The Four Foxes
The intense flames completely filled the room.
The already red lacquered wood shone even brighter under the firelight, making the irregular stripes on it exceptionally clear.
Ye Jingcheng also stared at the enormous fireball in front of him.
With hope in his eyes, he flew out several array flags. The flames were extremely hot; if they weren't isolated by Array, the house would burn down.
Fortunately, Ye Jingcheng, as Alchemist, had already prepared several such Array.
Even if one can't handle it, there's always a second one.
At this moment, however, he felt as if he were refining an elixir, with the house as the Pill Furnace and himself as the elixir.
This feeling came out of nowhere, but it gave him a lot to think about.
These thoughts were quite complex, but Ye Jingcheng still took out a Jade Slip and recorded his current state.
Perhaps this kind of inspiration for alchemy is not very useful at times, but he believes that as long as he records every feeling at every moment, when he has accumulated enough, that will be the time for him to transform and improve.
Before long, a series of sharp, piercing cries rang out.
The enormous fireball dissipated, revealing a crimson three- Tail Fire with its neck raised, letting out an excited howl.
Its limbs are longer and its fur is smoother and fiery, as if it is waving in the breeze.
Three thick, fiery tails swayed in the air, and within their blue eyes, it seemed as if a flame was flickering.
His aura was clearly at the mid-stage of the second tier, equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage for cultivators.
"Chirp!" The Crimson Flame Fox let out another long cry, and its three tails began to wag rhythmically once more.
The next moment, three shadows materialized, and four identical Crimson Flame Fox appeared in the room.
Clearly, its ability to replicate and transform its tail has increased once again.
They even copied the previous phantoms, so the number of future phantoms will probably increase exponentially.
Moreover, the Crimson Flame Fox didn't need Ye Jingcheng's prompting; it proactively unleashed its newly acquired abilities.
Just when Ye Jingcheng thought that was all, he saw the four tails suddenly input four Dao Flame chains, which intertwined in the air to form a huge fireball.
The fireball continued to grow, quickly condensing to a diameter of over seven feet, and it was still growing, showing no signs of stopping.
"That's enough, that's enough!" Ye Jingcheng waved his hands repeatedly. The sheer size of the fireball was incredibly intimidating to him, and these three illusions were clearly more than just illusions.
They can also use Spirit Condensation together.
If Crimson Flame Fox were to release a fireball several feet wide, it would take it ten breaths to condense it. However, four Crimson Flame Fox together could condense it in less than three breaths.
Keep in mind that this amount of time might take a cultivator much longer to form hand seals and cast spells.
Its terrifying attack power was beyond Ye Jingcheng's imagination.
With a hiss, the Crimson Flame Fox's three tails, which had been fluttering, slowly fell silent. The three phantoms vanished instantly, and the enormous fireball gradually dissipated into Fire Attribute spiritual energy, spreading outwards.
Even so, the spiritual energy in the entire room was still extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, the Crimson Flame Fox shrank again, transforming into a three-foot-long fox, the same size as when Ye Jingcheng first saw the Crimson Flame Fox.
Clearly, after its next advancement, it was even able to control its size.
Ye Jingcheng stepped forward, gently patted the latter's head, took out two Fire Heart Pills, and infused them with a great deal of Treasure Radiance.
After completing these tasks, Ye Jingcheng began to introspect, only to find that the Beast-Link Mark was continuously absorbing pure Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi.
With this Spiritual Qi, Ye Jingcheng felt that casting Fire Attribute Secret Method would be extremely easy.
The previously difficult-to-perfect Falling Flame Fire Feathers seemed to have gained some understanding at this moment.
However, Ye Jingcheng did not test it, but instead began to cultivate cross-legged.
Now, he feels that Foundation Establishment Middle Stage is just around the corner.
However, he did not immediately begin his secluded retreat.
Instead, he cultivated for a while, then pretended to be rather weak, and walked towards the shop. He communicated with Ye Xingyi for a bit, and also glanced at Chu Yanqing. The other party wanted to come up and talk, but Ye Jingcheng left first.
He didn't loudly announce his failure in alchemy, as that would be too deliberate. Instead, he showed his weakness, communicated with Ye Xingyi, and retrieved a new Storage Bag for the spirit medicine.
Even if they don't believe it, they have no choice but to believe it.
In the days that followed, Ye Jingcheng did not completely shut himself in for seclusion. Instead, he would cultivate for a while and then begin refining pills.
Aside from feeling that the balance of the four elements was still somewhat lacking, he also wanted to take advantage of these few days to refine more elixirs.
After communicating with Ye Xingyi, he also learned that the Xu Family now had a second-tier high-grade Alchemist who completely overwhelmed the Ye Family in Pill Formula.
The Ye Family's Ban Xu Order issue.
After all, in the eyes of the general public, Ye Jingcheng was just a mid-grade second-tier Alchemist.
They can only refine two types of mid-grade second-tier spirit pills.
The limitations are too great; Xu Qingyu from the Xu Family is far superior.
During this period of research, what Ye Jingcheng feared most was the Mo Family, whose Mo Family brewed spirit wine was actually a rare and potent beverage.
According to Chen Ya, the aroma of that spirit wine was quite strong.
Moreover, the Mo Family's Array shop, though in dire straits and even with the support of the sect, has begun to decline.
Mo Hongyuan never showed up even once.
This was what gave Ye Jingcheng the biggest headache.
The Clan Elder of the Ye Family initially said they wouldn't have any doubts for five years.
However, if Mo Hongyuan is convinced that Mo Wenchen, the Purple Mansion cultivator, has also fled there, or if he is certain that the Purple Mansion cultivator there will come to report the news on his own initiative.
It might only take two years!
The other party will become alert.
Ye Jingcheng felt a chill run down his spine.
Of course, he didn't act immediately. In Ye Jingcheng's view, the other party was brewing wine in the Flat House District, which seemed more like an attempt to lure the Ye Family out.
If the Mo Family were truly certain that the Ye Family was behind it, they would have already offered up either Blue Wave Wine or Taicang Wine.
Ye Jingcheng knew he needed to hurry.
While refining the elixirs, Ye Jingcheng discovered that in the past two months, he was only one item away from completing the second-tier Advancement Pill ingredients for both the Golden Scale Pill and the Jade-Scale Pill.
However, Ye Jingcheng had no interest in finding those two main ingredients right now.
The real goal is to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage as soon as possible.
And so, another half month passed, and with a burst of spiritual light, the Three-Color Cloud Deer broke through a minor stage.
He reached the peak of the late stage of the first rank, equivalent to the ninth level of Qi Refining in a cultivator.
At this point, Ye Jingcheng no longer intended to hold back.
He chose another night, under the guise of alchemy, to go into seclusion and begin Beast Communion.
Compared to the Wood Demon Beast Communion, the Three-Color Cloud Deer Beast Communion...
The Wood Attribute spiritual power obtained is unsurprisingly used to increase the speed of the Wood Vine Technique and enhance the catalytic effect of spiritual power on certain special Spirit Plant.
Even so, Ye Jingcheng did not emerge from seclusion. Instead, he hung a sign at the entrance and began his closed-door breakthrough.