I Tame Beasts by Feeding

Chapter 36: Chapter 35: Corpse of the Tier Two Water Illusion Spirit Python

Flying. It’s truly a wonderful feeling.

No wonder everyone in the world pursues the ability to fly. The joy of looking down upon the world is simply intoxicating!

’You really can only see the best views from up high!’

’This is the true charm of Cultivation!’

Yu Changsheng stood on the Iron Carving King’s back, spreading his arms with heroic abandon as the wind and clouds streamed past his fingertips.

The Iron Carving King’s back was broad, and with the added protection of the Demon Power in its wings, he felt no discomfort. In fact, the ride was quite steady.

"KREEEH!"

Sensing its master’s excitement, the Iron Carving King couldn’t help but let out a low cry. Its body swayed slightly as it accelerated, skimming through the clouds.

Its speed was already on par with the Sword Flight of a Peak Qi Refining Cultivator.

Yu Changsheng hurriedly used the Beast Taming Technique to shout anxiously with his Divine Sense.

"You idiot, we’ve gone too far! You flew right past it!" ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

In its excitement, the Iron Carving King had flown straight past the Fish Market and was even about to leave the Wanxiang Sect’s territory.

Fortunately, the experienced "driver" Yu Changsheng wasn’t relying on autopilot. Noticing they were off course, he quickly had it turn around.

Man and beast landed steadily just outside the Fish Market.

"Whew... You need to control yourself from now on. You can’t get emotional while we’re traveling, or you’ll snap out of it and not even know where we’ve ended up."

Yu Changsheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Flying past the Fish Market wasn’t a huge deal, but at the edge of the Wanxiang Sect’s territory, the Sect Protection Array dominated the sky. Those areas were guarded by Foundation Establishment Elders. If he, a mere servant disciple, were mistaken for an enemy and shot down, it would be terribly unlucky.

The Iron Carving King ducked its head and nodded in apology.

’I’ll be a proper mount from now on.’

After recalling the beast into his Inner Realm, Yu Changsheng headed toward the inner market streets. He had already donned a hood and mask, and used the Disguise Hanging Pearl to fake the aura of a Qi Refining Peak cultivator.

"Immortal Luo~"

The blue-robed Female Cultivator at the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower spotted him and greeted him with a practiced smile. "Are you here to buy a Spirit Pet or sell Spirit Chickens this time?"

Yu Changsheng had already sold his monthly quota of four Spirit Chickens and had none left to spare. "You sell Demon Beast corpses or meat here, don’t you?" he asked.

The blue-robed Female Cultivator nodded and said with a smile, "We do. Most are common Tier One Demon Beasts. We can also get Tier Two Demon Beasts, but it’s a bit more trouble. What kind of Demon Beast is Fellow Daoist Luo looking for?"

"Let me see your Fire Attribute Demon Beasts first," Yu Changsheng replied.

A living Demon Beast is worth more than a dead one. However, capturing them is extremely difficult, and unless one possesses overwhelming strength, casualties are inevitable. Thus, many Cultivators choose to simply kill them during a hunt.

After a Demon Beast dies, the Demon Power within its corpse continuously dissipates until it’s completely gone. Storing it in a Hundred Treasures Pouch or Storage Pouch can only slow this process. However, if placed in a high-level container like a Storage Ring or Space Ring, it can be preserved for years.

These corpses are highly sought after as materials for Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, Alchemy, setting up Arrays, and for practicing certain special Cultivation Techniques.

He followed the blue-robed Female Cultivator up to the second floor.

"Immortal Luo, please take a look. This is Firewood Rabbit Meat. It was a Tier One Sixth Layer beast before its death. The meat is fresh and delicious. For those who practice a Fire Attribute Technique or have a Fire Spirit Root, eating its meat can advance their Cultivation."

"Over here is a Flame Mink Beast, which was at the Tier One Eighth Layer. Its blood is perfect for Talisman Making and can increase the power of a Fireball Talisman by at least fifty percent. As for eating it... I wouldn’t recommend the meat."

"And this is a Red Crocodile, Tier One Seventh Layer. Speaking of which, the Iron-Feathered Eagle we used to have here quite liked this Demon Beast Meat. Why don’t you buy some to reward your pet, Immortal Luo?"

The blue-robed Female Cultivator introduced the items with a beaming smile.

However, looking at these mangled and incomplete Demon Beast corpses, Yu Changsheng didn’t feel the slightest bit tempted.

He wasn’t buying Demon Beast corpses just to eat them; he needed them for fusion.

And for that function, the more complete the Demon Beast corpse, the higher the success rate.

So, Yu Changsheng frowned and asked, "Don’t you have any complete Demon Beast corpses?"

The blue-robed Female Cultivator paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

"You may not be aware, Immortal Luo, but these types of corpses are mostly supplied by Loose Cultivators. They’re inevitably damaged during battle. Furthermore, since Tier One Demon Beast corpses aren’t expensive, they are very popular among the Loose Cultivators in the Fish Market. So, whenever a new shipment arrives, the most important parts are quickly bought up."

"The only complete corpses we have left in the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower are from Tier Two Demon Beasts. But their price is much higher than Tier One, so many Qi Refining Cultivators have no use for them and are unwilling to spend the money."

"If you’d like a complete Tier One Demon Beast corpse, Immortal Luo, I can keep an eye out for you the next time a Loose Cultivator comes to sell one."

Yu Changsheng considered her words. He figured he would need Demon Beast corpses frequently from now on, so he agreed to her offer.

"Alright. If you find a suitable one, there will be a generous tip in it for you."

"For now, show me the Tier Two Demon Beasts."

The blue-robed Female Cultivator’s face lit up. "We keep the Tier Two Demon Beast corpses in a Storage Ring, so most of them are complete," she said. "Immortal Luo, please look at this list. If you choose one, I’ll go and request to retrieve it."

Yu Changsheng took the list. There weren’t many options, but the descriptions were quite thorough.

"Water Illusion Spirit Python, Tier Two First Layer. Proficient in Tidal Attack, Water Mist Illusion Skill, and Water Escape Technique. Lives by the lakes deep within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. Extremely fast. Can use its Demon Power to turn its Snake Scales blue, granting immunity to most physical attacks..."

Yu Changsheng’s eyes lit up as he finished reading.

’The Red Snake King’s biggest weakness since fusing with the Poisonous Spirit Python is its defense. If it could fuse with the Water Illusion Spirit Python’s Talent Skills and become immune to most physical attacks, wouldn’t that be incredible?’

’Plus, the Water Illusion Spirit Python excels at Illusion Techniques and Escape Techniques, and it’s incredibly fast. It could enhance the Red Snake King’s poisonous mist and make it even faster.’

’My only concern is that the Red Snake King is Fire Attribute, while the Water Illusion Spirit Python is Water Attribute.’

’Can water and fire even be fused?’

Yu Changsheng wasn’t sure.

But when he thought about the potential outcome of the fusion, he felt it was a gamble worth taking. ’Time to turn this bike into a motorcycle. I’ll trust the system!’

"This Water Illusion Spirit Python is perfect. I’ll take it!"

Hearing this, the smile on the blue-robed Female Cultivator’s face grew even brighter. She quickly took back the list and said, "Please wait a moment, Immortal Luo. I’ll go retrieve it right away."

The Water Illusion Spirit Python’s corpse wasn’t very useful for Alchemy or Talisman Making. Its only real application was in Artifact Refining, but the average Foundation Establishment Cultivator wouldn’t deign to use armor made from it. As a result, it had been sitting in the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower for a year or so.

Fortunately, since it was preserved in a Storage Ring, its Demon Power was still mostly intact.

The total cost was one thousand two hundred and thirty Lower Grade Spirit Stones. Before, there was no way Yu Changsheng could have afforded such a huge sum.

But over the past month, he had refined a good number of Qi Gathering Pills and Spirit Enhancement Pills.

He had sold fifteen bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, ninety pills in total, for four hundred and fifty Lower Grade Spirit Stones, and five bottles of Spirit Enhancement Pills, thirty pills in total, for over nine hundred Spirit Stones. Buying the Water Illusion Spirit Python was therefore not a problem. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Soon, the Water Illusion Spirit Python’s corpse was in Yu Changsheng’s hands. He still had over a hundred Spirit Stones remaining. As he was leaving, he saw the Red Crocodile meat and thought about the Iron Carving King’s diligent Cultivation recently.

So, he took out his Spirit Stones and bought all the remaining Red Crocodile meat. He left the Ten Thousand Beasts Tower to the sound of the blue-robed Female Cultivator’s cheerful laughter, the Spirit Stones in his pouch now nearly gone.

’But that’s alright,’ he thought. ’As the Honored Guest Alchemist of the First-Grade Medicine Hall, I still have my monthly salary of fifty Lower Grade Spirit Stones to collect.’

With that in mind, Yu Changsheng arrived at the First-Grade Medicine Hall, where, as it happened, Xi Wenyu was looking for him.