I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Night was falling.

In a small courtyard halfway up Beast Taming Peak, Chen Qing lay on the newly made bed, looking up at the roof beams above him, and let out a long sigh.

The bed was new, the bedding was new, and even the pillows were stuffed with freshly picked reeds. The mattress was just the right firmness, much more comfortable than the hard bed on Luoxia Peak.

Of course, the money wasn't spent on spirit stones.

Although Lingyun Sect is a cultivation sect, it has a large number of low-level disciples and many mortal servants. The silver coins commonly used in the mortal world are also used within the sect.

Although Chen Qing hadn't saved up many spirit stones in the past nine years, he had quite a bit of silver for ordinary people. He could buy this outfit with just three taels of silver after a trip to the market at the foot of the mountain.

"Comfortable……"

Chen Qing turned over and his gaze fell on the two spirit beasts by the bed.

Dan Yu stood on the wooden frame in front of the window, its long neck bent, its long beak tucked under its wings, already asleep. Moonlight shone through the window, casting a silvery glow on its white feathers, truly like a crane descending to earth.

Qingtian lay beside Chen Qing's pillow, its small body curled up in a ball, one paw gently grasping Chen Qing's hair as if afraid he would disappear. Its gray fur rose and fell slightly with its breath, and the three golden hairs were particularly conspicuous in the moonlight.

Chen Qing looked at the little thing, a smile appearing on his lips, and focused intently on the light screen in front of him—

【Lingming Monkey - Sky-Supporting】

[Realm Level: First Tier, Low Grade]

[Potential: Mid-grade Tier 2]

[Bloodline: Contains a trace of the ancient true spirit "Xuanhuang Ancient Ape" bloodline (not yet activated)]

Status: Sound asleep, peacefully

[Activate True Spirit Bloodline: 50000 Essence]

[Enhance Potential (Tier 2 Mid-Grade → Tier 2 High-Grade): 5000 Essence]

Chen Qing's gaze lingered on the number "50000" for a moment, and his lips twitched.

fifty thousand.

He raised the spirit sheep chicken for five months and only managed to accumulate fifty points of essence.

Fifty thousand essences, that's enough to raise fifty thousand chickens!

He looked at Niwa again—

[Enhance Potential (Tier 3 Low Grade → Tier 3 Mid Grade): 30000 Essence]

[Purify Bloodline (Common → A Slight Sliver of Crane-like True Spirit Bloodline): 100000 Essence]

Chen Qing's gaze fell on the last newly appeared line, and he remained silent for a long time.

One hundred thousand.

Okay, this one is even more important, but starting from scratch isn't unacceptable.

He withdrew his gaze, lay down on the pillow, and stared blankly at the roof beam.

Spirit beasts are different from humans.

For human cultivators, spiritual root aptitude is certainly important, but cultivation techniques, elixirs, opportunities, and comprehension can all affect cultivation speed. Even a menial disciple with four or five spiritual roots may be able to establish a foundation if given the right opportunity.

But spirit beasts are different.

Their cultivation relies entirely on their bloodline.

The higher the potential of one's bloodline, the higher its upper limit. To break through the upper limit, one must either rely on various methods to forcibly enhance one's bloodline, or, like Qingtian, possess a true spiritual bloodline hidden within one's body, waiting to be activated.

Therefore, for beast-taming cultivators, the potential of a spirit beast is more important than its current cultivation level.

"Dan Yu's potential as a third-tier low-grade cultivator is sufficient for now."

"But it's Qingtian..."

Chen Qing was making plans in his mind.

In the past five months, he raised fifty spirit sheep chickens and obtained fifty essences, but that was while he was busy cultivating.

What if he dedicates all his energy to raising it?

The Spirit Sheep Chicken doesn't take up much space. He only raised ten in one chicken coop before, but actually raising twenty would be more than enough. There are at least a dozen empty chicken coops like the one he used to stay in on Spirit Beast Peak. If all of them were used, raising three hundred at once wouldn't be a problem.

With the help of Qingtian and Danyu looking after them—

Danyu is clever and can easily count and herd chickens; Qingtian is still young, but Lingming Monkey is naturally quick-witted and can lend a hand in the future.

Based on this calculation, you could raise 500 at once.

Five hundred spirit sheep chickens, ready for market in five months, are five hundred essences.

Raising two batches a year yields a thousand elites.

Chen Qing's face darkened.

"It would take a thousand essences and five years to raise Qingtian's potential to the second-tier high-grade level."

"Furthermore, the 50,000 potential from Qingtian's bloodline activation, the 30,000 potential from Danyu's upgrade, plus the 5,000 potential from Qingtian's upgrade, totals 85,000?"

He continued calculating.

One thousand a year, ten thousand in ten years, eighty-five years, eighty-five thousand.

Chen Qing fell silent.

A Qi Refining cultivator's lifespan is two Jiazi, or 120 years. He is currently 18 years old, at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and has nearly a hundred years left to live.

But, eighty-five years...

Too long ago!

not to mention--

This doesn't even include the 100,000 points of essence needed to imbue the "Danyu" crane with the true spiritual bloodline!

Chen Qing looked at the moonlight outside the window, then at Qingtian who was squatting beside her snoring, and then at Danyu who was as quiet as a sculpture by the window. Her brows gradually furrowed.

No.

We need to change our approach.

Chen Qing's eyes narrowed slightly; he remembered that something seemed to have been overlooked.

The next moment, he opened the [Longevity] section:

[The Fruit of Longevity]

【…】

[Note: After activating the Legion system, you can actively harvest the essence of unfamiliar creatures.]

"Can activating the Legion system allow me to harvest unfamiliar creatures?"

"Does that mean... even if I didn't raise it, I can still harvest its essence?"

Chen Qing's eyes flickered slightly.

But there was no explanation at all about how to activate the Legion system. He shook his head—there was no point in thinking about it further due to insufficient information.

However, he suddenly remembered Xiao Chunan.

Xiao Chunan was raising blue carp.

That thing only requires you to keep the pond water clean and sprinkle some fish food on it regularly, and then you don't need to worry about it anymore.

Five fishponds, five hundred fish, and he manages it all by himself with ease.

Moreover, the blue carp was specially bred by the seniors of the Beast Taming Peak. It grows extremely fast, growing from a fry to nearly 30 catties in a year, twice the size of the spirit sheep chicken. Its meat is delicious and contains spiritual energy, making it highly sought after by the dining hall.

Compared to the Spirit Sheep Chicken, a fish should at least be given two points of essence, right?

Five hundred entries make up a thousand essential points.

A thousand a year!

Moreover, Xiao Chunan also needs to cultivate, practice swordsmanship, and likes to wander around, yet he still manages to raise five hundred animals.

What if Chen Qing focused on fish farming and expanded the scale several times over?

Chen Qing's eyes lit up.

He dared not imagine a thousand fishponds, but what about twenty?

Spirit Beast Peak may not have much else, but it has plenty of open space.

The stream flows down from the Beast Taming Peak, passing through a large area of ​​surrounding valleys. The water source is abundant. If a few more fish ponds were dug on both sides of the stream and the water was circulated, it would not be difficult to raise two thousand blue carp a year.

Two thousand.

Four thousand essences a year.

Chen Qing took a deep breath.

Two years: 8,000; three years: 12,000; four years: 16,000...

In nine years, he can accumulate 35,000 essences needed to upgrade the potential of Qingtian and Danyu. In less than twenty-two years, he can accumulate 85,000 essences!

Although twenty-two years is not a short time, it is not unacceptable compared to his lifespan of one hundred and twenty years. Moreover, Qingtian and Danyu are currently only at the first-level low grade, with enough potential, so there is no rush to upgrade.

Moreover, raising fish is much easier than raising chickens.

Each day, all that's needed is to inspect and change the water and feed them on a regular schedule; the rest of the time they can continue their cultivation as usual.

The more Chen Qing thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

He sat up in bed, his eyes burning.

Qingtian was awakened by his noise. He opened his eyes groggily and saw that he hadn't disappeared, but was just sitting there in a daze. He then closed his eyes again and went back to sleep.

"belch--"

Danyu also raised his head, his black bean-like eyes looking over, and called out softly.

"It's okay, you can go to sleep." Chen Qing waved his hand.

He lay back down, staring at the roof beam, a slow smile spreading across his face.

Tomorrow, I'll go ask Senior Sister Zhou if I can get a fish-raising quest at Spirit Beast Peak.

The industries of Spirit Beast Peak are under the jurisdiction of Beast Taming Peak. Now that he is a formal disciple of Beast Taming Peak, it's not unreasonable for him to set up a fishpond to raise fish and contribute to the sect, right?

As for Xiao Chunan—

Chen Qing's mind conjured up the image of that guy with a green date in his mouth, patting the sword at his waist and shouting "Dual swords combined!" and his lips twitched again.

I need to stay away from him from now on.

If he drags you into "fencing" one day, things could get complicated.

The moonlight fell silently.

Chen Qing turned over and closed her eyes.

Qingtian's soft snores drifted over, and the occasional rustling of Danyu's feathers could be clearly heard.

He suddenly felt at peace. Whether it was eighty-five years or twenty-two years, he could take it slow. The path to immortality was long, and with these two little ones by his side, he wouldn't be lonely.