"Brother Yang, are you finished?"
Seeing that Ji Yang seemed almost done, Xiao Wu, who had been idly playing with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, immediately ran over in excitement.
From the earlier Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid Pill to the later Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower Pill, a full six hours had passed. A quarter of the day had slipped away just like that.
She had inevitably grown a little anxious waiting.
"Yes, I can refine pills for you all now. But I'll refine Dugu Yan's first and help her evolve her martial soul. After that, I'll immediately refine yours, so you won't have to keep waiting like this."
Ji Yang stroked Xiao Wu's head as he spoke.
"Mm-hmm!"
Xiao Wu nodded happily.
"Thank you!"
Dugu Yan, standing nearby, voiced her thanks.
In her view, it would have been fine even if Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu went ahead of her. After all, she had arrived last.
But Ji Yang had chosen to put her first, which moved her deeply.
"I'll look around for you first and see which immortal herb suits you."
Ji Yang began searching through the surrounding immortal herbs.
In the end, he settled on the earth dragon golden melon.
This was an earth-attribute immortal herb that contained a portion of the earth dragon bloodline essence.
It was roughly the size of a fist and shaped like a golden melon, hence its name.
As for its exact appearance, the earth dragon golden melon was dark gold all over, its skin covered in fine, pale-gold dragon-scale patterns. It felt exceedingly heavy in the hand, far heavier even than a piece of metal of the same size.
Its roots and stem were buried deep underground. If one only paid attention to the surface, its presence was often difficult to discover.
As for the effects of the earth dragon golden melon itself?
Not only could it strengthen one's foundation and nurture vitality, repair the foundations of a damaged body, nourish flesh and meridians, and temper the physique, it could also improve one's control over the power of the earth.
Most importantly, if Soul Masters with snake, python, or lesser-dragon martial souls, or Soul Beasts of those types, consumed this immortal herb, they could potentially use the earth dragon bloodline within it to evolve toward dragonkind, becoming corresponding "earth dragons."
No immortal herb could have suited Dugu Yan better!
Other immortal herbs and precious medicinal plants in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, such as Dragon Blood Grass and Dragon Reishi, possessed similar effects, but they were nowhere near as powerful as the earth dragon golden melon.
With their medicinal potency, it would already have been a good result if they could evolve Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul into an ordinary Jiao-type martial soul.
Not to mention, if the earth dragon golden melon was refined with the Bagua Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul, its earth dragon bloodline essence would become even stronger.
Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul might even evolve directly into an earth-dragon-type martial soul closest to the Mountain Dragon King, gaining the attribute of ultimate earth.
That made it all the more impossible to pass up!
"This one, then!"
Ji Yang dug up the earth dragon golden melon buried underground and told Dugu Yan about its effects.
"All right!"
Naturally, Dugu Yan had no objections upon hearing this. She was delighted and full of anticipation.
An earth dragon martial soul, and one extremely close to the so-called Mountain Dragon King at that-it sounded immensely powerful. How could she refuse?
"Then I'll start refining!"
Ji Yang tossed the earth dragon golden melon in his hand into the Bagua Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul.
A short while later, two ocher Earth Dragon Golden Melon Pills emerged.
"The rest will depend on your own fortune!"
Ji Yang handed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon Pills to Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan nodded repeatedly.
After carefully accepting the earth dragon golden melon from Ji Yang's hand, she thanked him again and again, then sat off to one side to refine the Earth Dragon Golden Melon Pills.
Ji Yang, meanwhile, prepared to continue gathering immortal herbs and refining pills for Xiao Wu and Ye Lingling.
He also prepared shares for Da Ming, Er Ming, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Before long, pills refined from five immortal herbs-Lovesick Heartbreak Red, narcissus jade muscle bone, the Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus, singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, and infernal delicate apricot-emerged from the furnace one after another.
Leaving aside the narcissus jade muscle bone intended for Ye Lingling, Ji Yang had chosen singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and infernal delicate apricot based on Er Ming's powerful physique and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's own attributes.
The Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus intended for Da Ming, on the other hand, was a pleasant surprise he had discovered through an unexpected experiment.
He had originally known nothing about the Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus. He had merely felt that its aura carried a trace of draconic essence, so he tried refining it into pills to see whether it would benefit Da Ming.
Only after refining the Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus into Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus Pills had he learned the effects of this immortal herb and its pills through the abilities of the Bagua Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul.
The Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus had the wondrous ability to purify dragon blood and awaken draconic bloodline essence, making it especially suitable for Soul Masters with lesser-dragon or true dragon martial souls, as well as lesser-dragon and true-dragon Soul Beasts.
Naturally, the Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus Pills refined from it were even more effective.
Giving the Clear-Origin Dragon Marrow Lotus Pills to Da Ming could not have been more fitting.
With his bloodline and physical form already extremely close to those of an Azure Dragon, he might even fully evolve from an Azure Sky Thunder Dragon into an Azure Dragon.
Finally, there was Xiao Wu.
Ji Yang had made this decision based on the immortal herb Xiao Wu had chosen and used in the original timeline.
There was nothing surprising about that.
He himself also felt that, in terms of effects, no other immortal herb suited Xiao Wu better than Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
An immortal herb that could conceal a Soul Beast's aura, raise soul power level, and even protect its master-the effects of Lovesick Heartbreak Red were simply heaven-defying!
If he did not choose Lovesick Heartbreak Red for Xiao Wu, there would have been something wrong with his thinking.
As for the trial required for Lovesick Heartbreak Red to acknowledge its master, the powerful effects of the Bagua Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul naturally allowed it to be bypassed with ease.
It was only because Ji Yang had not told Xiao Wu about the requirements for using Lovesick Heartbreak Red. Otherwise, she would surely have tried them first before letting him refine it into pills.
She might even have become reluctant to let him use Lovesick Heartbreak Red for pill refinement afterward.
That was also why Ji Yang had not told Xiao Wu.
He did not want to make the scene too sentimental, and the bond between him and Xiao Wu did not need Lovesick Heartbreak Red to prove it.
Besides, Xiao Wu had to directly absorb and refine Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
That was the right way to do it!
"Take them!"
Ji Yang handed the five kinds of pills to Xiao Wu and the others respectively.
"Mm-hmm!"
Xiao Wu giggled.
She was the first to accept her pill and swallowed it without hesitation, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began absorbing the power of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red Pill.
With Xiao Wu taking the lead, Ye Lingling also accepted the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone Pill from Ji Yang and began absorbing and refining it.
Next, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the third to approach.
She had absolutely no intention of standing on ceremony, especially since Ji Yang was offering it to her of his own accord.
Moreover, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could sense even more clearly the benefits this Infernal Delicate Apricot Pill would bring her.
Perhaps the Infernal Delicate Apricot Pill would struggle to improve her flame power much further, but it could greatly increase her cultivation age.
That was something she urgently needed.
"There are some for us too?"
Da Ming and Er Ming, who had yet to accept their pills, each scratched their heads, their faces showing surprise and delight.
They had come on this trip to help Ji Yang and Sister Xiao Wu find an opportunity involving immortal herbs, without giving any thought to themselves.
Deep down, they had also felt that these so-called immortal herbs probably would not help them much.
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