Chapter 253 - The Beast's Breakthrough
The next day, Lin Mu was preparing more meat when the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat finally woke up.
~Nyaa~
Lin Mu looked at the sleepy expression of the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat and found it to be quite cute.
"Looks like you finally woke up, little guy," Lin Mu said as he stroked its head.
~Purr~
The beast purred in pleasure and enjoyed it. It was now that Lin Mu suddenly heard a thought in his mind.
"Food?" The thought said.
"Huh, oh... you’re hungry. Let’s go I’ve made some food." Lin Mu spoke before standing up from the bed.
The Brown Shrubby Forest Cat jumped from the bed and followed behind Lin Mu. They had already formed a mental connection and could understand each other’s intent, thus it was not that difficult to express such actions.
Upon reaching the kitchen, the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat saw the meat that was roasting over the stove and the aroma that was occupying the air.
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"It is cultivating. This is the way most beasts cultivate, they absorb a majority of the spirit qi from their food and also absorb some from the air. Do you remember what kind of beast meat you gave it to eat?" Xukong spoke up.
"I think it was a spirit beast at the... mid stage of the qi refining realm." Lin Mu answered as he then realized.
He extended his spirit sense and observed the body of the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat. He found the waves of spirit qi originating from the spirit core, which was located just above the heart of the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat.
Lin Mu closely observed the spirit core and found it to be slate gray in color. Its size was also quite small being the size of pinky’s fingernail. Right now the spirit core was thrumming with energy and wisps of spirit qi continued entering it.
The more spirit qi wisps that entered it, the deeper its color became. Fifteen minutes passed after which a large wave of spirit qi appeared and spread from the spirit core. It had now become dark grey in color from its previous slate grey color.
"It... Broke through?" Lin Mu muttered in surprise.
"Of course it did. You fed an early stage qi refining beast that was already close to the next stage, the meat of a beast that was at an even higher stage. It was bound to happen." Xukong replied.
"Actually, this is good for you. The more the beast progresses in cultivation, the more its intelligence will increase. The Dual Circle Ascension fruit merely catalyzes the process and speeds it up. A beast will increase its intelligence and wisdom as it grows.
You’ve already seen the intelligence of a core condensation beast that was the Alpha steel back wolf, so you should have an idea of their capabilities. I reckon the Brown Shrubby Forest cat will soon reach that level." Xukong explained.
Lin Mu felt a bit surprised by this, but then it was soon replaced by elation.
Lin Mu focused on his connection with the Brown Shrubby Forest cat in his mind and sensed that it had indeed become better than before. If it was a string that had the thickness of a hair before, now it had the thickness of a cotton thread.
Lin Mu could also sense the emotions of the Brown Shrubby Forest cat and discovered that there was only one thing there.
"Happy"