Qin Shao was taken aback by Fang Mu’s hasty retreat upstairs.


    Ordinarily, since Fang Mu hadpleted the three tests and acquired the artifacts on the stone tform, fulfilling his objective, he should be rxed now.


    His anxiety suggested that an issue must have arisen.


    Suddenly, Qin Shao wondered if Fang Mu’s teacher had tasked him with an important assignment!


    The only probable reason for Fang Mu, a stoic and calm person, to be in such a hurry would be if his teacher had contacted him urgently.


    The mentioning of Shu Liangjun and Shui Miao being outside, clearly held a hidden message.


    He hoped to meet with Shu Liangjun and Shu Miao without revealing his current status.


    Qin Shao was genuinely curious about Fang Mu.


    Drawing from their encounters thus far, Qin Shao perceived that Fang Mu was an extremely private person.


    If he desired a closer rtionship between his n and Fang Mu, he should avoid actions that would offend him.


    Subsequently, Qin Shao and Jin Ya exited the Mechanism Fortress.


    Prior to leaving, he specifically set up a prohibition at the stairs leading to the second floor.


    The people outside could not probe the fortress’s interior, but those inside could freely enter and exit the restricted area.


    The restriction would disappear once a person inside left.


    Fang Mu observed as the three crescent moon pendants transformed into moonlight, eventually merging into a circr jade te.


    The jade te, carved from exquisite soft jade embedded with faintly glowing streaks, imbued it with an aura of antiquity and solemnity.


    If Fang Mu was to describe the sensation he got from the jade te in colors, he thought ’moonlight’ would be most fitting.


    Looking at the jade te left him puzzled, as the merging of the three crescent moon pendants into a round moon pendant didn’t result in a particr transformation.


    As Fang Mu reached to grab the jade te, he had a sudden bleep of pain in his palm.


    The te’s luminescence, akin to a razor’s edge, sliced through Fang Mu’s palm.


    His blood dripped onto the jade te, and immediately suffused it.


    Before he could even withdraw his hand, Fang Mu felt the radiance from the te be incredibly soft and lose all aggressiveness towards him.


    Its touch felt incredibly warm and smooth.


    A line of connection existed between Fang Mu and the jade te, a somewhat simr yet different feelingpared to when he was contracting with a spiritual instrument.


    Fang Mu didn’t seem to be able to use the jade te as he would a spiritual instrument, yet he felt a markedly stronger connection to it than with the spiritual instrument.


    A shade of red suddenly appeared on the jade te, which was the color of Fang Mu’s blood, revealing a subdued golden radiance within.


    The red hue gradually shaped into an image of Fang Mu.


    Upon seeing the image on the jade te, Fang Mu’s pupils contracted.


    An image of him with short ck hair upied the left half of the jade te, his eyes sparkling bright and a faint smile ying on his lips, presenting a very affable impression.


    The right half disyed a figure with red hair cascading down to the feet, eyes cker than the darkest night.


    A skull of a ck ram swirled within the inky ck eyes, gently wrapped in an ominous shadow.


    The image on the jade te made Fang Mu feel utterly exposed, stripped to the bone.


    Nheless, Fang Mu didn’t disy the slightest worry.


    The situation had arisen due to his own blood.


    An idea to hide the image on the jade came to Fang Mu’s mind.


    Just then, Fang Mu noted a stirring within his Destiny Guardian Beast, Fool’s Shadow.


    Fang Mu summoned Fool’s Shadow.


    Fool’s Shadow, following Fang Mu’s desire, executed the skill [Breath Convergence].


    The image with the red hair on the jade te instantly morphed into the one with the ck hair.


    After the transformation waspleted on the jade te, Fang Mu received information feedback from the crescent moon pendant.


    Fang Mu found out that the crescent moon pendant had three functions.


    The first function allowed Fang Mu, under the moonlight, to use the crescent moon pendant to refine his spirituality with the moon’s radiance, purging impurities from his spirit.


    Spiritual power was crucial to a Beast Master’s strength.


    Creators as well as Forge Spirits Masters were invariably Beast Masters. Apart from talent, purity of spiritual power was a crucial factor to them.


    Fang Mu had never heard of the possibility of purifying spiritual power.


    Fang Mu had drawn many design sketches rted to spiritual instruments even before bing a Beast Master. He showed a great interest in being a Spirit-smithing Master.


    However, Fang Mu, through his perception, could affirm that the purity of his spiritual power was notpatible with the path of a Spirit-smithing Master.


    If he regrly absorbed moonlight using the Crescent Moon Pendant, his spiritual power would undergo refinement.


    The purity of Fang Mu’s spiritual power would constantly improve.


    Although Fang Mu now had a dedicated Forging Spirit Grandmaster working for him to create spiritual instruments.


    But now that he was qualified to be a Spirit-smithing Master, it still made Fang Mu very happy.


    The higher the purity of spiritual power, the faster the upgrade speed through meditation.


    One could say that purifying spiritual power is beneficial and not harmful.


    The second function is that when Fang Mu encounters danger, he doesn’t need to urge the Crescent Moon Pendant like shattering the Crescent Moon Pendant.


    Fang Mu just needs to think about activating the Crescent Moon Pendant.


    When Fang Mu is in danger of being deceived and controlled by soul and spirit, the Crescent Moon Pendant can also start ording to Fang Mu’s state of being.


    It is an all-around self-protection method!


    However, Fang Mu is uncertain about the power of the Crescent Moon Pendant that spans the epoch after being activated.


    He didn’t know if the activation of the Crescent Moon Pendant would be a one-time deal.


    Unless Fang Mu’s current self-protection ability can’t guarantee his own safety, he would never easily activate the Crescent Moon Pendant for self-protection.


    The third function is what Fang Mu currently needs and likes the most.


    The Crescent Moon Pendant can promote the growth of spiritual power while purifying it.


    With thebination of the Crescent Moon Pendant and the Sacred Relic Sakura Tempering Carp, there is a great possibility that Fang Mu could be a Biprong Star Tamer before going to college.


    Fang Mu found a ck rope and hung the Crescent Moon Pendant around his neck.


    The Crescent Moon Pendant against his chest would keep his spiritual power active.


    And ording to the restoration of his hand injury just now, the Crescent Moon Pendant should also have some healing effects.


    Fang Mu, satisfied, touched the Crescent Moon Pendant on his chest through his clothes and prepared to leave the Mechanism Fortress.


    Seeing the prohibition Qin Shao set up on the second floor, a smile appeared on Fang Mu’s face.


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    Just then, Fang Mu received a message from Liu Xi that the relics had appeared.


    Fang Mu was somewhat surprised by the news from Liu Xi, and then thought to himself.


    The appearance of the relics coincides exactly with the timing of his merging the Crescent Moon Pendant!


    Could it be that the merging of the Crescent Moon Pendant is a prerequisite for the appearance of the relics?


    Fang Mu stepped out of the Mechanism Fortress and was about to speak to Shui Miao and the others when he heard Shui Miao say.


    "Ah Mu, I just got the news, the relics appeared in the southwest!"


    "Let’s go there right away!"


    "It’s said that the Beast Controlling Force has already surrounded the relics first. If we want to enter the relics, we’ll have to fight the Beast Controlling Force!"


    "The influence of the Contract Garden works in facing one or two Beast Controlling Forces, but its usefulness diminishes when facing the entire Beast Taming Tribes."


    Shu Liangjun added on from the side.


    "Master Yin Hanrong’s granddaughter, Silver Pure Chih, although represents the Celestial College, is backed by the Contract Garden and the Ten-thousand Nations Federation."


    "Silver Pure Chih will definitely mention the names of the Contract Garden and Ten-thousand Nations Federation, to negotiate with a group of Beast Controlling Forces."


    "We just need to stand by and watch."


    "Even if we really need to start a war with the Beast Controlling Force, we shouldn’t be the lead bird."


    Fang Mu nodded in agreement, he knew very well when to be high-key and when to be low-key.


    Fang Mu has never been a high-profile person.


    The previous high-profile confrontation with the Evil Heart Sect was firstly because Fang Mu had to snatch the third Crescent Moon Pendant,


    And secondly, Fang Mu regarded the Evil Heart Sect as a deadly enemy and a target he must eliminate.


    Being high-profile was the only and best way to achieve his goal at the time.


    Now that his goal has been achieved, Fang Mu naturally would resume his low-profile status.


    Through previous contact with the Soul Whale Princess and the Luminous Snake n, Fang Mu was not repelled by the Beast Controlling Force.


    On the contrary, he was quite keen on making gains from the Beast Controlling Force.