Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Yet no matter how much he felt aggrieved, he could only suppress it.

After all, he was clear that if not for his master, he would probably still be scraping a living in a small clan in Donghe County.

The benevolence of imparting knowledge was irrepayable, but this different treatment…

Seeing Mo Qi walk off rigidly, Qi Yan slightly shook his head.

Wang Ba’s voice broke the silence:

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“Martial Uncle, you asked for me?”

Qi Yan promptly turned his gaze onto Wang Ba, nodded, and said:

“How long have you been studying Beast Control with me?”

After a moment’s thought, Wang Ba answered, “Almost a year, Martial Uncle.”

A year was not a long time for a cultivator.

It was even inadequate to introduce oneself to a somewhat difficult cultivation method.

A big part of this year was spent by Wang Ba studying the content of “The Scroll of Beast Controlling: Volume Two” alone. Only when he encountered problems, would he consult Qi Yan during the rest days.

All added up, they had met only a dozen or so times.

Of course, since each time Wang Ba visited Qi Yan was to seek answers to his questions, and virtually all questions posed by him were answered by Qi Yan.

Calculating from this perspective, Wang Ba indeed made significant progress in the field of Beast Control.

“One year… Your comprehension of ‘The Scroll of Beast Controlling: Volume Two’ is acceptably good. Now, it’s time to put you to the test.”

“Test?”

Wang Ba was slightly taken aback, he had not expected Qi Yan to invite him for this.

“Wait until Mo Qi comes back, and I will tell you both.”

Qi Yan did not immediately explain the contents of the test.

Instead, he lowered his head and resumed his careful examination of the scroll in his hand.

Soon, Mo Qi came in carrying a tray of tea.

“Master.”

“Hmm… Go fetch another teacup.”

After glancing at the solitary teacup on the dish, Qi Yan pondered.

Not understanding why, Mo Qi hurried out nonetheless, and promptly returned with one teacup.

Qi Yan immediately asked Mo Qi to fill both teacups with tea.

The faint and lingering aroma of the fresh tea soon pervaded the pavilion.

Qi Yan gently pushed one of the cups to Wang Ba, took the other one for himself, gently blew the steam rising off the tea, and took a sip.

Seeing this spectacle, Mo Qi froze.

Whose treatment was this… Who was the true disciple of the Master?

Could it be that the rumors among everyone in Shou Peak are true? Was the master really considering taking Wang Ba as his disciple?

For the first time, the always confident Mo Qi started to waver.

He even began doubting himself.

“Could it be that I am truly inferior to Wang Ba?”

Wang Ba shot a worried glance at Mo Qi.

Yet Qi Yan seemed to have failed to notice the drastic change in Mo Qi’s heart. He put down the teacup and said seriously:

“Now that Mo Qi is also here, I will explain.”

Upon hearing his name, Mo Qi immediately raised his head.

Wang Ba also sat up straight, his eyes serious.

“Both of you started learning the Way of Beast Tamer around the same time. A year has passed since then. While it feels like a short period, for the Way of Beast Tamer, many things are learned through the process of Cultivation and nurturing Spirit Beasts, rather than trying after studying.”

Qi Yan said in a measured tone, looking at the both of them: @@novelbin@@

“Therefore, your test will be quite simple.”

“In the next ten years, whoever between you two succeeds in nurturing an upper grade Class III Spirit Beast first, will be taught by me a unique skill of Shou Peak, the ‘Bloodline Identification Skill’.”

“Once this skill is mastered, you will be able to gather a general grasp of the bloodline situation within a Spirit Beast. This will be a great assistance in upgrading the grade of the Spirit Beast.”

“Do you have any questions?”

Mo Qi’s spirits jumped.

Nurturing an upper grade Class III Spirit Beast within ten years? Isn’t this test set for him?

His talent allowed him to perceive the bloodline within a Spirit Beast, therefore, when it came to enhancing the grade of a Spirit Beast, he could aim accurately and treat accordingly.

However, others without such talent could only rely on past knowledge and experience, through observation to determine what kind of bloodline a Spirit Beast might contain, and then perform selective nurturing. This method had a high chance of judgement error.

Once a misjudgement was made, it would often lead to significant waste of resources and time.

Due to these factors, the gap between the two ways was huge.

Of course, the reward Qi Yan offered was not as attractive to him.

After all, this skill could only provide a general feel for bloodlines, which was far inferior to his own talent.

But Mo Qi did not care.

What he cared about was the opportunity to display himself before his master.

He wanted to prove that he was not inferior to Wang Ba!

“Yes, Master! I have no questions!”

Almost immediately, he turned to look at Wang Ba.

Curious about Wang Ba’s reaction.

To his disappointment, Wang Ba’s reaction was quite ordinary:

“Martial Uncle Qi, I don’t have any problems.”

It would indeed be difficult to raise an upper grade Class III Spirit Beast within ten years.

However, compared to Qi Yan’s reward, Wang Ba was also somewhat moved.

With the ‘Bloodline Identification Skill’ to help, nurturing the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard would definitely be much easier.

And for him, ten years was not going to be a long time.

“Well, you can seek help freely during the process.”

Qi Yan responded lightly.

Wang Ba seized the opportunity to ask a few questions that he had accumulated during this time. After receiving the answers, he hurriedly bowed and left.

In the pavilion.

Watching Mo Qi’s uplifted spirits, Qi Yan couldn’t help but give another slight shake of his head.

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