A Handbook for Raising Young Ferocious Beasts

Shu Ze was once the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi. He woke up from a nap to find that humanity had entered the interstellar age. The antiquated relic had no family or friends, and couldn't find a mountain to sleep on, but he did spot a nursery for young mythical beasts that was hiring.

A high-risk job, with meals and accommodation included.

According to legend, Shu Ze looked like a tiger and had a vicious temper. He had a pair of wings and could gobble up anyone he chased in a single bite. Shu Ze: (●'ω'●)

Who could be fiercer than him? This job was a perfect fit.

The mythical beast stood three meters tall and was immensely strong, able to punch straight through an iron plate.

He gave Shu Ze a cold smile. "Human, being eaten by me is an honor."

Shu Ze punched him into a crater, then carefully examined his appearance.

Long fur, pointy ears, four legs.

He scolded him, "Mimi, be good."

The beast was furious but didn't dare say a word: "..."

Three little carrot heads: "Boss!"

Forced onto the path of providing for his family, Shu Ze made full use of the little ones' talents.

He opened a barbecue restaurant for the fire-breathing dragon.

Sent the chattering big-mouthed monkey to become a rapper.

Sent the baby whale who loved wasting water to work as a fountain.

Sent the octopus with eight tentacles to play professionally, mahjong style.

Now a famous entrepreneur, Shu Ze contentedly closed the employee (crossed out) animal-care handbook: They're all good kids! ︿(￣︶￣)︿

The now well-behaved beasts: As long as you're happy, QAQ

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Fu Yanchuan came back from a business trip and discovered that his brother, who had slept for thousands of years, had disappeared.

"!"

Everyone said Qiongqi was a terrifying ancient ferocious beast. But only Fu Yanchuan knew that his little brother was just a silly, chubby, golden whole-wheat loaf of bread.

His true form was tiny and couldn't do anything. He didn't like moving, either. If he could lie down, he absolutely refused to stand...

He'd go hungry and cold, end up homeless, and freeze to death under a bridge!

Fu Yanchuan searched anxiously for his brother, only to find his delicate little brother standing beside the most dangerous wanted criminal in the entire interstellar realm.

And there were all these people calling him the director?

His brother, who he thought would be living in misery, waved a care handbook. "Big Brother, I'll take care of you from now on~"

Fu Yanchuan asked with difficulty, "You mean you raised all these little ones?"

Shu Ze: "Aha~"

The most powerful villain in the interstellar realm, his face completely blank, held out a paw. "Hello, just call me Mimi."

Fu Yanchuan: "…"

Blue Star was undergoing strange changes. Legendary ancient mythical beasts were awakening one after another, and everyone in the empire was on edge, afraid to go near them. Shu Ze came rolling up with a handcart, bouncing along as he went. He grabbed one with his left hand and another with his right, then tossed all the beasts who had regressed into their baby forms onto the cart.

The evil, sugar-coated, golden-shaded tabby: "We happen to have a few job openings..."

The little beasts: "...Oi?"

The young mythical beasts: "Great, new coworkers! We're saved!"

#What's so wrong with being an evil golden-shaded tabby? He just wants to earn money to support his big brother#

#They used to call me the Divine Sovereign. Now they call me the guy who lives off his boyfriend#

#Tsk, turns out it's pretty great#

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"Cultivation, but the Whole Sect Is Fuzzy [Farming]"

After eight years of being ground down at work, Xu Qiaofeng quit his job, only to be struck by lightning and sent to another world's cultivation continent, where he became the sect leader.

Spiritual energy was abundant, and the strong competed for supremacy. Everyone was giving cultivation their all. Golden Core cultivators were everywhere, and Nascent Soul cultivators were as common as dogs.

And his cultivation level was only Foundation Establishment.

The previous owner had called himself a sect leader, but in truth he had gathered a group of young demon clansmen, planning to raise them until they were old enough to have their cores extracted and made into medicine.

Xu Qiaofeng: "..."

Unable to protect himself, Xu Qiaofeng prepared to run. But a group of little ones whose ears and tails still wouldn't disappear surrounded him, clutching baby demons who hadn't taken human form yet and wailing.

Big, watery eyes. Soft, fluffy fur.

His fluffy rabbit-eared eldest disciple pressed his belly against him. "Sect Leader, I'm hungry."

Xu Qiaofeng slowly bent down. If he could raise one cat, why not raise a whole sect?

The experienced cat servant became an octopus: "Feed you, then you, then you, then you..."

If he didn't have the ability, he would just have to keep his head down and survive.

Fortunately, he awakened the bloodline of Shennong. The radishes he grew could repair spiritual veins, the bok choy could cure pill poisoning, and even the rice could replenish spiritual energy.

He fattened up his skinny little ones until they had big, round bellies. He even nurtured their awakening talents, giving them a built-in buff that calmed their inner demons.

After years of quietly building his strength...

Peerless geniuses fought to the death over secret-realm treasures, while the great sects battled over spirit-stone mines until their heads bled.

Everyone was left badly wounded, and talent was scarce.

Xu Qiaofeng slowly straightened up and raised his arms. "Are kings and nobles born to their station?"

Behind him, fluffy upon fluffy: "Plant! Plant! Plant!"

"Awoooo!"

Xu Qiaofeng put on his straw hat, hoisted a giant radish, and strode out into the world with the little ones, heading out to set up a stall.

An ordinary radish could repair spiritual veins?!

Just petting a fluffy creature could calm your inner demons?!

The cultivation world, which had once treated the demon clans like dirt, flocked to them, forming a long line outside the sect. Countless hidden masters came, all hoping to obtain a fated spirit beast of their own.

An elder from Haoque Sect came to pay his respects, only to discover that the Sect Leader of Cangqiong Sect, who had set the world in turmoil, was the very same outer-sect disciple he had once crippled and cast into the wilderness to die for his poor conduct.

In a rage, he launched a killing move. But Xu Qiaofeng, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, didn't even lose his hat.

After petting fluffy creatures every day, Xu Qiaofeng had a health bar taller than the sky. He stood tall. "So what if I'm only at Foundation Establishment? Can't a foundation be built to last?"

Seeing his opponent's spirit break, Xu Qiaofeng covered his head and shouted, "Wangwang, help!"

Flames flared. The little demon prince Boyu, who had been greeting guests, rushed out with his fur mussed from being petted. He revealed his blazing demon form, crushed the killing move in one claw, and looked down with slit pupils. "Who dares touch him?"

#Agriculture is the number-one productive force in cultivation#

#A vegetable farm here, a fluffy pet cafe there. Fellow cultivators, will you pay by card or scan to pay?#

#Foundation Establishment, but the foundation is for a skyscraper#

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