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Chapter 420: Information from the Ruins
Chapter 420: Information from the Ruins
"Oh, Ms. Liang, do you know what happened in the third stone chamber of the underground palace?" After returning to the camp, Li Qian thought for a moment and asked.
"As you can see, there must have been a high-level battle there, causing the statues and stone carvings to be almost completely destroyed," Ms. Liang explained. "However, based on the remains of the statues, we deduced that the companion beast was most likely a nine-tailed cat."
Li Qian nodded in agreement. In fact, this was also his speculation, and the reason why he felt so disappointed.
If the stone chamber had been intact, especially with the stone carvings, it might have been possible to deduce the evolution method of the nine-tailed cat. But now, there was no hope.
As for the information about the nine-tailed cat in the stone chamber, Li Qian wasn't surprised at all. The earliest companion beast evolution and even the entire human companion beast civilization were initiated by excavating the ruins from previous epochs.
Therefore, finding a statue of a nine-tailed cat in the ruins of an ancient city from Epoch IV was quite normal.
"The nine-tailed cat is a legendary companion beast. If you can truly research it, it will be a significant breakthrough for both you and the school," Ms. Liang's voice became gentler. "So, it is indeed a pity that the stone chamber was destroyed. But since we were the first archaeological team to enter the underground palace, we did preserve some of the remains that seemed valuable."
"That's great! Please take me to see them, Ms. Liang," Li Qian blurted out, a hint of joy flashing across his face.
He assumed that Ms. Liang had collected and stored the remains in her tent.
"Follow me," Ms. Liang said calmly and headed towards her tent, with Li Qian closely behind her.
Ms. Liang continued, "Although we collected some remains, don't get your hopes up too high. The remains are severely damaged, and there isn't much information we can gather from them. Furthermore..."
"As you can see, even the first and second stone chambers, which are relatively more intact, don't record much evolutionary information," Ms. Liang said as she walked. "Most of the carvings depict scenes from their era. I speculate that something as secretive as evolution was likely passed down orally from generation to generation among the Raon people."
"Hmm," Li Qian nodded, agreeing with Ms. Liang's explanation.
Just as the two were about to enter the tent, they heard Bai Bingbing's voice from behind them. They turned to see Bai Bingbing, looking especially enchanting after tidying up, stepping out of her tent.
Irina also emerged from her tent around the same time, and gradually, the zippers of several other tents opened as well.
As Bai Bingbing approached Li Qian with a smile, the expressions of those around them became somewhat peculiar.
One of them, a student of Ms. Liang's, couldn't help but whisper to a classmate next to him. "Chen Ke, look, after spending so many days with us, Bai Bingbing has smiled more in less than a day with that guy. I guess that fool from Shazhou Defense University must be feeling a bit uncomfortable now..."
Chen Ke let out a bitter laugh. "I never had high hopes to begin with. It's just human nature to admire beauty. It's a blessing if I succeed, and fate if I don't. Anyway, I'm taking it in stride, unlike that idiot from Shazhou Defense University, who is practically drooling over Bai Bingbing. He must be feeling pretty miserable right now..."
Soon, more students joined in on the gossip, and one of the girls suddenly poked her companion's waist.
The girl looked puzzled and shot her companion an uncomprehending glance. Her companion pointed at a certain figure, and the girl followed her gaze.
"Isn't that Liu Qingyuan? He looks a bit pitiful," the girl sighed, seeing a lonely figure walking away.
Her companion, however, scoffed. "A toad lusting after swan meat. A heavenly beauty like Bai Bingbing is way out of his league!"
"I think that new male student is quite impressive. He can chat with Ms. Liang, so he must be highly regarded and capable... If he takes a liking to me, then..." The girl's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Just then, a third girl interrupted, bluntly dashing her hopes. "With your looks, you might as well just go to sleep..."
As the students whispered among themselves, Li Qian followed Ms. Liang into her tent. Bai Bingbing and Irina also trailed behind and entered the tent, and Ms. Liang didn't stop them.
Upon entering, Li Qian realized that Ms. Liang's tent appeared similar to his and some of the students' tents from the outside, but the interior space was much larger.
Li Qian thought that dividing it into a three-bedroom, two-living room layout would be more than sufficient.
Ms. Liang extended her hand, and the remains collected from the underground palace ruins appeared before Li Qian.
Li Qian witnessed this scene, feeling slightly taken aback. He never expected that Ms. Liang would keep the remains of the ruins within her spatial equipment.
However, upon further reflection, it made perfect sense. After all, keeping these artifacts in her spatial gear was the safest option.
Li Qian approached the remains without hesitation and carefully examined them.
After observing for a while, he turned his gaze towards Ms. Liang, "Ms. Liang, can I handle these artifacts?"
"Sure!" Ms. Liang spread her hands, and a pair of gloves appeared in her palm. She tossed the gloves to Li Qian.
Li Qian put on the gloves calmly and recited a mantra in his mind.
[Task 2: The evolution method of the Six-Tailed Cat to the Seventh-Tailed Cat has been established. Current task progress: 30%!]
Li Qian believed that observing these ruins would yield results, so he had set up this task in advance.
As for the three task slots being occupied, he wasn't overly concerned. He was confident that he would soon complete Task 3, the second evolution method for the Four-Tailed Cat.
With the gloves on, Li Qian crouched down and patiently examined the remains, his gaze fixed on the ruins. Ms. Liang, witnessing this, stepped out of the tent, while Bai Bingbing and Irina remained motionless.
As Li Qian examined the ruins, he occasionally picked up some of the remains and studied them closely.
Seeing Li Qian's intense focus, Bai Bingbing spoke up, "Li Qian, I asked Ms. Liang earlier, and she said you can take photos of these ruins, including the statues and stone carvings we saw yesterday."
Upon hearing this, Li Qian's face lit up with joy. Without hesitation, he took out his VR glasses from his spatial necklace.
Using the VR glasses to scan, Li Qian quickly recorded all the remains into his personal database.
Soon after, Li Qian noticed a peculiar stone fragment with an engraving of a special companion beast with nine tails.
Although the image was slightly damaged, it was still recognizable as a feline-like companion beast.
"It must be this one," Li Qian stared at the stone fragment, studying it intently. After a while, he confirmed one thing.
Ms. Liang must have identified the companion beast information from the third stone chamber using this stone fragment.
Before long, Li Qian had scanned all the remains, and his mind occasionally echoed with system prompts.
After scanning, Li Qian checked and saw that the newly established Task 2 had already reached 50% progress.
Additionally, Li Qian confirmed that the evolution of the Six-Tailed Cat into the Seventh-Tailed Cat was undoubtedly related to the strange movements of the small figures he had seen earlier, resembling a divine dance.
Li Qian decided to ask Ms. Liang about these movements later and see if he could learn them.
After completing his observation and scanning, Li Qian didn't linger and prepared to leave.
Just then, Bai Bingbing spoke up, "Li Qian, can the Six-Tailed Cat start evolving now?"
Li Qian smiled faintly and replied, "Yes, but it's not necessary." As he spoke, he tossed out a beast ball.
The beast ball opened, revealing a majestic companion beast with a size comparable to a tiger. Its white fur was adorned with hints of purple patterns.
"This is... a Six-Tailed Cat! A Six-Tailed Cat with Sovereign Apex potential!" Bai Bingbing's face showed a look of intense shock upon seeing the Six-Tailed Cat.
She turned to Li Qian, her voice filled with disbelief, "How did you do it so quickly? When did you complete the evolution?"
Li Qian casually explained, "This morning, I went to the temple again and happened to meet Ms. Liang. With her help, I completed the evolution."
Li Qian's words were understated, but they left the two women in awe and challenged their understanding.
Especially for Irina, her earlier doubts about Li Qian's talent as a cultivator were now completely forgotten. Li Qian was not just a cultivation genius; he was an extraordinary prodigy.
The evolution method of the Nine-Tailed Cat was a well-known research topic, even to those outside the cultivation field, due to its immense popularity.
Numerous private and official cultivation bases were studying it, yet there had been no reports of anyone reaching the stage of the Six-Tailed Cat evolution.
And yet, Li Qian had cracked this highly sought-after and challenging research topic, even evolving the companion beast into a real one. It felt almost surreal to Irina.
(End of Chapter)
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