Lin Jin quickly invited Tan Xun in.
"Appraiser Lin, have you gotten used to the place?" Tan Xun asked with a chuckle. Lin Jin nodded. Although the guesthouse here wasn't as good as his mansion back in Maple City, it wasn't too shabby either. It was much better than the small, run-down place he used to live in. Moreover, it was only temporary so Lin Jin didn't care too much about it.
He could tell that Tan Xun had something to say.
"Appraiser Tan, why don't we have a drink?" Lin Jin asked as he took out the bottle of aged wine from the lunchbox. Tan Xun nodded without rejecting the offer.
Indeed, Tan Xun was here for a reason.
In fact, he wasn't the only one. The other Rank 3 beast appraiser, Chu Chenghe, had planned to come as well. However, Chu Chenghe had never interacted with Lin Jin in the past so he was too embarrassed to show up. Instead, he entrusted Tan Xun to teach Lin Jin how he managed to 'reconstruct spirit roots' for the three Rank 1 hound beasts.
Tan Xun and Chu Chenghe had been discussing this matter for the entire afternoon.
During the ceremony, when Lin Jin helped the five pet beasts evolve, most people assumed that Rank 2 to Rank 3 would be the hardest. Hence, most people focused their attention on the two Rank 3 pet beasts.
But in the eyes of insiders like Tan Xun and Chu Chenghe, it was the three Rank 1 Hound Beasts that had truly shocked everyone this time.
Chu Chenghe and Tan Xun had discussed this before. The three Rank 1 hound beasts were the most ordinary type of pet beasts. They had no chance of evolving.
Moreover, they all had different attributes. Either they were a mess without a prominent main attribute, their attributes were missing, or their spirit meridians were damaged, making it impossible for them to evolve.
Any one of these three 'top-grade' beasts could stump a Rank 2 beast appraiser. A Rank 1 beast appraiser wouldn't even be able to figure out a way to evolve them.
Tan Xun and Chu Chenghe weren't boasting. It was the truth. It was already impressive enough for a Rank 1 beast appraiser to be able to understand the basic conditions of the three hound beasts. Asking them to evolve these pet beasts was too much for them. They couldn't even come up with a solution.
A Rank 2 beast appraiser might be able to do it, but it would take a lot of effort. Moreover, there was a huge difference between coming up with a solution and being able to implement it. Of course, for Rank 3 beast appraisers like Tan Xun and Chu Chenghe, they were able to find a way to upgrade even these 'top-grade' beasts. In fact, it wouldn't be difficult for them to do so.
However, there were also differences in the methods of advancement. In that kind of situation, in order to advance quickly and safely, he could only choose the most ordinary method of advancement. There might even be disadvantages, but this was something that could not be helped.
However, Lin Jin managed to achieve what was known as the most difficult 'advancement method' in the beast appraiser community.
Remolding the Spirit Root.
Some Rank 1 beast appraisers might not even have heard of this term, let alone the fact that it was a high-end technique. To put it simply, through certain means, a pet beast with inferior attributes and aptitudes could be reshaped. For example, if the pet beast had mixed attributes and didn't have a single outstanding attribute, it would be impossible for it to evolve under such circumstances. In that case, the reshaping of the spirit root would be done by smelting the various attributes into a brand new attribute.
To do this, the spirit root would have to be reshaped.
This method sounded simple, but it was much more difficult to actually achieve it. Even Rank 3 beast appraisers like Tan Xun and Chu Chenghe had been searching for the essence of this reshaping technique all these years but to no avail. Even if they succeeded by chance, it would take a lot of time and pills, and the results wouldn't necessarily be good.
But today, Tan Xun was shocked to find out that Lin Jin was reshaping the three inferior Rank 1 hounds at the same time, and the technique he used was just a casual pat.
That pat must have contained some kind of peerless skill.
As someone who had been immersed in the beast appraiser industry his entire life, was there anything more attractive than this?
None!
Tan Xun and Chu Chenghe were greedy for the technique to reconstruct their Spirit Roots, especially after the two of them carefully examined the three hound beasts that had already reached a certain realm. They discovered that the three hound beasts were no longer inferior to those with powerful bloodlines. Although they still couldn't compare to those beast breeds with great potential and tyrannical bloodlines, compared to before, it was as if they had been reborn.
To achieve this was much more difficult than evolving two Rank 3 pet beasts at the same time.
Hence, Tan Xun came.
He was here today to ask Lin Jin for advice. At the very least, he wanted to know how Lin Jin did it.
At the same time, Chu Chenghe paced back and forth outside, waiting anxiously, occasionally peeking inside.
Inside the house, the wine was ready. Lin Jin and Tan Xun clinked their glasses and drank.
The royal capital's aged wines were at least ten years old. Some of them were even twenty years old. Just like this bottle of wine, it was twenty years old.
Good wine could be seen in its aroma and sweetness when it entered the throat.
Although Lin Jin wasn't a glutton, he knew how to drink.
Today's wine must have cost a fortune and Appraiser Tan Xun must have something to ask of him.
"Appraiser Lin, you managed to evolve all five beasts with just a pat. Your skill is truly amazing," Tan Xun praised before changing the topic.
Lin Jin smiled. "It's nothing. It's not worth mentioning."
"Appraiser Lin, you're too humble!" Tan Xun quickly said, "If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do it. From what I can see, Appraiser Lin's skill is at least at Rank 4."
Lin Jin was stunned.
If someone else had said this, it would have sounded more like a compliment. But Tan Xun was different. Tan Xun must have realized something when he said this, and it was from the bottom of his heart.
"Appraiser Lin's skills are profound and I, Tan Xun, admit my inferiority. I've come here today to ask for your guidance. I hope Appraiser Lin can enlighten me." Tan Xun raised his glass and drained it in one gulp.
Tan Xun had shown his attitude and didn't show any signs of relying on his qualifications. This was commendable.
Lin Jin took a sip as well. "Appraiser Tan, please feel free to ask. I'll tell you everything I know."
Overjoyed, Tan Xun asked Lin Jin how he managed to reconstruct a spirit root with just a pat. This was the skill he cared about the most and also the one he wanted to explore the most.
Lin Jin suddenly slapped the table and a silver needle instantly pierced through the wood, nailing itself to the ground.
Tan Xun's eyes widened at the sight.
"Although it looked like a casual pat, it contained many skills. One of them was to insert a needle into the body, performing an internal acupuncture technique."
Lin Jin confessed. Tan Xun had seen Lin Jin perform an internal acupuncture technique before so he knew Lin Jin was skilled in it. But he didn't expect him to be this skilled.
Lin Jin continued, "The internal acupuncture technique involves piercing the spirit pivot acupoint and gathering fire spiritual energy to refine unrefined fire. Unrefined fire won't harm the internal organs and will only reconstruct the spirit vein. After refining it, the spirit vein will naturally evolve. However, it's also because I'm the most proficient in using the fire attribute that I forcefully converted those three hound beasts into the fire attribute."
Tan Xun came to a sudden realization. While Lin Jin had made it sound simple, the methods he used were complex and profound. A single misstep would mean a huge difference in the outcome.
Moreover, the technique hidden in this was also very important. After all, the technique was the same, but because of the difference in the individual, the strength of the technique would be completely different. Some might even need some unique adjustments. Similarly, any mistake in the details would not succeed.
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