The next moment, Di Ying and Yun Mu were summoned out by Yun Jin as well.
The five spirit beasts all looked at her, a bit bewildered.
Yun Jin reached out a finger and lightly tapped Yun Mu on the forehead.
Yun Mu shivered slightly, then quickly settled into a meditative posture.
Then, Yun Jin did the same to each spirit beast, tapping their foreheads one by one. One by one, they all sat down, entering a cultivation state.
She used her Emotional Value to give them some blessings. Only then did she carefully examine her third talent skill.
In the Mortal Realm, a Beastmaster has three talent skills.
Her first skill was Bloodline Purification.
The second was Borrowing Strength.
The third skill, depending on the talent's level, could awaken as early as the Tribulation stage, and at the latest, would naturally awaken by the Mahayana stage.
But Yun Jin's talent skill was unusual. She had already reached the Mahayana stage, yet the skill hadn't awakened. She suspected that her talent skill might be too powerful, so it needed more time to awaken.
Just now, her third Beastmaster talent skill finally awakened.
[Transmit the Primordial Force.]
The skill was Transmit the Primordial Force. She could directly pass the Laws she mastered to her spirit beasts.
Yun Mu, being a wood-attribute tree spirit, received the Law of Wood.
Di Ying, born with an extreme yin body, received the Law of Yin.
Dan Dan, born from lava, received the Law of Fire.
Huan Huan, who had chosen speed, received the Law of Wind. Yun Jin hadn't specifically studied the Law of Wind herself, but many disciples in the Wushuang Sect did, so she had synchronized mastery. It was perfect for Huan Huan.
Gun Gun, a metal-attribute spirit focusing on defense, received the Metal Primordial Law of Impenetrable Defense.
The Transmit skill wasn't guaranteed to succeed in one go. Every transmission's effectiveness depended on the beast's aptitude. But Yun Jin wasn't in a rush.
If one attempt failed, she'd try again and again. With this skill, the spirit beasts' growth would speed up dramatically. All of them quietly meditated, absorbing the Laws.
At this moment, Yun Jin finally had the time to check her Emotional Value.
She'd been a little impulsive just now, and a single moment had cost her two hundred billion Emotional Value.
But over the past ten years, the Língzūn had tirelessly boosted her reputation. She'd accumulated plenty of Emotional Value in the Spirit Beast World.
That perfectly offset the creation technique and the two hundred billion she'd just spent.
Her Emotional Value remained five hundred billion, not much different from before entering the Spirit Beast World.
Yun Jin sighed.
Even though her Emotional Value hadn't changed, she'd gained so much in the past ten years.
Ten years, Following Língzūn's mindset, Moving from motion to stillness.
Ten years of rest allowed her to let go of everything and achieve peace.
Then, Língzūn perished.
Her heart shifted back into motion.
This extreme transformation from stillness to motion, accidentally aligned with the mysteries of Yin and Yang, letting her unconsciously break through to the third level. Without those ten years, she wouldn't even know when she could have achieved this breakthrough.
In addition, she awakened her third talent skill.
Her three spirit beasts also received Língzūn's final gift, their strength leaping directly into the Mahayana stage.
Now, the only one of her five spirit beasts who hadn't reached Mahayana was Di Ying.
Those ten peaceful years ended up being Yun Jin's most rewarding decade.
She remembered that old man again. But this time, she just smiled freely.
She'd traversed countless small worlds and faced life and death many times. The world's ups and downs had always been like this. If one day, she could master the supreme Laws, under space and time, every regret would be redeemed.
And Yun Jin knew, she would reach the end.
"Sect Master Yun." Qing Tianhu sent a message, "Língzūn's last command: the two worlds shall watch over each other and fight the Polar Night Demon World together. If it invades in the future, we'll follow Sect Master Yun into battle."
Yun Jin sighed. She had come hoping to find allies. But at this moment, she couldn't bear to disturb the peace of the Spirit Beast World.
"Sect Master Yun, the peril of one affects all, it's always been so. We never fear battle," Qing Tianhu seemed to understand her thoughts and sent another message.
Yun Jin responded.
A cold glint flickered in her eyes.
Neither the Vast Azure World nor the Spirit Beast World could now independently stand against the Polar Night Demon World.
And she refused to let either world suffer heavy casualties.
Other things she couldn't guarantee, but she could guarantee this.
She would stand before all living beings!
She would never retreat!
Yun Jin sat cross-legged, clearing her mind, quietly feeling the third level of the Primordial Yin and Yang.
When her five spirit beasts woke, Yun Jin opened her eyes.
The beasts looked joyful, clearly having gained a lot.
Yun Jin smiled, "Gun Gun, Huan Huan, Dan Dan, you three have reached the Mahayana stage. You can undergo Bloodline Purification again. Who wants to go first?"
Bloodline Purification was excruciating; the three had always refused before. But this time, none of them hesitated, quickly arranging themselves in order.
The three kids… had finally grown up.
Yun Jin felt moved as she purified their bloodlines and passed the Bloodline Evolution Codex to them.
Finally, she said, "I'll transmit the Primordial Force to you again."
The five spirit beasts seemed to realize something, looking at Yun Jin.
"What's with the expressions?" she smiled, "The cultivation speed here is only a tenth of the Vast Azure World's. Training in this world is most efficient. I'm going to the Void Mirage World, a secondary world that may have Immortal-level energy. I'll scout first; you cultivate and wait for me."
The beasts looked hesitant.
Huan Huan spoke after a moment, "Master, we can skip the Void Mirage World, but when you go to the Polar Night Demon World, you must take us."
"That's right, we must follow to the Polar Night Demon World."
"That place is too dangerous. Other Wushuang Sect disciples can't hide their presence and can't come. But we're your spirit beasts. With our contract, you can also mask our presence."
"Master, don't leave us behind again!"
The five beasts looked at Yun Jin pleadingly.
Yun Jin sighed and smiled, "Alright. Before going to the Polar Night Demon World, I'll come for you."
The beasts finally relaxed.
After giving them a few more reminders, she used the mission system to return to the Mission Hall. She had completed the only SSS-level mission in the Spirit Beast World.
As usual, the mission system provided a bunch of rewards. The other rewards didn't matter.
Yun Jin focused on the final reward. [A Dao Fruit from the Spirit Beast World.]
She was stunned.
In the Vast Azure World, it had taken completing three SSS missions to form one Dao Fruit. And now, one SSS mission alone gave her a whole Dao Fruit.
Sensing her confusion, the system explained, [The Heavenly Dao of the Spirit Beast World appreciates the host's help. The reward has been specially enhanced, granting a full Dao Fruit.]
Yun Jin fell silent.
It was…
For her?
She recalled the phantom phoenix, a gentle smile softening her eyes.
Just like Língzūn,
It was a truly gentle soul.