Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 188: Chapter 170: Xu Yue

Chicken Hair completed its evolution, becoming a Golden Crowned Red Feather Chicken.

The changes weren’t numerous, but they were there.

Upon discovering its evolution, Chicken Hair clucked excitedly.

It puffed out its chest and strutted about, walking with the swagger of someone who owned the place.

Its cockiness was plain for all to see.

Seeing Chicken Hair’s haughty display, Li Qian couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle. ”Alright, stop showing off. Get back to training. Use the ’Light Absorption’ Skill.”

Hearing Li Qian’s words, the preening Chicken Hair instantly drooped its head, looking utterly dejected.

Even though it had evolved and grown stronger, Chicken Hair couldn’t muster the slightest thought of resisting Li Qian’s command.

It glanced at Xiaoliu’s menacing glare, then at its own relatively frail body—even after its evolution—and understood that escaping its master’s demonic clutches was still a long way off.

Therefore, it didn’t dare to hesitate for a second, immediately following Li Qian’s command and using the ’Light Absorption’ Skill.

As the Skill was activated, the Golden Crowned Red Feather Chicken’s somewhat exaggerated comb instantly began to pulse with white light.

In the air, milky-white motes of light appeared once more, dotting the space in far greater numbers than before.

’I guess that counts as using the Skill.’ Seeing this, a faint smile touched Li Qian’s lips.

Just as he muttered this to himself, a notification sounded in his mind again.

[Inspiration Value +3%, Task Two: Red Feather Chicken Evolution Method, Current Task Progress: 90%!]

A 3% increase in progress wasn’t much for this task.

However, its significance was another matter entirely.

At the very least, it proved Li Qian was on the right track.

The Golden Crowned Red Feather Chicken’s evolution was indeed inextricably linked to the Light Element and the two Skills, ’Light Absorption’ and ’Light Energy Storage’.

Furthermore, the fact that Chicken Hair could learn the ’Light Absorption’ Skill was proof enough that the Golden Crowned Red Feather Chicken was likely just a transitional form—merely a prerequisite for a higher-level Evolutionary Form.

’It’s already at ninety percent. What’s the next step?’

He was pleased by Chicken Hair’s evolution, but that joy was followed by a faint sense of uncertainty.

Shaking his head, Li Qian pushed the thought aside.

He was already quite satisfied with advancing the task to ninety percent in such a short time.

From here, all he had to do was continue to accumulate knowledge and conduct his research one step at a time.

He was confident it wouldn’t be long before he completed the task.

But to exceed the requirements would be a little more difficult.

’Oh well, I’ll just take it one step at a time.’

He waved a hand, dismissing Chicken Hair, and wasted no more time. He walked at an unhurried pace back to the small white building where he was temporarily staying.

After returning to the small white building, he briefly packed his things and glanced toward a certain spot in the distance.

’Besides, they don’t seem to trust me much. They probably think I’m just spouting nonsense, that I’m blindly arrogant...’ He muttered to himself, a decision already forming in his mind.

Everyone makes their own choices. Gao Yaxin and the others, unlike him, didn’t have a Golden Finger to show them a clear path forward. It was only natural that they didn’t believe his conclusions.

But understanding was one thing; he still felt a little annoyed deep down.

’It’s not like I’m the one who came begging for a collaboration.’

’You’re the ones who proposed this partnership, and you’re also the ones who don’t trust my conclusions. What’s your problem?’

Suppressing his faint annoyance, Li Qian put on the VR glasses again and started to review the cultivation materials provided by the Mu Family.

Time flew by, and soon the sun began to set in the west.

He glanced at the time display above his VR glasses. It was already five in the evening. Li Qian took off the glasses, rubbed his eyes, and walked out of the small white building, heading toward the main complex.

Just as Li Qian left the small white building and started toward the main complex, an unfamiliar, somewhat effeminate voice suddenly sounded from nearby.

”Who are you?”

The owner of the effeminate voice strode toward Li Qian, demanding as he walked, ”Why are you here at the Changfeng Cultivation Base?”

”And why shouldn’t I be at this Cultivation Base?” Li Qian looked at the tall, thin man who had suddenly appeared, noting the hostile glint in his eyes. He responded nonchalantly, ”And who might you be? What does my presence here have to do with you?”

”I...” Hearing Li Qian’s blunt retort, the tall, thin man’s expression instantly turned ugly.

He instinctively prepared a comeback, but just as he opened his mouth, he found he didn’t know what to say.

Seeing this, the disdain on Li Qian’s face grew more pronounced.

By now, he had already guessed the tall, thin man’s identity.

Nine times out of ten, he was a simp for one of the three women: Gao Yaxin, Lu Xiaoli, or Wen Wan.

And most likely, for Gao Yaxin.

The reason was simple. Among the three women, Gao Yaxin was the most outstanding one, whether in terms of family background or appearance.

”Brother Qian, time for dinner.” Ignoring the tall, thin man’s impotent barking, Li Qian walked straight toward the main complex. He had just taken a step when Lu Xiaoli called out from a short distance away.

She had a smile on her face, the very picture of a friendly big sister from next door.

After calling out, she looked at the tall, thin man and said with some surprise, ”Oh, Xu Yue, you’re here too!”

”I didn’t expect you to be here. Perfect timing, let me introduce you.” Lu Xiaoli walked over quickly, explaining as she came, ”This is Li Qian, a Genius Cultivator.”

Then, she made a point of adding, ”Yaxin was the one who invited him to come help out.”

Her words seemed to be praising and elevating Li Qian, but he could detect a subtle attempt to stir up conflict.

As it turned out, his guess was correct. The moment Lu Xiaoli’s words left her mouth, the tall, thin man, Xu Yue, looked even more sullen.

He spoke, his voice dripping with sarcasm. ”These days, anyone who joins a Cultivation Base and comes up with some trivial nonsense gets called a ’genius’ or a ’prodigy.’ What a joke.”

”Li Qian, don’t you think I have a point?”

”Heh, I wouldn’t know.” Li Qian gave a faint smile, then tossed out a cool retort. ”I only know that if it were me, before I started provoking and mocking someone, I’d do my research first. I’d look into what the other person has accomplished. Otherwise, I’d just make myself look like an idiotic clown.”

With that, he paid Xu Yue no more mind, not even sparing a glance for Lu Xiaoli as he walked straight past them.