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Chapter 158 - 140: Spiritual Root Upgrade,
Chapter 158 - 140: Spiritual Root Upgrade,
Chapter 158: Chapter 140: Spiritual Root Upgrade,
Mountain Moving Ape Breakthrough_2
Translator: 549690339
Thanks to Wang Ba’s timely intervention, Jia 13 narrowly escaped death.
However, after that, Jia 13 remained irritable towards everyone except the young ape, who he avoided at all costs.
Some time passed.
Finally, the young ape’s appetite drastically reduced, and it regained its composure. It would climb onto a broken stump and meditate like an old monk whenever it was idle.
Its appearance had also subtly changed from before.
Although it was originally only half a human’s height, it was now almost as tall as Wang Ba’s shoulder.
Its muscles began to take shape, and its grey fur was noticeably brighter.
Wang Ba knew that the ape had successfully completed its Lifespan
Breakthrough. Delighted, he quickly tested the ape using a middle-rank Spirit Light Talisman and saw a hint of purple on it.
“Class II?!”
Class II, also known as Foundation Establishment!
Despite being only a lower-grade Class II Spirit Beast, Wang Ba now finally had a combatant under his control who could rival a Foundation Establishment
Competitor.
If he were to expedite the ape’s maturation and it successfully overcame the Minor Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, it might advance even further…
After careful consideration, he decided to set aside this idea for the moment. Firstly, the commotion caused by the Minor Heavenly Thunder Tribulation upon reaching maturity would inevitably draw attention. Although the power of the Incense Fire Dao had visibly declined, it was still present. And, the leftover evils from the East Saint Sect were constantly lurking, so he didn’t dare to leave the East Saint base at present.
Secondly, under the circumstance of not leaving the East Saint base, raising the ape’s rank would not have a significant meaning.
It would be better to wait for the right opportunity to make the breakthrough.
Afterward, Wang Ba’s life seemed to fall back into a repetitive routine.
He spent his days moving between the Lingshui Courtyard and the chicken farm, while studying the knowledge of beast control left by the Beasts Room.
As his Cultivation Base gradually improved, he became more proficient with the knowledge of breeding Spirit Beasts.
Indeed, the knowledge of beast control accumulated over hundreds of years by the Beasts Room was extraordinary. It covered a broad range of Spirit Beasts like birds, beasts, fish, and insects, and contained more than a thousand methods for triggering the Bloodline Breakthrough of low-grade Spirit Beasts, in particular, the Spirit Chicken, using a Precious Chicken as the mother. During Master Jiaohu’s reign over the East Saint Sect, he had formulated a plan to breed a Nascent Soul Spirit Chicken based on the characteristics of the
Precious Chicken.
Through his efforts, he successfully bred a pair of Class II lower-grade Spirit Chickens in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Although the subsequent Sect Masters felt that raising Spirit Chickens was time-consuming and hindered the development of the East Saint Sect without seeing any significant results, they halted the Spirit Chicken breeding program. However, after Ji Lan took over the East Saint Sect, he quietly resumed the program and provided great support.
Due to this, along with the development and refinement of the Beasts Room’s Beast Control system over the past few centuries, and the summarization of experiences by the previous Beasts Room cultivators,
The current Chief House Master of the Beasts Room was able to successfully breed a Class II top grade Spirit Chicken at the Perfect Foundation Establishment, barely a step away from the Golden Core Realm.
Wang Ba felt regret, because the information documented only the method of breeding Class II lower-grade Spirit Chickens.
Although there were methods for promoting Spirit Chickens to Class II middle-grade, the information about the specific proportions of the ingredients was vague.
Without a doubt, the more profound knowledge was almost entirely in the hands of the Chief House Master of the Beasts Room and the Sect Master. “Ten-year-old Mountain Bee Flowers, Chicken Bone Grass cooked in spirit water, ashes of hundred-year-old Phoenix Paulownia Tree burnt by heavenly fire, a large amount of Blood Essence extracted from Spirit Chickens… complemented with the unique unnamed formation of the Beasts Room, nourished by Class II Spiritual Lineage…”
Wang Ba read this record hidden in a corner of the scroll and mentally noted everything.
This was the method to nurture a top-grade Class I Spirit Chicken to breakthrough to Class II.
According to the text, there were multiple methods for achieving Bloodline Breakthrough. Yet only one was recorded. Wang Ba couldn’t find the others for the time being, considering the sheer volume of scrolls and books.
This method was more complicated, and the proportion of ingredients required adjustment according to the conditions of the Spirit Chicken. Moreover, it was quite trouble to acquire these ingredients.
Wang Ba hesitated for a moment. Eventually, he added a substantial amount of materials for breeding Spirit Turtles and dozens of interfering materials, which he couldn’t obtain at all, from this list and sent it to Bai Yu using the Sound Transmission Talisman.
In any case, Bai Yu once mentioned that the Tianmen Cult could supply resources for cultivating Spirit Chickens.
Succeeding or not, he didn’t stand to lose anything.
After he sent the message, he put it out of his mind. He continued studying the extensive collection of scrolls from the Beasts Room while cultivating.
He often found unexpected surprises.
For instance, he found a method to purify the bloodline of Spirit Turtles in a book named “Turtle Guide,” ensuring that they are free of deformities and disabilities. Moreover, it substantially increased the chances of their offspring manifesting ancestral bloodlines.
Without hesitation, Wang Ba experimented this method on the Yellow Throat Spirit Turtle, the Armored Giant-head Turtle, and the Azure Spirit Turtle. However, due to the short duration of the experiment, he had yet to see significant results.
Of course, there were also some tactics that brought about immediate effects. Such as nurturing loyalty from Spirit Beasts, teaching Spirit Beasts complex Spells, and so on.
Wang Ba attempted to teach the Mountain Moving Ape Spells using the methods of the Beast Room. Whether it was due to the ape’s intelligence or the effectiveness of the Beasts Room’s method, the Mountain Moving Ape quickly mastered its innate Spell, ‘Mountain Collapse Earth Split.’ It also learned Class I common Spells such as ‘Quicksand’ and ‘Wood Vine..’