I'm Just a Beast Tamer

Chapter 111: Chapter 109: Terrifying Effect

’Complaining is one thing,’ but Jiang Zuo felt it was unlikely that the Cyan Wood Secret Realm was a trap.

The Life Essence Returning Skill was undoubtedly an extraordinary Cultivation Technique. Aside from consuming one’s life force to cultivate Inner Breath, it had no other cultivation-related drawbacks.

But it was also because it consumed life that very, very few people could cultivate this technique to Great Perfection.

Even if they reached Great Perfection and met the conditions to enter the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, the cultivator wouldn’t have much of their lifespan left.

If they were unlucky, their remaining lifespan probably wouldn’t even last until the Secret Realm’s once-a-century opening.

And even if one reached Great Perfection, they were still far from comparable to a Dao Foundation Cultivator. After all, you couldn’t find a second person like Jiang Zuo in the entire Cultivation Realm.

Jiang Zuo didn’t believe that people who were weaker than Dao Foundation cultivators and had little lifespan left were qualified to be sacrificial materials.

Unless there was a large batch of such people.

But that was clearly impossible.

Leaving aside the Cultivation Technique itself, the Cultivation Jade Stone was also quite extraordinary.

Judging by the fact that Cultivators specifically came to the Mortal Territory to search for this Cultivation Jade Stone, Jiang Zuo even suspected that the Cultivation Jade Stone might only appear in the Mortal Territory.

If that were the case, the number of people who could successfully cultivate it would be terrifyingly small.

’Therefore, entering the Cyan Wood Secret Realm would most likely grant me the subsequent Secret Method to Promote to Innate.’

Jiang Zuo even had a feeling that within the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, not only was there a Secret Method to Promote to Innate, but one could also find corresponding auxiliary materials that would give the cultivator a high chance of awakening a Spirit Root upon promotion.

Otherwise, simply promoting to the Innate level without awakening a Spirit Root would be rather meaningless.

If this Cultivation Technique was truly meant to find a successor, then it must include a way for the cultivator to develop a Spirit Root.

Although this was just speculation, if Jiang Zuo was a bit bolder, he had a way to find some corroborating evidence without having to go to the Cultivation Realm.

All signs indicated that the Qi Cultivation Cultivators back then had likely learned about the Life Essence Returning Skill through the Worldwide Bank.

All he had to do was find someone to go to the Worldwide Bank and reveal that he knew the whereabouts of the Cultivation Jade Stone. He figured that, just like before, it would attract Cultivators searching for it.

If the people who came were only Qi Cultivation Cultivators, Jiang Zuo could easily capture one and interrogate them.

’Doing this carries some risk, but not that much.’

’After all, the decision to act or not is up to me.’

’If someone powerful shows up, I can just walk away.’

After some thought, Jiang Zuo filed this away as a backup plan.

A normal practitioner of the Life Essence Returning Skill who reached this stage would only have a few years of life left and no choice but to enter the Secret Realm.

But Jiang Zuo didn’t necessarily have to take this path. He would only try it if he had no other options.

In any case, he wouldn’t rashly enter the Cyan Wood Secret Realm until he was certain it was safe.

Besides, from what the Cultivation Jade Stone had just said, it seemed he could open the gate to the Secret Realm and enter from any place where the Spiritual Qi wasn’t too thin.

’That’s incredibly powerful. In a pinch, it could even save my life.’

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His cultivation of the Life Essence Returning Skill had come to a temporary halt, but Jiang Zuo still had the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill to practice.

Jiang Zuo had plenty of time, and this Cultivation Technique wasn’t difficult for him. Practicing it to pass the time would have been a fine choice.

But when he thought of the possibility of cultivating to the Innate level and then undergoing Scattering and Reincarnation, Jiang Zuo decided not to practice it for now.

If he could really gamble on the odds with Reincarnation at the Innate level, cultivating now would be a huge waste.

He wouldn’t cultivate it himself, but Jiang Zuo had another idea.

If the Seated Mountain Eagles he was raising could cultivate to the Innate level, he could have them undergo Scattering and Reincarnation to verify his theory.

At this thought, Jiang Zuo’s motivation to raise the Seated Mountain Eagles grew even stronger.

During his ten years on the new island, most of the Seated Mountain Eagles Jiang Zuo was raising had undergone Mutation one after another. Only a few had yet to change.

The ones with the highest Cultivation were the first few Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagles.

However, that was only temporary.

After the first batch of Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagles returned from the Mysterious Island, they also began to reproduce their own offspring—the third generation of Seated Mountain Eagles.

Building on the breeding experience of the first generation, the Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagles were much more experienced when they reproduced.

Furthermore, the conditions for gestating the third generation were far, far better than those for the second.

The parents of the Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagles were just ordinary Seated Mountain Eagles with low Cultivation.

The parents of the third-generation eagles were all Mutated Seated Mountain Eagles, their Cultivation all at the Great Success stage of Blood Exchange.

Thus, the aptitude and potential of the third-generation eagles were much higher than the second generation’s.

The third-generation eagles were born already at the Skin Refining stage and reached Great Success in half a month.

They reached Great Success in Muscle Training in half a year and Great Success in Bone Refining in two years.

They Mutated in three years and reached Great Success in Blood Exchange in five.

By the time they were about ten years old and made their first trip to the Mysterious Island, they were basically guaranteed to have reached the Meridian Passage Cultivation level.

Of course, the third generation’s terrifyingly fast progress was inextricably linked to Jiang Zuo.

Using his Pet Beast Diagnosis skill, Jiang Zuo began guiding the parents from the moment the third-generation eggs were formed, allowing the offspring to gain near-perfect aptitude for the Seated Mountain Eagle Race before they were even born.

After they hatched, Jiang Zuo would also periodically toss them into the Pet Beast Spirit Garden to absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Power and some Spiritual Qi.

With these conditions, their growth and development reached such a terrifying speed.

The third generation was already this powerful. Jiang Zuo believed that by raising a few more generations, it was entirely possible for the Seated Mountain Eagles to Promote to the Innate level.

He could even achieve mass promotions.

As long as he spent a little more time, he could have the Seated Mountain Eagles test the possibility of Innate Reincarnation for him.

A twelve-year cycle.

Another two years passed. Jiang Zuo had now spent nearly twelve years on this Nameless Island.

The first batch of Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagles returned from the Mysterious Island once more.

This time, they again brought back fruits from the fourth layer.

They had already promoted to the Meridian Passage level several years ago, so they didn’t have to expend much effort in this contest. Moreover, they brought back more than one fruit.

This was why Jiang Zuo had told them not to eat the fruit last time. Otherwise, even after promoting to the Meridian Passage level, they would have had to compete for the Fifth Layer’s fruits against other Meridian Passage-level birds. It wouldn’t have been easy for them to snatch even one fruit, let alone bring back more.

’Each returning Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagle brought back three fruits.’

’Excellent. I can now proceed with the experiment as planned.’

Jiang Zuo put away the newly acquired fourth-layer fruits and then took out the batch of fruits he had previously obtained from the Pet Beast Spirit Garden.

This batch consisted of the six different colored fourth-layer fruits from the different Mysterious Giant Trees, collected over the past decade or so.

Jiang Zuo had placed them in the Pet Beast Spirit Garden, nurturing them with Heaven and Earth Primordial Power for a considerable amount of time.

Eating them should, in theory, produce a stronger effect.

"Come on. Get ready to swallow them all in one go."

Jiang Zuo called over the very first Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagle.

Its Cultivation was the highest among all the Seated Mountain Eagles.

In twelve years, Jiang Zuo’s lifespan had once again increased by over two hundred years.

In using this Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagle for his experiment, Jiang Zuo was prepared to spare no expense, ready to use his Power of Life to save it at any moment.

As long as it didn’t die instantly, Jiang Zuo could bring it back.

Each fruit was the size of an egg, but for a Seated Mountain Eagle, swallowing six of them in one go was not a problem.

The Seated Mountain Eagle had an extreme craving for these fruits.

Upon receiving Jiang Zuo’s command, it swallowed all six fruits in one gulp.

’No change?’

But after swallowing six fruits from different Mysterious Giant Trees, this Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagle showed no obvious changes, nor did it seem abnormal.

Jiang Zuo could only observe it for the time being.

But...

A week later, the strength of this first Second Generation Seated Mountain Eagle had shockingly soared to Great Success in Meridian Passage!

Then, just half a year later...

It took a leap and became the first Grandmaster Level Seated Mountain Eagle!

From beginning to end, it showed no special signs.

Everything happened so naturally.

’As expected! The combined effect of the fruits from the six different Divine Trees is extraordinary!’

Jiang Zuo was ecstatic about this result.

He had been through this before, so he knew that promoting from Meridian Passage to Grandmaster was by no means easy.

Even with the excellent foundation he had laid, it had still taken him a long time to naturally advance to the Grandmaster level.

And yet, it had taken the Seated Mountain Eagle a mere six months to naturally advance from the early Meridian Passage stage to Grandmaster.

Great Black’s eyes widened in disbelief.

How long had it taken to cultivate from Meridian Passage to Grandmaster?

A full ten-plus years!

Compared to the Seated Mountain Eagle, Great Black felt like all its years of cultivation had been a complete waste.

"Excellent. From today on, you are Seated Mountain Eagle Number One!"

The number of Seated Mountain Eagles was growing. A Seated Mountain Eagle with a Grandmaster Level Cultivation was worthy of a name, which would also make it easier for him to manage them.

Jiang Zuo was rather excited about Number One’s promotion.

Those fruits could be obtained continuously, which meant he could mass-produce Grandmaster Level Seated Mountain Eagles.

Not just Grandmaster Level; Jiang Zuo thought there was great hope for even the Innate Level.

The reason was simple: what he had fed Number One were just fruits from the fourth layer of the Mysterious Giant Tree.

With its Grandmaster Cultivation, Seated Mountain Eagle Number One could go and snatch fruits from the Fifth Layer—the Meridian Passage level—with ease.

’Next time, I’ll collect the six types of fruits from the Fifth Layer. If Number One swallows those, even if it doesn’t directly reach the Innate level, it will probably reach Grandmaster Great Perfection.’

’With a Grandmaster Great Perfection Cultivation, it can go for the fruits on the sixth layer of the Mysterious Giant Tree.’

’After swallowing those six fruits, it will most likely leap to the Innate level!’

In the time that followed, Jiang Zuo continuously obtained fourth-layer fruits from the Mysterious Giant Tree via the returning Seated Mountain Eagles.

Under his care, more Seated Mountain Eagles began breaking through to the Grandmaster level.

Jiang Zuo also wanted to know if these fruits would be effective on Great Black and Xiaoqing.

However, even if the fourth-layer fruits were effective on them, the effect wouldn’t be significant.

Therefore, Jiang Zuo planned to test it later.

And so, amidst this busyness, time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, Seated Mountain Eagle Number One and Number Two, now with Grandmaster Cultivation, began their third journey to the Mysterious Island.

’Time passes so quickly. In the blink of an eye, I’ve already been raising Seated Mountain Eagles for forty-six years.’

Watching Number One, Number Two, and the other Seated Mountain Eagles following behind them fly into the distance, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

He glanced at the Ten Thousand Beasts Atlas. He was not far from obtaining the Seated Mountain Eagle’s flying talent!

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