"Seeing Uncle's condition, did the contract succeed?" Ling Luo Yi asked.
Song Jing Shan looked at Ling Luo Yi strangely and said, "Luo'er can also contract magical beasts?"
Ling Luo Yi shrugged and said, "It's just a contract talisman, it's nothing."
Song Jing Shan knew Ling Luo Yi didn't want to say more, so he didn't press further. He pointed to the Ling family disciples and asked, "Do you still want to continue your training? If not, then return with us. It's good to have someone to look out for."
"No need, thank you, Uncle. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon," Ling Luo Chen refused.
"Then be careful. Luo'er, Chen'er, I'll see you again in Yun Yuan City." Song Jing Shan didn't force them. He said to the people he brought, "Are you all rested? If you are, we'll head back to the manor."
"Yes."
Everyone responded and followed Song Jing Shan away.
Ling Luo Yi watched them until they were far away, then turned to face the Ling family disciples.
"Do you want contracted beasts?" Ling Luo Yi asked with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Yes!" the Ling family disciples answered in unison.
Contracted beasts! Which spiritual cultivator wouldn't want one?
In battle, summoning their contracted beast not only increased their combat power but also their chances of winning.
Moreover, if the opponent didn't have a contracted beast, it was like fighting two against one, which sounded incredibly satisfying.
Also, due to the special physique of magical beasts, they were usually much stronger than human cultivators of the same level.
Furthermore, contracted beasts could feed back their advancements to their masters.
All these benefits made their hearts pound with excitement.
"Since you all want them, we won't kill magical beasts for the rest of our time. We'll go catch contracted beasts."
"Great!" everyone shouted in unison.
"Before we go, take off the things you're wearing and get used to your current bodies. From now on, you'll only be able to train in the manor."
"Yes," the Ling family disciples replied, taking off their belongings and putting them into their storage rings.
After days of intense training, they had almost forgotten they were still wearing weighted items.
Now that Ling Luo Yi said they could take them off, how could they not be happy?
After each of them removed their items, they felt nothing but the lightness of their bodies.
This situation left them very confused.
However, seeing that Ling Luo Yi didn't explain, they didn't ask.
"Let's go. You'll understand the effects of the weighted training in battle."
Ling Luo Yi walked ahead, and the Ling family disciples hurried to follow.
Afterward, Ling Luo Yi led them to search various parts of the forest. They would choose magical beasts for contracts, and those they didn't choose were for them to practice on.
In the midst of battle, they gradually discovered...
"My speed seems to have increased! I used to need twice the spiritual energy to reach this speed!"
"My strength seems to have increased too! It's three times what it was before!"
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
...
Everyone marveled at the changes in their bodies.
"Could this be the effect of the weighted training these past few days?" someone asked.
Everyone looked at Ling Luo Yi.
"Alright, go and adapt to your current physical condition. Don't make any embarrassing mistakes by not being able to control your speed or strength."
"Yes!" everyone shouted excitedly.
Even without Ling Luo Yi's explanation, they knew it was the result of the weighted training.
Ling Luo Yi watched their excited expressions and couldn't help but sigh, "The Ling family's physique is truly formidable. To improve so much in just a few days."
However, Ling Luo Yi was unaware that half of the Ling family's improved physique was due to her.
As the Ling family disciples quickly adapted to their bodies in battle, they increasingly felt that their Eldest Miss was extraordinary and that following her would not be a disadvantage.
The next day, just past noon.
As Ling Luo Yi led the Ling family disciples towards the inner perimeter of the Falling Sunset Forest, they encountered a herd of Fire Demon Rhinos.
Everyone stopped, looking at them with excitement.
If it had been a few days earlier, they would have been terrified and fled.
Ling Luo Yi glanced at the herd of Fire Demon Rhinos, then turned to them and said, "This herd of Fire Demon Rhinos has about three hundred of them. Their cultivation levels are generally around the fourth stage, with the strongest reaching the fifth, almost sixth stage. Do you want to give it a try?"
"Luo'er, with our current strength, it's a bit difficult," Ling Luo Chen said calmly.
"If you decide to take them as contracted beasts, I can trap a portion of them first, and you should be able to handle it."
"In that case, let's go for them."
"Alright, I'll trap them first, then you can make your move. Choose one and contract it directly. I've already given you the contract talismans, and you know how to use them."
After speaking, Ling Luo Yi raised her hand, and a barrier trapped eighty percent of the Fire Demon Rhinos.
Seeing Ling Luo Yi trap them, the Ling family disciples rushed forward.
For a moment, the Fire Demon Rhinos panicked and charged around wildly.
Ling Luo Yi watched as the Ling family disciples first subdued the Fire Demon Rhinos, then took out their contract talismans. After successfully contracting them, they gave them a pill to heal their injuries and then recalled the Fire Demon Rhinos into their contract spaces.
Seeing them complete one batch of contracts, Ling Luo Yi didn't give them any rest and released another batch.
Two hours later, all the Fire Demon Rhinos had been contracted. The strongest one was contracted by Ling Luo Chen, which also caused Ling Luo Chen to advance to the sixth stage of Spirit Apprentice.
Once Ling Luo Chen successfully advanced, Ling Luo Yi said, "Alright, you've all completed your contracts. It's time for us to return."
"Yes!"
"Eldest Miss, should we return the storage rings to you?" someone asked.
"No need, just keep them safe," Ling Luo Yi said to them. "Now that we're returning, you must cultivate diligently in the manor. I will be very busy in the coming time and won't have time to watch over you."
"Yes!" everyone responded.
The next moment, the Ling family members vanished from their spots.
When they could see clearly again, they were already at Qing Feng Pavilion.
Although they had experienced it before, they still felt their Eldest Miss was incredibly powerful.
"Alright, let's go back," Ling Luo Yi said.
"Yes!" everyone slowly walked towards the city gate.
Watching them leave, Ling Luo Yi followed behind.
These past few days, under Ling Luo Yi's deliberate guidance, the Ling family disciples had not encountered anyone other than the Song family patriarch.
Therefore, other families only knew that the Ling family disciples had gone out for training and did not know their exact location, nor could they cause trouble. They could only arrange for people at the city gate to relay messages.
Thus, the news of the Ling family disciples' return to the city quickly spread to various manors.
Hearing that they were returning at this time, some were confused. Nothing significant had happened these past few days, so why were they returning now?
Some had already guessed: It seems the Ling family has another major move planned.
Ling Luo Yi and her group returned to the Ling manor very calmly. No one came to cause trouble during their return.
Ling Luo Yi couldn't help but praise the common folk. Fortunately, the news about the Alchemist Guild had spread, otherwise, trouble would have kept coming their way.
Ling Qi also learned of the Ling family disciples' return from their training and was waiting at the main gate of the Ling manor.
As Ling Luo Yi approached the Ling manor, she saw Ling Qi standing outside the gate and quickly went up to him, asking, "Second Uncle, why are you waiting here?"
"Second Uncle was anxious knowing you were back, so I waited here for you." Ling Qi looked at the other disciples and smiled, saying, "It seems you had quite a harvest on this trip."
"Second Uncle, let's go inside to talk."
Seeing the onlookers, Ling Qi said, "Alright, let's go inside to talk."
"All of you go and see your parents. They must be very worried about you."
"Yes!"
Ling Luo Yi and Ling Qi entered the manor first, followed by the others. They returned to their respective courtyards and shared the interesting stories of the past few days with their parents.