NOVPUBA common person has the potential to cultivate themselves into an Innate Martial Artist and even a Martial Saint. So too, animals and wild beasts should theoretically be able to transform into Alien Beasts!
Of course, the idea of nurturing a wild beast into an Alien Beast is wildly imaginative. Countless precious treasures of heaven and earth would be wasted, akin to cows chewing on peonies—an activity so ludicrous that nobody would idle away their time attempting it, with success far from guaranteed.
But Su Changkong had the Transforming Dragon Gate and the Turtle Breath Technique.
With the combination of the Transforming Dragon Gate and Turtle Breath Technique, he could completely rebirth wild beasts, awakening a certain level of intelligence in them. Add in some Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Pills, and it might not be impossible to cultivate a large number of Alien Beasts!
"Let’s give it a try and see," he said.
Su Changkong was known for his decisive action once he set his mind on something!
Without hesitation, Su Changkong immediately asked Qian Rui to help catch an animal. Although Qian Rui was puzzled, he didn’t ask too many questions and took action right away.
The Spirit Taoist Sect kept some animals for consumption by Martial Artists, such as pigs, cows, chickens, and ducks.
"Elder Su, is this cow suitable?"
In the Heaven Silkworm Cave, Qian Rui carried in a large yellow ox and asked.
This large yellow ox wasn’t small in size and was quite healthy. It was painstakingly selected by Qian Rui. Apart from that, there was nothing else exceptional about it; it was just an ordinary large yellow ox.
"Yes, put it down," Su Changkong nodded and instructed Qian Rui to set it down.
After that, Qian Rui took his leave.
"Let’s see... let’s see if this large yellow ox can undergo a transformation," Su Changkong mused and promptly started his attempt.
Whoosh!
From the Bag of Book Fragrance, a palm-sized Transforming Dragon Gate flew out. Under Su Changkong’s control, it quickly inflated to over thirty feet tall, standing erect in the Heaven Silkworm Cave.
The large yellow ox was clearly startled, but looking at the open Transforming Dragon Gate, it hesitated. Despite being just a wild beast, it could sense that crossing this gate would bring it tremendous benefits!
Ultimately following its instincts, the large yellow ox stepped into the Transforming Dragon Gate.
"Hum hum hum!"
Inside the Transforming Dragon Gate, the large yellow ox walked while strands of golden energy wrapped around its body, continuously improving its physique.
It took more than two hours for the large yellow ox to emerge from inside the Transforming Dragon Gate.
At this point, the large yellow ox didn’t appear much different on the outside, but Su Changkong acutely felt its gaze become livelier. Originally dull and muddled, operating solely on instinct, now the ox had a certain level of intelligence and a faint flow of Spiritual Energy moving through its body.
"Now let’s help it revert from the Acquired to the Innate state."
Su Changkong approached the large yellow ox, placing his hand on its head. A drop of Mysterious Turtle True Essence within him dissolved and entered the ox’s body, travelling through it and undertaking the cultivation method of reverting from the Acquired to the Innate state—a process equivalent to the one Su Changkong used to help people like Zuo Qiu complete their own reversions.
"It’s done."
After a while, Su Changkong stopped. Although there were no visible changes just yet, he knew that the large yellow ox had indeed undergone a metamorphosis!
This was where the Turtle Breath Technique held an advantage over Innate Qi. Ordinary Martial Artists needed to reach the peak of the Qi-Blood Realm and have a strong physique to refine the Innate Qi. With Turtle Breath Technique, even a child could be aided by Su Changkong to revert from Acquired to Innate!
Come nightfall, Su Changkong procured some grass for the large yellow ox, which eagerly consumed it and laid down in a corner of the Heaven Silkworm Cave to rest.
"Hm?"
A flash of light sparked in Su Changkong’s eyes as he sensed something unusual with his keen perception.
During its sleep, the large yellow ox breathed evenly, and with each breath, nature’s spiritual energy naturally flowed in, integrating into its body to fortify its physique and bones!
"Training... This large yellow ox is naturally learning to absorb and refine Spiritual Energy like an Innate Martial Artist. It has stepped beyond the level of common wild beasts and now falls within the scope of Alien Beasts!"
Su Changkong felt elated, realizing that animals and wild beasts could also strengthen themselves and transform through cultivation!
Humans could become Innate Martial Artists and Martial Saints through cultivation, and wild beasts could ascend to Alien Beasts and even True Beasts in the same way.
"This large yellow ox absorbing nature’s spiritual energy... it directly swallows and refines the violent energy, using it to empower its veins, naturally resulting in growth and transformation!"
Upon observation, Su Changkong noticed the difference in the cultivation style of the large yellow ox compared to Martial Artists
Innate Martial Artists utilize Heavenly Pulse to refine Spiritual Energy, whereas the large yellow ox directly devours it, refining and strengthening itself in a process much more primal and savage—far quicker and more direct than the former.
Su Changkong felt that this must be an innate talent. While it was harder for beasts to awaken Spiritual intelligence, once awakened, they were exceptionally gifted—a natural compensation from the universe!
True Beasts, for example, are born mighty, and upon reaching maturity, they possess strength comparable to a Martial Saint. Due to this, their numbers are scarce and they find it more challenging to reproduce in greater numbers.
The next morning, after a day of cultivation, the large yellow ox had a noticeably more robust physique, tougher muscles, and its fur shimmered with a faint Spiritual luster.
"Eat," Su Changkong said while taking out some grass from his Bag of Book Fragrance. But this grass shimmered with a faint Spiritual light, having been ’enlightened’ by the Transforming Dragon Gate.
"Chomp chomp!"
The hungry large yellow ox immediately bent down to take large bites, and after filling its belly, it quietly lay down in a corner to instinctively begin refining the energy from the Spirit Grass.
