Chapter Summaries

After awakening his Beast Tamer talent, Su Ping returned to his family’s Wood Heart Pet Beast Breeding Base to investigate his Myriad Spirits Codex and take over its management. He found his father had left for Beihan City and a note saying a first pet beast was waiting for him in the incubation room, where Su Ping discovered a small creature in a box.

• Su Ping reviewed his Pet Beast Home talent and the Myriad Spirits Codex, whose entries remained locked because he had not found eligible pet beasts.
• Su Ping got off the bus at Spirit Creek River and arrived at the family’s Wood Heart Pet Beast Breeding Base.
• Su Ping read Su Anyong’s message and recalled returning mainly to explore the Myriad Spirits Codex.
• Su Ping found Su Anyong’s note saying he had gone to Beihan City and left Su Ping in charge of the breeding base.
• Su Ping went to the incubation room to see the first pet beast Su Anyong had chosen for him.

Su Ping contracted a mutated poison-attribute Forest Wolf cub and named it Xiao Qing. The Myriad Spirits Codex unlocked its Forest Wolf Record and granted him the True Eye ability, which revealed Xiao Qing’s details.

• Su Ping learned from Su Anyong that the emerald-green Forest Wolf cub had a mutated wood bloodline and a poison attribute.
• Su Ping formed a soul contract with the cub, named it Xiao Qing, and felt their bond strengthen it.
• The Myriad Spirits Codex unlocked the Forest Wolf Record and awarded Su Ping the True Eye ability.
• Su Ping used True Eye to see Xiao Qing’s attributes, level, potential, and skill, then turned his attention to the Forest Wolf Record.

Su Ping discovered that the Myriad Spirits Codex’s Forest Wolf Record could gain experience and reveal cultivation methods, then found his family’s Woodheart potion manual. The Codex identified the formula as incomplete and offered to complete it for 285 Record experience points, leaving Su Ping stunned with excitement.

• Su Ping realized that pet beasts with sufficient affinity could contribute experience to their Records, even if he had not contracted them.
• Su Ping found the family heirloom manual for Forest Wolf breeding and the Woodheart magic potion in Su Anyong’s room.
• Su Ping learned that Woodheart could enhance a Forest Wolf’s wood skills and help it recover, but the potion had only about a one-percent chance of teaching the skill.
• The Myriad Spirits Codex identified the Woodheart formula as incomplete and offered to complete it for 285 Forest Wolf Record experience points.

Su Ping used the Myriad Spirits Codex to perfect the Woodheart Potion formula, which now required wolf smoke grass, and went to the potion workshop to test it. Old Sha stopped him, and Su Ping discovered that the powerful Forest Wolf had surpassed their species limit and earned him more Codex experience.

• Su Ping confirmed the Codex’s formula perfection, adding the Woodheart Potion preparation method to the Forest Wolf Record.
• Su Ping saw that the perfected potion formula required wolf smoke grass and decided to trust the Codex despite the ingredient’s foul smoke and reputation.
• Su Ping headed to the potion workshop, but Old Sha knocked him down and greeted him affectionately.
• Su Ping checked Old Sha with True Eye and saw that they were a commander-rank Forest Wolf with elite-tier potential and several trained skills.
• The Codex recognized Old Sha as a Forest Wolf who had exceeded their species potential limit and awarded Su Ping 100 Record experience, with more experience for each day spent together.

Su Ping searched the potion workshop for Woodheart Potion ingredients, then rode Old Sha to gather Wolf Smoke Grass by the Spirit Creek River. At the nearby Cloudsky Pet Beast Battle Resort, its chairwoman planned to approach Su Ping about renting Forest Wolves while privately racing to investigate a future Mystic Realm.

• Su Ping found Woodheart Potion ingredients in the workshop's cold storage and asked Old Sha whether Wolf Smoke Grass grew beside the Spirit Creek River.
• Su Ping rode Old Sha toward the river, and the wolf's howl stirred answering howls from beasts across the breeding base.
• The chairwoman of the Cloudsky Pet Beast Battle Resort asked her subordinate about Su Ping taking charge of the Woodheart Breeding Base and its land.
• The chairwoman instructed her subordinate to invite Su Ping to discuss renting Forest Wolves as training beasts.
• After her subordinate left, the chairwoman wondered whether the Celestial Observatory had learned of the Mystic Realm and resolved to move faster.

Su Ping finished brewing the foul-smelling Woodheart potion and stored it to cool, while Old Sha fled before having to taste it. Later, Su Ping saw Zhou Shuchen boasting about his Red Fang Tiger and mocking Su Ping in their class chat.

• Su Ping completed the Woodheart potion and left the workshop, where Old Sha endured the stench and then ran away after Su Ping said he would feed him the potion.
• Su Ping let the potion cool before putting it in refrigerated storage, while Xiao Qing continued growing in his Beast Taming Space.
• Su Ping opened his class group chat and saw Zhou Shuchen describe buying a Red Fang Tiger with commander-rank species potential and teaching it Flame Pounce.
• Zhou Shuchen implied Su Ping had high standards for refusing a Scythe Giant Centipede, and Su Ping questioned why his former classmate was now making snide remarks.

Su Ping ignored Zhou Shuchen’s mockery in the class group chat and focused on Xiao Qing’s imminent advancement. The next morning, he found that his Forest Wolf Record had gained experience and the Woodheart Potion was ready.

• Su Ping explained why he had refused Zhang Guowei’s offer and considered Zhou Shuchen’s work contract a poor deal.
• Su Ping told the class group chat that he had contracted a Forest Wolf, and Zhou Shuchen mocked him for choosing a pet beast with Elite Rank potential.
• Yin Yin invited Su Ping to visit his family’s breeding base during a group outing, but Su Ping left the chat without replying.
• Su Ping sensed Xiao Qing gathering energy to advance from Ordinary Tier One to Ordinary Tier Two, then went to sleep.
• Su Ping checked the Myriad Spirits Codex the next morning and found that his Forest Wolf Record had gained seven experience points and the Woodheart Potion was finished.

Su Ping fed Old Sha the Woodheart Magic Potion while the Forest Wolf pack watched, expecting a grim outcome. Old Sha survived and underwent a striking transformation, leaving Su Ping to assess the potion’s effects.

• Su Ping gathered the Forest Wolves outside the breeding base and prepared the dark green Woodheart Magic Potion.
• Old Sha reluctantly accepted the potion, believing Su Ping needed to test his brewing and protect his confidence.
• Old Sha swallowed the potion and gave Su Ping a mournful farewell before its effects appeared.
• Emerald light surrounded Old Sha, nearby shoots rapidly sprouted, and its aura caused the other Forest Wolves to bow.
• The phenomena faded, and Old Sha let out a joyful howl.

Su Ping discovered that his Woodheart Potion had awakened Old Sha’s Woodheart and strengthened the Forest Wolf, then watched Xiao Qing learn a new skill after seeing Old Sha fight. He ended the chapter realizing Xiao Qing had learned Poison Vine Strangulation and might have extraordinary aptitude.

• Su Ping examined Old Sha and saw that the wolf had gained Woodheart and risen to commander tier two.
• The Myriad Spirits Codex awarded Su Ping record experience for granting Old Sha Woodheart and increasing his tier.
• Su Ping decided to brew more potions to strengthen the Forest Wolves and improve his bond with them.
• Old Sha demonstrated his greatly enhanced Tree Vine Strangulation by tearing deep gashes into a tree.
• After watching Old Sha, Xiao Qing produced purple vines and learned Poison Vine Strangulation.

Su Ping tested Xiao Qing’s newly learned Poison Vine Strangulation in a spar and saw it incapacitate a Forest Wolf, then cared for the injured wolf and encouraged it to keep improving. After gaining Forest Wolf Record experience from the encounter, he announced a plan to help every Forest Wolf at Woodheart awaken the Woodheart skill, leaving Old Sha worried about the potion-making involved.

• Su Ping had Old Sha arrange a spar between Xiao Qing and a young Forest Wolf to test Poison Vine Strangulation.
• Xiao Qing trapped the Forest Wolf in poisoned vines and weakened it, so Su Ping stopped the fight and took it to the infirmary for an antidote.
• Su Ping comforted the recovering wolf, told Xiao Qing not to bully its companions, and urged the wolf to keep working hard.
• Su Ping received Forest Wolf Record experience for interacting with the wolf and resolved to launch Woodheart’s rapid improvement plan.
• Su Ping vowed to help every Forest Wolf awaken the Woodheart skill, while Old Sha worried that he would make the potion again.

Su Ping turned away Manager Guan’s offer to buy Forest Wolves but agreed to discuss renting them after two days. After using up Woodheart’s remaining potion ingredients, he focused on finding enough money to fund his plans for the Forest Wolves.

• Manager Guan waited outside Woodheart for three hours before Su Ping opened the gate in protective gear amid a foul odor.
• Manager Guan offered to rent or buy Forest Wolves and brought up Yuntian’s interest in Woodheart’s land, but Su Ping postponed the land discussion and refused to sell the beasts.
• Manager Guan offered daily rental rates and battle fees, and Su Ping promised to visit him in two days to make a deal.
• Su Ping used up the ingredients for four batches of Woodheart Potion and realized renting out Forest Wolves alone would not quickly fund potions for his twenty-odd beasts.
• Su Ping stroked Xiao Qing and pondered how to obtain the large sum of money his plans required.

Su Ping decided to earn money by offering Forest Wolf boarding and training rather than selling the wolves or revealing his Woodheart Potion formula. He placed an advertisement through Li Shu’s father, then prepared to test two newly cooled potions on Little Dot and Xiao Qing.

• Su Ping planned to use his perfected Woodheart Potion to offer Forest Wolf training services and raise money for his breeding plans.
• Su Ping called Li Shu, who agreed to arrange an advertisement in the Linzhou Pet Beast Daily.
• Li Senlin read Su Ping’s claim that his breeding base could help Forest Wolves develop Woodheart and doubted it, though he accepted the advertisement.
• Su Ping paid for the advertisement and set aside one of his last three Woodheart Potions as startup capital.
• Su Ping noticed the remaining potions had finished cooling and prepared to try them on Little Dot and Xiao Qing.

Su Ping gave Little Dot and Xiao Qing Woodheart Potion, which raised Little Dot's strength and awakened its Accelerated Growth skill while triggering a poison-type mutation in Xiao Qing. The Forest Wolf Record identified Xiao Qing's new Mutated Poison Woodheart skill and offered to reveal the mutation's cause and training method for 50,000 experience, leaving Su Ping eager to examine Xiao Qing's changes.

• Su Ping fed Little Dot Woodheart Potion, and the wolf's strength rose from ordinary third rank to ordinary sixth rank as it gained Woodheart and Accelerated Growth.
• Xiao Qing swallowed its own dose of Woodheart Potion, and Su Ping anxiously monitored its prolonged transformation.
• Xiao Qing emerged with the new skill Mutated Poison Woodheart, and the Forest Wolf Record reported that its racial upper limit had increased.
• The Forest Wolf Record offered to determine Xiao Qing's poison-type mutation cause and provide a training method for 50,000 experience.
• Su Ping looked forward to examining Xiao Qing's changes.

Su Ping discovered that Xiao Qing’s Woodheart mutation had raised the Forest Wolf’s species potential and granted it a powerful poison-based skill. He took Xiao Qing and Little Dot into the woods to train and planned to build intimacy with the rest of the pack to advance the Forest Wolf Record.

• Su Ping used True Eye and learned that Xiao Qing had reached ordinary fourth rank, gained commander third-rank species potential, and awakened Mutated Poison Woodheart.
• Su Ping discovered that Mutated Poison Woodheart strengthened poison- and wood-element skills, restored Xiao Qing with plant energy, and let poison resources accelerate its growth and skill proficiency.
• Su Ping became eager to obtain the Forest Wolf Poison-Type Bloodline Mutation Cause entry and took Xiao Qing and Little Dot outside for combat training.
• Su Ping noted that the Forest Wolf Record had reached 222 out of 500 experience and called the pack over to improve their intimacy.
• The Forest Wolves ignored Su Ping’s speech until he brought out fruit snacks, then gathered in rows for their treats.

Su Ping spent his days improving his Forest Wolf Record and meditating while his advertisement brought in almost no customers. A furious young woman finally arrived at the breeding base, leaving Su Ping unsure whether she would become his first walk-in customer.

• Su Ping collected Forest Wolf dung and reflected that the ordinary wolves had reached the affinity needed to enter his Forest Wolf Record.
• Su Ping noted that his meditation had raised him from ordinary fourth rank to ordinary fifth rank, while Xiao Qing had grown stronger.
• Su Ping returned to the manor and found a young woman angrily ringing the gate bell.
• The woman said she had come to have her pet beast's skills trained, and Su Ping apologized for leaving her waiting.
• Su Ping pointed out that she could have called the number on the sign or advertisement, and the woman fell silent as he wondered whether she was his first and only walk-in customer.

Su Ping offered to train Qin Xiaoxue’s Forest Wolf, Timber, to learn the rare Woodheart skill without charging preliminary costs if he failed. Qin Xiaoxue accepted his wager, leaving Su Ping with a signed training contract and her hope that he could succeed.

• Qin Xiaoxue arrived at the Wood Heart Pet Beast Breeding Base seeking a breeder who could train a Forest Wolf in Woodheart, but initially dismissed Su Ping when he introduced himself as the owner and Beast Tamer.
• Su Ping asked Qin Xiaoxue to give him a chance and promised to waive all preliminary expenses and material costs if Timber failed to learn Woodheart.
• Qin Xiaoxue introduced herself and offered to pay the agreed fee and grant Su Ping one request if he succeeded, while demanding no payment if he failed.
• Su Ping printed a contract for a training fee of three million five hundred thousand and declined Qin Xiaoxue’s offer of an additional favor.
• Qin Xiaoxue signed on to the wager and wondered whether Su Ping might truly succeed.

Su Ping accepted Qin Xiaoxue’s Forest Wolf, Wooden Head, for training and discovered it was an exceptionally developed elite-tier pet beast. After Qin Xiaoxue confronted her grandfather, Qin Erlong, over a previous failed training attempt, she told him she had found a breeder who could develop Woodheart, leaving him doubtful and curious about the Linzhou breeding base.

• Su Ping examined Wooden Head’s high level and extensive skills, then explained the training arrangements to Qin Xiaoxue.
• Qin Xiaoxue left Wooden Head at Su Ping’s breeding base, where Su Ping prepared to experiment on the wolf.
• Qin Xiaoxue returned to the Beast Tamer Association and accused Qin Erlong of recommending a base that charged her three million and failed to teach Wooden Head Accelerated Casting.
• Qin Xiaoxue told Qin Erlong she had found another base that claimed it could develop Woodheart, then demanded compensation and took his spirit-nourishing tea.
• After Qin Xiaoxue left, Qin Erlong wondered whether the Linzhou breeder was real and called to investigate.

Su Ping focused on raising his Forest Wolves until the Forest Wolf Record met its upgrade requirement, while Qin Xiaoxue noticed the woman who appeared to be the chairman connected to Manager Guan’s visit. The chapter ended with Su Ping receiving the option to upgrade the record to LV2.

• Manager Guan failed to persuade Su Ping to rent out beasts and left Woodheart.
• Qin Xiaoxue visited Wooden Head, then went to Yuntian Resort’s main building while Su Ping tended to the Forest Wolves.
• Qin Xiaoxue saw Manager Guan following a powerful woman whom he addressed as the chairman, and wondered if she was connected to Su Ping.
• Su Ping raised the last Elite tier-nine Forest Wolf’s intimacy until the Forest Wolf Record reached 514/500 experience and prompted him to upgrade it.

Su Ping unlocked Connection Sharing after the Forest Wolf Record reached level 2, gaining the ability to share skill-training experience among compatible Forest Wolves. He realized the ability could strengthen his pack and inspire a new skill-training service at his breeding base.

• Su Ping accepted the Myriad Spirits Codex prompt and upgraded the Forest Wolf Record to level 2, which deepened his understanding of Forest Wolves and made them more affectionate toward him.
• The Myriad Spirits Codex granted Su Ping Connection Sharing, allowing up to fifteen nearby Forest Wolves to share experience from training, using, and improving skills they already possessed.
• Su Ping recognized that Connection Sharing could greatly accelerate his Forest Wolves’ skill development, though wolves could not gain skills they did not know from other connected wolves.
• Su Ping considered using the ability to perfect his Forest Wolves’ standard skills and offer paid skill-proficiency training at the Woodheart Forest Wolf Beast Breeding Base.

Su Ping used Connection Sharing to train fifteen Forest Wolves in Sunlight Absorption, rapidly improving their skills and ranks. Wooden Head gained affinity with Su Ping, and he prepared the Woodheart Potion for it.

• Su Ping assembled the Forest Wolves and selected fifteen, including Xiao Qing, Little Dot, and Old Sha, to practice Sunlight Absorption together.
• Xiao Qing advanced from ordinary fourth rank to ordinary fifth rank and quickly raised Sunlight Absorption to proficient level.
• Little Dot and several other wolves also improved their Sunlight Absorption and levels within half a day.
• Wooden Head began to doubt Qin Xiaoxue's training methods and grew increasingly convinced Su Ping could help it grow stronger.
• The Forest Wolf Record recognized Wooden Head's affinity with Su Ping, who retrieved the Woodheart Potion and opened it before the expectant wolf.