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Chapter 51: The Evolution of Spirit Beasts

The first day after doing something bad and coming back! Today I ran into Yun Lingshuang again, he seemed to be walking normally, so he probably didn't castrate himself!

The second day after doing something bad and coming back! Today I ran into Yun Lingshuang again, he was still lively and energetic, so he probably didn't castrate himself!

The... third day! Today... again... Yun... Still... Didn't castrate himself!

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28 days, and still, nothing!

Time flew by.

Every day, Ye Xiyun, who shuttled between the Hundred Beast Peak and the Scripture Pavilion, almost encountered Yun Lingshuang.

Watching Yun Lingshuang's daily state, Ye Xiyun could calculate the torment in Yun Lingshuang's heart every day.

Sigh, sometimes, Ye Xiyun felt really cruel.

Think about it, holding a high-level technique in his arms, the day of his rise was right in front of him, but he always had to face the question of castration. The anguish involved in this, perhaps only Yue Buqun and Lin Pingzhi could truly understand.

But if you talk about being ruthless, Lin Pingzhi should be even more ruthless. After all, Yue Buqun was forced to do it in middle age, brewing wolfberry in his thermos age, and his daughter was already grown up, his life was complete, and only the dream of recovering Huashan remained. It's quite ruthless to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision. Lin Pingzhi was even more ruthless. He was in the prime of his life, just married, and hadn't even had children yet, but he was still ruthless enough to castrate himself?

Hiss~~ Ye Xiyun, a mere mortal, found it hard to understand other people's choices. If it were him, he would rather train diligently, or even shamelessly cling to Yue Buqun's thigh for revenge. But he wouldn't dare to castrate himself at such a young age.

However, now it was Yun Lingshuang who had to endure this torment, this undercover agent from the demonic sect.

Although it felt cruel, for some reason, whenever Ye Xiyun thought that the other party was this undercover agent from the demonic sect trying to deal with him, he felt happy.

However, Ye Xiyun couldn't be bothered to understand Yun Lingshuang's torment more. After all, he had a lot to do every day now.

Two hours of spiritual cultivation in the morning, body refining in the afternoon, reading in the Scripture Pavilion, summarizing and refining martial arts learned in the evening, and practicing the Song of the Yin-Yang Grand Dao before bed.

The remaining time in the day was all occupied by Yun Yao and Yue Lanxin who came to play with him.

So, two months passed. Ye Xiyun, sitting cross-legged under the waterfall, radiated golden light all over his body. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the circulation of spiritual energy in his body with some helplessness.

It had only been a few days since he got the technique, and he had already cultivated to the second Meridian of the Meridian Opening. But during the trial process, it took him more than twenty days to reach the third Meridian. Now, two months had passed, and despite Ye Xiyun's diligent cultivation every day, he had only reached the fifth Meridian of Meridian Opening.

"Yunyun, you've had another breakthrough?" Yun Yao, who came out of the waterfall and was sitting beside it feeding the pigs, turned her head and looked at Ye Xiyun with a smile.

"Yeah, I've reached the fifth Meridian of Meridian Opening." Ye Xiyun nodded.

"Congratulations! The fifth Meridian of Meridian Opening. When you reach the Sixth Meridian, you'll meet the standard for breaking through to the Gathered Stream realm." Yun Yao said.

"Yes." Ye Xiyun nodded. One can only make a breakthrough to the Gathered Stream Realm on 1 of the 6 specific Meridian Opening stage, which is:

1. Third Meridian Opening Realm
2. Sixth Meridian Opening Realm
3. Ninth Meridian Opening Realm
4. Tenth Meridian Opening Realm
5. Eleventh Meridian Opening Realm,
6. And the last one, the Twelfth Meridian Opening Realm

These six stages were all the presented opportunities for a cultivator to make an attempt to converge the meridians and make a breakthrough to the Gathered Stream Realm. However, making a breakthrough to the Gathered Stream Realm after reaching the Third Meridian Opening was considered to be the worst, generally chosen by people with low-grade spiritual roots and no development prospects.

Because if a person's spiritual roots are not good but they are arrogant, and they try to advance from Third Meridian Opening to Sixth Meridian Opening without realizing their limitations, when they reach Four Meridian or Five Meridian, they may find that their cultivation speed has slowed down to a snail's pace. At this point, it becomes impossible to continue breaking through to the Gathered Stream Realm, and they can only wait until they reach Sixth Meridian Opening to attempt the breakthrough.

During this time, for some with poor aptitude, it may take one year, two years, or even up to ten years to advance by one meridian, leading to tragic cases where it takes ten years to advance by one meridian.

Ten years, what does it mean? It means that a person may miss the best time for cultivation.

Sometimes, even if the combat power of someone who breaks through to Gathered Stream from Third Meridian Opening is poor, the effect of adding fifty years to their life is real.

Therefore, the choices made during cultivation are crucial.

Because you never know at which meridian you might be stuck. If you are unable to break through for a long time, it could change the fate of your cultivation.

Like Yun Yao, although it's unclear how long she has been practicing, after more than two months, she is still at the eighth stage of Meridian Opening, showing no change at all.

However, given Yun Yao's aptitude, her master probably intended for her to reach Gathered Stream at the ninth stage of Meridian Opening.

As for Ye Xiyun himself, judging by the attitude of the Fourth Elder, he probably intended for Ye Xiyun to choose Sixth Meridian Opening.

Moreover, with Ye Xiyun's Low Grade Five Elements Spiritual Roots, being able to reach Sixth Meridian Opening is already beyond the expectations of many people.

But—- how could Ye Xiyun be content with that?

"Sister, can I really only choose the Sixth Meridian Opening?" Ye Xiyun asked with some disappointment in his heart.

"You should focus on reaching Sixth Meridian first," replied Hua Zhongxian with her usual strictness, not giving Ye Xiyun any hope.

"Okay." Ye Xiyun sighed helplessly. If even his own cheat wasn't giving him any hints, what else could he do? He could only focus on reaching Sixth Meridian first.

He just didn't know how long it would take to cultivate the sixth meridian successfully.

"Yunyun, come and take a look, are they about to evolve?" At this moment, Yun Yao waved at Ye Xiyun and said, pointing to the seven little wild boars lying on the ground, their four legs in the air, kicking wildly at nothing.

"They're about to evolve into spirit beasts," Ye Xiyun said excitedly as he watched the scene unfold.

Evolution into spirit beasts would free these seven little guys from being Demonic Beast ingredients and elevate them to even tastier ingredients— ahem, it's a joyous occasion, indeed.

Before long, a brown light began to emanate from the bodies of the seven little guys, and the patterns on their fur started to change slightly. Then, under the gaze of Ye Xiyun and Yun Yao, the bodies of the seven little piglets, which had grown considerably over the past two months, began to shrink again until they were only the size of kittens. With their sleek, oily fur and two shiny tusks protruding from their mouths like jade, they looked surprisingly cute.

"Dang—"

The seven piglets stood up from the ground, but instead of the grunting of wild boar Demonic Beasts, they emitted clear, crisp "dang" sounds.

"Phew." Ye Xiyun breathed a sigh of relief. These seven little guys finally didn't fail to evolve or evolve in the wrong way. Among the spiritual beasts resembling wild boars, there are mainly four types: Zhuo Chi, Li Li, Shan Gao, and Dang Kang.

If they evolved into Zhuo Chi, it would be acceptable, as it's the most powerful of the four spiritual beasts. However, if they evolved into Li Li, the disaster beast, or Shan Gao, the scolding beast, that would be amusing. Dang Kang is Ye Xiyun's favorite among the four spiritual beasts because it has the cutest appearance and is an auspicious beast with the miraculous effect of promoting plant growth. Wherever it appears, there will be a bumper harvest. If they raise a few in places where they cultivate spiritual herbs, it would be excellent.

Moreover, if they evolve into Dang Kang, the subsequent spiritual herbs they evolve can be planted by themselves.

After all, they are already a group of mature little wild boars. If they want to escape the fate of becoming food, they must become excellent laborers!

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凿齿 (záo chǐ) is a wise and ancient creature with teeth like chisels, capable of shaping mountains and rivers.

狸力 (lí lì) is a swift and cunning being, moving faster than the wind and outwitting even the cleverest foes.

山膏 (shān gāo) is a gentle giant with a healing touch, able to mend wounds and restore life to barren lands.

当康 (dāng kāng) is a strong and protective guardian, unmatched in strength and bringing peace and harmony wherever it goes.