10: Chapter 10 Cultivation Methods in the Beast Taming World

[Big news! Big news! Senior Mengxue has really been contracted away!]

[Your news is way too outdated. Not only was Senior Mengxue contracted, but she also cleared the Beast Tamer assessment at lightning speed! Faster than the records in Yanjing and Modu!]

[I was at the Beast Tamer Association this evening and saw Senior Mengxue dominate with my own eyes. She's so strong!]

[It's so strange! I was right next to Senior Mengxue when her bloodline rank was tested. The machine clearly showed an F-rank Bloodline, no mistake about it. But how can an F-rank Bloodline transform into a dragon?]

[There's no point discussing this now. Since Mengxue has been contracted and possesses such strength, I guess it's time for me to move on and find my next "wife."]

[As if Senior Mengxue was your wife before this.]

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In just one night.

The news of Chen Yi leading Lin Mengxue to clear the Beast Tamer assessment quickly spread through the various group chats of the Beast Taming Academy.

Most male students still held well-wishes.

After all, they knew deep down that they were unlikely to ever have any special connection with Lin Mengxue in this lifetime.

Seeing the goddess of their hearts no longer being criticized and having a bright future ahead was certainly a relief!

However, there was naturally no shortage of verbal attacks against Chen Yi.

The goddess in so many people's hearts was actually picked up by someone from another school; they had to hurl a few insults to vent their frustration!

However, the content of the girls' group chats was different.

They were all wondering if they should go find Chen Yi, in case they could also unleash strength like Lin Mengxue's!

"Um, Brother Chen Yi, you don't happen to have some kind of masochistic streak, do you?"

Lin Mengxue watched Chen Yi, who was browsing the class group chat logs with a slight smirk on his face.

Lin Mengxue hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? No, why?"

Chen Yi looked puzzled. "Why would I be a masochist?"

"But those insults... to be honest, even I can't stand to look at them."

Hearing this, Chen Yi burst out laughing.

He reached out and gently pinched Lin Mengxue's tender cheek, smiling. "I see it as a compliment! Look, if I had contracted someone like Liu Ruyan, do you think they'd still be cursing me?"

"When you put it that way, I guess so? But it still feels weird."

"Since you don't want me to look, Xue'er, then I won't!"

"Mm, that's for the best!"

A smile appeared on Lin Mengxue's face as she changed the subject. "By the way, do you know how to use the space ring yet?"

Chen Yi nodded and took out the space ring. "I do! This thing is truly amazing. Just by injecting spiritual power into it, I can send my consciousness into the internal space, and it's quite large!"

"That's good! There are five days left until the final exams. We were rewarded with some resources for clearing the Beast Tamer assessment yesterday. Do you want to cultivate for a bit?"

Lin Mengxue said with some concern, "Even if you can activate my potential, Brother Chen Yi, I feel like our level is still a bit too low."

Hearing this, Chen Yi suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering something.

"I almost forgot! Xue'er, after we finish lunch, come back to my place with me. I have some things to pick up!"

"Mm, I'll do whatever you say, Brother Chen Yi!"

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After finishing lunch and walking for about an hour...

Chen Yi and Lin Mengxue arrived at a park located in the North District.

Because the ground was higher, water didn't pool here when it rained, so it had become a haven for the homeless.

Entering the park and arriving at Chen Yi's residence, a stale, musty scent wafted toward them.

It was a small shack built from stacked, dilapidated wooden boards, looking like it might collapse at any moment.

With every step, the ground made a "creak-creak" sound.

Even the bathroom was an open-air pit latrine, reeking with a foul stench.

Lin Mengxue felt a slight pang in her heart.

"Brother Chen Yi, have you always lived here?"

Although her parents were scumbags, they had provided her with very good living conditions.

Having grown up in comfort, she truly couldn't imagine how someone could live in a place like this.

Chen Yi shrugged. "Having a place to stay is already pretty good; no need to be picky. Besides, this place will soon be a thing of the past!"

After all, when he first transmigrated here, he didn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and he was even on the verge of starving to death at one point.

And now, not only did he have a place to live, but he had also found a job as a cleaner in a mall's underground parking lot.

Although the income was meager and it was hard to save much...

...it was enough to make ends meet and keep him from starving on the streets.

Hearing Chen Yi's words, Lin Mengxue nodded deeply in agreement.

She vowed that she would stick with Chen Yi for the rest of her life and never let him return to a life like this again!

Chen Yi didn't have much luggage, most of which were just old clothes.

Of course, if it were just those, there would be no need to come back for them!

The most important things were some cultivation resources!

Chen Yi rummaged through the place and finally pulled out twenty-three silver-white crystals from under a loose floorboard.

The moment Lin Mengxue saw these crystals, she couldn't help but freeze.

Her eyes widened, and she asked in surprise, "Brother Chen Yi, where did you get these? Without a Beast Tamer license, you shouldn't be able to buy these, right? Was it the black market?"

In this world, besides magic beast meat, there was another crucial cultivation resource—magic beast crystal cores!

The cultivation method in this world was quite special; one increased their level and strength by consuming various foods containing spiritual power.

Only Beast Tamers and spirit beasts who had completed a contract were eligible to step onto the path of cultivation.

When Spirit Beast Girls consumed magic beast meat, magic beast crystal cores, Heaven And Earth Treasure, and other cultivation resources containing spiritual power, the spiritual power would gradually carve a spiritual mark within their bodies, gathering energy.

Afterward, the Beast Tamer would need to guide and activate these spiritual marks to nourish the spirit beast's physical body, thereby increasing their level.

During this process, a portion of the spiritual power would overflow and feed back into the Beast Tamer himself, allowing him to gain power and level up alongside them.

And magic beast crystal cores, in the simplest terms, were a top-tier cultivation resource.

The spiritual power contained in one magic beast crystal core was equivalent to the spiritual power in about a pound of magic beast meat of the same rank.

When cultivating by eating magic beast meat, one would eventually get full, and during that time, they couldn't continue cultivating.

magic beast crystal cores, however, were like small snacks; while they also provided a sense of fullness, their energy density was much higher than that of magic beast meat.

Because of this, many children from wealthy families hoped to use these things to accelerate their cultivation process.

To prevent magic beast crystal cores from being completely monopolized, the Beast Tamer Association specifically introduced a policy.

Only those holding a Beast Tamer license were eligible to purchase magic beast crystal cores, and there were strict limits on the quantity.

But these twenty-three magic beast crystal cores... where did they come from?

Chen Yi smiled slightly and explained, "If I said I picked them up, would you believe me?"

Lin Mengxue pursed her lips. "I'm already your spirit beast, just tell me~~"

"I really did pick them up—though it was from corpses."

"Cor... corpses? Okay, I won't ask anymore. It doesn't sound like something good."

"Good girl~~ We've got what we came for, let's go home!"