Beast Taming: I can even raise gods and demons!

Chapter 168 A Storm is Brewing! (7082 words)

In the underground secret room of the City Lord's Mansion.

Bai Tianyu closed his eyes and sat in a meditative posture, gathering his strength.

Several black blobs floated around him.

That was the Crying Demon's clone whose consciousness had been erased and whose evil intentions had been eliminated.

Beside him, Yun Canghai and Zhang Hai watched Chen Fan's actions intently.

The water in the two large pots was already boiling.

But there are still many materials that haven't been put in.

Chen Fan held a pile of crystal cores and set up an array on the other side.

Of these crystal nuclei, only six are level 27, while the majority are below level 26.

Unfortunately, in order to save money, Chen Fan had no choice but to choose this relatively complicated solution.

Whether it's cultivating a level 27 Vajra Dragon Beetle or a level 27 Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle, the system provides multiple upgrade options.

One of the simpler solutions uses multiple level 28 monster cores.

However, even if the difference in monster cores is only one level, the price difference is enormous.

Chen Fan has no money...

Yes, Chen Fan, who was donating to Huanhai Academy and Tiansheng Academy just an hour ago, really has no money... at least not much in his account.

The money that the Crying Demon used was mainly used to commission the "Heaven-Severing Demon Blade," the "Heaven-Sealing Armor," and a shield.

After buying the equipment, Chen Fan didn't have much money left.

The fire demon stones that were dug up were entrusted to the War God Academy for sale, but they still haven't received the money.

When collecting these materials, before going to Seven Star Mountain, Chen Fan used the credibility of the account Zhang Hai gave him to directly buy them on credit from the Beast Tamer Association.

The ingredients stewed in the big pot didn't cost much.

But a bunch of level 27 or 26 monster cores... Chen Fan couldn't afford them before going to Seven Star Mountain.

Even so, Chen Fan did not ask Bai Tianyu for money.

Even if Bai Tianyu were to expend his soul power to teach him the "Nine Blades of Heaven-Severing," Chen Fan would still refuse to say so.

I would never bring myself to say that now...

Because we don't need that much money anymore.

The two batches of fire demon stone ore have become somewhat insignificant.

Because Chen Fan was having a very enjoyable time picking up corpses.

Six level 40 demon corpses and demon cores, plus six divine weapons...

To say that someone is richer than a country would definitely be an exaggeration.

But all those things together are priceless; it's no exaggeration to say they're invaluable.

……

Chen Fan held the crystal cores one by one, and following the detailed instructions on the system, placed the crystal cores on the ground, then gently pressed them...

"Click!"

A powerful surge of stellar energy caused the hard ground to become as solid as paper, with the crystal core embedded directly into the earth.

As crystal cores were embedded into the ground, spiritual lines began to extend from them, connecting with each other to form a mysterious and strange pattern.

The two "Star Gathering Arrays" set up to cultivate the Golden Dragon Beetle and the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle are beginning to take shape.

Chen Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the time.

The water in the two large pots is almost gone.

Chen Fan picked up the bucket and added some water to the two large pots, then threw some ingredients into each pot.

After doing all this, he returned and continued setting up the formation.

The most troublesome part of raising these two beasts is the two Star Gathering Arrays.

Chen Fan had never really been exposed to formations before.

Previously, whether it was cultivating level 5 or 6 beasts or level 16 beasts like the Golden Feather Sea Eagle, the Star Gathering Array had never been used.

Even crystal nuclei are rarely used.

When we first signed the contract with Xiaobai, we used the Blue Scale Demon Fish Crystal Core, which was of a higher level than Xiaobai's, because that was the simplest method we chose.

Using level 2 or even level 3 crystal cores to cultivate level 1 beasts is much simpler and easier.

However, none of the crystal cores here are higher than level 27, even though they are used to cultivate two level 27 beasts.

Therefore, the process became much more complicated.

Especially these two star-gathering arrays.

Even a slight deviation in the placement of a single crystal core can drastically alter the effect of the star-gathering array, and may even cause it to fail instantly.

Therefore, Chen Fan was very careful when setting up the formation.

The distance and position between each crystal nucleus were repeatedly checked.

With his current physique, he could wield the Heaven-Slaying Demon Blade and slash hundreds of times without breaking a sweat.

He had already wiped away sweat several times just from setting up these two star-gathering arrays.

The water in the big pot has boiled again.

The ingredients in the pot had been cooked into a dark golden paste.

The ingredients in the other pot seemed to have completely disappeared, leaving only a strange, dark green liquid churning inside.

Zhang Hai watched this scene, staring at each document, his mind filled with questions. But seeing Chen Fan sweating, he swallowed all his questions.

Yun Canghai looked at the two star-gathering arrays, then at Bai Tianyu who had entered the state of selflessness on the other side, and a sense of indescribable anticipation rose in his heart.

He had vaguely heard from Bai Tianyu that Chen Fan possessed extraordinary talent in the art of beast breeding.

Master Zhang Hai also spoke highly of his disciples.

But isn't it a bit too much to ask such a young person to train a king-level beast?

Even if Bai Tianyu fails to reach the seventh rank this time, he won't suffer any losses.

but……

Yun Canghai looked at Chen Fan, seemingly lost in thought.

Thirty minutes later...

All the ingredients had been thrown into the two large pots and boiled until they were a mushy mess.

Chen Fan carried the two large pots to the side.

The large pot slowly cooled down, solidifying into a jelly-like consistency.

One is dark gold, and the other is dark green.

"call!"

Chen Fan let out a heavy sigh.

Being broke is such a hassle.

Chen Fan wouldn't be willing to do that next time if he had to train a high-level beast.

If you have the money to buy higher-level monster cores, then it's definitely better to use higher-level monster cores.

This is too much trouble.

I didn't feel this tired even after a whole day and night of bone tempering and meridian opening.

When it comes to cultivating high-level beasts in the future, Chen Fan will definitely not be willing to do it this way.

Whether it's a master or someone else, just throw the materials list over.

No, I definitely need to add some things that I want.

Chen Fan wiped away his sweat again, then waved to the Vajra Dragon Beetle and the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle: "You two big guys, come over here."

The two enormous beasts walked to the large pot that Chen Fan had placed there.

However, the two beasts were not very familiar with Chen Fan, so although they walked over, they turned their heads at the same time to look at Zhang Hai.

Zhang Hai nodded: "Let's do exactly as Xiao Fan says."

There's absolutely no need to be strict...

Because the following steps are extremely simple.

After the two big guys finished eating the two pots of "jelly", they climbed to the very center of a star-gathering array as instructed by Chen Fan.

Chen Fan walked up to the Vajra Dragon Beetle, placed his finger on a crystal core at his feet, and activated his star power...

"Sizzle!"

Like an electric current, starting from that crystal core, a spiritual line flashed with a dazzling light, quickly traveling along the spiritual line that had already appeared!

Star Gathering Array, full speed ahead!

The stellar energy within the crystal core surged forth like a mighty river, converging towards the Vajra Dragon Beetle!

Upon seeing this, the Vajra Dragon Beetle immediately closed its eyes slightly and quickly absorbed the surging star power.

Yun Canghai's face showed shock: "Such a simple Star Gathering Array can actually mobilize the star power of all the crystal cores in an instant? Unbelievable!"

Zhang Hai's eyes widened in surprise and delight!

As the master, he learned a trick from his apprentice this time!

These two star-gathering arrays can produce miraculous effects, whether used for raising beasts or for training beast tamers or star warriors!

Time passed little by little...

The light from each crystal core in the Star Gathering Array where the Vajra Dragon Beetle was located began to dim.

Some of the lower-grade crystal cores even lost their luster and cracked with spiderweb-like fissures.

Zhang Hai and Yun Canghai nodded silently.

Under their powerful spiritual perception, the Vajra Dragon Beetle, having absorbed so much star power from the crystal cores, possessed a truly surging, profound, and vast power within it!

Chen Fan, however, remained expressionless and calmly watched everything unfold.

After the star power in the three level 27 crystal cores was completely absorbed by the Vajra Dragon Beetle, all the materials in the method for the Vajra Dragon Beetle to break through the void disappeared from the attribute panel in Chen Fan's sight, leaving only system energy!

"very good!"

Chen Fan gently patted the King Kong Dragon Beetle, looking quite satisfied: "Everything went smoothly."

As he spoke, he infused the King Kong Dragon Beetle with 350 points of system energy.

Then, he walked to the other side of the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle and gently placed his palm on a crystal core.

Yun Canghai glanced at the Vajra Dragon Beetle with some puzzlement, then looked at Chen Fan.

The Vajra Dragon Beetle has finished eating all that stuff, and the star power in the crystal core of the formation has been completely exhausted. Are there no other steps to follow?

Just thinking about it...

The King Kong Dragon Beetle suddenly groaned and collapsed to the ground, revealing a look of pain!

Yun Canghai and Zhang Hai both showed different expressions!

In their perception, the powerful force within the Vajra Dragon Beetle seemed to be stimulated and guided by a strange force, increasing several times over!

The King Kong Dragon Beetle trembled violently!

Chen Fan ran a few steps and hid behind Yun Canghai.

Yun Canghai: "..."

next moment……

"boom!"

The powerful energy exploded outwards, directly sending the two large pots flying and crashing heavily against the wall!

An invisible wall of energy blocked all the energy from Yun Canghai and Zhang Hai.

On the other side, Bai Tianyu, who was sitting cross-legged, also shuddered!

The star power fed back by the King Kong Dragon Beetle has arrived!

Yun Canghai sensed the changes in Bai Tianyu and his eyes widened immediately: "Xiao Fan, what's going on? Why is the star power fed back by the Vajra Dragon Beetle after its breakthrough so powerful?!"

"Oh!" Chen Fan emerged from behind Yun Canghai and said, "On one hand, before helping him break through, Master told it that when it broke through, he hoped it could contribute more star power to help Senior Brother Bai reach the seventh-grade Grandmaster realm;

"On the other hand, this time it not only broke through from level 27 to level 28, I also helped it break through its racial level from high-level transcendent to low-level lord."

"Therefore, the amount of stellar power it feeds back is quite large."

Yun Canghai: "..."

He looked horrified and turned to look at Zhang Hai.

What an incredible and audacious method!

Can you simultaneously increase both combat power level and race level?

No wonder...

No wonder Tianyu said that his junior brother was his good fortune!

When Yun Canghai heard this last time, he thought he was talking about the Crying Demon... The Crying Demon was indeed crucial for Bai Tianyu's breakthrough to the seventh-grade Grandmaster realm.

totally unexpected……

Yun Canghai considered himself to be extremely knowledgeable, having even witnessed many astonishing techniques of ninth-rank experts.

But this time, they were completely shocked by Chen Fan's methods.

Zhang Hai's expression was much calmer than Yun Canghai's.

Zhang Hai smiled slightly, as if he had anticipated all of this.

But inside Zhang Hai's heart was also in turmoil... His disciple's methods were truly extraordinary and unimaginable!

It seems that in the future, when introducing my apprentice to others, I will have to add the phrase "the student surpasses the master."

At this moment, the Vajra Dragon Beetle, having broken through its limits, slowly walked over and bowed its head gratefully to Chen Fan.

"Hahahahaha!"

Zhang Hai patted the King Kong Dragon Beetle with great satisfaction, then looked at Chen Fan: "Xiao Fan, it's thanking you!"

Chen Fan smiled and patted the King Kong Dragon Beetle.

This thing is so big that you have to tilt your head back to get close.

My neck hurts...

Chen Fan then walked to the other side of the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle.

The Star Gathering Array beneath the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle had already been activated for quite some time.

The star power on each crystal core converged like colorful ribbons and entered the body of the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle.

After the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle had absorbed all the star power from the crystal core, Chen Fan patted its head and said, "Very good, that's enough. Control the star power within your body and wait patiently for a while."

Another 350 points of system energy.

A little while later...

The Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle has also broken through to level 28!

Both combat power level and race level will be increased simultaneously!

In a short period of time, Bai Tianyu absorbed four forces of feedback!

After absorbing the four streams of feedback power from the two beast tamers, Bai Tianyu immediately activated his star power and began to break through to the seventh-grade grandmaster realm!

Zhang Hai and Chen Fan exchanged a glance and slowly left the secret room.

The Vajra Dragon Beetle and the Nine Heavens Mystic Turtle slowly crawled to Bai Tianyu's left and right sides, guarding their master.

Yun Canghai, the protector, glanced at the door of the secret chamber, took a deep breath, and it took him a while to calm his mind.

……

In the corridor of the city lord's underground fortress, Chen Fan stopped. "Master, shall I head back now?"

"Well, go back and get some rest... Oh, by the way," Zhang Hai called out to Chen Fan, "the pills made from the blood and petals of the Blood Petal Flower King are ready."

"I'll send someone to deliver it to you later."

"The pills made from the blood and petals of the level 13 Blood Petal Flower King are actually not very effective for Beast Tamers or Star Warriors at the fifth rank or above."

"But for items below the fifth grade, that thing can be considered a top-grade spiritual medicine."

"Even if your internal organs are severely damaged, swallowing one will restore your vitality!"

Zhang Hai looked at Chen Fan and said, "So I wanted to ask for your opinion..."

"Master, you don't need to ask my opinion," Chen Fan said. "You and Senior Brother Bai can make the arrangements."

Zhang Hai patted Chen Fan on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Your senior brother Bai and I intend to give part of it to you and those kids, distribute part to the major families in Donghai City, and send another part to Shanghai for auction."

"The rest of the majority was either stored in the city lord's mansion or distributed to the three major pioneering groups."

Chen Fan nodded: "No problem, we'll do it according to your plan."

Zhang Hai added, "This is relatively easy to distribute, but you might have to wait a while longer for the corpses of the six level 40 demons and the six divine weapons."

"Those things are definitely beyond Donghai City's ability to handle. No matter how valuable they are, the Ministry of Education needs to send someone to assess them."

"So it needs to be sent to Shanghai and handed over to higher authorities for processing."

Chen Fan nodded again, then said with a mournful face, "I understand... but after Senior Brother Bai successfully breaks through, please have him help me get some money first..."

"I owe the Beast Tamer Association a huge sum of money for helping him raise these two beasts... all the materials were bought on credit."

"Level 26 and 27 monster cores are too expensive."

Zhang Hai couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry, I'll handle this."

Suddenly, Chen Fan looked around furtively before cautiously asking, "Master, are you very familiar with that ninth-rank expert who came to Donghai City this time?"

Zhang Hai laughed again: "What, you want him to help you break those Sumeru Rings?"

"..." Chen Fan paused for a moment, then gave an awkward smile and said, "Master, you already knew?"

"I don't know, but I can guess," Zhang Hai said. "Spatial rings are extremely rare; even an ordinary ninth-grade cultivator might not possess one."

"But I've heard people say that the old monsters in the Nightmare Court all come from a world called the Heavenly Feather Realm."

"The spatial ring was passed down from over there."

"Those people who were able to force the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect to such a miserable state must hold a high position in the Nightmare Court."

"It's not surprising that they have these spatial rings."

"But when Tianyu was in Shuiyunjian, he carefully examined those corpses and sent people to search the vicinity for a long time, but they didn't find anything."

"I knew it, it must have fallen into your hands."

Chen Fan chuckled and scratched his head.

"However..." Zhang Hai frowned and said, "Although I know Minister Ding who came to Donghai City this time, we're not very close."

"Moreover, you previously stated that the six people who were chasing the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect were at the ninth rank, third level of cultivation."

"Minister Dante is only at the ninth level of the first realm, so he may not be able to break through the spiritual seals of those Sumeru Rings."

"Keep those things safe for now, and I'll find someone to help you later."

"Great!" Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief, then became a little excited again.

The Sumeru Ring of a ninth-grade expert is definitely a treasure trove!

I wonder what good things are inside those spatial rings.

Now, those spatial rings are lying quietly in the corner of his beast-taming space.

Chen Fan left the City Lord's Mansion and returned to the Beast Tamer Association as quickly as possible. He began collecting various materials based on the information provided by Illusionary Sea Academy and Heavenly Saint Academy.

In Chen Fan's view, helping the students of these two academies cultivate beast tamers was more exciting than the spatial rings of ninth-grade realm experts.

Opportunities to cultivate a large number of low-level beasts in a short period of time are rare.

……

Donghai City.

Lin.

Inside the secret room, Lin Shao waited anxiously.

Suddenly, an elderly man with white hair and beard walked in, his hands behind his back.

"Master, you've arrived!"

Lin Shao immediately stood up.

The white-haired old man was his master, Hong Quan.

Hong Quan is a renowned beast-breeding master and the former president of the East Sea City branch of the Beast Breeders Association!

After nodding slightly, Hong Quan sat down on the sofa.

Lin Shao stood respectfully to the side, not daring to utter a sound.

After a long while, Hong Quan's face turned grim, and he sighed, "Eight ninth-rank experts have died, our strength is severely depleted, severely depleted..."

"What!" Young Master Lin's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

Even the seventh-grade Grandmaster realm was an unattainable goal for him.

Eight ninth-rank cultivators died in the Nightmare Court all at once?

Was the legendary Ninth Rank cultivator really killed off so easily, like cutting melons and vegetables?

Lin Shao asked in horror, "Why...why is this happening?"

"There probably aren't many ninth-rank cultivators in the entire Tang Kingdom, are there?!"

Hong Quan shook his head slightly and said, "I tried to contact the commander, but even the commander didn't know about this."

"Why would a ninth-rank expert from our Nightmare Court appear near East Sea City?"

"And why were they killed for no apparent reason...?"

"What kind of being could possibly kill them?"

"alright……"

Hong Quan said somewhat irritably, "These things are beyond our control."

"How is your cultivation progressing?"

Lin Shao immediately replied respectfully, "At most three months, I should be able to break through to the fifth level of the third rank."

"Master, after I break through to the fourth rank, will the commander be able to help me sign a contract with a demon?"

As the young master of the Lin family, only awakening to become a Star Warrior was a lifelong pain for him.

Shen Xiao, Ye Zhan, Li Qingyan, and others of the same age all awakened as Beast Tamers and then joined the Pioneer Group.

But he, Lin Xiao, was just a Star Warrior!

but……

Fate has changed!

It won't be long before he breaks through to the fourth rank.

At that time, the Nightmare Court will be able to help him sign a powerful demon!

Thinking about that day, Lin Xiao was so excited that he couldn't sleep.

What kind of feeling is that...?

It feels like Dongfang Bubai... the winds of change are rising again!

"Um!"

Hong Quan nodded in satisfaction: "You don't need to worry about the demons."

"The commander has already prepared a powerful abyss demon for you."

After a pause, Hong Quan continued, "I came here today mainly for another matter."

"Another thing?" Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback.

Hong Quan's eyes turned cold as he said, "Their commander can't wait any longer, so he plans to take advantage of the 'Shanghai Martial Arts University Admission League' to launch a surprise attack on Donghai City and capture Chu Tiannan!"

Lin Xiao was taken aback: "At the start of the 'Shanghai Martial Arts University Admission League'?"

"Ten days later?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"With such a major incident at Seven Star Mountain, Shanghai will definitely send an expert of rank eight or higher!"

"Eighth rank?" Hong Quan sneered. "Right now, there's a ninth rank expert in Donghai City!"

"What!" Lin Xiao was stunned.

There are already ninth-rank experts in Donghai City. Do they still want to rush into Donghai City and capture Chu Tiannan?

Isn't that just courting death?

Hong Quan smiled and said, "A ninth-rank expert won't stay in Donghai City for long."

"According to the information I have received, the six demon corpses that were dragged back from Seven Star Mountain have now been sent to the Demon Capital."

"This ninth-grade cultivator currently in Donghai City will definitely leave in a few days."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao suddenly frowned and said, "Master, you and our Lin family have been scheming in Donghai City for so many years, is it really all for that old bastard from the Chu family?"

"What value could an old guy who's not even at the seventh-grade Grandmaster level possibly have?"

"Last time, the commanders stirred up swarms of ants and bees in an attempt to breach Donghai City and capture Chu Tiannan, but they were outmaneuvered by Bai Tianyu and his men, and several commanders died instead..."

"Shut up!" Hong Quan snapped. "Do you think you can question the decisions of those higher-ups?"

Lin Xiao fell silent, lowering his head.

Hong Quan then said, "The capture of Chu Tiannan should be related to Chu Qingcheng."

"I came to Donghai City fifteen years ago because of Chu Tiannan."

"I thought that with the cooperation of the commanders, capturing a guy who was not even a seventh-grade Grandmaster would be a piece of cake."

"I never expected this..."

At this point, Hong Quan began to grit his teeth: "That old bastard Chu Tiannan hasn't left the main city for a full fifteen years!"

"Fuck you!"

Lin Xiaofei glanced quickly at his master, then lowered his head again.

Master only becomes so agitated and loses control of his emotions when talking about Chu Tiannan.

This kind of thing is truly infuriating.

The Nightmare Court sent its master to East Sea City to capture Chu Tiannan.

As a result, that old codger Chu Tiannan stayed in the main city and didn't leave for a full fifteen years!

It's turned into a cooped-up old tortoise!

Lin Xiao couldn't understand why the Nightmare Court would do something like this to an old man like Chu Tiannan.

Was Chu Tiannan captured because of Chu Qingcheng?

But Chu Qingcheng has been missing for eighteen years, and no one knows whether she is dead or alive.

Lin Xiao had countless questions in his mind.

But seeing his master's gritted teeth, he dared not ask anything.

At this moment, Hong Quan took a breath and said, "This time, we cannot afford to fail."

"After capturing Chu Tiannan, our mission will be successfully completed."

"Then we won't have to stay cooped up in this tiny Donghai City anymore."

"The world is vast, roam freely!"

"Yes!" Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

Then, somewhat cautiously, he asked, "So... what's the specific plan?"

A cold glint flashed in Hong Quan's eyes as he said, "Their leader has corrupted the centaur chieftain of the Fifth Secret Realm and taken control of the centaur tribe."

"At that time, the centaurs will break out of the secret realm."

"And the other insectoid races in the other secret realms will also cooperate in the operation."

"This monster siege could potentially destroy East Sea City!"

Lin Xiao was taken aback: "Then...then our Lin family..."

Hong Quan snorted coldly and said, "I will take your parents out of Donghai City before the monsters besiege the city."

"The rest are all abandoned, left to fate."

Lin Xiao's body tensed, and he stood there frozen in place!

(End of this chapter)