Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 66 - 65: Old Deng’s Health Array Map

"You’re late today."

Teacher Zhang shook his head and glanced at the time. Gu Ming was twenty minutes later than usual.

He immediately had his Ice Heart Fox perform a physical check on Cyan Treasure to inspect the frozen state of its Inner Core.

The Ice Heart Fox used one of its Skills to perceive the Inner Core. The Cold Qi on its surface had actually weakened slightly compared to yesterday.

It immediately replenished some of the Cold Qi for Cyan Treasure, then retreated.

Teacher Zhang reached out to carefully perceive it. Sensing the new Mana in its meridians, he asked, "Did it take Warming Stomach Pills and Spiritual Energy Pills?"

"I gave it some Spiritual Energy Pills, but no Warming Stomach Pills," Gu Ming replied. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Mm, then it’s fine. Its Cultivation is progressing very well. At this rate, its mana might be full again in less than a week."

Teacher Zhang clicked his tongue. He felt this speed was outrageous and wanted to lower Gu Ming’s expectations a bit so he wouldn’t get too arrogant.

But there were other students in the class who had contracted with a Little Cyan Snake. Gu Ming wasn’t an idiot; he definitely knew Cyan Treasure’s Cultivation efficiency far surpassed its peers.

So, Teacher Zhang had no choice but to change the subject.

"You just asked about the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique? Have you really reached the Entry Level?"

Gu Ming nodded.

He had come to find Teacher Zhang to push for a change in the system’s plot.

Whether Teacher Zhang understood it or not, Gu Ming had to at least get the ball rolling.

Teacher Zhang did indeed understand the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique, even a little better than Teacher Luo from the same office.

And because he understood this Cultivation Technique, he knew it was impossible for Gu Ming to have achieved the Entry Level of the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique so soon.

The Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique focused on enduring the buffeting of wind and rain—a trial of willpower. One’s Spiritual Power was increased through repeated tempering.

It was a grind, a Spiritual Technique that traded time for Spiritual Power. The comprehension threshold for its Cultivation was extremely low; the student just needed to be able to endure it.

On top of that, after completing one Circulation, one would pop a Soul Reviving Pill to replenish their Spiritual Power and continue cultivating.

Based on the expectation of cultivating nonstop for 24 hours a day, it should take three months at the very least.

It should be noted that this was the result of 24-hour, nonstop Cultivation.

Normal humans couldn’t do that. The body needed to rest. Furthermore, one also had to raise their Pet Beasts and attend classes during the day.

Squeezing out seven or eight hours a day to cultivate a Spiritual Technique was already considered extraordinary.

You couldn’t cultivate the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique while sleeping. This technique required one to temper their will while conscious, and sleep was a time for the body to rest. That was why Teacher Zhang was certain Gu Ming couldn’t have reached the Entry Level so quickly.

"I don’t believe it. Why don’t you cultivate and show me?" Teacher Zhang said, shaking his head.

Gu Ming sat down on the spot, closed his eyes, and began to circulate the Cyan Pine Spiritual Technique.

While he was cultivating, he was still in control. He didn’t need to circulate the technique at one hundred percent capacity; he just needed to put on a show and circulate it slightly.

For example, he didn’t bother to inscribe the Array Diagram in his Sea of Consciousness.

As a result, the efficiency of Gu Ming’s Spiritual Technique Cultivation dropped, falling to the normal rate of the original Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique.

Teacher Zhang walked over, placed a hand on Gu Ming’s shoulder, and perceived his spiritual state.

Teacher Zhang was a Three-star Beastmaster. He had cultivated the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique to the Master Level. This allowed him to perceive the flow of Meridian Spiritual Qi and Mana inside a Pet Beast, the flow of Blood Qi inside a human body, and gain a vague sense of their spiritual state.

He couldn’t see into another person’s Sea of Consciousness. That was a mystical treasure within the human body that only its owner could perceive.

Zhang Yunpeng had never heard of any Beastmaster who could perceive it directly. He could only compare Gu Ming’s internal muscle activity with his own experience of the Cultivation Technique to make a rough judgment.

"Hmm, this is close to Entry Level..." Teacher Zhang mused, discovering that Gu Ming’s spiritual cultivation speed also exceeded his expectations.

Gu Ming’s Life Force was extremely active, and he exuded a distinct aura of Cyan Pine. However, it was also different from the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique.

The aura wasn’t dense enough. It wasn’t like the person had become a cyan pine; he was still himself, with the cyan pine merely being a spiritual manifestation dependent on him.

"Teacher Zhang, how is it?"

"Alright, I stand corrected. At this rate, you really aren’t far from a breakthrough."

As Teacher Zhang spoke, he frowned slightly.

He wasn’t a teacher who approved of recklessly popping pills. From the looks of it, Gu Ming’s Cultivation Talent was definitely beyond expectations, and he had also consumed quite a few things like Soul Reviving Pills.

The grade of the Elixirs he’d taken was definitely not low. It must have been a generous expenditure by his parents.

He couldn’t meddle in how other families spent their money, so he could only offer a kind reminder:

"Since you’re about to break through, stop taking Spiritual Elixirs. That stuff is mildly addictive. Let me tell you how to reach Mastery..."

Seeing Gu Ming nod, Teacher Zhang continued.

After cultivating the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique to the Entry Level, the simple buffeting of wind and rain was no longer enough to temper a Beastmaster’s Spiritual Power. One had to experience more intense setbacks to train their Spiritual Power.

This required introducing the process of cultivating with Spiritual Attacks.

"The school has Spiritual Technique Cultivation Chambers. Only those who have reached the Entry Level for a technique can use them."

"You’re only close to the Entry Level right now, you haven’t truly reached it. Once you do, come to me for access permission."

Gu Ming nodded, only half-understanding.

’It’s just about increasing the intensity of the torture, isn’t it?’

’So what did the Teacher Zhang from the future timeline say?’

Gu Ming looked at the system’s message panel.

"Teacher Zhang saw that you reached the Entry Level of Cyan Pine at a glance and wasn’t surprised. After all, you’ve cultivated the old version of the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique before. Cultivating a technique with the same conceptual framework is very fast."

"Considering you’re a fifty-year-old Old Deng and your Sea of Consciousness can’t withstand major turmoil, he only taught you a basic Cultivation Array Map of moderately low intensity, one suitable for most Beastmasters."

"You appeared thoughtful and committed the Cultivation Array Map to memory."

"’The Cyan Pine technique is an adaptive Cultivation Method. The basic Array Map just helps you save time on the trial-and-error process of constructing it. You still have to slowly expand outward from this basic Array Map, enlarging it step-by-step to probe the limits of your training,’ Teacher Zhang said."

The learning experience in Gu Ming’s mind suddenly expanded. It now contained both the advanced Cultivation Method for the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique and the basic Cultivation Array Map for the Cyan Pine technique.

This map was quite different from the Array Map Gu Ming had cultivated with last night. It looked much smoother, with no sharp corners or protruding points. It consisted of layers of circular arcs enveloping an inner circle.

Smooth and without edges—these were the basic characteristics of this Array Map. It wasn’t taxing on the mind, nor was it aggressive. It was suitable for an Old Deng to practice. Its only drawback was that it was slow.

"Teacher Zhang said to you: ’Being slow isn’t what’s scary; what’s scary is having a short life. You’re already fifty years old. You need to think about the days ahead. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Give yourself and your Pet Beast a break. If you don’t pass the exam this year, you can try again next year. There will always be a day you pass.’ "

Gu Ming’s expression turned strange.

’But... I’m only eighteen in real life.’

Gu Ming had a bad feeling. This basic Array Map wasn’t what he wanted.

Gu Ming had no choice but to continue chatting with Teacher Zhang, dragging out the conversation in an attempt to get the system to update the plot with a new version.

In the end, the Teacher Zhang on the system’s side mercilessly rejected Gu Ming:

"Must I spell it out for you to give up? Your body can no longer support the Hundred-Day Sprint Array Map."

The plot had progressed to this point, and the message was clear. Gu Ming could only stop here.

’Forget it. I’ll just make do with the Old Deng’s Health Array Map. Who’s to blame but the system for having cognitive impairment?’