King of Creation
Chapter 145 - 143: Mid-stage Spirit Summoning

Chapter 145: Chapter 143: Mid-stage Spirit Summoning

The Universe Wishing Secret Technique is actually a type of Beast Taming Secret Technique, somewhat similar to the Berserk Secret Art that Ye Zhen obtained from the Hundred Beast Spirit Communing Technique, but its sophistication surpasses the Berserk Secret Art by dozens of times.

Elder Bao’s Universe Wishing Secret Technique he gave to Ye Zhen has a very simple function, which is to allow a demon servant to control its body size at will.

That is to say, it can only change between its original size and a reduced size.

According to the records within the Universe Wishing Secret Technique, if one successfully cultivates it, depending on the level of Cultivation, one can shrink their body size by several to dozens of times.

This secret technique had indeed solved the pressing issue that Ye Zhen currently faced.

What’s the concept of a four-meter-long tiger walking down the street?

If ordinary people saw it, they would immediately become weak in the knees and pass out at the slightest whiff, and those with poor hearts could even be frightened to death.

Even regular martial artists would scatter in terror, calling friends and allies to come and eliminate the demon.

Today, bringing the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub to Pan Mansion to collect debts had already led to several accidents. If not for the company of five disciples from Qiyun Sect, they would have likely attracted countless martial artists to besiege them by now.

During the day, Ye Zhen was troubled by this problem. Once the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub grows bigger, it would still be manageable in the wilderness, but in ordinary cities, it would be extremely inconvenient.

Unexpectedly, today Elder Bao casually rewarded him with the Universe Wishing Secret Technique, solving this huge dilemma.

However, having the secret manual was one thing, but the requirements for cultivating the Universe Wishing Secret Technique were extremely high.

Only demon beasts with a certain level of Spirit Wisdom could practice it.

Normally, the higher the grade of the demon beast, the higher its Spirit Wisdom, and the higher the chances of successful cultivation.

Heavenly Level Demon Beasts have a one-in-ten chance of successfully cultivating.

Earth Level Monster Beasts have only a one percent chance of success! For a Mid-grade Earth Level Cloud Winged Tiger, the chances of successful cultivation could possibly be three to four percent at most.

However, where there’s a will, there’s a way.

As long as the demon beast has a certain level of Spirit Wisdom and with the guidance of its master, coupled with diligent practice, the possibility of successfully cultivating it is still very high.

The cultivation of this demon beast’s Universe Wishing Secret Technique is quite special; it requires the martial artist to pass on the technique step by step to the demon beast through the bond of Spirit Communication.

This step is quite troublesome.

"Okay, little kitty, first step, start by activating the Spirit Core inside your body..."

The Spirit Core within a demon beast’s body is the precursor to the Demon Core.

"Second step, split the power within your Spirit Core into thirty-six parts, surging towards the whole body..."

"Third step..."

"Ninth step, recite the mantra silently, through the Spirit Core, contract your entire body... Hm, the first time will definitely be a failure. However, don’t lose heart. I’ll assign you a task, practice this method at least five times every day from now on..."

"Hm?"

Suddenly, while Ye Zhen was in the midst of communicating with the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub with closed eyes, he was jolted awake by waves of strong Spiritual Power fluctuations, and the moment he opened his eyes, his mouth gaped wide open in shock!

"It actually... succeeded... on the first try..."

Watching the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, whose body had shrunk from nearly four meters to just over two meters, Ye Zhen’s astonishment was beyond words.

The manual had stated that except for some naturally intelligent Spirit Ape Species, like spirits and foxes, which might succeed on their first attempt, it was impossible for other demon beasts.

Yet the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub had succeeded on the first try!

"Spirit Wisdom... could it be..."

After pondering for a long time, Ye Zhen figured that it might have something to do with the little cub consuming a large amount of Ning Shen Liquid that could enhance the Divine Soul, resulting in an extremely powerful Spirit Wisdom.

Ever since consuming a large amount of Ning Shen Liquid at Caiyi’s place, the little kitty had shown an extraordinary level of Spirit Wisdom.

It must be for the same reason now.

At this, Ye Zhen was completely excited.

Becoming somewhat restless, he began to guide the little kitty in practicing the Universe Wishing Secret Technique once more.

Reducing its size by half was merely the most basic feat.

After just one day, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub had truly become a little kitty.

"Change!"

With a light command from Ye Zhen, a surge of Spiritual Power burst forth from the body of the Cloud Winged Tiger, and in an instant, its four-meter-long body shrank to just over a foot in length.

A living, breathing white cute kitty.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub let out a tiger’s roar that struck fear into the heart, leapt up, and pounced into Ye Zhen’s arms.

Thump!

Ye Zhen felt as if a mountain had pounced into his arms, almost knocking him to the ground.

Although the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub’s body had shrunk by four or five times, its weight of nearly a thousand pounds hadn’t decreased at all; it was a concentrated essence.

"Okay, from now on, when we go out, you’ll use this appearance. When I tell you to show your true form, then you’ll show your true form," Ye Zhen instructed.

The little kitty nodded seriously, its body flickered, and in the time it took to catch a breath, a cute and adorable little kitty turned into a majestic and imposing four-meter-long Cloud Winged Tiger.

Ye Zhen had communicated with the little kitty, and it was most comfortable in its true body. Since they were in the Silent Chamber, it didn’t matter.

Ye Zhen, however, did not immediately leave the Silent Chamber. According to Elder Bao’s instructions, he would wait at least two or three more days before starting the debt collection. These next few days, he would take the opportunity to cultivate thoroughly.

Seated cross-legged on the ground, after a brief moment of guarding his mind and resting, Ye Zhen brought out the two Earth Rank Demon Spirit Essence Elixirs that Black Water Pill King had given him today.

Without hesitation, he began refining the Low Grade Earth Rank Demon Spirit Essence Elixir first.

Upon consuming the Low Grade Earth Rank Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, waves of Spiritual Power struck him immediately, crashing over him like a tidal wave.

With the One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill fully activated, wave after wave of Spiritual Power was swiftly converted and entered the Dantian. Under the pressure of the Spiritual Power, the True Yuan inside Ye Zhen’s body was like entering a great furnace; a dozen drops of True Yuan were refined and re-refined until they finally transformed into a thread of Spiritual Power.

Spiritual Power and True Yuan are entirely different qualities of strength.

If Spiritual Power is Refined Steel, then True Yuan is merely iron slag - the gap between them is too vast.

Moreover, the Spiritual Power cultivated by Ye Zhen is akin to Hundred-refined Fine Steel.

Thanks to the innate refining power of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, the just-cultivated Spiritual Power of Ye Zhen was born three parts purer than that of others.

Two days later, after Ye Zhen had refined more than half of the power contained within the Mid-grade Earth Rank Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, a thunderous sound erupted within his body, and the amount of Spiritual Power in his Dantian finally exceeded half, taking the dominant position.

This signified that Ye Zhen’s cultivation had broken through from the Early Stage of Spirit Summoning to the Mid-stage.

And it was merely three days since his last breakthrough.

The formidable power of the pill clearly illustrated why the Black Water Pill King held such a lofty status in the Black Water Kingdom.

Ye Zhen estimated that with three or four more Mid-grade Earth Rank Demon Spirit Essence Elixirs, his cultivation could soar from the Early Stage right through to the Late Stage, and then to the Peak of Spirit Summoning.

Regrettably, Earth Rank Demon Cores are scarce and highly sought after. Whenever someone obtains one, it’s quickly snapped up at a high price, so it’s not very realistic for Ye Zhen to acquire a large number of Demon Spirit Essence Elixirs in a short period of time.

For Ye Zhen to expect his cultivation to surge as it had in the past half month was quite unlikely.

After spending another day securing his cultivation, Ye Zhen finally got up and prepared to leave the Silent Chamber when a messenger from Daoist Bao urged him.

"Xiaomao, transform!"

The moment he stepped out the door, Ye Zhen let out a soft command, and the Cloud Winged Tiger, which had grown half a foot taller in the past few days, instantly shrunk and turned into a cute, foot-long mini-tiger cub, trotting obediently behind Ye Zhen.

As for carrying the cub, which weighed a thousand jin, Ye Zhen had no intentions of doing so.

Just as he stepped out of the Silent Chamber, Ye Zhen abruptly retracted his step.

"With my cultivation soaring an entire minor realm in just three days, it’s a bit too shocking and might draw unwanted attention..."

Ye Zhen grew wary since the first time Outer Disciple Gu Duozhi discovered the secret associated with Ye Zhen’s Stone Marrow Spirit Liquid, followed by the Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang, the number one on the Heavenly List Qu Zhanqian, and others who found Ye Zhen’s rapid rise in cultivation suspicious and wanted to pry into his secrets.

Focusing his mind slightly, he activated the Hidden Truth Technique imparted to him by Luluo.

After adjusting for a good while, Ye Zhen finally managed to conceal the overt signs of his Mid-stage Spirit Summoning strength, making it appear as if he had barely broken through to the Early Stage of Spirit Summoning.

Only then did he leave the Silent Chamber with the transformed mini-tiger cub.

"Hm? So soon?"

Elder Bao was visibly startled upon seeing the miniaturized Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, his eyes brimming with surprise.

"It’s luck, I taught it a few times, and it learned the Universe Wishing Secret Technique," Ye Zhen replied.

"Luck? The learning of that secret technique relies purely on the strength of a Demon Beast’s Spirit Wisdom. Ye Zhen, this time, you’ve truly picked up a treasure.

In my view, the Spirit Wisdom of your Cloud Winged Tiger is nothing short of extraordinary. Should there be suitable opportunities, its future achievements are boundless," Elder Bao said with a look of envy!

"It all depends on the opportunity."

Ye Zhen was also looking forward to seeing to what extent the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub would grow.

The Cloud Winged Tiger King?

What made Ye Zhen proud was that Elder Bao, despite being a power in the Second Stage of Spirit Transformation Realm, hadn’t noticed that Ye Zhen had hidden his cultivation level. The Hidden Truth Technique Luluo had given him was indeed a wonderful thing.

As for the debt collection mission, it went exactly as Elder Bao had expected.

Within the three days that Ye Zhen was in secluded cultivation, it took less than two days for a Young Master to proactively come forward and clear his debts. By now, half of the people on that list had already paid off their debts.

Elder Bao proceeded as he’d described, having Ye Zhen lead Ren Xihua and his four associates to politely visit each of the remaining debtors on the list with the evidence.

In less than five days, eighty percent on the list of debts were cleared, bringing in well over a million liang of gold and five to six thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals for Qiyun Sect.

Even the noble sons who had not yet cleared their debts made it a point to dispatch representatives to explain the situation, stating that they were gathering the funds and would repay them as soon as possible.

With this, the debt collection mission was considered perfectly accomplished.

While the debt collection mission was perfectly accomplished, Ye Zhen’s reputation exploded in the Black Water King’s City. In particular, his infamy spread throughout the entire city.

Reportedly, Pan Wei, the Young Master who had been humiliated by Ye Zhen to the point of hiding his face, was dragged by his father into the army barracks of the Right Guard General Pan Feihu to undergo special training.

This was arguably Right Guard Great General Pan Feihu giving his son a helping hand.

No one knows who spread the word, perhaps the show-off Deacon Liu Neng.

The news about the Black Water Pill King visiting Ye Zhen, and engaging in a lengthy private discussion that lasted over one hour, somehow leaked out.

In the gossipy environment of Black Water King’s City, where rumor quickly turns to fact, it wasn’t long before tales began to circulate that it was the Black Water Pill King who had sought an audience with Ye Zhen.

Although the rumor wasn’t widely believed, it nonetheless further amplified Ye Zhen’s reputation in the city.

One day, as the five of them were sparring and practicing their Martial Skills in the Dao Field, a special individual, with a pale, beardless face and no Adam’s apple, suddenly came in and delivered a red invitation to Ye Zhen. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)