Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 165 - 163: Foundation Establishment with the Dragon Pattern Tripod

For the next three days, Gu Ming and Cyan Treasure were preoccupied with the matter of the Bronze Tripod.

His grandfather called back and said, "I have an old friend who owns a Bronze Tripod engraved with an Ancient Dragon, but not a Snake Pattern Tripod."

The old man glanced at the Little Cyan Snake. The Dragon Race and snakes were not the same species; the difference between them was vast.

A Flood Dragon might be somewhat related, but unfortunately, his friend didn’t have any Bronze Tripods of the Flood Dragon Species.

"A Dragon Race pattern? That’s even better. We’ll take that one," Gu Ming said.

Cyan Treasure turned its head to look, feeling both expectant and worried it wouldn’t be able to use it.

After all, it was just a Little Cyan Snake. Its racial potential was far inferior to the Dragon Race’s—the gap between them was practically heaven and earth.

"It’s just for reference. Relax and believe in yourself," Gu Ming comforted, trying to lift Cyan Treasure’s spirits.

The tiger pattern had been a failure, but that didn’t mean the Dragon Pattern Tripod would fail too.

He knew that according to the system, Cyan Treasure was considered to have the bloodline of a Time Dragon.

If the system could secretly lend a hand, the Dragon Pattern Tripod might not be impossible.

Gu Ming held on to a sliver of hope, waiting quietly.

And so, on the third day of Cultivation, his grandfather’s friend’s Bronze Tripod was brought into the forest.

This Bronze Tripod, like the previous one, manifested the image of a Spirit Beast after being activated with Mana.

The pattern on the tripod was different from the tiger’s. It had a deer-like head with two horns and vertical eyes. When activated by Mana, a golden light flickered in its pupils, causing a Spiritual Shock in onlookers.

The dragon’s body was long and undulating, covered in interlocking golden scales that wrapped around the Bronze Tripod to form a complete draconic figure.

It should be noted that this tripod wasn’t square, but a round, semi-circular cauldron.

After sensing the aura of the Great Dao from the tripod, Cyan Treasure began using Life Energy within its Dantian to imitate the pattern.

It had already spent a great deal of effort preparing the foundation beforehand.

One must understand that the inside of a Dantian was a profoundly mysterious region.

To lay a foundation, one first had to move the "soil" within the Dantian, digging four deep pits to place the tripod’s feet.

It was less like moving soil and more like "carving out its own flesh."

Every time it dug out a piece of "soil," Cyan Treasure’s face would twitch from the intense pain.

If not for Ma Tianba’s powerful healing abilities, Cyan Treasure might have damaged its very source during the foundation-laying process.

Now, it looked at the four pits it had dug for the round tripod’s feet and channeled Life Energy into them, turning the energy into pieces of "rebar."

Ma Tianba also infused Cyan Treasure with Life Energy from time to time to heal it and help it persevere.

Unlike the last attempt with the tiger-patterned tripod, Cyan Treasure’s Spiritual Power didn’t drain completely in an instant this time.

Before long, half a day had passed.

Its Spiritual Power exhausted, Cyan Treasure stopped molding the base. It took a deep breath and looked inward at the tripod feet in the four pits; it had managed to lay down the first few "rebars."

Gu Ming was amazed to find that the four tripod feet dug into the Dantian’s foundation didn’t quickly disappear. Instead, they had stabilized.

As long as Cyan Treasure recovered its Spiritual Power, it could continue to mold more "rebar."

Once these four foundations were stable, the next step would be to pour the "concrete."

The road ahead was long, but there was finally hope.

Ma Tianba looked surprised after observing the Molded Foundation process.

’It actually succeeded?’

Ma Tianba had been studying the Dantian Array Carving Technique and had only been periodically sending some Holy Light Energy to look after Cyan Treasure. It hadn’t expected the little snake to actually come up with something new.

This piqued Ma Tianba’s interest.

It wanted to try the Foundation Establishment Method too, although it didn’t know what use this thing had. Gu Ming hadn’t explained clearly, only saying that it could further develop the Skills of the Magic Power Inner Core.

Therefore, Ma Tianba began to observe the Dragon Pattern Tripod, trying to dig four foundations in its own Dantian and plant a Bronze Tripod Base.

Meanwhile, after a careful examination with his Spiritual Waves, Gu Ming had Cyan Treasure return to the first step of Foundation Establishment—Energy Storage.

The energy Cyan Treasure was currently using was the Holy Light Energy infused by Ma Tianba.

This was Ma Tianba’s Life Energy, not Cyan Treasure’s.

It was fine for Cyan Treasure to use it for experimentation, but for Evolution, it had to convert this Life Energy into its own. Otherwise, it couldn’t complete its life’s Evolution.

Because of this, Ma Tianba could only help with the experiment; it couldn’t help Cyan Treasure skip the accumulation process of Evolution like it did with the Frozen Pill Evolution Method.

The subsequent Foundation Establishment would also be a long, grinding process.

As for where to find a place rich in Life Energy, Gu Ming already had an answer in mind.

The Life Energy here was incredibly dense. He looked around; there was probably no place more suitable for Foundation Establishment.

Ma Tianba didn’t mind Cyan Treasure absorbing Life Energy here. The amount it consumed wasn’t even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth.

While pondering this, Ma Tianba used its Divine Sense to watch Cyan Treasure go back to the drawing board, learning from its Cultivation process in earnest.

But after watching for a short while, it felt that Cyan Treasure’s Cultivation Speed was too slow.

The Life Energy produced by the Light Grass Spiritual Root was only the size of a grain. To condense it into a single "rebar," it would take at least a day.

"Let me help you. Watch closely, this is how you convert Life Energy!" Ma Tianba snorted, directly transmitting its Cultivation knowledge into Cyan Treasure’s Sea of Consciousness via Divine Sense, allowing it to read Ma Tianba’s Cultivation memories up close.

The forest was filled with Life Energy. Cyan Treasure could absolutely use its Light Spiritual Root to absorb it, just like a tree’s roots spreading through the soil to absorb nutrients.

To achieve this, it had to make its Spiritual Root take effect and actively draw the energy into its body.

"Ma Tianba observed an Ancient Dragon Pattern Tripod and discovered that your Cyan Treasure could actively trigger the ancient phenomenon, which sparked its interest."

"To help Cyan Treasure speed up, it took the initiative to teach it a Light Spiritual Root Cultivation Method. This method is the culmination of its decades of accumulation. Even though a large part of the Cultivation experience comes from the Celestial Horse Beast’s racial abilities, it will still be of great benefit to you."

"Light Spiritual Root Cultivation Method experience +1"

"Experience +1"

In reality, Ma Tianba was just teaching Cyan Treasure how to use its Light Spiritual Root.

But on the system’s end, what was being transferred was Ma Tianba’s decades of accumulated knowledge—the cultivation insights it had gained after becoming the Forbidden Area Dominator.

The difference of several decades made the transmission a completely different matter.

Cyan Treasure felt as if it had swallowed a Great Nourishing Pill; inspiration surged through its mind.

Originally, the Light Spiritual Root had been a passive thing inside its body, only able to produce Life Energy when planted in the "soil" and unusable at other times.

Now, it felt the Light Spiritual Root come alive. It knew how to breathe with it, how to use it to grasp the Life Energy in the forest.

Cyan Treasure opened its eyes and saw the forest filled with floating "fireflies."

These "fireflies" were actually highly concentrated motes of Life Energy, wandering freely and easy to absorb.

They weren’t marked by Ma Tianba; they were motes of light power that had slowly accumulated here over many years.

Cyan Treasure opened its mouth and inhaled, activating the Green Treasure Breathing Technique. Instantly, it drew in the light particles from half the forest, causing them to surge.

The scene looked like a churning sea of clouds. Within ten-odd seconds, a massive stream of light flowed into its belly.

Even Ma Tianba couldn’t help but be astonished by the sight.

’This Cultivation Talent... why does it feel even better than mine? Is it just my imagination?’