The Nine Palace Diagram on the wall was created by a painter Zhao Lin had hired, to whom he had described the Spirit Beast Scroll from his mind.
Compared to ten years ago, it now had one new addition: the Essence Soul of a Fire Cloud Silkworm.
In truth, he had been searching for mutant beasts all these years, hoping to absorb their Essence Souls to advance his cultivation.
But while mutant beasts were easy to find, suitable ones were rare.
The seven mutant beasts in the Spirit Beast Scroll—the bear, Wind Fox, Silver-winged Bat, Fragrant Mink, Cold Ice Silkworm, Thunder Catfish, and Gold-devouring Rat—were already the paragons of their respective kinds. Further "upgrading" them was basically impossible.
With only two empty slots remaining, he had to choose carefully, which was why he had yet to make a decision.
That was until last year, when Zhao Lin heard that Weizi of the Flame Sect possessed a Fire Cloud Silkworm over a hundred years old. An idea began to form in his mind.
