Mo Ye only felt a dizzying sensation, and when his feet finally touched solid ground, he found himself no longer in his previous room but in a gray, hazy space, with only a single stone tablet within it.
On the stone tablet, the three ancient characters for Mountain and Sea World were inscribed.
Mo Ye looked around the space, then reached out to touch the stone tablet.
The moment his hand made contact with the stone tablet, a vast amount of information surged into Mo Ye's mind from it.
After an unknown period, Mo Ye slowly regained consciousness, his already clear eyes now radiating a dazzling brilliance.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas can analyze any Spirit Beast and provide solutions, including but not limited to enhancing Bloodline, breaking Bloodline shackles, treating injuries, and so on. It can be said that any problem a Spirit Beast encounters, the Classic of Mountains and Seas can offer a solution.
Secondly, the Classic of Mountains and Seas contains a Cultivation Technique called the Mountain and Sea Beast Control Art, which allows one to contract Spirit Beasts. The Cultivation gained by the Spirit Beast can then feed back to the host, with a feedback ratio as high as 50%.
Moreover, this does not harm the Spiritual Qi absorbed by the Spirit Beast itself, nor does it slow down the Spirit Beast's Cultivation advancement.
As the host, Mo Ye can contract nine Spirit Beasts and receive feedback from them.
At the same time, this Cultivation Technique is not exclusive to Mo Ye; other members of the Mo Family can also Cultivate it, but with one prerequisite: Mo Ye must be the Clan Chief of the Mo Family.
And for every Spirit Beast contracted using the Mountain and Sea Beast Control Art, an additional acre of spiritual field will appear in the Mountain and Sea World, and the gray mist surrounding the Mountain and Sea World will recede, causing the Mountain and Sea World's space to expand.
When the number of contracted Spirit Beasts reaches a certain amount, the flow of time within the Mountain and Sea World will also accelerate.
“I can only contract a maximum of nine Spirit Beasts, which means I can only add nine spiritual fields to the Mountain and Sea World. To make the Mountain and Sea World grow, I must become the Mo Family Clan Chief and have all the Family members Cultivate the Mountain and Sea Beast Control Art,” Mo Ye mused internally.
“However, as a child who just tested with Five Spiritual Roots, the position of Clan Chief is probably out of the question in the short term. It's more practical to figure out how to collect nine Spirit Beasts first.”
“At that time, with nine Spirit Beasts, each feeding back 50% of Spiritual Qi, it's equivalent to 450%, which can greatly increase my Cultivation speed.”
“If the Spirit Beasts have good Aptitude, the boost to Mo Ye might be more than 4.5 times.”
“Ye er, are you awake? Come out for breakfast! We still need to go to the Family to choose your Cultivation Technique later!” a gentle voice came from outside the house.
With a thought, Mo Ye withdrew from the Mountain and Sea World.
“Coming!”
He hadn't realized that a whole night had passed. Today was the day to choose his Cultivation Technique, and he couldn't miss it.
Although the Classic of Mountains and Seas came with the Mountain and Sea Beast Control Art, this was merely an auxiliary Cultivation Technique and could not serve as Mo Ye's primary Cultivation Technique.
After a hurried breakfast, Mo Ye, accompanied by Mo Wenyan, arrived at the Family's main hall.
At this time, there were already three children in the hall, presumably all like Mo Ye, who had been tested with Spiritual Roots.
One of them, Mo Yu, was very familiar to Mo Ye, having grown up together on Xuanling Mountain.
Mo Yu's parents were both Five Spiritual Roots Cultivators, but Mo Yu herself was not a Five Spiritual Roots but a Four Spiritual Roots, with better Spiritual Root Aptitude than Mo Ye.
As for the other two, Mo Ye didn't recognize them, and they weren't accompanied by adults, suggesting they were individuals from the secular Mo Family who had tested with Spiritual Roots this time.
“Wenhua, you're here so early,” Mo Wenyan greeted the man standing beside Mo Yu; the two families had always had a good relationship.
“Haha, you're the ones who are late. This time, four people tested with Spiritual Roots; you're the only ones left,” Mo Wenhua said with a laugh.
Mo Wenyan exclaimed in surprise, “Four children with Spiritual Roots this year? That's quite a lot more than in previous years!”
“Indeed, it is,” Mo Wenhua said helplessly, “It's a pity that besides my Mo Yu, the others are all Five Spiritual Roots.”
“Uncle Wenhua, good morning! Sister Mo Yu, good morning!” Mo Ye greeted the two.
“Uncle Wenyan, good morning! Brother Ye, good morning!”
Compared to Mo Ye and Mo Yu's relaxed demeanor, the other two children were noticeably more reserved, seemingly a bit shy.
Not long after, the current Clan Chief of the Mo Family, Mo Di Jing, and the Third Elder, Mo Dizhao, appeared in the main hall.
Mo Di Jing looked at the four individuals below, Mo Ye among them, and said kindly, “I didn't expect time to pass so quickly. Counting the years, another 40 years have gone by.”
“The four of you will be the first generation of Xuan characters. You will be renamed Mo Xuanye, Mo Xuanyu, Mo Xuan River, and Mo Xuanshi.”
“Mo Xuanye, you will be the eldest of the Xuan generation from now on. You have always been intelligent, so you must set a good example for your younger siblings.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Xuanye immediately responded respectfully, “Yes, Grandfather Clan Chief.”
“Alright, next, the four of you will follow the Third Elder to the Scripture Pavilion to choose your Cultivation Technique. I won't keep you any longer,” Mo Di Jing said, waving his hand.
“Follow me,” Mo Dizhao said to the four, then led the way towards the Scripture Pavilion.
All newcomers have two opportunities to choose a Cultivation Technique: they can select one Cultivation Technique and one Spell, or they can choose one of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.
The Mo Family's most proficient of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation is Beast Control; most Cultivators in the Family basically raise Spirit Beasts.
However, Beast Control Cultivation Techniques do not need to be chosen now. Once one achieves Qi Introduction and becomes a Qi Refinement Stage first-level Cultivator, the Family will naturally impart Beast Control Cultivation Techniques, and one can also choose a free Spirit Beast egg or young beast.
However, a free Spirit Beast egg naturally wouldn't be of exceptional quality.
The Mo Family currently cannot provide Spirit Beasts with excellent Bloodlines.
“Xuan Ye, you have Five Spiritual Roots, so you can Cultivate any elemental Cultivation Technique. However, your father Cultivates the Fire Spirit Art, and your mother Cultivates the Water Spirit Art, so if you choose one of these two Cultivation Techniques, you can receive better guidance from them.”
“Mo Xuanyu, you have Four Spiritual Roots. Your mother's Golden Spirit Art is something you cannot Cultivate, but you can, like your father, Cultivate the Wood Spirit Art.”
“As for Xuanhe and Xuanshi, just choose a Cultivation Technique you like. I will personally teach you in the Family's academy.”
After all, the Mo Family is a Foundation Establishment Family, with a considerable number of Qi Refinement Stage Cultivation Techniques and Spells.
However, for Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, the most common Cultivation Techniques are the Golden Spirit Art, Wood Spirit Art, Water Spirit Art, Fire Spirit Art, and Earth Spirit Art.
These five Cultivation Techniques are the most common, but common does not mean weak. These five Cultivation Techniques are the most balanced and suitable for the vast majority of people to Cultivate.
Moreover, when one Breaks Through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, there will be no difficulty in switching to other Cultivation Techniques.
Mo Xuanye's father, however, wanted him to choose the Fire Spirit Art, so he could become a Low Grade First Rank Artifact Refiner like him in the future.
Although not powerful, with his Artifact Refining skills, he could ensure a comfortable life.
If Mo Xuanye had not obtained the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Mountain and Sea Beast Control Art, he might have genuinely chosen the Fire Spirit Art and become an Artifact Refiner in the future.
But now, knowing that he can receive Spirit Beast feedback, he naturally wouldn't choose a single-element Cultivation Technique anymore but would Cultivate all Five Elements.
Although that would slow down his speed, the Spiritual Qi within his body would be more abundant than that of Cultivators at the same stage.
“Some readers have misunderstood, so I'll clarify here: the protagonist can only contract nine natal Spirit Beasts, but ordinary Spirit Beasts can be contracted infinitely; it's just that ordinary Spirit Beasts cannot feed back to the protagonist.”