No sooner had Ye Feng finished speaking than the Heavenly Feather Divine Tiger pounced on the Flood Dragon Ye Qing.

Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan's hearts jumped into their throats.

However, the dragon Ye Qing's eyes revealed a disdainful look. It directly pressed down on the Heavenly Feather Divine Tiger with one claw, slamming it down from the sky to the ground.

Boom!

The ground was smashed into a large crater, and Tianyu Tiger lay on its back in the crater, struggling desperately, but it could not break free from the sharp claws of Jiaolong Yeqing!

"This... defeated him in a single exchange?" Sun Muqing stared in astonishment.

Ye Qing was previously a peak seventh-tier demon beast. If he were to encounter this Heavenly Feather Divine Tiger, which is also a peak seventh-tier beast, even if he could win, it would definitely take a long time and require him to use all his skills to achieve victory.

But what about now?

After breaking through to the eighth rank, the dragon Ye Qing didn't even use dragon flames or dragon breath. He simply pinned the seventh-rank peak demon beast, the Heavenly Feather Divine Tiger, to the ground with a single claw, rendering it unable to move.

This is an absolute crushing defeat!

"So powerful! Ye Qing is so amazing now, so cool!" Jiang Lingxuan cheered.

After a pause, Jiang Lingxuan continued, "If Ye Qing had been this strong before, those three elders of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace definitely wouldn't have been able to defeat him; they would have been easily defeated!"

Hearing Jiang Lingxuan praise him, Ye Qing became even more smug, raising his huge dragon head with a face full of pride.

Seeing the smug look on Jiaolong Yeqing's face, Yefeng couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, Ye Qing, release this Heavenly Feathered Divine Tiger and let it leave," Ye Feng commanded.

"Aren't we going to kill it?" Jiang Lingxuan asked.

“We don’t have to kill every demon beast we encounter. It’s not easy for a demon beast to cultivate to the seventh level or above. Killing it would be against the natural order.”

"Besides, there's nothing we can use about the Heavenly Feather Divine Tiger, so killing it is pointless. We might as well let it go."

Night Breeze said calmly, a smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan nodded in unison.

As soon as the dragon Ye Qing released its claws, the Heavenly Feather Divine Tiger leaped out of the pit.

It glanced fearfully at the dragon Ye Qing, completely losing its previous fierce and arrogant aura.

Then, it roared twice at Ye Feng, Sun Muqing, and Jiang Lingxuan, as if to express its gratitude for not killing them.

Having done all that, it turned around, leaped down, and disappeared behind the hills.

"Let's go, let's set off," Night Breeze said, waving his hand.

"Where to?" Sun Muqing asked.

Ye Feng laughed and said, "This time when I went to the center of the Southern Wilderness Mountains, I not only obtained the essence blood and cervical vertebrae of the Hundred-Armed Giant, but I also killed two Ironclad Earth Dragons and obtained their essence blood."

"The essence and blood of the Ironclad Earth Dragon can be used to refine the Heavenly Pill, which will help you two improve your strength."

Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan were overjoyed.

"Then hurry up and refine the pills!" Jiang Lingxuan said excitedly, rubbing her hands together.

"It's not enough to just have the essence blood of the Ironclad Earth Dragon to refine the Heavenly Pill. You also need about ten other medicinal herbs as auxiliary ingredients. I'm going to take you to find the necessary herbs now. Only after we have all the herbs can we start refining the Heavenly Pill," Ye Feng explained patiently.

"Oh, I see!"

"Quickly, quickly, let's go find some medicinal herbs!"

Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan both spoke eagerly.

The Flood Dragon Ye Qing has now broken through to the eighth rank, making it a true eighth-rank demon beast.

The two of them had fallen far behind, feeling a sense of defeat at being outdone. Now, hearing Ye Feng say that he could refine the Heaven-Reaching Pill to enhance their strength, they were naturally excited and full of anticipation!

The main ingredient for refining the Heavenly Pill is the essence and blood of the Ironclad Earth Dragon, while the auxiliary ingredients are the medicinal herbs that Ye Feng just mentioned.

The Southern Wilderness Mountains are rich in natural treasures, with countless medicinal herbs.

Moreover, the auxiliary medicines were not particularly rare, and the quantity was quite large. Therefore, it only took about three hours for Ye Feng to collect all the necessary auxiliary medicines.

Night had fallen.

Jiang Lingxuan and Sun Muqing watched Ye Feng refine pills with eager eyes.

Ye Feng sat cross-legged in front of a pill furnace, his five fingers pointing upwards, continuously casting incantations.

As the incantation was cast, the alchemy furnace trembled continuously, its color turning crimson, and billowing heat waves emanated from it, causing the surrounding temperature to rise several degrees.

"open!"

The night wind howled, and the lid of the alchemy furnace slammed open.

Then, Ye Feng waved his right hand, and one by one, the prepared medicinal herbs fell into the alchemy furnace.

Under the scorching heat of the alchemy furnace, the impurities of these medicinal herbs turned directly into ashes and were blown away by the wind, while the essence turned into a shimmering liquid that floated and churned inside the furnace.

When Ye Feng added all the essence blood of the Ironclad Earth Dragon, the glowing liquid immediately turned golden-red!

The furnace lid was closed, and the long process of alchemy began.

A whole night passed, and the sun had already risen above the horizon when the night wind finally succeeded in refining the elixir.

As soon as the lid of the alchemy furnace was opened, two golden-red pills flew out.

Without Ye Feng's prompting, Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan pounced together, each grabbing one.

"This is the Heaven-Reaching Pill?"

"Such a strong fragrance of cinnamon!"

Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan said excitedly, their eyes fixed on the pills in their hands.

"Stop dawdling, take it quickly," Night Breeze reminded him.

The two women nodded and then swallowed the Heaven-Reaching Pill.

The Tongtian Pill melted instantly upon entering their mouths, transforming into pure liquid that flowed into the bellies of Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan. The next moment, their snow-white skin was tinged with a golden-red hue!

A clicking sound rang out.

It felt as if something inside Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan's bodies had shattered.

The night wind clearly indicated that what was shattering was the bottleneck between Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan!

Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan's auras began to rise continuously, and a whirlwind swept around them.

A martial artist is most vulnerable when breaking through to the next level.

During a breakthrough, the true energy within a martial artist's body becomes extremely violent, making it very difficult to control.

If a martial artist cannot control their internal energy, they will naturally have little combat power.

If an enemy attacks at this time, it will not only interrupt the breakthrough, but also greatly increase the chance that the martial artist's internal energy will flow backward, which is what people often call "going into a demonic state".

So now, Ye Feng appears to be sitting quietly, but in reality, he is vigilantly protecting Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan to prevent any accidents from happening.

A python with silver rings around its body passed by not far away.

It seemed to have been attracted by the aura released when Jiang Lingxuan and Sun Muqing broke through.

This python is not very big, only about ten meters long.

Ye Feng only needed one glance to determine that it was a third-tier demon beast.