The Undying Immortal System

With ShouLi having mastered Rank 3 body cultivation and me having mastered Rank 3 beast alchemy, we both turned our attention to Rank 4. Unfortunately, sourcing parts from Rank 4 beasts to practice with turned out to be a bit more difficult than I had hoped.

With Ranks 1 to 3, various forms of livestock were available for purchase from numerous farms that were spread out across the entire continent. Not only were these farm-raised beasts plentiful in number, but because they were all raised under the same living conditions, these beasts were also nearly identical. This made them ideal test subjects for my research.

However, there was not a single farm on the continent that was able to provide me with a steady supply of Rank 4 beasts. One or two would occasionally become available, but as I wasn’t the only person interested in purchasing them, the prices I needed to pay for each one were astronomical.

As I had never taken the time to understand the intricacies of beast taming, I turned to JiaQi for help in figuring out what was going on.

When she heard my question, JiaQi burst out into laughter, but she didn’t explain things directly. Instead, she wanted a visual aid to help her demonstrate why the idea of purchasing a large number of Rank 4 beasts was ‘absurd.’ So, she brought me to the stables outside Dragon Peak where several high-Rank wind horses were housed.

“Why are you having a hard time finding people willing to slaughter Rank 4 beasts and give you their carcasses? It’s simple. Beasts have a Ruler Tier, same as humans. The resources it takes to raise a Lord-level Beast are, quite frankly, insane, so raising them for slaughter doesn’t really happen.”

I rubbed my chin in thought. “You’re saying that demon beasts also need karmic energy to ascend?”

JiaQi rocked her head from side to side. “Kind of. That’s why I brought you here. I could just tell you, but it will help if you see it for yourself.”

She brought me over to where a horse was grazing in a small meadow.