Chapter 177 - 175: Everlasting Pure Water Technique
Manager Ruan walked up behind Gu Ming. She glanced at the remaining books he had, casually flipped through a few pages, and asked,
"Are you preparing to teach Ah Kun how to survive out of water?"
Gu Ming nodded but didn’t answer her.
Manager Ruan didn’t press him further, but she casually made a mental note of the books Gu Ming was reading.
Afterward, she cultivated the Cyan Pine Skill with Teacher Zhang in the store.
This skill wasn’t easy to cultivate. Even she had only just gotten the hang of it, and her Skill Level had yet to reach the Entry Level.
Starting over with a new Spiritual Technique was actually quite risky.
But after weighing all the pros and cons, she chose to trust Gu Ming’s newly modified skill.
Besides, this Cyan Pine Skill was gradually starting to spread online.
Many people were discussing the Cyan Pine Skill’s method of engraving an Array in the brain, believing it had high development potential.
However, because setting up and engraving an Array in the brain was extremely dangerous, everyone was just theorizing.
If one truly wanted to cultivate it, they still had to buy the Cyan Pine Visualization Image produced by the Ruan Family to cultivate Old Deng’s Health Array.
Many people also felt that the Old Deng’s Health Array proposed by Gu Ming was too gentle and mild.
They hoped Gu Ming would develop some more powerful Arrays.
After all, Gu Ming’s Array was far too conservative in how it developed the human body.
However, they also knew that engraving an Array in the brain was extremely dangerous, so their comments remained at the level of suggestions.
As Manager Ruan cultivated, her mind wandered, and she chatted idly with Gu Ming, mentioning letters from readers far and wide who hoped he would develop a new Array.
Teacher Zhang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Manager Ruan, he’s still a student. His studies come first. The matter of developing new Arrays can wait."
’The Ruan Family is giving him such a large cut because they definitely want to make a profit. Developing another Array would add one more type of Visualization Image to their catalog.’
’But the problem is, Gu Ming is a student. He can’t possibly spend his time helping the Ruan Family with commercial development.’
’Not unless Gu Ming skips college, but that’s impossible.’
Gu Ming kept looking at his book and didn’t reply, but everyone knew he could multitask. His lack of a response was a polite refusal.
Manager Ruan could only laugh it off.
Meanwhile, an image of the books Gu Ming had been looking at flashed through her mind.
’I only asked about the Array to gauge his reaction. Seeing him so focused... those books must be important.’
She silently tried to recall the titles. After completing one Circulation, she left the Dao Field, returned to her desk, and pulled out her phone to search for the books Gu Ming had been reading.
Aside from the *Water Attachment Technique*, which was suitable for old Grouper Fish, the other cultivation manuals on surviving out of water were not suitable for Fish Pets.
’Gu Ming must be trying to devise a brand-new survival skill, one tailor-made for a Grouper Fish.’
’Though I don’t really get why Gu Ming is hesitating. The *Water Attachment Technique* has been a popular skill for all fish-type Pet Beasts to cultivate for decades. It’s used all over the country.’
’It doesn’t seem to have any major flaws, and there’s plenty of room for future improvement.’
’Ah Kun could use it to build a foundation. Then, after it evolves, it would be a great time to modify the technique.’
She sent the list of books Gu Ming was reading, along with the status of his two Pet Beasts, back to her family for their think tank to analyze.
Little did they know that what Gu Ming was seeing was not the reality everyone else saw.
At this moment, he had skimmed through all the books.
Although he hadn’t fully digested the content, his Beastmaster’s memory was enough to record every word in those books.
Furthermore, the pages themselves contained the principles of the Great Dao. Reading the books was like listening to the Great Dao contained within.
Gu Ming mulled it over and over in his mind, his brow gradually furrowing.
’Of the paths indicated by the system, apart from the first one which had a difficulty of zero, the remaining routes are all rated "impossibly difficult."’
’Most of the techniques go against the Dao of the Kunpeng, which means it would have to completely abandon its racial identity and become another kind of species to survive out of water.’
’I can’t imagine Ah Kun not being a fish.’
’However, a Kunpeng can be both a fish and a Peng. It has to transform sooner or later; it won’t stay in its fish form forever.’
’That’s why the paths given by the system, while seeming to ignore the laws of nature and being absurdly extreme, actually made a certain amount of sense when I thought about it.’
’After all, Ah Kun possesses the Kunpeng Secret Technique: Devouring Evolution. This is its signature ability, what sets it apart from a normal Grouper Fish.’
’If it specifically consumes Water Element Spiritual Objects, it could forcibly increase its affinity for the Water Attribute and meet the requirements for one of the paths.’
’In that case, reaching the threshold of extreme Water Attribute Affinity required by the second path isn’t impossible.’
’Besides, the difficulty of cultivating the *Water Attachment Technique* is zero.’
’If Ah Kun fails on the second path, we can always switch to cultivating the *Water Attachment Technique*.’
’As for the third path, a plant-based survival skill... it has poor compatibility with a Kunpeng. Even if it worked, the result wouldn’t be a Kunpeng anymore.’
’Paths four and five are out of the question. The requirements get progressively more outrageous, well beyond anything that can be achieved just by frantically eating to stack Attributes.’
And so, Gu Ming made the decision for Ah Kun. He chose the *Everlasting Pure Water Technique* as Ah Kun’s core survival skill.
This technique was a survival skill cultivated by Pure Energy Element Water Pets. It used pure energy circuits to stabilize the "water" and the Divine Soul within the body, allowing it to survive in the air.
Shuiliuliu from the class next door, for instance, cultivated a similar skill.
This technique didn’t require reaching One-star; they could cultivate it during their Zero-star Period using their Talent Abilities.
However, it was impossible for a Pet Beast with a body of flesh and blood to cultivate it. This was an issue of a racial barrier.
For Ah Kun to break through this racial barrier, it would have to make changes according to the system’s guidance.
With this in mind, Gu Ming handed the book to Teacher Zhang.
"Teacher, I want to study this book more. I find the concepts inside very interesting," Gu Ming said.
Teacher Zhang looked down at the book, not surprised, but with an interested expression.
’The *Pure Water Breathing Technique* is a survival skill for Pure Energy Element Water Pets. I picked this one to help Gu Ming broaden his horizons.’
’Seeing that Gu Ming did indeed choose a different type of skill, I’m even more certain he’s just looking for inspiration.’
"Are you planning to use this book to improve the *Water Attachment Technique*?" Teacher Zhang asked with a smile.
「Teacher Zhang frowned, "Do you have any idea that a Juvenile Kunpeng doesn’t have a Pure Water body? Cultivating this skill is like defying the heavens. Are you sure?"」
Gu Ming glanced at the prompt and nodded. "Yes."
「Seeing that your mind was made up, Teacher Zhang didn’t try to persuade you further. Fortunately, before he came, he had already done his homework online and found many new cases of cross-species cultivation.」
「First step of cross-species cultivation: max out your Water Attribute Affinity, then we can talk about what comes next.」
「He wrote down a list of medicinal herbs, instructing you to feed it three times a day. He deliberately made things difficult for you, saying: "When Ah Kun can just stand there and have Water Element Spiritual Qi automatically flow into its Dantian without using a Breathing Technique, then you can come find me."」
In reality, Teacher Zhang opened the book, activated his Spiritual Technique, and read it to Gu Ming word by word, imparting the principles within to him.