Chapter 363: Perfecting the Cultivation Method
For the past few days, Lin Chao had been staying in his study, continuing to draw blueprints.
At the same time, he made arrangements for subsequent matters.
Today's Iron Stone City could continue to function even without him.
Moreover, with the support of the Golem Puppet, the city was being built rapidly.
By the time he returned from the Royal Capital, he estimated he would be able to see the general outline of the city, and a small portion of the area would even be ready for habitation.
Today's Tieshi Mountain was overcrowded; there were over ten thousand players alone, and this number was still increasing rapidly.
Lin Chao knew that in less than a year, Iron Stone City would become a base camp for players, and the strength of this city would also become terrifying.
By then, a scene where High-level Professionals were everywhere and professionals were as common as dogs would appear.
At that time, his own strength would also reach a period of rapid improvement, and he should also consider the matter of apotheosis.
The next day, on Tieshi Mountain, Shivana wore a look of guilt on her face: "I apologize, Your Highness, I cannot follow you back to the Royal Capital."
She was now the City Lord of Koya City and had to guard Koya City for the Prince, so she could not leave.
And as the Prince's knight, she should be by the Prince's side to protect his safety.
Lin Chao smiled: "It is fine. After I leave, help me guard Koya City.
If Tieshi Mountain encounters any incidents, you should also provide some support."
Shivana nodded: "I am willing to die for His Highness!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Heiniu and Ye Di, who were beside Lin Chao, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.
She had watched these two appear by the Prince's side.
At the very beginning, these two were weak in strength, not even as good as a maid in the Prince's mansion.
Now, both of them had stepped into the ranks of High-level Professionals, which could be said to be extremely shocking.
Moreover, most importantly, Shivana could not quite see through Heiniu's strength now, and she had no confidence in whether she could defeat Heiniu.
One had to know, this had only been a few months.
Furthermore, the others on Tieshi Mountain were all similar to Heiniu, growing rapidly.
Shivana could feel that this force, apart from having fewer top-tier combatants, was comparable to a Temple in other aspects.
And it was the kind of Temple belonging to a powerful deity.
Half an hour later.
On the flying carriage, Lin Chao closed his eyes to rest.
Ye Di, however, had a look of curiosity on his face, constantly looking out the window.
"This is a magic item, truly amazing!"
Heiniu also nodded: "Indeed, it is not much worse than an airplane."
"This kind of item has a limit on the number of uses; after using it five or six times, it probably won't have any effect.
Unless it is a long-distance journey or there is an emergency, very few people will use this item," Lin Chao opened his eyes and said from the side.
This kind of magic item was named Cloud Carriage.
It could be said that this was the most precious item the Royal Family had given to Lin Chao.
Every Prince and Princess had one.
"In our Special Zone, there are also similar things, but we call them Dharma Artifacts," Little Tough said from the side.
"Dharma Artifacts?"
Everyone present became interested.
They were all people from Canghai World, mostly from outside the Special Zone, and did not know much about Dharma Artifacts or the Special Zone.
"They are those Dharma Artifacts of Beast Masters. The Beast Master's own strength is not strong; they rely on the Pet Beasts they control and the use of Dharma Artifacts," Little Tough continued.
"I remember that a Beast Master's own strength is also quite good, right?" Ye Di said.
"Compared to us mortals, it is very strong, but compared to their Pet Beasts, it is much weaker," Little Tough knew a lot.
Lin Chao also listened from the side; news from the outside world was also very useful to him.
"Are these Beast Masters very strong? How do they compare to Heiniu?" Lin Chao asked.
He could not see the Beast Masters from the outside world, nor had he collected accurate data, so he could not judge the strength of those Beast Masters.
However, he knew that there were Beast Masters in the outside world; that was a system he did not understand.
Of course, when he was in Jiuzhou, his avatar had once joined a Gate, and that Gate had some methods of beast taming.
Naturally, those beasts were still not as powerful as the Immortal Cultivators themselves; they were merely heterodox paths.
"I estimate they can't beat Heiniu," Little Tough said from the side, "I haven't met any powerful Beast Masters either."
As Little Tough spoke, he looked at Ye Di: "Don't you have a Beast Tamer Talent? How has it been recently?"
Ye Di revealed a decadent expression: "My brother signed me up for a class, video lessons, but unfortunately, I still haven't been able to get a Beginner start."
"Video... what a pity," Little Tough sighed.
Generally, those who taught via video livestream were those kinds of shoddy Beast Masters, or even just Beast Tamer Apprentices.
What kind of level could such people have, and what kind of Beast Masters could they teach?
However, Little Tough also understood that those true Beast Masters would not easily take on disciples.
Ye Di was not from the Special Zone; being able to take online classes was already quite good.
Of course, even for people in the Special Zone, unless their Beast Tamer Talent was extremely exaggerated, it was very difficult to find a master.
Those Beast Masters from the other world simply looked down on them, the natives.
"Those Beast Masters can only teach you the Beginner basics and let you understand some inside information about Beast Masters.
But... such information is very superficial.
Moreover, they are not very clear about how to get a Beginner start as a Beast Master either."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't have been reduced to teaching online courses," Little Tough continued.
"Sigh, indeed. Up until now, I haven't even been able to reach the Beginner stage. It's too difficult," Ye Di lamented.
Just then, the usually quiet Shengtian suddenly spoke up: "Ye Di, tell us what problems you've encountered with reaching the Beginner stage. Perhaps those present can help you solve them."
As Shengtian spoke, he glanced at Lin Chao; the implication was obvious.
Ye Di was slightly stunned, but he also looked at Lin Chao: "Manager, is it alright if I talk about this?"
He was close with Heiniu, so he understood that the Manager might also be a very formidable person in reality.
"Naturally, that is fine," Lin Chao smiled, not minding such trivial matters.
"Alright, then I will speak." Ye Di coughed, gathered his thoughts, and continued, "That teacher taught us that to tame beasts, one must first condense a Beast Taming Heart.
These past few days, I have been practicing according to the basic cultivation formula, but unfortunately, it has had no effect at all."
"Basic cultivation formulas are very slow to practice; it might take decades to cultivate a Beast Taming Heart," Little Tough said from the side.
"Decades? Then it seems I cannot reach the Beginner stage," Ye Di sighed.
"Generally speaking, the most basic methods, while not excellent, shouldn't be problematic enough to take decades to reach the Beginner stage," Lin Chao voiced his own doubt.
"The Manager is right. Because our world lacks an environment suitable for Beast Masters to cultivate, it might take decades here, but in their world, it might only take a few months," Little Tough explained.
"So that's how it is," the people present echoed one after another.
"But even if it takes decades, there should be some sensation after practicing, yet I don't feel anything at all," Ye Di expressed his deep frustration.
"What are the specifics?" Lin Chao asked.
"When practicing the formula, one must activate spiritual power.
During practice, one must first meditate to create a consciousness space, and then...
But every time I meditate, the consciousness space fails to form and collapses immediately."
The other players on the scene were almost like they were listening to the Book of Heaven; they didn't understand any of this.
Even Little Tough did not understand the reason behind it.
At this moment, Shengtian looked at Lin Chao: "What does the Manager think?"
Lin Chao smiled: "I don't know beast taming, but I seem to have seen something similar to this situation."
When he was in Jiuzhou, he had contact with a sect that practiced beast taming, and many of their disciples encountered the same situation as Ye Di.
He now increasingly felt that the two were actually the same system and method.
It was just that Jiuzhou lacked powerful demonic beasts.
"Before meditating, try stimulating your Baihui Acupoint and the Fourteen Meridian Acupoints; it might be useful," Lin Chao said, sharing his past experience.
These players worked for him, so in a sense, Lin Chao made a small profit, and he was not a stingy person.
"Baihui Acupoint? Fourteen Meridian Acupoints? I've noted that down; I'll try it after logging off." Ye Di didn't know where these acupoints were and decided to look them up after logging off.
"Of course, I cannot be certain, as I have never seen the beast taming technique you are practicing," Lin Chao added.
A conflicted expression appeared on Ye Di's face, and he then said: "This technique doesn't need to be kept secret; it's not particularly precious. You are all very good friends of mine, so it's fine for me to talk about it."
As Ye Di spoke, he quickly recited the technique's formula.
The formula was very short, only about fifty characters, and he finished reciting it after a short while.
Many of the players present were trying hard to memorize it.
This formula was good stuff.
Shengtian and Little Tough were very calm and did not try to memorize it.
"Manager, what do you think now?" Ye Di looked at Lin Chao tentatively.
Lin Chao smiled.
He confirmed once again that this cultivation system and the beast taming of Jiuzhou led to the same destination by different routes.
"There is no problem with the technique, but there are some local flaws. If you change them, the effect might be better," Lin Chao said, without hiding anything. "For example, here, 'all dharmas have self-nature'; sometimes, 'all dharmas have no self-nature' might be better.
Today, since I am idle, I will simply modify this technique for you; you can go back and try it."
Lin Chao said.
After all, he was at the Ninth Stage Main God Realm; modifying a technique of this level was very simple for him.
Before long, a new technique was produced.
"Did you memorize it?" Lin Chao recited the technique once.
"I memorized it!" A look of joy appeared on Ye Di's face. "Thank you, Manager."
Little Tough and Shengtian did not act as they had before; this time, they chose to memorize the technique.
After all, in their view, the Manager's identity was mysterious, and he was very likely from the Beast Taming World and held a high position there.
Just then, Ye Di thought of something: "If I log off and then log back in, won't I return to Tieshi Mountain?"
Others nearby also thought of this problem.
After all, their respawn points and spawn points were at Tieshi Mountain.
"It's fine, I can change your spawn locations," Lin Chao said softly.
"Damn, that's so powerful?" Ye Di was overjoyed. "Doesn't that mean if we want to attack a city, Manager, you can enter the interior of a city directly, and then we can log in inside the city and take it from the inside? I am truly a genius!"
"Ye Di, that's all your ambition amounts to!" a player laughed.
"Manager, how about I log off now to practice the new technique and log back in later?" Ye Di asked.
"No problem." Lin Chao naturally would not refuse.
Nearby, Shengtian and other players were also somewhat tempted.
In fact, they also wanted to log off to try that so-called beast taming technique.
However, this technique seemed somewhat profound, and they were afraid they wouldn't be able to understand it in a short time; they wanted to understand it before they could practice it like Ye Di.
Therefore, they chose not to log off.
At this moment, Ye Di exited the game.
He looked at the moonlight outside the sky, pulled the curtains shut, and then began to cultivate according to the new technique taught by the Manager.
He closed his eyes, circulated his Qi and blood, began to calm himself down, and then slowly constructed his consciousness space.
Suddenly.
Crack!
The construction of the consciousness space failed once again.
"Did the same mistake as before appear again?"
Ye Di felt helpless.
This also indicated that the technique given by the Manager was useful.
It was just that he would always encounter a slip-up.
Suddenly, he thought of what the Manager had said about stimulating the Baihui Acupoint and the Twelve Meridian Acupoints.
He searched for information, confirmed the locations of the acupoints, then began to stimulate them according to the locations, and finally, began to cultivate according to the technique given by the Manager.
An hour passed, and Ye Di suddenly opened his eyes.
"I saw the Beast Taming Heart!"
Within his consciousness space, a golden Beast Taming Heart appeared in his field of vision.
The quality of the Beast Taming Heart determines the quality of the Pet Beast a Beast Master can contract.
Of course, these were not things the current Ye Di needed to consider.
What he needed to consider was that he had now cultivated a Beast Taming Heart.
This was a matter worth being pleasantly surprised about.
This also meant that he could become a true Beast Master.
How could he not be excited?
He thought for a moment, calmed his emotions, and immediately entered the game.
"Manager, you are too amazing. I practiced the new technique you gave me, and I constructed the consciousness space all at once, and even triggered the Beast Taming Heart." Ye Di was very excited and thrilled.
The other players on the scene were also excited for Ye Di.
However, only two people were different, and those were Level 8 Little Tough and Shengtian.
They knew just how difficult it was to trigger the Beast Taming Heart.
Lin Chao smiled: "You had the foundation from the previous technique and had practiced many times; it is normal to successfully trigger the Beast Taming Heart after practicing the new technique."
Shengtian revealed a suspicious expression; could it really be like this?
Beside him, there was some envy in the eyes of Level 8 Little Tough.
It was a pity that he did not have any Beast Taming Talent; otherwise, he would definitely cultivate this technique.
Now, the treasure was in front of him, yet he could not obtain it; he felt it was a bit of a loss.
However, thinking of something, he asked: "Manager, can I use this technique for my younger sister?"
He had a younger sister who had just been found to have Beast Taming Talent.
"No problem," Lin Chao replied.
A technique is created to be used by people.
A world where everyone is like a dragon is more interesting.
(End of this chapter)
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