Jiufeng Ridge, Beast Garden.
The Beast Garden, known for its Beast Taming Technique, is a vital area of the Zhou Family, located between Flying Rock Peak and the surrounding four mountains, spanning over ten thousand acres.
In the Beast Garden, there are many types of Demon Beasts bred by the Zhou Family.
Usually, apart from the Zhou Family Cultivators who work in the Beast Garden, the rest of the Zhou Family Cultivators do not easily come here to avoid provoking the bred Demon Beasts.
But today is different.
When the news spread that Third Elder Zhou Daoquan had bred a Mixed-Blood Beast in the Monkey Garden of the Beast Garden, and it was a benign Mixed-Blood hybrid, many Zhou Family Cultivators who heard the news rushed to the Beast Garden to see the commotion.
Zhou Chun was among these Cultivators, and he arrived at the Monkey Garden within the Beast Garden earlier than most other Zhou Family Cultivators.
While other Zhou Family Cultivators were still rushing to the scene upon hearing the news, he had already seen that little mixed-blood monkey.
Aside from its tail, the little mixed-blood monkey's fur was golden, while its tail was bright red.
Its father was a low-level Demon Beast, the Vajra Monkey, and its mother was the low-level Red-Tailed Monkey.
Indeed, its parents were the same Demon Monkeys that Zhou Chun, Zhou Zhengyong, and Zhou Jiapeng had seen at Red Peach Ridge years ago, all of which were captured by Third Elder Zhou Daoquan and brought back to the Zhou Family.
Several years have passed since then, and the previously unruly Vajra Monkey has been well-managed by Zhou Daoquan and has become the Monkey King of the Monkey Garden in the Beast Garden.
At this moment, that mixed-blood Demon Monkey was made to stand on a large rock by the Vajra Monkey, undergoing observation by Zhou Chun and others.
"This mixed-blood Demon Monkey is not yet two years old, I have named it the Redflame Vajra Ape. It has fully inherited the bloodline abilities of the Vajra Monkey clan and has awakened the Fire Element Spell mastered by the Red-Tailed Monkey, possessing both gold and fire attributes."
"Based on my observations and tests, in terms of combat power, it can completely defeat the Vajra Monkey at the same cultivation level!"
"As for whether it can advance to the second tier and become a mid-level Demon Beast in the future, that remains to be observed!"
In front of Zhou Chun, Third Elder Zhou Daoquan was introducing the mixed-blood Demon Monkey on the rock to the Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, Second Elder Zhou Chongshan, and Fourth Elder Zhou Jiarui, who had recently been granted the elder status.
It turned out that the mixed-blood Demon Monkey had been born for over a year already.
Previously, because the bloodline of the Vajra Monkey had not awoken dominantly within it, no one suspected it was a mixed-blood Demon Monkey.
After all, the number of Demon Monkeys in the Monkey Garden was limited, and it wasn't the case that once the Vajra Monkey became the Monkey King, all the female monkeys were its exclusive mates.
Under the intervention of the Cultivators, other male Red-Tailed Monkeys could still mate with the females during their mating season.
This way, the population of the Red-Tailed Monkeys could continue to grow and develop.
It wasn't until several days ago that the mixed-blood Demon Monkey awakened its innate spell and the Vajra Monkey lineage became dominant, forcibly changing its fur color and physique, that the Zhou Family Cultivators discovered its identity as a Mixed-Blood Beast, attracting the attention of Third Elder Zhou Daoquan.
Hearing Zhou Daoquan's introduction, Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi pondered briefly before asking him, "Does the Vajra Monkey have offspring with other female Red-Tailed Monkeys? Is this Redflame Vajra Ape a unique product of coincidence, or is it a replicable mixed-blood breed?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoquan first shook his head and said, "It's currently unclear whether there are other offspring of the Vajra Monkey."
Then he changed his tone and continued, "However, there is a high probability that the Redflame Vajra Ape is a replicable mixed-blood breed!"
This question came from Second Elder Zhou Chongshan.
"It's quite simple. I asked Zhengyong, the manager of the Monkey Garden, and he said that the Redflame Vajra Ape did not consume any special Spiritual Objects before awakening the dominant bloodline of the Vajra Monkey, nor did it encounter any life-threatening crises or external stimuli."
"Moreover, the Classics, which contain information on mixed-blood Demon Beasts within our family, clearly indicate that most non-replicable mixed-blood Demon Beasts are helped to mutate by external objects or stimuli from external forces."
Zhou Daoquan said this while gazing intently at the mixed-blood Demon Monkey on the stone and continued, "Furthermore, beasts monkey that perfectly inherit the abilities of their father's lineage are extremely rare. Generally, such creatures can pass on their own bloodline offspring."
"Therefore, even if the Vajra Monkey cannot sire more Redflame Vajra Apes with other Red-Tailed Monkeys, once this Redflame Vajra Ape matures, we can use it to breed and cultivate a new population of Redflame Vajra Apes!"
So there is such a principle regarding Mixed-Blood Beasts?
Zhou Chun, listening on the side, also opened his eyes to much new knowledge.
As for whether it'll be useful in the future, who knows.
"If what Third Elder says is true, then this Redflame Vajra Ape seems to only stay in the Monkey Garden for breeding purposes," said Fourth Elder Zhou Jiarui, his eyes flashing with an unusual light, suddenly sighing with a hint of regret.
Zhou Chun understood his sigh.
Vajra Monkeys themselves are among the strongest of low-level Demon Beasts and, with careful cultivation, have a decent chance of breaking through to the second tier.
Given that the Redflame Vajra Ape is considered stronger than the Vajra Monkey by Third Elder Zhou Daoquan, if it could be cultivated to break through to the second tier, it would definitely be an extremely strong mid-level Demon Beast.
Zhou Jiarui had just achieved Foundation Establishment not long ago, and his contracted beast did not seem to have much potential for advancement.
If the Redflame Vajra Ape could be contracted, he would definitely compete for it, and most likely, he would be able to secure the opportunity.