437: Chapter 339 437: Chapter 339 Jiang Tang was leisurely eating some food while watching everyone play, but not long after he started to feel full, he heard protestations coming from Eryao, the pet within his Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space.
Eryao’s current appearance had matured a bit beyond that of a youth, which was a form of disguise he quite enjoyed assuming.
Eryao had the ability to transform into a human shape, which actually made the other pet in the space look on with envy.
Not to mention transforming into a handsome and dashing human figure, which was something Green Ox secretly longed for.
But there was nothing to be done, for although he had naturally grown within the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, he alone had done so in this space.
However, this ox was not an Ancient Divine Beast and had no inheritance; his cultivation had grown solely from the items within the space and, additionally, thanks to his master’s rapid cultivation progress.
As a pet, he too was able to grow rapidly, but he couldn’t transform into a human form and speak like a human as Eryao could.
By this point, things had improved somewhat, and he could convey his thoughts to his master through a pact, letting his master know what he needed.
He was also able to express some of his words to his master, whose every “moo” was interpreted by his master to discern the meaning.
Eryao, drooling and rolling his eyes, repeatedly voiced complaints to his master, and Green Ox joined in with its cries.
Eryao’s complaining voice could be heard saying,
“Daddy, ever since you got a stepmother, you don’t want us two sons anymore, do you?”
“Moo” “Master, you can’t abandon Green Ox…”
Jiang Tang put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, and upon hearing the voices of the two pets, he knew they wanted to eat.
No matter how much they talked, it was all for the sake of food.
He smiled slightly, took out a storage bag, and started barbecuing again.
Then he made another pot of white rice and meat soup.
“Jiang Tang, we’ve almost finished eating, do we still need to cook?”
Tang Yanhong was the first to speak up, and the other women also shifted their gaze from the Cloud Elf and collectively suggested not to cook anymore since they were full.
Why cook for supper or for tomorrow when it’s better to cook and eat fresh?
The Dugu brothers, though silent, had also had their fill, and for a moment, no one could understand why Jiang Tang was cooking.
Of course, they had been following Jiang Tang for some time, and had seen him put things in a storage bag and keep it on his person, as well as Eryao’s gluttonous behavior.
“Daddy, those must be my stepmothers indeed, they’ve forgotten about me; they only care about their own eating…
hmph, when I grow up, I definitely won’t be filial to them…”
Jiang Tang…
Jiang Tang continued with his task, then explained to everyone, “You’re full, I know; I’m cooking for my two gluttonous pets.”
When Jiang Tang referred to the two pets as gluttons, he wasn’t implying they were useless, but rather that the large amount of food, rice, and meat soup he was cooking might only be enough for one pet, as Eryao always hogged the food, leaving Green Ox to drool and watch from the side.
“How could you call us ‘gluttons’?
Daddy, isn’t that term a bit too insulting?” Eryao strongly protested, still rolling his eyes, now sporting the face of an indignant youth.
Jiang Tang…
“Pets, oh, I see, are you referring to the formidable ones who can transform into dragons?” Lin Dandan’s curiosity was piqued by the mention of pets, even more so than the other girls.
She was curious about every unique aspect and item associated with Jiang Tang, her feminine radiance shining through, exuding the nurturing glow of a prospective mother even without having become one yet.
The other women also felt the same to varying degrees, including Dugu Yan’er and Tang Yanhong, who were experts in worms and poisons.
In Jiang Tang’s company, they had come to regard his concerns as their own.
The girls, overflowing with maternal instincts, urged Jiang Tang in one way or another to summon the two pets for them to see.
Jiang Tang smiled helplessly and declined.
He didn’t have a storage bag for pets, and he absolutely couldn’t let anyone know about his Space.
On this journey, these girls learned that he possessed a powerful Magical Treasure that could hold pets and capture devils.
He had too many secrets, even those closest to him couldn’t be fully privy to them—he dared not test human nature in this way.
In the Cultivation World, even if you became stronger, you couldn’t ensure that those by your side wouldn’t betray you.
After discovering too many of your secrets, they might start a murderous spree for your treasure.
Could one still live peacefully with such happenings recurring?
Let alone future endeavors, Jiang Tang knew that the Supreme Elixirs had already attracted many who wanted to use him to acquire such resources.
These mutually beneficial matters meant that as long as there was a need, people would turn to him.
He earnestly hoped that one day, when he ascended, he could take a team with him to become Immortals.
Then, would the Immortals above still be able to bully him?
Jiang Tang believed that competition existed both in The Mortal Realm and the heavens—just like life on earth is so complex, where there are men, there will be Immortals, and inevitably, a Martial World!
“They like staying there.
If they don’t like it, they can come out whenever they want!”
With Jiang Tang’s explanation, everyone was half-convinced.
They too had pets and wouldn’t casually let others know what their pets looked like.
Eryao was admonished by its master that the two pets didn’t like to come out, and they didn’t protest much, understanding that their master was protecting them.
It was no longer he who protected the master; since the master became stronger, even though he also grew stronger, the master now was so powerful, and with two equally strong avatars inside him, it seemed that he and Green Ox were of little use, only able to help manage the Spirit Field Space on a daily basis.
They dealt with mundane tasks like planting crops, leading a somewhat monotonous life, hardly the life he had originally wanted to live.
He somewhat missed the times when the master was weak, and he could valiantly step forward to save him—he had felt so important back then.
Unlike now, when the master had become stronger, it was as if he would forget about them altogether, sometimes not even remembering them during meals.
Eryao was actually quite powerful by now, it’s just that compared to the now monstrous Jiang Tang, his progress in increasing his Cultivation was not as rapid.
Jiang Tang often acted using his avatars or other creatures from different Spaces, and he would occasionally make an appearance, while Green Ox was completely overlooked.
Eryao could only protest during meal times; at other times, he obediently did his work.
The Space was continuously planted and harvested, actually helping out the two little elixir crafters quite a bit.
As Jiang Tang continually traded with others, the two little people in the space couldn’t keep up with the elixir production, and the two pets had to work while also sorting and storing the medicinal plants.
Jiang Tang tossed the food he had prepared into the Space, and the sky slowly darkened with the approach of night when they would be busy at work.
He let the arrows fly in circles above the clouds.
The sky, which had occasionally seen flying birds pass by during the day, seemed to have quieted down for the night, as if the birds had returned to their nests.
In the air, only the sound of the arrows flying could be heard, and the dozens of deep mountains below, which had been quiet during the day except for the occasional bird call and small animal noises,
seemed to come alive at night.
This liveliness wasn’t from a mix of sounds—it was as if each mountain had one voice screaming on top of it.
The similar sounds from the dozens of mountains, coupled with the echoes in the valleys at night, created a hair-raisingly terrifying atmosphere,
Jiang Tang listened carefully to the sound and couldn’t discern if the voice was male or female.
But the nine women with him, upon hearing the sound that seemed like a mix of crying and terrifying ghostly wails, despite being at the Golden Core Stage or above, couldn’t help shivering in unison, drawing closer to Jiang Tang.
The arrows continued to fly high above, and the fear the women felt upon hearing such sounds caused the Dugu brothers to shiver as well.
“Jiang Tang, that sound is so scary.
Can we not go down there?
Let’s not travel at night; shall we look around in the daytime instead?”
Xuanyuan Mengting was the first to suggest, and the other women nodded in agreement.
These women of the Cultivation World should fear nothing.
But after all, they were women, and hearing terrifying sounds without ever having seen a real ghost still frightened them.
They were like flowers in a greenhouse, never having faced a real crisis.