Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 56 Initial Success in Beast Taming
"Alright! Alright! The meat is cooked. Come and eat first, then practice!" Huang Rong called out as Cha Nan performed the Wuqiu Palm for the third time.

The aroma had already made everyone's mouths water, and now that Huang Rong was calling them, they couldn't resist any longer and gathered around.

Huang Rong first used a knife to cut off some of the slightly charred parts and gave them to the carnivorous magical beasts who were eagerly watching. Then she wrapped the Zixia deer meat and the grass-wild pig meat in leaves and cut them into small pieces about the thickness of a finger, distributing a few pieces to each person.

Cha Nan and Guo Fu received the most, followed by Guo Jing, then Shui Mu Yin Ji and Qi Shaoshang. Shi Shugang was still busy with his mischievous cat and didn't come over. At Cha Nan's signal, Guo Fu sent some over.

This is a talented individual. If he can successfully tame the mythical beast without relying on the Paluk, it will greatly benefit the construction of Yu Chanan's base.

In a sense, Shi Shugang's importance even surpasses that of great masters like Guo Jing and Shui Mu Yin Ji.

After all, as Cha Nan develops his skills, he will eventually be able to truly subdue more people, but there are not many people in the martial arts world who have the ability to tame beasts.

As for Yun Zhonghe... he only got a few pieces of roasted pork offal and a small amount of pork ribs.

Although Huang Rong did not recognize Yun Zhonghe's identity, the very nature of a guy like Yun Zhonghe already revealed that he was not a good person.

Although Huang Rong wasn't morally fastidious, how could she possibly be pleasant to those who were clearly evil?

Giving Yun Zhonghe some meat was already a favor, thanks to Cha Nan.

The meat of the mythical beast is already highly nutritious, and with the addition of campfire technology for cooking, it has been given even more restorative properties. Ignoring the scalding heat, Cha Nan swallowed two pieces of roasted meat and felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring. The speed of his newly generated internal energy circulation also increased slightly, and strands of essence were refined into internal energy, flowing into his dantian like rivers flowing into the sea.

The Heavenly One Divine Skill can extract energy from the essence of food, just like ordinary internal energy cultivation, and store it in the dantian as internal force. It can also condense essence from the water vapor of heaven and earth and transform it into internal force for storage.

However, the meat of the mythical beast is highly nourishing, and the essence it contains far surpasses the essence of water vapor from ordinary places.

After enjoying a barbecue, Cha Nan's internal strength improved again, saving him almost half a month of hard work.

Unfortunately, it's impossible to eat like this every meal, at least not now. Although his meridians and acupoints have been expanded and his aptitude has been improved, his foundation is still weak. Eating too much nourishing food and not being able to digest it in time will instead cause some kind of meridian blockage.

Just like the legendary Nine Yang Meridians and Nine Aperture Yin Meridians, they are actually just a natural meridian or acupoint where there is an excess of certain types of energy that cannot be digested on its own, resulting in blockages. This makes the body weak, even making it difficult to practice martial arts and shortening lifespan.

However, it seems that Cha Nan might need to find an internal energy cultivation method that aids digestion and absorption, such as the Iron-Chewing Technique.

After finishing his meal, Cha Nan squinted at Huang Rong and said with a smile, "Madam Guo! The seniors have taught me a thing or two. I wonder what you plan to teach me?"

Cha Nan could easily understand now that tonight's lesson was organized and planned by Huang Rong. He certainly benefited the most, but he also suffered quite a bit.

Now that he's suffered, he wants even more benefits.

"Your internal strength will be taught by Sister Jellyfish, and as for martial arts, Brother Jing will teach you the rest of the Nine Yin Manual. You shouldn't have any weaknesses. However... since you've asked, I'll teach you one more skill!" Huang Rong said with a smile. Although she was over forty, her face was rosy, and in the firelight, she still had a youthful charm.

Shuimu Yinji sat to the side, her eyes glued to Huang Rong, unable to tear herself away. Guo Jing got up, brought a handful of firewood and put it into the fire, then took the opportunity to sit between the two women, separating Shuimu Yinji from Huang Rong.

"This is a finger technique, which can be considered as making up for some of the shortcomings of the Nine Yin Manual," Huang Rong continued.

Cha Nan was secretly delighted upon hearing this. Could it be that Huang Rong was going to teach him the martial art he longed for the most among all the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island?
"Could it be...!" Cha Nan couldn't help but ask.

“That’s right, it’s the Finger Flicking Divine Skill!” Huang Rong replied.

"Huh? Oh!" Cha Nan's expression froze slightly, and her smile became forced.

Huang Rong noticed the strange look on Cha Nan's face and asked in confusion, "The martial arts of my Peach Blossom Island are famous throughout the world, but we are best known for our Finger Flicking Skill and the Azure Sea Tide Melody. You seem dissatisfied?"

"No! No! I'm very satisfied!" Cha Nan said, contradicting himself.

"The Finger Flicking Skill is both a finger technique and a hidden weapon technique. When one's skill is weak, one can use pebbles, leaves, and branches as hidden weapons, flicking them with the fingers. Even from ten feet away, they have the power to break bones. Once one's skill is fully developed, it is entirely driven by finger strength, with countless variations, making it impossible to defend against." Huang Rong introduced the Finger Flicking Skill of Peach Blossom Island, trying to remind Cha Nan how ungrateful he was.

She planned to teach the Finger Flicking Skill to Cha Nan because although the Nine Yin Manual contained various martial arts moves, it had a weakness in long-range attacks, which the Finger Flicking Skill could make up for.

Cha Nan also suppressed her previous restlessness, thinking that she might be able to learn the finger technique she missed from Guo Fu later, so she no longer regretted it and sincerely said, "Thank you, Madam Guo!"

Just as he was about to say a few more words of thanks to ease the awkwardness, he heard Uncle Shi, who was not far away, suddenly shout: "It's done! It's done! I did it!"

After saying that, he suddenly opened the cage that was holding the mischievous cat.

Then, the mischievous cat, who had been kept on its last breath, crawled out of its cage. Instead of looking at the roasted meat that was right in front of it, it first kowtowed to Uncle Shi, then stared at Uncle Shi with longing eyes and meowed.

Uncle Shi patted the mischievous cat's head and then tentatively touched its belly. The mischievous cat cooperated by turning its belly over so that Uncle Shi could rub it vigorously.

Uncle Shi's smile widened. He grabbed a piece of roasted meat, took two bites of it, chewed it thoroughly, and then handed the rest to the mischievous cat.

After obtaining Uncle Shi's permission, the mischievous cat began to eat, wolfing down its food while continuing to meow from time to time.

Cha Nan got up and walked over, asking in a low voice, "How was it? Tamed it? Now that you have experience, how long do you plan to take to tame the next mischievous cat?"

Uncle Shi shook his head and said, "I don't plan to tame any more mischievous cats. This one is enough. Next, I will strengthen its training to make it the strongest mischievous cat, and then let it tame and manage other wild mischievous cats."

"Even the most skilled animal trainer cannot completely control every wild beast; the only one we need to tame and manage is the leader."

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan thought to herself, "What kind of outsourcing is this?"

Shi Shugang is his Palu, and the tamed mischievous cat is Shi Shugang's slave beast. If this mischievous cat has its own tribe in the future, wouldn't that be a typical example of outsourcing again and again?
(End of this chapter)