Chapter 22: Nine Nether Mastiff!
“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a ‘Nine Nether Mastiff’ cub!”
“The reward has been issued to the System Space. The Host can view it at any time.”
A small, pitch-black beast resembling a wolf or a dog emerged from the large turntable, accompanied by a System prompt.
“A Nine Nether Mastiff cub?”
Lu Changsheng paused at the words, his face lighting up with joy.
Although it wasn’t the Cultivation Technique he desired most,
he still found pet beasts to be quite excellent.
After all, anyone who had played games in their previous life knew the importance of a good ‘baby’.
It was much the same in this Cultivation World.
If one possessed a good Spirit Beast to accompany their growth, it could provide significant assistance in terms of combat power and other aspects.
Although he hadn’t heard the name ‘Nine Nether Mastiff’ and didn’t know what grade of Yao Beast it was,
through the previous three draws, Lu Changsheng had developed a certain trust in the System.
He knew that items produced by the System might be useless, but they would never be trash.
Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred slightly as he looked at the Nine Nether Mastiff in the System Space, and information immediately appeared.
“Spirit Beast: Nine Nether Mastiff”
“Grade: Heaven Rank Medium Grade”
“Description: An ancient exotic Vicious Beast with a Heaven Rank Medium Grade Bloodline, possessing a trace of the Primordial True Spirit Nine Nether Mastiff Bloodline. It can reach its Peak Stage in five hundred years, becoming a Fourth-Tier Yao Beast.”
“Hiss! A Heaven Rank Medium Grade Bloodline, and it even possesses a trace of the Primordial True Spirit Bloodline.”
“As long as it grows to its Peak Stage, it can become a Fourth-Tier Yao Beast!”
Upon seeing the information about the Nine Nether Mastiff, Lu Changsheng immediately gasped, filled with pleasant surprise.
In the Cultivation World, besides the Human Race, there were many other races.
Such as feathered, furred, scaled, insect, and plant-based beings—all flying beasts, walking beasts, insects, and plants capable of Cultivating and advancing were collectively referred to as Yao.
However, most Yao were uncultivated and lacked much intelligence, so they were also called Yao Beasts.
The strength classification of Yao Beasts was very simple and direct.
From low to high, they were: First-Tier, Second-Tier, Third-Tier, Fourth-Tier, Fifth-Tier.
Corresponding to the Human Race Cultivators’ Qi Refinement Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Stage, and Soul Transformation Stage.
The difference between Yao Beasts and humans was that humans possessed Spiritual Roots and became stronger through Cultivating Cultivation Techniques.
Yao Beasts, on the other hand, Cultivated and grew stronger through the Bloodline Legacy within their bodies.
The higher the Bloodline Grade, the greater the potential.
As far as Lu Changsheng knew, the Bloodline Grades of Yao Beasts were divided into: Low-Tier Bloodline, Medium-Tier Bloodline, High-Tier Bloodline, Earth Rank Bloodline, Heaven Rank Bloodline.
And the legendary True Spirit Bloodline!
Low-Tier Bloodlines were also called miscellaneous-tier Bloodlines.
Yao Beasts with such Bloodlines, if they didn’t have an Opportunity to purify or mutate their Bloodline, would never be able to Breakthrough to a Second-Tier Yao Beast in their lifetime.
Medium-Tier Bloodlines would grow into First-Tier Yao Beasts, but had hope of growing into Second-Tier Yao Beasts.
Most High-Tier Bloodline Yao Beasts would be Second-Tier Yao Beasts after growing to their Peak, with hope of becoming Third-Tier Yao Beasts.
Earth Rank Bloodline Yao Beasts would be Second-Tier Yao Beasts in their mature stage, and had a high probability of becoming Third-Tier Yao Beasts when they reached their Peak Stage.
As for Heaven Rank Yao Beasts, their mature stage was Third-Tier Yao Beasts, with hope of reaching Fourth-Tier at their Peak Stage.
The Nine Nether Mastiff that Lu Changsheng obtained not only had a Heaven Rank Medium Grade Bloodline but also a trace of the Primordial True Spirit Bloodline.
Therefore, in five hundred years, it could smoothly grow to its Peak Stage and become a Fourth-Tier Yao Beast.
Which was equivalent to a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator among the Human Race!
“A Fourth-Tier Yao Beast is equivalent to a Human Race Nascent Soul True Lord!”
“According to the information I saw in the Lu Family’s library, in the Jiang Country Cultivation World where I am, the Nascent Soul Stage is the ceiling of existence.”
“Only the ‘Heaven Sword Sect’ has a Nascent Soul True Lord overseeing it; even the Qingyun Sect, where I previously took the assessment, doesn’t have a Nascent Soul True Lord overseeing it!”
“If the Nine Nether Mastiff can grow into a Fourth-Tier Yao Beast, I can completely walk sideways in this Jiang Country Cultivation World.”
Lu Changsheng was filled with a mix of excitement and anticipation.
In the Jiang Country Cultivation World where he resided, the strongest force was named ‘Heaven Sword Sect’.
The sect had a Nascent Soul True Lord overseeing it.
Below it were the three great Immortal Sects: Qingyun Sect, Luoxia Sect, and Yu Ling Sect.
Although these three great Immortal Sects did not have Nascent Soul True Lords overseeing them, they all possessed several Core Formation True Persons and had very profound foundations.
Below the three great Immortal Sects were two sects, three cities, and three aristocratic families, forming eight major forces.
All eight of these major forces had a Core Formation True Person overseeing them and were top-tier forces in the Jiang Country Cultivation World.
As for Cultivation Families like the Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family, which only had Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators overseeing them, there were quite a few, and they couldn’t possibly be recorded in books.
Moreover, the book Lu Changsheng saw was nearly a hundred years old.
The information recorded within it was likely to have undergone significant changes by now.
However, a moment later, Lu Changsheng shook his head again.
“Even if one Cultivates to the Peak of the Qi Refinement Stage, they will only live to be a hundred years old. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage only extends one’s Lifespan by a hundred years, living to over two hundred years old.”
“Only Core Formation True Persons can possess a Lifespan of five hundred years!”
“Therefore, if I cannot Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage myself and become a Nascent Soul True Lord, even if the Nine Nether Mastiff grows to Fourth-Tier, it won’t be of much significance to me.”
The Lifespan of Yao Beasts was generally several times that of humans.
For Yao Beasts, the Nine Nether Mastiff being able to grow to Fourth-Tier in five hundred years was already considered very fast.
However, this duration was somewhat long for the Human Race.
Because a Core Formation True Person’s Lifespan was only a little over five hundred years.
Even if they consumed Spirit Pills, Heaven And Earth Treasures that prolonged life, they could at most extend it by a few decades, a century, but it was ultimately limited.
Only by Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage could one’s Lifespan exceed a thousand years.
“A Peak Stage in five hundred years means reaching the mature stage in two to three hundred years shouldn’t be a problem.”
“The mature stage should be a Core Formation Stage Third-Tier Yao Beast, so growing to a Second-Tier Yao Beast in about a hundred years also shouldn’t be a problem.”
“That doesn’t seem bad either.”
“Moreover, in the Cultivation World, there are methods for taming and controlling beasts, which include many nurturing methods that can accelerate the growth of Yao Beasts.”
Lu Changsheng licked his lips, thinking to himself.
The growth of a Yao Beast can be divided into four stages: infancy, growth, maturity, and peak.
The Nine Nether Mastiff cub he obtained from the draw was naturally in its infancy.
However, among the hundred arts of Cultivation he knew, there was an art called Beast Taming.
This involved taming Yao Beasts into Spirit Beasts for the use of Cultivators.
The pet Lu Changsheng obtained from the System naturally didn’t need to be tamed; it would be absolutely loyal to him.
But among these beast-taming methods, there were many nurturing methods that could make Spirit Beasts grow quickly.
As far as Lu Changsheng knew, the Yu Ling Sect among the three great Immortal Sects was renowned for taming Spirit Beasts, and every Disciple in the sect would tame and control a Spirit Beast.
“This isn’t urgent for now. I can look into obtaining Spirit Beast taming methods if the Opportunity arises later. For now, I’ll just raise it normally.”
“However, it’s not convenient for me to take this Nine Nether Mastiff out of the System Space right now.”
“Otherwise, if others see me conjure a Yao Beast cub out of thin air, I won’t be able to explain it.”
“It just so happens that I’ll be going to the mortal world in a while. I’ll take it out when I return and tell people I bought it to guard the house and be a playmate for the children.”
After a brief thought, Lu Changsheng did not take the cub out of the System Space but continued to keep it inside.
System rewards, when kept in the System Space, are not affected at all.
But once taken out, they cannot be put back in.
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