Chapter 60: Preparation

Lin Xing, who had just walked out of the Ling family’s Main Gate, still had a dazed expression on his face

He did not know what had just happened.

He even suspected that Lingering Cloud and Grandfather Ling had teamed up to set him up.

After Grandfather Ling had called him over to publicly announce that he was a Distinguished Guest of the Ling family, the old man had completely ignored the rest of the Ling family members below the stage, as if they were nothing more than background props.

Afterward, he had asked Lin Xing when he planned to break through to the Second Rank, promising that he would definitely obtain an SSS-rank Beast.

Once he received Lin Xing’s reply, Grandfather Ling had even kindly asked if he needed any more resources, if he wanted Lingering Cloud to be his full-time tour guide, and if he had any financial needs that he could fulfill.

Lin Xing briefly wondered if his identity as a member of the Lin family had been exposed. But even if it had, was all this really necessary?

‘Could it be that my own grandfather personally reached out to the Ling family? But what about the other Elders…’

Forget it. He decided not to overthink it.

He would take whatever benefits were offered. If they wanted to use him to attack the Lin family, that would be even better!

Anyway, his own parents couldn’t stand the current Lin family either.

There was absolutely nothing worth missing!

Instead of worrying about those old fossils, he might as well think about the Beast he was going to contract tomorrow!

“Lumiya, do you think the SSS-rank Beast I contract tomorrow will be in Human Form like Little Green? I’m afraid I won’t be able to afford to keep the three of you.”

“Are you dreaming? You still want another Humanoid Spirit Beast? Where do you think all these Human Form Beasts come from just for you to contract?”

Lumiya looked at the fantasizing Lin Xing with some displeasure. ‘Why is this guy thinking about humanoid beasts every day? Aren’t me and Little Green enough? Can his small frame even handle it!’

“Don’t worry! I can guarantee that the one you contract tomorrow will definitely not be in Human Form!”

“Why? You can’t say for sure, Lumiya. What if it is?”

“Hmph… just you wait. My intuition has always been very accurate!”

A look of seriousness appeared in Lumiya’s eyes. She was being serious. Tomorrow’s Beast would definitely not be a humanoid one!

Seeing the serious look in Lumiya’s eyes, Lin Xing put away his playful mood and looked back with equal seriousness.

“Lumiya, I promise! Even if the new Beast is in Human Form, I will…”

“Fine! Don’t say any more!”

Lumiya quickly interrupted him. She was afraid that Lin Xing would say something she couldn’t accept right now. It was still too early…

If Lin Xing said it now, she definitely wouldn’t accept it. She was afraid of disappointing him.

As her former humanity gradually returned, she found herself increasingly unable to face her feelings for Lin Xing.

She was even emotionally considering whether she should delete her memories of being a male in her previous life.

However, her rationality warned her that if she deleted those memories related to being “human,” the Status Anchor of her position might shake, and her realm might drop. So, she couldn’t do it!

Although those memories were only a small part of the long river of her thousands of years of life, if Lin Xing’s influence on her “anchor” became greater than those male memories, deleting them wouldn’t be impossible.

It was just that the current Lin Xing wasn’t worth her doing that yet, and she didn’t want to do it either. Besides, there were more appropriate methods.

As long as her feelings for Lin Xing truly unified and she truly fell in love with him, what would that small portion of male memories matter?

It was just a dream. Zhuang Zhou Dreaming of a Butterfly? Or the butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou? Who could say for sure?

She could be Zhuang Zhou, and naturally, she could also be the butterfly!

Lin Xing seemed to see Lumiya’s current state and understood that it was still too early to speak.

After all, the time he had spent with Lumiya was only a few months. But it was fine; he was willing to wait for the moment she accepted him!

“Stop looking at me like that. Where’s Little Green? Did she fall asleep?”

Seeing Lin Xing staring at her with that mushy expression again, Lumiya felt a bit annoyed.

‘Look, look, look! What are you looking at! Where’s Little Green! And Xiao Xiao!’

Wait, Little Green’s situation seemed to be because of her… and Xiao Xiao…

Xiao Xiao also seemed to have her influence involved?

So, the reason why things were like this around Lin Xing was partly due to her own doing?

Lumiya fell into deep thought.

Beside her, Lin Xing heard Lumiya’s question about Little Green.

“Little Green actually does seem to be asleep inside the Beast Tamer Space. Do you want to go in and check?”

“Uh… oh! Forget it then. Let her sleep.”

Lumiya, interrupted from her memories, didn’t react for a moment. Then, she followed Lin Xing back to the hotel to rest.

Of course, they stayed in two separate rooms!

Early morning.

Lin Xing woke up early and bought breakfast for Lumiya and Little Green.

While Lumiya and Little Green were still asleep, he used the time to regulate his breathing and meditate, preparing his mind for the upcoming breakthrough to the Second Rank.

He silently operated the Inner Vision of the Visions Induction Law. He could clearly see his bones and meridians glowing with a faint light.

Pure Magic Power flowed slowly through his meridians along fixed paths, bringing a warm and comfortable sensation wherever it passed.

The most eye-catching feature was the nine mysterious slots scattered throughout his limbs and bones. Those were the key locations where a Beast Tamer contracted their Beasts!

Currently, only two of the nine slots were lit.

One bloomed with a dazzling Golden Light, as hot and bright as a scorching sun, even faintly showing a multicolored halo!

The other was surrounded by dots of silver-green light, with tiny cracks constantly appearing around it!

These two slots were the proof that Lin Xing had contracted Lumiya and Little Green!

And now, as the Visions Induction Law continued to circulate, a third halo seemed to show signs of emitting light!

With that, Lin Xing took a deep breath of murky air. The preparations before the breakthrough were complete!

Next, he only needed to go to the Ling family and head to the Contract Hall with Lingering Cloud to break through to the Second Rank!

Meanwhile, at the Ling family residence…

“Lingering Cloud, are you ready? You don’t necessarily have to compete with Lin Xing. He is… fundamentally different after all.”

Grandfather Ling looked at the sweat-soaked Lingering Cloud, who was still trying hard to make the third slot glow, and sighed deeply.

Lingering Cloud had only recently reached the 1st Stage Peak. To break through to the Second Rank alongside Lin Xing, he had been adjusting himself in the Quiet Room for an entire night!

Only now did he barely show signs of being able to trigger the third slot. His mental cultivation was only just barely passing, after all.

If it weren’t for his family’s connection with the Kirin Clan, Lingering Cloud likely wouldn’t be able to contract any particularly good Beast with his current mental state.

Even now, he was only barely qualified.

“It’s fine, Grandfather. I’m okay… even if Lin Xing weren’t here, I would work this hard, because this is my promise to Little Jade!”

Dressed in white, Lingering Cloud stood up weakly from the ground. He was swaying, but his eyes remained firm, and his words were exceptionally clear!

“When I made the Contract, I promised Little Jade that I would break through to the Five-Stage as quickly as possible and step onto the Extraterritorial Battlefield to help the Kirin Clan seize the World Origin!”

“I know, but if you do this, your foundation will be unstable! How can you break through to the sixth rank with an unstable foundation?”

“It doesn’t matter. Once I’m on the battlefield and get the World Origin, I can just use it to repair my foundation!”

“Silly child, an unstable foundation means your combat power will be hollow! How could you talk about seizing the World Origin!”

“Then there’s even less to worry about. Things are different now! As long as I can keep up with Lin Xing’s pace, as long as I can step onto the Extraterritorial Battlefield with him, and as long as I use the family’s influence to put us in the same squad, I won’t have to worry about the World Origin at all!”

Lingering Cloud answered his grandfather’s questions cheerfully, even looking at his stunned grandfather with a hint of pity in his eyes.

‘Times have changed, Grandfather! My generation has Lin Xing!’

With Lin Xing around, Lumiya would be there!

With Lumiya there, wouldn’t the Extraterritorial Battlefield be like playing a game on easy mode?

In an easy-mode world, who cares about foundations? Anything that can be solved with World Origin isn’t a problem at all!