Chapter 047: [Light]

Su Jingxing’s expression changed slightly. He slowly withdrew his hand from his pocket, revealing three cards.

That's right—three cards, not just one!

He had actually picked up three cards from the Scarlet-scaled Porcupine!

Until now, Su Jingxing had only ever been able to retrieve a single card each time. This time, there were three. What could be the reason?

“Could it be because of the exotic beast?” Su Jingxing considered, pondering for a long while without finding an answer. He finally decided to put the question aside. Three cards were three cards; having more was certainly not a bad thing.

Taking a deep breath to steady himself, Su Jingxing held the cards and read their information.

Golden Body Cards!

All three were Golden Body Cards.

Once unlocked, the Golden Body Card would grant a surge of formidable power, flooding the entire body and rendering his physical defenses invincible.

In essence, it allowed him to inherit the terrifying defense of the Scarlet-scaled Porcupine.

However, this power only lasted ten minutes, after which everything would return to normal.

All three cards had the same duration—ten minutes each, totaling half an hour.

The Golden Body Card was indeed quite useful. Ten minutes was neither too long nor too short; if he encountered a powerful enemy, those ten minutes would be more than enough for Su Jingxing to escape.

On the other hand, if the three cards merged into a single thirty-minute effect, it might end up being wasted.

Having thought it through, Su Jingxing stowed the cards away with satisfaction.

If every exotic beast carcass could yield multiple functional cards, he would profit handsomely.

With this in mind, Su Jingxing instinctively glanced at the white goose across the river.

The dazed white goose suddenly snapped awake, flapping its wings with a loud honk and soared into the air, fleeing to the rear.

“So sharp?” Su Jingxing chuckled softly.

This spirit beast white goose possessed an exceptionally acute sense; he had only let slip a hint of malice, and it immediately sensed it and took flight.

That posture...

Hmm?

A sudden thought struck Su Jingxing, and his gaze locked onto the white goose, watching its departing figure as it overlapped with a shadow in his mind.

“It really is that one!”

A smile curled at Su Jingxing’s lips.

This white goose was undoubtedly the same spirit bird that had spied on him last night.

Birds capable of flight could cross thousand-meter-high cliffs without much difficulty, especially a spirit bird.

The white goose was indeed the spirit bird from last night, and Su Jingxing felt a faint desire to tame it.

Yet he knew, getting a spirit beast to submit was not easy and could not be forced.

Compared to a living spirit pet, a few functional cards bearing a spirit beast’s abilities were hardly worth mentioning.

With that thought, Su Jingxing withdrew his gaze and, with both hands, forcefully wrenched two sharp tusks from the Scarlet-scaled Porcupine’s skull.

Those two tusks could easily fetch five million Dayu coins if sold.

But Su Jingxing was not ready to reveal his strength yet; selling them would only allow him to stash the money away.

Thus, he decided to set the tusks aside—not hidden in this valley, but taken out and concealed somewhere outside the Azure Cloud Mountains.

Whenever he needed them, he could dig them up.

This valley was simply too troublesome to enter and exit.

…

Having made up his mind, Su Jingxing took the tusks and returned to where the “Mu Yan Flower” grew.

Thanks to his timely intervention, the Scarlet-scaled Porcupine’s frenzied chewing had not caused much damage; only a few Mu Yan Flowers were ruined.

None of them, however, had yet bloomed.

Some were still growing, others merely in bud.

Searching around, Su Jingxing finally found a Mu Yan Flower about to blossom.

Before coming here, Su Jingxing had checked online and learned that once the Mu Yan Flower entered its blooming phase, it would be completed within three days.

So he still had time to wait for the flower to fully open.

For now, he settled beside the Mu Yan Flower, keeping watch while developing his night vision technique.

The food he had in his backpack was enough for three days, sparing him from having to forage.

All that saved time could be devoted to developing night vision.

From time to time, he would take a Vitality Pill to replenish his energy.

Soon, the sun set, and the valley fell into a hush.

Strangely, some flowers and grasses glowed under the moonlight.

Colorful beams illuminated the silent valley, revealing a spectacle quite different from that of daylight.

Su Jingxing paused his night vision training, stood, and looked around, feeling as if he had stepped into a dreamlike world.

It was breathtakingly beautiful!

Small animals that hid during the day now hopped and darted among the sea of flowers, infusing the quiet valley with vibrant life.

Su Jingxing soon noticed the white goose had returned to the opposite bank, crouched in the grass as usual, covertly watching him.

Its gaze was curious, puzzled, and somewhat delighted.

This time, Su Jingxing did not disturb it, letting it stare as much as it liked.

To tame a spirit pet, one must be patient.

He summoned his internal energy, continued developing night vision, while remaining alert to his surroundings.

Though the valley's night was equally beautiful and spectacular, brimming with dreamlike wonder, its dangers were even greater than those of the day.

From time to time, Su Jingxing would hear the shrill cries of small animals, the sound of rapid movement, and the noises of fierce combat.

Even in the river, fish battled each other, occasionally splashing water.

The spot where Su Jingxing kept vigil remained tranquil.

No accidents occurred, thanks to the lingering aura of the Scarlet-scaled Porcupine, which deterred other creatures from approaching.

Having just died, the Scarlet-scaled Porcupine’s body was intact; its feral aura would persist for three to five days without issue.

This saved Su Jingxing considerable trouble.

As for the white goose across the river, it too remained unharmed.

A spirit beast was still an exotic beast, and the aura it emitted kept other animals at bay.

Thus, the valley was quiet only in the areas occupied by Su Jingxing and the white goose; elsewhere, activity erupted from time to time.

These disturbances lasted well into the night before gradually fading.

The white goose, after spying on Su Jingxing for half the night, finally retreated a bit and curled up in its grassy nest to sleep.

Su Jingxing noticed but made no move to capture it.

Simply put, the white goose’s sensing ability was extremely keen.

He believed that if he tried to dash across the river, the white goose would awaken instantly and escape without hesitation.

One could not force a spirit beast.

Su Jingxing would not do something so foolish; if the white goose wanted to sleep, let it sleep.

If he could truly tame a spirit bird this time, so much the better.

If not, Su Jingxing would not be discouraged.

Most likely, the white goose lived in this valley.

Knowing its home, Su Jingxing could always return later to reconnect and build rapport.

So—no rush.

“Hmm, what’s that?”

Suddenly, Su Jingxing’s gaze sharpened as he stared at the white goose across the river, watching as a faint silvery-white glow radiated from its body.

At first, the glow was weak, but it gradually brightened.

Its range expanded, centering on the white goose, from a radius of one or two meters, slowly growing to three or four, then seven or eight, then over ten meters...

Until it crossed the river!

The area where Su Jingxing stood was also enveloped.

Sensing no danger, Su Jingxing remained in place.

And then...