Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 281 Taming Birds and Awakening

In the Taiping Sect's Rat Garden, a dazzling golden light burst forth, its emanating sharp aura almost tangible, leaving marks on the surrounding stone walls as if sword light had slashed across them.

“Squeak, squeak…”

Looking at the fist-sized, golden Gengjin in front of him, Rat Tianjiao was overjoyed and his fatigue vanished.

After spending so much time, it finally succeeded in refining Gengjin, extracting all the Gengjin from that huge Gengjin stone. Only at this point could this second-tier spiritual object truly take shape; the previous Gengjin stone could not be considered a true second-tier spiritual object.

With a hum, its tail flicked lightly, true energy surged, and Rat Pride lifted the Gengjin Stone, immediately heading towards Qingxin Xiaozhu.

“Squeak, squeak…”

Upon arriving at Qingxin Xiaozhu, and seeing Jiang Chen admiring the flowers, Shu Tianjiao immediately presented him with Gengjin.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and immediately circulated his true energy to take the Geng metal. Although this piece of Geng metal was only the size of a fist, it weighed over ten thousand catties, not to mention its sharp aura, which ordinary cultivators could not touch.

"Geng is Yang metal, which is extremely strong and sharp, and is associated with killing. Even among second-tier spiritual objects, Geng metal is considered top-grade, especially for sword cultivators."

Holding the Geng metal in his hand and reflecting it with his divine sense, Jiang Chen felt a stinging sensation between his brows. At this moment, the sharp and fierce nature of the Geng metal was fully revealed.

By circulating his true energy, Jiang Chen suppressed the sharpness of Geng metal.

The next instant, the golden light dimmed, the sharpness disappeared, and the entire piece of Geng metal returned to ordinariness.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen rubbed his temples. The sharpness of Geng metal meant that his true energy was of high quality; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to suppress it. In this respect, Rat Prodigy's metal-fusion energy had an advantage.

"Thanks a lot."

Having acquired Gengjin, Jiang Chen turned his attention to Shu Tianjiao.

With Rat Tianjiao's cultivation level, refining this Gengjin was no easy task. At this moment, he could clearly feel Rat Tianjiao's exhaustion.

Of course, this is not entirely a bad thing for Rat Pride. Their clan has a rather special way of cultivating, and refining Gengjin, a precious second-order spirit ore, is actually a form of cultivation for them.

Hearing Jiang Chen's words and feeling his gaze, Rat Tianjiao became even happier.

"It's not hard work, it's nothing."

With his chest puffed out, Rat Tianjiao declared that refining Geng metal was just a piece of cake and not worth mentioning.

Looking at this arrogant little rat, Jiang Chen shook his head. This guy really cares a lot about his reputation.

"Get some rest."

With his divine soul power circulating, Jiang Chen patted Rat Tianjiao's head.

At this moment, Rat Tianjiao could no longer suppress his exhaustion and fell asleep immediately.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen's expression remained gentle.

"Compared to before, after studying the souls of those demons on Five Immortals Mountain, my bird-taming technique has improved."

As thoughts raced through his mind, Jiang Chen stroked the fur of the arrogant rat. Just now, he had used the art of taming birds to guide the rat's mind, stirring up its weariness and putting it into a deep sleep. In this state, its mind could be relaxed to the greatest extent.

"My original purpose in creating the Taming Bird was actually to further develop the spirituality of demons, so that they could be enlightened. After all, although demons have the advantage of bloodline, their spirituality is often obscured and they are not as good as human cultivators."

"The most obvious manifestation is that the demons are clearly lacking in creativity. Not only do they tend to be conservative in their main cultivation techniques, but they are also very bad at mastering various arts and crafts."

"Many demons are able to grow up not because they are talented, but more because they inherit a powerful bloodline. Of course, bloodline itself is also a kind of aptitude, but relying on bloodline naturally means being restricted by it. At a certain point, it will be completely locked down."

"Most demons, apart from their bloodline inheritance, find it difficult to learn other spells and supernatural abilities, which leads to many demons having natural and irreparable defects."

With his mind in turmoil, in the deepest, most relaxed state of sleep, Jiang Chen attempted to transmit his insights into weapon crafting to the depths of Rat Prodigy's mind.

The Gold-Gnawing Rat clan cultivates the energy of metal fusion and is skilled at finding spiritual ores, making them natural talents for weapon crafting. Unfortunately, demons are often dull-witted, and few Gold-Gnawing Rats learn the true methods of weapon crafting; their speed in studying these spells is simply too slow.

At this moment, as if sensing the change in its own soul, the sleeping Rat Pride suddenly frowned. However, perhaps sensing a familiar aura, its frown was quickly smoothed out.

However, as time passed and Jiang Chen infused more and more insights into weapon crafting, Rat Prodigy's dormant soul began to stir.

Upon noticing this change, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Have you reached your limit?"

Realizing something, Jiang Chen stopped what he was doing.

The next instant, as Jiang Chen withdrew his hand, Rat Pride's restless soul slowly returned to calm.

Seeing this, after observing for a moment and confirming that there were no problems, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time he had used the Bird Taming Technique. Although the effect had not yet fully met expectations, it was already quite good that he had succeeded.

"The Gold-Gnawing Rat clan is naturally suited for weapon crafting. I'm guiding you into the field, hoping you can give me a surprise."

With a single thought, Jiang Chen communicated with Tao Yao and sent Rat Pride into the Spirit Cave.

If it is proven that the art of taming birds is truly effective, he can then guide the Rat Prodigy in his cultivation. In return, he will also receive some feedback and gain insight into the deepest secrets of the demon.

In terms of weapon crafting alone, although he has some talent and achievements, he is by no means a peerless genius. If he relies solely on himself, his progress will slow down after a certain point. If he wants to go further, he will need some assistance.

Of course, most importantly, if the method of taming birds is truly feasible, then he might actually be able to transform the mist dragon from a blank soul into a real being similar to an avatar, allowing the mist dragon to truly possess the ability to cultivate itself after a certain degree of instruction.

Instead of the way things are now, where his consciousness often needs to intervene to take control of everything.

"The method of taming birds is more of an auxiliary technique than a means of killing. If I really want to deal with demons, I need to figure out a new method."

"I do have some clues about this now; the souls of those demons were not wasted after all."

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Jiang Chen took out the dragon fishing rod.

"The dragon fishing rod is specifically designed to catch dragon species. Some of its mysteries are actually of great value to me to understand. Combined with the fishing technique, it should be able to meet my needs."

With an idea in mind, Jiang Chen multitasked with Tao Yao, merging his own true energy with hers while simultaneously comprehending the mysteries of the Dragon Fishing Rod and developing new divine soul techniques.

(End of this chapter)