Crimson Fox Alchemy (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Follow-up Reading, and Tips)

Crimson Fox Alchemy (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Follow-up Reading, and Tips)

No sooner had Ye Xinghe entered the rear courtyard than quite a few cultivators arrived at the shop.

They clamored to buy spirit pills, saying they would take as many as were available.

The sight made Ye Xinghe even angrier, yet he could not vent his temper at the moment. Among these cultivators were plants, but there were also genuine customers.

The other three families had chosen their moment well in setting this trap. With Taiyi Sect's conscription, the Ye Family's main alchemists and Artifact Crafters had all been summoned away.

The cultivators who remained were not skilled enough!

And now they were being blocked from the Earth Fire Rooms, sending production plummeting without end.

This was practically a dead end, unless the Mo Family among the Purple Mansion Families was willing to lend a hand.

But judging from the Xu Family's conduct, the Mo Family would never offend the Xu Family! "Jing Hao, go tell your Thirteenth Aunt that all spirit pills covered by contracts are to be purchase-limited. Also, during this period, I'll continue sending word to the family and buy from other families at a premium!" Ye Xinghe began issuing orders one by one.

Things had come to this, and he could only steel himself and handle it properly.

"Jingyun, Jingcheng, Jingli—I have acquaintances in the Mo Family who can provide an Earth Fire Room. The three of you will take turns and do your utmost to refine pills!" Ye Xinghe said.

One month was a tight deadline. His hopes still mainly rested on Ye Xingyu, so he had reserved a room for him alone! As for the remaining room, the three of them could only take turns using it.

If they failed to refine enough, he would not blame the three of them. Of them, only Ye Jingli had reached the age of twenty-five; he had originally been brought in to put out the fire.

"As for the rest, I'll go to the Mo Family and fight for more!"

"Eldest Uncle, let Jingli and Jingyun take turns using it. I may not need an Earth Fire Room," Ye Jingcheng suddenly suggested.

Ye Xinghe's expression had not yet eased, but he would not discourage a junior. He merely looked at Ye Jingcheng curiously.

"Eldest Uncle, my Spirit Beast is a Crimson Flame Fox. It can breathe fire—I've already tested it in the family!" Ye Jingcheng said.

He then released the Crimson Flame Fox. In an instant, a crimson fire fox appeared in the courtyard, red as flame and handsome as a wolf.

Its fur was exceptionally sleek, gleaming with rippling spiritual light.

There was even a faint Spirit Pattern on its forehead.

At Ye Jingcheng's wave, the Crimson Flame Fox opened its mouth, and a ball of blazing fire with terrifying heat surged forth, abruptly raising the temperature in the room by quite a bit!

The sight naturally left Ye Xinghe stunned and doubtful!

Even Ye Jingli beside him stared blankly. Along the way, he had wanted more than once to show Ye Jingcheng his Azure Scale Snake! After all, his Azure Scale Snake was truly big and thick!

But compared with Ye Jingcheng's Crimson Flame Fox, his Azure Scale Snake was simply not worth mentioning.

It was like a toy. One had to know that he had chosen before Ye Jingcheng back then.

Now, he even felt a trace of regret.

"Eldest Uncle, this Crimson Flame Fox had suffered severe injuries. It was thought to be beyond saving, so the family exchanged it to me. Who would have thought it would persevere, fully recover from its grievous wounds, and grow especially fast!" Seeing Ye Xinghe's expression, Ye Jingcheng hurriedly explained.

This time, he was not being rash. He had to pass through this hurdle eventually. Since he had come here to refine pills, he did not want to go to any Earth Fire Room again. He could refine freely; he already had both fire and a pill furnace.

Once he became more familiar with the market, he also wanted to buy the spirit herbs for that pill formula from the Ancient Book and refine the pill that would let the Crimson Flame Fox grow a second tail.

It was bound to be exposed sooner or later, and this happened to be a good opportunity.

"Good, good, good! Jingcheng, no wonder you could come here and shoulder the cauldron while still of the Jing Generation. Your eldest uncle's affairs will be entrusted to you. Tell me whatever spirit herbs you need!" Ye Xinghe said "good" three times in a row.

Since Ye Jingcheng did not need an Earth Fire Room, the Ye Family effectively had three usable Earth Fire Rooms. Though it was not four, it was far better than expected.

As long as they could complete this task, it would not be the Ye Family left disgusted, but the other three Foundation Establishment Families. All the Ye Family pills they had spent time buying during this period would rot in their hands.

"These are Jade Slips containing pill formulas. One copy for each of you!" Ye Xinghe took out Jade Slips and gave one each to Ye Jingyun and Ye Jingcheng! Then he hurriedly led Ye Jingyun and Ye Jingli toward the Mo Family's Earth Fire Rooms in the market!

In this market, all Earth Fire Rooms were controlled by the two Purple Mansion Families. Other cultivators had to pay fees if they wished to refine pills or artifacts there.

They also had to reserve them in advance.

"Jingcheng, here are the spirit herbs. There's also an Array Disk to keep disturbances out!" Ye Xinghong handed Ye Jingcheng a Storage Bag.

"Thank you, Thirteenth Aunt!" Ye Jingcheng nodded repeatedly.

"Also, if you need any spirit herbs, you can inscribe them on a Jade Slip and give it to me. I'll either purchase them or have them dispatched from the family!" Ye Xinghong added.

Ye Jingcheng nodded knowingly. This was precisely the result he wanted.

Having received the spirit herbs, Ye Jingcheng began examining the Jade Slip.

He had never tried using the Crimson Flame Fox to refine pills, but he felt it should be even better than refining with earth fire.

His thoughts were linked with the Crimson Flame Fox. It could control the heat to whatever degree he desired, without him needing to manage it.

He only needed to handle the pill furnace and the Spirit Patterns well.

Over the past year, the Crimson Flame Fox's greatest improvement had not been its physical body!

Ye Jingcheng took out the Array Disk and entered the room.

The first pill he refined was the Qi Blood Pill. This pill had only one effect: replenishing blood and nourishing vitality. If a cultivator was injured in battle and lost too much blood, taking this pill could swiftly restore them.

The Qi Blood Pill was not difficult to refine either. With his current ability to produce Azure Spirit Pills in three out of every five furnaces, Ye Jingcheng was full of confidence in refining Qi Blood Pills.

Back in the room, Ye Jingcheng took out a fresh Jade Slip as usual and began a simple analysis of the pill formula, reasoning through it and studying it closely! Perhaps his knowledge was sometimes insufficient to uncover its underlying principles, but it was enough to leave a deeper impression on him.

When any problem arose during pill refinement, being able to immediately locate the source of the mistake was already enough.

After spending half a day, Ye Jingcheng took out the array disk and began setting it up inside the room.

This array disk was a simple Isolation Spirit Array Disk.

It could block out sound and spiritual sense.

And it was extremely simple to operate.

Before long, it had been set up. A faint layer of spiritual light now covered the edges of the entire room, wondrously strange.

Ye Jingcheng then released the Crimson Flame Fox again and took out the Three-Eared Pill Furnace that Ye Jingli had traded for him.

He began wiping it over and over again. This time, he even used Mountain Spring water obtained from the Mount Taihang Mountain Range.

After all, this was his first pill furnace.

After all that repeated wiping, a faint layer of spiritual light actually emerged over the pill furnace. It looked radiant and refreshed, as good as new. If not for its damaged ear marring its appearance, this furnace could definitely have fetched a better price!

"Yip yip!" At Ye Jingcheng's signal, the Crimson Flame Fox let out a low growl. The next moment, it spat out a ball of crimson flame that burned against the pill furnace.

The pill furnace gradually turned red-hot!