Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 362: Chapter 338: Family Gift and Yanqing’s Request (Double-Length Make-Up Chapter)

The only trouble is the female cultivator from the Chu Family, a direct lineage, whose future might make her the patriarch of the Chu Family.

Ye Jingcheng wanted to avoid this, but he really couldn’t find a reason. Besides, the Ye Family and the Chu Family are allied clans, and Chu Yanqing had helped the Ye Family several times both inside and outside the Secret Realm.

Ye Jingcheng doesn’t consider himself some big-hearted, benevolent cultivator, but he wouldn’t be too cold-hearted and indifferent either.

“What’s the matter, Master Ye, so busy, huh? I’m also a customer of the Ye Family, and I too need a customized Spirit Pill!” Chu Yanqing spoke with a hint of teasing and a trace of anger.

Her delicate nose lifted slightly, appearing quite charming and adorable.

“If Fellow Daoist Chu wishes to refine a Spirit Pill, of course, you can, as we are in-laws,” Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.

In turn, she directly took out a jade talisman and a storage bag.

Ye Jingcheng was immediately taken aback.

Somewhat surprised, he wasn’t sure why Chu Yanqing sought him for pill refinement, he initially thought she was joking.

“Master Ye, if you could refine a pill with Pill Patterns, please. This pill has quite a few side effects,” Chu Yanqing added.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng focused intently on the jade talisman.

Soon, he realized what the pill was—it was a Profound Water Pill.

This kind of Spirit Pill is both beloved and hated by cultivators.

For the Spiritual Pills refined from these pill formulas are extremely ferocious, and most cultivators indeed find them very effective, used to break through realms and even employed as Barrier-Breaking Pills.

Yet, quite a few cultivators suffer severe injuries after consumption.

Chu Yanqing wanted him to refine it with Pill Patterns to reduce side effects.

But this Profound Water Pill is a Tier Two Middle-Grade Spiritual Pill, and customizing such a Spirit Pill with Pill Patterns was a first for him.

“Don’t worry, you won’t be refining for free. I can also refine a Tier Two High-grade Magical Artifact for the Ye Family, and besides, this pill formula is offered freely, with materials prepared in five portions!”

“Additionally, you have three months to complete it!” Seeing Ye Jingcheng’s troubled expression, Chu Yanqing added.

“Very well, I agree, but as for the Pill Patterns, I can only do my best,” Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.

But he was slightly surprised that Chu Yanqing turned out to be a cultivator primarily practicing Water Attribute Cultivation Techniques.

After all, she was an Artifact Refiner and frequently used Fire Attribute Magical Artifacts in duels.

“Let me see,” Chu Yanqing extended her delicate hand.

Her fingers were as beautiful as pristine jade, without the slightest blemish or the thick calluses typical of Artifact Refiners.

The most apparent was Ye Jingli.

But when she reached out, Ye Jingcheng was taken aback.

“The materials for refining the Magical Artifact, didn’t you gather quite a bit after the Secret Realm, almost on par with Master Ye at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!” Chu Yanqing said.

Her words caused Ye Jingcheng a headache, she was probing again.

Chu Yanqing loved to test him, but she didn’t know that knowing secrets came with a price.

Nonetheless, realizing that he indeed had an Artifact Refining task, he took out the skin of a Five-Colored Snake, along with several Armor-Piercing Beast scale armors and finally some Red Patterned Cloud Iron.

The majority of these materials were gained in the Secret Realm, with the former possessing excellent concealing abilities, and the Armor-Piercing Beast’s scale armor even harder than the Golden Scale Beast’s.

“A concealable Daoist Robe, but if it could shapeshift at will and had ease of Spiritual Power infusion,” Ye Jingcheng suggested.

Given that Chu Yanqing asked for Pill Patterns, he too made a few requests.

Not just for himself, he also pondered about the Golden Falcon donning a concealable Spirit Robe.

Descending from great heights at high speeds, few cultivators would keep up.

“Boring,” seeing Ye Jingcheng dodge her probe and lose interest, Chu Yanqing left.

Ye Jingcheng naturally didn’t linger, returning to his room to resume his alchemical pursuits.

Thinking he finally could focus on cultivation, it turned out alchemy was a heavier burden.

…

On the other side, Chu Yanqing returned to her courtyard, staring at the stone table, lost in thought, and worry lined her brows.

An elder emerged from within.

“Third Grandpa, still no news from Aunt,” Chu Yanqing activated an array, enveloping them.

Hearing this, the elder’s face darkened considerably.

By now, the Artifact Refining orders should have concluded, and with Chu Xiyu having just broken through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, she shouldn’t be in seclusion.

“Grandpa San, could it be something happened to Aunt?” Chu Yanqing, seeing no response, grew anxious.

“Don’t speculate wildly. Xiyu may be in seclusion, being Ming Yuan Ascendant’s wife. Ming Yuan Ascendant is rumored to vie for the Gold Condensing Pill, so naturally, nothing should go wrong. Moreover, the Taiyi Sect has harvested abundantly this time, and it would be typical for Ming Yuan Ascendant to reward Xiyu with treasures.” The elder, noticing Chu Yanqing’s expression change, made a firm assertion.

Seeing her about to speak, he continued.

“You must intensify your cultivation; you are a water attribute Postnatal Spirit Body, yet that boy from the Ye Family surpassed you.”

Faced with the elder’s words, Chu Yanqing pouted.

“Grandpa, he’s older, and he’s also a Spirit Body. I suspect he has a Fire Attribute Spiritual Body; otherwise, his Alchemy Skill wouldn’t improve so fast.”

“Besides, he reached Foundation Establishment before me, and his cultivation is naturally higher.”

“This time, once he refines the Spirit Pill, I’ll find out his attribute Cultivation Technique Spiritual Energy. I don’t believe he’s rumored to be Four Spirit Roots; at the least, he should be Dual Spirit Roots like me.”

Seeing this, the elder fell silent, simply smiling proudly at Chu Yanqing.

A Spirit Body cultivator, even within a Golden Core Clan, was a core member.

In the Chu Family, they had Xiyu of the Xi Generation and Yanqing of the Yan Generation; how could this not stir the elders’ hearts.

Chu Yanqing wanted to say more but realized the elder’s gaze was fixed on the horizon.

There lay a patch of crimson Chixiao Yun.

Never dim.

…

Returning to his room, Ye Jingcheng also pulled out the jade talisman to study the Golden Scale Pill.

The Golden Scale Beast had a higher cultivation compared to the Three-Colored Cloud Deer, and utilizing Inner Cores from both the Golden Scale Beast and Armor-Piercing Beast, he could refine the Earth Return Pill, perhaps accelerating the Golden Scale Beast’s cultivation.

Nowadays, within his Four Phases, Earth Phase had become the weakest.

After half a day of research, he checked insights on refining Tier Two Jade Qilin and Tier Two Red Flame Pills.

Once ready, he commenced the furnace.

Red flames swept through, engulfing the Three Qian Taihe Furnace in spiritual fire.

The Spirit Shadow activated instantaneously, showing perfect mastery over the Yun Furnace, achieved effortlessly by now.

With the Yun Furnace successful, he took out the spiritual medicine for the Golden Scale Pill, placing them in one by one. Following the Yun Furnace was the melted medicine process.

This he approached cautiously; though he’d studied the Tier Two Golden Scale Pill many times, it was his first refinement, and the complexity of the pill formula certainly matched that of a Tier Two Top-Grade Spirit Pill.

His Alchemy Technique incorporated the Six-Part Alchemy Method.

The benefit here was fewer Spirit Pills produced but stability, and prudent, seldom resulting in errors.

Along with the Red Flame Fox’s increasingly adept fire control.

The alchemical process proceeded smoothly.

After a day, a rich Pill Fragrance wafted out, bringing relief to Ye Jingcheng.

The Pill Furnace rotated swiftly, reaching the final Spirit Raising.

“Rise!” With a final flourish, the lid flew off, revealing two golden pills inside.

One bore a faint Pill Pattern, surprising Ye Jingcheng momentarily, soon replaced by joy.

Until now, he hadn’t refined Pills with Pill Patterns among those for advancing bloodlines.

Completing the Spirit Pill today allowed him to test the difference with and without Pill Patterns.