Chapter 40: Barbaric Beast Breeding Grounds (Seeking Collections and Recommendations)

  Yang Tong returned home and first took out fifty standard crystal stones, all of which were eaten by Copper Coin. Then, Yang Tong began to retreat and practice, not leaving the house from dawn till dusk, except for practicing martial arts and laying a solid foundation, he was contemplating the "Yu Qing Secret Record".

  Seven days have passed and Yang Tong received a huge sum of 200 million spiritual coins from his son. He has been inquiring about news outside for the past few days and even went to Luoxing City once.

  As soon as I got back home from Luoxing City, I shouted: "Get ready, we're moving to Luoxing City tomorrow, I just bought a house there."

  "Hey, kiddo's dad, any news lately?" Luo Xiaojuan asked with concern.

  "Some, the Yang family moved away with a small bag, I guess they also moved to Luoxing City to avoid the wind. And now it seems that our family's fortune has not been spread yet." Yang Tong said lightly, "However, even if so, we have to go out and avoid it, I've already told those brothers to take you to Luoxing City for a while."

  "Dad, is there any news from the Mercenary Guild about the Earth Soul Crystal?" Yang Tong asked as he walked in from the backyard.

  "No, but I heard many big shots have arrived in the county town. I reckon they're here for the Earth Soul Crystal." Yang Tong replied.

  "Go, son, go to the courtyard and try it out." Yang Tong said with delight. His son has made progress, as a father, he is naturally overjoyed. Now that they have money at home, his son has even bought high-level martial arts secrets from the Mercenary Guild, what a rare thing!

  "Come if you come." Yang Tong has been practicing at home for days, his strength has improved rapidly, and with the guidance of Luo Bao on the side, he has fully mastered the triple amplification of "Feng Lang Fist". He also understood the principle of power amplification from it. Next, he learned about 70-80% of "Xue Lei Dao Fa". Xue Lei Dao Fa, under the knife's vibration, its power can be increased by seven times! Yang Tong's current cultivation is making rapid progress, reaching the level of a seventh-level apprentice, and his strength is already comparable to that of a ninth-level apprentice.

  No mistake, it's just a seven-level apprenticeship! This is still the result of Yang Tong's hard work to suppress, because after swallowing dozens of standard crystal stones, he returned some energy. As a result, Yang Tong's cultivation has made rapid progress, and with his three souls and seven spirits already condensed, his neural response is higher, and he has developed some spiritual power. Under the yin-yang complementarity of Tai Chi, Yang Tong's physical strength has increased rapidly, which is an expected thing.

  In the backyard, Yang Tong and Yang Teng stood facing each other, both holding wooden knives.

  "Come here, son." Yang Tong said seriously.

  "Dad, you'd better be careful." Yang Tong said with a smile, Snowy Blade Technique combined with Crane Shadow Step, and in just a few strides, he closed in, countless blade shadows unfolding.

  Yang Tong calmly raised his knife to meet the attack, initially using only five layers of strength. As a result, he was caught off guard and stumbled backward three steps after being parried by several knives. He managed to regain the upper hand only after increasing his power to eight-tenths.

  Yang Tong also used the Snow Thunder Knife Method, and although he was a beginner in this knife method, he had practiced the Wind Wolf Fist for decades, so his understanding of power amplification was equally profound. As a result, he could achieve an amplification of about five times his normal strength. The two men's strengths were evenly matched, and it all came down to who had a deeper understanding of their techniques.

  The father and son had been fighting for over a hundred moves, but neither of them had gained the upper hand. Yang Tong's understanding of the moves was even deeper, but his actual combat experience was far inferior to that of his father.

  "Huh, son, what level has your cultivation reached? It's almost on par with mine." Yang Tong only now noticed that his son's cultivation seemed to have surpassed his own. Otherwise, no matter how much the Snow Thunder Sword Technique was amplified, if the foundation strength was too weak, it would be impossible to exchange hundreds of moves without a clear winner.

  "Seventh-level apprentice!" Yang Tong said calmly.

  "Wow, you little kid!" Yang Tong exclaimed excitedly. When he was around 22 years old, he had only reached the seventh level of apprenticeship. But his own son had already reached it at the age of 13. And before long, he would be able to reach the ninth level of apprenticeship. How much time did that take? Yang Tong could only sigh in amazement. Having money was indeed different; using a vast amount of resources could push one's cultivation up in a short period of time.

  Yang Tong indeed spent a lot of elixirs and ointments, the elixirs replenished his qi and blood, while the ointments tempered his flesh, costing over 10 million spirit coins. Otherwise, Yang Tong wouldn't have been able to rise from apprentice fifth rank to apprentice seventh rank in just seven short days.

  "Alright, no need to fight anymore." Yang Tong called a halt.

  "Dad, how is it?" Yang Tong asked happily.

  "You're not bad, kid," Yang Tong said with a smile, then his face turned serious and he continued, "What you lack now is actual combat experience, and if you want to awaken, you can't avoid the trial of life and death. Tomorrow we'll be heading to Luoxing City, where there's a specialized beast farm, go there to gain some experience."

  "Barbaric beast farm? Can barbaric beasts be farmed?" Yang Tong asked in surprise.

  "Nonsense, what did you think? This time the beast tide's large-scale attack on the city was easily handled by just two Sky-level experts. In Luoxing City, there are over a hundred Sky-level experts. What's the point of raising low-level beasts? Just draw a few hundred kilometers radius in the city and you can open a breeding base. Such a breeding base is not only for raising beasts, but also for collecting and researching beast crystals, and it's the best place for young people to gain experience. It's impossible for mid-level beasts to appear in Luoxing City's breeding bases. Even high-level low-grade beasts are rare."

  "Our family is well-off now, you should go out and gain some experience. It's best to stay in a place like this breeding ground, it's the safest. Otherwise, I'll have to take you with me when I leave the city to gain experience, but that would be much less effective than if you went alone." Yang Tong sighed, "Who knows, we might run into intermediate-level savage beasts or low-level high-grade savage beast groups, and our lives could be in danger. Back then, your grandfather took me out to gain experience, and as a result, he was seriously injured protecting me and passed away just a few years later."

  "Dad..." Yang Tong didn't know what else to say.

  "It's nothing, the matter has passed. As a warrior and hunter, before stepping out of the city, one must be prepared to die. Youngster, the path of the strong is not an easy one to walk, it's paved with one's own life or that of one's enemies. You must be careful, never show weakness!" Yang Tong sighed.

  "I understand." Yang Tong nodded solemnly.

  A night without words.

  The next morning, the whole family locked their door and rode to the Municipal Hall. The entire county town only had a teleportation array here that could directly reach Luoxing City; otherwise, it would be too unreliable to travel through thousands of miles of barbarian beasts.

  There are three public teleportation arrays in the City Hall that provide external services. As long as they are human citizens, anyone can use them, but a fee is required.

  It's too expensive, 10,000 spirit coins per person!

  Yang Tong brought his family of three, paid 30,000 spiritual coins, and the staff responsible for opening the transmission array took out a standard crystal stone to activate the formation. The family of three only felt a flash in front of their eyes, and instantly disappeared from sight.

  The teleportation array in Luoxing City was not set up in the city hall, but a special teleportation hall was built. As soon as Yang Tong and his family of three appeared from the teleportation array, Yang Tong was shocked by what he saw before him.

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