Lan Chang'an slowly withdrew his technique, ending today's routine cultivation.
Beside his leg.
The water-ladle-sized Mystic Water Turtle Cub was affectionately rubbing against his robe, absorbing the residual aura from his Evergreen Art cultivation.
Over these years, Lan Chang'an had made a delightful discovery:
Feeding the cub Evergreen Mana every day, and letting it absorb the aura at his side while he cultivated, could actually promote the Mystic Water Turtle's cultivation growth.
From his observations, the growth rate of the Mystic Water Turtle egg was thirty to forty percent faster than what the records described.
He could understand this result.
The Evergreen Art was related to lifespan and the passage of years. The Mystic Water Turtle, meanwhile, was a long-lived species that required long ages to grow.
"At this pace, the Mystic Water Turtle will become second-rank in a little over a hundred years, and reach third-rank in around three hundred years, comparable to a Core Formation True Person."
Lan Chang'an had not deliberately increased the duration or dosage; otherwise, it would be too obvious.
However, the Mystic Water Turtle's physical growth was normal. What had mainly accelerated was its cultivation, bloodline, and innate talent.
Unless one was a professional beast-taming cultivator, it would be difficult to discover anything abnormal.
Demonic beasts had powerful physiques and possessed bloodlines; they were born able to comprehend certain spells and innate abilities on their own.
In this respect, human cultivators were far inferior, and still had to practice bitterly and diligently, equipping magic treasures before they could contend with them.
The Mystic Water Turtle had currently just entered the Qi Refining Realm, and had already revealed part of its innate talent.
The first was Turtle Breath: it was good at restraining its aura, reducing its sense of presence, and increasing its own survival