Seeing Yang Yiyi finally leave, Luo Bing let out a long breath.
"That seductress… I almost couldn't hold the line and fell straight into her gentle trap."
The situation was urgent.
His only option now was to sell the Fine-grade storage ring at a low price to another Beast Tamer.
If luck was on his side, he might even get a decent deal—and unlock the Rinnegan · Summoning Technique while he was at it.
Before long—
Luo Bing put on the white mask, donned the black robe patterned with red clouds, and headed to the Beast Tamer Commercial City.
The commercial district was grand and imposing, with every kind of product imaginable on display.
Since he didn't come here often, Luo Bing quickly found himself overwhelmed.
In his confusion, instead of finding the Beast Tamer trading platform, he accidentally wandered into the Imperial Medicine Pavilion.
As the name suggested, the Imperial Medicine Pavilion was where alchemists formulated potions.
As a secondary profession serving Beast Tamers, alchemists were extremely sought after.
The potions they produced could provide all kinds of assistance to Beast Tamers—or aid in nurturing spirit beasts.
Some low-level, simple potions could be made by ordinary Beast Tamers themselves.
But for higher-grade potions, only professional alchemists were capable.
"I should've just listed the ring on an online platform,"
Luo Bing muttered to himself, slightly annoyed.
He had come in person mainly to haggle face-to-face.
By observing a buyer's expressions, he could make more advantageous decisions and maximize the selling price.
At this moment, his attention was drawn to the central area.
An elderly alchemist with white hair and beard was operating an intricate instrument with practiced ease.
A crowd of Beast Tamers surrounded him, repeatedly sucking in sharp breaths, clearly stunned.
"So this is what a terrifying three-star alchemist looks like… That precision in ingredient ratios—absolutely nailed."
"Of course. I heard Old Ye was a once-in-a-generation prodigy. He became the youngest two-star alchemist at seven, then steadily advanced to three stars at eighty."
Luo Bing knew very well—
Alchemists held an extremely high status in the Beast Tamer world.
Those four-star and five-star old monsters were usually in seclusion, comprehending the Dao of alchemy.
So the highest alchemist most people ever encountered was a three-star.
No wonder Old Ye was treated with such reverence.
"By the way, why is Old Ye here today?"
"I heard he's making an Enlightenment Potion for the spirit beast of that black-shadow little sister next to him."
"How do you know it's a girl?"
"Nonsense. I'm a seasoned Sword Maiden main—how could I not tell the difference between male and female?"
"Shouldn't the focus be on the Enlightenment Potion?"
Hearing the word sister, Luo Bing subconsciously glanced over.
Beside Old Ye stood a slender black silhouette, her graceful figure obscured by a layer of mist, standing tall and poised.
She was clearly Old Ye's client.
From the faint outline visible through the haze, it was obvious—
Her figure was quite good.
No—wait!
The important point was the Enlightenment Potion!
The effect of an Enlightenment Potion was to give the drinker a chance to unlock an additional spirit beast contract slot.
Yes—spirit beast contracts were limited.
Otherwise, if people could contract endlessly, it would completely break the heavens.
At the Mountain Bronze realm, aside from an innate Guardian Spirit Beast, a Beast Tamer could only contract one additional spirit beast.
Every time their realm increased, one more contract slot would be unlocked.
In Beast Tamer combat, having even one extra spirit beast could create an overwhelming advantage.
Its value was self-evident.
It was also precisely because of Beast Tamers' numbers-based combat style that ordinary combat-oriented spiritual systems had been eliminated.
A regular spiritual practitioner facing a Beast Tamer was basically fighting one-versus-many every time.
Who would sign up for that?
Even dogs wouldn't.
Suddenly, an idea struck Luo Bing.
He turned to someone beside him and asked casually,
"So… how much is an Enlightenment Potion worth?"
The man glanced at Luo Bing.
"You must be a new Beast Tamer, brother."
Luo Bing nodded slightly.
"No wonder. Enlightenment Potions are holy water we Beast Tamers dream of. I keep track of their prices every day."
"Recently, even the lowest-quality Enlightenment Potion—with only a 1% chance of unlocking a slot—still goes for 300,000 Federation Credits."
Hearing this, Luo Bing's expression shifted slightly beneath the mask.
"Thanks."
If his Rinnegan could learn the potion-making process…
Then he wouldn't need to sell the Fine-grade storage ring at all.
With the comprehension of a Sage's descendant, learning to mix Beast Tamer 'happy water' wasn't asking too much, right?
With that thought, Luo Bing quietly activated his ocular power.
Beneath the mask, a pair of Rinnegan manifested, locking onto Old Ye as he worked.
Thanks to the white mask's ability to suppress ocular power fluctuations—and the fact that everyone was focused on Old Ye's performance—
No one noticed anything unusual about Luo Bing.
The next instant—
As the old alchemist's figure was reflected within the ripple-patterned pupils,
A massive reservoir of alchemical knowledge flooded into Luo Bing's mind.
Potion apparatuses and their underlying operational logic.
Minute control of spiritual energy input.
The most suitable spirit beasts for heat regulation.
Extreme multi-attribute coordination to preserve medicinal potency and push quality to the limit.
…
At the center of the pavilion—
Old Ye had already distributed the Enlightenment Potion's ingredients according to the golden ratio.
He gently swirled the beaker containing the base solution and poured it into the cultivation dish on the apparatus.
Then, with a thought, he summoned his Guardian Spirit Beast—
Evilflame Phoenix.
The previously quiet crowd instantly erupted.
"So this is Old Ye's alchemy spirit beast! A B-rank Evilflame Phoenix!"
"My god… I really learned something today."
Luo Bing had seen this in textbooks.
Some potions required special spirit beast energy to precisely control heat during refinement.
Spirit beasts suited for assisting alchemy were thus referred to as alchemy spirit beasts.
Most of these beasts were actually domesticated alien beasts.
Having a Guardian Spirit Beast naturally suited for alchemy was exceedingly rare.
No wonder Old Ye had comprehended the Dao of alchemy at such a young age and become a three-star alchemist.
Next—
Old Ye and the Evilflame Phoenix worked in perfect coordination.
They injected spiritual energy together, repeatedly filtering residue from the solution while ensuring zero loss of medicinal potency.
The level of precision required was enough to exhaust anyone mentally.
Half an hour later—
It was done.
Old Ye lifted the cover over the cultivation dish at precisely the right moment.
Instantly—
Whoosh!
The liquid inside burst forth with dazzling light.
For a moment, Luo Bing almost thought he'd wandered onto the set of Cooking Master Boy next door.
The apparatus then began evaluating the potion.
"Name: Enlightenment Potion."
"Refinement Difficulty: Three-Star Alchemy."
"Evaluation Score: Four and a Half Stars."
"Actual Effect: 10% chance to unlock an additional spirit beast contract slot."
Pa pa pa pa pa!
As the announcement ended, the crowd froze in shock.
A moment later, thunderous applause erupted.
"A four-and-a-half-star rating?! That's only half a star away from the maximum!"
"I have to say, watching Old Ye refine potions is an absolute pleasure."
"Old Ye is truly god-tier!"
"A 10% success rate?! This drop rate absolutely crushes gacha games! I'll never get to use this in my lifetime."
"Be more confident—your next life won't either."
"Brothers, just one word—fake!"
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