Li Qian looked at his eleven Achievement Points, unable to suppress the joy in his heart.
Eleven points. It might not seem like much, but in reality, this was a huge sum that Li Qian had never possessed before.
’So it seems Emperor Level is a threshold. As long as a Pet Beast’s Racial Potential reaches Emperor Level after evolution, I should get at least five Achievement Points.’
After muttering to himself, Li Qian had more or less figured out some of the rules by which his Golden Finger awarded Achievement Points.
First, exceeding one hundred percent task completion; second, the Racial Potential of a Pet Beast after evolution.
Seeing the number of Achievement Points, Li Qian couldn’t help but think of something. ’With these eleven Achievement Points, I could directly complete the evolution method for the Red Feather Chicken...’
He chuckled, then immediately put the matter out of his mind.
Although he had created the task ’Evolution Method for the Red Feather Chicken,’ he wasn’t in a hurry to complete it. He had plenty of time for research.
’As for Gao Yaxin’s Changfeng Cultivation Base, I’ll deal with that when I have the chance. After all, she helped me before. If possible, I should lend a hand and help her out.’
’Besides, Achievement Points are extremely important. They should be saved for when they’re most needed. Unless it’s a last resort, I won’t use Achievement Points to just fill a task’s progress bar.’
Reining in his errant thoughts, Li Qian glanced at the night outside the window and muttered to himself again, ’With something this big happening, Old Sun probably can’t sit still anymore. I bet he’ll be rushing back soon...’
’Being able to help Sun Ruirui solve the Apocalypse Seer: Ocean Calamity problem has been a weight off my mind.’
After glancing toward a certain spot in Hongqiao Manor, Li Qian wasted no more time, went straight to bed, and prepared to rest.
Tonight, he had spent a lot of time evolving Jinfeng. By the time he returned to his guest room, it was already one in the morning.
Li Qian was exhausted. After washing up briefly, he got into bed, ready to fall asleep.
Soon, he was fast asleep.
He didn’t know how much time had passed, but in a daze, Li Qian sensed some strange movement in the room.
Blearily, he opened his drowsy eyes.
When his vision cleared and he saw the scene in the room, he couldn’t help but let out a surprised sound. "Huh? Golden Rain? Why are you out of your Beast Taming Ball so late at night?"
_Zhu zhu..._
Li Qian asked in confusion. Golden Rain responded immediately with a muffled sound.
Hearing that sound late at night was still a little creepy.
RUMBLE...
Listening to Golden Rain’s cries, Li Qian was completely confused, but he soon noticed something was wrong.
A strange rumbling sound suddenly echoed in his ears.
’Something’s not right. What’s happening?’ Listening to the strange rumbling, Li Qian’s expression changed slightly.
’The sound is coming from the main building. Could it be... something’s happened to Ruirui?’ After this speculation, he didn’t hesitate. He threw on some clothes and charged straight out.
Golden Rain was also decisive. Without a hint of hesitation, it ducked back into its Beast Taming Ball. Li Qian snatched up the Beast Taming Ball and, on his way, began to summon his other Pet Beasts.
A few breaths later, he leaped onto Qizai’s back. "Qizai, take off, now!"
"Fly over there!" Once airborne, Li Qian steered Qizai and flew directly toward the main building.
There was some distance between the main building and his guest house, but it was nothing in the face of Qizai’s terrifying speed.
In the blink of an eye, Li Qian and Qizai arrived over the roof of the main building.
Hovering in mid-air and looking down at the scene in the courtyard before the main building, Li Qian cried out in surprise, "Is that Jinfeng? And... Sun Ruirui!"
’What in the world is going on?’ Li Qian watched in confusion, astonished by the scene before the main building.
In the courtyard, a strange circle of light was glowing. Inside it, Sun Ruirui stood with a wary expression while Jinfeng, holding its trident, was in a standoff with three other Pet Beasts.
With a single glance, Li Qian could tell that the strange circle of light was an Array. Sun Ruirui and Jinfeng were trapped inside it.
Inside the Array, Sun Ruirui noticed the movement above the roof, saw Li Qian, and immediately shouted a warning, "Brother Qian, be careful! Elder Liao is a Cultist!"
Beside the Array, the familiar figure of Elder Liao was watching Sun Ruirui with a malicious grin. "You should be more worried about yourself."
Sun Ruirui’s brow furrowed. She looked at Elder Liao, a look of disbelief still on her face. "Elder Liao, why? Just why?!"
"After all these years, how has my third uncle treated you? How have I treated you?"
"How could you do something so ungrateful!"
Hearing this, Elder Liao’s expression didn’t change. "It’s come to this, Miss Ruirui. No matter what you say, the outcome won’t change. In fact, the entire reason I came to work at Hongqiao Manor was for you. To be precise, it was for your Talent."
Hearing such shameless words, Li Qian couldn’t help but curse, "Damn it! So it was you, you old dog. I knew there was something I didn’t like about you."
Elder Liao shot Li Qian a cold sidelong glance. "You sharp-tongued little brat. Running your mouth is useless."
Li Qian retorted without hesitation, "Come and try me, and you’ll find out if it’s useless."
Elder Liao gave a cold smile and waved his hand. "Cyan Woodpecker, go! Stop him! Don’t let him ruin my plans!"
As his voice fell, a cyan, bird-like shadow shot into the sky, heading straight for Li Qian.
Li Qian didn’t dare to be the least bit careless.
Judging from its aura alone, the cyan figure shooting into the sky had probably reached Commander Peak.
Even if it hadn’t broken through to the Dominator Level, it would be more than a handful for Li Qian.
Li Qian didn’t dare to hesitate, immediately tossing out Xiaohui’s Beast Taming Ball.
"CHIRP~!"
Xiaohui shot out of the Beast Taming Ball, also becoming a blur as it tangled with the Cyan Woodpecker.
As an Extreme Fierce Sky Escape Eagle, Xiaohui’s Racial Potential had reached Emperor Level, but the gap in their strength was too great. It could only barely hold its own.
Soon, Qizai and Xiaoliu had to join the fray. It was only three against one that they barely managed to maintain a stalemate.
And this was Liao the Dog’s weakest Pet Beast. The other three all seemed to have reached Dominator Level. One appeared to be maintaining the Array, remaining motionless, while the other two were facing off against Jinfeng.
Beside the Array, Elder Liao saw that Li Qian was held up and the corner of his mouth curved into a faint smile. "Miss Ruirui, originally, you wouldn’t have had to go see the Second Master and the others so soon. If you have to blame someone, blame this damned kid."
"If he hadn’t figured out how to solve the Apocalypse Seer: Ocean Calamity problem, I wouldn’t have had to pick the fruit before it was fully ripe. But after so many years of cultivation, even if it’s a little lacking, it hardly matters anymore."
Li Qian didn’t understand what he meant, so he just demanded, "You bastard, what the hell are you talking about?"
"Talent Blood Essence! Your goal is the Talent Blood Essence!" Sun Ruirui, however, cried out in horror after a moment of thought.