Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 68: Testing the Pills

A few more days passed.

During his cultivation, Lin Jing sensed that Dragon Carp had successfully refined the four types of Treant Pills. Meanwhile, the clone he had sent out to capture beasts had also returned with its spoils.

Once the swarm of mosquitoes had settled back in place, the clone set out in search of the Blazing Sun Demon King. After some effort, it finally located the target and successfully poisoned him using illusions and venom.

Everything unfolded just as Lin Jing had planned. Under the combined effects of various poison pills, Ice Soul Gu poison, and countless suicidal mosquito attacks, it took less than a month for the Tiger King's yang energy to weaken significantly, leaving him unable to resist the miasma.

Thus, the game of "mosquitoes hunting a tiger" came to an end.

With the materials from the mosquitoes, poison frogs, poison flood dragon, and the Tiger King now gathered, Lin Jing had everything needed to test the Myriad Flames Cauldron and start refining pills.

.............

"Good work."

Inside the Myriad Beast Circles, one was filled with a swarm of mosquitoes, while the other held three severely weakened demon beasts.

Lin Jing summoned Dragon Carp and placed the four beasts—whose intelligence had been wiped—before it.

"We've got beasts ranging from the Qi Refinement stage to the Demon King realm. Try refining them with the Myriad Flames Cauldron."

"Bo!!!"

Dragon Carp paid no attention to the other three beasts but instead stared at the mosquitoes with excitement, as if reuniting with old friends.

"That's right, I brought them back." Lin Jing chuckled.

"Once this is done, you'll have as many Longevity Blood Mosquitoes as you want. Alright, let's start refining. Afterward, I'll head over to Crane Cauldron to capture a few trial beasts to test the effects of the four Treant Pills..."

Mosquito beasts had a special bloodline that made them unsuitable for testing pills—Lin Jing had tried before. Otherwise, he would have used them directly.

"Also, grab a few normal 'Rising Origin Pills' so we can compare the effects of the two different types of pills on cultivation advancement!"

As soon as Lin Jing finished speaking, Dragon Carp let out a "Bo!" It had been eager to test the Myriad Flames Cauldron’s ability ever since it gained its Monster Core divine ability.

Its fish eyes locked onto the beasts, and as its red monster core spun, a massive cauldron, entirely made of flames, materialized in the void before them. The cauldron spanned over ten meters in length, width, and height, its interior resembling a swirling vortex of fire. The moment Dragon Carp's monster core developed fine cracks, a terrifying suction force erupted from within the cauldron, instantly absorbing all four demon beasts of different cultivation levels.

Even Lin Jing himself felt an immense pull, his body momentarily unsteady.

"Holy sh*t, that suction is intense! Feels like it's about to pull me in too. Dragon Carp, did you do that on purpose, or was it an accident?" Lin Jing, feeling the overwhelming force of the Myriad Flames Cauldron firsthand, quickly activated his protective mana and retreated several steps.

"Bo?"

Dragon Carp was stunned—it had no idea! The suction must have been too strong for it to control properly.

The mosquito beast was the first to be sucked into the cauldron. Before Lin Jing could even examine it closely, a wisp of blue smoke rose from its body, and in the next moment, it had transformed into a golden pill.

Judging by the fluctuations of its quality, it was a first-grade pill.

Not even a minute later, the late Foundation Establishment stage poison frog followed suit. Blue smoke rose from its body with a soft "boop," and it turned into another golden pill—this one seemingly of second grade.

"So, a Qi Refinement beast is refined in an instant, and a Foundation Establishment beast takes less than a minute?"

After about seven minutes, the poison flood dragon, which had just reached the early Demon Core stage, was also refined. The speed was so astonishing that even Dan Yao and Bai Biao would have found it unbelievable.

Refining an eighth-grade pill, even for someone with extremely poor skills, would take at least half a day. An experienced pill master could take several days. Yet the Myriad Flames Cauldron had refined it in mere minutes.

The most heaven-defying feature of the Myriad Flames Cauldron was its ability to refine multiple living creatures simultaneously.

That meant, in theory, one could refine multiple pills at once using the same set of ingredients.

While refining beasts from the Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, and Demon Core stages was relatively fast, the process slowed significantly when it reached the Blazing Sun Demon King. The efficiency of the cauldron's refinement increased at that point, but even after half an hour, the Demon King had yet to be fully refined.

Meanwhile, Dragon Carp’s monster core was already approaching its limit, struggling to maintain the Myriad Flames Cauldron. Numerous cracks had formed on its core.

"Take a pill."

At Lin Jing’s reminder, Dragon Carp immediately pulled out the high-grade spiritual pills given by Senior Sister, along with a fourth-rank spiritual plant, Nirvana Blossom, and stuffed it into its mouth to recover.

Finally, after nearly two hours, the Blazing Sun Demon King was fully refined, transformed into a fourth-grade golden pill that could enhance cultivation. Judging by the medicinal fluctuations, both Lin Jing and Dragon Carp estimated that the pills produced by the Myriad Flames Cauldron were several times more effective than their regular counterparts!

"!!!!"

"Bo!!"

As the Myriad Flames Cauldron dissipated, Dragon Carp let out a painful wail. Lin Jing examined the four golden pills of varying grades in his palm and grinned at it.

"Eat some more recovery herbs. Also, test whether the fusion of Lotus Heart Flame has any healing effects on your monster core."

"I'm heading to Crane Cauldron to get the comparison pills. You go rest first, and I'll update you once I have results."

Dragon Carp eagerly nodded before slipping into the meditation staff.

...........

Crane Cauldron.

The alchemy division under the Demon Court’s Third Holy Maiden, Xu Qingyao, specialized in researching Transformation Pills.

However, thanks to Lin Jing’s influence, Crane Cauldron had now been turned into a mass-production facility dedicated to refining "Rising Origin Pills" for Gu Qianqiu.

Disguised as a Fire Dragon Alchemist, Lin Jing flew to the Crane Cauldron’s alchemy chamber, only to be stopped by an old man.

"F-Fire Dragon Alchemist, sir! How may I assist you?"

As Xu Qingyao’s trusted subordinate, Lin Jing not only took over the position of Sparrowfeather Squad’s leader but also became the acting head of Crane Cauldron. With his success in refining special pills, none of the alchemists there dared to disobey him.

"Dan Lao, fetch me a bottle of Rising Origin Pills. Also, grab me five trial pill mice."

"Yes, sir!"

The old man quickly retrieved the requested items, and Lin Jing returned to his cave dwelling.

Inside, he grabbed a Qi Refinement stage trial pill mouse and force-fed it a first-grade cultivation pill refined from a mosquito beast using the Myriad Flames Cauldron.

It wasn’t that Lin Jing doubted Dragon Carp’s abilities—he just knew that "pills are one-third poison." To be safe, he needed to ensure there were no harmful side effects before consuming one himself.

"Squeak..."

The trial pill mouse, originally at the sixth level of Qi Refinement, swallowed the pill. In the next moment, its cultivation surged—seventh level, eighth level...

However, as its cultivation rose, and under the horrified gazes of the other trial pill mice, all of its fur fell off, leaving behind a completely bald mouse.

Lin Jing: ?

"What the hell just happened?"

He immediately called for Dragon Carp.

Dragon Carp narrowed its eyes, exuding an air of wisdom. It speculated that the phenomenon might be similar to molting in certain animals—the old fur was unable to adapt to the stronger body, so it had to shed and regrow new fur to match the increased cultivation.

"A minor issue in comparison to the cultivation boost," it added.

Minor issue? How the hell was he supposed to give this to Gu Qianqiu? Was she supposed to become a monk?!

"Are you sure this isn’t just because your Monster Core divine ability isn't proficient enough... or that you screwed up the refining process?!"