The Master of Beasts
Chapter 53, 30 Years

Chapter 53: Chapter 53, 30 Years

Time flew by, and the years passed like a shuttle.

Thirty years had passed since Chen Jiuge arranged everything in Eden Garden and entered seclusion.

「In the secret chamber of the cave mansion」

The Bloodline Transformation Secret Technique materialized into the forms of various Divine Beasts, eventually transforming into a string of wind chimes that hung above the Nascent Soul, which looked exactly like Chen Jiuge.

Opening his eyes, Chen Jiuge let out a long sigh and said, "At last, I have evolved it into a Divine Skill, and my cultivation has also reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage. However, it’s a pity that Erbai and Sanbai, despite having passed the Heavenly Tribulation to become Fourth Rank Spiritual Beasts, still produce too few blood energy crystals. The other Medicine Snakes and such are of too low a rank; even my Body Refinement is only at the mid-Fourth Rank."

Now that Bloodline Transformation has evolved into a Divine Skill, I can finally operate more freely and start earning Spirit Stones.

"But what exactly is the situation in the Desolate World?" Chen Jiuge wondered aloud, looking towards its direction with concern.

Thirty years ago, his younger sister, Chen Xiaoyu, along with a group of disciples at Foundation Establishment Cultivation, had been led by a Heavenly Immortal of the Sect to the Desolate World. That Lost Continent, which initially seemed to have low energy fluctuations, encountered an unexpected event. Even the Golden Immortals of the Sect had intervened but were unable to resolve the situation.

According to the information Chen Jiuge had gathered, the restrictions on that Lost Continent seemed to have been lifted. However, the entry requirement remained below the Golden Core stage, while the life forms already inside were free to advance in rank. His Senior Sister Wen Ruo brought the latest news: Nascent Soul Stage Spiritual Beasts had now appeared on the continent.

"Forget it. Hopefully, my little sister will be blessed by fortune; the Desolate World is too chaotic," Chen Jiuge could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.

The Desolate World was one of the more distinctive regions in the Heavenly Realm, a gathering place for a vast number of Spiritual Beasts. The renowned Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans resided there, and there were even rumors of encounters with the Qiongqi, one of the ten great ancient beasts. Whether these rumors were true was uncertain, but one thing was sure: the Desolate World was chaotic. Almost ninety-nine percent of Cultivators who entered alone would perish within it.

Chaos aside, with his status as a disciple of a Heavenly Immortal Elder from the Myriad Beasts Sect, Chen Jiuge wasn’t incapable of taking a stroll there. However, this previously overlooked Lost Continent had now undergone changes. Many powerful races were beginning to take notice of it, and it was no longer a place for a Nascent Soul stage weakling like Chen Jiuge.

Opening the door of the secret chamber, Chen Jiuge immediately saw several mischievous Golden Dog pups frolicking in the courtyard. He had stopped activating the Array of the cave mansion. After all, with a Heavenly Immortal Master like his residing nearby, no petty thieves would dare to cause trouble. Chen Jiuge had even deactivated the Arrays at the entrance to Eden Garden.

The playful pups scurried away at the sight of Chen Jiuge, leaving behind only the boldest one. It stared with its big, pitch-black eyes as if wondering who this human was that it had never seen before.

Picking it up, Chen Jiuge caressed its glittering golden head, very pleased with the texture. Over the past thirty years, the optimization of the Golden Dog’s bloodline had progressed well. The purer a Spiritual Beast’s bloodline, the higher the bloodline potential of its offspring. This Golden Dog pup, for instance, had already reached the Sixth Rank bloodline standard.

"Junior Brother, have you come out of seclusion?" Wen Ruo, wearing a straw hat, her sleeves rolled up, and carrying a wooden bucket, looking like a village girl, asked in surprise.

"Senior Sister, thank you for your trouble," Chen Jiuge said sincerely.

During these thirty years, as Jiuge focused on his cultivation, the various tasks of Eden Garden were mostly left to the Spiritual Beasts. Being Spiritual Beasts, they were inevitably careless, so the garden appeared somewhat messy. Once his Senior Sister learned of this, she took the initiative to help Chen Jiuge manage the miscellaneous affairs of Eden Garden.

"No trouble at all. Am I not also experiencing the mortal world this way? Little guy, how did you end up here? Where are your parents?" Wen Ruo said, squatting down. She responded to Chen Jiuge while playfully teasing the Golden Dog pup Chen Jiuge had just put down.

Perhaps feeling that its playmates were not around and these bipedal creatures weren’t fun, the puppy unhappily huffed and stumbled away on its short legs.

"Junior Brother, now that you have come out of seclusion, Eden Garden will need you to look after it yourself. I’m afraid my Heart Demon Tribulation is probably near," Wen Ruo said, speaking of the most terrifying Heart Demon Tribulation on the path to becoming an Immortal, yet her face still wore a gentle smile.

Seeing this, Chen Jiuge understood and congratulated her, "Congratulations, Senior Sister, becoming an Immortal is within reach."

"It’s also thanks to Junior Brother’s Eden Garden. I originally thought that handling the miscellaneous affairs within the Peak would accumulate enough experiences to temper me. I never expected that it would be in Junior Brother’s Eden Garden, moved by these adorable little ones, that I would purify my body and mind," Wen Ruo said calmly, looking towards the young Spiritual Beasts not far outside the cave mansion.

"This is still the result of your own efforts, Senior Sister. The Spiritual Beasts are just a help," Chen Jiuge said, shaking his head. His Senior Sister’s talent ranked among the top hundred prodigies in the history of Hundred Herbs Peak, yet she remained so humble.

After taking a tour of Eden Garden with his Senior Sister and finally stopping outside the Five Elements Ecosystem, Wen Ruo exclaimed in amazement, "Junior Brother, I must say, you’re a genius. The potential of the Spiritual Beasts in this ecosystem is very high."

Chen Jiuge humbly shook his head, "Senior Sister, you overestimate me. If it weren’t for the gift from our Master when I became his disciple, I couldn’t have built Eden Garden. Besides, their talents, no matter how high, can’t compare to your Sanhua."

"Sanhua’s situation is different; it is a descendant of the Chaos Giant Beast. Now that its Seven Star Kun bloodline is fully awakened, even the power of ordinary Divine Beast bloodlines cannot match Sanhua’s," Wen Ruo disagreed.

At that moment, through the Great Array, they saw a Thunder Deer, which had been busily grazing, suddenly attacked by a pillar of fire.

Intense lightning erupted, dissipating the pillar of fire. The enraged Thunder Deer, its hooves slightly bent and antlers flickering with powerful electricity, charged at the Flame Demon.

The Flame Demon merely extended its large hand, patterned like molten rock, grasping the deer through the lightning. With an angry roar, it tore the Thunder Deer in half, causing a light rain of blood to sprinkle down.

This bloody scene doused their interest in continuing the conversation.

After informing Chen Jiuge that someone would come tomorrow to purchase Spiritual Beasts, Wen Ruo glided away.

He was actually quite satisfied watching the powerful Flame Demon. It was just that his Senior Sister seemed to dislike such scenes, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to show his approval.

Feeling the silky flow of Immortal Intoxication in his throat after a long time, Chen Jiuge couldn’t help but reflect, "I really don’t know how those Great Powers who spend hundreds of years in seclusion can stand it. The delicious food and fine wine of this world aren’t to be wasted."

Standing on the rooftop of the small building, Chen Jiuge gazed at the swathes of moonlight gathered by the Moonlight Giant Frogs and listened to the occasional barks of the Golden Dogs, interspersed with the eerie, savage roars from the Five Elements Ecosystem. This is truly my Eden Garden, belonging entirely to me, Chen Jiuge.

Deep intoxication is like a profound dream. Waking up, Chen Jiuge felt a slight headache and couldn’t help but use Mana to disperse the alcohol. With a wry smile, he said, "In the future, I’ll have to take it easy with drinking. I can’t completely dissipate my Mana, but then again, what’s the point of drinking if you don’t get drunk?"