Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 77 - 76: Are You for Real?
Gu Ming repeatedly checked the system’s notifications, reading the brutal descriptions of the war. If the Cultivation Technique could be brought into the world sooner, perhaps he could change the course of the future and mitigate the harm caused by techniques like the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique.
After much thought, Gu Ming decided to name the Cultivation Technique, preemptively seizing the credit for a future generation’s breakthrough.
’My apologies, developer of the "Cyan Pine" Cultivation Technique.’
However, naming a Cultivation Technique might summon the Hall of the Great Dao, and that commotion would be anything but small. Gu Ming wanted to pick a better location before naming it.
Then, he looked at the system’s mention of Teacher Zhang’s daughter’s death. He had wanted to ask about it before but never got the chance.
’Might as well ask about everything today.’
"Teacher Zhang, how is your daughter’s Snake Pet’s training coming along?"
"She’s only a second-year in high school; it’s not time for her to form a contract with a new Pet Beast yet.
"As for the Snake Pet I’m raising, it’s just learned the Green Treasure Breathing Technique and hasn’t even reached the Entry Level. It’s a far cry from your Cyan Treasure."
Teacher Zhang shook his head, a happy smile spreading across his face as he spoke of his daughter.
The brains of second-year high school students aren’t fully developed, so they can’t form contracts with Pet Beasts.
Furthermore, there are age requirements for Pet Beasts. Any Pet Beast accompanying a candidate in the college entrance exams must not be more than a year old, so as to maintain the fairness of the test.
That was why Teacher Zhang’s Snake Pet was in an experimental phase. He would only pick a suitable Snake Pet for his daughter when she was nearly an adult.
Gu Ming had a flash of understanding.
As for the system, following Gu Ming’s inquiry, it also revealed the details of Teacher Zhang’s daughter’s death.
「On the eve of the college entrance exams in the year 518, Teacher Zhang went to the school to proctor the test. His daughter, home alone, was tragically attacked by a Demon Fiend.」
「His daughter had called him once for help, but unfortunately, Teacher Zhang was in the examination hall at the time. As per regulations, his phone was turned off, and he missed the call for help.」
「Ever since then, he has been consumed by guilt. He was tormented by self-blame day and night, sinking into a deep depression.」
「Even his passion for Cultivation Technique Study came to a halt for a time. It wasn’t until many years later that he slowly began to pick it up again.」
「That is why when the Demon War is mentioned, Teacher Zhang becomes filled with righteous indignation, his eyes burning with hatred. He wishes he could flay those Demon Fiends alive.」
「Thinking of the pain he has endured and all the innocent lives lost to Demon Fiends, you feel a similar rage burning within you.」
Gu Ming took a deep breath.
’Demon Fiends are to blame again.’
Judging by the future plot clues from the system, the Demon War didn’t erupt in the year 520. Demon Fiends had already begun operating in the shadows as early as 518.
Gu Ming had no way of knowing just how far back their activities truly went.
Now that he knew how Teacher Zhang’s daughter died, Gu Ming was determined to change this tragedy.
Gu Ming slowly steered the conversation toward Demon Fiends. However, Teacher Zhang didn’t know much about them. They weren’t enemies one often encountered in the city; rather, they were akin to the Evil Beastmasters that Beastmasters fighting on the frontiers would face.
"There are human Beastmasters who can transform into a Demon Fiend form, and there are also Beastmasters who are born as part of the Demon Race.
"The Pet Beasts they command are all of a heretical and demonic nature, specializing in spiritually corrupting attacks.
"It’s incredibly difficult for us to deal with Demon Fiends. If you ever run into one, absolutely do not fight it head-on. Just run if you can. If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."
Hearing this, an idea sparked in Gu Ming’s mind.
’If they use spiritually corrupting attacks, then the benefits of practicing a Spiritual Technique become obvious.’
The "Cyan Pine" Cultivation Technique he practiced not only effectively tempered his Spiritual Power, making it tougher and stronger, but it also contained a righteous, noble aura.
This righteous aura was like a cool breeze in the mountains or a steadfast pine on a cliff; while cleansing the mind, it could also repel evil and defeat enemies with its unique, righteous concept.
’I just wonder if this technique will have a miraculous effect against the attacks of those heretical fiends.’
This made Gu Ming’s desire to formally name the Cultivation Technique and bring it into the world grow even stronger.
"Teacher, I’ve also been working on a Spiritual Technique for Beastmasters. I’m about to name it.
"If I accidentally attract the Hall of the Great Dao, can you help me conceal the fluctuations?"
"What? You worked out a Cultivation Technique yourself? It wasn’t taught to you by someone else?"
Teacher Zhang cried out in surprise, his face a mask of disbelief.
"No, I adapted it from the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique. The original version’s consumption is just too high, so I wondered if there was a way to modify it. I tried engraving an Array in my mind, and it actually worked..."
Gu Ming’s explanation made Teacher Zhang let out a long sigh of relief.
’So it’s just a modified version of the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique.’
’That explains it. How could someone so young—only eighteen—create an original Spiritual Technique from scratch?’
But even so, Gu Ming’s creativity was still immense.
It wasn’t unheard of in history for third-year high school students to adapt Cultivation Techniques based on the work of their predecessors.
For instance, among the Beastmasters who competed in academic competitions, there were always a few prodigies with exceptional talent.
Ordinary Cultivation Techniques could no longer meet their training needs, and they would even make drastic reforms to the techniques used by their Pet Beasts.
Their Cultivation Techniques and Pet Beasts were often vastly different from those of normal people, their main strategy being to catch opponents by surprise.
Gu Ming was now faintly showing the signs of a true genius, daring to heavily modify a basic Cultivation Technique as a third-year. Not only did his Pet Beast have a new technique, but he had one for himself as well. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"Wait a minute," Teacher Zhang said, snapping back to his senses. "When you were talking about engraving an Array in your mind... you weren’t talking about that heavily modified version of the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique, were you?"
Gu Ming nodded.
"You really engraved an Array?" Teacher Zhang asked again, still in disbelief.
Gu Ming nodded several times, leaving Teacher Zhang so stunned he was at a loss for words.
"Then go ahead and name it."
Teacher Zhang said, though he was still skeptical.
Naming a Cultivation Technique wasn’t something you could do with just words to get the Hall of the Great Dao’s recognition.
Only if the degree of modification was high enough, creating a clear distinction from the original and turning it into a completely new technique, would it be accepted by the Hall of the Great Dao.
On the other hand, if Gu Ming could really modify a Cultivation Technique into something new all on his own, his future achievements would be limitless.
Perhaps he could take the competition route and wouldn’t have to throw himself into the intense rat race of the college entrance exams.
"Help me cover it up. I don’t want to be in the spotlight right now; I’ve had enough attention these past few days," Gu Ming said.
He had been naive when he named the Green Treasure Breathing Technique before.
The commotion from this "Cyan Pine" Cultivation Technique would clearly be on a whole different level. He wanted to cultivate quietly and avoid making such a big scene.
’At the very least, I need to keep this under wraps until my paper is published, then I can let everyone know.’
"Alright. You stay here and train Cyan Treasure. I’ll go out and buy some Array Talismans," Teacher Zhang said.
Ordinary Concealment Array Talismans couldn’t completely sever Gu Ming’s connection to the Celestial Dao, but they could obscure the situation and prevent others in the building from knowing who the Dao light from the Hall of the Great Dao had shone upon.
Gu Ming added, "Could you also get some money and the medicinal herbs for Cyan Treasure? I need them for its development."
"Got it."
「Following Teacher Zhang’s departure, you suddenly make a bizarre decision, one that could potentially trigger unpredictable changes.」
「Current Decision Risk: +100%」
