Chapter 74: Evolution
The Volcanic Tortoise has waited enough.
The Condensed Water Ore’s he previously bought for it was also confiscated by the bandits along with his garments.
Due to the daily summon limit, he also had not summoned it ever since the encounter with the demonized hyenas.
Now that he acquired this water-attributed Beast Core from the Luminous Giant Toad, Miguel knew that it was the time for the Volcanic Tortoise to evolve to a Silver Grade Beast.
Miguel smirked as he kept the Beast Core of the toad.
He then burnt its body into crisp, as he proceeded to move forward.
Miguel had an inkling that he would be able to discover the mystery behind the demonized beasts he encountered soon.
At the same time, he was also curious as to what kind of beast had injured the Luminous Giant Toad prior to his arrival. It must be very strong as well, for it to injure the demonized toad that much. He just doesn’t know if it was already dead or had successfully escaped the giant toad’s clutch.
Either way, Miguel continued to follow the creek upstream. If he maintained his speed, he should only be able to arrive at Ghost Wail Mountain after a week.
He still needed to uncover the mystery behind the wailing sound that can be heard in all parts around Ghost Wail Mountain during night. He was biding his time, while searching for the location of the bandit’s temporary hideout.
After traveling for a while, Miguel stopped and sensed his surroundings.
After confirming that there was enough energy around, he decided to cultivate another drop of Origin Energy before continuing forward.
He found a suitable spot and began cultivating the moment he confirmed that there was no danger around.
With his body getting attuned to become the perfect body for Origin Energy, and him getting familiar with the cultivation technique, he was spending less and less time refining a drop of Origin Energy.
At this moment, Miguel managed to refine a drop of Origin Energy in a little over thirty minutes. After that, he helped the grimoire replenish its energy reserve.
After he was done, he waved his hands and summoned the jet-black grimoire.
The Volcanic Tortoise appeared in front of him a moment later, its eyes were fierce, searching for the opponent that it would have to fight. Its personality was gradually changing, it now liked to fight after it was influenced by Miguel during their sparring session.
Pampered by Marcel previously, its battle instinct dried as it only consumed fire-elemental resources and evolved to a Volcanic Tortoise in Marcel’s care.
Seeing its battle-ready appearance, Miguel shook his head with a smile before he quickly explained the situation.
With a low intelligence, the Volcanic Tortoise didn’t quite get what he meant at first. It tilted its head in confusion and opened its mouth, thinking that Miguel wanted it to open its mouth due to the gesture that Miguel was showing.
However, after Miguel showed it the water attribute Beast Core, the Volcanic Tortoise immediately drooled, clearly expressing its desire to consume the Beast Core.
Unlike the Condensed Water Ores that can be found easily in some underwater caves, the Beast Core was from a Silver Grade Beast. Its potency should be more than enough for the Volcanic Tortoise to evolve into a Silver Grade Scorching Water Tortoise without a problem.
Knowing that, Miguel did not tease the Volcanic Tortoise anymore. He extended his hand and fed the Water-Attributed Beast Core of the Luminous Giant Toad to the Volcanic Tortoise directly.
The fist-size bluish Beast Core was gobbled up by the Volcanic Tortoise in one go. It traveled down its throat flawlessly as it burped as though it was full.
The next moment, the Volcanic Tortoise suddenly turned drowsy. It’s eyes slowly dropped, until it fully closed as its body slumped to the ground with a loud thud.
Miguel merely smiled after seeing its silly actions. He carried it from the ground and moved it towards the deepest part of the creek. This was a necessary step for it to evolve smoothly.
Now, the Volcanic Tortoise would finally undergo the second evolution towards the path of Four-Elements Devouring Tortoise.
With its body submerged in the water, Miguel smiled and sat in a lotus position.
Not wanting to waste any time, Miguel decided to create another skill right at this moment.
What he planned to create was a skill that could allow him to heal his injuries during a battle.
In truth, not to mention Miguel, even Martial Artists that successfully reached Novice Rank would already have a degree of self-healing ability. This was because Martial Artists have a tenacious body. The degree of their wound healing was much faster compared to normal humans.
Miguel, who has a higher grade cultivation technique than them would surely have this kind of ability as well. However, even so, it still could not compare to a real healing skill that can heal a wound in an instant.
What Miguel wanted to create was a healing skill that can heal his wounds during a battle.
Thinking of that, a certain cultivation technique he created for a certain Sect Master from his previous world suddenly popped up on his mind.
A smile suffused on his face as he began to outline the skill inside his mind.
As usual, as cultivation techniques were very broad, he only decided to create the most basic healing ability of that cultivation technique.
After a while, the healing skill was finally completed and created inside his mind.
The grimoire flashed as Miguel read the description of the skill.
[Skill: Mystic Mend (Level 1)
Description/Effects: A basic healing ability. It allows its users to channel a touch of healing energy that can cure minor injuries in an instant and can provide relief and comfort if used in bigger injuries.]
The signature cultivation technique of the Mystic Immortal. Who knew that it was actually Miguel who created it for her. If the people from his previous world learned of this matter, they would surely be very surprised.
On the other hand, seeing that he managed to create this minor skill, Miguel did not waste anymore time as he decided to use it on the burns he acquired earlier.