Chapter 21: 21: Feather Swords Gather Array, Mastered!
The Earth Drake and the Lightning Liger went through the purplish portal without hesitation. Once inside the Beast-Taming Space, the two felt an unexplained warmness and comfort amidst the seemingly boundless, white space.
Ash transferred his consciousness into the Beast-Taming Space.
"Are you two feeling good inside? Tell me if you feel any abnormalities." Ash said. His voice echoed from the sky inside the space.
"There's none, Master." Yinghui remarked gently.
"No problem here!" Shanguang chimed merrily.
Seeing their peaceful face, Ash began to imagine them in a humanoid form.
If she has a human appearance, Ash could imagine her as a young lady with a dignified façade and noble personality. Long golden-brown hair, yellow-ish pupils, and well defined jaws, a bit of golden-brown scales adorned her fair skin and beautiful face that would make any man fall to their knees upon witnessing her beauty.
As for Shanguang, he imagined her as a cheerful princess with a petite and slim body, running and frolicking around the vast forest in autumn, giggling gingerly while chasing the withered leaves.
"Master, are you alright?" Yinghui brought him back to reality with her gentle voice.
"Ah! Yes, I am okay. Please don't mind me. Do you feel anything strange?"
"I'm fine. Shanguang is okay too. She has already fallen asleep. I'm just a little bit sleepy. I think I'm going to have some rest as well."
"It's a good sign then. Rest well, both of you."
Ash stretched his wings to both sides, relieved that everything went as planned. "Ahh… finally, some peace for me."
Afterward, Ash glided down onto the valley where the herd of Three Horned Cattles grazed lazily, chewing the Heaven's Courtyard Green Weed with zero care.
He made a small nest atop a mound so he could oversee the cattles. While he was resting under the clear blue sky, Ash used his free time cultivating the first chapter of the Feather Swords Gather Array.
Days had passed unnoticeably when he was in a meditation state. Likewise, Yinghui and Shanguang were also cultivating inside the Beast-Taming face diligently.
After a week, Ash finally opened his eyes when the system notification rang aloud in his head.
[Level Up!]
[Congratulations on reaching Level 12!]
[You have ranked up to: 2nd Earth Rank Immortal Beast!]
[You have received these following reward:]
[+20 Attributes Points]
[Title: Novice Beast Collector | INT: +20] (Owns more than one Tamed Beast)
[You can only equip two titles at the same time]
[Eternal Blood Flames Cultivation Book]
"Only two titles?! Oh, come on, why with the limitations?!" Ash was looking for the explanation but to no avail.
"Tsk! Whatever." Ash then summoned out the newly acquired Cultivation Book from his [Inventory Space]
[Eternal Blood Flames]
[As the very first being who were born from the Primordial Flames, the progenitor of life and chaos, your blood is the catalyst to draw the essence of Primordial Flames. For every essence of Primordial Flames that you absorb, is equal to 1.000 Strands of Qi Energy!]
[Skill Learning Requirements: Level 15]
"Another broken skill! My cultivation stage would be skyrocketing once I mastered this Cultivation Art! Hehehe, there's no time for dilly-dallying, I need to complete the Feather Swords Gather Array and hunt the strongest Immortal Beast in this region to level up!"
Before he went for the hunt, he first allocated the attribute points.
[Ash Flameheart] [Juvenile Phoenix]
[Level 12]
[HP: 1320/1320]
[MP: 430/430]
[EXP:0/20.000]
[P.Attack: 320]
[M.Attack: 430]
[A.Speed: 45(0.45/Second]
[Attributes:]
[STR: 17+15]
[AGI: 25+20]
[INT: 19+24]
[VIT: 17+115]
"That should do it." Ash quipped to himself. "Hmm, the EXP increment that is needed to level is higher for every growth stage. As of now, it increased 5.000 EXP for every level up. Blimey! It's going to be a busy year."
Since the [Beast Shop] button was blinking intriguingly, Ash opted to check the shop first before he went to training.
"Let's see what this shop has to offer."
[Welcome to the Beast Shop!]
[Enjoy 50% Discount for your first purchase]
[Current Beast Points: 2,000]
Upon checking inside, Ash was genuinely astonished by the goods that were on sale. From mundane daily necessity items to high rank items which were limited by Level Restriction.
Therefore, no matter how much Beast Points that Ash had, he couldn't buy them unless he met the level requirements to buy the desired items.
"Wait a minute…" Ash realized something. "Level XXX Item? Does this mean that I can level up infinitely? That's so insane!"
Although he's still so far away from buying those high level items, it didn't deter him from growing even stronger and grinding for more EXP.
As for the time being, Ash had to be satisfied by just buying some a canister of Healing Potion, two bags of Recovery Pills, and a Cultivation Pill for 1.000 Beast Point in total.
Afterward, Ash immediately used the Cultivation Pill to help him cultivate while learning the second chapter of the Feather Swords Gather Array: River Sky Movement.
Although he didn't completely understand the whole chapter, his instinct guides him to comprehend the law behind this intricate Cultivation Art.
First, he plucked a feather from his wing. And then, he imbued a huge amount of concentrated Qi Energy into it. He didn't feel anything at first, but then the feather began to afloat, following his mind with precision.
Not only that, he was able to control his feather freely in mid air, the Qi Energy that coated the outer layer made the feather as sharp as a sword and also very robust.
Ash tested his new ability against the tree lines and the result was beyond his expectations. Even with just a feather, Ash was able to cut down dozens of trees in a single move.
Of course, he didn't stop there. One feather is not enough. He tried five feathers, and then ten, twenty, and lastly, he could control a hundred Feather Swords at once!
[Congratulations! You have mastered Feather Swords Gather Array]
[You have obtained these following rewards]
[99 Feathered Arrows]
"Sweet! With these arrows, I can hunt from a distance!"