Cultivation begins with forming a bond with a spirit bee.

Qu Ye made this decision after considering other factors as well.

When he first encountered the Jade Spirit Bee, he did not carefully verify the pattern of how the Beast Skin Book absorbed talents.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he also wanted to find out if he could extract the talent if the other party's corpse was not by his side.

But when Qu Ye squatted down and carefully examined the Ironback Wolf's injuries, a dramatic scene unfolded.

Ironback Wolf, as its name suggests, has relatively prominent back defense, but its belly is a different story.

I was so focused on the brown bear that I didn't examine the wolf's injuries properly.

He now discovered that the wolf had not only lost too much blood, but the wound on its abdomen from the brown bear's claws had also spread deep into its internal organs.

As the blood flowed out, tiny fragments of internal organs could even be vaguely seen.

His right hind leg is still injured, with a severe fracture of the femur, and his entire leg is limp and paralyzed on the ground.

The injuries were more serious than I had imagined.

"No, this..."

Qu Ye felt somewhat helpless.

Plans can't keep up with changes, and he felt that he probably couldn't save the Ironback Wolf.

Even the most experienced healers in the market would likely be helpless to treat such an injury.

Not to mention that Qu Ye only had two first-grade low-level muscle-regenerating pills and some ordinary hemostatic powders.

I'll exclude the one I need to use to heal my injuries.

Even if all the remaining resources were used on this wolf, it would still be a drop in the ocean.

For a moment, Qu Ye didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or feel disappointed.

He was worried that if he cured the Ironback Wolf, the wolf might not appreciate it and would run away, and he wouldn't be able to extract its talent after it died.

Wouldn't that be a complete waste of resources?

Now it's all good, I don't have to worry about these things anymore.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

After thinking it over, Qu Ye decided to give it a try, and if it didn't work, then so be it.

He took out some hemostatic powder from his storage bag and used his magic to apply it to the wound on the wolf's belly.

However, if the wound area is too large, the hemostatic powder may be washed out by the blood before it can take effect.

Qu Ye frowned, took out a strip of cloth, pressed the hemostatic powder firmly, wrapped it around several times, and barely managed to stop the gushing blood.

Then came the broken bones.

Since the broken bone didn't cause any obvious wounds, he had to take another strip of cloth and fumble around to fix the bone in place.

After doing all this, seeing that the Ironback Wolf was still barely breathing and showed no signs of waking up, Qu Ye patted his storage bag again and took out a Muscle Regeneration Pill.

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.

Even if it can't be saved, the value of an entire Ironback Wolf corpse far exceeds that of a single Muscle Regeneration Pill.

With a flick of his finger, Qu Ye sent the Muscle Regeneration Pill flying precisely into the Ironback Wolf's mouth.

At the same time, he used his magic to raise the wolf's head, and the Ironback Wolf's throat moved subconsciously, allowing the pill to be successfully delivered into its stomach.

However, at this point, the Ironback Wolf was no longer able to dissolve the pill on its own, so Qu Ye channeled his magic power to help it absorb the medicinal power.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the medicinal effects had permeated the entire body of the Ironback Wolf, and the wound on its abdomen gradually stopped bleeding under the combined effect of the hemostatic powder.

The wolf's breathing became more stable; although its breath was still weak, it was no longer worsening.

Qu Ye stood aside, took out a muscle-regenerating pill and swallowed it, treating his internal injuries while waiting quietly.

A moment later, perhaps because the situation had improved, the Ironback Wolf felt the pain. It let out a low whimper and slowly opened its eyes.

The Ironback Wolf has awakened.

Its eyes were cloudy, and it turned its head to look at Qu Ye. The two stared at each other for a few moments.

Although the Ironback Wolf is not as intelligent as a human, it is still smarter than most first-tier monsters.

It could clearly sense that the human in front of it had no ill intentions, and that its injuries were under control.

It struggled to get up, but after a while, the sharp pain in its hind legs caused it to fall to the ground again.

He lay on the ground, panting heavily.

Qu Ye looked at the scene before him and was secretly amazed.

The vitality of demonic beasts is indeed formidable. If it were a human cultivator without special means of survival, such injuries would have already led to their demise.

However, he also knew that the muscle-regenerating pill could at most keep the other party alive.

The Ironback Wolf now is merely at the end of its rope, a last gasp before it dies.

At that moment, the Ironback Wolf caught a glimpse of a pile of scattered skeletons in the distance.

It somehow found the strength to stand up and walk toward the remains of the brown bear.

Qu Ye followed silently behind.

Ironback Wolf approached the skeleton, lowered its head to sniff the bones, and a hint of hatred flashed in its cloudy eyes.

Then, it bit into the skeleton, snapped the bone in its mouth, and swallowed it.

After doing all this, it raised its head, let out a long howl with its last bit of strength, and then slowly lowered its head to the ground.

The breath dissipated like the wind.

Just as the Ironback Wolf died, Qu Ye noticed the beast skin book in his sea of ​​consciousness tremble.

"You bet right!"

He had no time to lament the death of the Ironback Wolf; he immediately checked the animal skin book.

The animal-hide book slowly turned its pages, passing the jade spirit bee, and arrived at the second blank page.

A blurry image slowly appeared on it.

In the scene, a wounded Ironback Wolf lies on the ground, turning its head to look at someone, its eyes revealing a complex, human-like expression.

After a long while, the image froze.

But Qu Ye did not choose to wait. Instead, he controlled the Jade Spirit Bees to patrol around the wolf corpse, and used his lightness technique to run away into the distance.

He wanted to test whether the absence of the corpse of the bonded beast would affect the acquisition of his talent.

After running some distance, he looked back, but could no longer see the swarm of bees or the wolf carcasses.

Qu Ye then stopped, used his divine sense to observe the surroundings, and after confirming that there was no one else, he sank his divine sense into his sea of ​​consciousness to quietly observe the changes in the animal skin book.

Once away from the wolf carcass, the scene of the open animal skin book remained still, seemingly without any movement.

However, he could sense a subtle Daoist aura lingering around the animal skin book, which gradually deepened over time.

Qu Ye's expression shifted.

He estimated that, based on the current rate of growth of Daoist charm, it would take at least ten more days to reach the level of the Jade Spirit Bee he had formed a bond with back then.

In other words, whether a corpse is nearby or not will not affect the acquisition of the talent; it will just make the waiting time much longer.

This undoubtedly reduces some of the limitations, as he no longer has to face the predicament of not being able to find the corpse of his target.

After completing the test, Qu Ye returned to the wolf corpse.

As he approached, a great deal of Daoist energy began to emanate from the corpse, echoing the beast-hide book.

This was the second thing he wanted to test.

Will the Daoist aura be detected by other creatures?

He guided the swarm of bees to the air above the wolf carcass, released the control, and observed the actions of the bees.

The swarm of bees flew around in all directions, completely oblivious to the surrounding Daoist energy.

Several worker bees passed through the Daoist rhythm without being affected in the slightest, as if they were not in the same space-time as the Daoist rhythm.

Qu Ye observed for a while longer, and only withdrew his divine sense after confirming that the bee swarm did not react to the Daoist rhyme.

He silently admonished himself:

"Although the bee swarm cannot detect the Daoist aura, we still need to be careful in the future. We should hide as much as possible to avoid being discovered by high-level cultivators."

After completing both tests, Qu Ye sat down cross-legged and looked expectantly at the Ironback Wolf.

He had thought that the second talent would have to wait for the Fierce Cloud Steed to provide it, but unexpectedly, it was realized by this wolf.

Now it all depends on what kind of talent this Ironback Wolf can bring me.