Establish A Long-Lived Family From The Son-In-Law

Chapter 22: Nine Nether Hound!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a 'Nine Nether Hound' cub!]

[The reward has been sent to the system space. The host can check it at any time.]

A pattern of a small beast, pitch black all over and resembling a wolf, appeared on the big turntable, accompanied by a system prompt sound.

"A Nine Nether Hound cub?"

Lu Changsheng paused at the words, his face showing delight.

Although it wasn't the cultivation technique he wanted the most.

But he also thought that having a pet like this was pretty good.

After all, those who had played games in their previous lives knew the importance of having a good 'baby'.

It was similar in this cultivation world.

If one had a good spiritual pet accompanying their growth, it would provide considerable help in terms of combat power and other aspects.

Although Lu Changsheng had never heard of the name 'Nine Nether Hound' and didn't know what grade of demonic beast it was.

But through the previous three draws, Lu Changsheng had some trust in the system.

He knew that things produced by the system might be useless, but they would never be trash.

Lu Changsheng's mind stirred as he looked at the Nine Nether Hound in the system space, and the information immediately appeared.

[Demonic Beast: Nine Nether Hound]

[Description: An ancient variant ferocious beast, a middle-grade bloodline of the Heavenly Rank, possessing a trace of the ancient true spirit Nine Nether Hound bloodline. It can grow to its peak in five hundred years and become a fourth-rank demonic beast.]

"Wow! A middle-grade bloodline of the Heavenly Rank, and it even possesses a trace of the ancient true spirit bloodline."

"As long as it grows to its peak, it can become a fourth-rank demonic beast!"

Lu Changsheng saw the information about the Nine Nether Hound and couldn't help but gasp in surprise, feeling a burst of joy.

In the cultivation world, besides the human race, there were many other races.

Like birds, fur, scales, insects, plants, etc., all creatures that could cultivate and improve were called demons.

However, most demons were uncivilized and lacked intelligence, so they were also called demonic beasts.

The division of strength among demonic beasts was very straightforward.

From low to high, they were respectively: first rank, second rank, third rank, fourth rank, fifth rank.

Corresponding to the human cultivators' Qi Refining stage, Foundation Building stage, Core Formation stage, Nascent Soul stage, and Soul Formation stage.

What differentiated demonic beasts from humans was that humans possessed spiritual roots and became stronger through cultivation techniques.

Demonic beasts, on the other hand, grew stronger through inheriting bloodlines within their bodies.

The higher the bloodline grade, the greater the potential.

As far as Lu Changsheng knew, the grades of demonic beast bloodlines were divided into: low-grade bloodline, middle-grade bloodline, high-grade bloodline, earth-grade bloodline, heavenly-grade bloodline.

And there was also the legendary true spirit bloodline!

For example, low-grade bloodlines were also called miscellaneous-grade bloodlines.

If a demonic beast with this bloodline didn't have any opportunities to purify and mutate the bloodline, it would never be able to break through to become a second-rank demonic beast in its lifetime.

A demonic beast with a middle-grade bloodline would grow into a first-rank demonic beast when it matured, but it had the potential to grow into a second-rank demonic beast.

Demonic beasts with high-grade bloodlines, when they reached their peak, were mostly second-rank demonic beasts, with the potential to become third-rank demonic beasts.

Demonic beasts with earth-grade bloodlines matured into second-rank demonic beasts, and when they reached their peak, there was a high probability of becoming third-rank demonic beasts.

As for heavenly-grade demonic beasts, they matured into third-rank demonic beasts, and when they reached their peak, there was a chance of becoming fourth-rank.

Demonic beasts like the Nine Nether Hound that Lu Changsheng obtained not only had a middle-grade bloodline of the Heavenly Rank but also possessed a trace of the ancient true spirit bloodline.

So in five hundred years, it could smoothly grow to its peak and become a fourth-rank demonic beast.

Equivalent to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in the human race!

"A fourth-rank demonic beast is on par with a Nascent Soul True Immortal!"

"According to the information I saw at the Lu Family's book pavilion, in the cultivation world of the Jiang Kingdom where I am, the Nascent Soul stage is the ceiling existence."

"Only the 'Heavenly Sword Sect' has a Nascent Soul True Immortal presiding over it. Even the Qingyun Sect, which I participated in the assessment for, doesn't have a Nascent Soul True Immortal presiding over it!"

"If the Nine Nether Hound can grow to become a fourth-order demonic beast, I could dominate the cultivation world of the Jiang Kingdom," Lu Changsheng said with excitement.

In the cultivation world of the Jiang Kingdom, the most powerful force is called the 'Heavenly Sword Sect'. It is led by a Nascent Soul True Immortal. Below it are the Qingyun Sect, Luoxia Sect, and Yuling Sect, the three major sects. Although these three sects do not have a Nascent Soul True Immortal, they each have several Foundation Establishment True Immortals and possess profound foundations.

Below the three major sects are two sects, three cities, and three aristocratic families, making up the eight major forces. Each of these eight forces has a Foundation Establishment True Immortal and is considered the top power in the cultivation world of the Jiang Kingdom.

As for families like the Lu Family on Qingzhu Mountain, which only have Foundation Building cultivators, there are quite a few of them, but they are not recorded in books.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng saw that the book he was reading was nearly a hundred years old. The information recorded in it has probably changed to some extent by now.

However, after a moment, Lu Changsheng shook his head.

"Even if one cultivates to the peak of the Qi Refining stage, their lifespan is only a hundred years. Breaking through to the Foundation Building stage only extends their lifespan by a hundred years, allowing them to live for over two hundred years."

"Only a Foundation Establishment True Immortal can have a lifespan of five hundred years!"

"Therefore, if I cannot break through to the Nascent Soul stage and become a Nascent Soul True Immortal, even if the Nine Nether Hound grows to the fourth order, it would not mean much to me."

The lifespan of demonic beasts is generally several times longer than that of humans. For a demonic beast like the Nine Nether Hound to grow to the fourth order in five hundred years is already considered quite fast from the perspective of demonic beasts. However, this time frame is quite long for humans because even Foundation Establishment True Immortals have a lifespan of only five hundred years. Even if they take longevity pills and consume precious treasures, they can only extend their lifespan by a few decades or a hundred years at most. Ultimately, it is limited. Only by breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage can one have a lifespan of over a thousand years.

"A peak period of five hundred years, so two to three hundred years to reach maturity should not be a problem."

"The mature stage should be a third-order demonic beast in the Foundation Establishment stage. So, in about a hundred years, it can grow to become a second-order demonic beast without any problem."

"It seems pretty good when looked at this way."

"Moreover, there are beast taming techniques in the cultivation world that include many methods to accelerate the growth of demonic beasts."

Lu Changsheng licked his lips and thought to himself.

The growth of demonic beasts can be divided into four stages: infancy, growth, maturity, and peak.

The Nine Nether Hound cub he obtained from the system lottery is naturally in the infancy stage.

But according to his knowledge of various cultivation arts, there is a technique called beast taming, which involves taming demonic beasts to serve cultivators.

The pets obtained by Lu Changsheng from the system do not need to be tamed and are absolutely loyal to him.

However, among these beast taming techniques, there are many methods of nurturing that can accelerate the growth of spiritual beasts.

As far as Lu Changsheng knows, the Yuling Sect among the three major sects is famous for taming spiritual beasts, and each disciple in the sect will tame a spiritual pet.

"I don't need to rush with this for now. I can take a look later if I have the opportunity to obtain the techniques for nurturing spiritual beasts. For now, I'll just raise it normally."

"But it's not convenient for me to take this Nine Nether Hound cub out of the system space right now. If someone sees it out of nowhere, it would be hard to explain."

"It just so happens that I'm going to the mortal world for a while. I'll take it out when I come back and say that I bought it to guard the house and keep it as a playmate for my child."

After a brief contemplation, Lu Changsheng decided not to take the cub out of the system space and continued to keep it inside.

Leaving system rewards in the system space without taking them out has no impact whatsoever.

But once they are taken out, there is no way to put them back in.

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