Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 491: Chapter 454: End and Return

After recalling the Emperor Beast into its Beast Taming Ball, Li Qian smiled and handed it over. ”Take it.”

”Huh?” Pei Yuanyuan stared at the Beast Taming Ball containing the Emperor Beast that Li Qian was offering, momentarily stunned.

”This Pet Beast was evolved from your Cultivation Base’s Tun Tun, using materials from your base. Naturally, it should be returned to you,” Li Qian said matter-of-factly, his tone calm.

”But you’re the one who evolved it... According to convention...” Pei Yuanyuan froze, not taking the Beast Taming Ball right away. Once she snapped out of it, she immediately shook her head in refusal.

Li Qian didn’t waste time, simply pressing the Beast Taming Ball into her hand. ”If I tell you to take it, just take it. Enough with the buts and maybes...”

He didn’t stop there. Looking at Pei Yuanyuan, he continued, ”I can also give you the Emperor Beast’s evolution method.”

”No, absolutely not!” Pei Yuanyuan vigorously shook her head, her refusal firm.

Li Qian waved his hand with a small smile. ”Don’t be so quick to refuse,” he said calmly. ”I’m not giving you the Emperor Beast’s evolution method for free.”

At this, Pei Yuanyuan immediately gave Li Qian a questioning look.

Taking the evolution method he’d developed for free was something she simply couldn’t do. Her pride wouldn’t allow it.

An exchange, however, would be perfectly fine.

So she asked eagerly, ”What are your conditions?”

She’d been researching Tun Tun’s evolution method for over a year with little progress, yet Li Qian had figured it out in less than a day.

The difference between them was like heaven and earth.

Now, Pei Yuanyuan was genuinely curious. She wanted to see what the evolution method for Tun Tun actually was.

’Where exactly did I go wrong?’

So if she had the chance to get the evolution method from Li Qian, she certainly wouldn’t let it pass.

Li Qian didn’t beat around the bush and stated the terms he’d already decided on. ”I’m quite interested in the research data at your Cultivation Base. If...”

He was about to say that if she could provide a portion of it for him to study, he would give them the evolution method for Tun Tun.

Who would have thought that Pei Yuanyuan would eagerly cut him off? ”No problem! When my professor gets back, I’ll do my best to convince him to give you access to the entire database.”

”Ah, well...” Hearing her response, Li Qian was the one left speechless.

For such a massive Cultivation Base, one belonging to a renowned Breeder-professor from Jiangnan Beast Taming University no less, the amount of research data it held had to be staggering.

Li Qian couldn’t even begin to imagine it.

If he were truly given access to all of it, Li Qian felt it was an over-the-top offer. The value was completely imbalanced.

He gave a wry smile and clarified, ”That’s not necessary. I only need a portion of it.”

”Don’t be so modest. I’ll do everything I can to convince my professor to give you full access.”

Pei Yuanyuan looked straight ahead, vowing, ”The evolution method for the Emperor Beast is worth far more than you can imagine.”

”If we continue to build upon this in the future, it might not be impossible to develop evolution methods for Saint Spirit Level, or even Legendary Level, Pet Beasts.”

”Furthermore, the Melt Element is a special attribute with immense research potential. Having the Emperor Beast’s evolution method will make it much easier for us to conduct research in that area.”

Finally, she added, ”And one more thing, this is very important: both my mentor and I have hit a bottleneck with this research. There’s no point in us just sitting on it.”

”I believe that only in your hands can this data be used to its fullest potential.”

”This...” Li Qian was at a loss for words. ’She sounds a little disrespectful toward her mentor,’ he thought.

”Well, alright then.” Unable to argue with her, Li Qian simply agreed.

In any case, whether or not Pei Yuanyuan could convince her professor, he certainly wasn’t at any risk of loss.

After all, he had developed Tun Tun’s evolution method using the existing resources at the Cultivation Base. He’d only spent three Achievement Points. The cost was trivial, really. It felt a bit like using someone else’s hen to lay his own eggs.

So regardless of how much data Pei Yuanyuan managed to convince her professor to provide, Li Qian would accept.

He would give them the Emperor Beast’s evolution method.

”Then it’s a deal!” Pei Yuanyuan declared excitedly, sealing the arrangement. She then happily accepted the Beast Taming Ball containing the Emperor Beast.

She stroked it for a while, unable to put it down. A moment later, it occurred to her. ”Oh, right! It’s getting late. You should get some rest here at the base tonight.”

”I’ll personally see you off at the Transmission Center first thing tomorrow morning.”

Li Qian nodded, then pointed to the now-unrecognizable battlefield and asked sheepishly, ”So... what about this place?”

”Don’t worry about it. My professor has an Emperor Level Earth-type Pet Beast. It can level this whole area in a matter of minutes,” Pei Yuanyuan said, completely unconcerned.

Hearing this, Li Qian’s heart skipped a beat.

It seemed Pei Yuanyuan’s professor wasn’t just a top-tier Breeder, but also a formidable Beast Master.

...

「That night.」

At the Cultivation Base, having completed the research on Tun Tun’s evolution—even if he had to force it with Achievement Points—put Li Qian’s mind at ease.

As a result, he slept soundly.

Pei Yuanyuan, on the other hand, felt like she was in a dream as she replayed the day’s events. Her entire worldview had been turned upside down.

With her mind in such turmoil, she tossed and turned all night, barely able to sleep a wink.

The night passed peacefully.

Li Qian was up bright and early the next morning.

After a hearty breakfast, Li Qian didn’t linger any longer. He bid Pei Yuanyuan farewell and prepared to head home.

He was pleasantly surprised by the outcome of his trip to Nandu City and his meeting with Pei Yuanyuan.

With Pei Yuanyuan seeing him off, Li Qian soon arrived at the Nandu City Transmission Center.

The building still resembled an iron tower, with the Transmission Center located at its base.

”As soon as my professor is out of the Dimension Plane, I’ll contact him. If you haven’t gone back to Shazhou Beast Taming University by then, you can just stop by Nandu City. If you’ve already returned, my professor and I will come find you at Shazhou Beast Taming University,” Pei Yuanyuan said from inside the Transmission Center.

”Sounds good,” Li Qian agreed with a nod.

’If possible, I’d like to return to Shazhou Beast Taming University through an overlapping Dimension Plane, too.’