Initializing the Plan
As soon as he heard the commotion, Shu Wu pulled his own family outside their house and hurriedly walked towards Shu Wei and Qai.
They too were surprised to see the bigger black tiger and the presence of the twin.
But when everything was cleared, they all went inside the main manor where Shu Wei and related everything that happened in their visit to Jiang City.
Thereafter, four rare class skill scrolls were distributed. And three of them were as requested—'Intermediate Healing,' 'Intermediate Alchemy,' and 'Earthquake Kick.'
The 'Intermediate Alchemy,' would obviously be a big boost for the family as Qinlun would be able to concoct higher tier pills which were necessary for the family's cultivation.
And with the addition of Bing in the fold, the future of Shu family—particularly to alchemy and its necessary implication to cultivation—appeared to be promising.
Qai remembered how strong the cultivation levels of the Mo Clan disciples were. Back then, he made sure to himself to help his family reach that level of status.
Mo Shui, for one, was already at the initial Heaven stage and she was only 8 years old—the same level his big brother had but who, on the other hand, was able to attain it at the age of 20.
The fourth skill scroll distributed was 'Wind Claw'—the wind element version of Shandian's 'Thunder Claw,' which Shu Wei and Qai thought was the perfect match for Shu Liang's flying needles.
Thus, after receiving the scrolls, the four quickly went to their respective rooms to obviously learn the new skills. Those scrolls as a matter of fact were what they were all eagerly awaiting for.
In addition to the skill scroll, Shu Wu also received the low grade spatial ring which Qai took from the bandit captain.
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Months later.
"Father," Qai called.
It had been five months, to be exact, since they arrived from Jiang City.
With better cultivating pills, all of them, without exception, broke through their level by one. Before, it would take them at least an entire year for them to level up. Now it took them less than half a year.
Right then, Qai was at the peak Sky stage of Expert realm. It would not be too long and Qai would be, once again, equipping another skill; in fact he already had an idea what he wanted.
"What is it, son?" Shu Wei replied.
"I need a place for them," Qai said as he gestured his hands pointing behind him.
His father already saw what were behind Qai upon being approached but still cared to ask.
"Why would you keep 'mortal' beasts around..," he said. "Are you planning to raise a livestock or something?"
Behind Qai were a pair of tamed wild wolves and a pair of tamed wild horses. They were all in the mortal realm.
So far, taming four mortal beasts was the limit for Qai to control.
Shu Wei had already explained Qai few times how useless for cultivators mortal beasts were. But even if that were the case, he believed Qai had reasons for taming them.
"Well..," his father mused, "..you can ask Jing to help you build a stable for your horses and a shed for your wolves."
Shu Wei looked at a portion of the plateau which was practically still covered with bushes and woods.
"And build them over there," Shu Wei added as he pointed towards the northern portion of the plateau.
Qai once theorized the possibility of nurturing mortal beasts to help them evolve and enter into higher realm.
Right now, he was plainly clueless whether the tamed beasts would remain under his control should they truly evolve.
The basic difference between them and Shandian was that Qai and Shandian entered into a 'soul contract'—an act which was possible to do with only one tamed beast and that beast must at least have a core.
But with mortal beasts, the taming done was merely tempering their instincts.
Should Qai succeed though, he thought that he would call them 'domesticated demonic beasts.'
And he specifically chose wild horses and wild wolves for a reason.
'Father,' Qai said to himself by the time his father left. 'One day, you will hunt riding a 'War Horse' and accompanied by a 'Dire Wolf'.'