Roars of beasts could be heard from the dense forest, frightening the beasts within a hundred miles and causing the low-level spirit beasts to be terrified.
Solitary Eagle anxiously stood outside the cave with a longsword in his hand as he paced back and forth as if he wanted to rush into the cave. However, he didn't dare to act on his own since there were no instructions from the cave.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed and the cave had become strangely quiet.
Solitary Eagle was puzzled and muttered to himself, "Could it be that young master was … Sigh, young people are still immature and let their emotions affect their decisions. Forget it, there's nothing wrong with being free."
Seeing that there was no response from the cave, Solitary Eagle guessed that Ling Xiao had met with misfortune. After all, it was a berserk black bear and he didn't think that he was its match, let alone Ling Xiao.
After another two hours, Solitary Eagle turned around and was about to leave when he stopped. He looked into the cave and gritted his teeth, planning to rush in. There was a Black Reishi Mushroom inside, and as long as he obtained it, he would have a chance to break through to the high-level Mystic Realm. At that time, as long as he didn't offend his family, he would be able to do whatever he wanted in Meteorite City.
Just as he was about to enter the cave, a figure walked out.
Who else could it be but Ling Xiao?
"Young … Young master, are you alright?" Solitary Eagle asked in surprise.
One had to know that there was a mid-stage second rank black bear inside. Even if Ling Xiao didn't die, he couldn't have come out unscathed!
Ling Xiao smiled, "Do you really want something to happen to me?"
Solitary Eagle hurriedly waved his hand, "Of course not, I … I saw that young master didn't come out for so long, so I was just about to rush in and save you."
Solitary Eagle wiped off his cold sweat guiltily.
At this moment, his admiration for Ling Xiao was growing. He was actually able to enter the black bear cave without any injuries. If it was him, he might not have been able to do it as easily as Ling Xiao.
"Oh, take it." Ling Xiao took out something and threw it to Solitary Eagle.
Solitary Eagle caught it and looked at it, his eyes glowing, "This … this is a Black Reishi Mushroom."
Lone Eagle was very excited. He didn't expect that the young master would really help him obtain the Black Ganoderma. This was a mid-tier Rank 2 Spirit Grass. It was very valuable and he risked his life to obtain it. The young master actually gave it to him.
"Let's go. Let's find a place and I'll protect you. Hurry up and break through," said Ling Xiao without the slightest heartache.
He had never been stingy towards the people around him.
"Thank you, Young Master." Lone Eagle knelt down on one knee and thanked him sincerely.
This time, he willingly knelt to express his gratitude. His loyalty to Ling Xiao skyrocketed.
"Alright, in the future, as long as you follow me loyally, the Mystic Knight rank isn't your limit." Ling Xiao said to Solitary Eagle confidently after receiving his bow.
At this moment, Lone Eagle was 100% convinced by Ling Xiao's words.
The Mystic Knight rank wasn't the end?
Could it be that there would really be a day when he broke through to the Spirit Master level?
Just as Ling Xiao and Lone Eagle were about to leave, a tremor came from the Black Bear Cave.
Lone Eagle immediately went on guard and wondered, "Could it be that the Black Bear is still alive?"
"Don't be nervous." Ling Xiao patted Lone Eagle's shoulder.
At this time, two huge black bears walked out of the cave, and one of them was carrying a small black bear in its arms.
The small Black Bear was only the size of the large Black Bear's paw. It was curled up in the Mother Bear's embrace, looking extremely cute with its fluffy appearance.
The two Black Bears arrived in front of Ling Xiao. Lone Eagle couldn't help but take two steps back and say to Ling Xiao, "Young Master, hurry up and leave!"
Ling Xiao ignored Lone Eagle and cupped his hands towards the Black Bear. He smiled, "Boss Black Bear, I'll be leaving. Please forgive me if I offended you."
The male bear and the female bear roared a few times in response. The female bear very humanely patted the male bear's shoulder. The male bear understood and stepped forward. He opened his paw and placed a few stalks of Black Ganoderma in front of Ling Xiao.
"So many Black Ganoderma! There's even a thousand year Black Ganoderma!" Not far away, Lone Eagle's eyes widened as he looked at the Spirit Grass in the Male Bear's hand.
Even Ling Xiao was stunned. He had clearly only found two Black Ganoderma in the cave. He had picked one before leaving and left the other behind. But this Male Bear had five Black Ganoderma in his hand. This was too unexpected!
Seeing that Ling Xiao didn't take it, the Male Bear used his paw to push Ling Xiao and shook the Black Ganoderma in his hand.
Ling Xiao raised his head and looked at the male bear. He pointed at himself and said, "This is for me?"
The Male Bear seemed to be able to understand human speech and nodded in a friendly manner.
Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment before taking the five Black Ganoderma in the Male Bear's hand. He then walked over to the Mother Bear's side and said, "Let me see the little guy."
The Mother Bear lowered her body and let Ling Xiao touch the cub in her arms.
The cub drowsily opened its eyes and looked at Ling Xiao. It actually managed to stand up and stick out its tongue to lick Ling Xiao's face before falling back into the Mother Bear's embrace.
Ling Xiao rubbed the cub's head and smiled in satisfaction. He then took out a Black Ganoderma and placed it in front of the cub.
"Come, Little Black. This is your name from now on. Hurry up and eat. You'll grow up quickly." Ling Xiao gave the cub a name.
The cub didn't stand on ceremony and snatched the Black Ganoderma from Ling Xiao's hand and started chewing.
Solitary Eagle, who wasn't too far away, felt his heart ache. That was close to ten thousand gold coins!
"Alright, let's go. I'll come back to see you guys later." Ling Xiao patted the two bears before turning around and leaving with Solitary Eagle.
The two black bears carried the cub and followed him for a while before returning.
Ling Xiao looked at the two huge figures that had gone back and felt an indescribable sense of melancholy.
"Young Master, they've gone back," Solitary Eagle said indifferently. His eyes were filled with admiration for Ling Xiao.
He had roamed the desolate mountains for many years, but this was the first time he had seen such a miraculous scene.
The Young Master was actually so friendly with the Black Bear family. If word got out, no one would believe it.
Ling Xiao nodded and said, "Alright, let's find a quiet place. I'll protect you while you break through."
The two arrived at a quiet and secluded place. Solitary Eagle opened a cave and prepared to enter to break through.
At that moment, Ling Xiao called out to Solitary Eagle and took out the only thousand-year Black Ganoderma. Handing it to Solitary Eagle, he said, "Take this. It'll increase your chances of breaking through."
Suddenly, Solitary Eagle felt a lump in his throat and his eyes became hot. Tears almost flowed out of his eyes, but he resisted the urge to take it and walked back into the cave.
From this moment on, Solitary Eagle was absolutely loyal to Ling Xiao.
A thousand-year Black Ganoderma was a level higher than a Black Ganoderma that was under a thousand years old. It was already a high-tier 2nd-tier spirit herb, and its value was self-evident. But Ling Xiao hadn't even frowned when he had given such a precious Black Ganoderma to Solitary Eagle. How could he not be moved?
Ling Xiao didn't take this matter to heart. Although these precious spirit grasses were rare, it didn't mean that they couldn't be found. In the future, when he was strong enough, as long as he went into the depths of the mountain range, wouldn't he be able to catch a handful of high level spirit grasses?
Of course, Ling Xiao wasn't completely selfless. At the very least, if Solitary Eagle became stronger, it would be a great help to him.
Solitary Eagle breaking through to the high-tier Mystic Realm wasn't something that could be done in a minute or two. Ling Xiao took out some dried meat to eat. In order to help the Black Bears, he had expended a lot of energy. Thinking back to the scene in the cave, it was indeed very thrilling. He had risked his life in exchange for the gratitude of the two Black Bears.
At that time, Ling Xiao held a knife to the Female Bear's neck and threatened the Male Bear not to act recklessly.
However, how could the Male Bear guess Ling Xiao's intention? It instantly went berserk. If it wasn't for the Female Bear as a shield, Ling Xiao would have already died under the Male Bear's attack.
Because the Female Bear was giving birth, she lost her combat power. Also, because of the difficult birth, she couldn't pose a threat to Ling Xiao at all. All she knew was to keep roaring and trying to give birth to the little bear. However, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't give birth to the little bear. It was in so much pain that she was hovering between life and death.
Of course, Ling Xiao didn't know how to deliver a baby, but he knew how to adapt to the situation. With one hand on the Female Bear's back, he transferred his Profound Energy into the Female Bear's body to help it smooth out the meridians and increase the strength of its exertion.
Sure enough, with his full cooperation, the Female Bear finally gave birth to Little Black.
Ling Xiao's Profound Energy was exhausted and he sat on the ground weakly.
The Male Bear seized the opportunity and ran to the front of Ling Xiao in an instant. A bear paw that contained great strength smashed towards Ling Xiao's head.
At that time, Ling Xiao thought that he was already dead.
Fortunately, good people always had good karma.
The Female Bear managed to roar once, as if she was telling something to the Male Bear. Only then did Ling Xiao escape.
Because of this, Ling Xiao and the Black Bear's family had a good karma.
The reason why a wild beast could become a Spirit Beast was because it had a certain "spirituality". It was the sublimation of a wild beast and could already distinguish some simple consciousness. Although it was still a little worse than those Spirit Beasts with spiritual wisdom of the third rank and above, it also had a certain level of thinking.
Ling Xiao helped the Female Bear to give birth to the little black bear. The Female Bear completely felt that Ling Xiao had no malice towards them. This made the Black Bear's family extremely grateful to Ling Xiao. At the same time, they very generously offered the Black Ganoderma in the cave.
Spirit Beasts were different from humans. Once they recognized the existence of a friend, they would be very loyal and selfless to help their friend. And Ling Xiao was the first and only friend of the Black Bear's family.
… …
Ling Xiao had eaten his fill. Since he had nothing else to do, he began to meditate.
Only by constantly cultivating would he be able to speed up his growth.
Through this period of fighting with the Black Bear, Ling Xiao's Vajra Five Changes Secret Second Form had a clear improvement. The original small success stage was gradually moving towards the middle success stage.
Now that he had suffered another injury, he believed that he didn't need any medicine to heal himself with the Vajra Five Changes Secret.
Because of this, Ling Xiao felt that this Vajra Five Changes Secret was the legendary "Immortal Deity Technique". Otherwise, how could it have the ability to repair itself? It was too powerful.
He really didn't know where the Grand Elder had obtained this Mysterious Technique.
Ling Xiao was immersed in cultivation. The Three Parts Returning to Yuan Qi was circulating in his body, clearing away the obstacles to breaking through to a high level cultivator. As long as his state of mind and state reached an optimal state, it would be the day he broke through.
However, he wasn't in a hurry. First, he compressed the state of a middle level cultivator. Once it was truly saturated, he would naturally break through smoothly.
Just as Ling Xiao was meditating and standing guard for Solitary Eagle, he heard the conversation of several adventurers coming from the nearby forest. He immediately became vigilant. If he let them disturb Solitary Eagle's breakthrough this time, then he didn't know when the next time would be.