Everyone turned toward the speaker: Gong Zhao, the sect master of the Golden Crane Sect, who had been quietly observing from the back."What do you mean?" Ni Kang asked.Gong Zhao smiled politely, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes. "No offense, Mr. Ni, but I know that kid—or should I say, here is someone who knows the kid better than anyone. After all, he is his father. Am I right, Pavilion Master Meng Hao?" He glanced toward PM Meng.All eyes shifted to PM Meng, who seemed momentarily caught off guard.PM Meng gave Gong Zhao a deep look. As far as he knew, they had no enmity with the Golden Crane sect, instead, it was Yuan who helped them save their guardian beast. 'Why was he against Yuan?' he wondered.But little did he know all this was the idea of their rivals, Star Beast Pavilion.When Cai Guan learned about Yuan treating the Crane at Golden Crane Sect, a sinister idea formed in his head. He ordered his people to spread the incident, enhancing Yuan's reputation while diminishing the Golden Crane Sect's prestige for failing to treat and protect their guardian beast.Golden Crane Sect's prestige suffered a severe hit. Gong Zhao grew infuriated and now held a grudge against Menghao Beast Pavilion.Meng Hao stared at Gong Zhao for a long moment before sighing and turned toward the representatives. "Yes, that young man is my son, Meng Yuan. His situation is... different from most."The revelation caused a stir among the representatives. Many looked at each other, confused and intrigued."Can you explain why?" Qiu Zhi asked in her sweet voice. She was more interested in Yuan than the others.Meng Hao hesitated before continuing, "Yuan cannot cultivate. More specifically, his meridians are blocked. He's had this condition since childhood, and we don't know why." His voice tinged with sadness as he continued,"He has a deep love for beasts, though—he's been fascinated by them since he was a boy. But he was once attacked by a big snake, which resulted in serious injuries. He remained unconscious for nearly a month. Since then, he held an intense hatred for the snake family."The room fell into a heavy silence. Han Jie, who had been eagerly listening, asked, "Is his meridian blockage a result of that snake attack?"Meng Hao shook his head. "We don't know. We've tried everything, but nothing has worked. His condition remains unchanged."A few representatives exchanged disappointed looks. To them, no matter how talented a young man was, he was garbage if he couldn't cultivate. Talent without cultivation was seen as a wasted resource in this world ruled by strength.PM smiled bitterly seeing their reaction. He knew what was running in their minds but what could he do except hoping for the best?Meanwhile, Yuan directly left the arena instead of waiting in the participants' waiting area. He knew he had no chance of reaching the top 10, let alone the top 5, so there was no point in staying around.After arriving outside, Yuan saw many cages containing different beasts. These cages were specially placed here to entice the spectators of the tournament to make purchases. He approached the manager and told him he wanted to make a buy. The manager eagerly showed him different beasts.He randomly selected a few beasts and went ahead to pay for them, only to realize the prices had gone up and he had to pay almost double the amount than the original price. He glared at the manager for shamelessly increasing the price. With gritted teeth, he paid the amount and left after asking the manager to deliver the beasts directly to the pavilion.The manager sneered as he watched Yuan fuming back disappearing in the crowd.In a secluded area, a few streets away from the arena, Han Mu was anxiously waiting for him. Yuan asking him to buy the Red-eyed Rabbit in disguise was sending him danger signals. However, he had no choice but to buy the beast. As time passed, his anxiousness only began to grow.Fortunately, he didn't get to wait for long, and just few minutes later, Yuan arrived. His face was calm and collected without any hint of anger from earlier. He was simply putting on a show to shove people off his back if there were any.Yuan took the storage bag from him and hurriedly checked inside. A broad smile spread across his face as he confirmed that it was indeed the rare Red-tail rabbit. The weight that had been on his shoulders lifted. He wanted to let out a victorious howl but immediately controlled himself, considering the situation.Storage bags were spatial treasures that were used to store many things, removing the hassle of carrying big backpacks. The capacity of storage bags depended upon the material from which the bag was made as well as the strength and experience of the person making the bag.The bag Yuan had on him could only store a room's worth of things in it. Besides, not every bag could store living beasts without them dying. Yuan bag was unique in this regard. It wasn't a simple storage bag, instead, it was a Beast Bag.Beast Bags allowed a person to store small beasts and eggs for some time without dying.PM Meng found this Beast bag in Ancient Ruins during one of his journeys. PM Meng gifted it to him when he learned he had formed 2nd contract with Silver. Forming 2nd contract was no small matter, as even PM Meng never heard of anyone forming 2nd contract. This Beast Bag was ideal for Yuan.Yuan, then, asked Han Mu to disguise himself as Yuan and immediately return and secure the beasts he had just purchased from the manager. In this way, no one would doubt him.After Han Mu (disguised as Yuan) left, Yuan donned a new disguise and set out toward the auction house near the arena, Treasure Palace.