When the morning fog in Nanling has not yet cleared, Lu Jinghong always relies on Azui's "intelligence" to find wild fruits - this fat parrot that loves to snatch food is his only companion after being expelled from the tribe. It wasn't until Xuan Bao's screams hit his ears and the bloody beast soul sword fragments stuck into his palm that he tightened his grip on the bamboo whip engraved with animal protection patterns and wanted to walk out of the forest for the first time.
The Qingming Ranking is the obsession of the monks from the Nine Realms, but for Lu Jinghong, reaching the ranking has never been about ranking. What he is looking for is Xuan Bao, who was kidnapped to make swords, and what he wants is to wash away the stigma of being a "disaster star" that has been withheld for seventeen years. He also wants to protect the spiritual beasts that are used as tools - others are more interested in "whose beast can fight better." He insists on chatting with the spirit fox, helping the giant bear remove its poisonous sting, and even the spiritual birds in the secret realm are willing to guide him.
Shen Shutong's appearance was like a breeze. This Tianyan Sect swordsman originally came here to find a sword companion, but he blocked plots for him time and time again: he handed over the Qingxin Pill, stuffed the sword spike that stabilized spiritual power, and even stood up when the judges questioned that "the beast language is opportunistic" and said that "the heart to protect the beast is rarer than brute force."
But Qin Lie's beast soul sword finally blocked his way. The black energy wrapped around the sword hid the wails of countless spiritual beasts, as well as Lu Jinghong's most painful choice - to win with dirty tricks, or to lose by sticking to his original intention?
Until the day he climbed to the top, the messenger from the Immortal Mansion asked him what inheritance he wanted, but Lu Jinghong smiled and pointed at Xuan Bao and his companions beside him: "I just want the Awakening Soul Dew to save my beast."
No matter how high the ranking on the Qing Ming List is, how can it be as warm as the warmth of Xuan Bao's palm? How can there be such a sweet taste when friends sit around and eat wild fruits?
He resigned from this list.
After all, true spiritual practice is never about living on other people's lists, but about guarding the people you want to protect and the beasts you want to accompany.
Purpose: Using Lu Jinghong's "beast language" ability to break the stereotype that "manipulating beasts is inferior to orthodox fairy arts", it proves that the gentle background of "understanding the hearts of animals and protecting the weak" has more real power of cultivation than the ranking of "overpowering people with force".
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