Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet

Gu Yuan untied the burlap sack and released the old turtle.

The old turtle's limbs and head slowly emerged from its shell. Its pair of dark, bright eyes glanced at him, without the slightest hint of panic or fear, but rather with calmness and indifference.

Gu Yuan felt that it was less like a turtle and more like an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life, detached and easygoing.

Old people are cunning, and old ghosts are wise. When animals live long enough, their intelligence also increases.

Especially this old turtle, which was no ordinary species, its spirituality was evidently even greater.

In the past few days, Gu Yuan had wandered around the Clear Water River outside the city and the ancient well south of the city, following the information provided by Lin Zhou.

He had indeed found some turtles.

Especially those in the ancient well south of the city, they were indeed quite old.

But perhaps because he possessed the Spirit Pet System and had frequent contact with the Three Little Ones.

Gu Yuan also gained some insights and experience in selecting spirit pets.

Those old turtles were good, but Gu Yuan always felt that something was missing.

It wasn't until he saw the old turtle in front of him that his heart stirred, and he immediately made a decision.

This old turtle had not only lived long enough, but its appearance was also mysterious and archaic, suggesting that it possessed some kind of spirit turtle bloodline.

"Don't worry, I have no malice towards you, nor will I harm you."

Gu Yuan didn't care whether the old turtle could understand him, and said to it earnestly, "I bought you because I like to raise spirit pets. If you don't believe me, take a look at them and you'll know..."

Then, with a thought, he moved his mind.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

The Iron Tooth Rat, A'Huang, darted out from the corner, originally intending to climb onto Gu Yuan's shoulder along his clothes, but suddenly seeing the old turtle, it was startled and instinctively scurried behind Gu Yuan, hiding.

But it quickly realized the harmless nature of the old turtle.

It curiously approached, gently pawing at the turtle shell, seeming to be greeting it in a friendly manner.

The Ironback Centipede also crawled out from the corner of the wall. Upon seeing the old turtle, its two antennae swayed a few times, then it resumed its usual aloof posture and hid under a rock in the yard.

Seeing this, the old turtle's eyes widened slightly, clearly revealing a hint of surprise, and then it nodded gently to Gu Yuan, seeming to approve of him.

Good heavens, is it so intelligent... Gu Yuan was also somewhat amazed.

Immediately afterwards, a piece of information appeared in front of Gu Yuan:

[You have captured a Black Armor Ao (Azure), do you want to tame it?]

Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment, never expecting that he hadn't even done anything yet, and the Spirit Pet System had already prompted him that the capture was successful.

Could it be that this old turtle had already recognized him?

Moreover, the name of this old turtle was also somewhat strange, actually called Ao instead of Turtle...

Ao is a mythical giant turtle, immense in size, with an almost infinite lifespan, capable of carrying immortal mountains and roaming in the vast ocean and void.

Gu Yuan had also seen it in books. It was said that there was an immortal island overseas that was carried by a giant Ao.

There was also a saying that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and Ao was the eldest of the dragon's nine sons, a divine turtle with the bloodline of a true dragon.

No matter which statement, it meant that the Ao was no small matter!

The Black Armor Ao in front of him was naturally not such a divine creature.

But it probably had a trace of the spirit Ao's bloodline.

Even so, it possessed a spirituality and wisdom that ordinary old turtles did not have.

"Confirm!"

Gu Yuan agreed directly.

As soon as he finished speaking, his mental power was continuously drawn out, and soon condensed into a mysterious rune that was neither virtual nor real, shimmering with strange light.

With a flash of light, this rune landed on the head of the Black Armor Ao and disappeared directly.

Gu Yuan immediately felt that he had established a connection with the Black Armor Ao in front of him.

He could even perceive the Black Armor Ao's calm and gentle emotions, as well as its agile intelligence.

[Taming successful, you have obtained the pet Black Armor Ao!]

At this time, the Spirit Pet System sent a prompt:

[Black Armor Ao (Azure)]

Introduction: A spirit turtle with a trace of the divine Ao bloodline, possessing a long lifespan and rich vitality. Its carapace is as hard as black iron, with extremely high defense, and it is full of spirituality and has high intelligence. To evolve to "Black Armor Spirit Ao" requires growing into a mature Black Armor Ao and consuming 1200 Dao Rhythm Points!

Status: Normal

Stage: Growing Stage (91%)

[You have obtained the Black Armor Ao talent "Turtle Breathing" buff!]

After the taming was successful, the Black Armor Ao didn't make any special movements.

It just looked at Gu Yuan with an increasingly gentle and affectionate gaze.

This gave Gu Yuan a strange feeling.

It was as if the one in front of him wasn't a turtle, but a kind and steady elder...

However, in a way, that wasn't wrong.

The old Ao was indeed very old and had a gentle temperament. He was an "elder."

"Turtle Breathing?"

Immediately afterwards, Gu Yuan noticed these two words.

The first thing that came to his mind was words like "Turtle's age and crane's longevity" and "Thousand-year-old tortoise, ten-thousand-year-old turtle."

When people think of turtles, the first thing they think of is their long lifespan.

In Gu Yuan's previous life, there were also some sayings that the reason why turtles lived so long was largely related to their breathing.

Many people have even imitated turtle breathing, creating some health methods, such as Turtle Breathing Gong, Turtle Breathing Health Method, Turtle Breathing Sleep Method, etc.

I just don't know if this Turtle Breathing talent is a magical way of breathing.

Gu Yuan quickly realized that he had gained an ability, or rather, a state.

As he consciously chose to enter this state, his heartbeat began to slow down.

His breathing also became slow and deep, driving the blood and qi throughout his body, gently and smoothly nourishing his entire body, limbs, bones, muscles, and skin.

Even his mental state became calm, indifferent, pure, relaxed, and without worries. He only felt comfortable all over his body.

Gu Yuan's breath was weak, his blood and qi were restrained and introverted, as if he had turned into a stone, an old turtle, letting the wind, rain, and time wash over him, always unmoving.

After a long time, until the sun began to move westward, Gu Yuan woke up from the Turtle Breathing state just now.

In this state, he could hardly perceive the passage of time.

At the same time, Gu Yuan also felt that his whole person seemed to be no different from before, but upon closer inspection, there were some differences.

Previously, he had been brave and diligent, refining his skin, tendons, and bones, which led to his whole body's blood and qi being vigorous and abundant, his eyes bright and sharp, and his sharpness being fully revealed.

Strong was strong, but it was also somewhat unbalanced, easily being too rigid and breaking easily.

But now, his whole person seemed to have been polished, and both his blood and qi and his spirit had become much smoother.

Although the sharpness seemed to have been filed away, in fact, it was even more restrained, only deeply hidden.

In addition to the nourishment of his muscles, bones, skin, and flesh.

Even Gu Yuan also noticed that his internal organs and even his spirit had undergone some subtle changes and had been nurtured and strengthened to a certain extent.

Although these changes were still very weak, they had already shocked him extremely.