Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chapter 261 The Power of the Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle

Chen Guang stepped forward and dripped his own blood again. The deep red blood fell onto the eggshell, immediately adding a touch of pink. A single drop of blood covered the entire egg. This was not a trick, but a way to strengthen the mental connection with the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle. Although the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle's consciousness was not newly formed, it was still quite immature. Its first attempt to break the egg failed, and it was actually haunted by indescribable confusion and fear.

The enhanced mental connection from that drop of blood immediately calmed the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle down, and under Chen Guang's guidance, it began to react instinctively to the scene.

That's all Chen Guang can do for now. Doing anything more might interfere with the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle's acquisition of inherited memories and awakening of its bloodline. The only method he's used is to strengthen the mental connection, without leaving any mark of enslavement on the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle. As his first second-tier spirit beast, it is entitled to enjoy the same kinship-based treatment as Thousand Needles.

After all, it's a spirit beast. If it were a demon beast, Chen Guang wouldn't dare to do that. There must be some restraint.

Spirit beasts are naturally inclined to be close to humans and are also more intelligent. If you treat them well, they will understand. Demon beasts, on the other hand, are more bound by instinct. Even if they know who is kind to them, they will forget everything as soon as their emotions run high.

Chen Guang didn't know what was going on inside the egg. After the Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle stabilized and remained quiet for a few breaths, another impact caused three or four more cracks to appear. The longest one even spread to the other side of the egg, and the red smoke in the chamber also faded a bit.

Witnessing the changes, all one can do is stand by and watch. Only when the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle becomes restless will one intervene slightly. It's not always help. Sometimes, when the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle is panicked and exhausted, one can only stay by its side, telling it that it's still there and letting it learn to adjust itself. Only when its mind is truly completely unsettled will one drip a drop of essence blood to stabilize its mind with magic.

Mountain "6

With a hiss, after a full six hours, when the corner that had been struck was covered with countless dense cracks, the red smoke in the compartment finally dissipated completely, and a piece of eggshell fell off. A pink and tender round shape emerged from the hole in the eggshell. Just when Chen Guang thought it was the nose of the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle, the outline widened, revealing an eye that revealed ignorance and curiosity. The moment it saw Chen Guang, it became excited and violently struck the eggshell. In a few blows, it smashed a hole in the crack, and its entire head popped out. Its body had protruding ridges, and its head was a pale pink color. It kept making "ee-ee-ee" sounds.

"You did it."

The eggshell had completely lost its color and was easily torn to shreds by the Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle. It ran over with its four legs pointing upwards, climbed onto Chen Guang's palm, and went up to his shoulder, calling softly.

"Here you go. You were able to hatch on your own, so you are now a true Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle."

Chen Guang directly took out a wisp of spiritual mist. The Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle's eyes immediately lit up, and it opened its mouth and swallowed the wisp of spiritual mist in one gulp. It had been somewhat hesitant after the intimacy, and its fragmented inherited memories told it that although humans could be close, it didn't need to go to this extent. But after swallowing a wisp of spiritual mist, coupled with the multiple connections and influences it had been subjected to while still in the egg, its doubts were instantly shattered like the eggshell, leaving only the deepest sense of trust.

Although there was only one complete piece of spiritual haze and wind and thunder energy left, which was used to exchange for treasures in the Earth Hall, there were still some scattered ones. After taking out a wisp of spiritual haze energy that had been processed and was more inclined to cloud-like attributes, the little guy immediately became a little dizzy and staggered. He cried out twice unwillingly, and then immediately shrank back and fell asleep.

Chen Guang didn't know how long it would take for the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle to digest, but this was a commonality summarized by both the Reward Light Cluster and the Earth Hall: it could consume a wisp of true essence at birth, an ability only second-tier spirit beasts possessed, but even this wisp was enough for them to work hard to digest. Turtle-type demon beasts would simply go into a deep sleep, and applying some kinship spells at this time would be more effective than in the egg.

Moreover, Chen Guang has a trump card—the art of dream communication.

Words spoken in a dream seem both real and unreal.

When the Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle woke up, Chen Guang was setting up its nest, and sure enough, their mental connection became even stronger.

"Little turtle, this is your territory from now on."

The soft, fluffy mat, woven from a mixture of fiery heart grass and floating oily cloud soil, with the previously used Heart Star Stones stuffed inside, was filled with enough fire and cloud-like spiritual energy to make it drowsy. Floating in the basin of water by the door were True Tea leaves, which it took a couple of big sips of, feeling completely satisfied. In the entire room, apart from a slight deficiency in fire attribute, the cloud-like spiritual energy had already reached its limit.

They also told it that in the future, every half month, they might give it a sliver of real food to enjoy.

The Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle was naturally delighted, but this was just the beginning. Having learned from the lesson of Thousand Needle Second Brother, Chen Guang would not simply give without expecting anything in return, but would also make demands. Compared to the Law Faction, the Kinship Faction had more uncontrollable factors. Spirit beasts were intelligent, and once they felt that it was okay to just eat and wait to die, then it would be difficult for Chen Guang himself.

The Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle can live for five hundred years!

It only needs to endure for 150 years to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. But if it really waits for 150 years, it would be unreasonable to call it Chen Guang's right-hand man. The Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle is not a spirit beast that is good at fighting. It doesn't need to fight. Its most important role is to play a supporting role. This makes it even more necessary for it to keep up with Chen Guang's pace.

Its greatest abilities are threefold: first, to breathe fire; second, to transform into smoke; and third, to distinguish between different types of gas.

The fire-breathing technique refers to the unique "Jue Meng Fire" of the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle. The variety of flame forms is enough for any cultivator to learn, and it also has the effect of condensing true qi.

"Transforming into Smoke" refers to its innate magical ability, "Smoke Technique," which allows it to transform true essence into a special kind of smoke that permeates the air. This smoke, due to the complete external manifestation of its spiritual energy, is extremely easy to absorb. Furthermore, because of this complete external manifestation, most methods, especially reconnaissance methods, become ineffective. It is equivalent to an attribute domain, and any ability that does not conform to that attribute will be suppressed. This is the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle's life-saving ability. This same ability has extraordinary effects on any spiritual object, especially the Purple Qi Canopy Fruit, a spiritual plant that can capture true essence, making it a perfect match.

The ability to discern aura refers to the innate spiritual beast artifact, the "Clear and Turbid Eyes," which can distinguish specific attributes from fully materialized and complex spiritual beings.

The Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle is destined to be an extremely skilled support spirit beast. With these three abilities combined, if we calculate carefully, the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle is worth more than this price. In this regard, there is the favor given by the Earth Hall. Even considering the life-or-death difficulty of the inheritance obstacle, a second-tier spirit beast egg cannot be obtained with just a few spirit stones. This is a favor. Including the Three Wonders Fruit, a second-tier spirit plant, which he had previously sought in vain, and even after asking the Daoist in the Scripture Pavilion, he was told that he also wanted a fruit, yet it naturally appeared on the Earth Hall's reward list.

On the contrary, the Xiajun Butterfly was not as unattainable as rumored. Instead, it was sold at a fair price. When deciding on the specific list of rewards, it was probably based on the wealth level of a Qi Refining cultivator before setting such a price. Without a fortuitous encounter, it would be extremely difficult to obtain even ten Xiajun Butterflies. After all, fortune is also part of a cultivator's potential. Back then, even a "Blood Scripture" had to be taken into account. When making the rewards, it was probably a combination of reward and exploration. However, as the beneficiary, Chen Guang did not feel anything was wrong.

The Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle also has its flaws. Besides breaking through its age limit, its three abilities are not very stable. In addition to being linked to its own level of comprehension, the Fire-Enveloping Technique usually only has a condensing effect on the spiritual energy of the Fire and Cloud attributes. If it is unlucky and the Crimson-Headed True Smoke Turtle's comprehension is not enough, the Fire-Enveloping Technique may only have one characteristic of being ever-changing. The smoke technique cannot be transformed into all kinds of true energy. Some types of true energy take a long time to transform or suffer great losses. If it does not understand the essentials, it will overstimulate the true energy, causing the spiritual energy to leak out randomly and it will be unable to control itself. It is barely enough to use it to confuse the enemy. Cultivating spiritual plants will only backfire. Only the Clear and Turbid Head Eyes are more stable, which is related to its own realm.

After all, it's just a spirit beast that's still undergoing a metamorphosis. If its abilities were truly stable and extraordinary, then Chen Guang wouldn't have a chance.

Therefore, the Red-headed True Smoker needs to learn and train. The current enjoyment is only temporary. In a couple of days, Chen Guang will start to increase the intensity of the little turtle's training. If some learning and training do not meet the standards, the standards will be lowered again and again. He always wants to test whether the little turtle has higher potential. If it does, then let it maintain a sufficiently motivated attitude and not be ruined like the second one.