Chapter 673 — The Cat Returns
The Beast-Taming Craftsman · Page 6 of 10
The Jewel Cat said, "The Empress remodeled part of them; all that's left is for me to finish the final process. I tried perfecting one, and it took two months. The Empress thought that was too slow, so she kicked me out and told me to resolve the Wish Stars' resentment."
"At this rate, I figure it'll take less than a month to perfect one."
Shi Li said, "Then give me the one you've already perfected first. There are seventy-one left, right? I'll give you sixty months of Time Essence. Perfect them as fast as you can—you work on them while I use them..."
Jewel Cat: ???
She looked at Shi Li with tears in her eyes: "I just got back, and you want to work me to death? Can't you let me rest for one month before I start? Just one month!!!"
Shi Yan said, "Fine, fine, fine, one month. I'll give you two. And meals included, all right? A full Jewel Fruit set meal prepared every day with care by the Ginseng Baby who's transcended seven times."
"That's more like it." Teacher Ying was satisfied, her mood instantly soothed.
"What a pity this is skilled work—a clone can't do it. Otherwise I'd just have my clones finish it for you in a day."
"Speaking of which, how did your ruin exploration go?" the Jewel Cat asked.
"Well..." Shi Jin scratched his head, unsure how to explain.
A moment later.
A shocked voice rang out from inside the house.
"You're telling me that inside the ruins, a daughter of your bloodline is sealed away????"
"You've got to be kidding."
"Have it! Why wouldn't you have it!! If you won't raise it, someone else can! Goddess Wa and Lan Yanzhi would definitely be willing to raise her—after all, it concerns their universe-level standing."
"If it really comes down to it, I suppose I could grudgingly help you look after the kid."
"Start work tomorrow, thanks." Shi Li said, "What about that Demon God Stone I gave you before??? Did you raise that little demon to death or something?"
"No I didn't, I didn't, I just... let it fend for itself!"
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The ruins were fully explored, the Cat had returned, and everyone from Blue Star had returned too. For Blue Star's side, you could say the cosmos was now completely at peace.
Aside from the Empress, who had successfully ascended to Super God, everyone else had also begun charging down their own path to Super God.
Although the Jewel Cat had produced another pile of Transcendence Sources, and she now had a rudimentary ability to raise the quality of Transcendence Sources, everyone still planned to push for the Eleventh Heaven and break through their limits.
As for Jue, he too took the single mass of Transcendence Source that the Cat had perfectly completed and began using it as a cultivation resource.
It only took one attempt for Shi Jin to fall in love with the feeling—it thrilled him to the very core.
Refining a single Transcendence Source took only ten days, yet the enhancement it brought him was roughly equivalent to a hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation.
And not the kind of bitter cultivation that was pure meditation—this was all-around enhancement of soul, flesh, and spirit.
At this unbelievable rate of improvement, Shi Jin did a quick calculation: refining all the Transcendence Sources might boost his cultivation by the equivalent of over seven million years.
That was simply... absolutely enough to send him and all his beast companions straight to the Xuanxiao Peak.
Ten days later, Shi Jin—who had been cheating his way to bliss—couldn't hold back any longer. He got up and sought out the slacking Jewel Cat: "I've finished absorbing it. When are you starting work?"
"Didn't we say two months??" The Jewel Cat, holding a tablet and watching a movie, said angrily.
"I've changed my mind. Please start now. You wouldn't want the Empress to find out that you came back and did nothing but slack off, would you?"
Jewel Cat: ???
"Eheh, Teacher Ying, please, I'm begging you. In return, I'll have the Ginseng Baby feed you for the rest of your life, deal?"