NOVPUBWang Ba, upon hearing these words, did not refuse any further and gladly accepted.
Soon, he received a jade slip; with a gentle sweep of his Spiritual Sence, he immediately obtained a vast amount of detailed information about the Blade-rearing Technique.
The name of this Blade-rearing Technique was "A Single-minded Spirit Blade."
It was not only a technique for nurturing blades but also a unique saber technique used for killing.
Once it began operating, it would continuously integrate Mana, soul intentions, essence Yuan Qi and blood—all essence of one’s cultivation practice—directly into the blade weapon without any leakage.
Not a hint would be wasted.
The longer the process lasted, the more that would be integrated, and the better the nurturing effect would be.
And if the blade’s owner was willing, the process could continue indefinitely, until the blade itself could not endure any more.
At the moment this technique stopped, the blade would have completed its nurturing phase.
This Blade-rearing Technique would then instantaneously transform into a technique for killing.
If a cultivator had enough patience, the process could be repeated over and over.
Indeed, as Ji Yuan had said, it was a unique and astonishingly potent secret technique.
Despite its great potential, Wang Ba was surprised to discover that the difficulty of the Blade-rearing Technique was also tremendous; initially, it required a cultivator to attain the stage of manifesting a blade form, while subsequent demands on the cultivator were even higher.
"Without a solid foundation and sufficient talent, there is almost no hope of nurturing a blade weapon to Class IV. That’s also why I chose to pass this Art to my junior brother. Otherwise, it would have long run rampant within the Sect." Ji Yuan explained.
Wang Ba nodded slightly, acknowledging that it was normal for an Art with high potential to have a high threshold.
Then Ji Yuan brought out a set of tables and chairs, and Wang Ba took out some delicacies he had purchased from Xuanwu Market from his Storage Treasure.
The two of them, while sipping spirit wine, downed cup after cup.
Not until the sky was dotted with stars did Wang Ba fly out of Ji Yuan’s immortal cave.
When he returned to Wanfa Peak, it was already late at night.
Wang Ba was surprised to find a candlelight flickering in Bu Chan’s room; the window paper displayed a silhouette, busily writing under the candlelight.
Wang Ba frowned slightly and then pushed the door open to enter.
Inside, the room that used to be tidy and spacious now had no place to stand; it was completely filled with record books.
"Junior sister, what’s this…?" Wang Ba asked with some surprise.
Bu Chan, without lifting her head, scribbled swiftly with her pen:
"These are the monthly inventory records of the Spirit Plant Department assigned by our master…"
"So many!?" Wang Ba scanned through the record books on the floor, his face full of astonishment:
"Isn’t it just the beginning of the month?"
"The Spirit Plant Department has a lot to do... You should go sleep first, or cultivate, I’ll join you later," Bu Chan said, still too busy to lift her head.
Wang Ba, feeling a rush of pity and annoyance, said:
"Why has Martial Uncle Ma come up with this task for you? This is the job of a Minister or a Vice Minister."
Bu Chan, noticing the irritation in Wang Ba’s tone, could not help but lift her head and brush her hanging black hair, revealing a softly smiling, gentle face:
"It’s my duty to undertake laborious tasks for my master. It’s fine, I am processing it quite swiftly using the method you taught me before."
"That’s what you say, but... Sigh, forget it, I’ll help you."
"No need, you go cultivate," said Bu Chan.
But Wang Ba, without saying another word, directly lent a hand.
He didn’t just start recklessly, but rather took a general look around, and then pointed Bu Chan in the right direction to reduce unnecessary repetitive counting.
Bu Chan was very clever and quickly learned from his guidance; within half a night’s work, the two smoothly organized a whole houseful of record books.
It was mainly because, after all, it was the start of the month; the messy data was relatively less and easier to handle.
However, after much thought, Wang Ba still gave Bu Chan several suggestions to pass along to Martial Uncle Ma.
These were not complex suggestions but small techniques to facilitate future statistics.
As the night deepened, Wang Ba began his cultivation with peace of mind.
...
"Class IV Spirit Beasts seem to be fewer in variety than Class III," Wang Ba noted as he reviewed the "Beast Control Volume Three" by evening light on Wanfa Peak, simultaneously feeding the Spirit Chickens.
Aside from occasionally helping Bu Chan with the paperwork at the Spirit Plant Department, his days remained very leisurely.
Within the Spirit Food Department, because he had meticulously divided the tasks of data collection among the cultivators, who only spent the blink of an eye each day on these tasks, everyone accepted them without objection.
And with everyone looking forward to the carcasses of his spirit beasts, Deacon Kong and others proactively took on the task of help organizing, so Wang Ba only needed to record the data submitted by Deacon Kong each day, which left him almost nothing to do.
Aside from occasionally discussing new spirit food recipes with the cultivators, his time was spent on cultivating and researching beast control.
Cultivation was fundamental, and beast control was essential for his growth.
Even though his days had become much easier, he dared not slack off, as both were important supports for each other.
However, upon entering the Golden Core Realm, the Cultivation of the Five Elements had reached a rather awkward stage. Firstly, the five elements resources given by Yao Wudi had been exhausted, and he needed new resources to assist him; secondly, he found that although he was very familiar with these five cultivation methods, there was still some stagnation in the practice.
"I should ask my Martial Uncles when I have the chance," Wang Ba thought to himself.
Beyond cultivation, in the aspect of beast control, as he read and understood Volume Three, he was accumulating much knowledge.
