The Crimson Flame Fox's Strength

In the days that followed, Ye Jingcheng was extremely busy.

Every half-month, he went to exchange for Antidote Pills and Blood Essence Pills; every month, he went to the Alchemy Pavilion to practice alchemy once.

After a month, Ye Jingcheng was utterly exhausted in both body and mind.

Even his daily cultivation had been delayed.

But the results were immensely gratifying. Within the Ye Family, even without any publicity, quite a few cultivators now knew that his Crimson Flame Fox had not died.

To Ye Jingcheng, that was what mattered most.

And the Crimson Flame Fox's naturally powerful talent was the best cover.

As for his Spirit Beasts, after a month of the Treasure Book's spiritual radiance, the Crimson Flame Fox's injuries had completely healed.

Its fur was like scarlet fire, its blue eyes lively and bright. Its tail was large and thick.

Its claws were even sharper. As it leaped up and down atop the stone table, it left several plum blossom-like marks in the stone, leaving Ye Jingcheng both annoyed and delighted.

He stepped forward and patted the Crimson Flame Fox on the head. It immediately gave a series of lilting cries and even spat out some lively sparks. "Don't spit fire in here!"

This sight frightened Ye Jingcheng into hastily scooping the Crimson Flame Fox down. Fire-breathing was absolutely not something to be done indoors.

Within his mind, the Crimson Flame Fox also sent a yearning ripple of soul consciousness.

Clearly, beneath the Treasure Book, the Crimson Flame Fox was growing even faster.

Ye Jingcheng brought the Crimson Flame Fox outside and headed toward an open space on the mountain.

The moment the Crimson Flame Fox leaped out of his arms, it transformed into a scarlet spiritual shadow in the clearing.

Its speed was unbelievably fast!

Ye Jingcheng was also astonished by the Crimson Flame Fox's speed. He cast a Light Body Technique on himself and chased after it, only to discover that even with the technique's enhancement, he could barely keep up with the Crimson Flame Fox! Seemingly tired of playing, the Crimson Flame Fox cried twice and darted back before Ye Jingcheng.

Its cries were light and clear, yet carried an excited, spirited air.

At that moment, it turned its head and opened its mouth! Boom! A palm-sized Fireball shot out, landing in the clearing and blasting a huge pit of blackened earth.

"Much more powerful than the Fireball Spell!" Ye Jingcheng was delighted at the sight.

He possessed fire, earth, water, and wood Four Spiritual Roots, so naturally he knew the Fireball Spell as well. Yet he could not form the hand seals as quickly as the Crimson Flame Fox could unleash it, and its power was far greater. He was already at Qi Training Stage 4.

That meant the Crimson Flame Fox was now in the middle stage of Tier 1. Measured by a cultivator's cultivation realm, it was likely equivalent to Qi Training Stage 5.

That truly exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, it looked very much like the Crimson Flame Fox was displaying its combat strength, as though it knew he would be heading into those dangerous mountains in the coming days.

Its intelligence was extraordinarily high!

There was no need to mention his Jade Ring Rat. It could only squeak now. He had also asked his Second Brother, Ye Jingyong; that Flying Cloud Leopard currently only had decent speed, at most comparable to Qi Training Stage 3! After spitting the Fireball, the Crimson Flame Fox landed by Ye Jingcheng's feet, looking somewhat tired. Its lilting cries had grown calmer as well.

Ye Jingcheng took out Spirit Beast Meat and two Spirit Feeding Pills and began feeding it.

The Crimson Flame Fox ate slowly while he gently stroked its fur, feeling its warmth as he pondered.

Just then, a scarlet streak of spiritual light cut across the Skyline and fell before Ye Jingcheng.

He caught it in one hand. It was a Sound Transmission Talisman.

The Sound Transmission Talisman quickly burned away, finally turning into a single message: Come quickly!

Ye Jingcheng hurriedly patted the Crimson Flame Fox on the head. It raised its head and glanced at him, then promptly swallowed all the Spirit Beast Meat in one gulp without chewing any further.

Ye Jingcheng then activated the Spirit Beast Bag and stored the Crimson Flame Fox inside! Returning to the small courtyard, Ye Jingcheng saw that his Second Brother, Ye Jingyong, and Fourth Brother, Ye Jingyu, were already waiting at the entrance. Ye Jingli was also there. Of those who had gone to choose Spirit Beasts that day, only Seventh Sister Ye Jingyu was absent.

"Jingcheng, you're the only one missing. How are your preparations?" Ye Jingyong's voice was booming.

"Second Brother, I've naturally been prepared for a long time!" Ye Jingcheng replied with a smile, then respectfully called out, "Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother!"

"Jingcheng, I heard your Crimson Flame Fox survived?" Ye Jingyu spoke as well. His voice was exceptionally gentle, and listening to him felt like being bathed in a spring breeze.

"Yes. Perhaps I was lucky—it held on!" Ye Jingcheng nodded.

"Raise it well. Its potential is enormous!" Ye Jingyu said, seemingly with deeper meaning.

Ye Jingcheng's eyes lit up! He had long suspected that the Ye Family was hiding something.

This Cultivation World was known as the Great Yu Cultivation World. Aside from the Ye Family, other clans and sects all placed immense importance on Spiritual Roots, yet the Ye Family was an exception! Ye Jingcheng did not believe the Ye Family was simply too stubborn to change, merely because they thought raising Spirit Beasts made one formidable in battle.

As the patriarch's son, Ye Jingyu clearly knew something. That was why, when they selected Spirit Beasts that time, no one besides Ye Jingcheng had uttered even half a word about yielding.

The Ye Family's Spirit Beasts were definitely more important than he had imagined.

"Enough. Let's go first, or delays may breed complications!" Ye Jingyu said, unwilling to continue.

Then he took out a palm-sized little boat and tossed it into the air. With another surge of spiritual energy, it rode the wind and transformed into a green Wooden Boat no smaller than a tiled house.

"Get on!" Ye Jingyu stood at the very front, controlling a spiritual disk resembling a wooden rudder.

All three of them revealed envious looks. As for Ye Jingcheng, he currently possessed only a Tier 1 Low-Grade Magic Sword.

It was an ordinary Magic Sword meant for combat. If he used it to fly, his spiritual energy would be drained dry in just a few moments!

Even so, his Magic Sword had cost him seventy Contribution Points.

As for this Spirit Boat, they did not even dare think about its value.

"Our destination lies deep in the outer region of the Mount Taihang Mountain Range. When the time comes, we'll take turns activating the Dharma Disk. Jingcheng, your cultivation is the weakest, so you'll be responsible for one quarter-hour. The rest of us will each take two quarter-hours. The direction is marked on this Spirit Map!" Ye Jingyu took out a Spirit Map, then inscribed the simple method for operating the Spirit Boat onto a Jade Slip for the other three to examine.

"Jingcheng, you can release your Jade Ring Rat first. It is highly sensitive to powerful Monster Beasts. As for the Flying Cloud Leopard and Azure Scale Snake, release them after we reach our destination. Otherwise, they will increase our spiritual energy consumption!" Ye Jingyu instructed them one by one.

Yet he conspicuously omitted Ye Jingcheng's Crimson Flame Fox. Clearly, in his mind, even if the Crimson Flame Fox had recovered, it probably could not possess any combat strength.

Ye Jingcheng said nothing more and took out the Jade Ring Rat. The moment it appeared, the three of them were somewhat surprised.

The Jade Ring Rat was named for its emerald-green ears, which resembled large rings. Its hearing was astonishing, and its sense of smell was exceptionally sharp. Among the Ye Family's various Spirit Beasts, it was considered rather sought-after.

Yet Ye Jingcheng's Jade Ring Rat had only been around for a month, and it seemed to have grown even better than their Flying Cloud Leopards! Its fur gleamed brightly and emitted a faint spiritual radiance. Its ears twitched back and forth, making it exceptionally endearing.

"Jingcheng, your alchemy has improved again, hasn't it?" Spiritual light flashed in Ye Jingyu's eyes. Ye Jingcheng nodded. His Fourth Brother truly thought faster than many others! In truth, he himself had been a little stunned just now, because he had not expected the Jade Ring Rat to grow so quickly. After all, it had only soaked up a little of the Crimson Flame Fox's Treasure Book radiance.

Still, his Fourth Brother had already thought up an explanation for him! Please follow up, please bookmark.