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Chapter 630: The Direction of Variation! A Special Cultivation Method!
Chapter 630: The Direction of Variation! A Special Cultivation Method!
Variation?!
This question left Liu Fuhai stunned in his tracks.
He blinked, deep in thought. It was clear that Su Ping's idea, his initial subconscious reaction, was simply impossible!
His first instinct was to realize that Su Ping's intention was not about an ultra-meta skill but a regular one! But how could a regular skill reach such a level?
If someone else had suggested this possibility, he would have immediately rejected it. However, the young man before him was no ordinary breeder; his current title as a master breeder was earned through the efforts of this very boy.
He would never deny anything Su Ping said.
At this moment, if Su Ping were to claim that the Blue Star was actually a square, or a triangle, or a cube, based on some theory of spatial energetics, he would be the first to believe and fully support it without hesitation! The current Su Ping had already earned his absolute trust.
So, Su Ping's idea made him ponder.
Then, all of a sudden, Liu Fuhai seemed to recall something and turned to Su Ping: "This... it's not entirely impossible! Su Ping, you're right. When I was breeding several Meng Die, one of them had a rather unique situation."
Liu Fuhai's words caught Su Ping's attention.
Indeed, if one were to focus on a pet beast's skill, it would be essential to cultivate it properly. At the very least, a breeder with sufficient research and understanding of Meng Die would be required.
After all, starting from a racial skill is not as simple as just coming up with an idea.
It was evident that if Liu Fuhai could find any clues here, it would undoubtedly bring about a significant advancement in the subsequent research on dream entry cultivation.
Liu Fuhai paused to recall, even taking out his small notebook, before continuing: "At that time, I bred multiple Meng Die in one go, including the two you gave me, for a total of five. These five, including the one with the best talent, Xiao Meng, were relatively consistent.
However, one of them had mediocre talent. Despite using the same resources, food, and skill cultivation methods, it not only progressed slower in terms of realm advancement compared to the others but also had an extremely slow skill level increase.
Currently, in my laboratory, not only has the research on dream-eating not been completed, but the realm has barely reached the Elite Tenth Stage, falling short of the Commander level.
But that Meng Die had a very peculiar trait!"
At this point, Liu Fuhai, as was his habit, left a cliffhanger. This old man's behavior was set in stone.
He gave the old ghost a sidelong glance, and Liu Fuhai continued with an awkward smile:
"That Meng Die, especially with the Spiritual Connection skill, could be used on multiple people and pet beasts simultaneously!"
"Hmm?"
Su Ping furrowed his brows.
That's it?
Using multiple skills on different individuals was not impressive. Although it was said that using one's mind for multiple tasks was a crucial point in Old Sha's advancement to the Solar Crown Wolf Sovereign, it was, in fact, much simpler for Spiritual-type pet beasts.
If this were the only factor, they wouldn't even find the direction of variation, let alone make any breakthroughs in dream entry.
However, as expected, Liu Fuhai had more to say.
He continued, "Later on, I noticed that this Meng Die's Spiritual Connection skill started to fluctuate. But due to its extremely low realm, weak strength, and mediocre talent, it couldn't withstand the process and died!"
"Died?" Su Ping's eyebrows knitted together again.
In fact, it wasn't uncommon for pet beasts to die prematurely; some even considered it a regular occurrence.
Some pet beasts were born with certain disadvantages due to their birth environment, resulting in congenital deficiencies. They couldn't endure the usual training and enhancement methods, leading to various issues and, in some cases, premature death. As Liu Fuhai mentioned, this was the case with this Meng Die.
However, Liu Fuhai's previous words were extraordinary.
The skill fluctuation, this fluctuation, could very well be a breakthrough, a variation! And compared to the former, the latter possibility was undoubtedly more significant.
Even a Meng Die with congenital deficiencies wouldn't die during a skill breakthrough while under the supervision of a breeder.
Su Ping didn't believe that Liu Fuhai's skills were as poor as they seemed. If that were truly the case, he wouldn't have entrusted this task to Lao Liu.
Hence, the possibility of a variation arose.
But what was the direction of this variation?
Su Ping was somewhat perplexed. Could it be that simply connecting to other life forms through spiritual connections and simultaneously connecting to multiple companion beasts would suffice?
This was obviously impossible.
Therefore, the primary reason for the failed variation was most likely due to the fact that Meng Die had insufficient talent and innate deficiencies. However, there was also a high probability that they hadn't found the crucial factor needed to complete the variation.
Of course, even now, these were still just speculations. Su Ping couldn't possibly fabricate the specifics out of thin air.
He furrowed his brows in thought. In fact, if the Dream Entry skill was an ultra-tier skill, it would be much simpler.
For him, if it were a variation, the difficulty would increase by an unknown multiple.
First, the cause of the variation, even if it were just a skill variation, would likely require an incalculable amount of experience to decipher within the Wanling Tu Lu.
This was evident from Xia Qing and Fei Fei's variations. Variation was undoubtedly the most troublesome aspect of companion beast cultivation for Su Ping.
However, he had already spoken, and since they had started, there was no reason to give up halfway.
Su Ping looked at Lao Liu and said, "Let's start from this aspect! According to what you said before, it seems that Meng Die's variation skill isn't particularly troublesome. If it's just like that, and we can achieve the transformation in the direction of variation, then with a bit more resources, we should see results in a short time."
This was Su Ping's thought process, and he acted accordingly.
For the next three days, both he and Liu Fuhai proceeded in this manner.
As their research progressed, Su Ping became increasingly certain that his speculation was correct.
The formation of an ultra-tier skill was definitely not the primary principle of Dream Entry.
Meng Die's skill was undoubtedly a result of variation.
Based on his current understanding, Meng Die's skills didn't have the skill module formula for forming an ultra-tier skill.
This implied that even if he discovered the true reason for Dream Entry in the future, it would still take a considerable amount of time to cultivate the skill he desired.
As a result, the bet he had made with Meng Huang Liang on completing the task within half a year seemed to have become an unknown variable.
However, this was also good.
Su Ping hadn't encountered a challenging task in a long time.
This Dream Entry skill was just what he needed to thoroughly research and pass the time before the World Breeder Awards Ceremony.
So, over the course of three days, even when cultivating these Meng Die in this direction and using many precious special resources, there were still no changes or differences.
What was going on?
Could it be that his idea was wrong, or was it that Liu Fuhai's information was inaccurate? There was a variation, but the variation he desired had no relation whatsoever to what Lao Liu had mentioned. Su Ping didn't know, but he was certain that not only had three days of cultivation yielded no results, but it had also slightly affected the vitality of the Meng Die. It was time to halt this cultivation.
He couldn't allow his companion beasts to be harmed so easily; after all, he had his principles.
Moreover, given the current situation, continuing would likely only waste more time, with no significant gains.
Thus, the cultivation encountered difficulties right from the start.
It had been a long time since Su Ping had experienced this sense of being completely directionless.
However, he wasn't anxious. He leisurely continued to search online for any potentially relevant information, seemingly unconcerned about the Dream Entry research, which made Liu Fuhai somewhat impatient.
It was evident that Liu Fuhai also had aspirations. As a breeder, one couldn't just rest on their laurels, could they?
Having researched Meng Die's variation and cultivation for so long, it was natural for Su Ping to develop some attachment.
The lack of progress clearly didn't align with Su Ping's usual breeding process! This situation persisted for an entire week.
The Soul of All Spirits, once again, buzzed with activity.
Even Zhao Qingqing, Bai Cang, and the others returned to the Soul of All Spirits.
Among those who returned, none drew more attention than Zhu Hong and Meng Yao.
Zhu Hong's return held greater significance this time. Previously, Hai Na Bai Chuan had used an external cheat to solve a major issue for Zhu Hong.
Additionally, based on Su Ping's subsequent research and the foundational knowledge from the breeding method, there were intriguing parallels with the legendary Bei Ming You Yu, known as Kun, the Kun Peng.
This was an alternative breeding direction that Su Ping had found for Zhu Hong, and it was one of the reasons for Zhu Hong's return to the Soul of All Spirits.
The other reason was that Zhu Hong also wanted to help Su Ping take care of the turtle, Wang Ba.
Xiao Hai, the future pillar of the Water Heart, was also connected to Hai Xing Ling Gui on the evolutionary chart. Hai Xing Ling Gui's future evolution would likely use Xiao Hai as a benchmark.
At that time, there would be two Cang Hai Xuan Gui at the Water Heart.
The holidays passed uneventfully.
In fact, after the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Jianghai Advanced Beast Taming Academy had already started its new semester.
As promised earlier, Su Ping arrived at the Jianghai Academy on the first day of school.
This time, he visited the Mental Energy department.
Of course, his primary focus was still on breeding.
During this period, he specialized in mental energy. Although he hadn't studied it for long, his extensive experience allowed him to quickly grasp the fundamentals and apply them to other areas.
As a result, there weren't any significant challenges, and he certainly didn't mislead his students.
However, there were many interesting occurrences during class.
While teaching, Su Ping also reviewed all the knowledge he had gathered about mental energy breeding and the various directions of skill variation. Even though he had achieved a comprehensive understanding, he still couldn't pinpoint the specific breeding method he had overlooked.
Just as Su Ping thought he would have to return home to search for more information after class, a student suddenly raised their hand and asked a question that made Su Ping pause.
It wasn't that the question was difficult; it was incredibly simple and shouldn't have been asked at an advanced Beast Taming Academy.
The question was: 'Can companion beasts improve themselves through meditation like humans?'
Instead of using the typical companion beast breeding methods.
Indeed, this seemingly straightforward question caused the entire class to burst into laughter, causing the student who asked it to blush slightly and sit down, saying, "Su God, I won't ask anymore."
However, Su Ping remained standing. Suddenly, he felt as if a flash of lightning had just streaked through his mind.
He froze, realizing that the question was actually pointless.
Even mental energy companion beasts couldn't improve themselves through meditation.
Companion beasts could evolve, and humans could meditate, as if it were a natural rule that no one could change.
But there was one exceptional case.
Could Meng Die not meditate?
Of course not, because Meng Die was also a companion beast, and insect-type companion beasts were notoriously unintelligent, making meditation impossible.
It was out of the question.
But what if they added a spiritual connection?
A spiritual connection not only connects companion beasts but also humans.
If a human meditated while connected to a companion beast, the subtle changes in their meditation could influence the skills of the companion beast.
Through this method, if they could achieve a mutual transformation through meditation, wouldn't the spiritual connection of Meng Die be the basis for its variation?
It was insane, unbelievable, and defied reality.
But at that moment, the top breeder's intuition told Su Ping that he might have stumbled upon the right path again.
Even though it was a path he had never explored before, he was always the winner on such paths!
So, looking at the students who didn't know what had just happened, he smiled and said,
"Don't laugh. No idea or its outcome should be completely dismissed. As breeders, we must always question authority!"
After saying this, he didn't elaborate further. When the bell rang, he left the academy and rushed straight back to the Soul of All Spirits.
(End of Chapter)
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