Boom!

An hour later, the alchemy furnace was opened, and two golden pills floated in mid-air.

Qian Youxue opened her eyes, covered in sweat, feeling as if she had been reborn, and instantly felt refreshed.

We've made a breakthrough!

She finally broke through the bottleneck and entered the intermediate stage. Not only that, she also made a small leap, entering the second star of the intermediate stage. At this moment, many pill formulas that intermediate-level alchemists could use appeared in her mind, making her extremely excited and eager to continue refining pills.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Master. We can't stay here for too long. You should go out first." Knowing his master's obsession with alchemy, the servant had to remind him.

That's right!

We are still in danger.

Qian Youxue snapped out of her daze and looked at the trembling insect not far away.

The caterpillar covered its face with its hands, glanced in that direction in fear, and then kowtowed to Qian Youxue in a low voice, "My lord, spare me! My lord, spare me! I was blind and ignorant, please spare me!"

"Put it away!" Qian Youxue put away the Yin-Yang Sword, dusted herself off, and looked at the caterpillar, asking, "Did you plant those fruits?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you can take it if you like, please spare my life, ouch..." The caterpillar was too excited and touched the spot where the Yin-Yang Sword had cut it, and tears streamed down its face from the pain.

Qian Youxue thought that since she had eaten the fruit that others had worked so hard to grow, she took out a porcelain bottle from her space and threw it to the caterpillar: "Apply the medicine powder to the wound to stop the bleeding."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The caterpillar expressed its gratitude repeatedly, then quickly used its other claws to open the bottle cap. A delicate herbal fragrance wafted out, and just by smelling it, one could tell it was a good product.

Qian Youxue ignored the caterpillar, put away the alchemy furnace, and then reached out to take down the two pills in mid-air.

The pill has delicate patterns and is perfectly round and full. This is a labor-inducing pill from a mid-level pill formula. As the name suggests, it is used on women in labor. This thing can not only help women deliver quickly, but more importantly, it can preserve the woman's vital energy from damage. It is a treasure for ordinary women in labor, but a life-saving pill for women in difficult labor.

Unexpectedly, the first pill formula for breaking through to the intermediate-level alchemist was this. Helpless, she put the pill into a bottle and threw it into her spatial storage.

"Master, where are you?" Yunhe's voice came from above.

Qian Youxue knew that the caterpillar had removed the barrier, which was why the voice came from above. She looked up and used her spiritual power to send her voice out: "Don't worry, I'll come out after I finish gathering the herbs."

Yunhe finally heard her master's voice and stopped searching with relief. She walked deeper into the cave, but after searching around without finding any unusual entrance, she simply returned to where she started and finally heard her master's response.

Hearing the voice above, the caterpillar had a sudden inspiration and crawled to Qian Youxue's side: "My lady, if you don't mind, please take me in. I may not be good at anything else, but my skills in planting fruits and herbs are absolutely top-notch."

There was indeed a need for manpower in the space; the servants were already overwhelmed with the medicinal herbs and orchards. Moreover, the servants were also diligently cultivating. However, this little thing was covered in thorns, which was really...

The caterpillar was clever. Seeing Qian Youxue hesitate, it turned into a plump white caterpillar, its barbs disappearing and leaving it smooth like a large soybean caterpillar.

ah!

It actually looks quite cute.

Qian Youxue smiled slightly and asked curiously, "You can talk now, what level have you reached in your cultivation?"

"Master, Mao Mao ate two Sunflower Fruits a few days ago and broke through to the sixth rank. Master, these Sunflower Fruits are really good things. They bloom every ten years and bear fruit every ten years. The purpose of the Sunflower Fruit is to help people who are stuck in a bottleneck break through as quickly as possible. Master, look, there's also this. This is for replenishing vital energy, and there's also..." Mao Mao rattled off a list of the medicinal herbs it had planted in its backyard to its master, speaking with great expertise.

Owner!

This little guy is really clever; Qian Youxue hasn't even agreed yet.

All right!

I took it in to ease the burden on the book slave, but I never expected that my first little pet would be a worm.

Why……

What a darn coincidence!

She shook her head helplessly and asked seriously, "If you want me to take you in, then tell me where you got this sunflower fruit first?"

Well……

Mao Mao kept wiggling its two little paws, then lowered its head like a child who had done something wrong: "Borrowed from... borrowed from Sixth Head next door."

"Are you sure it's borrowed?" Qian Youxue deliberately emphasized the word "borrowed".

"It won't happen again. Who told that damn thing to bully me every now and then? Last time, it almost killed me. Master doesn't know how domineering that guy is. If it weren't for the fact that Mao Mao can set up a virtual space, it would have swallowed me up long ago." Mao Mao became more and more agitated as it spoke, and there was still undisguised fear in its eyes.

"Are you talking about those six centipedes?" Qian Youxue frowned slightly.

"Yes, yes, that thing is very sinister. Master must be careful if he encounters it." Mao Mao's big, blackened eyes widened.

"Don't worry, it's already dead. Look, the inner core is with me." Qian Youxue took out the inner core of the six-headed creature. The inner core shimmered with golden light, leaving her somewhat bewildered.

Wow!

Mao Mao opened its mouth wide, then said with great experience, "Master is really amazing. Congratulations on obtaining this treasure. The golden light of this thing can not only assist humans, but also enable spirit beasts to rapidly increase their cultivation. If you sell it, it will definitely fetch a good price."

Sell?

Qian Youxue felt that although she was short of money, she wouldn't sell such a rare item. She glanced at the effusive-sounding Mao Mao and lazily asked, "Isn't it supposed to be a contract with a master? How do we form a contract?"

"You...you're really willing to take Mao Mao in?" Mao Mao had originally wanted to try and refuse, but she didn't expect the other party to actually agree. To possess the Nine-Wandering Immortal Furnace and to kill six beasts to seize the Golden Core, that's a very powerful person.

"I don't want to, I don't want to leave." Qian Youxue said, turning around, when she saw Mao Mao spin around in place, a white circle appearing around her body. The white circle flew over and enveloped her body, then disappeared. An egg-shaped mark appeared on the back of her hand, disappearing into the back of her hand.

Strange, shouldn't the mark of a spirit beast be its original form?

How could it be an egg?

She couldn't figure it out for the time being, and she was too lazy to keep thinking about it.

Mao Mao was overjoyed to have found its master and kept calling out on the ground, "Haha, Mao Mao has family now, Mao Mao is no longer a lonely little bug."

"Where are your parents?" Qian Youxue asked curiously.

Mao Mao shook her head slightly, looking aggrieved: "I... I opened my eyes and I was here. I don't know who they are?"

Upon hearing that the little guy was also an orphan, Qian Youxue felt a surge of pity. She stepped forward, picked up Mao Mao, and stroked its soft little head: "Don't cry, I'll be your family from now on. It's a pity your paws were injured just now..."