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Chapter 193: Beast Tamer Extraordinaire
Chapter 193: Beast Tamer Extraordinaire
"Another new seventh-grade potential big leg!"
Lu Chen looked at the White Jade Little Ape, who was enjoying the grilled fish with a crispy exterior and tender meat, and a sincere smile appeared on his face.
"Is that enough? If not, there's more here."
He spoke softly to the White Jade Holding-up-the-Sky Ape.
The Cloud-Treading Lynx, who was eating fish with its head down, raised its head at the sound of his voice. Its emerald green eyes looked at Lu Chen in confusion.
It seemed to have just sensed a familiar sense of oppression.
Lu Chen glared at it fiercely.
The White Jade Holding-up-the-Sky Ape, with its eyes as clear as translucent red jade, looked at Lu Chen and, after receiving his confirmation, approached the grilled fish that exuded a rich aroma.
Lu Chen cut a piece with the Silver Cleaver and handed it to the little ape.
The little ape took it with both hands, lowered its head, and slowly walked behind the Xuan Tian White Luan, savoring the delicacy.
"What a good boy..."
Lu Chen praised.
"So well-behaved and sensible, shy and timid, completely unlike the ferocious and combative, violent and irritable temperament mentioned in the information."
A hint of doubt arose in his heart.
Not far away, the Xuan Tian White Luan took elegant strides and came to stand before Lu Chen.
Lu Chen noticed a hint of longing in its distinct black and white eyes, so he cut a piece of grilled fish and threw it to the luan bird.
"You little thing, you're quite loyal. I only mentioned it to you last time, and this time you really brought a companion along."
Lu Chen said with a smile.
After the grilled fish was devoured, he took out a piece of Crab Spirit Balm from his storage bag as an after-meal dessert.
He cut it into two portions with a horizontal slice, giving one each to the two little beasts and the White Jade Little Ape.
"I wonder how the sect nurtures their protective sect beasts. Do they let them roam freely or assign specific cultivators to take care of them?"
"However, even if there are cultivators taking care of them, they will most likely only feed them specific spirit fruits or demon beast ingredients.
Unlike here, where I have various cooking methods for demon beast meat—red-braised, steamed, pan-fried... the variations are endless."
"There are also all sorts of delicious spirit fruits and special treasures obtained from the light spheres."
"With this combination of moves, they'll definitely be bewildered and enchanted."
Lu Chen proudly thought as he watched the two protective sect beasts slowly savor the Crab Spirit Balm.
"Ordinary sect members usually choose cultivators with deep backgrounds and strong strengths as their 'big legs,' trying their best to curry favor, but with little success, and sometimes even ending up with nothing to show for their efforts."
"Unlike me, I took a different path and discovered the potential of spirit beasts early on. When they are at their weakest and purest, I capture their hearts through their stomachs, developing a deep bond from a young age."
"Easy, simple, and effective."
Lu Chen couldn't help but feel pleased with himself.
After finishing the Crab Spirit Balm, the Xuan Tian White Luan and the White Jade Holding-up-the-Sky Ape came to Lu Chen to express their gratitude.
Then, the Xuan Tian White Luan transformed into a stream of light that fluctuated between illusory and solid, passing directly through the Misty Hidden Array.
Lu Chen saw the White Jade Little Ape holding the three snow-white hairs on its head and was about to activate the array to let it leave. However, a red light flashed in its eyes, as clear as translucent red jade. Suddenly, it charged into the thick white mist, leaving a hole that was seven or eight parts similar to its body.
"So straightforward and violent?"
Lu Chen checked the array plate and found that although it had been forcibly broken, the array plate had strangely not suffered much damage, as if the array hadn't reacted in time when the White Jade Holding-up-the-Sky Ape broke through it.
In the short time it took, the hole left by the White Jade Little Ape had already been automatically filled by the dense white mist, as if nothing had happened at all.
Lu Chen cleaned up the courtyard and returned to the house, intending to cultivate. However, he glanced at the corner where the Yang Xuan sword sheath was pierced by the second-grade Red Flame Sword.
"It's been in there for so long. I wonder how the Red Flame Sword has been nourished by the sword sheath."
Vibrant spiritual energy transformed into a molten red lava flow, pouring out along with the sword's release and lingering in the air for a long while.
The Yang Xuan Sword Sheath trembled slightly, seemingly unaccustomed to the sudden withdrawal of the iron rod that had resided within it.
Lu Chen carefully examined the Red Flame Sword in his hand, a second-grade sword.
Compared to when he had first placed it into the sheath, the scarlet blade now emanated a profound spiritual light after such a long period of tempering. The fiery red patterns on its surface had become denser and more intricate, faintly flowing with a life of their own.
With his spiritual sense, Lu Chen controlled the Red Flame Sword, and with a mere thought, the sword transformed into a fiery beam of light. It pierced through a massive stone block, leaving a charred hole in its wake—a testament to its terrifying burning power.
"The tempering effect is indeed remarkable. Let's put it back in for some more nurturing."
Satisfied, Lu Chen aimed the tip of the sword at the crack in the Yang Xuan Sword Sheath, ignoring the sheath's subtle resistance. He forcefully pushed the entire blade back into the sheath.
"As expected, after the first time, the second insertion is much smoother."
He gazed at the rustic sword sheath that now completely enveloped the Red Flame Sword, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.
In the following days, Lu Chen dedicated most of his time to cultivating spirit herbs and tending to his spiritual fields.
The cultivation of numerous new varieties of spirit herbs on the mountain peak demanded more of his energy, but thankfully, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, his spiritual power was abundant and more than sufficient to manage this number of spirit herbs.
In his free time, he practiced the new cultivation techniques he had acquired. Due to his ordinary talent, his progress was slow, but Lu Chen did not feel much anxiety about it.
Success in cultivation was desirable, but he did not fret over failure. After all, he could always obtain various rewards from the spirit light spheres, sometimes even gaining techniques that were no weaker than those of his sect.
One day, as he was cultivating his spirit herbs, a familiar clear voice suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard.
"Brother Lu, are you home?"
"Brother Yang, I'm here," Lu Chen replied.
His body moved like a wisp of white smoke as he quickly floated down to the foot of the mountain and manipulated the array, causing the dense mist to dissipate and reveal a figure.
It was the middle-aged Confucian scholar who had helped him solve the dietary issues of the Ink-scaled Flood Dragon during the Qi Refining stage. When Lu Chen had just broken through, this scholar had generously gifted him an Egg of the Fire Dragon Flood Dragon.
"Brother Lu, it's been a while, and your cultivation has stabilized significantly."
"Brother Yang is too kind," Lu Chen said casually. "I've been staying on this mountain peak, diligently cultivating, and have only recently made some progress."
The truth was that the Spirit Firefly Grass he had harvested, despite the vast difference in grades, had given him nearly two and a half years' worth of cultivation due to its high grade. This had allowed him to thoroughly stabilize his early Foundation Establishment stage.
"How is the flood dragon egg doing?" the middle-aged scholar, Yang Qingfeng, asked with a smile as he walked alongside Lu Chen.
"Everything is going smoothly. I estimate that it won't be long before it hatches," Lu Chen replied.
"That's good to hear," said Yang Qingfeng. "Brother Lu, I have come this time with a request."
"I have a friend from another sect who has recently encountered a problem concerning a spirit beast. He has a pair of rare ancient exotic beasts, conjoined twins. They have reached the gestation stage, but due to their unique gestational requirements, they have been unable to find a solution despite trying various methods."
"I see that you, Brother Lu, have an innate talent in this regard, so I would like to invite you to give it a try."
"Alright, another spirit beast gestation problem. I'm becoming quite the beast doctor," Lu Chen mused to himself.
After resolving the issue of the decreased birth rate of the spirit cranes in the Beast Taming Hall, he now faced another problem involving the gestation of special exotic beasts.
Moreover, from Yang Qingfeng's tone and demeanor, it was clear that this problem was far from ordinary.
(End of Chapter)
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