Chapter 118: Chapter 118: A Demon Beast is a Demon Beast!

For 2,200 catties of seeds, Chen Mo spent three days in the dim Breeding Room, consuming only 6,600 catties of Spirit Yellow Rice. As for the remaining Spirit Rice, it was stored in his Storage Ring. Two batches, totaling 6,000 catties.

With this batch of grain, he realized that he wouldn’t need to plant Spirit Yellow Rice after the coming spring. His twenty acres of Spirit Fields could be entirely dedicated to other Spirit Plants! After all, no matter how much Spirit Yellow Rice he grew, whatever remained after paying taxes would only be exchanged for Spiritual Sand and Spirit Stones anyway.

Now, relying on Breeding alone, he could earn 45 Low Grade Spirit Stones a year.

When he left the Master’s Mansion, Chen Mo’s Storage Ring contained an additional 6,000 catties of Spirit Yellow Rice, 45 Low Grade Spirit Stones, and a Flying Sword—Yun Qing. Following Song Yunxi’s advice, he went to the Wandering Bookstore in the White Snake Marketplace.

The person in charge of selling Cultivation Techniques and Magic here was a middle-aged man. Under the man’s deeply furrowed brows, Chen Mo spent 20 Low Grade Spirit Stones to purchase the Sword Dao Technique specially delivered from the Transmission Hall of Purple Cloud Peak—the Setting Sun Sword Technique!

At 20 Low Grade Spirit Stones, it was exactly four times more expensive than the Huai Mountain Qi Cultivation Technique! But after Chen Mo opened the manual and read through the Technique, he felt every grain of Spiritual Sand was well spent!

Chen Mo didn’t linger, heading straight home.

Though the journey back was short, the contents and mantras of the Setting Sun Sword Technique constantly swirled in his mind, filling him with boundless excitement. He thought back to the very first time he saw the Grain Collection Officers arrive via Sword Flight; he had been filled with envy. Then, when he first saw Wei Wuwei kill enemies using Sword Control, he had secretly made a resolution.

Now, after five years, he had finally broken through the shackles of his status and obtained this Sword Control Technique.

The moment he stepped into the range of the Silence Array, the chill in the air vanished instantly.

Seeing him appear, Kang ran over as fast as it could fly. Having not seen him for seven days, the highly intelligent Spiritual Bird chirped and squawked incessantly. But Chen Mo was in no mood to pay attention to it. He simply pointed to the Successor Rice behind the house, signaling for it to eat as much as it wanted, before hurrying into the study to read by lamplight into the night.

The Setting Sun Sword Technique was divided into three main Chapters. The first covered the art of condensing a Sword Pill. Although this art was considered a Technique, it faintly possessed the characteristics of a Cultivation Technique. Furthermore, this Sword Pill was the foundation of any Sword Dao Cultivator. If one failed to cultivate the Sword Pill, they would likely be unable to make an inch of progress in the latter two Chapters.

The second Chapter detailed the art of Sword Flight. This was a method of Soaring Clouds and Mist, capable of covering a thousand miles in a single day. Once mastered, one could step upon the azure clouds and fly on a sword, becoming a true Sword Cultivator!

The final Chapter was the art of killing enemies with Sword Control. A Flying Sword, controlled as easily as an extension of one’s own arm. Wherever one’s thoughts reached, the Flying Sword would strike!

One Technique, three Chapters. Simply memorizing the contents took Chen Mo nearly a full day, and he had only comprehended the Third and Fourth Layers of it. After all, Swordsmanship was the foundational pillar of the Cyan Yang Sect. It was far beyond what minor Magic like the Flaming Palm or Spirit Snake Body Technique could compare to!

For three consecutive days, aside from his routine seated Cultivation, Chen Mo spent all his time comprehending and practicing this Cultivation Technique. However, his progress wasn’t particularly optimistic:

[Name: Chen Mo]

[Classes: Spirit Plant Cultivator (Unlocked), Spirit Nurturer (Unlocked), Spirit Fisherman (Locked)...]

[Lifespan: 35/99]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Fourth Layer]

[Cultivation Technique: Huai Mountain Qi Cultivation Technique (187/400)]

[Spirit Root:]

[Metal Spirit Root (Tier Four): 1/400]

[Wood Spirit Root (Tier Two): 23/200]

[Magic:]

[Rainfall Technique (Great Success): 1/1600]

[Qi Crossing Technique (Great Success): 1/1600]

[Vitality Technique (Minor Achievement): 115/800]

[Setting Sun Sword Technique (Pre-Entry): 4/50]

[Flaming Palm (Great Success): 1/1600]

[Geng Metal Finger (Great Success): 1/1600]

[Spirit Snake Body Technique (Great Success): 1/1600]

[Golden Armor Technique (Great Success): 1/1600]

[Cicada Concealment Technique (Entry-level): 76/100]

[Poison Relief Technique (Entry-level): 33/100]

[Talent:]

[Spirit Plant Cultivator: Increased Production (Orange), Breeding (Orange), Rapid Maturation (Green), Gathering Spirit (Green)]

[Spirit Nurturer: Sturdy (Purple)]

In three days, this Swordsmanship had only gained three experience points. The speed was so slow that it rivaled the Huai Mountain Qi Cultivation Technique. Fortunately, his lifespan had already increased to 99 years, giving him plenty of time to cultivate it bit by bit.

Chen Mo figured that, going at this rate, he would have no problem living to be two or three hundred years old!

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

Just as Chen Mo was immersed in his Cultivation, a fierce pecking sound rang out on the window outside the study. He frowned slightly and walked over to the window. The moment he opened it, Kang stuck its head in, wearing that same slightly agitated expression.

"Didn’t I let you eat as much as you wanted?" Chen Mo said, somewhat impatiently.

"CLUCK CLUCK! CLUCK!"

"Is something the matter?"

"CLUCK CLUCK!"

Seeing Kang run off, Chen Mo leapt out the window and followed it to the chicken coop.

"CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!"

Sweeping his gaze around, Chen Mo finally discovered the problem! He had originally raised ten hens, but now, there were only nine left!

"Where did it go?"

"CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!"

Kang was so angry it stomped its feet. It fully spread its two massive wings and began to flap them desperately. He watched as it bypassed the chicken coop and arrived at the pigpen next to it.

Chen Mo looked in the direction it was pointing. The Pentagonal Heavy Lizard, which was longer than a human was tall, was now curled up in a corner of the pigpen, its flesh torn open and on its last breath. Its body was covered in scratch marks left by sharp claws. Several of the wounds had already scabbed over, indicating this hadn’t just happened over the past couple of days.

However, even with its weak aura, the Pentagonal Heavy Lizard raised its head the moment it saw Kang. Its eyes were filled with hostility, and it bared its sharp teeth, fully revealing its vicious nature!

"It ate the hen?" Chen Mo couldn’t help but frown.

"CLUCK CLUCK!"

At this moment, Chen Mo finally realized the crux of the issue. Just as Meng Ke had said, a Demon Beast was always a Demon Beast. Its wild nature remained untamed. Without a Beast Taming Technique, rashly raising one would likely result in it eventually turning on its master!

It was also fortunate that this Pentagonal Heavy Lizard had not grown naturally in the wild. Otherwise, over the course of nearly a year, it likely would have reached the Qi Refining Fourth or Fifth Layer. If that had been the case, not a single one of the Spiritual Birds he had worked so hard to raise for so long would have been left!

Looking at the Pentagonal Heavy Lizard curled up in the corner, still looking as fierce as ever, a hint of struggle emerged in Chen Mo’s heart. He thought back to when it had just hatched; it had been very clingy. In that moment, he truly felt an urge to raise it as a pet. But following Song Yunxi’s explanation, he had gradually distanced himself from this artificially raised Demon Beast...

Now, the time to make a decision had come!

Chen Mo leapt into the pigpen and slowly approached. The Pentagonal Heavy Lizard, which had been baring its teeth, gradually calmed down. It seemed Chen Mo’s presence brought it a good deal of reassurance. He crouched down and gently stroked its body continuously with the Vitality Technique. Finally, the Demon Beast closed its eyes in comfort.

"I’m sorry!"

Breeding and raising animals... perhaps this was a choice every Spirit Nurturer had to face! Spirit Plants would simply grow quietly in the Spirit Fields... but Spiritual Birds, Spiritual Beasts, and even Demon Beasts were raised little by little by the Spirit Nurturer! When it came time to actually slaughter them, there was still a trace of unbearable guilt in one’s heart.

However, he had to take that step eventually!

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