As for Xiao Yan himself?
He had made some modest gains over the past month as well.
He had either ventured deep into the mountain range to hunt third- or fourth-tier magical beasts and test his strength, or immersed himself in alchemy.
By the end of the month, his success rate in refining fifth-grade pills had increased by at least thirty percent.
Besides that, he had obtained three Third-Tier Magic Cores and two Fourth-Tier Magic Cores.
Using the resources in the Little Mountain Valley, Xiao Yan had successfully refined three Fourth-Tier Energy-Gathering Pills.
As for the Fifth-Grade Energy-Gathering Pill?
The medicinal ingredients in the Little Mountain Valley were only enough to refine one, so Xiao Yan had tried his hand at it.
Although he had succeeded, its quality was hardly worth mentioning, falling far short of Yao Lao's work.
With these four pills, Xiao Yan's strength had surged through another six stages of Dou Qi, smoothly reaching the seventy-sixth stage.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian stood on Little Lan's back, watching the Little Mountain Valley gradually shrink below them. A trace of reluctance lingered in her eyes.
Their month in the Little Mountain Valley had been brief, but she had loved that life.
Xiao Yan slipped an arm around Xiao Yi Xian's slender waist and comforted her with a smile. "We'll come back someday."
"Mhm!"
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face as she softly answered him.
Beside Little Lan, the Amethyst Winged Lion King muttered, "Humans are such a nuisance. Not like me. When I say I'm leaving, I leave, without a shred of attachment."
Despite those words, the Lion King still couldn't help asking again.
"Hey, Xiao Yan, are you sure you packed all that magical beast blood essence? Don't leave any behind