He refined pills during the day and cultivated as usual at night. Life as a pill refiner went on like this, and more than a month slipped by in a flash. During that time, Huo Hai had used up an untold amount of spirit medicine. A thick layer of black dust covered the floor.
That dust was none other than the residue of Huo Hai's failed attempts at pill refinement. After a month of practice, Huo Hai would not claim he could refine other pills, but his success rate with Beast-Taming Pills was nearly a hundred percent.
He used little Astral Flame, so the drain on Huo Hai was slight. He could easily keep refining for an entire day without resting. Over those thirty-odd days, Huo Hai had ruined tens of thousands of portions of spirit medicine, often putting several portions into a single batch. All his Wine Insects and Spirit-Gathering Insects that had reached the peak Spirit General realm had entered metamorphosis. Only those that had yet to reach that level remained.
Besides that, Huo Hai had actually stockpiled quite a few Beast-Taming Pills, which he intended to save for his newly born Spirit-Gathering Insects and Wine Insects in the future. In just one short month of pill refinement, Huo Hai had consumed several thousand pieces of spirit jade alone.
Never mind anyone else-even the Qu Family head felt a pang watching resources vanish at that rate. While Huo Hai refined pills, the Qu Family head continued sending him news. The task Huo Hai had entrusted to him had been completed two days earlier.
Under the guise of a merchant caravan, the Qu Family had secretly delivered the goods to the Huo Family. They had also explained Huo Hai's current situation and his relationship with the Qu Family. The