Just twenty percent of a single grain of rice had allowed the old ape to break through to the Law Origin Mid-Stage.
Chen Lin could not help marveling inwardly.
But when he remembered that this rice was effective even for Eternal Experts, he felt that this was only natural. Besides, the fact that someone with mere Law Origin Early-Stage cultivation could refine it already demonstrated how miraculous it was.
At that thought,
Chen Lin placed his hand on the old ape's head and channeled his mana, helping him suppress the mana within him.
After a moment's consideration,
he swept his sleeve and vanished from the spot with the old ape.
Inside his immortal cave,
Chen Lin placed the old ape in a secluded chamber.
"Cultivate here," he instructed gravely. "Do not leave until you have absorbed all the remaining energy in the spirit rice. If any problems arise, I will be able to help you in time."
"Thank you, Sect Master!"
The old ape was moved to tears and kowtowed repeatedly.
After a moment of hesitation, he looked at Chen Lin again. "Sect Master, I have always cultivated deep in the mountains and have never had a name. Might I ask you to bestow one upon me?"
"A name, is it?"
Chen Lin understood his intention.
Bestowing a name would mean that Chen Lin accepted him, so he would no longer have to worry about others capturing him. The Great Cyan Pill in particular wanted to drag off any Monster Beast that gained intelligence and underwent form transformation to work in the mines.
"Then your name will be Yuan Tiancheng!"
Chen Lin decided to take him in.
For one thing, he lacked a reliable helper, and as a native Monster Beast who had taken human form, the old ape would