NOVPUBTo grow stronger is an instinct of every living being. Ever since the Great Yellow Ox returned to its innate state and entered the Transforming Dragon Gate, it had acquired wisdom—an innate desire to grow stronger, to undergo a metamorphosis.
Su Changkong noticed that the Great Yellow Ox’s appetite had been increasing, as had its size.
In just a short half month, with Su Changkong’s feeding it Spirit Grass and its own cultivation of absorbing nature’s spiritual energy, the Great Yellow Ox’s size had grown to a full ten feet in length. Its sinews became robust, its horns sharp; its size even larger than that of a fully grown tiger.
Even a Martial Artist who had achieved the Great Achievement of Body Refinement might not be its match and could be killed by a single thrust of its horn!
It truly had broken free from the limitations of its species, falling into the category of Alien Beasts!
Besides, Su Changkong discovered that when he was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, the Great Yellow Ox would occasionally lift its head and look at him with a fierce glint in its eyes. But in the end, it would lower its head, sensing the dreadfulness of this human; it knew that if it dared to attack him, the only outcome would be its own death!
Originally, it was just an ordinary Ox, but after obtaining power, it developed desires for slaughter and to break free from its controller.
"Beasts are indeed beasts."
Su Changkong was clearly aware of all these developments; he snorted coldly. He had helped it to be reborn and to transform, but once it had awakened its spiritual intelligence and obtained power, its thoughts were of killing him!
"It’s time to start cultivating Alien Beasts!"
And through experimentation, Su Changkong knew this was indeed a feasible plan! 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"Cultivating Alien Beasts within the Spirit Taoist Sect is inconvenient. It would be best to find some rarely trodden, wild mountain forests, choose some wild beasts there, use the Transforming Dragon Gate combined with my Turtle Breath Technique to induce their rebirth.
All I need to do is practice Alchemy, using these Spirit Pills to feed them, raising them to a level not inferior to the Black Scale Huge Lizard I had previously slain, and then... the time to harvest will come!"
A glint of excitement flashed in Su Changkong’s eyes.
The Giant Whale Technique, this Cultivation Technique emphasizes physical strength, is combat-oriented, and if it could reach the 11th realm, undergo a metamorphosis into Pseudo Divine Skill, it would absolutely induce a qualitative change!
Though Su Changkong’s Turtle Breath Technique wasn’t focused on combat, upon reaching the 11th realm, there would be a significant leap in quality; the Giant Whale Technique certainly wouldn’t be weaker than the Turtle Breath Technique!
The Great Yellow Ox, although now falling within the range of Alien Beasts, was still quite weak and hardly comparable to the Black Scale Huge Lizard Su Changkong had hunted before. It still needed to be nurtured until it reached its limit, which would be the time of harvest.
And to allow it to grow naturally to the limit reachable by an Alien Beast, who knew how long it would take? Therefore, Su Changkong would have to invest a massive amount of Spirit Pills.
The abundance of Spirit Grass obtained in the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky is enough to cultivate nearly a hundred Martial Artists with Perfection of Innateness. Coupled with the ’Dragon Transformation’ Divine Skills of the Transforming Dragon Gate, cultivating a hundred top Alien Beasts is not an unattainable dream!
Su Changkong took out a map; it was of the Great Flame Empire and the surrounding unclaimed lands. He marked some rarely trodden mountain ranges and wild hills on the map, planning to cultivate an Alien Beast at each of these marked locations and to inspect them regularly, feeding them Spirit Pills!
Su Changkong bound the Great Yellow Ox into a bundle with Heaven Silkworm Silk. He performed the White Crane Escapes, flew away from the Spirit Taoist Sect, and tossed the Great Yellow Ox onto a desolate mountain, returning it to the wilderness.
"Eat."
Su Changkong also took out several Spirit Pills and let the Great Yellow Ox eat them.
These Spirit Pills had been tampered by Su Changkong to include Soul Chasing Incense, which, if consumed, would emit a fragrance indiscernible by ordinary people. He did this as a precaution, to prevent losing track of the Alien Beasts he cultivated.
Even if an Alien Beast left the wilderness and traveled thousands of miles, it would emit a scent that would not dissipate quickly, allowing Su Changkong to follow the fragrance and find the Alien Beasts he had cultivated!
"Go to Miasma Valley."
After finishing all this, Su Changkong headed to his next destination, the rarely trodden Miasma Valley, where he would choose a wild beast and, using the method he employed with the big yellow ox, aid in its metamorphosis into an Alien Beast!
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
Half an hour later, inside Miasma Valley, an arm-thick, three to four-meter-long black python emitted hissing sounds, but it was bound by the nature’s spiritual energy manipulated by Su Changkong, unable to move even slightly.
"Go in."
Su Changkong took out the Transforming Dragon Gate directly and stood it erect in Miasma Valley. With a wave of his hand, he threw the black python into the Transforming Dragon Gate, using the Divine Skills of the gate to trigger potential and innate talents to undergo transformation.
Two hours later, the black python emerged from the Transforming Dragon Gate, its snake eyes now possessing a hint of spiritual energy, and the color of its scales had deepened.
Su Changkong, following the same process, grabbed the black python and lifted it, injecting Mysterious Turtle True Essence into its body to assist its acquired form in returning to its innate state.
Then he stuffed a Spirit Pill tainted with a trace of Soul Chasing Incense into its mouth.
Having completed all this, Su Changkong released it back into the mountains and, with a leap, the shadow of the White Crane twisted and carried Su Changkong swiftly away, vanishing into the horizon, leaving the black python lying there, dumbfounded. It completely failed to understand the outrageous events that had happened to it that day!
But the black python also felt the change within itself, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth became its food, a realm it would have never been able to touch originally!
Without any surprises, this black python would become the king of the Miasma Valley, growing rapidly!
"Hurry up, the next destination is Roaring Tiger Mountain."
Su Changkong rushed to the next location.
It was also fortunate that he could fly, otherwise just travelling to nearly a hundred places would not be feasible in a short period of time.
Su Changkong visited one deserted mountain range after another, choosing a wild beast at each location and, with the help of the Transforming Dragon Gate, enhancing its potential and aptitude for metamorphosis and awakened spiritual intelligence, transforming them into Alien Beasts, then used the Turtle Breath Technique to revert its acquired traits to innate ones.
After spending an entire month’s time, Su Changkong had nurtured one hundred Alien Beasts in barren lands everywhere using the Transforming Dragon Gate. Although they were still weak and far from the standard, Su Changkong would feed them Spirit Pills and Spirit Medicine every so often, providing them with ample resources!
This would take some time, and Su Changkong could only be patient and wait for the fruits to ripen!
Meanwhile, what Su Changkong needed to do was alchemy!
"This Ten Thousand Pill Furnace has many alchemy methods for Spirit Pills, Nourishing Spirit Pills, Earth Dragon Pills, Tiger Demon Bone-Tempering Pills... All of them can be produced to feed those Alien Beasts, as well as Zuo Qiu and others."
Su Changkong began practicing alchemy.
The Ten Thousand Pill Furnace, with its many lines carved upon it, each line representing a method for producing a type of Spirit Pill, almost a thousand of them!
The countless Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine obtained from the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky could all be used for Alchemy, honing his Alchemy skills while nurturing the Alien Beasts and Martial Artists of the Spirit Taoist Sect, and then reaping the rewards!
(Note from Qidian Chinese Network: The next chapter will be updated at 22:00 on the 10th.)
