"Sigh~ You want both the flower and its beauty! If only it were that easy," Ye Tian sat down cross-legged, shaking his head helplessly.
Jin Yue'er's idea of obtaining dragon skin was basically impossible to realize.
Unless...
Unless his pill refining abilities could achieve even greater heights!
When that day truly came,
What would the current serpent venom that couldn't be resolved by his pills amount to? What would the numerous other Martial Soul Defect Diseases matter? Even the challenge of Spirit Evolution could be easily solved!
Ye Tian felt this prospect was more worthy of anticipation than the effects of the Sky-Reaching Dragon Transformation Pill.
He was only a Soul Venerable after all, with limitless potential!
Having no time for daydreaming, Ye Tian immediately focused his attention and summoned his Martial Soul.
After refining this pill,
It would be about time to set off back to Spirit Hall City.
That woman Bi Bi Dong would surely have quite an expression when she saw his progress, wouldn't she?
A smug curve lifted the corner of Ye Tian's mouth,
But the long-standing vigilance in his heart quickly dissipated that hint of pride.
He hoped that upon his return this time,
Bi Bi Dong would discard all those improper thoughts...
Ye Tian regained his composure and slowly closed his eyes.
The Flawless Nascent Pill emerged,
Beneath it, two purple and one black Spirit Rings hovered close to the ground, slowly rotating.
Ethereal white dense mist surrounded him,
Transforming into a long serpent,
That flowed into the Wishful Treasure Sack at Ye Tian's waist...
Like taking something from a bag.
In and out in an instant,
The dense white serpent had retrieved the three Immortal Herbs: Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Bone, and Earth Dragon Golden Gourd.
Placing them before Ye Tian's eyes...
The Nascent Pill Domain expanded with Ye Tian's thought!
Within just a few breaths,
Mist began to seep from the three Fairy Grade herbs...
He continued with the preliminary experiments following the same steps used to refine the Fairy Tulip Pill.
The compatibility between Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum and Narcissus Jade Bone was undoubtedly without issue, with the only uncertainty being whether the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd could create more wonderful chemical reactions with them.
Involving a third party...
The combinations involved were quite profound knowledge!
Moreover, Jin Yue'er, Dugu Yan, and Chrysanthemum Douluo were all Soul Masters with different focuses. Their needs for medicinal effects naturally varied.
What suited them was best,
Ye Tian wouldn't prescribe the same medicine for everyone.
Yue'er's Martial Soul was the Golden Crocodile, which naturally focused more on the Spirit's defense and power enhancement, making it more compatible with the Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum that could make the user achieve adamantine invulnerability!
Meanwhile, Dugu Yan's Azure Phosphorous Serpent Spirit leaned more toward limb flexibility and pliability, clearly more compatible with Narcissus Jade Bone!
As for Chrysanthemum Douluo, no explanation was needed...
His Martial Soul was the Immortal Herb Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum itself, requiring no additional dragon energy.
Therefore,
Conducting preliminary experiments was absolutely necessary!
Ye Tian had already decided that this time he would refine at least three types of pills!
First was the Sky-Reaching Dragon Transformation Pill, dominated by Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum with Earth Dragon Golden Gourd as secondary and Narcissus Jade Bone as supplementary, suitable for Jin Yue'er's development direction.
Second was the Narcissus Ascending Dragon Pill using Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum as supplementary, suitable for Dugu Yan. Third was the Adamantine Jade Bone Pill without Earth Dragon Golden Gourd involvement, to be given to Chrysanthemum Douluo as a token of gratitude!
As for the remaining medicinal potency, Ye Tian naturally condensed their respective essences into pills for future needs.
"..."
Jin Yue'er crouched on the ground, hands supporting her weight as she eagerly awaited Ye Tian's pills.
Qian Renxue watched her from nearby.
Before this, her only worry had been confessing her feelings to Ye Tian.
But now she had gained another concern.
What if Jin Yue'er insisted on competing with her? They couldn't just break things off so easily!
Perhaps...
She could try to make Yue'er aware of the legend behind the Lovesick Heartbreak Red!
Just like when she confessed to Ye Tian.
Having formed a plan in her heart, Qian Renxue's worries lessened slightly, and she couldn't help but glance toward Ye Tian sitting cross-legged in the distance.
Only then did she remember there was one more thing.
How long was Ye Tian going to keep his 'Fire Tipped Spear' and 'Palm Thunder' hidden from her?!
"Hmph!"
Qian Renxue snorted lightly as something heavy settled in her arms.
A silver-white 'Fire Tipped Spear' fell into her embrace.
The muzzle pressed against the girl beside her.
"Eh? Sister Xue, what's this iron lump in your hand?"
Jin Yue'er looked curiously at the silver-white long gun, couldn't resist grabbing the moderately thick 'two-centimeter caliber' barrel, and brought her eye close to examine it.
"It's quite long, and so dark inside!"
"Gasp—!"
Jin Yue'er's sudden movement gave Qian Renxue a fright.
She quickly pulled the muzzle back.
"Be careful, Yue'er! Don't end up like that Magma Ape King with your head blown off - that's a really ugly way to die!"
"Ah? How does Sister Xue know about that?!"
Surprise showed in Jin Yue'er's eyes.
"I guessed."
Holding the long gun in her arms, Qian Renxue explained:
"This should be the 'Fire Tipped Spear' that Xiao Tian used to boast about before. I took one from Xiao Tian's Soul Guidance Device earlier and forgot to put it back. I'll ask him about it when I get the chance."
"So that's what it is. This gun looks really strange - it doesn't even have a spearhead."
Jin Yue'er curiously shook the muzzle.
"Without a spearhead, how can it stab someone to death?"
"Who said you need a spearhead to stab someone to death?"
Qian Renxue countered, recalling:
"Didn't Xiao Tian say before that this thing can hit a hundred paces away?"
"Oh~!"
Jin Yue'er had a sudden realization, tugging at her sky-piercing braid while nodding repeatedly.
"I remember now, Ye Tian said he's really good at shooting..."
"..."
Time slipped away as red and blue colors flowed across the Nascent Pill Domain.
As Ye Tian's power increased, the milky white pill mist grew even denser, easily obscuring Ye Tian completely within the narrow domain range.
All Qian Renxue and the others could do was wait.
Even Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't dare casually probe the movements within the white mist.
Afraid that his spiritual power might interfere with Ye Tian.
From day to night and back to day again.
This round of pill refining took Ye Tian only a day and a half.
When the dense white mist began to churn.
Qian Renxue and the other two women had already gathered around Ye Tian, watching intently with eyes full of anticipation.
Anticipating the pills, anticipating Ye Tian's emergence.
It's worth mentioning that during this day and a half, Dugu Bo had already taken action to resolve Dugu Xin's serpent venom.
Traveling back and forth between Heaven Dou City and Sunset Forest.
After agreeing to become the Honorary Guest of the Qinwang Residence, Ye Tian successfully obtained a ten-thousand-year left leg bone from Xue Xing Qinwang. Leaving behind the other benefits offered by Xue Xing Qinwang, he returned to the valley where the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire was located at the fastest speed.
At this moment,
Dugu Xin was sitting cross-legged beside Dugu Bo, absorbing the left leg bone from a twelve-thousand-year Great-winged Dragonfly.
Whoosh—!
When the surging white mist around Ye Tian parted, a rich fragrance distinct from the milky pill mist began to seep out.
"Haha... It really smells amazing! It's a success..."
Jin Yue'er was so excited she danced around, unable to wait to rush over.
"Mmm, even more fragrant than Big Brother~"
Dugu Yan nodded in agreement, the desire in her eyes no less than Jin Yue'er's.
She had never wanted to become stronger so badly before.
Being around these monsters made her feel immense pressure!
After all, before meeting Ye Tian and the others, the most talented individuals Dugu Yan had encountered were those who reached the Soul Grandmaster realm in six years.
But these three around her were each more monstrous than the last.
With less than three years of cultivation, one of them had already become a Soul Grandmaster!
It was simply terrifying.
With higher standards, her expectations for herself naturally rose accordingly.
Those so-called geniuses who became Soul Grandmasters in six years—
In Dugu Yan's current view, they were nothing more than ordinary people.
She refused to be just another ordinary person!
"Is it really that exaggerated?"
From within the thick mist, Ye Tian's figure slowly stood up.
Stepping forward, he retracted his Martial Soul while storing away three ingredients.
Purple, lotus-root white, and golden.
These were clearly the remaining essences of three Immortal Herbs, enough to refine at least three more Pills.
Though they weren't needed for now.
Ye Tian slowly appeared before the three girls, chuckling, "You all came running as soon as you smelled it, even before the Pills were finished."
"Hmph! How is it exaggerated?"
Jin Yue'er placed her hands on her hips, somewhat sullenly saying:
"You and Sister Xue have left me so far behind! I'm still only a level 18 Soul Master! How could I not be anxious?"
"Haha... Who told you to be lazy?"
"Nonsense! I haven't been lazy at all. I've been cultivating whenever Sister Xue was cultivating."
Jin Yue'er glared, puffing her cheeks angrily.
"Xiao Tian~ This time you've wronged our Yue'er."
Qian Renxue covered her pink lips with a light laugh.
"Exactly! Exactly!"
Jin Yue'er puffed out her chest, her face full of pride.
"Alright then~"
Ye Tian smiled and didn't press further.
What Jin Yue'er said was indeed true—she was half a year younger than Ye Tian and the others, and in another six months she would definitely reach the Soul Grandmaster level.
With her innate seventh-level talent, she really couldn't be considered lazy.
Ye Tian smiled and opened his palm,
revealing three Pills resting there.
"Here~ Your Pills have been refined. Take them!"
"Hehe, haha..."
Seeing the Pills, Jin Yue'er immediately changed her expression, quickly coming before Ye Tian while rubbing her hands together, swallowing her saliva, and restraining the impulse to snatch them.
Giggling, she clearly wanted to ask which one was hers.
But when the words reached her lips, they turned into other greedy inquiries.
Her speech became sticky and sweet.
"Ye Tian, are all of these for me?"
"Do you want to eat shit instead?"
Ye Tian rolled his eyes at Jin Yue'er没好气地, then introduced them one by one:
"The purple-gold one is your Sky-Reaching Dragon Transformation Pill, the green one is the Narcissus Ascending Dragon Pill for the little girl, and the other purple jade one is the Adamantine Jade Bone Pill I'm giving to Elder Chrysanthemum as a token of gratitude."
"Here goes!"
As the words fell,
Ye Tian swiftly shook his hand. The other two pills remained motionless, but the purple-gold Sky-Reaching Dragon Transformation Pill was tossed into the air.
"Ah—Ye Tian, you're too much!"
Jin Yue'er cried out in alarm, not daring to delay in the slightest.
She dropped into a horse stance, golden wheels merging into her body. The instant her purple ring flashed beneath her feet, she shot toward the pill in the air, her entire body glowing golden.
Her arms pressed tightly against her sides,
She opened her mouth as wide as possible toward the Sky-Reaching Dragon Transformation Pill and clamped down hard.
"Gulp!"
Jin Yue'er caught the pill in her mouth with one bite, then tossed her head back, letting the pill fall into her mouth before chewing rapidly.
"Munch~ munch~"
In an instant, it dissolved within her.
Before even landing, Jin Yue'er quickly assumed a cross-legged position mid-air and shouted:
"Grandfather, remember to protect me!"
"No problem!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo responded with utmost seriousness.
Qian Renxue and the others looked up at the golden, rounded figure, stunned.
Thud!
Jin Yue'er's bottom hit the ground heavily, yet she didn't make a single sound.
"Uh..."
Ye Tian looked on in astonishment, never expecting Jin Yue'er's rear to be so tough.
Hopefully she didn't break it...
Dugu Yan gulped, thinking that if Yue'er sister had sat on her just now,
She would have been crushed to death by that golden iron butt!
"Xue'er, do you think Yue'er's bottom will swell up?"
Ye Tian asked Qian Renxue.
"It's all your fault~"
Qian Renxue shot Ye Tian a reproachful glance, then couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, Yue'er's First Soul Skill, Explosive Gilded Armor, has formidable defensive power."
"Haha... that's good then."
Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh, then stored the Adamantine Jade Bone Pill intended for Chrysanthemum Douluo. He stepped forward with a gentle smile, bending down to hand the remaining Narcissus Ascending Dragon Pill to Dugu Yan.
"Little sister, this pill is for you."
"Mhm~"
Dugu Yan somewhat shyly cupped her hands, treating it as if it were some fragile treasure as she carefully accepted the pill, saying in a crisp voice:
"Thank you, big brother~"
"You're welcome, you've earned it."
Ye Tian smiled and reached out to ruffle her jade-green hair, advising:
"Absorb it as soon as possible."
"I will, I'll eat it right away!"
Dugu Yan nodded emphatically, puffed out her cheeks, opened her small mouth, and stuffed the Narcissus Ascending Dragon Pill inside.
Before even swallowing, she turned and ran.
Leaving only a muffled thank you behind:
"Thank you, big brother! Yan Yan will repay you in the future."
"Heh"
Ye Tian watched as Dugu Yan ran to Dugu Bo's side, the smile still on his face.
Qian Renxue beside him then wrapped her arms around his.
Though still young, with Qian Renxue's current Soul Grandmaster cultivation, the clothes she wore had already filled out considerably. When she pressed against him, she was remarkably elastic,
Making Ye Tian have to readjust to her soft warmth once again.
Qian Renxue's gentle voice sounded by his ear, tinged with shyness. "Xiao Tian, you probably don't need to stay and watch here anymore, right?"
"Indeed, both Yue'er and little Yan Yan have their grandfathers watching over them."
Ye Tian smiled and nodded.
He turned to look at Qian Renxue, who was staring intently at him.
"Xue Er, is something the matter?"
"Nothing really, I just wanted you to accompany me for a walk up ahead."
After saying this,
Qian Renxue paused thoughtfully for a moment before continuing:
"Well, we can also gather some herbs along the way. Now that you can perform pill refining, you'll probably need plenty of medicinal materials in the future, right?"
"No problem, let's take a walk then."
As soon as Ye Tian agreed, Qian Renxue grabbed his hand and strode forward.
Suddenly she asked again:
"By the way, Xiao Tian, when are we going back?"
"Soon, at most two or three days."
Ye Tian grasped Qian Renxue's delicate, smooth jade-like hand in return, but his eyes turned toward the corpse of the Magma Ape King lying nearby.
Perhaps
he could also extract the remaining power from that corpse to refine into pills? Like blood essence for Vitality Pills, or flesh essence for muscle-enhancing pills...
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