ragginovel Chapter 41: The Gift!
Chapter 41: The Gift!
Qin Fang stepped out of the shop.
After glancing back at the shop, Qin Fang gave a wry smile and walked directly out of the market.
In the end, he still managed to buy the early-stage Foundation Establishment pangolin python from Zhongwu.
Even if you learn from the other party why they are selling this item.
So that's how it is~
This pangolin-scaled python had followed Zhongwu's father for many years and finally broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few years ago, becoming a great help to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
But about a year ago...
During one of his expeditions, Zhong's father encountered a life-or-death crisis and was about to perish at the hands of his enemies.
Left with no other choice, they had to summon the precious python and forcibly unleash most of its remaining potential, which barely allowed them to escape with their lives.
After this trip, the pangolin python was severely injured! Its potential was exhausted and its lifespan was greatly reduced.
Normally, the lifespan of a demon beast usually exceeds a thousand years, and some exotic demon beasts, even those with only the Foundation Establishment level of cultivation, can live for nearly ten thousand years!
This is why many cultivation families raise a guardian spirit beast.
Even after the clan elders pass away, these spirit beasts are preserved, adding to the heritage of future generations.
Initially, Zhongwu's father did indeed regard this rather mystical python as the guardian beast for the future of the family.
However, human calculations were no match for fate, and ultimately the beast's life was cut short.
Even afterward, the Zhong father and son tried various methods, but still couldn't cure the python, and in desperation...
That's how the scene of Zhongwu selling the beast came about.
Of course!
Saying that a demon beast is about to die only applies relative to other spirit beasts.
This pangolin python has at least another hundred years to live and is not in danger of dying anytime soon.
With only eighty or ninety years left to live, it wouldn't be of much use to the Chung father and son.
The best solution, of course, is to sell it and exchange it for spirit stones.
Because of the restrictions of Spirit Beast Mountain, they could not dispose of the beast inside the mountain... Therefore, after discovering that Qin Fang intended to buy the spirit beast, Zhong Wu set his sights on Qin Fang.
Stepping outside the market area.
Qin Fang glanced casually at the void, and finding nothing threatening, he immediately summoned the Yellow Maple Valley artifact and took to the air.
This magical artifact from Yellow Maple Valley is almost standard equipment for disciples in the Qi Refining stage, and its escape speed isn't particularly fast.
Although Qin Fang successfully advanced to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he was in a hurry to go out and buy a usable spirit beast, so he didn't have enough time to find a flying magic weapon for himself.
However, there are certainly advantages as well!
This creature isn't fast, but it's inconspicuous, which perfectly suits the desire for discreet travel.
...a few days later.
On a desolate mountain, a green beam of light slowly landed on the mountaintop; it was Qin Fang, who had just left the Spirit Beast Mountain Market.
"This will do!"
"A secluded place...and there's not a single cultivator around, perfect!"
After looking around, Qin Fang discovered a narrow crevice between the rocks, just big enough for one person to pass through.
Taking out a mid-grade longsword, Qin Fang stepped into the crevice.
More than half an hour later...
Qin Fang then created a temporary cave dwelling, several meters in size and extremely well hidden.
Everything is over.
Qin Fang did not rush to act, but instead sat cross-legged in the center of the cave and began to close his eyes to recover his magical power.
What he was about to do was extremely important. There might be some unexpected situations, so he naturally had to get himself back to his best condition.
Time flew by, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye!
Qin Fang slowly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, clearly indicating that both his magical power and mental state had returned to their peak.
"Phew~"
Qin Fang let out a soft breath and patted the seemingly inconspicuous cloth bag at his waist.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
In an instant, a giant python, several meters long, appeared in the cave.
Qin Fang held the Beast Taming Token, his eyes fixed on the Mountain Armored Python.
Despite the fact that this beast was severely injured before, even to the point of damaging its very essence, resulting in a significant shortening of its lifespan.
But no matter what, this beast is comparable to a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast! If... if this beast were to suddenly attack and injure him, Qin Fang would have a great headache.
"Hiss hiss~"
After the python let out another weak hiss, it collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.
All things have a spirit, let alone a spirit python that has already cultivated to the second level.
Even if this beast is less intelligent than humans, it is probably equivalent to a three- to five-year-old child...
Perhaps because it knew it had been "abandoned" by its owner of many years, the python was in a particularly depressed state at this moment.
In addition, he was still recovering from his injuries, so he collapsed weakly on the ground as soon as he appeared, looking like he didn't want to move.
"Hehe~"
Qin Fang smiled faintly, not saying anything more, but instead patted the storage bag at his waist and took out a milky white jade slip.
The jade slip naturally records the method of controlling this beast, as well as the means by which the spirit python later recognized Qin Fang as its master. All of these came from Zhongwu.
This method of controlling beasts is not the core technique of Spirit Beast Mountain; it is merely an extremely common method of beast control.
After carefully examining the jade slip, Qin Fang slowly withdrew his divine sense and put it back into his storage bag.
"It's best not to use this method."
Although the danger was not great, Qin Fang learned a lesson from his experiences in the forbidden area.
If you can be cautious, it's best to be cautious!
"Moreover, the Nine Dragons Suppressing Meridians Technique itself... in a sense, is an extremely powerful beast-taming method!"
"Now that I've decided to cultivate this body-refining technique, there's no need for me to be too wary of its intricacies."
After Qin Fang finished speaking, he clenched his right hand in the air.
Suddenly~
'Singing'
A dragon's roar suddenly echoed from the cave.
The sound naturally attracted the attention of the python, which raised its earthen-yellow head and immediately showed a look of surprise and confusion.
Surprisingly...
A strange aura appeared in the cave, which it felt was something that would be of great benefit to it.
What's puzzling is...
There was clearly nothing here, and there was no 'drooling' feeling at all!
Hehe~
"Are you aware of it?"
"You're quite the lucky one, kid!"
After seeing the python's condition, Qin Fang chuckled and said...
"Don't let me down!"
According to Zhong Wu, the method to cure most of the pangolin python is actually very simple: just raise the beast's cultivation level by one level to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
Furthermore, if one can completely break through the limitations of level five demonic beasts in the future, the lifespan lost previously will be fully restored, leaving no future troubles whatsoever.
however……
The pangolin python is not an ancient beast, nor does it possess any particularly special ancient bloodline, making its breakthrough and advancement quite difficult.
Even with multiple approaches, it would be difficult to break through to the level three demon beast within a hundred years, which is the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Give it to me!"
Qin Fang slapped a 'mysterious' yellow spiritual light in the void and directly slapped it into the head of the spirit python.
In an instant, the turbid dragon bloodline and the mountain armor spirit python merged into one.