Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1278: Chapter 524: Qian Yi’s Light of Evolution! Northward!

What kind of conditions were required for Qian Yi’s sword core to successfully form? After a day and a night of experimentation and contemplation, amidst numerous deduced possibilities, Su Ping reached a conclusion. The contraction of the Sword Body within Qian Yi’s body proved the necessity of a sword core.

However, the failure of numerous resources indicated one possibility: Resource Type "resources" would not work! Resources were all absorbable entities on Blue Star that contained Energy. They were a kind of "food" that both Pet Beasts and humans could consume.

In the beginning, many plants were considered resources. They had no self-awareness, no intelligence, and no souls. But now, within the Plant System, there were variations and distinctions between resources and Pet Beasts. Setting aside the reasons for this, just looking at these changes... Plant System resources that developed souls, self-awareness, and intelligence became Pet Beasts.

As for Qian Yi, he wanted to fuse a sword core—a core that wasn’t a natural extension of his own body, one that could only be formed with the help of external forces after establishing a Sword Body. If so, how could he possibly succeed by using cold, unabsorbable iron lumps? Therefore, Qian Yi’s sword core couldn’t be a dead object; it required a "living thing."

However, since a living thing was inherently alive, it was obviously impossible for it to merge into one entity with another Pet Beast. Furthermore, Su Ping couldn’t possibly watch Qian Yi’s self-awareness and intelligence be intruded upon and fused by the soul of another Pet Beast. Thus, the answer was already very obvious.

Su Ping thought for a moment, his slightly bloodshot eyes turning back to Yin Luo beside him. "Master Yin, do we have any corpses of sword-shaped Artifact Pet Beasts here?"

"Huh? The corpse of an Artifact Pet Beast?" Yin Luo blinked, not expecting Su Ping to say such a thing after holding it in for so long. However, he thought about it and shook his head. "I don’t think I’ve ever come across that kind of thing! Besides, there are no Artifact Pet Beasts within the Heart of Myriad Spirits!"

This was indeed true. Moreover, it wasn’t just about Artifact Pet Beasts themselves; it was about their "corpses"! If it were the corpse of a beast, it would still have value after being slaughtered for feed or food. But for this kind of scrap metal, even its recycling value was quite ordinary. Of course, that only applied to Low Level ones. Advanced Level ones were still highly valuable. In fact, some corpses of Advanced Level Artifact Pet Beasts were inherently extremely precious resources. However, precisely because of this, unless one intentionally collected them, these things were truly hard to find.

Facts proved this to be exactly the case. Yin Luo shook his head, and Su Ping frowned. He immediately took out his phone, about to call Uncle Guan.

Right at that moment, Jian Yue carefully pulled out an object. "Breeder Su, will this work?"

Su Ping turned his head to look. It was a peculiar sword. Rather than a sword, it was more like a relatively long and narrow dagger. The blade was incredibly bright. It was somewhat similar to those very traditional, decorative short swords from ancient times. The dagger’s opulence further proved this point.

Su Ping actually recognized it. Through Yu Liangqing’s inheritance, he had gained some understanding of certain Artifact Pet Beasts. He raised an eyebrow slightly. "A Shattered Jade Sword? A Commander Level Artifact Pet Beast? Why do you have this?"

Jian Yue waved her hand. "It’s not a Pet Beast; the Sword Spirit inside has long since perished. Over in Qilu Province, there’s a trend of admiring ancient customs. Some ancient Beastmasters liked to wear swords as decorations, and there are people over there who admire and imitate that, so I have one too. There are specialized companies in Qilu Province that purchase the remains of these Artifact Pet Beasts whose spirits have perished. Especially those with relatively good appearances like the Shattered Jade Sword. Something like the Rotten Sword naturally has no market. At first, I liked it quite a bit, but later on, as my work as a Breeder got busy, I rarely wore it. At most, I’d play with it in my free time."

Su Ping was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. After some thought, he took it from her. "Consider this a loan."

"No need, no need. This thing isn’t worth much money."

Without paying further attention to Jian Yue’s politeness, Su Ping wiped off the maintenance oil on it. A gleaming reflection mirrored Su Ping’s slightly bloodshot eyes. It was clear and bright. The Grade was a bit low, but that didn’t matter much.

Su Ping had never thought about making Qian Yi complete his Evolution directly anyway. After all, as a Contracted Beast, the choice of core Evolution Resources naturally had to be the best he could possibly provide.

With this in mind, Su Ping handed the Shattered Jade Sword, which had clearly been maintained excellently, to Qian Yi. This time, he didn’t smear anything else on it because there was no real need for it. The Shattered Jade Sword still retained its Sword Body as an Artifact Pet Beast, but there was no Energy left in it. Therefore, if he still followed the previous method now, it would likely be very difficult to succeed and show any signs of Evolution.

Su Ping’s gaze swept over and quickly locked onto the Ore Vein Edge from before. He brought it over. Only this time, unlike before, this precious Emperor Level Metal Element resource was sent directly into the cutting and grinding machine by Su Ping. Soon, a corner was chopped off. After sealing the remaining Ore Vein Edge to ensure its Energy wouldn’t leak, he then ground up the chopped-off piece and integrated it into the unconventional "Sword Washing Pool," which was a mixture of Life Water and Soul Crystals.

Subsequently, he focused all his attention on Qian Yi.