You're just a single demon beast? I have a whole army of beast tamers!

The next morning, Qin entered the space and was pleasantly surprised to find that after a night of rest and nourishment from the eggs, both beasts had undergone significant changes.

The carapace of the tidal bore turtle seemed to have a slightly brighter sheen.

But the little fox changed even more.

Although still thin, his gray fur seemed a little cleaner and smoother, and his breathing became steady and strong.

When her icy blue eyes opened, they held less of their lifelessness and gained a lively, spirited quality.

When he looked at Qin Shou, although he still carried some arrogance, there was no longer any resistance.

"It seems that the demonic beast's bloodline was detected upon entering this space for the first time, and it even received a perfect healing!"

With a relatively sufficient feed reserve, Qin Shou decided to expand production.

He increased the number of strong chickens from five to ten, and the number of golden pheasants from one to five.

However, he did not blindly expand; he maintained this scale.

It can ensure a certain level of output while keeping feed consumption within a reasonable range.

He can't possibly run to the market or ask the manager to buy large quantities of feed every day; that would be too suspicious.

The newly added chickens can be incubated directly in the space using the fertilized eggs stored previously, which is extremely low-cost.

For the next two weeks, Qin Shou's life entered a state of routine that was almost monotonous.

Every morning without fail, he would go to Lingji Peak to complete his mission, and after noon he would immediately return to his cave to cultivate in seclusion.

He even indulged in the luxury of spending every day in the space.

Boil twenty colorful eggs.

Eat ten by yourself.

The other ten were crushed and fed to the increasingly energetic little fox.

The tidal bore turtles continue to eat the eggs of the strong, healthy ones.

Then, within the space, he activated the "Azure Wave Beast Taming Technique," striving to refine the pure spiritual energy within the spirit egg.

The Five-Colored Brocade Egg truly lives up to its reputation as a mid-grade first-tier spiritual item; although the spiritual power contained in a single egg is far less than that of a medicinal pill...

However, it is gentle and easily absorbed with almost no side effects. After taking ten pills a day, his cultivation steadily progressed towards the fifth level of Qi Refining.

During this time, he took the Spirit Nourishing Pill.

Once the pill entered the stomach, its pure medicinal power dissolved, and its effect on promoting cultivation growth was indeed remarkable, far exceeding the total effect of more than a dozen five-colored brocade eggs.

But what followed was a slight feeling of stagnation in the meridians and a slight burning sensation from the lingering erysipelas.

He had to spend extra time practicing his internal energy cultivation to slowly expel the toxins.

"No wonder everyone says that pills should not be taken frequently, as erysipelas accumulation is a serious problem."

Although the spirit egg is slower, it is safe and pure.

Qin Beast had a firsthand experience.

In the past two weeks, he and Luo Song have had much less communication.

Luo Song would occasionally tease him: "Junior Brother Qin, are you possessed?"

Staying cooped up in the cave all day, barely saying a word, you'll turn into a wooden doll.

Qin Shou could only smile and reply perfunctorily, "I just broke through and want to take the time to consolidate my strength."

Two weeks later, Qin Shou discovered a new situation.

The first five strong chickens raised began to lay fewer eggs, and eventually almost stopped laying eggs altogether.

"His lifespan and egg-laying period have come to an end."

Qin Beast understood.

Strong chickens have short lifespans and their peak production period is only a few years. Considering the accelerated time in space, it's only a dozen days in the outside world.

Without any regret, he immediately replenished the number of newly hatched chicks, maintaining the number of Mighty Chickens at ten.

As for the five retired, strong chickens, he dealt with them directly.

The four remained on the black earth of the space, allowing it to transform into spiritual energy and be absorbed by the blue sphere.

The fattest one was taken out and shared with the little fox, who can now hop around a bit, as part of a roasted spirit chicken feast.

Tide turtle?

It continues its egg feast, but there's no meat to eat for now.

For the past two weeks, Qin Shou has been incredibly busy.

Ten strong chickens, with their egg production accelerated a hundredfold and given ample feed, have an astonishingly high egg-laying efficiency, averaging fifty to sixty eggs per chicken per day.

After half a month, the total output has approached eight thousand pieces!

But the vast majority of these eight thousand eggs ended up in the bellies of the Tide-Water Turtle and the Mystic Ice Spirit Fox.

The latter, in particular, has an increasing appetite as their body recovers and they grow.

They only eat cooked eggs or foods that have undergone specific processing.

Qin Beast himself consumes more than a dozen Five-Colored Brocade Eggs every day.

In the end, Lizhuang had only about three thousand eggs left, which filled his newly bought storage bag.

The five golden pheasants lay a total of about fifty eggs per day.

I accumulated seven or eight hundred in half a month.

However, most of them were consumed by the Qin beasts and foxes, who occasionally ate them as a treat, leaving only about a hundred coins.

Looking at the mountain of spirit eggs piled up in his storage bag, Qin Shou let out a long sigh of relief.

"The cycle has been initially established."

The next step is to find a safer way to monetize these spirit eggs.

To acquire more resources, especially... the ice-attribute resources the little fox needs!

After half a month of secluded cultivation and frantic chicken raising, Qin Shou had already exhausted the batch of feed worth several dozen spirit stones he had on hand.

He even bought quite a lot from Manager Wang.

There is still some feed left for the golden pheasants, but the feed for the strong chickens is completely gone.

Maintaining the current scale requires continuous investment, making the move to Fangshi imperative.

After completing the mission at Lingji Peak today, he found Luo Dashan again, paid a spirit stone for the journey, and joined the group heading to the market.

Luo Song did not accompany them this time. He still had the resources he had purchased last time and planned to stay on the peak to cultivate.

Upon stepping into the Beast Market again, Qin Shou's mindset was vastly different from what it had been half a month ago.

The initial nervousness and financial strain of being a newcomer had lessened.

The two bulging storage bags at his waist, both filled with eggs, were his greatest source of confidence for this trip.

He did not go to Lingyuxuan again.

Although the last transaction went fairly well...

But Qin Shou knew the principle of "not putting all your eggs in one basket."

Frequent and large-volume sales of the same type of items to the same store,

It could easily attract unnecessary attention.

He turned into another, slightly quieter street and found a shop called Rare Birds Pavilion.

It's slightly smaller than Lingyuxuan, but it still looks clean and tidy.

This time, he first tentatively took out five hundred strong eggs.

"Shopkeeper, do you buy eggs? The quality is about the same."

Qin Shou spoke calmly.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman with a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation. Upon hearing this, she carefully examined the sample and offered the same price: six spirit stones per piece.

Five hundred eggs, the shopkeeper rounded down the price, and he got eighty-four spirit stones in return.

Hundreds of eggs, worth tens of spirit stones.

This is a normal trading volume for a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator and shouldn't attract attention.

However, if several thousand are thrown out at once, it will easily attract attention, even in the Beast Market.

Shipments must be distributed in a decentralized manner.

For the next hour or so, Qin Beast moved between several shops in different areas of the market that mainly or secondarily sold spirit bird products.

Baiyulou, Lingsifang, Shanhuohang...

He sold between three and five hundred pieces each time.

The excuses have also changed slightly; sometimes they say they're helping several fellow disciples with it.

Sometimes it is said to be the accumulation of its own small-scale breeding.

When the last of the strong eggs in the storage bag was emptied, he had sold a total of more than 3,200 eggs, which earned him a hefty 520 low-grade spirit stones!