Chapter 172 Blood Refining Pill

Feeling somewhat uncomfortable under the intense gazes of the two elderly cultivators, Ji An changed the subject:

"There's no time like the present, let's tour Crimson Flame Peak today. What do you think, senior brothers and sisters?"

The report just now was just a series of cold numbers; seeing the actual product is what gives it a greater impact.

"good!"

Ye Changqing smiled, made a hand seal to open his storage bag, and released his spirit crane.

"Since it's a sightseeing trip, let's fly slowly and take a closer look."

Senior Sister Li, what do you think?

He had visited Chiyan Peak many times, but had never seen all of its scenery.

Unbeknownst to him, this spiritual mountain, which could only produce first-tier top-grade materials, could now stably supply second-tier spiritual materials. He wanted to carefully assess its potential.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Li Minghui smiled and nodded, pointing to the bamboo grove by the lake:

"Let's start with this patch of pure bamboo."

As she spoke, she patted the spirit beast pouch and released a golden-feathered eagle.

A chilling eagle cry pierced through gold and cracked rocks, soaring straight into the sky, carrying an air of arrogance and swagger.

Hearing the commotion, the grey-feathered sand geese swimming in the cold pool dove in and disappeared for a long time.

Ji An was speechless. Where did your usual arrogant and domineering attitude go?

He took out the Beast Taming Token and forcibly summoned the Grey Feather Sand Goose.

The sand geese cautiously poked their heads out of the water and flew over reluctantly.

Li Minghui stroked the feathers on the back of the golden eagle and chuckled softly:

“Junior brother, this sand goose is very intelligent and worth training into a Foundation Establishment stage mount.”

When choosing beasts to tame, she always placed great importance on their spirituality.

“I always feel that sometimes being too spiritual is not a good thing. Since I bought the flying shuttle, I haven’t used this sand goose much, so I don’t have a strong desire to train it to the Foundation Establishment stage.”

Unlike raptor-type demonic beasts such as the Golden-feathered Eagle, even if a sand goose is cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage, it can only serve as a mount.

Moreover, the pills that can help Sha Yan break through to the Foundation Establishment stage are relatively rare, so Ji An takes a laissez-faire attitude towards Sha Yan's growth.

It would be best if you could break through to the Foundation Establishment level, but if you can't, you can still make do.

"A few days ago, I happened to collect materials and asked someone to refine a batch of Blood Refining Pills for water-type demon beasts to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

There's one left. If you need it, junior brother, I can sell it to you for one thousand spirit stones.

Li Minghui said that she originally planned to keep the pill, but since the junior brother Ji she met today was quite capable, it was just the right time to take it out and make friends with him.

"What a coincidence! Then thank you very much, Senior Sister."

Ji An readily took out ten mid-grade spirit stones, accepting the generous offer with a smile.

"You're welcome. Fellow disciples should help each other."

Li Minghui put away the spirit stones and then took out a jade bottle from her storage bag.

Ji An took the pill and poured it out, immediately smelling a faint fishy smell.

The elixir was as red as blood, with three light blue patterns on it.

Upon seeing the pill, the gray-feathered sand goose immediately became excited. Its small eyes widened, and it stretched its neck to reach his hand, conveying an extremely eager emotion.

It let out a fawning hiss and nuzzled its owner's hand affectionately with its head.

Ji An put away the pills, patted Sha Yan's neck, and said in a deep voice:

"If you behave well in the coming days, I'll reward you with a treat."

You're just acting cute and I'll give you what you want; where's your authority as a master?

The golden retriever has broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and still dares to act arrogantly towards him. I wonder if this sand goose will be more obedient.

The grey-feathered sand geese let out cheerful cries, bending their long necks and nodding gracefully.

Ji An straddled the broad back of the beast and said:

"Senior brothers and sisters, let's begin."

The three urged their mounts on, skimming low into the air.

"In this bamboo forest, there are eighteen second-tier low-grade Qingling plants."

I estimate they have no chance of reaching the mid-tier of the second rank. Let's nurture them for a few more years and see. If that doesn't work, we'll cut them down and hand them over to the sect's treasury as spiritual treasures.

Ji An pointed out the location of the second-tier Pure Spirit Bamboo to the other two, saying that once he broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he would also be able to refine these spirit bamboos.

Ye Changqing smiled and said:

"Being able to cultivate the Pure Spirit Bamboo to the second level, Junior Brother is the first cultivator in the sect to be able to do this."

The three circled the cold pool once, and Ji An introduced the spiritual fruit trees and other spiritual herbs and medicines that had been planted.

As they flew over the mulberry fields and the green groves, Ji An said again:

"With the increase in the number of high-level spirit mulberry trees, the white jade bee colony has expanded rapidly, and there are currently about 200,000 white jade bees."

Next year, we can submit a large quantity of top-grade honey, along with a small amount of premium honey and royal jelly, to the sect.

Starting next year, the number of white jade bee colonies will gradually stabilize.

Ye Changqing's eyes were bright, and the corners of his mouth were turned up:

"High-quality honey is the main ingredient for refining Jade Bee Pills. This way, disciples in the late stage of Qi Refining will have another type of pill to take."

If resources are sufficient, the sect will surely be able to produce more Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They continued forward, hovering above the Crimson Pine Forest.

"Most of the second-tier spirit pines are here, and there is one planted at the entrance of my cave."

Near the foot of the mountain, a colony of fire crystal ants has been established, currently numbering approximately 120,000 to 130,000.

Ye Changqing, feeling playful, made a hand seal and unleashed a burst of flames, blasting it towards a Crimson Cloud Pine.

The pine needles point upwards, radiating a red glow, like a hedgehog with its bristles standing on end.

The spell had no effect; all the flames it unleashed were quickly absorbed by the pine tree.

He laughed heartily and said:

"As expected of a second-tier Crimson Cloud Pine!"

Li Minghui chuckled and said:

"I want to land and see the ant colony."

As a seasoned beast tamer, she was more interested in demonic beasts, even though strictly speaking, fire crystal ants belong to the category of demonic insects.

"plz follow me."

Ji An controlled the grey-feathered sand geese to fly down to the foot of the mountain, and finally landed next to a red sand dune.

Li Minghui picked up a handful of red sand, rubbed it between her fingertips a few times, and nodded slightly:

“Raising fire crystal ants in this red cloud pine forest is much easier.”

With ample food, one can tell how well-fed these fire crystal ants are just by looking at the red sand.

Ji An smiled and said:

"That's what I think too, and we basically let them roam free on weekdays."

He would communicate with the queen ant every few days, but he never inquired about the fire crystal ant colony.

Ye Changqing walked to the gourd trellis and said:

"It looks like this is planted with Purple Fire Gourds. Am I right?"

Having worked in the Qin Gong Hall for many years, he was quite knowledgeable and knew a little about everything.

"Senior brother, your discerning eyes are indeed sharp; it is indeed the Purple Fire Gourd."

A few years ago, when I went to Mingfeng Mountain for a mission, I saw Senior Brother Zhong Yue's top-grade Purple Flame Gourd magic artifact from the Enforcement Hall, and I wanted one too.

The Purple Fire Gourd can spew out fiery clouds, making it perfect for dealing with large numbers of demonic insects or mountain miasma. Moreover, it can easily burn ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts.

Ji An walked to the gourd trellis and said to the two of them:

"Generally speaking, the Purple Fire Gourd can only grow to the high grade level. I want to try to see if I can consistently cultivate a top-grade gourd."

Ye Changqing gently shook his head and said:

"It will be quite difficult to realize this idea."

The Purple Fire Gourd only has a lifespan of three years, which is too short; it all depends on luck.

"Give it a try; it won't take up much time on it each day."

Ji An now uses the essence of fire to nourish the gourd vine every day, and also uses the Flame Fire Spell to nourish the spiritual root.

Once he has a larger quantity of seeds, he can conduct multiple experiments to discover the best cultivation method.

He sighed softly and said:

"I don't know how the cultivators of Falling Maple Valley cultivate fire-elemental spiritual plants. I only have the Flame Spell, which is not very useful for Qi Refining stage cultivators."

Ye Changqing said:

"I've heard about this. Some alchemists in Falling Maple Valley practice the Ding Fire Dao technique, and they often also practice a planting spell like the Flame Fire Spell."

With the added benefit of their cultivation techniques, the Yang Fire Spells they unleash have an even greater effect on the spiritual plants.

"I see. Just like the Green Wood Evergreen Technique that I cultivate, it provides an additional boost to the Jade Wood Transformation Technique."

Ji An shook his head. He couldn't change his cultivation method, which meant he would inevitably be at a disadvantage when cultivating fire-elemental spiritual plants.

Li Minghui said:

“I think Junior Brother has made a mistake in choosing the cultivation method. You chose the wood element cultivation method, but you mastered the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra and Spring Breeze Transforming Rain Technique to the extreme earlier. The Azure Wood Transformation Technique is still at the perfect level. It’s a bit of a waste of your talent.”

In her opinion, the other party was clearly more talented in the earth and water elements.

Ji An chuckled awkwardly, neither confirming nor denying.

The reason for this is that when the stone turtle stayed in Biyue Lake and Ningcui Cliff, it absorbed too little Zhenling and Xunling.

However, it won't be long before the Bimumu Transformation Technique is practiced to its fullest potential; it will only take a little over a year.

At that time, the good days will truly arrive for the Green Ivy Tree, the Jade Leaf Mulberry, and the Pure Spirit Bamboo.

The three mounted their mounts and continued flying around Crimson Flame Peak, passing through Copper-Patterned Mulberry Fields, Purple Sunwood Forest, and Profound Sunwood Forest, before finally returning to Cold Pool.

Ye Changqing said:

"Junior brother, where did you place the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree?"

"Earth Spirit Fruit Tree? What grade is it? How many trees are there?"

Li Minghui immediately became interested and asked a series of questions.

Consuming Earth Spirit Fruit can accelerate the growth of Earth-type demonic beasts. The cultivators of the Beast Taming Hall have cultivated many Earth-type demonic beasts, and the Earth Spirit Fruit trees cultivated by the sect are not enough for everyone to share, so they need to purchase them from Falling Maple Valley every year.

Even so, it still cannot meet everyone's needs.

"The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree was cultivated by me for Senior Sister Liu. There are only four of them at present, and they are of the highest quality."

In a few years, I will plant a few more trees, but not many, as the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree consumes much more spiritual energy from the earth's veins than other spiritual trees.

"If you'd like to see, please come with me."

Ji An had surveyed the spiritual vein nodes, and the spiritual energy concentration there was not yet at the second level, so it could not supply too many earth spirit fruit trees. It would take a few years for things to improve.

He has ordered Golden Hair to survey the underground for new spiritual vein nodes; otherwise, once the second-tier Earth Spirit Fruit Tree is cultivated, the number of spiritual trees will have to be reduced.

The speed at which high-grade spirit trees absorb and release spiritual energy is comparable to that of high-grade cultivators.

Fortunately, he possessed several perfected planting spells; otherwise, the spiritual veins of Crimson Flame Peak would not have been able to support so many spiritual trees absorbing spiritual energy, inevitably leading to their degeneration.

Whenever a second-tier spirit tree is cultivated, the number of spirit trees should be reduced.

The shadows flickered in the corridor of the underground cave as the three of them walked deeper into the ground.

Since he was already there, Ji An casually released the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell. Warm yellow spiritual light surrounded the spirit tree, some of which was directly absorbed by the spirit tree, while others slowly seeped into the soil and rocks.

A nourishing and inclusive aura, imbued with profound spiritual energy, permeated the air. The shadow of the tree seemed to sway slightly, and the spots on its bark shone like golden stars.

Li Minghui sighed:

"These Earth Spirit Fruit trees are cultivated so well."

(End of this chapter)