Chapter 134 - 131: Miniature World Prototype, The Innate Great Black

Chapter 134: Chapter 131: Miniature World Prototype, The Innate Great Black

Although Jiang Zuo arrived early, the Bu Family’s refinement of the Blood Mist Pills was nearly complete.

After receiving the Blood Mist Pills, Jiang Zuo didn’t linger and left immediately.

’Those lotus seeds from the Ancient Beast Forest are truly amazing. No wonder those Fierce Beasts were fighting over them.’

Jiang Zuo had Great Black eat another lotus seed—one with black skin and white flesh. He couldn’t help but sigh with emotion after checking the attribute panel and seeing that its lifespan no longer changed.

The leaves of the Black Lotus were highly poisonous, but the lotus seeds it produced had the effect of increasing one’s lifespan.

For the first five lotus seeds Great Black ate, each one increased his lifespan by ten years. After the fifth, the effect began to diminish. By the time he ate the eleventh seed just now, there was no effect at all.

From ten lotus seeds, Great Black had gained a total of seventy years of life.

Even before he could Promote to Innate, Great Black’s lifespan had already reached 450 years.

Jiang Zuo also tried eating one and found that the lotus seed had the same effect on him.

This was incredibly powerful. He wondered how long it took for the lotus seeds to grow again.

’I happened to stumble upon them as soon as I went. The interval probably isn’t too long. The problem is that the lotus seeds wither too quickly. It’s only been two months, but the outer skin is already almost dry. The greatly reduced effect on Great Black afterward is likely due to this in large part.’

’I’ll just save the rest as seeds. They might be useful later.’

’Before I start Cultivation, I can go back one more time if I have the chance. Otherwise, once I begin Cultivation, I’m afraid I’ll never be able to go again.’

Jiang Zuo thought to himself, holding a lotus seed whose shell had already dried to a grayish-black color.

Thinking about it carefully, this Black Lotus was truly heaven-defying.

It could purify forces, including the negative emotions of the human race. Its leaves were highly toxic, and its seeds could increase one’s lifespan.

And such a thing grew in abundance in the very center of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Spirit Array, and its maturation time didn’t seem to be very long.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know if any Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm knew about the situation in the heart of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Spirit Array.

But Jiang Zuo felt that no one probably did.

Let alone the crystallized power, just these lotus seeds alone would be enough to drive people mad.

The reason was also very simple: Cultivators probably couldn’t venture deep inside.

Any person or object that emitted even the slightest bit of Spiritual Power would probably not survive for more than a moment in the depths.

And if not a Cultivator, an ordinary person would have even less of a chance.

Jiang Zuo could be considered the limit of what a mortal could achieve, but he had only managed to reach the deepest part by relying on the Ten Thousand Beasts Armor.

Even so, Jiang Zuo was lucky to have arrived just when the lotus seeds were maturing.

Therefore, despite the heaven-defying effects of these lotus seeds, obtaining them was practically an impossible task.

For this reason, Jiang Zuo prepared to try planting these Black Lotuses.

Some time had passed since the great change in the Pet Beast Paradise, but its transformation was still ongoing.

Without Jiang Zuo paying much attention, the area of the Pet Beast Paradise had unknowingly grown from the size of five football fields to several times that.

And Jiang Zuo felt that the area would continue to slowly expand.

Planting the Black Lotuses inside might yield some unexpected results.

However, Jiang Zuo had only picked a total of four Black Lotus pods, and the seeds from one had already been eaten by Great Black.

The remaining three pods probably had just over thirty seeds in total.

Jiang Zuo first planted three lotus seeds to see how they would grow. He stored the rest for now.

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In this world, corrupt officials, gangland thugs, and swindlers were all too common.

The obsessions of the three individuals were quite easy to fulfill.

In less than half a year, Jiang Zuo had earned 90 points of Beast Soul Power by fulfilling the obsessions of three people.

Jiang Zuo then consumed 5,000 Beast Taming Reputation, 500 Beast Soul Power, and 50,000 low-grade Spirit Stones to upgrade the Pet Beast Spirit Garden.

『Due to the integration of the All Things Crystal, the Pet Beast Spirit Garden has received an exceptional upgrade!』

『The Pet Beast Spirit Garden has been upgraded to a Miniature World Prototype!』

—Pet Beast Spirit Garden (Miniature World Prototype) (0/50): The prototype of a small world. It can generate a large amount of Spiritual Qi daily and is highly suitable for the growth and development of Pet Beasts and plants. Pet Beasts and plants living in the small world can reproduce within it.

Required Upgrade Conditions: 50,000 Beast Taming Reputation, 5,000 Beast Soul Power, one low-grade Spirit Vein.

Secondary Upgrade Conditions: Various mineral resources, plant life, Spirit Beasts of different bloodlines, a large quantity of Spirit Stones, more Spirit Veins.

’Miniature World Prototype?’

Jiang Zuo was stunned when he saw it.

He had thought it would just be a conventional upgrade to an advanced Pet Beast Spirit Garden.

He never expected the Pet Beast Spirit Garden to receive such an exceptional upgrade.

’The All Things Crystal, that must be the red crystal, right?’

’The name alone sounds extraordinary. It seems my guess was correct; this All Things Crystal is a treasure for spatial promotion!’

’The only limitation is the 50-slot quota for entering and exiting the Pet Beast Spirit Garden. If there were no limit, I would possess my very own Little World!’

’However, a quota of 50 is barely enough. If 50 Pet Beasts still can’t defeat an enemy, then a larger number wouldn’t change anything anyway.’

Looking at the Pet Beast Spirit Garden that had transformed into a Miniature World Prototype, Jiang Zuo’s spirits soared.

Raising Pet Beasts in the future would be so much more convenient.

The only thing that worried Jiang Zuo was that the next upgrade for the Miniature World Prototype actually required a Spirit Vein.

Five thousand Beast Soul Power would also be difficult to gather.

But that was a worry for the future.

After becoming a Miniature World Prototype, the area of the Pet Beast Spirit Garden had skyrocketed. Jiang Zuo tried to sense its extent but couldn’t find its end for a moment.

If Great Black and the others ran a little too far, Jiang Zuo feared he wouldn’t be able to find them for a while.

Moreover, the system description said it generated a large amount of Spiritual Qi daily, but when this Spiritual Qi was spread out over the vast small world, it became quite thin.

Although Xiaoqing and the Seated Mountain Eagles with Awakened Spirit Roots could cultivate, their speed wouldn’t be fast.

However, Jiang Zuo discovered that as the Master of the Small World, he could open a channel between the small world and the main world from his location.

Currently, this channel could only transmit things like air and Spiritual Qi.

If he was in a place with dense Spiritual Qi, he could open the channel and let the small world enjoy it too.

However, Jiang Zuo had to be careful when doing this. After all, the small world’s area was enormous. In a short time, the Spiritual Qi at his location would be drained significantly, which could easily be noticed by others.

Jiang Zuo estimated that once the Pet Beast Spirit Garden officially upgraded into a Little World, the channel would not only allow Spiritual Qi to pass through, but Pet Beasts with access permissions could also enter and exit directly, without him having to manually handle them one by one.

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In the blink of an eye, another three years passed.

Jiang Zuo had completed the obsessions of all three individuals.

Over these three years, countless corrupt officials, gangland thugs, and swindlers had met their retribution.

Wherever Jiang Zuo went, the light of justice followed.

Because so many people who deserved it had died, the remaining corrupt officials, thugs, and swindlers were terrified and lived in fear.

In the last six months, Jiang Zuo had to put in considerable effort to complete the tasks for the three obsessions one after another.

After completing the three obsessions, Jiang Zuo’s Beast Soul Power had increased from zero back to 390 points.

He also obtained three Beast Patterns: "Giant Elephant Impact," "Poisonous Claw," and "Eagle’s Eye."

While completing the three individuals’ obsessions, Great Black’s Blood God Skill had also nearly reached the Great Perfection Realm.

With the Blood Mist Pills, Jiang Zuo’s improved Cultivation Technique, the "Comprehension" talent, and the bonus from Jiang Zuo’s "Famous Teacher" skill, Great Black was set.

Great Black’s own aptitude had also improved astonishingly under the effect of the All Things Crystal.

With so many bonuses, Great Black’s progress in re-cultivating the Blood God Skill was astonishing.

In less than four years, he had already approached Great Perfection.

Three months later.

In a deep, uninhabited mountain.

Great Black stood ahead, trembling with excitement. Jiang Zuo, Xiaoqing, and a flock of Seated Mountain Eagles were all watching from the surroundings.

’It wasn’t easy, but my time to Promote to Innate has finally come!’

"ROAR!"

After calming himself slightly, Great Black let out a mighty Roar and began to circulate the Blood God Skill.

When choosing between the Earth and Fire Attributes as his primary, Great Black ultimately chose the Fire Attribute.

A sky full of blood-colored flames surged from Great Black’s body.

Great Black’s aura rose steadily, quickly surpassing that of the Seated Mountain Eagles when they had Promoted to Innate.

But his aura didn’t stop there. It continued to climb to a level that terrified the surrounding Seated Mountain Eagles. Then, with a BOOM from within his body, he began to cross into the Innate realm.

A rain of fiery red light then appeared, scattering down upon Great Black’s body.

Compared to the Seated Mountain Eagles back then, Great Black’s Innate Baptism lasted nearly twice as long.

And just as the rain of fiery red light was about to stop, Great Black once again circulated the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill.

His aura suddenly grew even more intense. A rain of earthy yellow light appeared, pouring down over Great Black’s head.

’The method Blood Spirit mentioned really works!’

After successively undergoing two Innate Baptisms, Great Black instantly gave off an otherworldly, transcendent aura.

—Great Black (Tier-1 Spirit Beast): Large black canine, second bloodline enhancement. After promoting to Innate, he awakened a middle-grade, lower-tier Fire Spirit Root and a low-grade, middle-tier Earth Spirit Root.

Lifespan 550 years. Possesses four Talent Slots, equipped with "Learning," "Combat," "Mutation," and "Comprehension" talents.

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Jiang Zuo looked at Great Black’s attribute description. By promoting to Innate, Great Black had awakened both a Fire Spirit Root and an Earth Spirit Root in one go.

’The credit for Great Black successfully awakening his Spirit Roots mostly goes to the All Things Crystal.’

Jiang Zuo wasn’t surprised by this.

His twelve Seated Mountain Eagles had all successively awakened their Spirit Roots over the past few years.

The moment the All Things Crystal merged with the Pet Beast Spirit Garden, the benefits to the Pet Beasts present were immense.

However, this also made Jiang Zuo realize how difficult it was to awaken a Spirit Root.

Great Black had received such huge benefits, yet the best among the Spirit Roots he ultimately awakened was only a middle-grade, lower-tier one.

’If he were to get it tested, who knows what the result would be.’

’Now that even Great Black has awakened a Spirit Root, it’s time to head to the Cultivation Realm.’

’I need to find a place with denser Spiritual Qi. Otherwise, relying solely on the Spiritual Qi from the Pet Beast Spirit Garden, their cultivation speed will be too slow.’

With these thoughts, Jiang Zuo set off to return to the former Da Xi Kingdom.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know where else one could reach the Cultivation Realm, but he was certain that the border of the Da Xi Kingdom was the Cultivation Realm.

Half a year later, Jiang Zuo returned to the Da Xi Kingdom.

But over a hundred years had passed, and the Da Xi Kingdom no longer existed.

After the incident in Red Fox Town back then, the Da Xi Kingdom was quickly overthrown. Grand General Wu Qingning had led Military Officers from all regions in a successful rebellion.

The Da Xi Kingdom changed its name, becoming the Wu Kingdom.

Over the past hundred-plus years, the Wu Kingdom’s territory had expanded by nearly half.

However, even though the country had changed drastically, Red Fox Town was still Red Fox Town, and it had not changed at all.