Failure?

The spring rain continued to fall all day. By the time Ye Jingcheng returned to the courtyard, it was already dusk, and many raindrops were fluttering in the mountains.

The Golden-Scaled Beast waited anxiously in the courtyard.

Its pupils were filled with boredom, while the Jade Ring Rat beside it darted about in the rain, its mouth full of raindrops.

These Rain Maidens, after all, grew up on Soaring Cloud Peak and were imbued with some Spiritual Qi, which also provided an opportunity for the Jade Ring Rat to improve their diet.

Surprisingly, the Golden-Scaled Beast didn't roar at the Jade Ring Rat.

Upon seeing Ye Jingcheng's return, it instantly rushed out, seemingly to show how well it had recovered.

Its entire body was covered in golden spiritual light, and every inch of its scales faintly glowed with Spirit Patterns.

It growled loudly, its chest held high.

Ye Jingcheng, understanding the Golden-Scaled Beast's meaning through the Soul Pact, patted its head:

"I know you're ready!"

Ye Jingcheng inputted some Treasure Radiance into the room and then led the latter into the room.

Just before entering, he threw Spirit Feeding Pill to the Jade Ring Rat and infused it with some Treasure Radiance.

The latter immediately began to squeak and roar excitedly, its large, jade-like ears flapping rhythmically.

Ye Jingcheng waved his hand again, signaling the Jade Ring Rat to continue.

He then entered the room. Currently, the Jade Ring Rat is of little help to him. He had also asked his elders, who said that the carrying capacity of the Beast-Link Mark is limited.

Although he has Seven-inch Beast-Link Mark, it is clear that only Spirit Beast that can keep up with him are worth focusing on cultivating.

Therefore, the Jade Ring Rat will naturally be treated differently from the other two Spirit Beasts, but as Alchemist, he can still provide it with ordinary Spirit Feeding Pill and Treasure Radiance that do not require Spirit Stone.

After entering the room and setting up the Array, Ye Jingcheng took out a jade bottle as the spiritual light faded, and a yellowish-brown pill fell out of the bottle.

It was indeed the Golden Scale Pill.

As the Golden Scale Pill was revealed, the Golden-Scaled Beast's breathing became noticeably rapid, and it paced anxiously with its two large forepaws.

Ye Jingcheng then channeled a considerable amount of spiritual light into the Golden-Scaled Beast, and then fed it a Lotus Yellow Pill.

Maintain an abundance of Spiritual Qi for the Golden-Scaled Beast.

After the Lotus Yellow Pill comes the Golden Scale Pill.

The Golden-Scaled Beast immediately found a corner and lay down. Its entire body began to radiate uncontrollably spiritual light, suppressing the candlelight in the room and turning it golden in color.

A series of powerful breaths rang out, and Spiritual Qi began to gather towards the Golden-Scaled Beast.

Ye Jingcheng checked the Soul Pact and found no problems. It was a normal bloodline advancement of the Golden-Scaled Beast, so he stopped there.

He then took out another array plate and set up a concealment and isolation Array around the Golden-Scaled Beast -Golden-Scaled Beast, covering it completely.

After finishing all this, Ye Jingcheng sat down on the stone bench next to him and began to think about the future.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, he asked Ye Haiyi if the beast hunting operation would begin in about half a month. If the Golden-Scaled Beast advanced to the same level as the Crimson Flame Fox, it might not be able to make it in time.

But now, even without the Golden-Scaled Beast, his strength wouldn't be much less, especially now that the Crimson Flame Fox's Greater Fireball Technique is unleashed at full power. Even with the Cold Dawn Seal, he wouldn't dare to directly confront its sharpness.

Another point is that he didn't want to reveal his advancement to the Golden-Scaled Beast so quickly.

So even though it would cause a delay, he still made the Golden-Scaled Beast consume the Golden Scale Pill to advance its level.

Of course, it would be even better if one could successfully advance their bloodline before setting off.

Ye Haiyi gave them fifteen days.

Ye Jingcheng also began refining pills in large quantities. This time, Ye Jingcheng planned to hunt demons in the Taihang Mountain Range for the long term.

Try to earn back all the contribution points from the Jade-Scale Snake.

Furthermore, more contribution points are required, as the catalysis of the spirit egg will also require the refinement of catalytic spirit arrays and spirit water.

Therefore, pills that are consumed during combat are his first choice.

He prepared at least ten of each of the following: Qi Replenishing Pill to restore Spiritual Qi, Ice Clarity Pill to dispel illusionary poisonous fog, and Qi-Blood Pill to heal injuries and replenish Qi and Blood.

Otherwise, aside from the dangers of alchemy in the Taihang Mountain Range and the risk of attracting powerful Demon Beast, Ye Jingcheng couldn't accept the weakened state after refining the pills.

He had already exchanged all the various Spirit Talisman at the Treasure Pavilion that day after the clan meeting.

More than ten days have passed, and Ye Jingcheng's eyes look somewhat tired.

The Crimson Flame Fox stood beside him, its entire body radiating a crimson spiritual light, with a pair of blue eyes that also shimmered with spiritual light.

Ye Jingcheng looked at the many pill bottles on the table, let out a long sigh, and the fatigue in his eyes dissipated considerably.

He refined two batches of each of the Qi Replenishing Pill, Qi-Blood Pill, and Ice Clarity Pill.

He can now refine eight to nine mid-grade first-tier Qi-Blood Pill, and ten full pills are not uncommon.

The First-Tier Superior-Grade Qi Replenishing Pill were slightly inferior, but still yielded 6-7 pills.

Besides these regular pills, there was also a jade bottle that was now incredibly red, radiating a crimson glow.

Inside the elixir bottle, two bright red pills stood out prominently.

It is First-Tier Superior-Grade spiritual pill, the Red Ganoderma Pill, which can improve the cultivation of Fire Attribute cultivators and also enhance the Fire Attribute Spirit Beast.

Even among first-tier pills, this is considered a high-quality product. In the market, even if sold one by one, it could fetch sixty or seventy Spirit Stone.

Moreover, he successfully refined the Red Ganoderma Pill on his very first batch, without making a single mistake throughout the entire process.

Three pills were formed directly, but the Crimson Flame Fox swallowed one on the spot.

They are still being refined.

Ye Jingcheng put away all the pills, but at this moment, Ye Jingcheng noticed that the Golden-Scaled Beast beside him had lost its spiritual light, and its body had grown even larger.

Its scales became more lustrous, and its claws became sharper.

However, what puzzled Ye Jingcheng was that the Golden-Scaled Beast did not produce Demon Beast Core, nor did its cultivation level increase significantly.

He looked at the precious book again, only to find that the pill formula in it was still the first-grade, high-quality Golden Scale Pill formula.

"It failed?"

Ye Jingcheng was puzzled. He walked to the side of the Golden-Scaled Beast, which was very excited and kept circling around Ye Jingcheng. It took the initiative to show its broad forehead and its eyes were squinting.

It was as if they were already enjoying the nourishment of the Treasure Radiance.

"No, it's probably because we haven't advanced enough, so the pills are less effective. We might need another one!" Ye Jingcheng studied it for a while before coming to a conclusion.

Clearly, even among bloodline Spirit Beast that can advance in rank, the strength of their bloodline abilities varies.

The Crimson Flame Fox's is clearly stronger; one pill is enough to take effect.

The Golden-Scaled Beast is somewhat weaker.

One is obviously not enough, but it still provides a real improvement, only the improvement is not enough to bring about a qualitative change.

Therefore, Ye Jingcheng was also curious about what would happen if an ordinary Demon Beast took the Crimson Flame Pill and the Golden Scale Pill.

Can't withstand the drug's effects? Or will there still be an improvement?

If it's the latter, Ye Jingcheng can get a large amount of contribution points by handing the Pill Formula over to the Lineage, provided that he has entered the cultivator's inheritance cave abode.

Otherwise, it would be too shocking for a Qi Refining cultivator to create his own Pill Formula.

"Alright, you can advance a little slower and help me in the Taihang Mountain Range. That way, I'll have another backup plan!" Ye Jingcheng murmured to himself. He then took out Body Tempering Pill and Lotus Yellow Pill and fed them to the Golden-Scaled Beast to improve its strength.

Just then, a ray of light flew over, and Ye Jingcheng grasped it in his hand before looking out into the courtyard.