Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 72 - 71: Flood Dragon Monthly Report

The journal was published faster than he had imagined.

He had received the reply email last night. When he arrived at school this morning, he saw Teacher Zhang waiting for him at the gatehouse, holding two copies of a journal.

Looking at the title, he saw it was the latest issue of the Flood Dragon Monthly Report.

Fortunately, there weren’t many students around yet, and his fame hadn’t spread. Otherwise, a crowd would have surely gathered to stop Gu Ming.

Gu Ming’s Dual-Colored Technique was well-known within his neighborhood and among the teachers, but its fame hadn’t reached the point where the entire school knew about it.

Judging by the reputation score for the Breathing Technique displayed by the system, not many people were fond of the Cultivation Technique yet.

No, wait. Its reputation was already rising.

"Green Treasure Breathing Technique Reputation: 890/1000"

Even Qing Lake High School had copies of the journal, so people at other high schools must have started reading it by now.

It was still early, not yet peak time, but in this short period, it had already garnered the appreciation of several hundred people.

Just a minute later, the Breathing Technique’s reputation quickly broke the one-thousand mark and began climbing toward the next stage.

"The reputation of the Green Treasure Breathing Technique has reached a new level! You have taken a firm and powerful step on Old Deng’s comeback path!"

"Achievement Points +1"

"Next Stage, Green Treasure Breathing Technique Cultivators: 4/10,000"

"The Time Dragon’s days are numbered. You understand well that time waits for no one. While it is still here, continue to press forward and leave it with beautiful memories!"

Gu Ming subconsciously ignored the system’s subsequent words of encouragement and stroked Cyan Treasure.

The system’s new requirement had changed from reputation to the number of Cultivators.

Currently, there were only four Cultivators. Cyan Treasure, Ah Kun, and Mouse Treasure accounted for three of them. The last one might have been someone on Teacher Zhang’s end.

Ten thousand spots seemed like a lot, but with the journal driving interest, it shouldn’t be difficult. It was just a matter of time.

Perhaps it would take a week, maybe a month, or even a year.

’Who knows?’

If he wanted the Breathing Technique’s reputation to spread even further, he would naturally have to research the Cultivation Technique more.

Right now, Cyan Treasure had only practiced the Breathing Technique to the Mastery Level. It hadn’t yet reached the Master Level of proficiency.

He wondered what would happen when the Cultivation Technique reached the Master Level, or even the Great Success Realm after that.

’Speaking of which, what brilliant insights did the journal’s editor have?’

Gu Ming went to the training room. While Cyan Treasure did sit-ups, he sat beside it, pressing its acupoints with one hand and reading the journal with the other.

Teacher Zhang was also beside him, reading along. The two of them were completely engrossed.

"I never expected it to be compatible with so many Attributes. Most of the mainstream Attribute Pet Beasts on the market can cultivate the Green Treasure Breathing Technique."

Teacher Zhang shook his head. He hadn’t imagined the Cultivation Technique’s foundation would be so solid.

When he had created the Cultivation Technique, he had only observed Earth Element and Grass Element Snake Pets. Who would have thought it would be compatible with Pet Beasts of so many other Attributes?

The journal’s editor had even performed a Daoist Skill deduction on racial compatibility. Pet Beasts with a Cardiopulmonary Respiratory System, such as Mouse Pets and Snake Pets, could all cultivate using this method.

Pet Beasts without a Cardiopulmonary Respiratory System—for example, the incorporeal Ghost Species, the Spiritual Species that exist as energy bodies, and the Magnetic Flow Species that maintain their form through special magnetic fields—could not practice the Green Treasure Breathing Technique.

It was worth noting that these species, unable to practice this Cultivation Technique, were not typically Low Tier Zero-star Pet Beasts.

They seemed to be born with immense potential, starting at the One-star Realm and possessing unique Racial Talent Skills from birth.

Their maximum Star Level was even more astonishing, often approaching the level of Four and Five-stars. Some powerful species could even surpass this limit and charge toward higher Star Level Domains.

Such powerful and high-quality Pet Beasts existed in a different world from the lower tier Gu Ming occupied. The Cultivation Methods they practiced were beyond his imagination and extremely distant from him, so we won’t elaborate on them here.

The editor’s commentary at the end of the article mentioned that the Green Treasure Breathing Technique’s innovation wasn’t just its "three-in-one" aspect. Her Pet Beast’s deduction of the Cultivation Technique led to the discovery that it could "swallow clouds and spit rain." In its later stages, it might even be able to exhale a sea of clouds to nourish all living things.

She boldly speculated that this could be a Cultivation Method that builds a foundation in the early stages and focuses on Cultivation Element abilities in the later stages.

However, whether it truly possessed this function could only be known once Gu Ming’s Cyan Treasure—or some other great power—trained the Skills to a profound level.

Reading this, Gu Ming blinked. He had never thought Cyan Treasure’s Breathing Technique could be related to the Cultivation Element.

"Teacher, do you think this is possible?"

Teacher Zhang, who had also seen the concluding remarks, recalled the artistic conception from the Visualization Image and nodded. "It’s not impossible." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Gu Ming subconsciously glanced at the system to see what it had to say.

"Reading the expert’s commentary in the journal, you have an epiphany. It turns out that when the Green Treasure Breathing Technique is cultivated to the Quasi-Path Realm, it can swallow clouds, exhale oceans, and nourish all life."

’Quasi... Quasi-Path?’

Gu Ming drew in a sharp breath.

That was a long, long way off. It felt incredibly distant to him.

One had to understand that the Skill Level of a Cultivation Technique was divided into several major thresholds.

Uninitiated, Entry Level, Mastery, Master, Great Success, Perfection, Quasi-Path, and Dao Realm.

So what kind of Realm was Quasi-Path?

To put it this way, when a Cultivation Technique was cultivated to the Realm of Perfection, it formed a complete, closed loop. There was no further path to cultivate, marking the end point for most Cultivation Techniques.

To advance further, one had to break through this limit.

The Pet Beast must use the Cultivation Technique as a foundation to further explore the mysteries of the Celestial Dao, delving deep into the principles of the Great Dao contained within it. By doing so, it could touch upon the more profound and unfathomable Supreme Heavenly Dao Principle hidden beneath the surface of the technique.

As long as one broke through the ceiling of the Perfection Realm and imbued the Cultivation Technique with the aura of a Supreme Heavenly Dao Principle, it would become a Quasi-Path Realm technique.

He had no idea when he could ever reach that stage.

Take a conventional Little Cyan Snake from the market, for example. Limited by their lifespan, most could only train their Skills to the Master Level at best. Only a rare few with exceptional Talent could reach Great Success.

To reach the Perfection Realm, a Little Cyan Snake would not only need a top-tier mutation but also have to be pumped full of elixirs daily, have its resources maxed out, and have its lifespan extended. Only then would there be a tiny sliver of a chance to reach Perfection.

Moreover, if the Breathing Technique Skill truly reached the Perfection stage, it would probably trigger a Super Evolution. After all, no Little Cyan Snake had ever cultivated to Perfection before; such a quantitative change in the body would be enough to induce a qualitative one.

Even the Perfection Realm was that difficult to achieve. The Quasi-Path Realm that came after... was even more unimaginable.

It was a Realm that existed only in theory, a Realm cultivated by other, more high-end, long-lived species.

In the field of Low-star Techniques, no one had ever heard of one being trained to the Quasi-Path Realm.

And if a Low-star Technique could be continuously improved, its own Star Level ceiling could potentially be broken, allowing it to be adapted for stronger Pet Beasts to cultivate. At that point, it wouldn’t be considered a Low-star Technique anymore.

’Other snakes might not be able to do it, but my Little Cyan Snake has the help of my Dream Cultivation Space. Maybe it can actually touch the ceiling of the Quasi-Path Realm.’

"Cyan Treasure has sensed its master’s will. It does not fear the risks and will strive for a higher Realm in the time it has left."

"After all, it is the Time Dragon. As long as it can achieve Evolution, it can live a second life."

"Cyan Treasure has entered a state of enlightenment! Its training effects are outstanding!"

"Power +1"

"Endurance +1"