The Giant Toad Breaks Through

The Giant Toad saw Ji Yuan emerge from the mist once more, but before it could speak,

it saw a huge dark shape come flying toward it.

Its mouth snapped open, and its tongue shot out to coil around the shape.

It opened wide and swallowed half a Spirit Pig in a few gulps.

No sooner had the Big Clam finished that Spirit Pig and raised its head than another dark shape flew its way. It ate that too. By the time Ji Yuan reached it, it had devoured three Spirit Pigs in a row.

One Big Clam, two bites per pig.

At first, Ji Yuan fed it himself. After a while, he could not even be bothered with that.

A job requiring so little skill could be left to Tu Yue.

He tossed her several Storage Bags and gave her clear instructions: once the Spirit Pigs on the ground were gone, she was to take out more.

Ji Yuan went back into his Cave Abode to refine pills and draw talismans.

He had spent the past few months running around over the Spirit Pigs, without even time for his side trades.

Now that he had achieved Physique Foundation Establishment, Ji Yuan planned to draw some talismans and refine some Cultivation Pills. He could sell them back at the sect for Spirit Stones to cover household expenses.

While he was there, he could see how the task he had set a few months ago was coming along.

If they had secured the Illusion-Heart Flower in one stroke, all the better. He could come back and keep upgrading the [Dao Comprehension Chamber].

If not, he would have to think of another way.

Ji Yuan secluded himself in his Cave Abode to cultivate, leaving all outside matters to Tu Yue. About half