"Your Park Family’s business seems quite extensive, so there should be no shortage of experts in the family, right? What’s the strongest level of ability?"
Controlling the Flying Boat, Park Xiu turned with a bitter smile and said, "Our Park Family’s business is not small, but we truly don’t have many powerful cultivators. Most are hired. The most powerful one is only at the Mid-Nascent Soul stage. That’s fairly decent compared to smaller merchants and factions, but it’s much inferior to the major merchants and Great Sects."
"That’s exactly why my family hoped I would achieve something in my cultivation. Regarding the incident with Katherine Reid, my family was happy to see it happen. After all, Katherine’s father is an elder in the Myriad Phenomena Sect, with the power of Nascent Soul Late Stage. And if we had gotten married, the Park Family would have had the backing of the Myriad Phenomena Sect."
"It’s just that I really don’t like Katherine. I can’t stand her overbearing and arrogant temperament, so I refused the marriage. Because of that, my family faced a loss of face and had no choice but to announce my expulsion from the family, severing ties to prevent Isabel Reid and her father’s wrath from affecting the Park Family."
"If it weren’t for you, I’d probably still be wandering outside and not dare to return home."
"My own strength is meager, and I can’t be of much help to you, but if there’s anything you need, just tell me. I can have my family’s caravans try their best to gather it for you."
Carson Flores smiled and said, "Alright, I won’t be polite with you."
Carson Flores walked onto the deck, and the Snow Dragon Leopard King, whom he had named Dragon, was lying on the deck. Seeing Carson Flores approach, it immediately raised its head, full of anticipation.
Carson Flores smiled and took out some Spiritual Medicine, tossing it to the creature.
The Snow Dragon Leopard King’s eyes lit up with joy. It had been somewhat reluctant to leave with Carson Flores, but it couldn’t resist the fact that he was a real spendthrift with Spiritual Medicine, doling it out as if it cost him nothing.
He had given so much!
Following Carson Flores for the day and having its first taste of Spiritual Medicine, it had even consumed several Golden Cores. These cores would take some time to digest, and once that happened, its strength was sure to rise again.
Josy had returned to her adorable, two-foot stature after ending the battle and obediently ran into the pouch on Carson’s waist, falling into a deep sleep.
Today, Josy had devoured the essence and blood of several cultivators, as well as several Golden Cores, and even a Nascent Soul, reaping a bountiful harvest.
She was well aware that once she had digested these Golden Cores and the Nascent Soul, her strength would definitely return to the Nascent Soul Stage.
She had previously been at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, and although it was not easy to progress now that she was cultivating again, she would not have to suffer through the bottleneck again. As long as her strength was sufficient, advancement would naturally follow.
Carson sat down on the deck, and since he was free, he began to sort through his spoils of the day.
This sorting gave Carson quite a shock.
His acquisitions from this venture were indeed plentiful!
Twenty-two Spirit Stone Cards, totaling about 1,250,000 Spirit Stones, dozens of Flying Swords, Magic Artifacts, and magical treasures, as well as a variety of strange and mysterious items.
Discarding the useless items at hand, three things remained before him.
One was a map drawn on what seemed to be the hide of some mystical beast. The map’s lines were rudimentary, with a star marked at one location. In one corner of the map, on a mountain, a tower was drawn without any distinctive features, except it was leaning at a forty-five-degree angle.
Carson muttered to himself, setting the map aside as his gaze moved to the second item.
Carson was sure it was a Demonic Beast Egg because the egg was quite large, about one meter tall, and it also emitted an odd, dry heat.
This dry heat came in waves, as if gusts of hot air were sweeping around, hitting one periodically.
After feeling it carefully for a while, Carson’s eyes showed a surprised tenderness.
These waves of dry heat seemed to synchronize with the breath of life inside the Demonic Beast Egg. In simple terms, when the creature inside exhaled, the shell warmed up, and the surrounding air temperature instantly rose. When it inhaled, the temperature significantly dropped, as though it had sucked back the fiery warmth.
Given this pattern, the creature inside the egg was likely avian, probably a fire-type Demonic Beast. But as for whether it was formidable or what species it was, Carson did not know; after all, his understanding of this world was very limited.
Carson decided to consult others when he returned. If it was viable to hatch, he was willing to give it a try.
Isn’t it said that professional Beast Tamers, when training Demonic Beasts, prefer to start with eggs or with young beasts that haven’t opened their eyes? It’s said that the beasts will see the first person they notice upon birth as their parents.
Carson packed up the Demonic Beast Egg and turned his attention to the third item - an ancient Dark Seal.
This Dark Seal looked somewhat like the large official seals used in ancient times, not particularly large, and it didn’t have any noteworthy characteristics.
What drew Carson’s attention to it was the fact that, upon exposure to light, it suddenly emitted a chilling killing intent that made his hair stand on end...