Chapter 695: Leaving the Beast Realm, the Alchemy Gathering

After greeting Wang Jianqiang, Lu Yunqing transformed into a streak of light and chased in the direction the Blood Jade Spirit Fox had fled.

Her speed was far greater than that of the Blood Jade Spirit Fox.

Watching Lu Yunqing disappear into the distance.

Wang Jianqiang could not help but stroke his chin.

His expression became serious.

This Beast Taming Technique of the Beast Taming Sect is quite interesting~

In this instant.

He had already developed a new use for the Beast Taming Sect's Beast Taming Technique.

……

About half an hour later.

Lu Yunqing returned.

At this moment, she had already ended her Integration with the demonic beast.

She had returned to her original appearance.

This made Wang Jianqiang feel a sense of regret in his heart.

"Fairy Lu, have you caught that Blood Jade Spirit Fox?"

He kept his expression calm and walked quickly to Lu Yunqing's side.

Upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Lu Yunqing's pretty face, and she nodded, "I have already caught it."

"This Blood Jade Spirit Fox is almost as useful to me as the Huanxin Butterfly; with this Blood Jade Spirit Fox, the loss from failing to capture the Huanxin Butterfly can be perfectly compensated."

Having said this, her voice paused, and a look of gratitude appeared in her eyes.

"I was able to catch this Blood Jade Spirit Fox thanks to you."

"I said that if I could catch the Blood Jade Spirit Fox, I would owe you a favor."

"Added to the favor from when you saved me earlier, I now owe you two favors."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianqiang hurriedly waved his hands, "Fairy Lu, I said it before, I just stumbled upon it by luck; being able to catch the Blood Jade Spirit Fox is entirely due to your own ability."

Lu Yunqing shook her head, "Wang Daniu, you are good in every way, but you are just too honest."

"Although you come from a servant background and your aptitude is not great, you possess a special skill and have some ability; you are not completely useless, so there is no need to be so humble before everyone."

"In this world where the strong prey on the weak, being blindly submissive cannot bring you peace and safety."

"If you continue like this, you will suffer a great loss when you encounter people with ill intentions."

Hearing Lu Yunqing's earnest words, Wang Jianqiang was stunned and gave a simple smile, "It doesn't matter if I suffer a loss, as long as I don't bring trouble to Third Miss."

Lu Yunqing shook her head secretly upon hearing this.

In her heart, she could not help but feel a twinge of envy.

This Zhou Qingyu really did recruit a good servant.

At this moment, she even felt the urge to poach him from Zhou Qingyu.

However, Zhou Qingyu was a good friend of his and had kindly lent Wang Daniu to her.

If she took the opportunity to poach him.

It would be too unscrupulous.

Thinking of this.

She abandoned the idea and looked at Wang Jianqiang with a serious expression, "Wang Daniu, this favor is what I owe you, so please do not decline it again."

"You have helped me too much on this trip; a mere two favors are simply not enough to offset your help to me, and I have already taken great advantage of you."

"Do you want me to feel uneasy?"

"This... alright then..."

Wang Jianqiang nodded somewhat reluctantly upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Lu Yunqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This Wang Daniu's temperament was too stubborn.

However, she did not feel the slightest impatience because of this; instead, she admired Wang Daniu's character even more.

In this day and age.

People as pure, kind, upright, and honorable as Wang Daniu were too rare.

After coming back to her senses, Lu Yunqing said to Wang Jianqiang, "There is still some time before the trip to the Beast Realm ends."

"Before leaving, I must completely subdue the Blood Jade Spirit Fox."

"This place is the territory of the Blood Jade Spirit Fox, and there are no other demonic beasts, so it is very safe."

"While I am subduing the Blood Jade Spirit Fox, you can walk around the area, but you must not go too far."

After instructing Wang Jianqiang, Lu Yunqing hesitated for a moment.

She left the mark of her Sound Transmission Talisman with Wang Jianqiang, "If there are any emergencies, you can contact me immediately."

"Understood, Fairy Lu."

Wang Jianqiang nodded.

Afterwards, Lu Yunqing sat cross-legged on the spot.

With a flick of her finger, the Beast Taming Ring flashed into existence and hovered in front of her.

Then, she slowly closed her eyes.

Wang Jianqiang could clearly perceive that her Spirit Sense had already entered the Beast Taming Ring.

Presumably, she had already begun the process of subduing the Blood Jade Spirit Fox.

He pondered for a moment.

He did not continue to stay in this place.

He turned and walked toward the distance.

After leaving Lu Yunqing's field of vision, he waved his palm, and the space in front rippled like water.

He stepped into it and performed Instant Movement to a hundred miles away.

He took out an Array Disk and simply set up an Array as protection.

He then took out a Pill Furnace, a large quantity of Medicinal Herb, and several hundred Nascent Soul.

Afterward, he lit the Pill Furnace.

He orderly threw the Medicinal Herb and Nascent Soul into the Pill Furnace and began to refine Pill.

Ten days later.

He refined over a hundred of each of the three grades of Pill used for increasing cultivation: Fourth-Tier Low-Grade, Mid-level Fourth Rank, and Fourth-tier Advanced.

Afterward, he began to consume the Pill to cultivate.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, time had reached the third day before the end of the trip to the Beast Realm.

Wang Jianqiang received a message from Lu Yunqing and ended his cultivation.

After several months of cultivation, his cultivation had reached the limit of the Nascent Soul Early Stage, only one step away from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

After rising to his feet.

He took a step and disappeared from sight.

A hundred miles away.

Lu Yunqing was standing in mid-air, her expression somewhat anxious.

Just a moment ago, she had completed her control over the blood jade spirit fox.

Her Spirit Sense swept across the surroundings, but she surprisingly did not discover the trace of Wang Daniu.

This made her heart sink uncontrollably.

She had already told Wang Daniu not to go far away.

With Wang Daniu's personality, he would certainly not disobey.

Could it be...

That Wang Daniu had met with an accident?

Thinking of this.

She could not help but feel a wave of anxiety in her heart.

If Wang Daniu had met with an accident.

It was one thing that she would have no way to answer to Zhou Qingyu.

Wang Daniu had helped her so much, yet she had let Wang Daniu meet with an accident here in the Beast Realm.

She would not even be able to get past the hurdle in her own heart.

Just as the anxiety and self-reproach on her face grew more intense.

She suddenly received a message.

Her heart stirred, and she hurriedly listened to it.

Immediately, a look of joy appeared on her face.

It was Wang Daniu.

He had not met with an accident!

He was still alive!

After coming to her senses, she hurriedly extended her Spirit Sense in one direction.

She then discovered a familiar figure several miles away.

It was precisely Wang Daniu.

Upon seeing that Wang Jianqiang was safe and sound, she was both joyful and could not help but feel a trace of doubt.

She had clearly just used her Spirit Sense to carefully check a radius of over ten miles.

How had she not discovered Wang Daniu?

Could it be...

That she had been careless for a moment and failed to notice him?

She shook her head and did not continue to dwell on it.

She flew toward the direction where Wang Jianqiang was.

A moment later.

The two met.

"Fairy Lu, are we going to the entrance location?"

Wang Jianqiang asked after seeing Lu Yunqing.

Lu Yunqing shook her head, "No need, after the time limit is reached, the Beast Realm will automatically Repel all outsiders."

"At that time, we only need to go along with the force of Repel to be teleported out."

Wang Jianqiang nodded.

Afterward, the two waited on the spot.

Very quickly.

Three days passed.

A force of Repel began to permeate the area.

Wang Jianqiang seemed to have never experienced such a scene, and a flash of panic crossed his expression.

Seeing this, Lu Yunqing held Wang Jianqiang's palm, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Don't panic, go along with this power."

Holding Lu Yunqing's soft little hand, Wang Jianqiang seemed to have calmed down quite a bit because of Lu Yunqing's comfort.

The next moment.

A flash of light appeared on the two of them, and they disappeared simultaneously.

……

Beast Taming Sect.

Outer Sect First Peak.

On the mountain top Square.

A beautiful woman flashed into view.

"The three-year period has arrived; I wonder what kind of harvest those little ones have had?"

The beautiful woman looked into the air, a thoughtful look appearing on her face.

Just at this moment.

A dense Space Power suddenly permeated the air.

Immediately following.

Figure after figure flashed into view.

Compared to when they entered the Beast Realm, the number of people leaving the Beast Realm had clearly decreased somewhat.

However, almost all of those who were lost were the accompanying servants; the Beast Taming Sect Disciples had only decreased by one person.

Regarding this.

The beautiful woman had no reaction at all.

Within the Beast Realm, demonic beasts roam, and it is very normal to encounter some powerful demonic beasts and lose one's life.

This bit of loss was entirely within expectations.

It was just that what surprised her slightly was that the "cannon fodder" at the Qi Refining First Layer had actually returned safely.

Thinking this, she could not help but look toward the edge of the crowd.

There, a man and a woman were standing hand in hand in the void.

That man was clearly unable to fly independently.

It was entirely due to the woman's power that he did not fall from the sky.

The two were precisely Wang Jianqiang and Lu Yunqing.

In the beautiful woman's view.

It was impossible for Lu Yunqing to bring a burden into the Beast Realm.

The greatest possibility was.

This Qi Refining First Layer Cultivator was bait he had prepared for capturing demonic beasts.

She did not expect this person to have actually come out alive.

Was his life lucky, or had she guessed wrong?

The beautiful woman could not help but take another look at Wang Jianqiang.

Just as the beautiful woman looked at Wang Jianqiang, the others present, upon seeing that Wang Jianqiang, this "cannon fodder," had actually returned safely, also revealed looks of surprise.

Sensing the gazes of the crowd.

Wang Jianqiang seemed very nervous and could not help but grip Lu Yunqing's soft little hand tighter.

Originally, facing the gaze of the crowd, Lu Yunqing felt a bit embarrassed and was prepared to pull her palm back.

Sensing Wang Jianqiang's "panic," she could only let him hold her to offer comfort.

Only until this moment.

The other eight Beast Taming Sect Disciples noticed that the two were actually holding hands.

Their eyes suddenly widened a few notches.

The goddess whom they, the top Outer Sect Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, could not even get close to, was actually having her hand held in public by a piece of trash at the Qi Refining First Layer!

This made them almost think their eyes were playing tricks on them.

Immediately following.

In the gazes they cast toward Wang Jianqiang, there was an added touch of envy and jealousy.

Just at this moment.

The beautiful woman had already regained her composure.

Her gaze swept over the crowd, "Summon out the demonic beasts you have obtained; I need to register them."

Hearing this, the Beast Taming Sect Disciples present took out their Beast Taming Rings one after another and released the demonic beasts they had obtained in the Beast Realm.

"This is..."

"Blood Jade Spirit Fox!"

The moment Lu Yunqing released the Blood Jade Spirit Fox, the eyes of the other eight Disciples went straight.

The Blood Jade Spirit Fox is one of the top bloodlines among all the demonic beasts in the Beast Realm.

Second only to the Ice Dragon and a few other super bloodlines.

This level of demonic beast is extremely rare.

In the entire Beast Taming Sect, the total number of Inner Sect, Outer Sect, and even Core Disciple members reaches tens of thousands.

The number of Disciples who possess this level of demonic beast definitely does not exceed the count of ten fingers.

Even those high and mighty Core Disciples would desire it in vain during ordinary times.

Let alone them, these Outer Sect Disciples?

The other eight people looked at the Blood Jade Spirit Fox, their eyes already reddened.

The jealousy and greed within them were almost impossible to conceal.

"To have actually obtained a Blood Jade Spirit Fox!"

The beautiful woman looked at Lu Yunqing with surprise.

A top-tier bloodline demonic beast like the Blood Jade Spirit Fox was something even she, as an Elder of the sect, did not possess.

Immediately after.

She could not help but feel a sense of realization in her heart.

Lu Yunqing's talent was extremely strong; looking across the entire Beast Taming Sect, if one were to ignore cultivation base and speak only of talent, perhaps only Wen Ya could surpass her.

Those who could compare to her were few and far between.

Such a heaven-gifted talent.

As an Inner Sect Elder, she was naturally no stranger to her.

She was very clear about Lu Yunqing's history.

At this moment, she finally understood why Lu Yunqing had suppressed her cultivation base and refused to enter the Inner Sect for so long.

It must have been during the last trip to the Beast Realm that she discovered this Blood Jade Spirit Fox.

But for unknown reasons, she had failed to capture it.

She had suppressed her cultivation base precisely to enter the first layer of the Beast Realm again to capture this Blood Jade Spirit Fox.

To waste fifty years of time for a demonic beast that one was not certain of obtaining.

Such boldness was truly astonishing.

However, judging from the result.

Being able to obtain a top-tier bloodline demonic beast like the Blood Jade Spirit Fox, the fifty years of time she spent was completely worth it.

The beautiful woman took a deep look at Lu Yunqing.

She began to record.

Not long after.

The beautiful woman finished recording the information on the demonic beasts obtained by the nine people and announced the dismissal.

"Wang Daniu, let me take you back."

In Wang Jianqiang's ear, Lu Yunqing's weak and soft voice reached him.

Wang Jianqiang did not stand on ceremony and nodded.

Afterwards, the two of them, amidst many complex gazes, landed on the Square and walked down the mountain.

After leaving this Outer Sect First Peak, they went straight up another mountain peak and returned to Qing Yu's residence.

Although Lu Yunqing did not get her wish to capture the Huanxin Butterfly on this trip, she relied on the help of Wang Daniu's luck to obtain the perfect substitute for the Huanxin Butterfly, the Blood Jade Spirit Fox.

Loving the house and its crow, so to speak.

Her heart was also filled with gratitude toward Wang Daniu's owner, Qing Yu.

After arriving at Qing Yu's residence, she did not leave.

Instead, she entered the Small Space together with Wang Jianqiang.

She prepared to thank Qing Yu.

……

In the Small Space.

Beside a stone table, two figures, one male and one female, were sitting opposite each other.

The woman was the owner of this place, Qing Yu.

The man was a youth with a handsome appearance.

If Wang Jianqiang were here, he would certainly be able to recognize that this person was none other than Ximen Qi, whom he had met once before.

Ximen Qi was looking at Qing Yu with a faint smile on his face.

"Junior Sister Qing Yu, the organizer of this Pill Gathering is Senior Brother Yang Tianyun, the Inner Sect Alchemy Number One."

"In the Outer Sect, besides me, there are only a few people qualified to attend this Pill Gathering."

"I only obtained a spot to attend the Pill Gathering because my family has a close relationship with the family Senior Brother Yang Tianyun comes from."

"The Pill Gathering rules state that everyone who receives an invitation can bring one person into the Pill Gathering."

"Many people in the Outer Sect wanted to pay a high price to buy this guest spot of mine, but I didn't agree to any of them, just wanting to save it for you."

"At the Pill Gathering, those Inner Sect Senior Brothers will take turns giving lectures and sharing their experiences in alchemy cultivation, and even Senior Brother Yang Tianyun will participate in the sharing."

"Senior Brother Yang Tianyun is the youngest Fifth-tier Alchemist in our Beast Taming Sect's Inner Sect, and his attainments in alchemy are profound."

"The alchemy experience he shares is incomparably precious to us Outer Sect Disciples who study alchemy."

"At that time, you and I will go together."

"How about it?"