Chapter 58

Yu Zhangsheng took the pills and looked them over, very satisfied.

Although this batch only produced five pills, the entire process was refined by himself, without his Master's assistance.

"It should be that I switched from slow fire to high fire too quickly; I'll pay attention next batch, six pills is no problem."

Yu Zhangsheng took out the materials with a beaming smile, then suddenly stopped, glanced at the sky outside, and hurriedly packed up.

"I haven't gone to feed the Spirit Chicken Garden and the Beast Garden yet; this two thousand Essence a day absolutely cannot be missed!"

He rushed out of the Lian Dan Fang in great haste.

Right now he was badly lacking Essence; there were too many cultivation methods and spells that needed points invested, and the Chi She Wang and Iron Eagle King's metamorphosis, Fusion Ancestor all required consumption.

He had finally found the Beast Garden, this excellent place to farm Essence; he didn't want to be expelled by Wei Lao the very next day.

By the time he arrived at the Beast Garden, the sky was already approaching noon.

Fortunately, Wei Lao wasn't angry either; he seemed to know Yu Zhangsheng had been very busy lately, lying on the rocking chair, leisurely saying:

"Feeding spirit beasts is an unpopular chore to begin with; if you don't have time to come over it's fine, normally Old Man handles the care here."

Yu Zhangsheng said respectfully: "Disciple will make time to come every day, it's no trouble."

"Mm, you go get the food and feed them; Old Man will squint a bit more, this Ta Yang is truly comfortable, when one gets old one doesn't like to move much."

As he spoke, Wei Lao closed his eyes on the rocking chair, looking thoroughly content.

Yu Zhangsheng didn't dare delay; some spirit beasts would throw a fit if starved too long. After getting the ingredients from the Wooden Hut, he immediately fed them in order.

On the lawn, the Blue-Flowered Deer looked over curiously; this newcomer actually came again.

It stepped over with small steps and nodded its Beast Head at him three times.

That nodding speed was much faster than yesterday, as if deliberately making things difficult for Yu Zhangsheng.

But Yu Zhangsheng's reaction speed was also very fast; hua-hua-hua he nodded his Beast Head three times.

The Blue-Flowered Deer, as if finding a fun toy, revealed a smile at the corner of its mouth, continued nodding at him, and the speed increased again.

Yu Zhangsheng was also unwilling to lag behind; ultimately, one person one beast, they nodded several hundred times until finally exhausted they mutually compromised.

After eating the Kui Tree Leaf, the Blue-Flowered Deer called out to Yu Zhangsheng somewhat wearily, then quietly returned to the lawn and lay down lazily.

"Close call." Yu Zhangsheng wiped a hand of sweat, caught his breath, and went to the next spirit beast.

This Blue-Flowered Deer was undoubtedly the most mischievous spirit beast in the Beast Garden, but it was only more playful, and did not bully others by relying on its Realm.

After Yu Zhangsheng finished feeding a full circle, he once again harvested over 1900 points of Essence.

In two days' time, his Essence had reached over 4000 points.

This terrifying speed made him excited beyond measure.

"Following this growth, accumulating for two months will reach 100,000 Essence; Lian Shen Gong Small Completion is just around the corner!"

"However, after each feeding, the Essence shows a decrease; it seems to have the same Nature as pills."

Yu Zhangsheng calmed his Mood.

The Spirit Chicken Garden is unchanged for a hundred years; each chicken fed gives 1 point of Essence.

But the Beast Garden side: yesterday feeding gave 1970 points, today 1920 points, tomorrow it might drop to 1800+, who knows what level it will decrease to after a month.

"Compared to that, the Spirit Chicken Garden seems more stable, reliable."

"Once I secure the Spirit Chicken Garden, I can expand the scale, raise 150 spirit chickens to 1000; that way there will be a fixed 1000 points of Essence every day!"

Yu Zhangsheng laughed cleverly.

After leaving Yushou Peak, he went to the Spirit Chicken Garden again; after feeding he went to refine pills once more.

During this time, a message came from the Affairs Hall: the Contribution Points from passing the Outer Disciple Selection had already been issued by Yujian Peak's Elder Wan; he received 3200 Contribution Points, plus the initial 100, totaling 3300 points. This Contribution was already enough to exchange for a cultivation method unique to Yushou Peak, or even go find the Transmission Elder and have the other party personally teach.

But Yu Zhangsheng currently had no time to go; every day two points one line, either refining pills or on the road to feed chickens.

At the Same Time, the Other Side.

Yushou Peak, Peak Summit.

Yun Hejing landed in front of a certain Cave Dwelling, walked inside, and bowed respectfully toward a figure ahead: "Master."

Inside the Cave Dwelling, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe turned around; his gaze was bright and piercing, a majestic aura imposing without anger, inspiring awe.

This person was precisely Yushou Peak's Peak Master, Mo Pengchen.

"You've come."

"That disciple you spoke of to me, I've already gone to check the records; although his Spirit Root is only Three Spirit Roots, his talent in Beast Taming is indeed astonishing."

Mo Pengchen clasped his hands behind his back, appreciation flashing in his eyes, and smiled at Yun Hejing: "With his ability, for me to take him as a disciple, even as a Personal Disciple, would be no problem."

Hearing this, Yun Hejing's expression brightened with joy.

When Yu Zhangsheng passed the Selection, she had come to her Master to report this, and had even investigated Yu Zhangsheng's past thoroughly.

It was all to make Yushou Peak pay more attention to Yu Zhangsheng, nurture him well; in a hundred years he would certainly become another Golden Core True Person! However, Mo Pengchen shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It's just that now I cannot take him."

Yun Hejing froze, blurting out: "Why is that?"

"Master, could it be because Yu Zhangsheng was taken as a True Disciple by Gongsun Yang?"

"But he entered Yushou Peak, showing he has already made his choice; and with Gongsun Yang teaching him, in pill refinement he can also be more Excellent than other disciples, a hundred benefits and no harm!"

"Master, you must not abandon this Excellent disciple because of some old stubbornness!"

Mo Pengchen raised a hand, interrupting: "No, you Misunderstood."

"Master I also want to take him, it's just... Wei Lao seems to have taken a fancy to him."

Speaking to here, Mo Pengchen also sighed with emotion.

And Yun Hejing revealed a shocked expression.

"Wei Lao, he, he doesn't accept disciples anymore, right?"

Mo Pengchen shook his head: "I also don't know what Wei Lao is thinking, but if Wei Lao can take him as a disciple, for him it is undoubtedly a heaven-sent fortune; in the future even becoming the next Peak Master is possible."

"Or perhaps, Wei Lao took a fancy to his Spirit Beast Affinity Constitution, wants to nurture him, try to Contract"

Mo Pengchen slowly closed his mouth and spoke with deep meaning.

"This matter isn't bad for that Yu Zhangsheng either; a genius, only a genius who can grow is a useful genius, and right now he's only at Qi Refining, the road is still far and long."

"If I take him as my Personal Disciple, the gazes of the Four Peaks are destined to be cast on him, and pressure, struggles, and suppression will surely follow."

"Anyway, let's end this matter here; you don't need to say more, let everything take its natural course, I think Wei Lao has his own plans."

Yun Hejing's heart surged with waves, he cupped his hands in assent, then left the Cave Dwelling, a trace of shock still lingering on his face.

After Yun Hejing left, Mo Pengchen stood before the Cave Dwelling, gazing toward Outside the Mountain, and murmured: "Is it possible?"

"Since the Yu Zhen Jun died, that Spirit Beast has had no one able to lay a finger on it, let alone Contract it; even Wei Lao can only go visit once a month."

"A mere Qi Refining Cultivator, can he truly realize the Ancestor's long-cherished wish from back then?"

"And how much longer would it take — would there be enough time?"

Mo Pengchen didn't know the answer, and could only let out a sigh.

(Chapter End)