Celestial Beast Taming

”Lord Zhong Yi, look at these descriptions of the World Dragon in the ancient texts. The World Dragon’s miraculous abilities go far beyond what I’ve told you.”

Zhong Yi took the ancient text and, with Master Tao En’s guidance, examined it carefully for a long while before speaking.

”Master Tao En, I will raise this World Dragon carefully. Before it ascends to the Mythical Tier, I will strive to raise it to the Platinum Tier.”

Zhong Yi was also well aware of the Qiyuan Holy War that Tao En had just mentioned—information known only to the strongest powerhouses at the apex of the Guardian Beast World.

In the game, the Qiyuan Holy War was a cross-server instance.

After fighting, players would receive generous rewards based on their rankings.

In the game, these rewards could be Guardian Beasts or materials.

And these materials and Guardian Beasts were unobtainable through any other means in the game.

The game’s lore explained to players that these rewards came from a higher-dimensional world.

In the real Guardian Beast World, the situation with the Qiyuan Holy War was similar to the game.

Guardian Beast Masters, fighting for their federations, would clash with the Bizarre, fighting for their factions, on the battlefield of the Qiyuan Holy War—an event that took place only once every decade or so.

Based on the final rankings, they would divide the rare Guardian Beasts and materials that appeared in the Qiyuan Holy War.

The Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm had already shown Zhong Yi that there were more worlds beyond this one.

This meant Zhong Yi was no longer curious about the origins of the rare Guardian Beasts and materials from the Qiyuan Holy War.

”Xiaoyi, it’s about time. We should get going.”

”Otherwise, we’ll miss the sight of those colorful Dragon Carp leaping the Dragon Gate!”

”We have four Diamond Tickets, which let us choose four Dragon Carp that have awakened their Dragon Bloodline.”

”We’ll see whose chosen Dragon Carp is lucky enough to leap over six Dragon Gates.”

Wen Tao had come to Longya City with Lin Zhuo over a decade ago to attend the Dragon Soaring Association, and the sight of millions of Dragon Carp leaping over one Dragon Gate after another was something he still couldn’t forget.

Hearing this, Cui Heng let out a couple of hearty laughs.

”Xiaotao, I can tell you haven’t been paying attention to the last Dragon Soaring Association.”

”To select higher-quality Dragon Carp, all the Dragon Gates have been raised. Plus, for every gate a carp leaps, the concentration of Dragon Shedding Liquid in the Dragon Pool is now fixed.”

”Even if some Dragon Carp have exceptional talent, it’s difficult for them to absorb too much Dragon Shedding Liquid while competing with all the others.”

”Even for the Dragon Carp that have awakened their Dragon Bloodline, just getting past four Dragon Gates now makes them the best of the best.”

”After choosing a Dragon Carp, each person has at most one hour to raise it.”

”Even if you feed a Fifth Level Potion to a Dragon Carp with an awakened Dragon Bloodline, it’s still incredibly difficult to get it past the sixth Dragon Gate now.”

”Longya City created this whole ’Dragon Carp Leaping the Dragon Gate’ gimmick to attract people from other cities to the Dragon Soaring Association.”

”Only if a chosen Dragon Carp clears the ninth Dragon Gate can you win the grand prize.”

”In previous Dragon Soaring Associations, a Dragon Carp might occasionally manage to clear the ninth gate. But now, very few even make it past the fifth.”

”We didn’t prepare any Potions before coming this time, so we’re really just here for the experience.”

An expression of surprise appeared on Wen Tao’s face.

’They actually increased the difficulty of leaping the Dragon Gate when it was already incredibly hard. But it makes sense, I suppose. After all, the reward for a Dragon Carp clearing the ninth Dragon Gate is just too generous. Giving out such a reward once every five Dragon Soaring Associations would be a massive burden even for Longya City.’

”Elder Cui, as long as a chosen Dragon Carp can clear the sixth Dragon Gate and absorb the Dragon Qi from the pool, it’s worth spending some resources to raise it.”

”The concentration of Dragon Qi in the Dragon Pool after the sixth gate is enough to let a Dragon Carp transform into a true auspicious beast.”

”Xiaoyi gave me a material called Drunken Dragon Jade. If we use a few pieces of Drunken Dragon Jade to raise the Dragon Carp, we should still have a chance.”

The Dragon Carp is an extremely special type of fish Guardian Beast that possesses a Dragon Bloodline.

Its body color is extremely diverse, with dozens of color combinations, including solid, dual, tri, and penta-colored varieties.

Unlike the Gem Golden Turtle, a Dragon Carp’s status is not determined by the number of colors on its body.

The coloring of a Dragon Carp is like a person’s appearance—beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

What Dragon Carp are truly judged by is the scene formed by the Dragon Qi that wreaths their bodies.

This is precisely why Dragon Carp are considered auspicious beasts.

The higher the purity and level of the Dragon Bloodline within a Dragon Carp, the more splendid and magnificent the scenery manifested on its body becomes.

Even if a Dragon Carp’s Bloodline is raised to its absolute peak, it will not transform into a dragon’s form.

In the estate where Zhong Yi lived, there was a man-made lake of less than two thousand square meters.

A man-made lake of less than two thousand square meters was not suitable for raising overly large aquatic creatures.

’But it’s perfect for raising a few Dragon Carp!’

”Brother Tao, I still have some Drunken Dragon Jade. I heard from the Steward who received us that any Dragon Carp bought at the venue can attempt the Dragon Gate for free.”

”Besides the Dragon Carp we get from the Diamond Tickets, we can also buy some more.”

”Anyway, as long as a Dragon Carp clears a Dragon Gate and absorbs Dragon Qi in the next Dragon Pool, we won’t lose money no matter how expensive they are at the Dragon Soaring Association.”

Wen Tao had only wanted to join in on the fun because he’d been to the Dragon Soaring Association before and was interested in seeing the Dragon Carp leap the Dragon Gate.

He never expected Zhong Yi to actually prepare Drunken Dragon Jade to raise a large number of Dragon Carp.

”Xiaoyi, Drunken Dragon Jade is extremely valuable. If sold in Longya City, the price would be at least 1.3 times what it is in Starlight City.”

”Using a material of Drunken Dragon Jade’s caliber to raise Dragon Carp is only profitable if you can guarantee they clear the sixth Dragon Gate and manifest Dragon Qi on their bodies.”

”If you want Dragon Carp that are already wreathed in Dragon Qi that can form a scene, you might as well just buy them ready-made.”

”For those Dragon Carp that have already transformed into auspicious beasts, the scene formed by their Dragon Qi is fixed the moment it manifests and can’t be changed later.”

”The price also varies greatly depending on the scene the Dragon Carp’s Dragon Qi forms.”

”For example, there are two Dragon Carp in Starlight City’s Star Frost Lake. The scene one’s Dragon Qi presents is a sky full of stars, while the other’s is snow-laden winter branches.”

”The anomaly that appears over Star Frost Lake at night is manifested by these two Dragon Carp, whose bloodlines have surpassed the Main Dragon Realm.”

Zhong Yi just smiled at this, not in the least bit dissuaded from his idea of using Drunken Dragon Jade to raise Dragon Carp.

In fact, he was looking forward to using the Drunken Dragon Jade to raise them even more.

’With All Things Exploration, I can clearly perceive the potential of every single Dragon Carp.’

’I can pick the ones with the most potential to raise.’

’The four Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks I’m raising in my Soul Base can produce nearly twenty pieces of Drunken Dragon Jade for me every day.’

’On this trip to Longya City, Wen Tao already helped me secure a trade for five more Dragon Crystals from a Fairy Flashing Scale Flood Dragon.’

’This means I have no need to be frugal with this Drunken Dragon Jade.’

Last night, Zhong Yi had heard the Celestial Destiny Society Steward responsible for receiving them mention that the reward for a Dragon Carp clearing the ninth Dragon Gate was a Panlong Jade Willow.

The Panlong Jade Willow was a very special type of Production-type Guardian Beast.

For a Panlong Jade Willow to grow, its root system needed to be tightly wound around the eye of a Spiritual Spring, forming a wondrous, mutually beneficial relationship with it.

The eye of the Spiritual Spring would nourish the Panlong Jade Willow, and in return, the catkins produced annually by the willow would all be shed into the Spiritual Spring.

This would not only enrich the spring water with Dragon Qi, but it would also induce the eye of the Spiritual Spring to evolve to a higher level.

A single Panlong Jade Willow was enough to support a small or medium-sized faction whose main function was to cultivate Dragon Species Guardian Beasts.

A Dragon Species Guardian Beast living in a body of water nourished by the Panlong Jade Willow’s catkins would be equivalent to drinking two to three bottles of bloodline-nurturing Potion every day.

’If I have the chance, I really want to obtain this Panlong Jade Willow prize.’

’I could plant the Panlong Jade Willow by the man-made lake at the estate, and raise the auspiciously transformed Dragon Carp in the lake itself.’

’Nourished by the Panlong Jade Willow’s catkins, the Dragon Carp wouldn’t need any more Creator resources for their daily care.’