Chapter 8: Green Jade Hemostatic Ointment

In the northeast corner of the Training Ground is a bamboo forest spanning nearly ten mu; as the breeze blows, it makes a rustling sound.

The moment one enters the bamboo forest, the light dims instantly, and the surroundings are silent; occasionally, dewdrops slide off the bamboo leaves, making a faint "drip-drop" sound.

After wandering around the bamboo forest, Li Zhangsheng finally chose a relatively open area deep within the forest to serve as a training site.

After contracting Aixi, Li Zhangsheng must improve its strength as quickly as possible.

There are many ways to improve a Demon Pet's strength, which can be roughly divided into five aspects.

1. Combat advancement!

2. Training improvement!

3. Feeding Demon Cores!

4. Ability Potion!

5. Fairy Food!

These are all relatively effective methods; although there are other methods, they are not suitable for beginners.

Combat is the fastest way for a Demon Pet to break through its realm; with every increase in realm, the Demon Pet's three dimensions can gain a certain improvement, including strength, agility, stamina, and even skill power; the magnitude of the improvement is closely related to its race, quality, and Bloodline, which is also the key to whether a Demon Pet can fight above its level.

Training is the tempering of the Demon Pet itself; depending on the differences in potential, the training effects are also different, and there is also the possibility of breaking through the realm, though the probability is very low.

Aixi is currently too weak; even with Li Zhangsheng's assistance, it is feared that it would be unable to defeat the weakest wild Spirit Beast.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng naturally focuses on training; once Aixi grows to a certain point, he will switch to combat as the main focus and training as a supplement.

Training a Demon Pet is roughly divided into three aspects: first, improving the Demon Pet's physical fitness; second, cultivating the Demon Pet's mastery of its own skills; and third, improving the Demon Pet's combat literacy.

In addition, the Demon Pet's level of effort is also closely related to the training effect, so during training, Li Zhangsheng must strictly demand from Aixi and not give it any opportunity to slack off. Otherwise, once a bad habit is formed, it will be difficult to correct later!

Li Zhangsheng first came before a giant rock and took a slight look, then shook his head; even if Aixi is gifted, it is ultimately a cub, and with the hardness of its claws and teeth, not only would it be unable to shatter the rock, but it would easily get injured instead.

Finally, Li Zhangsheng pointed at a green bamboo and said, "Aixi, Bite the green bamboo!"

As a beast-type Demon Pet, Aixi is naturally combative, so under Li Zhangsheng's command, it lunged fiercely at the green bamboo, revealing its rather immature fangs.

Rip—

The moment it bit the green bamboo, Aixi gnawed hard on it, making a creaking sound; by the time Aixi had to land, there were several deep tooth marks on the green bamboo.

The green bamboo is relatively tough, and if Aixi wants to bite it in two, it will undoubtedly take some effort.

"Don't stop, continue!"

Li Zhangsheng's face was serious, and under his signal, Aixi had to jump up again to continue biting the green bamboo.

Li Zhangsheng did not call for a stop, so Aixi could only bite the green bamboo without a moment's rest, constantly repeating this process.

Continuing this action, after the novelty wore off, Aixi began to feel irritable; coupled with the fact that the green bamboo did not taste good, it felt impatient before it knew it, and even held back some of its strength.

After another bite, Li Zhangsheng immediately understood the reason through the depth of the tooth marks Aixi left behind; his expression became increasingly serious, and he shouted, "Aixi, don't relax!"

Aixi was clearly startled and shivered all over; it no longer dared to be negligent and bit the green bamboo with all its might.

Crack—

Having endured more than a dozen bites, this three-meter-tall green bamboo could no longer hold up and tilted over to the side.

"Well done!"

Li Zhangsheng did not skimp on praise; he must increase Aixi's enthusiasm for training. If one is inflexible and unchanging, it might be fine for a short time, but over a long period, the Demon Pet is prone to developing a psychological resistance to training.

Hearing Li Zhangsheng's praise, Aixi showed an excited look and subconsciously wanted to grin, but in the process of pulling, it felt a toothache.

Its baby teeth are not hard enough; although it successfully bit through the green bamboo, it also caused its gums to bleed. However, as long as the training continues long-term, Aixi's fangs will only grow at a faster rate.

Most Spirit Beasts evolve from wild beasts; besides possessing various incredible abilities, they also possess recovery capabilities far exceeding those of wild beasts.

However, even if the recovery is fast, it still requires a certain amount of buffer time.

"Ah, open your mouth!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's personal instruction, Aixi obediently opened its small mouth, revealing two rows of baby teeth; it has two sharp fangs on both its upper and lower jaws, and even though they are still very immature, they still give off a chill.

Aixi's baby teeth are slightly worn, but the main issue is the bleeding gums.

Just by taking a look, Li Zhangsheng felt relieved; with Aixi's recovery ability, it only needs to rest for a while to recover as before. But before it fully recovers, Aixi cannot continue training the Bite skill, otherwise, it will aggravate the injury.

The more severe the injury, the harder it is to recover!

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng changed Aixi's training content, switching from Bite to Tearing Claw!

"Aixi, use Tearing Claw!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, Aixi lunged fiercely at a green bamboo; in the process of jumping up, several immature claws popped out from the pads of its forelimbs, and before landing, it swiped with both claws crossed!

Swish—swish—

Under Aixi's attack, bamboo shavings flew everywhere, and eight claw marks of varying depths appeared on the surface of the green bamboo.

Swish—swish—

This time, without Li Zhangsheng's command, Aixi jumped up again and began to continuously perform Tearing Claw, leaving more and more claw marks on the green bamboo!

"Aixi, remember to aim at the claw marks on the green bamboo; this way it is easier to cut the green bamboo!"

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng's voice rang out; he hoped to cultivate Aixi's combat awareness while training it.

Combat is not child's play; it leads to injury at best and death at worst. Combat power is of the utmost importance, and combat awareness cannot be ignored either; only when the two complement each other can one fully exert their own combat power.

Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime; since this is a matter of life and death, it must naturally be treated seriously.

Roar—

Aixi let out an immature roar; its eyes widened slightly, clearly much more focused, and it began to lock onto the existing claw marks on the green bamboo to continue honing Tearing Claw.

Under uninterrupted training, Aixi gradually improved its hit rate, constantly hitting the existing claw marks to deepen and widen the wounds.

Swish—swish—crack—

Soon, the green bamboo made a sound of being unable to bear the weight and slowly tilted down.

Just like its baby teeth, Aixi's claws also suffered a certain amount of wear after forcibly tearing the green bamboo, and even the pads of its forepaws had several tiny scratches.

"Aixi, pass your paw over!" Li Zhangsheng had been prepared for a long time and immediately took out a tube of ointment from his bosom.

A family with a heritage spanning over a hundred years naturally possesses a certain foundation.

This is a specially made ointment from the Li Family—Green Jade Hemostatic Ointment; compared to the ointments on the market, its recovery effect is even better.

Of course, the price is also quite high, but as long as one is a Li Clan Monster Tamer, they will receive a certain quota every month, which is also one of the family's benefits.

In the process of applying the ointment, Aixi only felt the pain in the paw pad disappear rapidly, replaced by a cool sensation.

With the Spirit Beast's powerful recovery ability, added to the medicinal effect of the Green Jade Hemostatic Ointment, after resting for just a while, Aixi's wound had finished healing.

(End of this chapter)