Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 476: Chapter 441: There’s Such a Good Thing?

Li Qian’s eye twitched as he watched the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant spit the water from its belly back out, refilling the small pit.

’After all that, is the water even clean anymore?’

’If I have to dive into this Dimensional Rift again in the future, does that mean...’

Just thinking about it made Li Qian shiver. It was a little disgusting.

Duan Kong seemed to read Li Qian’s mind and smiled. ”Feeling a bit disgusted?”

”Not at all,” Li Qian denied hastily.

Lord Xiang was right there, after all. Even if he truly was disgusted, he wouldn’t dare admit it, much less say it out loud.

The smile on Duan Kong’s face didn’t fade. ”My Golden Radiance Moke Elephant has Gold, Water, and Earth attributes. As part of its Water Attribute, it has mastered a Purification Skill.”

”When it sucks the water into its belly and spits it back out, it’s basically performing a complete purification process.”

”Not only does it not contaminate the water, but it actually purifies the water quality from top to bottom.”

Li Qian was a little surprised to hear this.

Among Pet Beasts that could master Purification Skills, the Life Element was the most common, followed by the Light Element. The Water Element also had a chance, though.

However, as far as Li Qian knew, that chance wasn’t very high.

He hadn’t expected Duan Kong’s Golden Radiance Moke Elephant to have actually mastered such an ability. ℯ

But considering it was at least a Holy Spirit High Order Pet Beast, it didn’t seem that strange.

After arriving in this Fourth-Layer Elemental Plane, Duan Kong wasted no time and summoned another Pet Beast.

This was the first time Li Qian had ever seen Duan Kong’s third Pet Beast.

A Flying Pet Beast, an Undead Bone Dragon.

”ROAR ROAR ROAR...” The moment the Undead Bone Dragon appeared, it let out a series of howls.

It seemed very excited.

Then, a moment later, it was smacked by the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant’s hoof.

After taking a hoof from the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant, the Undead Bone Dragon immediately settled down.

The Undead Bone Dragon’s aura was still quite terrifying.

But apparently, it was no match for the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant and had been thoroughly put in its place.

Li Qian looked at the dejected Undead Bone Dragon, which had just been smacked by a hoof, and couldn’t help but want to laugh.

’This Undead Bone Dragon doesn’t seem very bright.’

”Let’s go.”

Duan Kong glanced at the Undead Bone Dragon, then led Li Qian in a single leap onto its back.

Fortunately, the Undead Bone Dragon was large enough. Otherwise, whether they stood or sat, it probably wouldn’t have been very comfortable—too bony.

The two of them, along with the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant—now shrunk to the size of a common wolfhound—leaped onto the Undead Bone Dragon’s back.

The Undead Bone Dragon then beat its wings and took flight. In the blink of an eye, it was already a thousand meters up in the sky.

Now, Li Qian finally understood why Duan Kong had them ride this Undead Bone Dragon.

Say what you will, but it was certainly fast.

If it had been the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant or the Hell Qilin Wolf, their speed wouldn’t have been this great, even with their higher Power Levels, because they aren’t Flying Pet Beasts.

The Undead Bone Dragon flew at an altitude of about a thousand meters.

It shot eastward, and by the looks of it, they had a long journey ahead.

Standing high in the air, Li Qian was protected by an Energy Shield emanating from the Undead Bone Dragon, so he felt no discomfort at all.

”It’ll take at least half a day to fly to the Floating Ridge Outpost from here,” Duan Kong said casually as they flew.

”Floating Ridge Outpost?” Li Qian asked, his curiosity piqued.

”The Floating Ridge Outpost is one of only three outposts in this Elemental Plane.”

Duan Kong explained, ”As everyone knows, the deeper the Elemental Plane, the more difficult it is to build a city, even a small one.”

”This is a Fourth-Layer Elemental Plane, which is also unsuitable for building a city. It’s not that one can’t be built, but the maintenance costs are too high. It’s just not worth it.”

”However, to provide supplies and temporary shelter for the Adventurers who pass through, a foothold is necessary. That’s why the Floating Ridge Outpost was established.”

”The Dimensional Rift to Shuihua City in the Third-Layer Elemental Plane is also located inside the outpost.”

After hearing Duan Kong’s explanation, Li Qian now had a basic understanding of the Elemental Plane associated with Jiangnan Beast Taming University.

As expected of a Beast Taming University second only to those in Kyoto and Central Sea, its development of the Elemental Plane was far beyond anything Shazhou Beast Taming University could manage.

It also highlighted the gap in foundational resources between the two universities.

After all, building a city is one thing, but defending it is another entirely.

Without powerful experts to hold the line, any city built there would be unstable and short-lived.

Duan Kong seemed to have warmed up to the topic and continued, ”However, now that this Dimensional Rift has been discovered, things are different.”

”I suspect the higher-ups from both our universities will consider building a city here. At the very least, they’ll build another outpost.”

Li Qian nodded slightly at his words.

With the discovery of a Dimensional Rift connecting them, this location’s strategic importance would surely skyrocket.

A new outpost would almost certainly be built, at least at the location of the small pool.

After chatting for a while, Duan Kong abruptly changed the subject and started gossiping. ”By the way, Li the Kid, those two young ladies from before... they both seem to be interested in you. What are your thoughts on that?”

”Huh?” Li Qian was taken aback.

’Weren’t we just talking about the outpost? How did the subject suddenly change to Bai Bingbing and Irina?’

He scratched his head in embarrassment. ”Teacher Duan, please don’t joke around.”

”I’ve only met Bai Bingbing twice. And Irina... she’s my senior.”

Duan Kong listened to Li Qian’s explanation and nodded with mock seriousness. ”So, which one are you going to choose?”

Li Qian was speechless. ”...”

’So I guess that whole explanation was for nothing. He didn’t hear a word I said.’

”Teacher Duan, I... for now, I haven’t...” Li Qian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He was about to explain further, but Duan Kong cut him off.

”Frankly, in my opinion, both of those young ladies are great. You could just marry both of them.”

”COUGH COUGH COUGH...” Li Qian choked on hearing that, coughing violently.

’What kind of outrageous thing is he saying?’

’Marry both of them...’

’The thought had crossed his mind, but he was afraid he wouldn’t live long enough to enjoy that kind of bliss.’

”I’m not just messing with you.”

Seeing Li Qian’s reaction, Duan Kong chuckled. ”It’s not impossible, you know. As long as you can reach the Saint Spirit Level or become a Cultivation Grandmaster, the Federation Government will try to make it happen, even if you’re against it!”

”What?” Li Qian heard another incredible piece of information and thought he must have misheard.

”Monogamy is just a legal system for ordinary people.”

Duan Kong raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, ”Once you reach a certain level—Saint Spirit Level, for example, or a Cultivation Grandmaster, a great archeologist, what have you—those restrictions no longer apply.”

”The Federation Government would love nothing more than for these top-tier talents to have more children.”

”After all, the probability of a genius appearing among their offspring is far greater than among ordinary people.”

Hearing Duan Kong’s words, Li Qian subconsciously blurted out, ”There’s a sweet deal like that?!”

Realizing what he’d said, he immediately backpedaled and changed his tune. ”I mean, there’s something that ridiculous?”

Seeing that Li Qian had subconsciously revealed his true feelings, Duan Kong gave a sly chuckle and didn’t call him out on it.

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