Dragon Tamer
Chapter 1346 - 1350: Best Wishes to the Island Master

Chapter 1346: Chapter 1350: Best Wishes to the Island Master

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Zhu Minglang followed along the entire time, watching as these Beast Suppressing Sect members brought the Reverse Spot into the Beast Suppressing Island.

Considering that this dragon had never undergone any form of taming and was instead forcibly captured, they arranged for its suppression to take place in a more secluded area to avoid any unexpected incidents during the taming process.

The Beast Guardian Land has many interconnected Sea Fog Immortal Bridges. These bridges are quite special, as traveling on them feels as swift as riding the clouds, so even if the area is remote, all major Beast Guardian Lands are still connected, making travel relatively convenient.

Finally, the Ten Thousand Dread-Earthbound Dragon became one of the untamed suppressive beasts honored by the Southern Heavenly Palace. In truth, many untamed suppressive beasts like the Earthbound Dragon are introduced to the Southern Heavenly Palace each year.

Suppressing beasts are the foundation and essence of an immortal sect. When the lifespan of certain ancestral suppressing beasts nears its end, it often signifies the decline of that sect as well.

The Southern Heavenly Palace is a sect primarily composed of Dragon Shepherds, and it’s evident that they place great importance on suppressing beasts.

Immortal Elder Huang Chang was exceptionally straightforward, saying he would introduce Zhu Minglang to gradually bond with the Ten Thousand Dread-Earthbound Dragon—and he really meant it.

Master Huang Kun was initially unwilling, but later realized that very few people were willing to take up this task.

Having stayed in the Beast Suppressing Sect for so long, who wouldn’t know that the suppressing beasts first sent over are the most dangerous? They are no different from the ferocious beasts found in the wild, and may even harbor more resentment and rage...

Moreover, ten years ago, the Ten Thousand Dread-Earthbound Dragon left a significant shadow over the elders and disciples of the Beast Suppressing Sect. No one was willing to take this job.

"Brother, this young disciple does have some skill. Back then, when the White Kirin was melancholic, it was him who gradually guided it out of its state. Now that the Ten Thousand Dread-Earthbound Dragon is in a condition of extreme agitation, if you went personally, you’d only intensify its hatred. Sending a disciple with a natural affinity would undoubtedly yield better results than any of us," said Huang Chang.

"He’s not even one of our disciples. How can we let an outsider interfere with our sect’s matters? That’s ridiculous," Huang Kun said.

"Isn’t this just a matter of a single sentence from you? Grant him a title, and he’ll count as one of the Beast Suppressing Sect’s own," Huang Chang said.

"Something’s wrong, something’s wrong, Master! The Ten Thousand Dread-Earthbound Dragon has gone on a hunger strike..."

"So stubborn?"

"This dragon is extraordinarily difficult to tame. Could our approach be overly hasty?"

"We captured the dragon, knowing full well how much it cost me to acquire it! I can’t let it starve!" Huang Kun stood up and exclaimed passionately.

"Just let the young disciple give it a try. If he weren’t capable, why would the Heavenly Zither Fairy abandon Kang’s Star Officer to choose him as her direct disciple?" Huang Chang said.

"Fine, fine, let him go!"

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On Black Coral Island, Zhu Minglang successfully became the Island Master, entrusted with overseeing the suppressing beasts here.

Black Coral Island is home to more than one suppressing beast. Considering the need for many suppressing beasts to maintain their untamed nature, the Southern Heavenly Palace periodically organizes battles in designated areas for these suppressing beasts. This is one of the taming methods—using ferocious suppressing beasts to tame other ferocious suppressing beasts, thus wearing down their ferocity through mutual struggle.

Black Coral Island itself is a highly savage place. Its protective barrier is the oldest and most powerful Suppressing Sea Spell. Generally, only the most savage and agitated suppressing beasts are sent here. Yet, this place is simultaneously the nightmare of the Beast Suppressing Sect, with countless disciples dying here every year.

Thus, hardly any disciples reside here, and it’s rare to see a shadow of a person around. On the other hand, it’s an ideal spot for Zhu Minglang to cultivate in peace, without interruption.

By gaining the title of Island Master, Zhu Minglang’s status in the Southern Heavenly Palace changed slightly.

A direct disciple is, after all, still a disciple. Before graduating, their rank is always lower than that of the deacons, supervisors, teachers, and Immortal Elders. But with the title of Island Master, Zhu Minglang is considered part of the management level of the Southern Heavenly Palace.

Now, Zhu Minglang enjoys a fixed monthly salary of three hundred Liuli, along with quarterly allocations of the sect’s spiritual roots, which are extremely valuable. If he makes notable contributions, he even gains the privilege to pick a treasure from the Cloud Heaven Vault and can acquire more territories to govern.

Additionally, within a hundred-mile radius around Black Coral Island, all the heavenly treasures and mystical locations belong to Zhu Minglang. For the first three years, Zhu Minglang doesn’t need to pay the Southern Heavenly Palace a single coin!

The South Mountain Sea is already a treasure trove, dotted with countless islands, with miraculous phenomena occurring frequently. With such a large island as his foundation, Zhu Minglang wouldn’t have to worry about the exorbitant expenses of maintaining the Moon Radiance God!

Not to mention Little Jiuwei. Once it enters the Moon Radiance God state, its food and spiritual objects become extraordinarily expensive. And then there’s the Gluttonous Lunar Eclipse Dragon with its terrifying appetite—Zhu Minglang truly has no idea how he’ll afford to feed it once it advances.

Thank goodness the Chongwang Dragon is economical.

Its food belongs to the cheapest category of dragon feed.

In Jun Tian, dragon food is divided into several main categories.

First and foremost, the most expensive is the Heavenly Crystal Stone category, which serves as Bai Qi’s and the Yama Dragon’s feed. Many people who obtain high-bloodline dragons end up tearfully selling them because they simply can’t afford to raise them. Switching to lower-tier feed would compromise the dragon’s noble bloodline.

Next in price are attribute spirit minerals. Spirit mines with pure elemental attributes are rare, but almost all dragons have elemental abilities. Some dragons only consume one type of spirit mineral, resulting in considerable costs!

Then there’s the category of wood essence fruits. When Bai Qi was in the Ice Morning White Dragon phase, Little Jiuwei, and the Azure Phoenix Green Phoenix Dragon consumed fruits of this type, which are quite expensive.

As for the universal standard for dragon food, it’s meat—Sacred Beast meat, Wild Dragon meat, and exotic beast flesh...

The likes of Big Black Tooth, Little Purple Dragon, and Rainbow Vault Dragon eat meat. The price of blood flesh is relatively stable, and it’s a staple for Azure Dragon species, Ancient Dragon species, and Giant Dragon species. In Jun Tian, there’s even a group of hunters specifically dedicated to catching exotic beast meat due to its high demand!

Generally, ancient beast meat costs one Liuli per thousand pounds.

As for the most expensive category, Heavenly Crystal Stones, it usually requires paying over ten times the value of beast meat to feed dragons adequately.

Regarding the Chongwang Dragon’s bone marrow powder category of dragon feed, it mostly comes from leftover bones after the hunters extract all the flesh. The bones are ground into powder, resembling white flour, and sold accordingly.

The price is less than one-fifth of ancient beast meat and comes in particularly large quantities.

Not all high-bloodline dragons demand costly feed.

The Chongwang Dragon is an example of a dragon with a respectable bloodline yet very cost-efficient to raise. Even if fed the most expensive category, it still doesn’t surpass the cost of ancient beast meat.

As for the Reverse Spot dragon, which prefers fresh, living blood, it falls into a category of its own. To buy it on the market, one usually has to place an order, and its price fluctuates depending on demand—sometimes extremely high, other times completely overlooked.