34: Two consecutive draws

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

During this period, Lin Qinghan's pregnancy became known, but the Family made no gesture; only Lin De brought some gifts to offer his regards.

Then, on a certain night, Lin Yiyi and Lin Feiying conceived at the same time.

The two women's conception came at just the right time.

Right now, Zhou Luo knew that he had inexplicably been dragged into the Family's internal strife, and he felt extremely insecure.

Furthermore, the previous draw had resulted in an Innate Qi that could only be used by his offspring.

He desperately hoped to draw something useful.

He sank his consciousness into the draw interface.

Looking at the white draw wheel, Zhou Luo regarded the two draw chances with a serious expression.

"Surely I can get some good things this time," he muttered silently in his heart.

Then he chose to start.

On the wheel, a golden sphere of light spun rapidly, and after a few seconds, it stopped in the "Cultivation Technique" area.

Zhou Luo's heart trembled, and a trace of despair arose.

"Are you kidding me?" he thought.

"How could it be a Cultivation Technique?"

He already possessed the Gathering Spirit Art; it was the last thing he needed right now.

Because only a Qi Training cultivator above the Qi Refining Fifth Layer could control Spiritual Qi to engage in battle.

Even if he obtained a Cultivation Technique now, he wouldn't be able to activate it.

"This luck is just too terrible."

"Could it be because I didn't wash my face?"

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Giant Bear Body Refining Art!]

[The reward has been automatically issued to the Host's inventory. Please check it!]

The System's notification arrived right on schedule.

Zhou Luo was dazed for a moment.

"A Body Refining Cultivation Technique?"

His originally despairing heart suddenly saw hope.

If it were a Qi Refining Cultivation Technique that he couldn't use, that would be one thing, but this Body Refining Cultivation Technique actually had some use.

Although Body Cultivators did not have much status or strength in the cultivation world.

But before the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, Body Refining was clearly a better choice.

It was just that Body Refining consumed more time and financial resources, so people often preferred to choose arduous cultivation rather than waste time on Body Refining.

After all, later on, Qi Training cultivators completely crushed Body Cultivators of the same Realm.

Seeing that it was a Body Refining Cultivation Technique, Zhou Luo immediately felt a sliver of security.

It was just that the name was a bit strange.

He looked at the Cultivation Technique in his inventory slot.

[Cultivation Technique: Giant Bear Body Refining Art]

[Rank: High Grade Qi Refining]

[Description: A Cultivation Technique derived from observing a giant bear. It uses incantations to temper the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh, strengthening the body. Supplemented with Heaven And Earth Treasure, it forges the body, making the Physical Body as hard and tough as a giant bear. Below the Qi Refining Realm, the Physical Body is invincible.]

After reading the description, Zhou Luo gasped.

It was actually a High Grade Qi Refining Cultivation Technique.

And it could withstand attacks from the Qi Refining Realm. If he achieved Major Achievement, he would basically not need to worry about any crises in the Lin Family.

However, what concerned Zhou Luo was the Heaven And Earth Treasure mentioned within.

As expected, if he wanted to engage in Body Refining, spending money was indispensable.

But strengthening the body was very necessary.

After all, having children also required a healthy physique.

He only hoped that these Heaven And Earth Treasure were not too obscure; otherwise, learning it would be the same as not learning it, and the losses would outweigh the gains.

With a thought, he used this Cultivation Technique.

The next second, information about the Giant Bear Body Refining Art merged into his mind, including the Body Refining incantations, the required Heaven And Earth Treasure, precautions, and so on—every detail was included.

After a long while, Zhou Luo finished absorbing the information.

With the System's help, mastering the incantations of this High Grade Qi Refining Cultivation Technique was not difficult.

The only difficulty was the Heaven And Earth Treasure mentioned.

Originally, he thought he only needed to use Heaven And Earth Treasure to temper his Physical Body at critical moments.

But he had clearly underestimated just how resource-intensive Body Refining was.

First, he needed to use Heaven And Earth Treasure to nourish his body until it met the requirements for the next stage.

Then he had to continue using more Advanced Heaven And Earth Treasure for tempering.

This process would repeat until the fifth stage.

Only when all five stages were completed could his Physical Body be invincible below the Qi Refining Realm.

Right now, Zhou Luo only thought about completing the first stage first, ensuring his Physical Body could withstand attacks from a Qi Refining Fifth Layer Cultivator.

Retracting his thoughts, he looked at the draw interface again.

There was still one draw chance left.

He didn't know what he would draw this time.

This time, Zhou Luo did not hesitate and directly chose to draw.

Soon, after a period of spinning, the golden sphere of light finally stopped in the "Spirit Beast" area.

"Spirit Beast?"

"Could I draw an ancient Divine Beast?"

Zhou Luo suddenly became expectant.

The things in this Spirit Beast category shouldn't be bad, right? If he could really draw a Divine Beast, then what would he have to fear? He would be able to soar through the skies and burrow into the earth, capable of anything.

It was a pity that the ideal was beautiful, but reality was cruel.

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Snow Mountain Spirit Cat!]

[The reward has been automatically issued to the Host's inventory. Please check it!]

"That doesn't sound like the name of a Divine Beast?"

"And looking at the name, the Rank shouldn't be high, right?"

With suspicion, Zhou Luo looked at the "white cat" icon in his inventory slot.

[Spirit Beast: Snow Mountain Spirit Cat]

[Rank: Third Rank]

[Description: A Yao Beast originating from the Snow Mountain. Its white fur allows it to hide well in the snow. In its infancy, it can already control illusion abilities, and after reaching adulthood, it can unleash powerful Spiritual Qi to gain other abilities.]

"Third Rank Yao Beast."

"That doesn't seem bad."

Zhou Luo pondered.

So-called Spirit Beasts were also known as Yao Beasts, and their Rank levels from low to high were: First Rank, Second Rank, Third Rank, Fourth Rank...

Corresponding respectively to the human Cultivator's Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm...

The Rank of this Snow Mountain Spirit Cat was Third Rank; this did not refer to its starting point, but its endpoint.

This meant that when it grew to its Peak, it would be equivalent to a Human Race Cultivator in the Golden Core Realm.

"The Golden Core Realm; it seemed only the Azure Origin Sect had such existences."

If it could really be raised, it could completely serve as a guardian Spirit Beast for the Family.

However, the cultivation cycle would be very long, especially since it was still a cub.

According to what he had learned from ancient books, it took at least a hundred years for an ordinary Yao Beast to reach adulthood, and the more powerful the Yao Beast, the more time it required.

This was just the adult stage, and there were still two stages afterwards: the mature stage and the Peak stage.

If it really needed to fully grow up, he didn't know how much time that would take.

Fortunately, time was the one thing he didn't lack.

Zhou Luo did not summon the Snow Mountain Spirit Cat for the time being.

After all, he was still lying in bed.

If he took it out now, it would be hard to explain.

He would wait until tomorrow to find an opportunity to go out, and then pretend he had bought it back. It would also be a good time to look for the Heaven And Earth Treasure needed for the first stage of the Giant Bear Body Refining Art.

Anyway, with his current identity, the Family no longer restricted his freedom; he only needed to report it.

As for leaving Maple Leaf City, besides reporting, he also had to obtain the Family's consent.

With his current strength, the Family would definitely not let him leave alone.

Retracting his thoughts, he looked up at the top of the bed.

Overall, these two draws were not as bad as he had imagined.

This finally gave him a sliver of comfort, as he had been feeling frustrated lately.

But next, both Body Refining and raising the Spirit Beast would consume a large amount of money.

The Spirit Stone provided by the Family every month was clearly not enough.

Fortunately, when he went to attend the Spirit Pill Gathering before, he had sold a batch of Medicinal Pill, which could barely support him for a period of time.

But this was not a long-term solution.

He had to continue Alchemy to make money.