NOVEL NEXT Chapter 466 - 464 Dao Soldier_1
Chapter 466: Chapter 464 Dao Soldier_1
There aren’t many fierce beasts and evil beasts undergoing transformation in the lower levels of the Forbidden Land.
Lu Xuan begins to raise them one by one, meanwhile learning detailed information about each evil beast and fierce beast.
He fuzzes up the information he’s gathered, recording it as guesses and estimates.
From his entry into the Sky Sword Sect till now, Lu Xuan doesn’t mind showing his talent in Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts.
His quick rise to power and status was all based on his accomplishments with Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts, which everyone in the Sky Sword Sect watched.
For other Cultivators, having a colleague with in-depth knowledge of Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts does not pose much of a threat. Instead, they can cooperate with such a person and gain numerous benefits.
Ge Pu, Fire Scale Child, Zhong Jing Shan, and a few from the Authentic Teachings got to know Lu Xuan because of this, giving him the opportunity to obtain higher-grade Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts.
Therefore, showing off his talent in Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts is all benefit, no harm. It greatly increases his chances of obtaining high-grade Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts, as well as upgrades the rewards of Light Clusters.
The important thing is to make sure no one else knows about the light clusters.
This is his biggest secret. It allows him to quickly upgrade his Cultivation Level, acquire various rare treasures, and provides a foundation for him, an ordinary Spirit Plant Master, to build a stable life.
Sure enough, after he handed his records and guesses about the evil beasts to the Cyan Fox Monster Beast, it sought him out.
“Do you have any basis for your conjectures about the evil beasts?”
It gets straight to the point and asks Lu Xuan directly.
The swelling and shrinking lumps on its back reveal its inner turmoil.
“If the senior thinks my guesses are problematic, you can try them out or wait for time to prove them.”
“Indeed.”
The Old Fox leaves him with a sentence and disappears in a flash of black light from in front of Lu Xuan.
A few breaths later, it reappears holding a strange-looking ferocious beast.
The ferocious beast retains the general features of a toad monster, except its limbs look like segments of jade green wood and the skin texture on its back and chest resembles a piece of withered, deep-green tree bark, full of deep and shallow grooves.
Lu Xuan is somewhat familiar with this ferocious beast. In his perception, this beast has the highest chance of survival.
“This beast is the result of fusing a Jade Wood Demon and a Bloodstained Toad together. It managed to survive after the joining, but it has a special kind of toxin growing inside it continuously. According to your guess, you seem to know something about this toxin?”
The Old Fox hurriedly asks.
This Beast, the Jade Wood Toad, can be considered a successful fusion, but it always exhibited adverse reactions, making the beast’s condition worrisome.
Who would have thought that after Lu Xuan had cared for it for some time, he would be able to find the root of the problem more or less?
“Responding to the senior, when I was raising this beast, I studied it a bit and discovered its internal toxin is somewhat unique.”
“The toad beast naturally harbors deadly poison. After fusing with the features of the Jade Wood Demon Beast, the toxicity enhances further and even undergoes some unknown changes.”
“This current toxin seems to be full of vitality and can continuously produce itself within the beast’s body. The original toxin already exceeded the limit of its physique, and with this feature on top of that, it becomes even more difficult to handle.”
“So, this sewn-up fierce beast has been in a continuous process of toxin release and suppression, leading to malignant reactions in its body and making it difficult to raise normally.”
“And do you have a solution?”
The Old Fox’s voice reveals a hint of urgency.
“I have a fourth-ranked poisonous insect that knows a thing or two about various potent poisons, and we can try it out.”
“The beast currently has two problems – firstly, we need to deal with the vitality-harboring toxin that has fused with its body, then we need to find a way to suppress the production of the toxin within its body until it fully adapts to its newfound form.”
“A toxin that harbors vitality, that’s indeed a novel perspective. It never occurred to me that this could be the culprit.”
A glimmer flashes in the murky eyes of the Old Fox. Lu Xuan’s proposal opens up new possibilities, and it immediately comes up with a solution.
A layer of black light emerges from its body. The black light seems to be able to isolate all things in the world, and it slowly merges into the body of the toad beast.
After a while, the black light, carrying greenish liquid, slowly permeates out from the beast’s body.
The condition of the toad beast visibly improves.
After initially solving the problem inside the beast’s body, a flash of spiritual light appears on the chest of the Old Fox, revealing a stone lock.
The stone lock is covered with numerous intricate symbols and emits a thick aura of death.
It directly inserts the stone lock into the toad beast’s neck. Instantly, a shallow grey light appears on the beast’s body, making it appear lifeless.
The grey light tries to seep into the beast’s body but is blocked by a faint green spiritual light. Both of them reach a delicate balance.
“Ribbit Ribbit!”
The toad beast croaks, its voice revealing a sense of relief. Even the Cyan Fox Monster Beast nearby can clearly perceive it.
“Is this a new type of monster beast?”
Confounded, the Old Fox stands at its original spot. It’s a surprise that the incompatibility issue that has been troubling it can be solved so easily.
Even if it’s only a new type of monster beast, compared to before, it’s considerably easier.
“Currently, we have only solved this one issue. It doesn’t mean new compatibility problems won’t occur.”
Lu Xuan says prudently.
“Yes.”
The Old Fox’s mouth curves into a rare smile. He seems to be unused to smiling and finds it a bit awkward.
“Lu… little friend Lu, how about you name this new monster beast?”
Its tone is unfamiliar yet intimate.
“Looking at its form and features, how about we call it Jade Wood Toad?”
“Sounds good.”
The Old Fox nods slightly.
“Little did I expect that you, little friend Lu, would possess such terrifying talent.”
There’s a hint of awe in the Old Fox’s tone.
Lu Xuan’s efficiency is indeed terrifying. In such a short period, he could identify the issues with a sewn-up fierce beast.
“In interacting with Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts, I can vaguely sense their condition, which occasionally allows me to find some odd methods.”
“However, it’s mostly due to your good experiments, creating a new type of monster beast using various methods. I just got lucky and made a tiny discovery based on your research.”
Lu Xuan humbly says.
“No wonder you could become the most renowned Spirit Plant Master in the sect at your age and achieve such huge success.”
The Old Fox comments thoughtfully.
Suddenly, its expression becomes incredibly serious, and its rough hair flutters wildly.
“Have you, young friend, ever heard of a special type of Spirit Beast, a Dao Soldier?”
“A Dao Soldier? I’ve never heard of it.”
Lu Xuan paused to recall, but despite having read so many scriptures in the Scripture Treasury Pavilion, this was his first time hearing the term ‘Dao Soldier’.
“A Dao Soldier is a special type of Spirit Beast. My current experiments aim to create them.”
The Old Fox solemnly explains.