Chapter 22: Nine Abyss Mastiff!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you’ve obtained a ‘Nine Abyss Mastiff’ cub!]

[The reward has been sent to the system space. Host can check it anytime.]

An image of a small, jet-black beast resembling a wolf-dog appeared on the big wheel, accompanied by a system notification sound.

“A Nine Abyss Mastiff cub?”

Lu Changsheng paused upon hearing this, his face showing delight.

Though it wasn’t the cultivation technique he wanted most.

He still thought a pet beast was quite good.

After all, anyone who’s played games in their past life knows the importance of having a good ‘baby’.

It’s pretty much the same in this world of immortal cultivation.

Having a good spirit pet grow alongside you can provide significant help in battle power and other aspects.

He hadn’t heard of the ‘Nine Abyss Mastiff’ before and didn’t know what grade of beast it was.

But after the previous three draws, Lu Changsheng had some faith in the system.

He knew that while system products might not always be useful, they’d never be trash.

Lu Changsheng focused his mind and looked at the Nine Abyss Mastiff in the system space. Information immediately appeared.

[Beast: Nine Abyss Mastiff]

[Description: An ancient and rare ferocious beast. Mid-Tier Heavenly Realm bloodline. Possesses a trace of the Ancient True Spirit Nine Abyss Hound bloodline. Can grow to peak stage in 500 years, becoming a Fourth-Tier beast.]

“Wow! A Mid-Tier Heavenly Realm bloodline, and even a trace of Ancient True Spirit bloodline.”

“Just needs to grow to its peak to become a Fourth-Tier beast!”

Lu Changsheng was shocked and delighted when he saw the Nine Abyss Mastiff’s information.

In the world of immortal cultivation, besides humans, there were many other races.

Flying birds, beasts, insects, plants that could cultivate and improve themselves were all called demons.

However, most demons were uncivilized with little spiritual intelligence and were called Demon beasts.

The power classification of Demon beasts was very simple and direct.

From low to high: First-Tier, Second-Tier, Third-Tier, Fourth-Tier, Fifth-Tier…

These corresponded to human cultivators’ Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Divinity stages.

The difference between Demon beasts and humans was that humans had Spirit Roots and became stronger through cultivating techniques.

Demon beasts strengthened through their bloodline inheritance and cultivation.

The higher the bloodline grade, the greater the potential.

As far as Lu Changsheng knew, Demon beast bloodlines were classified as: low-Tier, Mid-Tier, High-Tier, earth-Tier, and heaven-Tier.

And the legendary True Spirit bloodline!

Low-Tier bloodlines were also called mixed bloodlines.

Without lucky opportunities to purify or mutate their bloodline, beasts with this bloodline could never break through to become Second-Tier Demon beasts.

Mid-Tier bloodline beasts would grow into First-Tier Demon beasts, with hopes of becoming Second-Tier.

High-Tier bloodline beasts, at their peak, were mostly Second-Tier with hopes of becoming Third-Tier.

Earth-Tier bloodline beasts were Second-Tier when mature, with high chances of becoming Third-Tier at their peak.

As for Heaven-Tier beasts, they were Third-Tier when mature, with potential to reach Fourth-Tier at their peak.

The Nine Abyss Mastiff Lu Changsheng got not only had a Mid-Tier Heaven Realm bloodline but also a trace of Ancient True Spirit bloodline.

So in 500 years, it could smoothly grow to its peak and become a Fourth-Tier Demon beast.

That’s equivalent to a Nascent Soul realm cultivator among humans!

“A Fourth-Tier Demon beast is on par with a human Nascent Soul True Lord!”

“According to the information I saw in the Lu Family’s book tower, in the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world, Nascent Soul realm is the peak existence.”

“Only the ‘Heavenly Sword Sect’ has a Nascent Soul True Lord. Even the Azure Cloud Sect where I took the test earlier doesn’t have one!”

“If the Nine Abyss Mastiff can grow into a Fourth-Tier Demon beast, I could walk sideways in this Jiang Kingdom cultivation world.”

Lu Changsheng felt excited.

In his Jiang Kingdom cultivation world, the strongest force was called the ‘Heavenly Sword Sect’.

They had a Nascent Soul True Lord presiding over them.

Below them were the three major immortal sects: Azure Cloud Sect, Sunset Glow Sect, and Spirit Control Sect.

Though these three major sects didn’t have Nascent Soul True Lords, they all had several Core Formation True Persons and deep foundations.

Below the three major sects were two sects, three cities, and three family clans, making eight major forces.

These eight forces all had a Core Formation True Person presiding and were top forces in the Jiang Kingdom cultivation world.

As for cultivation families like the Lu Family on Qingzhu Mountain with only Foundation Establishment cultivators presiding, there were quite a few, not worthy of being recorded in books.

Plus, the book Lu Changsheng saw was nearly a hundred years old.

The content recorded in it might have changed significantly by now.

But after a moment, Lu Changsheng shook his head.

“Even at peak Qi Condensation, one can only live to be a hundred. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment only extends life by a hundred years, living to about two hundred years old.”

“Only Core Formation True Persons can have a five-hundred-year lifespan!”

“So, if I can’t break through to Nascent Soul and become a Nascent Soul True Lord myself, even if the Nine Abyss Mastiff grows to Fourth-Tier, it won’t mean much to me.”

Demon beasts generally lived several times longer than humans.

For Demon beasts, the Nine Abyss Mastiff being able to grow to Fourth-Tier in 500 years was considered quite fast.

But for humans, this time was a bit long.

Because even Core Formation True Persons only lived for about 500 years.

Even if they took spirit pills or treasures to extend life, they could at most add a few decades or a hundred years. It was still limited.

Only by breaking through to Nascent Soul could one live past a thousand years.

“If it takes 500 years to reach peak, then two to three hundred years to reach maturity shouldn’t be a problem.”

“At maturity, it should be a Third-Tier Demon beast equivalent to Core Formation. So it should take about a hundred years to grow to Second-Tier.”

“Looking at it this way, it doesn’t seem bad.”

“Plus, in the cultivation world, there are Beast Taming and controlling methods, including many nurturing techniques that can speed up a Demon beast’s growth.”

Lu Changsheng licked his lips, thinking to himself.

A Demon beast’s growth can be divided into four stages: infancy, growth, maturity, and peak.

The Nine Abyss Mastiff cub he got from the draw was naturally in its infancy.

But among the hundred arts of cultivation he knew of, there was one called Beast Taming.

It was about taming Demon beasts into spirit beasts for cultivators to use.

The pet Lu Changsheng got from the system draw naturally didn’t need taming and would be absolutely loyal to him.

But these Beast Taming methods included many nurturing techniques that could help spirit beasts grow quickly.

As far as Lu Changsheng knew, among the three major sects, the Spirit Control Sect was famous for nurturing spirit beasts. Every disciple there would tame and control a spirit pet.

“This isn’t urgent for now. In the future, if there’s a chance, I can see if I can get some spirit beast nurturing methods. For now, I’ll just raise it normally.”

“But it’s not convenient for me to take this Nine Abyss Mastiff out of the system space right now.”

“If others see it, I won’t be able to explain where I suddenly got a Demon beast cub from.”

“It’s perfect timing. In a while, I need to go to the mortal world. When I come back, I’ll take it out. I’ll tell others I bought it to guard the house and as a playmate for the children.”

After some thought, Lu Changsheng didn’t take the cub out of the system space but left it inside.

System rewards left in the system space had no impact if not taken out.

But once taken out, there was no way to put them back in.