Chapter 23 - Three Birds with One Stone!

[Spiritual Beast Species: Water Leaf Dog]

[Spiritual Beast Attribute: Water Attribute]

[Spiritual Beast Level: Juvenile Stage Lv10][Advanced]

[Spiritual Beast Traits: Grass and Wood Recognition]

[Spiritual Beast Species Value: 500]

[Spiritual Beast Affinity: 77%]

[Spiritual Beast Skills: Water Master (Passive), Dark Current Binding (Active), Rapid Stream Break (Active)]

[Spiritual Beast Introduction: The Water Leaf Dog, a Water Attribute Spiritual Beast, is known for its keen senses, curious nature, love for exploration, and friendly disposition.]

Looking at the panel belonging to Water Flower in front of him, a smile inevitably appeared on Qin Chuan's face.

After obtaining the Experience Gem, he had used 25 of them without hesitation, elevating Water Flower's level to Lv10. Consequently, Water Flower's Species Value reached 500, and its Affinity even increased by 1% due to the joy brought by three consecutive levels.

Nowadays, in the Dream Realm Forum, more and more players with Contracted Spiritual Beasts reaching Lv10 are emerging; most of these players are rather fortunate to have contracted higher-level spiritual beasts from the start.

When Qin Chuan contracted Water Flower, it was only Lv4, and this slight level disadvantage was finally rectified today.

Without any contracted spiritual beasts reaching the Growth Rank yet, he had already entered the first tier of current players.

What was most important next was the advancement.

Qin Chuan's gaze tightly locked onto the word "Advanced" following the level.

The advacement process from Juvenile Stage to Growth Rank was no longer a secret.

Many Lv10 players had shared the required resources for their Contracted Spiritual Beasts to advance, which varied depending on the species, but the quantity remained consistent, being three types.

So far, he had not seen any player with a contracted Water Leaf Dog at Lv10, so the resources needed for Water Flower were entirely unknown.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chuan clicked "Advanced" and entered the advancement page.

In the center of the page was the silhouette of Water Flower, surrounded by a series of ancient and mystical Array lines, evenly distributed around which were three inlay holes with three different shadows, corresponding to the three resources needed for Water Flower to advance.

Upon touching it, the information for the three resources appeared in front of him.

[Water Purification Stone: A low-level resource naturally formed by the Water Element, possesses magical powers to purify and refine water flows, a key material for the Juvenile Stage Water Leaf Dog to advance.]

[Superheavy Water Core: A low-level resource naturally formed by the Water Element, can increase the density of Extraordinary Water thereby enhancing offensive power, a key material for the Juvenile Stage Water Leaf Dog to advance.]

[Rapid Leg Bone: A low-level resource that has a chance to drop from a dead Spiritual Beast proficient in speed at the Growth Rank, can enhance movement speed, a key material for the Juvenile Stage Water Leaf Dog to advance.]

After examining the information of the three resources, Qin Chuan's gaze was fixed on the last item.

A Growth Rank Spiritual Beast proficient in speed...

He suddenly looked towards the Shadow Leopard, now riddled with stab holes and a horribly mutilated, barely watchable sight, but this moment he did not feel disgusted, instead, he was filled with intense anticipation.

Could he be that lucky?

He slowly walked forward, stretching out his hand to continuously search around the front and rear legs of the Shadow Leopard, simultaneously using a stone knife to cut open the skin and flesh to check the bones inside.

The newly leveled-up Water Flower suppressed its excitement and curiously approached.

"Woof?" (What are you doing?)

"Find a special leg bone..." Qin Chuan's voice suddenly halted, his gaze fixed intensely on the right hind leg of the Shadow Leopard.

Using a sharpened stone knife, he cut open the pierced flesh, and he glimpsed an unusual creamy white.

He increased the speed of his cutting, and soon a forearm-length leg bone was carefully extracted.

This leg bone didn't have the normal bone white color; instead, it had a jade-like creamy gloss. After being removed from the Shadow Leopard's body, the leg bone didn't adhere to any flesh but rather radiated a dim glow.

Looking at the leg bone, which matched perfectly with the resource shadow for advancement, Qin Chuan couldn't help but crack a smile.

Rapid Leg Bone, in hand!

He hadn't expected that decisively deciding to kill the Shadow Leopard would not only unlock the hidden achievement but also secure one of the resources needed for Water Flower's advancement.

It was a two-for-one deal... no, it was a three-for-one.

With the Shadow Leopard dealt with, they could explore the territory that originally belonged to it.

With an increased area to explore, the gains naturally multiplied.

Looking at Water Flower curiously examining the leg bone, even seemingly wanting to nibble on it a bit, Qin Chuan chuckled, "This isn't for eating."

"Your level has already reached Lv10, to reach the Growth Rank next, you need to advance, and advancing requires three key materials."

"This Rapid Leg Bone is one of them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Chuan clearly saw a spark of excitement in Water Flower's eyes. So, without further delay, he opened the advancement page again and inserted the Rapid Leg Bone into the corresponding slot.

He then saw approximately a third of the array lines light up.

"Arf…" (This feeling…)

At the moment Qin Chuan completed the inlay, Water Flower's expression turned peculiar.

It felt its limbs suddenly tickle and after the tickling stopped, they gained a peculiar lightness. It tentatively started to run quickly, and soon its expression turned to one of surprise.

"Speed increased?" Seeing this, Qin Chuan's own eyes brightened.

He had thought that resources used as advancement materials wouldn't affect a Spiritual Beast directly. Unexpectedly, the two effects weren't in conflict.

This development made him even more eager to obtain the other two advancement materials.

However, Qin Chuan was also aware that it wouldn't be easy.

After tallying up the loot from killing the Shadow Leopard, he quickly composed himself and glanced at the bloodied Shadow Leopard, "We should clean up the scene first."

Killing a swiftly moving Growth Stage Shadow Leopard with ordinary caltrops was so far-fetched. Although a Spiritual Beast might not notice, if other players saw the remnants of the scene there, it could bring unnecessary risks to him.

He disassembled the caltrops and, with the help of Water Flower's strength, shattered and buried them on the spot. Afterward, he quickly rinsed the surroundings, Qin Chuan then breathed a sigh of relief, "You mentioned earlier that there is a scent around here that attracts you, can you smell it now?"

Water Flower sniffed the air, looking towards a direction after eliminating the interference of the blood smell.

"Arf!" (Over there.)

"Let's go." Qin Chuan stuffed a fruit for quick stamina recovery into his mouth and strode in the direction Water Flower was pointing.

With successive upgrades and the boost from the Rapid Leg Bone, Water Flower's speed had dramatically increased, effortlessly keeping up with Qin Chuan and even playfully running circles around him.

Seeing the more noticeable plants around, it would make them a target, dashing at top speed to get close but not straying too far from Qin Chuan, then enthusiastically wagging its tail like a victorious general returning to Qin Chuan's side.

As they advanced effortlessly, a valley soon appeared before them.