Chapter 27 New Elixir
Zhong Cai: "...It's obvious that Xiao Qingyu really likes the little silver wolf."
Wu Shaogan: "I can't wait to play together."
This is actually quite normal.
Little Green Roc has been guarding Little Silver Wolf for many days, and for the first few days he didn't even go hunting.
It only resumed its "work" after it confirmed the excellent use of the Millennium Spirit Milk. Unlike before, it no longer went out early and returned late, but rushed home before dark to check on the situation.
Now that the little silver wolf has finally been born, it immediately expressed its joy and welcome.
that is……
Little Green Roc was so happy that he forgot that rare wolves are afraid of heights and need to try several times to get used to them.
Its actions came as a complete surprise to the little silver wolf.
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The two looked at each other and then waved to the little green roc in unison.
Zhong Caiyang shouted, "Quickly put your brother down! He's scared!"
Little Green Roc noticed the little silver wolf's cries were somewhat panicked, and steadily landed with the little silver wolf in its mouth.
Zhong Cai opened her palm.
Xiao Qingpeng placed the little silver wolf in Zhong Cai's palm.
Zhong Cai quickly grabbed the little silver wolf and gently rubbed its head with her other hand.
The little silver wolf sensed the close connection between itself and Zhong Cai, nuzzling his fingers and licking them. Then it sniffed around and affectionately howled twice at Wu Shaogan.
The little eagle flapped its wings and flew around in circles a few times.
Wu Shaogan noticed its anxiety and extended his palm, gesturing for the little green roc to come over.
Little Green Peng landed quickly.
Wu Shaogan then placed it next to the little silver wolf.
Little Qingpeng chirped apologetically twice.
The little silver wolf was indeed frightened, but now that it has been comforted, it has calmed down and can sense that the bird that had just caught it was not an enemy. Instead, it had a familiar scent—it stayed by its side for a while every day.
Naturally, the little silver wolf tilted its head to look at the little green roc and howled softly.
Little Green Roc immediately became happy and gently combed the little silver wolf's fur with its sharp beak.
The little silver wolf quickly slumped down, squinting its eyes in enjoyment.
Before long, the silver wolf's fur was combed until it was shiny, and the little silver wolf became more and more comfortable.
After the combing was finished, Xiao Qingpeng was eager to try, wanting to jump into Zhong Cai's palm.
Zhong Cai then put her two hands together.
Wu Shaogan then gently placed the little green roc over there.
The green dumpling and the silver dumpling immediately snuggled together, rubbing against each other.
After expressing their intimacy to the fullest, the little green roc, just like the day it brought back the animal fetus, tried its best to spread its wings—
The little silver wolf quickly darted inside.
As Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan watched the two little dumplings interact, a strange warmth welled up in their hearts, and their eyes softened slightly.
Before long, the little silver wolf had closed its eyes and fallen asleep.
Little Qingpeng was probably influenced by the atmosphere; his head drooped, and he seemed sleepy.
Zhong Cai gently carried them to the bedside and placed them on their pillows.
The scents of Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were very strong in the bed.
The little silver wolf didn't wake up at all.
Little Green Roc, being older, glanced at them before protecting Little Silver Wolf and continuing to sleep.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan walked out of the room, closed the door again, and both laughed.
Wu Shaogan said, "The Thousand-Year Spirit Milk is indeed effective. It looks very robust and has not been affected by the loss of fetal fluid."
Zhong Cai felt relieved and said, "Let's feed them with spirit milk for a while longer. We can share the rest between the two of them to give them some extra nutrition. After they finish eating, we should feed the little silver wolf blood. Otherwise, although the spirit milk is nourishing, it might kill off its ferocity and make all its previous efforts go to waste."
Wu Shaogan also agreed.
Both of them could see how desperately the little silver wolf had tried to survive inside the animal womb. It was even so resilient that it survived a spatial rift even with the amniotic sac torn. It shouldn't be spoiled too much; it still needed to be toughened up.
Zhong Cai chuckled and said, "Seeing how much Xiao Qingyu cares for its younger brother, in another month or so, when Xiao Qingyu has grown up, we'll have it take the little silver wolf to the mountains to teach it..."
Wu Shaogan understood what he meant and added, "It saved us a lot of trouble."
It must be said that these rare beast cubs, the little green roc and the little silver wolf, are indeed born with extremely strong spirituality, and their bloodlines carry ancient inheritances. As long as they are fed properly, they can continuously develop their abilities and become stronger and stronger.
Zhong Cai stretched her arms and said lazily, "So, now I have to mix some herbal juice."
Wu Shaogan understood and said, "Dye the little silver wolf?"
Zhong Cai nodded: "Yes, this guy's fur is so shiny, and there are no other colors. It's obviously not an ordinary foal. Can you help me think of a suitable color?"
Wu Shaogan said, "There are many kinds of rare wolves, and quite a few are solid-colored. If you don't use their unique abilities, most of them are hard to identify. There are also quite a few with silver fur..." As he spoke, he couldn't help but smile, "The reason it looks special is because it has been raised too well."
Zhong Cai glared at him. It's not like he's the only one raising it! Why are you smiling at him like that?
Wu Shaogan suppressed his laughter and quickly started thinking.
"Many rare animals cherish their fur and are reluctant to change it unless there is a strong external crisis... Just in case, let's dye it blue."
“Qingyu likes to be with the little silver wolf, and the little silver wolf also likes to be close to Qingyu. Why not dye it the same color? They will be more likely to accept it.”
"Moreover, there are a large number of rare beasts with blue fur. Qingyu looks very similar to Qingyi Peng, so let the little silver wolf disguise itself as a rare beast with the same fourth-order bloodline, Qingfeng Wolf."
Zhong Cai, not being very familiar with the Green Fang Wolf, asked, "Similar characteristics?"
Wu Shaogan said, "It can be similar."
Zhong Cai looked at him.
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "This has to do with the characteristics of the Bone-Eating Silver Wolf."
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Rare beasts with bloodline levels below the seventh rank are usually named by cultivators based on their characteristics. Whoever discovers them names them—those above the seventh rank have their own names, which then gradually spread among the people.
The Azure-Winged Roc is entirely azure with broad wings; the Azure-Fallen Wolf is also entirely azure with extremely sharp claws.
The Bloodline of the Bone-Eating Silver Wolf is at the sixth level. "Silver" naturally refers to its fur color, while "Bone-Eating" has two meanings:
Firstly, it loves to gnaw on bones; the word "蚀" means "to eat".
Secondly, when its life essence is depleted, it can spew out a deadly poison that corrodes the enemy's flesh and bones!
After consuming a large number of bones, the Bone-Eating Silver Wolf will absorb the essence from them to temper its own body, so its physique is among the best of beasts of the same level, and its claws are also tempered to be extremely sharp.
The Blood Essence Detoxification technique is its most powerful bloodline secret, which severely depletes its vital energy, leaving it extremely weak if not replenished in time. However, it can be used to avert great danger.
If it expends enough essence and blood, the Bone-Eating Silver Wolf can even eliminate an enemy who is a whole level higher than itself!
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At the same rank, the claws of a Bone-Eating Silver Wolf cub are definitely not weaker than those of a Green Fang Wolf.
If it weren't for the danger I posed, all the little silver wolf could display was its even faster speed, its terrifyingly strong body, its formidable power, and its sharp claws and teeth.
There is nothing else particularly special about the Green Fang Wolf.
As long as the little silver wolf is a little more discreet when hunting in the presence of people, it won't be noticed that it's different.
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Wu Shaogan joked, "A-Cai, the real pressure is actually on you." He pointed out a few key points: "The dyeing juice you make must be waterproof, resistant to other chemicals and special substances, to avoid any strange reactions that might suddenly occur."
"It can't have any smell, otherwise it will be easy to tell that something is wrong."
"You also need to think about how to maintain it for a longer time, how to re-dye it before the effects of the medicine wear off, and so on. If you accidentally lose the color in front of strangers, it will be difficult to find a suitable excuse."
It's complicated even if you just think about it casually.
After all, a fake is a fake; there's no such thing as an easy way to fake it.
Zhong Cai felt overwhelmed. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about these issues at all, but when they were listed one by one, his brain felt like it was about to explode.
and……
At this moment, the several herbal juices that came to mind all had their own shortcomings, and if he actually used them, he might accidentally cause a problem.
Wu Shaogan patted him on the shoulder and suggested, "If we can't find a suitable one for dyeing, we can tell outsiders that it's a Silver Spirit Wolf with a fifth-order bloodline. Fifth-order is more troublesome than fourth-order, but you're an alchemist, so it's not entirely impossible to cover it up."
Zhong Cai frowned and hesitated, "The Silver Spirit Wolf is quite eye-catching, isn't it..."
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Coincidentally, Zhong Cai knew the Silver Spirit Wolf.
Why did we get to know each other?
He had caught a glimpse of a third-tier silver spirit wolf's pelt while browsing the Tianxing Trading Company.
Although the Silver Spirit Wolf has decent bloodline, its strength is relatively low among those of the same rank. Its main feature is its dazzling, shiny fur.
But precisely because of this, it often fails to grow to the fifth level before being hunted down by hunters.
This is a rare animal!
Most of the time, cultivators do not hunt rare beasts.
After all, rare beasts can be contracted, becoming excellent helpers to cultivators. Moreover, rare beasts are very intelligent, and there is even a chance that they will develop wisdom. If one obtains one early on, it will be of even greater help to the cultivator.
Not to mention that rare beasts have long lifespans and can be cultivated and passed down from generation to generation.
However, the Silver Spirit Wolf was only fast and good at running away in its early stages. It wasn't until it reached the fourth tier that it could use its bloodline secret technique to attack—its fur would radiate silver light, blinding the enemy.
If you use the Silver Spirit Wolf as a mount, it is not good at carrying heavy loads and will not care about the person it is carrying when it runs.
Moreover, its fur gets hot as it runs, and the faster it runs, the hotter it gets, which is also uncomfortable.
If you only want to show off as a pet, Silver Spirit Wolves are mostly grumpy and uncooperative, and because of their high bloodline, they eat a lot and at high prices.
Therefore, some cultivators who enjoy luxury, love fine things, and are wealthy are often more willing to buy a few silver spirit wolf pelts to make clothes and decorate their houses.
Therefore, for cultivators who make a living by hunting, it's much better to set traps and kill mature silver spirit wolves that are only at the first or second tier, rather than going through the trouble of catching live ones and gambling on the extremely rare and docile specimen. Although their numbers are small, they are relatively easy to hunt, and their pelts are quite valuable.
—It's even harder to find cubs and fetuses.
Only Silver Spirit Wolves of the fourth rank and above can reproduce. They will always stay in their den to watch over the hatchlings, and will carefully nurture them until they grow into adults.
If a cultivator were to search in a wolf's den, he would likely be blinded by the light and then torn to pieces.
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If the little silver wolf were to disguise itself as a silver spirit wolf, there wouldn't be a problem, since it's quite fast. But if Zhong Cai were to expose it to the public, it wouldn't be able to keep a low profile.
There will be various speculations:
— Master Zhong must have been incredibly lucky to find the Silver Spirit Wolf cub/fetus in the mountains!
These kinds of goods are almost always out of stock in most merchants. Even if they are available temporarily, they are usually reserved by wealthy families who have spent a lot of effort to obtain them. Not to mention that merchants would never breach their contracts, even if they were willing to resell them, the price would be so high that even a first-level alchemist could not afford it.
Therefore, it was a miracle that the parents, who were still alive, were discovered by Zhong Cai, and that the loss of their parents was inevitable!
— Master Zhong must have been incredibly lucky to have found such a docile breed, one in a million!
Many prominent families don't have such luck; even raising a whole group of them might not guarantee them success.
Besides, the Silver Spirit Wolf is both difficult to catch and beautiful, so wouldn't it make people take a second look?
With the "Silver Spirit Wolf" around, many people will definitely pay attention to its growth, and will also be concerned about whether Zhong Cai's current alchemy skills are enough to earn enough money to raise such a rare beast.
What worries Zhong Cai the most is:
Cultivators focused on their training and seeking to contract powerful rare beasts would naturally not covet a Silver Spirit Wolf, but those who value their reputation might not be so ungrateful.
Those who covet such things often don't consider long-term prospects and may not give face to a mere first-level alchemist.
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Of course, Wu Shaogan's statement that "it may not be impossible to cover it up" is also true.
They could rely on the Wu family or their patriarch to intervene—in this way, Zhong Cai would either further expose his alchemy skills or use the formula for the Life-Extending Pill as leverage. Or both.
Both of them understood that they had to offer the Wu family enough benefits before the Wu family would give them any reciprocation.
Alternatively, without relying on the Wu family patriarch's intervention, Zhong Cai would need other backers and would also need to demonstrate a higher level of alchemy skills in order to gain entry into an alchemy sect.
Zhong Cai disliked both methods.
Needless to say, Zhong Cai will always resent the Wu family's coldness towards his friend. He is unwilling to let the Wu family know too much, nor does he want to establish a deep connection with them.
And so he joined the alchemist's sect...
Even Wu Shaogan didn't know the internal situation of the nearby alchemist sects, and Zhong Cai didn't know how to control the degree of exposure.
In many cases, not having complete information can be fatal!
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Wu Shaogan patted Zhong Cai reassuringly, understanding his thoughts.
Just then, he thought of another idea and said with a smile, "I remember you once said that there are more than a thousand formulas in the first-level pill formulas. Before, you mainly looked at the selected ones, and only skimmed the ordinary ones. Why don't you give up on the herbal juice and look through them one by one? Maybe you can find a suitable one?"
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up.
"That's right! Among the carefully selected pill formulas, there are those for cultivators to disguise themselves, but none for rare beasts. As for the ordinary pill formulas... let me think... I seem to remember some of them!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, and seeing that Zhong Cai was about to search through the inheritance, he pressed him down to sit.
"Take your time looking, no rush."
"It's okay if we can't find it. It will take some time for it to grow up anyway, and we won't let it go out to hunt for a while. We'll figure out a way slowly."
Wu Shaogan then remembered the book of talismans and said, "I can also draw a few exorcising talismans that can expel the aura of any first-order beast or Heavenly Guidance cultivator. If the smell of grass juice is unavoidable, you can find one that doesn't fade easily and remember to use the talisman on it each time; that will at least disguise it better."
Zhong Cai sat on the stone bench, and her smile became radiant.
"Your mind still works so fast."
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow smugly: "Of course."
Zhong Cai made a funny face at him before closing her eyes and slowly searching through the inheritance.
Wu Shaogan didn't want to disturb him, but he was also afraid of making any other noise that might cause a disturbance, so he simply sat down and kept watch.
Before long, Bichen and Qiaohong had prepared the food and watched from afar, not daring to come over immediately.
Wu Shaogan waved to them silently.
The two then retreated back into their room without disturbing the others.
Gradually, more than half an hour passed.
Zhong Cai opened her eyes, her eyes and brows beaming with joy.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and asked, "Found it?"
Zhong Cai mysteriously raised two fingers.
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "There are two more."
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "That's right!"
This worry about the little silver wolf has come to an end.
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After successfully refining such a difficult pill as the Soul Nourishing Pill, it seemed that the refining of first-level pills had completely opened the door for Zhong Cai, and everything became crystal clear.
After studying so many prescriptions in the past, Zhong Cai would sometimes feel dizzy and overwhelmed. Some prescriptions were so complex that he couldn't even understand them and had to study them repeatedly to get a grasp of them.
But this time, when searching for a first-level common pill formula, Zhong Cai found it much easier.
Each time he mentally scanned a pill formula, he could understand it almost immediately without needing to look at it in detail. In this way, he could quickly skip over any formula that didn't involve rare beasts.
There are more than a dozen common elixir formulas for rare beasts, and five of them involve transformations.
Zhong Cai carefully compared and selected.
The two elixirs that were ultimately chosen were equally effective, and Zhong Cai had enough medicinal materials on hand, so he easily decided to try them both.
And at this moment...
Zhong Cai focused intently on refining the pills, finding it much simpler than when he had refined several other types of pills before.
In the past, it was common for pills to take five or six days to produce, and some even took longer.
This time, Zhong Cai handled every step smoothly. He easily mastered the difficult points mentioned in the prescription, such as the timing of adding medicinal materials, and quickly got it done.
So, after only two hours, Zhong Cai successfully refined the first type of elixir!
Producing pills within half a day is simply unprecedented.
Zhong Cai opened the furnace lid and looked at the eight pills rolling around inside, looking somewhat bewildered.
Not far away, Wu Shaogan, who was finally able to enter the training room to keep company again, suddenly noticed that something was wrong.
Wu Shaogan put down the talisman brush, got up and walked to Zhong Cai's side, glancing into the alchemy furnace—
He was a little surprised, but quickly put his hand on Zhong Cai's shoulder and said with a smile, "Congratulations, your alchemy skills have greatly improved."
Zhong Cai then came to her senses and pointed at the pills in disbelief.
"It really produced a pill? Wasn't it some hallucinogenic herb emitting an aura that confused me?"
Wu Shaogan hadn't expected Zhong Cai to ask such an interesting question, and couldn't help but chuckle.
He didn't explain immediately, but instead reached into the furnace and grabbed eight pills, presenting them to Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai touched it, and her expression gradually changed.
From a moment of doubt about life, to a gradual emergence of joy, and finally to beaming with pride.
Zhong Cai shouted, "Old Wu, aren't I amazing!"
Wu Shaogan suppressed a laugh and, mustering his courage, praised, "You're the best!"
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The success of the elixir was very encouraging, and Zhong Cai felt relieved.
The first type of elixir is called the Extra-Body Elixir, which is specifically used for animals.
When animals ingest this elixir, they can use their imagination to change their shape, fur color, and so on.
If fed to wild beasts, since wild beasts have no spirit or wisdom, they naturally wouldn't know how to change. Therefore, the changes after consuming it are very random; they will either remain the same or suddenly become strangely shaped.
If fed to rare animals, the effects are often quite ideal.
Of course, all elixirs have limitations in their efficacy.
From the lowest grade to the highest grade, the duration of each grade is one day, three days, ten days, and one month, respectively.
Elixirs of insufficient grade naturally contain impurities, but for rare beasts, the impact of impurities is actually not significant. Especially for the Bone-Eating Silver Wolf, as it constantly devours bones to temper its body, the impurities are tempered out along with other impurities.
Of the eight exotic pills that Zhong Cai has refined so far, five are of low grade and three are of medium grade.
However, even if the impurities have almost no effect on the little silver wolf, Zhong Cai will continue to refine it.
Nothing more than for the sake of runtime.
After all, the duration of a second-tier rare beast's health is reduced by at least half when it takes a first-tier pill.
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The next day, Zhong Cai chose to refine another type of elixir—the Shapeshifting Pill.
The Transformation Pill is suitable for rare beasts, but cannot be taken by savage beasts.
The medicine is also very effective.
After taking this elixir, the rare beast can transform into the appearance of other rare beasts.
The specific method of taking the pill is to dissolve it in water and then add the blood of the rare beast you want to transform into—even just a drop will do.
Then, the rare beast takes the elixir, and without it having to imagine it, it can change its appearance.
The time required to change physical form is also affected by the grade of the elixir, just like with the Extra-Body Elixir.
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In the past, when refining pills, Zhong Cai could only blindly follow the recipes, his thinking was rather rigid. But now, he can judge whether he has seen the refining method before and whether he is familiar with it when he sees the recipe.
The recipes for the Different Body Pill and the Illusion Pill happened to come from the same alchemist.
After refining the two types of pills in succession, Zhong Cai learned some similar techniques.
Therefore, when he refined the Transformation Pill, the time it took to successfully extract the pill was even less.
In just over an hour, after only five failures, he successfully produced eight pills on his sixth attempt! Half of them were of medium and low quality.
After reviewing the process, Zhong Cai vaguely realized that the reason he was able to quickly learn how to make these two pills was because their refining methods were somewhat similar to those of the Yang Extreme Pill…
Perhaps the recipe also came from the same person?
Or perhaps they are not the same person, but rather from the same lineage.
The methods for making the three types of pills—Soul Nourishing Pill, Head Protecting Pill, and Qi Replenishing Pill—are quite different.
They are also quite different from formulas such as Yangyang Dan.
As Zhong Cai refined the pills, he pondered and secretly assessed his alchemy skills, feeling that he had made some progress in this area.
And since progress has been made...
Zhong Cai shouted again, "Old Wu! Am I amazing?"
Wu Shaogan genuinely thought he was amazing, giving him a thumbs up and praising him enthusiastically as always: "Of course!"
Zhong Cai then regained his spirits and continued to refine his alchemy skills without stopping.
Within a few hours, Zhong Cai easily increased the number of pills she produced to a full twelve.
Naturally, Wu Shaogan offered another round of praise...
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After finally finishing up the hunting party's affairs, Sun Liu snapped out of her busyness and realized it was time to set off.
I'll arrive in about three days, then rest for one more night and get myself ready... then it'll be almost time.
Sun Liu let out a breath, took the things she had prepared beforehand, and went to say goodbye to her godfather.
Having stayed at the base until now, a reason is needed to leave.
Sun Liu's excuse was that the hunting group had recently grown significantly, and they needed to appease them and demonstrate their strength. Furthermore, the group had recently had a successful hunt, and they should distribute some resources as rewards to the "veterans" to win them over and increase cohesion.
So she planned to take a few people to the shops in Fengyun City to buy elixirs.
Admittedly, there are many medicine shops in the town, but the supply is limited, and the more precious ones are often out of stock.
If you really want to get something rare, you still have to try your luck in the city.
Since things were mostly settled, Sun Hu had no doubts. He simply pointed out an old brother at the peak of the Heavenly Induction Realm to accompany Sun Liu and protect their safety.
Sun Liu did not refuse.
Coincidentally, while she was meeting with her nephew, the other hunters could go to various alchemy shops under the guidance of their uncle and perhaps even find some rare elixirs to buy.
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Sun Liu, accompanied by seven or eight cultivators, rode on horned tigers and slowly walked out of the town.
The horned tiger is only at the first rank, but it has a very imposing appearance and is quite strong among those of the same rank.
Most of the cultivators in the Western Tiger Clan tame horned tigers for mounts, which complements their hunting groups perfectly, making their outings quite impressive—similar to the Golden Leopard Hunting Group, which also primarily tames a type of leopard.
At this moment, a group of hunters exuded a fierce aura and were quite imposing.
There were quite a few people watching from the roadside.
After all, this was already the largest hunting group in town. Without the struggle with the Golden Leopard, many townspeople were willing to send their children there for training, hoping they would become capable members of the hunting group in the future.
Therefore, the townspeople's gazes were filled with a kind of burning intensity.
At a roadside stall, a dusty young man, who looked like he had just come from the mountains, took out a few copper coins and was talking to the shopkeeper with a bewildered expression.
"You mean, Jinbao disappeared not long ago?"
The waiter lowered his voice and hurriedly said, "The news has spread everywhere. I don't know where this powerful guy came from, but he got Jin Bao to..." He made a throat-slitting gesture, "...not many people died, most of them ran away, but the business can't be put back up. A lot of benefits went to Xi Hu!"
"However, for us, West Tiger is much stronger than Golden Leopard, and he is also trustworthy. If it weren't for the fact that Golden Leopard's leader was slightly stronger than West Tiger's earlier, the two sides would never have fought each other, and they would definitely have sided with West Tiger."
"Now it's much better. The town is quiet. With Xihu around, we don't have to hesitate if we need anything done. We can just hire Xihu's people."
"I just heard you say that you heard of Jinbao's great reputation and came to ask them to do something for you? I think that if Jinbao can do it, Xihu can do it too. You can just go and ask Xihu!"
The young man listened and nodded with a smile.
"Thank you for reminding me. I'll go ask Xihu later."
Seeing this, the shop assistant was pleased. After answering a few more questions, he went off to get busy.
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The young man was Ji Boping.
The mountains are too vast and there are too many caves. It's not easy to find the place with the hundred-year-old spiritual milk.
After working for almost a month, Ji Boping still hadn't found it. Instead, he encountered some wild beasts on the road, and after many fierce battles, he hunted quite a few, which he could sell for a sum of money.
Ji Boping wasted a lot of time and was somewhat discouraged.
After thinking about it, he decided to try a different approach.
Before the protagonist encountered the cave, he wasn't actually looking for anything. Instead, the resources he had just found caught the eye of the Golden Leopard Hunting Group, who wanted to steal them.
The protagonist grabbed the resources and ran away quickly.
Those golden leopard cultivators weren't at a high level, otherwise they wouldn't have been eyeing the protagonist so intently. Since the protagonist ran away, they naturally gave chase, their hatred for him burning like a rage.
So the protagonist was chased all the way, panicking and scrambling to get somewhere...
After finally shaking off their pursuers, the protagonist noticed a cold draft coming from somewhere. After searching around, he finally found the cave.
Ji Boping thought that he couldn't find it on his own, but if he brought the Golden Leopard Hunting Group with him, maybe he could trigger it?
So he went to Xiaolin Town to hire people from Jinbao.
However, what Ji Boping didn't expect was that while he was having a tea break at the stall, before he even had a chance to ask where the Golden Leopard's camp was, he saw the West Tiger Hunting Group coming out in a grand manner!
The book mentions that the West Tiger Hunting Gang was once rivals of Golden Leopard, but they were unlucky; their leader was injured, and his injuries, due to Golden Leopard's machinations, prevented him from fully recovering, ultimately leading to his death. The West Tiger Gang quickly collapsed under Golden Leopard's onslaught, with many members dying.
As a result, Jinbao obtained many resources from Xihu and grew stronger.
When the protagonist encounters them, Jin Bao is already the most powerful force in Xiaolin Town, and naturally he is arrogant and domineering.
Looting resources, murder and robbery... these were all common occurrences.
They offended the protagonist, and after the protagonist became successful, they naturally had to get rid of this scourge.
Because of their arrogance, Jin Bao had amassed a considerable amount of resources, which all belonged to the protagonist after he eliminated them.
But what's going on now?
In the story, Jin Bao was fine until several years later, but now he's suddenly gone?
For a moment, Ji Boping felt a sense of crisis.
The plot has changed.
Are there really other time travelers?
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Three or four days passed...
Zhong Cai manipulated the firewood to tumble within the furnace, filling it with the fragrance of elixir. Before long, the elixir was successfully extracted.
Despite the short time frame, Zhong Cai had already refined several top-grade pills yesterday. Moreover, because both types of pills are easy to refine, he would refine them in rotation.
What's even more terrifying is that his pill-producing rate reached a full 100%!
Zhong Cai's proficiency with these two elixirs had reached the point where she could succeed without even looking at them.
It quickly became his specialty in making elixirs.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded.
The reason Zhong Cai is continuing today is simply because he wants to stock up on more pills—ever since he started refining pills, he has always felt that he doesn't have enough. He can't feel at ease without sufficient stock.
Then, a series of clanging sounds came from inside the furnace.
Zhong Cai casually reached out and scooped it up—
"Four top-grade and eight high-grade."
Wu Shaogan opened the box at the opportune moment.
Zhong Cai casually put the herbs in, then grabbed a handful of herbs from the side and threw them into the furnace.
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After accumulating two hundred top-grade pills, Zhong Cai stopped refining them.
The two brought out chairs and sat down, one on each side, very close to the other.
Let's bask in the moonlight together.
Wu Shaogan knew what Zhong Cai was thinking, so he didn't speak up.
Zhong Cai said softly, "Tomorrow is the time I agreed to meet my aunt. Do you think I should bring something with me?"
Wu Shaogan turned his head and looked at him.
Zhong Cai pouted: "What's with that look on your face? As if you know everything."
Wu Shaogan chuckled.
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Indeed, neither of them knew much about this.
Look at Zhong Cai. He knows how to curry favor with his stepfather, how to maintain a friendly relationship with his stepmother and step-siblings, and how to temporarily avoid seeing his maternal grandfather when there's a rift between them. But what should he do when facing a more sincere elder? He doesn't know how.
Wu Shaogan was even more helpless.
In the past, the young master was extremely prestigious. Even his own parents never acted arrogantly in front of him. Everything was discussed and agreed upon. Other relatives and elders would not put on airs in front of him either. In their interactions, the elders were always accommodating.
Wu Shaogan's reaction was simple: he had accumulated a lot of things during his training trips, and since he couldn't use them all, he would give them to his family if they needed them. His own parents gave him even more, and the elders who were close to him also took good care of their younger generation.
After Wu Shaogan was rendered useless, he never saw any of the elders again, except when he accompanied Zhong Cai on business.
What's the point of getting along?
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Wu Shaogan conceded defeat, smiling as he said, "What do you think?"
Zhong Cai pondered for a moment and said, "For our first formal meeting, let's not make it too grand. How about we have Qiao Hong and the others prepare some delicate snacks to take with us?"
Wu Shaogan asked in bewilderment, "Bringing delicate snacks? For the young leader of the hunting party?"
Zhong Cai and he looked at each other in bewilderment.
Well, judging from our last meeting, his aunt seems to have been through a lot of hardship and intrigue; delicate pastries might not be suitable for her.
Perhaps sending some higher-grade animal meat would be better? But they met at a restaurant, so surely they should have some food? And maybe Auntie just happens to like desserts?
Wu Shaogan thought for a moment and tentatively offered a suggestion: "Since it's just a meeting, let's go directly there. If you decide to spend more time together after the conversation, then give them some pills."
Zhong Cai was taken aback.
Wu Shaogan said, "You are already a pill master, but they may not know that. Since the West Tiger Hunting Group is your maternal family and you have a good relationship with them, you may be able to hire their people to sell many low-grade pills in the future."
Zhong Cai suddenly realized: "That's right!"
He didn't reveal his alchemy skills to the Wu family because he didn't want to sell more pills to them and looked down on them.
But if it was his maternal family who sent him gold every year when he was still considered a low-ranking official, it wouldn't seem like a big deal to trust them a little more.
It's fine for the Azure Sky Swordsman to sell them, but after all, it's a level four puppet. It's one thing to sell special pills, but it always sells low-grade common pills, which inevitably seems a bit lacking in style... Wouldn't it be better to sell more high-grade and top-grade pills? That would make it seem more prestigious.
If those ordinary low-grade pills were handed over to the West Tiger Hunting Group for management, it would not only help the hunting group to expand its influence, but also reduce the number of times my maternal grandfather's side of the family would have to venture into the deep mountains.
In addition, the West Tiger Hunting Group has recently benefited greatly from the Golden Leopard's ruins, making it the perfect time to expand. With enough elixirs to handle, recruiting people will also be easier.
Thinking of this, Zhong Cai suddenly pounced on Wu Shaogan and started rubbing his head.
"Old Wu! You really have a good idea!"
Wu Shaogan was caught off guard by Zhong Cai, and his hair was instantly disheveled.
However, he couldn't resist. He clamped Zhong Cai between his legs, wrapped his arms around her back, and started ruffling her hair.
Zhong Cai, her hair pulled, deliberately yelled angrily, "You're going to rip it off!"
Wu Shaogan, however, remained calm and said bluntly, "I'm the one who got my hair pulled out; your hair is still perfectly fine."
Zhong Cai was even angrier and shouted, "You didn't drop either!"
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow, pulled a hair from his shoulder, plucked it out with a deft touch, and said lightly, "You did it."
Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly. She also took out the hair she had just secretly plucked and showed it to Wu Shaogan, her voice also very faint.
"...You're the one who took it."
The two looked at each other silently, then turned their heads away.
This kind of unspoken understanding is actually unnecessary.
Zhong Cai climbed back onto her chair and lay back to bask in the moonlight once more.
Wu Shaogan coughed lightly and said, "A-Cai, look at Qingyu and the others."
Zhong Cai also coughed lightly and looked over.
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On a large tree not far away, rather thick branches extend forward.
A fluffy, silvery creature lay timidly in front of the branch, its head tucked in, looking somewhat frightened.
The small blue balls flew around, nervously watching the silver ball.
Soon, the silver dumpling propped itself up and slowly climbed up the branches.
When it reached the vicinity of another branch, it suddenly exerted force with its limbs, like a silver light, and leaped straight towards that branch!
However……
Just as it was about to touch the branch, the silver dumpling trembled involuntarily and fell down with a "whoosh".
The little green roc instantly sprang out and accurately snatched the silver ball by the scruff of its neck!
The silver dumpling's limbs hung limply, and its chest heaved violently.
It's safe now.
Every time its brother came to catch it, it never missed!
Little Green Roc put the silver dumpling back on its original branch and looked at it nervously again.
After lying there for a while, the little silver dumpling tried again.
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Zhong Cai said with a smile, "The little silver wolf is overcoming its nature, and the little green feather is starting to look like an older brother."
Wu Shaogan also praised, "They're all good. Your hard work in refining pills hasn't been in vain."
The awkwardness from just now had dissipated between the two of them.
However, Wu Shaogan suddenly remembered something: "You haven't named the little silver wolf yet?"
Zhong Cai was taken aback: "Really not."
Wu Shaogan laughed and said, "We'd better hurry up and get one. Right now, it's busy training itself. If it comes to its senses in a couple of days, won't it be angry with you?"
Zhong Cai admitted her mistake: "We really need to take it quickly, and when we pinch it again, we'll call it by its name."
Wu Shaogan looked at him.
Zhong Cai said, "Let's follow Qingyu and call it Qinghui. Anyway, it'll be disguised as a Qingfeng Wolf later, and Hui means flash... That suits it!"
Wu Shaogan thought about it and agreed.
Following the characteristics is fine.
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The next morning, Zhong Cai got up very early.
Wu Shaogan pointed to a neat set of clothes by the bed and said to Zhong Cai with a smile, "Made by Bi Cen, what do you think?"
Zhong Cai was pleasantly surprised by this turn of events: "You had Bi Cen make this for me? When did this happen? You must have spent a lot of your secret stash of money, right?"
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "You decided to go, but you were nervous. I thought you should wear something new to show that you value it, so I asked Bichen to prepare it in advance." He then deliberately pleaded, "These all came from the allowance you gave me. I didn't save anything myself."
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