Spiritual Grass, Wolf Yao Beast

Inside the rest chamber, Lu Xiaotian was wide awake, examining the Spirit Beast Ring in his hand with great interest. Although young, Lu Xiaotian could tell that the Black Robe Old Man had no intention of teaching him anything else, seemingly only regarding him as a tool for raising the Little Green Ant. Being able to get this Spirit Beast Ring and the Beast Taming Technique was worth taking some risks.

Today's harvest was truly bountiful. He carefully stowed away the Qi Gathering Pill as well. Such an important Pill was finite, and Lu Xiaotian felt it would be more effective when breaking through to the Qi Refining Second Layer.

The Black Robe Old Man only rested in the Cave Mansion for one night before leaving early the next morning.

Lu Xiaotian studied the Beast Taming Technique inside the Cave Mansion for ten days. After gaining considerable confidence, one morning, he used the Incantation taught by the Black Robe Old Man to command the Black Bear.

The Black Bear lazily growled a few times. Lu Xiaotian continued to chant the Incantation. After the ancient silver Spirit Beast Ring on the Black Bear's neck flashed a few times, it reluctantly shook its fat body and moved a few large stones to block the entrance of the Cave Mansion.

A look of contemplation appeared on Lu Xiaotian's face. "It seems the book was right. It's easier to control your own Spirit Beast. This Black Bear is the Black Robe Old Man's Spirit Beast, so it's indeed a bit difficult to command. It seems I need to give this Black Bear some benefits first."

To this end, Lu Xiaotian took the Black Bear out, specifically seeking out berries, honey from wild beehives, and other foods that the Black Bear liked. The Black Bear had been confined to the Cave Mansion for too long, and rarely had the freedom to wander in the canyon like this. After satisfying its appetite, its attitude towards Lu Xiaotian became much more affectionate.

"Roar!" After the Black Bear's nose twitched a few times, it quickly darted into a thicket, startling a few wild sparrows. It extended a thick paw, moving it from side to side, and then lowered its large head for a probe. When it raised its head again, it was chewing on a scarlet fruit, along with a few leaves.

The Black Bear had bitten all the fruits on the branches into its mouth. Smelling the unique fragrance emitted when the scarlet fruit was chewed, Lu Xiaotian couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva.

When the Black Bear retreated from the thicket, Lu Xiaotian followed the Place where the Black Bear had just passed through into the thicket, and disappointedly discovered that the Place that had been gnawed by the Black Bear had even had half of the small fruit tree bitten off.

He couldn't help but complain in his Heart, "This gluttonous bear."

Just as Lu Xiaotian was about to retreat from the thicket with a disappointed look on his face, he suddenly smelled a Faint herbal scent, which faintly resembled the scent of the Qi Gathering Pill.

The Black Robe Old Man usually didn't allow him to enter the Pill refining room when he refined Pills, but through refining Beast Spirit Pills for the Little Green Ant, he knew that each Pill was refined from corresponding Spiritual Grass or Spiritual Material.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaotian lay down in the thicket, carefully moving the weeds, searching for the source of this scent.

After a moment, Lu Xiaotian finally discovered two half-foot-tall, light purple Spiritual Grass. Each had seven leaves, with clear veins. These two Spiritual Grass looked Obvious different from the surrounding weeds, emitting an aura that made Lu Xiaotian feel very comfortable, a Spiritual Energy very similar to the scent of the Qi Gathering Pill.

Lu Xiaotian excitedly collected these two Spiritual Grass and stored them in a Jade Box. Before going out, he had brought several Jade Boxes for collecting herbs for Beast Spirit Pills, and there happened to be extra empty boxes.

After searching around and finding no more of this Spiritual Grass, Lu Xiaotian couldn't wait to take the Black Bear back to the Cave Mansion.

Back in the rest chamber, Lu Xiaotian opened the Jade Box, plucked a leaf from one of the Spiritual Grass, and put it in his mouth. After chewing it slightly, a fierce and domineering Spiritual Energy directly surged into his body, rampaging wildly. Lu Xiaotian was in so much pain that beads of sweat rolled down his face.

Lu Xiaotian was horrified. He quickly sat down cross-legged and circulated the Origin Energy in his Dantian through the meridians according to the Great Zhou cycle.

"There's a way!" Lu Xiaotian was overjoyed to find that part of the Spiritual Energy began to flow in the meridians along with the Origin Energy. Although the other Spiritual Energy was causing him great pain during the collision, Lu Xiaotian saw hope and continued to try to guide this rampant Spiritual Energy. One cycle, two cycles. More and more fierce Spiritual Energy became gentle, and during the process of circulating with the Origin Energy in his body, it was slowly converted into Origin Energy.

After continuously running five Great Zhou cycles, all the Spiritual Energy that had invaded his body was converted. Only then did Lu Xiaotian realize that his clothes were soaked with sweat. At this time, the Origin Energy surrounding his Dantian was much stronger than before, almost equivalent to the Origin Energy he had accumulated through several days of hard Cultivate. If he swallowed the entire Spiritual Grass, it would be equivalent to saving a month of hard Cultivate.

To think that one Spiritual Grass could save a month of hard Cultivate. If he could have more Spiritual Grass, he could break through to the Qi Refining Second Layer faster. The Black Robe Old Man and the others often entered and exited the canyon, definitely to find Spiritual Material and improve their Cultivate speed. The Black Robe Old Man wouldn't be back for a while, so he could go out a few more times later. Lu Xiaotian thought excitedly.

Taking advantage of the remaining time in the evening, Lu Xiaotian washed off the sweat on his body, changed his clothes, and then went to the Pill refining room to refine a batch of Beast Spirit Pills. The next day, he sprinkled a few Beast Spirit Pills into the Jade Pool, fed the Little Green Ant, and then took the Black Bear out of the Cave Mansion again. Man and beast walked in the white mist, feeling the wisps of Spiritual Energy in the canyon, and feeling a burst of comfort in their Heart.

"Roar!" The Black Bear displayed its might and slapped a Wild Boar that wanted to sneak attack Lu Xiaotian to death on the ground. By noon, Lu Xiaotian was also a little hungry, so he found some Wood, built a frame, skinned the Wild Boar, removed its internal organs, and placed it on the wooden frame to roast. This time, Lu Xiaotian had prepared for the outing and brought salt. He sprinkled salt and a little spice on the pork and baked it. Before long, the aroma filled the air.

The Black Bear looked at the pork on the Fire, impatiently circling the Fire. Saliva dripped from its mouth.

However, at the same time, a burst of wild beast panting came from all around. Lu Xiaotian looked over in surprise, only to see five or six Gray Giant Wolf with Demonic Fiendish Energy faintly visible in the nearby bushes. Their bodies were nearly twice the size of normal wolves.

"These are Yao Beast!" Lu Xiaotian broke out in a cold sweat. Since entering the Qi Refining First Layer, Lu Xiaotian had been able to sense the difference between ordinary wild beasts and Yao Beast. The Demonic Fiendish Energy on the Yao Beast was something that wild beasts did not possess. Moreover, Lu Xiaotian was now different from before. With a short sword in his arms, he was not afraid of a lone wild wolf, but he had no way to deal with a pack of five or six wild wolves. After all, although Lu Xiaotian was now at the Qi Refining First Layer, he did not know any offensive or defensive Spell, nor did he know any Martial Skill. His body was just much stronger than before. What's more, these were five or six Wolf Yao Beast.

He could feel that the Demonic Fiendish Energy fluctuations on any one of them far exceeded his own. If Yao Beast were to be divided into levels, Lu Xiaotian felt that these Gray Giant Wolf should be at the Qi Refining Second Layer. They were much stronger than him.

Before the Gray Wolf pack could surround them, the Black Bear had already bared its fangs and roared, pouncing towards the nearest Gray Wolf. With the Black Bear's weight of over two thousand pounds, it was truly terrifying when it ran.

"Awoo." A Wolf Yao Beast was hit by a thick bear paw, screaming as it flew more than ten feet away, landing heavily on the ground, silent.

"I almost forgot." Lu Xiaotian slapped his forehead and quickly took out the ancient silver Spirit Beast Ring from his arms and chanted the Incantation.

A Wolf Yao Beast opened its mouth and Spit Out an Ice Cone, shooting towards the Black Bear. However, a burst of Earth yellow light flashed on the Black Bear's fur. The Ice Cone hit the Black Bear's body, making a loud bang, as if it had hit an iron plate, not penetrating at all.

Roar. The Black Bear stood up on its hind legs, roaring loudly, its Power Suppress the Demonic Fiendish Energy of several Wolf Yao Beast at the same time. The Black Bear's huge body fell, and its bear paw pressed down on the ground. Suddenly, an Earth yellow sharp Earth Thorn rose from the ground beneath a Wolf Yao Beast's abdomen, piercing the Wolf Yao Beast that was unable to escape through the abdomen.

Then, two more Gray Giant Wolf died under the Black Bear's claws. The other few tucked their tails and fled in a panic. Lu Xiaotian ran forward and saw that of the three Wolf Yao Beast lying on the ground, two were already dead. The other one that had been pierced through by the Earth Thorn was even more hopeless.

Lu Xiaotian was immediately a little discouraged. After all, the Black Bear was not a Spirit Beast he had tamed himself, and the Black Bear's level was much higher than his own, so it was impossible to control it as easily as his own limbs.