Chapter 511 - 303: Cow Communication Skill
"Cow Communication Skill."
Lin Chen glanced around. The name was quite simple and straightforward without any embellishments.
This Cow Communication Skill had a mental method, as well as training, somewhat akin to a cultivation technique.
Lin Chen curiously asked, "Now that the Human Race can no longer cultivate techniques, why can this Beast Taming Divine Skill still be practiced?"
"It’s said that during the cultivation period, there was a sect among the Human Race called the Beast Taming Sect," the Great Elder said. "Most of the Beast Taming Divine Skills currently circulating on Blue Star originate from there."
"Was this Beast Taming Sect very powerful?" Lin Chen asked.
"During the cultivation period, it couldn’t have been very powerful," the Great Elder said. "In that period, the focus was naturally on humans."
With that, the Great Elder looked back at Lin Chen and said, "Think it over first. If you don’t understand something, you can ask me."
"Alright."
Lin Chen cupped his hands, and finally, the Great Elder also walked away with his weary body.
Lin Chen turned around and saw Liu Gu busy in the back, and asked, "Teacher, do you know about this Beast Taming Divine Skill?"
Liu Gu shook his head; he didn’t have access to such divine arts.
"If only Bai Ling were here, we could ask her," Liu Gu recalled.
Lin Chen was taken aback, then remembered something and said, "Is Bai Ling not in the Spirit Academy?"
"No," Liu Gu shook his head and said, "Why do you ask?"
"Before I came here, I met Zhang Jin, who told me that Bai Ling had already returned to the Spirit Academy," Lin Chen said with a surge of spirits.
"This doesn’t sound good," Liu Gu also sensed something amiss.
Liu Gu wanted to ask the Great Elder directly but thought the Great Elder had been busy all day, so he planned to ask the next day.
The next day, when Liu Gu inquired, the Great Elder shook his head and told Liu Gu that he never sent anyone to fetch Bai Ling.
"Could Zhang Jin be lying?" Lin Chen wondered aloud. "He has no reason to deceive me."
"Zhang Jin has already announced his withdrawal from the National Master’s Institute..." the Great Elder said at this point. "Although it’s unclear what’s happening at the moment, since Bai Ling is a person from the National Master’s Institute, she should be fine."
"The world is in chaos now, so it’s hard to find someone."
"Let’s do this, I will send someone to contact the Celestial Capital to inquire."
"Alright."
Liu Gu and Lin Chen nodded.
.....
By the afternoon of the next day, the Spirit Academy had mostly returned to normal.
Lin Chen did not participate in the reconstruction work but focused entirely on studying the Cow Communication Skill.
According to the introduction of the Cow Communication Skill, this mental method could help Lin Chen establish a second contract with the Spirit Beast.
Only by establishing a second contract could one use this Cow Communication Skill.
However, it also stated that between human and bull, their minds must be united.
If either side cannot clear their minds, it would be challenging to succeed, with only three attempts available.
Lin Chen asked the Great Elder, who nodded and told Lin Chen it was true, advising him to treat it cautiously.
"Perhaps you should consult the Tree Ancestor," the Great Elder, evidently also unsure, suggested.
Lin Chen had to seek the Tree Ancestor at the rear mountain, unexpectedly meeting Qin Shaoshao there.
Qin Shaoshao had been missing for days, yet here she was after all.
Lin Chen approached, seeing Qin Shaoshao meditating, and the Tree Ancestor transmitted a message: "I know what you want to ask. Do not disturb her."
Lin Chen gestured towards Qin Shaoshao, indicating his query about her condition.
The Tree Ancestor gently swayed its roots, and Lin Chen and the Tree Ancestor were suddenly in another space where the Tree Ancestor began to speak: "She has absorbed too much spiritual power over the years and is now on the verge of losing control. If this continues, it will become very troublesome."
Gulping, Lin Chen asked nervously, "What should be done?"
"It all depends on her own fortune," the Tree Ancestor replied. "As they say, ’One thought becomes a Buddha, another a demon.’ Much depends on the instant moment."
"The girl has a kind heart. As long as she’s not provoked, she shouldn’t fall into the demonic path."
Lin Chen was still worried but found he couldn’t help.
The Tree Ancestor glanced at Lin Chen, understanding his thoughts, but it wanted to express that Lin Chen had already helped Qin Shaoshao a lot.
If Qin Shaoshao had been alone, she likely would have already fallen into the demonic path.
"Let’s return to your issue," the Tree Ancestor said.
Lin Chen recounted everything, and the Tree Ancestor, after hearing, said, "You and Xiaobai should have no problems with your mental link unless there’s a rift between you two..."
Lin Chen and Xiaobai exchanged glances, both laughing amicably.
Speaking of rifts, they truly had none.
At this point, the Tree Ancestor shifted the topic and said, "However, there’s something on Xiaobai you must pay attention to."
"What is it?"
"Xiaobai’s Divine and Demonic Power," the Tree Ancestor said.
Lin Chen was puzzled.
"You can understand it as after Xiaobai acquired the Divine and Demonic Power, a second consciousness resides within..." the Tree Ancestor slowly explained, "which is the consciousness of that Demon Bull."
"I need its approval?" Lin Chen was surprised.
"Exactly."
"But I’m not familiar with it," Lin Chen said, perplexed.
The Tree Ancestor merely smiled, and Lin Chen asked, "Tree Ancestor, is there a way for me to communicate with it?"
"No," the Tree Ancestor replied. "The Divine and Demonic Power is merely an intention between the heavens and the earth. Perhaps when you construct the second contract, you may communicate temporarily."
"What if I can’t communicate?" Lin Chen asked.
"Divine and Demonic Power is inherently domineering, so it follows only one principle..." the Tree Ancestor answered, "Which is strength."
"I need to battle it?!" Lin Chen was speechless.
.....
Returning to his dwelling after consulting the Tree Ancestor, Lin Chen couldn’t help but feel anxious.
The Cow Communication Skill only had three chances, and if all three failed, the mental method would be useless to him.
He wanted to try for the first time, but the Great Elder mentioned they would visit Willow City the next day, so Lin Chen decided to postpone the attempt until he returned from Willow City.
At dawn the next day, the Great Elder gathered manpower, and Lin Chen set off with the troop to Willow City.
It was clear that nowadays, there were indeed no Demon Beasts near Ling Mountain.
The journey to Willow City was unobstructed.
However, within Willow City, there were still quite a few Demon Beasts guarding the gates.
For the Great Elder and his group, this was a simple matter.
After spending half a day, they had completely recaptured Willow City.
"Are these they?" the Great Elder looked at those altars.
"Yes."
"They are indeed strange."
The Great Elder glanced around and agreed with Lin Chen’s viewpoint.
Floating in the air to observe from above, the more Lin Chen observed, the stranger he felt.
"Could this be some sort of formation?"
"But the arrangement is irregular."
Lin Chen marked the points on the paper, but after reviewing it several times, he couldn’t find any result.
The Great Elder also observed for a long time but ultimately reached no conclusion.
"If it doesn’t work, send the schematics to the National Master’s Institute; they should be aware," the Great Elder said.
Upon hearing about the National Master’s Institute, Lin Chen’s pupils suddenly brightened, swiftly grabbing the paper and exclaiming with a shocking statement:
"Eight Trigrams Array?!"