resting place of their ancestors was filled with an endless stream of black mist!

Within the black mist, faint ethereal sounds that made one's heart palpitate could be heard.

As they didn't know the exact situation, they dared not act rashly.

"First Elder, Second Elder, go and evacuate the disciples," Sect Master Qing Tian commanded sternly. "The rest of the elders will accompany me here, ready to face any enemy!"

Sect Master Qing Tian's first reaction was that someone had come to attack their Qing Tian Sect.

Who it was and why they were attacking was no longer important; what mattered was how to overcome it!

Although the black mist was motionless, the aura it exuded made him feel a sense of dread.

The visitor was clearly hostile!

"No need!" A hoary voice echoed from within the black mist. "Why don't you all quickly prostrate yourselves and greet the Old Ancestor!"

Everyone was stunned.

The only one in the Qing Tian Sect who could call himself an ancestor was the one who had founded the Qing Tian Sect thousands of years ago.

The problem was that that individual had been dead and buried for a long time; how could he possibly appear now?

As they were pondering this question with confusion, the black mist began to slowly recede.

When the black mist completely dissipated, the phantom image of an old man appeared before them.

Looking at his appearance, it was indeed exactly the same as the ancestor's portrait hanging in the ancestral hall.

"You claim to be Old Ancestor Qing Tian, how can you prove it?" Sect Master Qing Tian asked warily.

"A good question!" The old man's phantom image moved his hands rapidly, forming a series of hand seals.

The next moment, a light pattern of a formation appeared beneath everyone's feet.

"The Grand Qing Tian Formation!" Sect Master Qing Tian and the elders exclaimed in unison.

The Grand Qing Tian Formation, a great formation located in the forbidden area for thousands of years and never before activated.

It was said to have been created by Old Ancestor Qing Tian himself, and its operation required the ancestor's spiritual power.

Only the ancestor himself could activate it!

"Greetings, Old Ancestor!" Everyone quickly prostrated themselves on the ground and bowed deeply.

Although they were filled with confusion, being able to successfully activate the Grand Qing Tian Formation, it must be the ancestor!

Everyone became excited!

Today was truly a double blessing!

Not only had they obtained a top-grade spirit beast even more powerful than a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox, but their ancestor from over three thousand years ago had also resurrected!

The Qing Tian Sect was about to rise!!!