Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 153 Beast Taming Golden Core
"I'll scout ahead."

Since the distribution is based on contribution points.

Lei Wanbao naturally needs to leverage his strengths, and his greatest strength is actually his ability to protect himself.

Yes, the ability to protect oneself.

If we're talking about escaping ability alone, he might be a little inferior to Zhang Yan, who possesses the True Inheritance Jade Talisman. However, if we're talking about the ability to withstand attacks...

Therefore, he should be considered to be in a class of his own during the Foundation Establishment stage.

after all……

He has Lei Kunhai backing him!

Lei Kunhai, that old fellow, has been a Golden Core cultivator for who knows how long. Not only is his magical power incredibly strong, but he is also a weapon refiner.

Extremely rich!

Lei Wanbao was the only one in his lineage worth cultivating, so Lei Kunhai spared no expense in nurturing him.

Various magical artifacts and talismans were piled on him as if they were free.

There are even incredibly powerful items like talismans, which can be said to have extremely strong life-saving abilities.

Exploring tombs involves facing unknown dangers, and since he was the one exploring, he naturally deserved more credit. Neither Zhang Yan nor Senior Sister Jia objected to this.

Lei Wanbao deserves to earn this money.

No one else has this condition.

We entered the passageway from the cave entrance.

The air here felt even more stifling.

It's probably because there's no vent.

Only the tunnels opened by the Cave Spider by chance can serve as places for gas exchange.

“This might really be the tomb of a Golden Core cultivator.” After walking for a while, Senior Sister Jia suddenly said, “Look at this wall, it’s all made of jade bricks. Ordinary cultivators probably wouldn’t have such a feat.”

Senior Sister Jia stroked the wall beside her and spoke softly.

"Jade brick..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan immediately began to observe carefully. He had previously thought that the walls of this passageway looked very special, but he did not know that they were made of jade bricks.

The so-called jade brick is actually a top-grade refining material, a byproduct of chalcedony, with extremely high hardness and strong toughness.

If it weren't for its inability to circulate spiritual energy, it would definitely be a good material for crafting magical artifacts.

Although it cannot be used to create magical artifacts, many people still use jade bricks as materials for building secret chambers.

The tomb before us, along with its passageway, is made of jade bricks, so... it really could be the tomb of a Golden Core cultivator.

Even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators don't have that much money.

I've found the answer I wanted.

At this moment, a hint of excitement appeared in the eyes of the three men. They had risked their lives to enter this tomb for the treasures inside.

Naturally, one cannot be afraid of danger.

Following the passageway, they soon arrived at a collapsed room.

"This should be the true hiding place of the Cave Demon Spider. It looks quite old. I really don't know how this guy has survived until now."

Lei Wanbao entered the room, glanced around, and only spoke after confirming there was no danger.

Zhang Yan and the others also came in. They didn't need any lighting spells. Foundation Establishment cultivators could see as clearly as if it were daytime, even in complete darkness.

This room is quite large.

It looks to be at least a hundred feet long.

But what is most noteworthy is that this room, which is over a hundred feet in size, is now densely covered with cocoon-like things.

Moreover, these cocoons are strangely shaped; some look like humans, but most resemble wild beasts.

However, by this time, these cocoons had completely dried up and were empty. It seemed that the creatures inside had been eaten clean by the cave spiders.

Zhang Yan even found several storage bags and a few magical artifacts in a nearby corner, and the storage bag was clearly a standard storage bag of the Qingheng Sect.

"It seems the previous squad really did perish here."

Zhang Yan sighed.

"I feel like something's not right," Senior Sister Jia suddenly said at this moment.

"How to say?"

Zhang Yan asked her, somewhat puzzled.

"Look, this room, although it's a room, is a dark room with no exit at all. In other words, the tomb owner must have sealed this room off. He probably never intended to hatch this cave spider." Senior Sister Jia said, pointing to some bottles and jars in the corner.

Those bottles and jars contained many egg-like things, but they've all spoiled now.

The organisms inside these eggs can no longer hatch.

“This is a petri dish for demonic beasts. I’ve seen it before at the Spirit Beast Sect.”

"So, this senior might be a practitioner specializing in beast taming?"

Zhang Yan thought for a moment and then asked.

“That’s right, it’s possible, and if it’s true, then we’re in trouble.” As she said this, a look of fear appeared on Senior Sister Jia’s face.

"It is indeed troublesome." Zhang Yan rubbed his brow.

He never expected that this might actually be a senior master of the Beast Taming Dao. This is really troublesome.

To know.

Unlike ordinary cultivators, cultivators who practice the art of beast taming generally have a natal spirit beast.

Almost all of their skills lie in their natal spirit beasts, and even their advancement is achieved by continuously cultivating their natal spirit beasts.

As long as their natal spirit beast becomes strong, their cultivation will naturally catch up. This sounds very simple; it seems that as long as they contract a powerful natal spirit beast, they can win without lifting a finger.

However, in reality...

Taming beasts is extremely difficult.

Since you need to form a contract with your natal spirit beast before you even reach the Foundation Establishment stage, think about it: what kind of natal spirit beast can you contract when you're in the Qi Refining stage?
Most of them are low-level spirit beasts. Even if you are lucky enough to contract a powerful demon beast with excellent potential, you will still need to spend a lot of time training it.

Fortunately, spirit beasts mainly rely on their own bloodline to advance, and as long as they have resources, they can grow rapidly.

As the saying goes, "What makes a beast great can also make it small." Although spirit beasts grow extremely fast due to their bloodline, they are also shackled by their bloodline, making it difficult for them to advance.

This is why, although the Spirit Beast Sect has never been weak, it has never been able to become strong; they have been bound by the spirit beasts.

Although spirit beasts have many drawbacks, there is one thing that everyone envies.

That is……

Spirit beasts have extremely long lifespans; within the same cultivation level, their lifespan is almost two to three times that of human cultivators.

Some beast-taming cultivators even break their contracts with their spirit beasts before they die, and even give away their entire cultivation to their spirit beasts in order to repay their spirit beasts for protecting them.

If the owner of this tomb is a cultivator specializing in spirit beasts, then they would have to be wary of the other party's natal spirit beast.

"So, are we still going or not?" Lei Wanbao swallowed hard.

The natal spirit beast of a Golden Core cultivator is not just highly likely, but definitely a Golden Core stage spirit beast.

If the three of them encounter a Golden Core stage spirit beast, they will be killed instantly.

"What do you think, Senior Sister Jia?"

Zhang Yan knew he couldn't defeat a spirit beast at the Golden Core stage, but with the True Inheritance Jade Talisman, he should be able to escape without much trouble.

"Entering into this precious land only to find it empty is not what I want!"
"The opportunity is right in front of me, and even if it means death, I'm going to try it." Senior Sister Jia's attitude was very firm.

“In that case, I think we can go take a look.” Zhang Yan nodded, then analyzed, “After all, this tomb is probably many years old, and that cave spider was obviously hatched later.”

It cannot be confirmed whether that Golden Core cultivator is a Beast Taming cultivator. Even if he is, he left the spirit beast in the tomb. So much time has passed, the spirit beast has probably died of old age.

Or perhaps it left. After all, the spirit beast couldn't just sit in the tomb waiting to die for so long.

Even if he hadn't left, this tomb no longer has a single spiritual vein; it's long since weakened to an unimaginable degree.

Zhang Yan spoke calmly.

Whether human or cultivator, maintaining one's own power does not require spiritual energy, just like heat.

If you want to gain weight, you need to keep consuming calories. When your body can no longer burn off those calories, you will naturally gain weight.

Conversely, even if you were overweight at the beginning.

However, if you continue to reduce your calorie intake, it won't be long before you burn off all that fat.

The higher the level of the cultivator, the more terrifying the spiritual energy they consume each day.

However, there are no spiritual veins in this tomb. Ordinary Qi Refining stage demonic beasts might be able to survive for a long time, but Foundation Establishment stage and above demonic beasts cannot.

This is also why the cave spider broke down the room and tried to escape.

Only by escaping can it obtain more food and more spiritual energy.

“Junior Brother Zhang is right. We’ll be careful. If we really encounter danger, we’ll just leave,” Senior Sister Jia and Lei Wanbao agreed.

Hearing Zhang Yan's words, they understood and were filled with renewed confidence, and then continued their exploration.

This mausoleum is unusually large.

Zhang Yan's divine sense kept spreading outwards, but he never found an end.

But as they walked...

He frowned.

He discovered that, for some unknown reason, his divine sense was no longer usable.

The area ahead was completely blocked.

“There seems to be a problem over there, let’s go take a look,” Zhang Yan said without hesitation.

"it is good."

Lei Wanbao nodded, offering no refusal whatsoever.

Within the three-person team, Zhang Yan consistently maintained the greatest authority.

Moreover, it's no secret that Zhang Yan has a higher level of spiritual awareness...

How fresh it is!

The spiritual tea that was popular in the Qingheng Sect for a while was Zhang Yan's business, which is something everyone knows.

As they adjusted their direction of travel.

Lei Wanbao and Senior Sister Jia also quickly sensed the difference over there.

"Divine sense cannot scan it."

Senior Sister Jia spoke with surprise and doubt.

"That's right, there must be something wrong over there, otherwise there's no reason why my divine sense couldn't scan it."

"Senior Brother Lei, be careful."

Zhang Yan spoke softly to Lei Wanbao, who was walking at the front.

"Yes, I know." Lei Wanbao lost his usual seriousness and directly stuck several talismans on his body.

Then, with a wave of his hand, an ancient bell was placed over his head. Immediately afterwards, he picked up a Bagua umbrella, which, once activated, immediately floated around him and kept drifting.

In the end, he was still a little worried.

Then it activated a piece of jade that it always carried with it.

After taking all these actions, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling more at ease.

"This guy……"

See this scene.

Not only Zhang Yan, but even Senior Sister Jia couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Lei Wanbao is being far too cautious.

And they're incredibly rich.

These are all spiritual artifacts, especially that ancient bell, which looks like a top-grade spiritual artifact.

The other party is incredibly wealthy.

So enviable.

Moreover, according to Zhang Yan's knowledge, Lei Wanbao also possesses a natal spiritual weapon—a top-grade spiritual weapon forging hammer.

Although it is a forging hammer.

But when used for offense, it is invincible.

Seeing Lei Wanbao do this, Zhang Yan also started to put on protective gear for himself.

Although he didn't have as many spiritual artifacts as Lei Wanbao.

But there are also quite a few magical artifacts.

With a wave of his hand, five colorful feather fans appeared in front of him.

This is a five-feather fan, each corresponding to one of the five elements. It is a magical artifact that combines attack and defense, and it was acquired by Zhang Yan before.

After thinking it over, he realized that a single five-feather fan wasn't enough, so he began to enhance his supernatural abilities.

Although he didn't have as many magical artifacts and talismans as Lei Wanbao.

But he has many supernatural abilities!
Zhang Yan threw one after another at himself: the Shield of Quicksand, the Armor of Myriad Manifestations, the Ice Crystal Armor, and the Flame Barrier.

Supernatural powers are as free as if they were given away.

Finally, he even specially set up a "Starry Moon Divine Power".

This supernatural power is not a simulation of the Five Elements Spiritual Technique, but a supernatural power that he cultivated himself. It has no special abilities, but its defensive power is exceptionally strong.

Unfortunately, my current level of mastery is not very high; I'm only at the beginner level. But even so, it can still withstand the defenses of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Moreover, he possesses so many other supernatural abilities.

Unless attacked by a Golden Core cultivator, it is almost impossible to break through his defenses.

And then there was the performance by Zhang Yan and Lei Wanbao.

At that moment, Senior Sister Jia felt like dying.

How did she end up encountering two such perverts!
One magic weapon has a ton of talismans.

The other one is even more insane. Damn it, how do you have so many supernatural abilities?!

Just how many supernatural powers have you cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage?

No wonder Zhang Yan became a true disciple at such a young age and was so highly regarded by the sect; there's a reason for that.

If she were a high-ranking member of the sect, she would also favor Zhang Yan!

This guy is truly a bug-level existence.

Senior Sister Jia took a deep breath, then released her spiritual weapon, a small shield shaped like a tortoise shell, and finally stuck a talisman on herself.

Ok.

That's it.

It has to be said that compared to Zhang Yan and Lei Wanbao's defenses, hers is simply weak!
"Senior Sister Jia, is this all the defense you have?"
Aren't you panicking?

At this moment, Lei Wanbao leisurely asked.

(End of this chapter)