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Chapter 86 Second-Tier Green Horned Ox [Please continue reading]

Tianxuan City, the market street.

"Fellow Daoist, how about trading this Heavenly Spirit Fruit?"

After arriving at the stall of a cultivator wearing a bamboo hat, Lin Chang'an stepped forward to inquire.

"Senior, this is a Heavenly Spirit Fruit. I only wish to trade for Foundation Establishment materials or mid-grade spirit stones."

Upon seeing that the visitor was a Foundation Establishment senior, the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator's tone softened considerably.

The Heavenly Spirit Fruit is one of the foundation-building materials, and it is also very beneficial for spirit beasts like the Green Horned Ox when breaking through.

"Trading foundation materials."

Lin Chang'an sighed inwardly, realizing how similar this was to his own experience when he was preparing the foundation-building materials, except that he had overcome the challenges.

"Although the Heavenly Spirit Fruit is extraordinary, it is not enough to exchange for these two spiritual herbs of mine."

Lin Chang'an also took out the Rainbow Grass and the Spirit-Protecting Grass, both of which he had previously exchanged with the Zhou family.

Comparatively speaking, the Heavenly Spirit Fruit is more suitable for assisting the Green Horned Ox in its breakthrough, while these two spiritual herbs are more suitable for human cultivators.

"Rainbow Grass, Spirit-Protecting Grass!"

The person setting up the stall was clearly a cultivator who had been preparing for Foundation Establishment for a long time. When he saw Lin Chang'an take out the two spiritual herbs, he immediately showed excitement.

"Senior, I have two Heavenly Spirit Fruits here."

Sure enough, Lin Chang'an smiled upon hearing this. These spiritual fruits usually grow in groups of five or six on a single vine, so most of the spiritual fruits found in the Cloud Mist Mountains are in groups of three to five.

This knowledge is largely thanks to Zhou Bingyun's usual explanations.

"it is good."

Lin Chang'an did not hesitate. In terms of value, the two Heavenly Spirit Fruits were worth dozens of spirit stones more than his two spirit herbs.

However, for the man in the black hat who was preparing to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the value of these two spiritual herbs was clearly much higher.

This is a matter of each getting what they need.

"Senior, walk slowly."

The black-clad, straw-hatted monk watched the senior leave with a fawning smile, then turned and packed up his stall, disappearing into the crowd in a hurry.

……

Return to the cave.

As soon as Lin Chang'an entered, the Green Horned Ox, which was soaking in the pool and basking in the sun, immediately sniffed the water and its eyes widened in surprise.

The next moment, it mooed and hurriedly came out of the pool to greet its owner.

"Moo!"

Seeing the Green Horned Ox, which was even taller than him, yet had a fawning expression, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You idiot, you really have a dog's nose."

The green-horned ox had clearly smelled the scent of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit on his hands.

According to the Zhou family of Beast Taming, all things have spirits, and demon beasts become exceptionally sensitive when they reach a critical period of breakthrough, especially for spiritual fruits and herbs that can help them break through, and will instinctively seek them out.

This is why cultivators sometimes manage to find bargains.

It's perfectly normal for monsters to fight and kill each other over territory, spiritual fruits and herbs, and even mating rights.

"Moo moo."

Clearly sensing the aura of the spiritual fruit that had led to its breakthrough, the Green Horned Ox became somewhat anxious, its hooves erratically flailing, and white breaths billowing from its nostrils.

However, this Green Horned Ox lived up to its superior bloodline, possessing extremely high intelligence. Its pair of large, copper bell-shaped eyes darted around and immediately fixed on Lin Chang'an with a fawning and honest expression.

"You silly goose, eat well these next few days and get yourself into top shape."

Lin Chang'an smiled and shook his head, stroking the soft fur of the Green Horned Ox, before leading it into the cave.

……

a few days later.

The Green Horned Ox had never enjoyed such treatment in the past few days. It was fed top-quality spiritual herbs, spirit-feeding pills, spiritual fruits, and spiritual spring water every day.

Lin Chang'an even prepared a special nest for the Green Horned Ox to break through to the next level inside his cave. His Foundation Establishment cave was enough to support the monster's breakthrough to the second level.

These past few days, the Qingjiao cattle have been looking incredibly well-fed, with glossy coats and in excellent condition.

"A premium beast spirit pill, and two heavenly spirit fruits to aid in the breakthrough. If this still fails, I'll stew you up later."

Lin Chang'an laughed and scolded, but he was still a little uneasy. After all, this was the first spirit pet he had raised, and it had grown up with him all the way. He didn't want any accidents to happen.

However, given the superior bloodline of the Green Horned Ox and its thorough preparations this time, the chances of it breaking through should be almost certain.

After all, even the Zhou family had never been so extravagant as to feed most of the spiritual herbs in their herb field to a single spirit beast. Lin Chang'an finished setting up the quasi-second-tier formation, the 'Wooden Armor Binding Spirit Formation,' and then retreated outside to act as a protector.

"Moo!"

Seemingly sensing that its master was protecting it, the Green Horned Ox let out two calls, then turned its head and revealed a longing look, swallowing two Heavenly Spirit Fruits in one gulp.

The Beast Spirit Pill, along with the jade bottle, was swallowed whole, and with a crunching sound, not even a crumb of the jade bottle was wasted.

Meanwhile, outside the formation, Lin Chang'an, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but twitch his eye and secretly shake his head, thinking, "Could it be that all spirit beasts break through to this level with such crudeness?"

Outside the formation, waiting for the medicine to take effect, Lin Chang'an could clearly see that the Green Horned Ox's aura surged, its eyes turned red, and white vapor spewed from its mouth and nose.

This is a breakthrough completely different from that of human cultivators.

The Green Horned Ox thrashed about restlessly, and finally began to charge and ram into the formation in a fit of rage.

The wooden armor binding spirit array, with its ever-emerging vines, was repeatedly torn apart by the rage of the Green Horned Bull, whose mooing was deafening.

……

a few days later.

Inside Lin Chang'an's cave, the spiritual energy was restless, but because it was the cave of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and was protected by an array, the impact was not significant.

At least the cultivators outside didn't notice anything, only Lin Chang'an inside the cave could clearly sense the restlessness of the spiritual energy.

At this moment, the 'Wooden Armor Binding Spirit Array' was in complete disarray. A powerful surge of magical energy swept through the area, but the white mist spewed from the Green Horned Ox's mouth and nose obscured the divine sense's detection.

"The Green Horned Ox, after breaking through to the second tier, can exhale smoke that bewitches the divine sense."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an, who was controlling the formation, couldn't help but marvel at how magical the white mist was. It could even conceal his divine sense, making it impossible for him to detect what was inside.

"I never expected the Spirit Eye to work at this time."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an activated his spiritual eye and was surprised to find that he was not blocked.

In other words, the white mist could only obscure his divine sense, but it could not stop his pupil technique.

"It seems I really underestimated the power of this spiritual eye to see through fog and stone."

【Spiritual Eye (Mastery 198/1000)】

After rediscovering the power of the Spirit Eye, Lin Chang'an realized that he had underestimated it. There were countless rare treasures and spirit beasts in the cultivation world that also possessed the ability to conceal divine sense.

For cultivators, divine sense is like eyes; without it, one is blind.

However, possessing a spiritual eye can prevent this from happening.

"We must take the Foundation Establishment Pills from before, as well as the effects that the Spirit Eye has played this time, very seriously."

Just after Lin Chang'an discovered the power of the Spirit Eye, the deep, resonant moo of the Green Horned Ox echoed from within the formation.

"Moo!"

As the white smoke dissipated, a piercingly bright blue-horned bull appeared. Its originally yellowish-brown fur was now even shinier and mixed with some light purple, and its body had also grown larger.

Its brownish-yellow eyes now revealed a look of ingratiation and dependence as it gazed at Lin Chang'an's figure.

"Moo..."

With its four hooves sprinting swiftly, it came straight to Lin Chang'an's side and mooed affectionately beside him.

"Not bad, looks like you, you simpleton, can keep me company for the rest of the way."

Lin Chang'an said with a laugh and a scolding tone, but his face was full of smiles.

The Green Horned Ox broke through to the second rank and had a lifespan of two hundred years. On the long road of cultivation, having an ox as a companion would alleviate much of the loneliness.

At this moment, he was filled with emotion and finally understood why many cultivators who had achieved success in their cultivation would gradually become indifferent to their former friends and companions.

There's no other reason than that I'm no longer an outsider, and more importantly, I don't want to experience too much joy and sorrow.

While you are still in your prime, striving to improve yourself, your spouse, relatives and friends grow old one by one, and even your children and grandchildren pass away in their old age.

These are all forms of suffering, but they are unavoidable on the path of cultivation.

"With my strength, plus a second-tier spirit pet, I'm afraid I can put up a fight against an ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator."

The advancement of the Green Horned Ox greatly increased Lin Chang'an's strength, and a smile appeared on his face. After all, in the current turbulent situation, every extra bit of strength to protect oneself meant an extra bit of safety.

"Next up are the magical artifacts!"

External items that enhance strength naturally include magical artifacts. At this moment, with a calm smile, Lin Chang'an took out the Green Bamboo Sword, as well as the sharp forelimbs and other parts he used to kill the Ironback Demon Mantis when preparing for Foundation Establishment from his storage bag.

With my own superior magic weapon, the Green Bamboo Sword, plus this material, I should be able to upgrade the Green Bamboo Sword again.

(End of this chapter)