Beast Taming

As dawn broke, the sounds of many birds could already be heard on Soaring Cloud Peak.

Ye Jingcheng took out a small jade plate, poured the last of the Spirit-Enhancing Liquid into it, then infused all the Purple Illusion Flower seeds with some Treasure Radiance before placing them into the jade plate.

These thirty seeds are now all a size larger than when Ye Jingcheng received them from Ye Xinghan, and some of them have even sprouted tiny buds.

Because of the Treasure Radiance, these seeds frantically absorbed the Spirit-Enhancing Liquid and drew upon its nutrients.

After absorbing enough of the Spirit-Enhancing Liquid, they all emitted a faint purplish-red spiritual light, appearing even more abundant.

Ye Jingcheng shook the jade plate to make the seeds appear more even, and then walked towards the spirit field.

In the spirit field, the Jade Ring Rat turned over the soil once more.

It makes the land appear radiant and vibrant. If you close your eyes and sense it closely, you can feel countless Spiritual Qi flowing into the ground under the blessing of the Spirit Gathering Formation.

In addition, more than thirty pits were dug in the ground to hold the seeds.

Ye Jingcheng was very satisfied with this. He beckoned to the Jade Ring Rat, took out an Azure Spirit Pill, and rewarded the rat.

The latter held the Azure Spirit Pill, squeaking excitedly, his eyes shining brighter.

Even though it had consumed the Azure Spirit Pill once, it still regarded it as a divine object.

However, Ye Jingcheng also noticed that the skin on the claws of the Jade Ring Rat was different from that of other parts of the rat. It seemed to have been worn out many times and new skin had grown back.

Next, Ye Jingcheng took out the Jade Slip and, comparing it with what he found in the Lineage records and what his sixteenth uncle Ye Xinghan had taught him, began to plant the seeds one by one.

To Ye Jingcheng's slight surprise, every time he finished sowing the seeds, the Jade Ring Rat would run over and gently dig a small layer of soil to cover the seeds!

It looked extremely skillful, as if it had been learned somewhere.

After all, the Jade Ring Rat roamed around Soaring Cloud Peak the most, so it's not surprising that it had seen the sowing of seeds.

Ye Jingcheng immediately smiled with relief, without saying a word. He simply placed the Jade Ring Rat in front and buried it in the soil behind!

After sowing thirty seeds, Ye Jingcheng took out the tea stems from the Spring Welcoming Tea tree and carefully planted them next to it.

The tea stems of the tea tree are even simpler. These stems are just ordinary tea leaves, but Ye Xinghan has imbued them with Spiritual Qi, so they don't even qualify as low-grade first-level tea.

However, the fertility of his spirit field is comparable to that of a mid-grade first-level spirit field.

Basically, you just need to insert a tea stem, fill it with soil, and water it a few times, and it will survive.

Soon, the three tea trees were ready. However, after observing them for a while and thinking it over repeatedly, Ye Jingcheng also infused the three tea stems with a considerable amount of Treasure Radiance.

Some of these Treasure Radiance began to radiate outwards.

The tea plants clearly did not absorb the nutrients adequately.

This was exactly what Ye Jingcheng had expected.

Just like Spirit Beast, those with stronger bloodlines absorb more and grow faster.

Ye Jingcheng straightened up and looked at the Spirit Land in front of him, which shimmered faintly in the sunlight. He was extremely satisfied.

Now he finally has his own spiritual field, which is full of Purple Illusion Flower. In the future, he will harvest a swarm of powerful Five Poison Bee and a lot of spiritual honey.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng felt even more at ease. He made a hand seal, and spiritual light flowed around him, forming layers of thin mist in the next moment.

The thin mist began to thicken again, turning into a Dark Cloud.

Finally, the sound of raindrops pattering down began, and the rain started to fall heavily.

Unlike other places, casting a rain spell here will also stir up dust.

In the spirit field, even the color of the soil remained unchanged, which was extremely strange.

After finishing these tasks, Ye Jingcheng checked the array plate again and returned to his own courtyard.

Having neglected alchemy for a long time, his contribution points on his token had shrunk considerably.

In addition, burying spirit Spirit Stone in the spirit field also reduced the number of Spirit Stone in his Storage Bag considerably.

Now that I've broken through, it's a good time to test how my cultivation level enhances my alchemy skills.

Let's try refining the top-grade Spirit Nurturing Pill again.

Ye Jingcheng took out the Azure Elephant Furnace and summoned the Crimson Flame Fox.

Then he began to take out alchemy materials, but instead of materials for the Spirit Nurturing Pill, he took out materials for the Azure Spirit Pill.

Although I have now broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, I haven't refined pills for three months, so it would be good to test them out with the Azure Spirit Pill.

Get a feel for it.

"Fire!" Ye Jingcheng called out to the Crimson Flame Fox.

Then the flames were seen burning towards the incense burner.

This time, the temperature started off with terrifyingly high temperatures.

This time, Ye Jingcheng is going to test the Quick Furnace-Warming Method that Ye Haiyun once used!

Ye Haiyun was at the ninth level of Qi Refining back then, while he was at the eighth level, but he had the Crimson Flame Fox, which gave him an advantage.

In an instant, as the high temperature scorched, the Azure Elephant Furnace emitted a series of deep elephant-like roars.

Finally, the Azure Elephant Furnace emitted a full burst of azure light and let out a clear elephant's cry!

The furnace was successfully formed quickly!

Ye Jingcheng's face lit up with joy. Although he was still a few breaths slower than Ye Haiyun, the gap was no longer significant!

He might even close the gap if he uses it a few more times.

With the furnace ready, the next step is to melt and refine the medicine.

As each spirit medicine entered the Pill Furnace, Ye Jingcheng found that his own understanding had also improved once again.

The melting process went more smoothly than expected.

Finally, the Pill Furnace began to rotate, and at the same time, the temperature of the flames began to decrease.

Everything was under his control.

With another clear, resonant elephant's call, the furnace lid flew high into the air.

Inside the Pill Furnace were nine Azure Spirit Pills!

Moreover, most of them emitted a bluish light, and a rich Pill Fragrance wafted out!

Ye Jingcheng didn't know how many times he had smiled with satisfaction.

He put seven of the Azure Spirit Pill into a jade bottle, and then handed the remaining two Azure Spirit Pills, which still carried Pill Fragrance, to the Crimson Flame Fox!

The Crimson Flame Fox stuck out its bright red little tongue and rolled both pills into its mouth.

Then, she started acting cute, something she hadn't done in a long time.

It whimpered softly, full of joy, its chin resting on Ye Jingcheng's palm, unwilling to move away, constantly rubbing against it, radiating warmth.

A pair of blue eyes also looked at Ye Jingcheng, gleaming.

Furthermore, a fluctuation of Divine Soul emanated from it, indicating a desire for the previous Spirit Nurturing Pill.

They were even wondering why Ye Jingcheng had given the Jade-Scale Snake and the Jade Ring Rat more Spirit Cuisine.

Ye Jingcheng withdrew his hand, thwarting the Crimson Flame Fox's plan.

This disappointed the Crimson Flame Fox, making it appear somewhat pitiful, its two tails constantly swishing like two balls of flame.

Ye Jingcheng remained calm and unmoved.

Ye Jingcheng could sometimes indulge these Spirit Beasts, but he couldn't do it every time, otherwise he would be committing a major taboo in beast taming.

This was recorded in the very first lesson of the Ye Family's beast taming class.

The Spirit Beast will become increasingly intelligent and will develop other ideas.

The competition for favor is all too common in the Ye Family.

Therefore, there are times when you absolutely cannot indulge someone.

All the Spirit Beast of the Ye Family are designed to serve cultivators, and this principle must never change in the slightest.

This Crimson Flame Fox was clearly quite intelligent. Ye Jingcheng's expression darkened, and the fox instantly felt a pang of regret.

"Go practice dodging with Gold Scale!" Ye Jingcheng said, then summoned Gold Scale.

Let them practice properly.

The Golden-Scaled Beast beside it was overjoyed. It had been craving the Azure Spirit Pill when the Crimson Flame Fox ate it, but now it was exceptionally happy.

It even wondered when Ye Jingcheng would let the Jade-Scale Snake practice dodging properly.

After all, this long thing is even more annoying!

And she doesn't like to exercise, and her eyes are always foggy!

The Golden-Scaled Beast and the Crimson Flame Fox trained until the next day. After the training was over, Ye Jingcheng appeared in front of the Crimson Flame Fox again, his hand stroking the back of the Crimson Flame Fox's neck.

The latter had just sustained several more injuries, and Ye Jingcheng channeled his Treasure Radiance into it to heal the Crimson Flame Fox.

Compared to other members of the Ye Family, Ye Jingcheng's advantage lies in this.

He can let his Spirit Beast practice combat all day long without worrying about them getting hurt or suffering hidden injuries.

It even affected his later development.

In this way, Ye Jingcheng's Spirit Beast will be stronger than those that live in the wild, and they will not suffer a significant decline in strength after being domesticated.

"Lili!" The Crimson Flame Fox raised its eyes, looking at Ye Jingcheng with a somewhat radiant expression, its Divine Soul fluctuations conveying a sense of intimacy.

Ye Jingcheng also took out the Spirit Nurturing Pill.

The Crimson Flame Fox seemed somewhat puzzled.

It didn't understand why Ye Jingcheng had refused it yesterday, but gave it to it today.

"A cultivator's growth depends on their own efforts, and so does Spirit Beast's. So if you want to maintain your number one position here, it's not about whispering in my ear, but about your own efforts!" Ye Jingcheng said, not caring whether the Crimson Flame Fox could understand him or not.

He knew that both the spirit fox and the dragon were very proud Spirit Beast. The Jade-Scale Snake was alright; it didn't like to fight. But the Crimson Flame Fox was different; sometimes it would fight fiercely with the Golden-Scaled Beast.

However, the latter feared it.

She even crawled under his bed every time, just to show off her status.

Of course, he also frequently smacked the Golden-Scaled Beast!

The changes in the Crimson Flame Fox after taking the Spirit Nurturing Pill were greater than those after taking the ordinary Spirit Feeding Pill.

Its red fur turned an even deeper crimson, as if a faint flame were burning on it.

The two tails also seemed to have grown much wider.

The Spirit Patterns on his forehead were also clearer.

Ye Jingcheng wasn't surprised when the Crimson Flame Fox expressed its desire to refine it.

Let the latter go back to his room to refine it.

After all, the Ye Family's Spirit Nurturing Pill are mostly used as food for second-tier Spirit Beast.

It is used in rare cases on exceptionally gifted late-stage Tier 1 Spirit Beast.

The Spiritual Qi it contains is naturally extraordinary.

It is believed that after taking this Spirit Nurturing Pill, the Crimson Flame Fox will make some further progress in its cultivation.

The Crimson Flame Fox spent a full day and night refining the Spirit Nurturing Pill.

Only on the third day can they continue refining the elixir.

This time, Ye Jingcheng refined the Spirit Nurturing Pill once again.

The Pill Furnace still uses the Two-Stage Furnace-Warming Method, because this time they have more experience and their cultivation level is higher.

Therefore, refining it is much easier.

Finally, using the three-part alchemy method, two Spirit Nurturing Pills were successfully refined.

Ye Jingcheng was very satisfied. He examined the two elixirs for a while before putting them away.

As for the pill residue, after slight processing, it was poured back into the spirit field.

Ye Jingcheng became even busier in the following period.

During the day, he waters the Purple Illusion Flower, refines elixirs, studies alchemy, and tames beasts; at night, he cultivates.

Time flies by.