Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 78 Examination of Savage Beasts

"Yes, we do have some, but they're not for sale to the public; they're only for use within the clan." Manager Liu was taken aback for a moment, then continued, "However, since you are a distinguished guest, if you can do another business with our shop, we might as well give you one as a gift."

A moment later, Lin Changheng was escorted out of the Spirit Fox Pavilion.

A spirit beast pouch appeared on the left side of his waist beneath the green robe, containing a beast egg that lay quietly inside; corresponding to the storage pouch on the other side, there were also two brand-new jade slips and a jade tablet.

Contrary to his outward composure, Lin Changheng was secretly thrilled by the windfall.

The thrill was even greater than the pleasure of finding a genuine antique on a street full of rare and precious items in my previous life.

As usual, after wandering around the streets to avoid any possible unwanted attention, Lin Changheng finally arrived at the Immortal Inn, wearing a new black robe.

Using a magic spell to break the isolation array that came with the guest room, Lin Changheng immediately took out a new turtle egg and placed it on the ground.

"I hope you don't disappoint me."

Before giving the spirit stone, Lin Changheng had asked Manager Liu about the mother turtle that laid the eggs, and the answer he received was "late stage of first rank".

After the turtle was discovered, it was easily killed by the Foundation Establishment senior, whose divine sense detected the beast egg in the cave.

This also suggests that the hostile monster that released the poison was probably not a second-tier monster, otherwise why would it need to use poison?

As long as the poison is not of the second rank, Lin Changheng is confident that he can use the [Poison-Dissolving Demon Technique] to completely neutralize it.

The animal egg was restored to health.

"Let's check it out first!"

With a sharp look in his eyes, Lin Changheng carefully placed his hand on the surface of the beast egg's green shell and used his magic to examine the egg's condition.

The situation is indeed not good.

The life force in the egg shrinks drastically, and it is attacked by toxins. It must hatch as soon as possible, or an antidote must be tried.

Otherwise, in another six months or so, the life inside this beast egg will probably perish.

"Come."

Knowing the situation was clear, Lin Changheng did not remove his hand from the eggshell, but began to use the Poison-Dissolving Demon Technique. Instantly, a pure and spiritual energy gathered in his body again and slowly flowed into the beast egg along with his magic power.

In his perception, the ferocious toxin in the egg was like a bone-deep ailment, spreading rampantly within the egg. However, as his magical power penetrated, the external toxin gradually melted away, like ice and snow meeting the sun.

"efficient."

Lin Changheng's spirits lifted, and he continued to delve deeper into the magic to neutralize the poison.

Before long, the originally chaotic and weak life force within the beast egg began to slowly calm down like a trickle, following the purifying intent of the [Demon Poison Removal Technique].

Another incense stick's time has passed.
Lin Changheng voluntarily withdrew his demonic magic, already showing signs of weakness.

This method ultimately relies on magical power as its foundation and mental strength as its support. It is a slow and meticulous process that cannot be crudely cleansed, which has led to his current mental exhaustion and depletion of magical power.

The condition of the eggs stabilized and stopped deteriorating.

"If it happens three or four more times, it will be completely resolved, the remaining toxins will be removed, and the egg will be able to hatch normally as before."

Lin Changheng put the beast eggs back into his spirit beast bag and collapsed onto the bed, feeling completely satisfied.

This is a spirit beast of the [Mysterious Spirit Bloodline] level that even Foundation Establishment cultivators covet and desire, and now it will fall into his hands.

However, if his methods were not effective, this beast egg would be beyond saving, even by a great power or a god!
"Therefore, this beast rightfully belongs to me!"

Lin Changheng's eyes lit up.

He then took out the Beast Taming Jade Token, which he had used to form contracts and control spirit beasts after hatching the tortoise beast. After examining and playing with it for a while, he finally fell into a deep sleep.

……

In the dead of night, the darkness was as thick as ink, with only a few remaining stars breathing through the gaps in the clouds.

Lin Changheng woke up on the bed, full of energy, and took out his newly acquired "Study of Savage Monsters and Spirit Beasts" from his storage bag.

According to Manager Liu, it was created by a cultivator from the Liu family based on an ancient book, with additions and deletions.

However, Lin Changheng was also required to make a promise not to divulge this book. Lin Changheng immediately opened it and found that it recorded more than 800 known wild monsters and spirit beasts.

Some sections are more detailed, introducing the beast's name, appearance, habits, strength, evaluation, etc., and include pictures, allowing readers to get a glimpse of its form.

Some only have a name and an image, with no other information, and even the evaluation is just the word "escape"!

This one looks extremely fierce; if you encounter it, you have no choice but to run.

Lin Changheng quickly found the record of the Fire Crow.

It was extremely detailed, even recording the sorcery they knew.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and continued looking—

"Breath of Flames" and "Beak Strike in Leaping Movement".

The "fire control" talent, one of the three great demon beast talents of the Treasure Seed Spirit Stealing, did not appear.

Lin Changheng thought about it again and realized that it made sense. After all, fire control is not something that can be directly seen with the naked eye, so it is naturally difficult to record artificially, and therefore the lack of such records is reasonable.

I continued to look at several more monsters and made comparisons.

Lin Changheng also came to a conclusion:
This "Study of Savage Monsters and Spirit Beasts" has some credibility and accuracy, but since it is a human-made "study," it is normal for it to have some omissions and limitations, and this should be recognized.

Even after countless revisions of textbooks by experts in previous lives, errors were still occasionally discovered. How much more so this classic text?

Learn from it, but don't blindly follow or believe it.

He set the tone.

Then go directly to the place where the [Fire-tailed Golden Rat] is recorded.

This [Turbid Essence Blood] is used to refine the Blazing Breath Pill. It can be obtained from the Xu family, but the inferior pills are controlled by others and there are not enough of them. Therefore, they have not been able to seize the spirit, for fear of occupying the seed position.

"With this 'Study of Savage Monsters and Spirit Beasts,' we can learn about them before deciding whether to seize their spirits."

Lin Changheng simply glanced at it.

Then she was slightly surprised.

This [Fire-Tailed Golden Rat] was originally a rat-like monster with both metal and fire elements.

Moreover, this text clearly records three types of sorcery of the Fire-Tailed Golden Rat:

"Limb hardening", "Fire tail and flame waves", "Spiritual tracking"!
These are metal-based and fire-based magic arts, as well as innate magic arts developed from the habits of rodent-like monsters.

"It's alright."

Lin Changheng gave his evaluation.

Although it is unknown which three types of demon beast talents will be extracted when the Yuan Ding absorbs the essence blood, the deviation will not be too large, and at least they will all be usable.

In particular, "limb stiffness" can be used for self-protection and also has other uses.

"Now I can focus on acquiring the Spirit-Seizing [Fire-Tailed Golden Rat]. Once I return to my clan, I'll find that alchemist, pay a price, and make a deal with him. I must get the task of disposing of the inferior pills no matter what."

"As for the reason... ha, you're already a mid-grade alchemist, what reason do you need?"

Lin Changheng chuckled to himself, realizing he had been overly cautious.

If someone is cautious and meticulous before becoming a mid-grade alchemist, and continues to be so after becoming a mid-grade alchemist, wouldn't it be a waste of their advancement to mid-grade alchemist?

On Xu's small plot of land, as a guest advisor, he could relax a bit more.

……

A day later.

Lin Changheng changed his attire again, returning to his usual black robe and bamboo hat, and went to the Spirit Fox Beast Pavilion once more.

(End of this chapter)