Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant - Chapter 332
Chapter 332: Chapter 2: Gains and Losses over 9 Years_2
Unfortunately, not a single one of them could withstand the Thunder Tribulation.
“No wonder we rarely see any Class III spirit beasts… unless they were innately of Class III, it’s exceedingly difficult for lower-tier spirit beasts to overthrow their own status and achieve Class III,”
After a multitude of experiments, Wang Ba finally arrived at this conclusion.
Aside from this, his greatest gain was acquiring a sufficiently clear understanding and comprehension of the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation. He even faintly felt that if he were to go through the Tribulation himself, he might actually be able to survive a few rounds…
Of course, he also felt that perhaps it was because most of these spirit beasts were forced to mature by him, their bodies lacking enough training and they hadn’t truly reached their intended state.
But he couldn’t possibly wait for these spirit beasts to naturally mature, after all, even a top grade Class II Spirit Chicken takes up to twenty to thirty years to fully mature.
“It seems that I can only rely on Jia 15 and the Azure Spirit Turtle,”
Jia 15, under his cultivation method of Bloodline Breakthrough, had successfully evolved to a top-grade Class II two years prior.
Unsure whether it’s due to the beneficial effects of Bloodline Breakthrough on the body, Jia 15’s durability far exceeded that of a regular Phantom Chicken.
Of course, it could also be that this spirit chicken, having been snatched away, had somehow figured out a simple cultivation method and had been quietly cultivating.
Given Jia 15’s physical strength, as long as he gathers the necessary materials for Bloodline Breakthrough, it might soon be able to successfully overcome the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation and advance to Class III.
However, after leaving the Tianmen Cult, the difficulty of gathering sufficient Bloodline Breakthrough materials was surprisingly high.
Even though he had made a name for himself as ‘Master Shen’ by practicing the Dao of the Spirit Cook under the moniker ‘Shen Fu’ in the vicinity of Baiyun Plains over the years, earning tens of thousands of middle grade spirit stones annually, and making large-scale purchases, he was still short of a few crucial spirit materials.
Most of these materials were controlled by sects, and rogue cultivators were unable to obtain them even with spirit stones.
They could only rely on luck to see if any fortunate individuals could obtain them from other sources.
As a result, Wang Ba had to do his utmost to earn as many spirit stones as possible, in case he encountered such opportunities but missed them due to insufficient spirit stones.
Of course, what Wang Ba cared most about was the Azure Male Spirit Turtle.
This was because as the grade increased, the Azure Male Spirit Turtle showed increasing talent in defense.
Four years ago, he successfully cultivated an upper-grade Class II Spirit Turtle through the method of Lifespan Breakthrough. After a round of testing, its defensive capability surprised even him.
The combined spell of the Five Elements, which Zheng Yuanhua and Zhu Ziji had difficulty resisting in the past, landed on the Azure Male Spirit Turtle, barely breaking the armor on the surface of the shell.
It didn’t even bleed.
With such astonishing defensive power, if it successfully advanced to top-grade Class II, it might even easily overcome the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation.
After all, the aura strength of the Azure Male Spirit Turtle itself wasn’t high, it’s just that most of its talent was focused on defense.
This meant that the power of the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation wouldn’t be too strong, and under the strong defense of the Azure Male Spirit Turtle, the likelihood of getting through would be extremely high.
Because of this, Wang Ba dedicated himself to the cultivation of the Azure Male Spirit Turtle, specifically constructing a greenhouse for hatching Spirit Turtle eggs.
According to Wang Ba’s estimate, after five or six generations of breeding under his lifespan breakthrough, the Azure Spirit Turtle might breed top-grade Class II Spirit Turtles successfully.
Due to the hatching time of the upper-grade Class II Spirit Turtle eggs being over a year.
The time for cultivation was also extended.
After estimating roughly, it would likely take two to three decades to breed a Class III Spirit Turtle.
Apart from this, to obtain chicken essence at a large scale, he also built several large-scale, vertical chicken farms.
Each Spirit Chicken was placed in individual small cages, stacked upon one another.
The limited space allowed for the rearing of more Spirit Chickens.
As for the source of the Spirit Chicken’s food, there was no need to worry.
Compared to the limited number of Spirit Plant Masters in the Tianmen Cult, there were quite a few Spirit Plant Masters in the vicinity of Baiyun Prairie.
Main chicken feeds like Spirit Valley Bran were also extremely easy to obtain.
After weighing his options, he decided to primarily breed Spirit Chickens, with Spirit Turtles and Spirit Eels as the secondary targets.
As for some treasure pigs, colorful ducks, and the like, he tried raising them for a few years but eventually gave up, retaining only a small number for research purposes.
Compared to other spirit beasts bred specifically for food, the advantages of Spirit Chickens were too many: small space requirements, easy access to food, quick and large-scale reproduction of lower-grade Class I Spirit Chickens after mastering the fertilization techniques; these could already serve as the raw materials for common chicken essence.
Even if he tried to breed more, he felt a bit overwhelmed.
Even now, except for a handful of Spirit Beasts like the Wu Monkey King, Jia 15, Jia 16, Boli, and few others, he’s only invested a bit more in the Azure Spirit Turtle and the Spiritual Ghost Eel.
Strolling by the lakeside, he fed the spirit turtles, cultivating their relationship. He then took a turn around the chicken farms and the greenhouses.
At last, he reached the Spirit Field where the Thousand God Trees were planted.
This Class II Spirit Field was rather unique, purchased from the Ghost Market as a movable spiritual field.
Its primary use was to ensure that in case of an unexpected event, he could take all the spirit plants with him right away.
Of course, it required a substantial amount of Spirit Stones to maintain regularly, which Wang Ba could afford at the moment.
However, seeing the lush Thousand God Trees, Wang Ba inevitably thought of Bu Chan.
“I wonder how her Foundation Establishment went…”
There was a hint of worry in Wang Ba’s eyes.
As a Spirit Plant Master, with the assistance of a top-rank spirit plant like the Thousand God Trees, Bu Chan made rapid progress and had recently reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
Although Bu Chan had a solid foundation and he provided her with the best conditions he could offer at the moment, there was still cause for concern.
Foundation establishment was a matter the individual had to face alone; Wang Ba could not offer any assistance.
All he could do was wait anxiously for news from Bu Chan.
He casually picked a Divine Dew that had just matured recently and promptly refined it.
Feeling the faint layer of red Yin God power on the ground of the Spirit Temple, a slight sense of relief welled up in Wang Ba’s heart.
More than nine years had passed, and what he was most satisfied with was his own Soul cultivation.
Thirty-two Thousand God Trees, each year several dozen to a hundred Divine Dews would mature, not to mention the Divine Dews he acquired when he clashed with the Incense Fire Dao.
In these nine years, the Yin God power within Wang Ba’s Spirit Temple had grown beyond imagination.
Due to the fact that Yin God’s power had essentially replaced his spirit power, and the Yin God’s power had no different classes, he only felt as if his soul’s realm had reached the limit of Foundation Establishment. But he was not clear about the specific stage his soul’s realm had reached.
All he knew was that against those five Foundation Establishment cultivators from Xuli Sect, he only needed a single thought to easily plant his will into them.
Whether they would wake up on their own depended on their own will and the realm of their soul.
However, unless necessary, he was not keen on doing so.
Due to the invasion by the Incense Fire Dao from the Kingdom of Immortals, Yan State had received the news and was on high alert against those Cultivating Souls.
Almost everyone had a Soul Controlling Talisman at their disposal, specifically designed to counter soul-related aspects.
All the major Sects had prohibitions to detect soul abnormalities incorporated into their formations.
While it was okay for him to use Yin God’s power against the Rogue Cultivator, using it against a Sect’s cultivator posed a higher risk. Should he try to implant thoughts, chances of getting caught were increased.
Nevertheless, it was a trump card.
If necessary, he was prepared to use it.
“I hope it won’t come to that.”
Wang Ba walked past the brilliant formation, looking at the serene moonlight outside the formation.
The nine years he spent here were the most content moments of his life.
He sincerely hoped this tranquil life could continue.
Ten years, twenty years… one hundred years, one thousand years…
Given a secure environment and enough time, he might not have to expend energy on relying on a major power. He could become the major power himself.
But this was merely a beautiful illusion.
Today’s encounter with the cultivators from the Xuli Sect gave him a faint feeling that the nearly ten-year peace in Baiyun Prairie might not continue as before.
“The Kingdom of Immortals has retreated… I’m afraid things in Yan State are about to change.”
“Ah well, if need be, I’ll just move somewhere else.”
Wang Ba sighed and walked back to the house.
In a few days, he had to invite a Class II Artifact Refiner to help refine Class II tools for a Spiritual Cook. He had to prepare some things…
