Chapter 22: Nine Netherworld Hounds!

 

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Nine Netherworld Hound!】

 

【Rewards have been issued in the system room. The host can check them at any time.】

 

A dark, wolf-like animal appeared from the large turntable, accompanied by a system prompt.

 

“Nine Netherworld Hound cub?”

 

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

 

Although It was the cultivation technique that he wanted the most.

 

But he also felt very good about things like pet beasts.

 

After all, people who played games in their previous lives knew how important it was to have a good ‘baby’.

 

It was almost the same in this cultivation world.

 

If he had a good spiritual pet to help him grow, it would be a great help in terms of strength and other aspects.

 

Although he hadn’t heard the name ‘Nine Netherworld Hound’ before, and he didn’t know what rank of monster it was.

 

But from the previous three draws, Lu Changsheng also had a certain amount of trust in the system.

 

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

 

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

 

[Spiritual Pet: Nine Netherworld Hound]

 

[Rank: Mid-grade Heaven Grade ]

 

[Description: An ancient rare ferocious beast with a mid level bloodline of Heavenly Grade, with a touch of the ancient true spirit Nine Netherworld bloodline. It can reach its peak in five hundred years and become a fourth-level monster.]

 

“Hiss! It has a middle-grade bloodline of the heavenly level, and it also has a trace of the bloodline of the ancient true spirit.”

 

“As long as it reaches its peak, it can become a fourth-level demonic beast!”

 

When Lu Changsheng saw the information about the Nine Nether Hound, he immediately inhaled a cool breeze and felt a wave of excitement.

 

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

 

Creatures that can cultivate and improve themselves, such as birds, fur, scales, insects, plants, and so on, are all called demons.

 

However, most demons are uncivilized and have little intelligence, so they are also called monsters.

 

The classification of demon beasts’ strength is very simple and straightforward.

 

From low to high, they are: first order, second order, third order, fourth order, fifth order.

 

This corresponds to the stages of Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation for human cultivators.

 

Unlike humans, who have spiritual roots and grow stronger through cultivation techniques,

 

Demons cultivate and become stronger through the bloodline inheritance within their bodies.

 

The higher the bloodline level, the greater the potential.

 

As far as Lu Changsheng knows, demon beast bloodlines are divided into: low-grade bloodlines, mid-grade bloodlines, high-grade bloodlines, earth-grade bloodlines, and sky-grade bloodlines.

 

And the legendary True Spirit Bloodline!

 

Like low-grade bloodlines, also known as mixed-grade bloodlines.

 

For demons with this kind of bloodline, if they don’t have the chance to purify and mutate the bloodline, they will never break through to become second-order demonic beasts in their lifetime.

 

A demon with a mid-grade bloodline will grow into a first-order demon beast with the hope of becoming a second-order demon beast.

 

Demons with high-grade bloodlines will most likely become second-order demons when they reach their peak, with hopes of becoming third-order demons.

 

Earth-grade bloodline demons are second-order demon beasts when they mature, and when they peak, they have a high probability of becoming third-order demon beasts.

 

As for heavenly bloodline demons, when they mature, they are third-order demons, and when they reach their peak, they have a chance of becoming fourth-order demons.

 

Like the Nine Netherworld Hound obtained by Lu Changsheng, it not only has a Heaven Grade mid-level bloodline, but also a trace of the ancient True Spirit bloodline.”

 

Therefore, in five hundred years, it can smoothly grow to its peak and become a fourth-order demon beast.

 

This is equivalent to a human cultivator at the Nascent Soul level!

 

“A fourth-order demon beast is the equivalent of a Nascent Soul, true monarch of the human race!”

 

“According to the information I saw in the Lu Family Library, the ceiling of the Immortal Realm of Jiang Country where I live is at the Nascent Soul stage.”

 

“Only the Heavenly Sword Sect has a Nascent Soul True Immortal presiding over it. Even the Blue Cloud Sect, which I’ve participated in evaluations before, doesn’t have a Nascent Soul True Immortal presiding over it!”

 

“If the Nine Netherworld Hound can develop into a fourth class demon beast, then I will be able to dominate the cultivation world of Jiang Country.”

 

Lu Changsheng was somewhat excited.

 

In the cultivation world of Jiang Country, where he lived, the most powerful force was known as the Heavenly Sword Sect.

 

It was led by a Nascent Soul True Immortal.

 

Below it were the Blue Cloud Sect, the Falling Sunset Sect, and the Mystic Spirit Sect, the three major immortal sects.

 

Although these three major immortal sects didn’t have any Nascent Soul True Immortals presiding over them, each of them had several Core Formation True Immortals with deep foundations.

 

Below these three major immortal sects, there were two sects and three major families, as well as eight major powers.

 

All eight major powers had a Core Formation True Immortal presiding over them, making them the top powers in the Jiang Cultivation World.

 

As for families like the Lu family of Qingzhu Mountain, where only Foundation Establishment level cultivators presided over them, there were quite a few, but they wouldn’t be recorded in the books.

 

Furthermore, Lu Changsheng saw that the book had been around for almost a hundred years.

 

The contents it contained would have undergone significant changes by now.

 

After a moment, Lu Changsheng shook his head again.

 

“Even if one were to reach the peak of the Qi Refining Stage, one would only be able to live for a hundred years, and breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage would only grant a lifespan of around two hundred years.”

 

“Only Core Formation Stage True Immortals can have a lifespan of five hundred years!”

 

“So if I can’t break through to the Nascent Soul stage and become a Nascent Soul True Immortal myself, even if the Nine Netherworld Hound grows to the fourth rank, it won’t mean much to me.”

 

The lifespan of demonic beasts is generally several times longer than that of humans.

 

For demonic beasts, the Nine Netherworld Hound’s growth to the fourth rank in five hundred years was considered quite fast.

 

But for humans, this period of time was quite long.

 

Even the True Immortals of the Core Formation Stage have a lifespan of only about five hundred years.

 

Even if they consumed spiritual pills and treasures from heaven and earth to prolong their lives, they would only be able to prolong their lives for a few decades, or a hundred years at the most.

 

Only by breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage could one live for over a thousand years.

 

“The peak period is five hundred years, so it won’t be a big problem to mature in two or three hundred years.”

 

“The mature stage should be the third-tier demonic beast, equivalent to the Core Formation Stage. Then, it will take about a hundred years to grow to the second-order monster beast. There will be no problem.”

 

“That seems like a reasonable plan.”

 

“Besides, there are methods to tame and control beasts in the cultivation world, including many cultivation techniques that can accelerate the growth of demonic beasts.”

 

Lu Changsheng licked his lips and thought.

 

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

 

Of course, the Nine Netherworld Hound cub he won in the lottery is still in its infancy.

 

However, according to his knowledge of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, there is a skill called Beast Taming.

 

It’s about taming demonic beasts to serve cultivators.

 

The animal Lu Changsheng drew doesn’t need to be tamed and will be absolutely loyal to him.

 

However, among these animal taming methods, there are many cultivation techniques that can speed up the growth of spirit animals.

 

As far as Lu Changsheng knows, the Mystic Spirit Sect, one of the three major immortal sects, is famous for taming spirit beasts. Every disciple in the sect tames and rides a spirit animal.

 

“I don’t need to rush into this right now. In the future, I’ll see if I can master the technique of taming spirit beasts. For now, I’ll just raise it normally.”

 

“But I can’t conveniently take this Nine Netherworld Hound out of the system space right now.”

 

“Otherwise, if anyone sees it, it would be difficult to explain how I happened to get a demonic beast cub.”

 

“It happens that I’m going to the mortal world for a while. When I come back, I’ll take it out and just say that I bought it to keep watch at home, as a companion for the children.”

 

After a moment’s thought, Lu Changsheng decided not to take the cub out of the system room and left it there.

 

Like system rewards, leaving them in the system room without taking them out doesn’t affect anything.

 

But once they’re out, there’s no way to put them back in.