Beast Tamer: I can extract blood

Citizenship may seem useless in everyday life, but that is not actually the case.

Every city has its prosperous and bright side, but it also has its dark side, and this mountain city is no exception.

First-class citizens are only slightly better off than ordinary vagrants; they mostly live in slums, with only a small, lucky few able to live in prosperous, safe urban areas.

Second-level citizens have better treatment than first-level citizens; they can find slightly more decent jobs and have the most basic qualifications to take the civil service exam.

That's right, civil servants also exist in this world. The Political Affairs Department and the Ten Palaces Department need ordinary people to fill their positions, since they wouldn't do some dirty or tiring work.

The status of Level 3 citizens has risen again. They are qualified to join the four major powers. As long as they have enough talent, they can take the test. Once they pass, they can become outer disciples of one of them!

Fourth-level citizens are qualified to become nobles. As long as they pay enough money, they can buy their own territory and become a newly emerging noble!
The same applies to Level 5 citizens, except that the conditions and restrictions are more relaxed.

As for moving up, it's not something that can be achieved through ordinary means; of course, the power involved is ridiculously large.

Why did Wu Yan choose to transfer Twilight Manor to Chen Jiuge? Was it just because of a mere 500,000 yuan to make money?

Of course not. A level four cultivator's lifespan is at least a thousand years, but Wu Yan, who is three hundred years old, is still in his growth phase. Compared to a one-time buyout, he has plenty of time to wait for Twilight Manor to produce more.

The reason Wu Yan was willing to transfer the property to Chen Jiuge was because he had checked Chen Jiuge's identity using the executive system during their conversation. A level 5 citizen was enough for Wu Yan to show goodwill, since he himself was only a level 4 citizen.

Chen Jiuge did not immediately refine the remaining two Yuan Dan, not because he did not want to, but because he lacked sufficient magical power.

Moreover, Chen Jiuge was very interested in cultivation in this world, so while it was still early, he asked Dong Qing to take him to the Other Shore Flower Merchant Guild to see what it was like.

"Cuckoo"

The vintage horse-drawn carriage made a series of annoying noises on the road because it was moving so slowly that some cars behind it had to slow down to keep up.

They dared not urge him, for there was an unspoken rule in the Underworld.

Those who drive luxury cars are not necessarily nobles or important figures, but those who can afford to ride in a horse-drawn carriage are at least fourth-class citizens. This is a rule written into the laws of the underworld.

"My lord, the Red Spider Lily Merchant Guild has arrived!"

"We're here now?"

The carriage curtain was lifted, and a tall, handsome young man with a faint smile on his lips slowly stepped out.

He looked quite ordinary, at most a handsome young man, but he still managed to make people around him unable to look away.

This is the benefit of cultivating immortality. Although the path of immortality is not the strongest in this world and universe, the elegant and refined demeanor of immortals is still the most attractive.

"Welcome, sir. May I ask how I can help you?"

The maid standing by the counter bowed deeply the moment she saw Chen Jiuge, revealing most of her snow-white chest to Chen Jiuge's eyes.

Chen Jiuge simply responded to the scene that seemed to lead to crime.

"I need some cultivation resources, and some ferocious beasts."

"May I ask, sir, what kind of cultivation resources do you need—to enhance your magical power, strengthen your qi and blood, or improve your spiritual power?"

Magical power and vital energy can be enhanced through cultivation, but spiritual power cannot; it can only be enhanced by rare and precious natural treasures.

The maidservant of the other shore flower was no ordinary person either. Upon hearing about the ferocious beast, she knew that the young man before her was very likely a beast tamer.

The maid knew that this expensive profession was a favorite of the wealthy. After all, they didn't have to lift a finger; they relied on taming beasts for fighting. As for cultivation, they only needed to consume precious spiritual treasures to strengthen their spiritual power and contract more beasts. The feedback from the tamed beasts allowed them to increase their strength while having fun. How could such a powerful person not love it?

"There are even spiritual treasures?"

Chen Jiuge was somewhat surprised. On the way, he had learned some basic cultivation knowledge from Dong Qing and understood that spiritual objects that could enhance spiritual power, even if only a trace of it, were extraordinary treasures.

"Of course there is!"

The maid proudly puffed out the large lamp on her chest.

"Although the chamber of commerce in this mountain city is not large, as a directly affiliated chamber of commerce under the Other Shore Flower, we can still provide a few rare spiritual items!"

"Excellent, as expected of the Other Shore Flower Merchant Guild!"

Chen Jiuge squinted and echoed.

Hearing Chen Jiuge's praise, the maid felt a sense of shared honor and shame.

Before long, the group arrived on the second floor. The maid pointed to the counters on both sides and said, "These are all spiritual materials used for cultivation."

Chen Jiuge glanced around and felt a little embarrassed. He didn't recognize most of these spiritual materials, but judging from the strong aura emanating from them, they must be of a high level.

"I need spiritual materials to enhance my magical and spiritual power!"

The maid beckoned, and a jade bottle and a blue spirit flower appeared between the two.

"This is the Spirit Ascension Pill, the most suitable pill for cultivators to improve their cultivation level. It is effective for all levels below level three and has no poison!"

"The Orchid Heart Flower enhances mental strength without any side effects, but it can only be used once, and the extent of the enhancement depends on the cultivator's own willpower!"

"How many?"

Chen Jiuge was tempted. A pill without poison and a Lanxin flower that could enhance mental strength without side effects—both of these treasures would have been incredibly precious in the previous world.

"A bottle of Spirit Ascension Pills costs one hundred coins, and each bottle contains nine Holy Spirit Pills!"

"One orchid flower costs 100,000 coins!"

"This price."

Chen Jiuge took a deep breath. It was too expensive. The price of the Spirit Ascension Pill seemed low, but it was just a pill to improve cultivation. It needed to be used over time to speed up the cultivation process.

As for the orchid flower, although it is for one-time use, 100,000 yuan is really not cheap.

"I want it!"

"Ok!"

The maid, with a smile on her face, put away the two spiritual items and then led Chen Jiuge to the fourth floor.

The main products sold here are spirit beasts and ferocious beasts. As soon as Chen Jiuge reached the fourth floor, he smelled an extremely pungent odor and heard various violent roars of beasts.

The ferocious beasts in the Underworld are not as exaggerated as the spirit beasts in the True World. Apart from their violent nature, the ferocious beasts in the Underworld are actually more normal in size, of course, this excludes the chaotic beasts.

The Chaotic Beasts are more like oddities among ferocious beasts. Not only are their physical structures chaotic, but their consciousness is also more confused, their temperament is more violent, and their potential is lower.

As for other spirit beasts, although they possess their own intelligence, they are still somewhat weaker compared to the spirit beasts of the celestial realm, and their strength is incomparable to that of ferocious beasts.

"That's it!"

Chen Jiuge couldn't stand the unpleasant smell here, so he randomly picked a blood-red leopard.

"Level 3 Blood Shadow Leopard, 1000 coins." "Hmm, I'll take them all!"

After paying the bill readily, Chen Jiuge left with Dong Qing.

After watching Chen Jiuge's carriage drive away, the smiling maid looked puzzled. "Twilight Manor? Twilight Manor actually has this kind of generosity. This young man is also unfamiliar. Oh well, what does this have to do with us?"

The maid's real name was Hua Qian, and she was also the manager of the Mountain City Other Shore Flower Merchant Guild.

Hua Qian took the initiative to receive Chen Jiuge this time because she sensed that he was somewhat different. After all, each of them who could become a manager of the Other Shore Flower Branch was extraordinary and had their own unique abilities. Hua Qian had noticed that Chen Jiuge was unusual, which was why she took the initiative to contact him.

After returning to Twilight Manor, Chen Jiuge asked the maid to prepare a simple dinner for him. He then eagerly went to the secret room to try out the effects of the Spirit Ascension Pill and the Orchid Heart Flower.

"Gudong"

The pale yellow Spirit Ascension Pill, with a hint of mint, rushed straight to Chen Jiuge's celestial inspiration.

"boom"

As the medicinal effects erupted, Chen Jiuge felt an incomparably pure energy burst forth in his dantian. His magical power, which was originally only the size of an adult's fist, increased by a whole size.

"This effect is just too exaggerated!"

Chen Jiuge found it hard to believe. Although the Spirit Ascension Pill was mainly for use by second-level cultivators and would have a greater effect on first-level cultivators, if it worked like this, he would probably be able to break through to the second level in less than a year!
Level 1 is the first step of the Great Luo realm, and Level 2 is the second step of the Great Luo realm. In other words, as long as Chen Jiuge continues to take the Spirit Ascension Pill, he can break through to a realm that countless people in the True Realm seek but cannot attain in just one year.

"This is the world!"

Only now did Chen Jiuge truly realize the power of the world and just how much it affected cultivators!
It took Chen Jiuge a full three hours to digest a Spirit Ascension Pill. Feeling the fatigue in his body, Chen Jiuge was somewhat helpless.

The laws of the Underworld are too strong. Level one cultivation is just the level of an ordinary person here. Three hours of full concentration have already left Chen Jiuge physically and mentally exhausted.

After resting for a whole day, Chen Jiuge finally took out the Orchid Heart Flower.

"I'm finally feeling much better!"

The orchid is entirely blue, with wisps of icy mist floating above its four petals. If you get close enough, a sense of purity and tranquility will wash over you.

"This is really something! Just smelling it has enhanced my mental strength!"

The orchid flower wasn't very big, only about half the size of an adult's fist. Chen Jiuge swallowed it in one gulp.

"buzzing"

His sea of ​​consciousness began to tremble, and a large amount of gray soul power continuously merged into it. The original soul origin, which was only the size of a walnut, continued to expand, doubling in size in just one hour.

"It actually doubled! No, there's also some scattered soul power. If I absorb it completely, I can increase my soul essence by at least another 10% to 20%."

"The 100,000 yuan was definitely well spent!"

"Now I can condense the second Nine Spirits Mark. I'll condense the mark first, and then try to form a contract with the Blood Shadow Leopard again. That way, I'll have some means of self-protection!"

Thinking that the Blood Shadow Leopard was a level three ferocious beast, Chen Jiuge was worried that he would not be able to form a contract with it. Beast tamers can indeed form contracts with ferocious beasts of different levels, but there are also great risks involved. If they cannot suppress the ferocious beast's consciousness during the contract process, they may be turned into idiots by the impact!

However, since I possess the Chaos Pearl, I think there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Although the Chaos Pearl's power was greatly reduced in the Underworld, it still retained some basic abilities.

For example, Chen Jiuge has a stronger ability to suppress beasts, and his soul is also blessed by the origin of the Chaos Pearl, so the risk of cross-level contracts is not great.

In other words, his cultivation level was too low. If Chen Jiuge had a level two cultivation, contracting the Blood Shadow Leopard wouldn't have been difficult.

"My lord, all the spiritual items you requested are here!"

Dong Qing respectfully handed over the storage bag in her hand.

In just one month, the entire Twilight Manor underwent a dramatic transformation.

First of all, the treatment of the manor guards and maids is worlds apart from when Deng Han was in charge.

With Chen Jiuge's assistance, Twilight Village has seen significant improvements in both its environment and living conditions. They even adopted the suggestions of the long-time Twilight Wine brewers, resulting in a slight increase in both production volume and quality.

Last month alone, the income from Twilight Wine reached 6,000 coins. Based on the current income, Twilight Wine will bring in more than 70,000 coins a year, which is almost half more than the previous 50,000 coins a year.

In addition, the chaotic beasts raised by Chen Jiuge were also sent to the Crimson Arena under Xingxia's introduction. Under Leng She's protection, there were no risks.

These bred beasts have shown considerable strength. Each level-two ferocious beast can generate at least five thousand units of income before it dies. Although the cost is more than three thousand units of income, the returns are fast, directly making up for Chen Jiuge's finances that only go out and not in.

"Okay, it'll be fine here!"

Chen Jiuge didn't look at Dong Qing. For the past month, Chen Jiuge had been observing the Blood Shadow Leopard, which was imprisoned in a cage.

Compared to the agile figures of other leopards in the area, the Blood Shadow Leopard is more robust, even somewhat obese.

Its large claws pounded against the sturdy cage, the violent movements causing its slightly sagging belly to shake.

The blood-red stripes on the fur, illuminated by the sunlight, gave off an eerie feeling.

"Roar!"

"Still so energetic?"

Chen Jiuge looked at the Blood Shadow Leopard roaring at him and couldn't help but be amazed. To prevent any accidents during the breeding process, Chen Jiuge had basically only provided the Blood Shadow Leopard with enough food to sustain its basic survival for the past seven days. It should not have much strength left.

"This is the new ferocious beast you intend to breed?"

"You can even breed a level three Blood Shadow Leopard?" Xingxia, who had just arrived, looked at the ferocious Blood Shadow Leopard with a hint of caution in her eyes.

Although she was a level four Mind Master, Xingxia did not underestimate this ferocious Blood Shadow Leopard. After all, Mind Masters were not good at combat, and it would be very dangerous to be approached by such a savage beast.

"Yes, I originally wanted to form a contract myself, but my cultivation level was too low. Even after absorbing a Lanxin Flower, the gap was still too big!" Chen Jiuge said with some regret.

"Isn't this normal? You're just a level one beast tamer. Being able to contract a level two ferocious beast is already quite remarkable!"

"Yes, I've been asking for too much!"

"Mad Bear, hasn't he arrived yet?"

Xingxia shook her head and said, "I'm enough on my own. It seems that Leng She has run into some trouble, so I sent Kuang Xiong to help him!"

"Something went wrong at the Crimson Colosseum?" Chen Jiuge frowned slightly; this was not good news.

The Crimson Colosseum is now one of his most important sources of income.

"It's not a big problem, it's just that some people want to find out the origin of the ferocious beast."

"I see. If it's suitable, you can have them contact me directly!"

"Understood!" (End of Chapter)