Chapter 464 Cannot Bully You Anymore

veryone else.So Hao Ren is Little Brother – no wonder the more she interacts with him, the closer she feels to himXie Yujia’s emotions shifted from shock to reflection, then from reflection into confu...Chapter 464: No Longer Able to Bully You...

"Half... half an hour" The Dragon King Ci Yun Long Wang, who had already stepped halfway out the doorframe, immediately retracted his toe.

He turned around and looked at Xie Yujia, suspecting whether he had heard it wrong.

The other two dragon kings accompanying him were also looking at Xie Yujia in a daze.

"Yes, only half an hour. At most not more than one hour. You can enjoy your tea here while I finish making the medicine," said Xie Yujia to him with sincerity and earnestness.

Zhao Hongyu smiled and instructed Zhao Yanzi, "Ah Zi, quickly make new tea for the three seniors."

Zhao Yanzi was taken aback. She hurriedly replied with an “Oh” and rushed into the kitchen.

Just as Zhao Guang was about to see them out of the door, he instantly put on a very calm expression. "Seniors, there's no rush to leave; take your time while enjoying some tea."

The three dragon kings looked at each other and glumly returned to the living room before sitting down onto the sofa.

Xie Yujia glanced at Hao Ren with a clear message in her eyes, meaning that Hao Ren would accompany her.

Hao Ren smiled faintly. With his single hand, he picked up the jade cauldron and directly stored it into his seed-space dimension. Then he walked out to the small courtyard, taking off high into the sky with Xie Yujia and Little White in tow.

This seemingly ordinary action of Hao Ren's was a huge shock for these three dragon kings.

One must know that this jade cauldron without using an incantation to store it wasn't small in volume. Hao Ren effortlessly placed it into his seed-space dimension, which implied how vast Hao Ren’s storage space could be.

The Storage Treasure of the Dragon Palace indeed stood out from ordinary ones.

Among the five dragon clans of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, the metal dragons were most adept at cultivation, wood dragons specialized in alchemy, fire dragons excelled in forging, earth dragons were proficient with formations, while water dragons had the least unique abilities but the largest numbers and widest distribution. They couldn’t be underestimated.

Of course, compared to cultivator sects, dragon cultivators possessed a long life due to their Dragon Pellets, which allowed them to advance rapidly in cultivation. It was effortless for them to reach the Shaking Realm equivalent to the Core Formation Stage, so they were more focused on cultivation. Only after hundreds of years would they determine that they couldn’t ascend to the Wind Realm and then utilize resources from their sects to study alchemy, forging, and formations.

On the other hand, human cultivators in cultivator sects could ascertain within several decades whether they could form a Golden Core or not. If they were only at the Foundation Establishment Stage but couldn’t reach the Core Formation Stage for their entire lives, then in the following one to two hundred years, they would explore things outside cultivation.

Thus, cultivator sects above the Fifth Heaven possessed a far greater research capability in alchemy, forging, and formations than dragon cultivators. Among dragon cultivators, water dragons were least adept at these aspects.

However… Fourth Grade Alchemist Xie Yujia and Hao Ren’s seed-space dimension completely overturned the beliefs of these three western dragon kings.

The Eastern Sea Dragon Palace not only had a Fourth Grade Alchemist but also an incredibly powerful forging master capable of crafting huge spatial treasures.

"Enjoy your tea, enjoy your tea…" Zhao Guang looked at the three dragon kings with a smile and said cheerfully.

At this moment, Hao Ren was flying towards the Fifth Heavens with Xie Yujia.

Xie Yujia needed to refine pills and naturally couldn’t do it in Zhao Ranzi’s house. In their base at the Fifth Heavens, there was a perfect place for refining pills.

They entered Xie Yujia's pill refinement room after opening the barrier. Xie Yujia took out the medicinal ingredients one by one from the golden box and found the formula to refine the Reviving Spring Pill among all the formulas given to her by Zhen Ciming.

In fact, for refining pills, a recipe was also an important thing. Many pill recipes had materials but lacked knowledge about mixing ratios. The quality of refined pills could vary greatly due to this.

However, with support from the demon prodigy Zhen Ciming, Xie Yujia didn’t need to worry at all about these precious formulas and prescriptions.

Dong

Hao Ren placed the jade tripod in the center of the pill refinement room.

There were originally two black pill cauldrons in Xie Yujia's room. But they had been burned too many times by Little White’s demon fire, especially after Little White advanced to a second-order demonic beast and its flames became even more powerful. One of the cauldrons was already scrapped while the other wouldn’t last long.

"Hao Ren, keep an eye on things," Xie Yujia stood in front of the jade tripod and said to Hao Ren.

"Mm." Hao Ren nodded confidently.

Actually, within this secluded Immortal Peak, Xie Yujia wouldn’t receive any interference anyway. But with Hao Ren by her side, she felt even more at ease.

Pill refinement required full concentration. Any mistake could ruin the pill and might cause backlash from spiritual energy. Therefore, cultivators who refined pills would have a dedicated room for refining them.

Xie Yujia looked over the formula again; she had everything planned out now. Her fingers lightly flicked, and a golden talisman flew out of her fingertips, lifting one medicinal ingredient off the stone table and into the jade tripod.

"Little White," Xie Yujia softly called out.

Woo…

Little White spat out a thread of demon fire.

This wasn’t the first time it had assisted her in pill refinement. They had developed默契 (默契 means tacit understanding or默契配合 which is cooperation through mutual understanding). Of course, if Little White was foolish enough to not spit out flames on time… its butt would be in trouble…

Xie Yujia flicked her fingers one after another. Each medicinal ingredient, under the influence of the golden talisman, flew into the jade tripod.

Hao Ren hadn’t seen Xie Yujia refine pills for a long time. Now that he was observing up close, he could see how much her pill refinement skills had improved compared to before.

This graceful posture and skilled movements were very pleasing to the eye. If she were wearing a white robe with Eight Trigram patterns on it, it would be even more delightful…

The demon fire from Little White’s mouth hissed as it spat out flames.

Cultivation for the novice "Xiaobai" is also a form of exercise. When reaching the second stage, demonic beasts develop a small demonic core in their bodies. During continuous cycles of inhalation and exhalation, the source fire within them gradually refines this demonic core.

The Jade Ding does not have a lid, and under Xiaobai's demonic flames, it emits wisps of white smoke.

Xie Yujia’s dual gold and silver runes transform into golden and silvery lights that rotate above the Jade Ding in a miniature tornado formation.

The little white who is exerting all its might to spew fire suddenly sniffs, and the white smoke resembling an inverted tornado penetrates Xiaobai's nostrils.

This dense mist is produced by refining spirit herbs. It carries concentrated spiritual energy that may be too chaotic for cultivators but serves as a tonic for demonic beasts.

Whir… whir…

Xie Yujia strikes out with four soul runes once more.

The Jade Ding, originally placed on the ground in the alchemy room, begins to rotate swiftly.

Affected by a surge of spiritual energy, Xiaobai wags its tail and exhales an even stronger demonic flame.

Under this intense flame's might, the heavy Jade Ding levitates and rotates at an accelerated pace.

Xie Yujia lightly taps her right hand on several remaining materials on the stone table, causing them to form parabolic arcs and smoothly fall into the Jade Ding.

"Impressive technique," Hao Ren cannot help but whisper in admiration.

Although Xie Yujia excels at practical skills when cooking, she also possesses a strong talent for alchemy. These two abilities seem to complement each other for her.

Huff… huff…

Xiaobai puffs out breaths of demonic fire while sticking out its tongue. This continuous spewing is taxing on it.

Unbeknownst to Xie Yujia and the others, using a demonic beast's flame for alchemy usually requires fourth or fifth-stage beasts or higher. Especially when refining fourth-grade pills, there are strict requirements regarding the intensity and purity of the flames; Xiaobai’s innate demonic fire is certainly pure enough but lacks in intensity.

That being said, all the spirit pills that Xie Yujia and Zhen Ciming fed to Xiaobai were not for nothing. Even a second-stage beast at the same level as Xiaobai, such as an A-grade demon, couldn’t keep up with its flame for an hour.

"Alright, Xiaobai," Xie Yujia calls out.

Xiaobai immediately withdraws its tongue and collapses onto the ground, weak in its limbs.

Xie Yujia tosses it three replenishing pills and another three soul-fusion pills.

With a long red tongue, Xiaobai swallows these six pills without chewing them, sending them straight to its stomach.

Dong

The Jade Ding fell back to the ground.

Xie Yujia consecutively cast three Life and Death Talismans, causing a resounding metallic clang each time, followed by three pills being ejected from the Jade Ding.

Almost simultaneously, Xie Yujia took out a white jade vial from her bracelet and held it high; these three pills dropped precisely into the mouth of the vial with a ringing sound as they rolled inside.

Hao Ren watched in amazement at how smoothly and gracefully Xie Yujia caught the pills with such ease, suddenly feeling that she looked incredibly beautiful doing so.

Her arms were exceptionally fair; even the jade bottle seemed less attractive compared to her skin and fingers. The delicate way she held up the vial and snatched in the three pills was visually stunning.

Xie Yujia sealed the bottle with a red cloth, took a long breath of relief, then turned around to look at Hao Ren by the cave entrance, raising her eyebrows inquisitively. "What’s wrong"

Hao Ren shook his head and smiled; times had indeed changed. The Xie Yujia who once relied solely on the dominance of the Life and Death Talismans given to her by the old woman now exuded the aura of a master alchemist in every movement.

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In the process of refining pills, she smoothly cast one Life and Death Talisman after another from her fingertips, dazzling observers with her dexterity.

Hao Ren’s Five Elements Sword Qi was impressive, but Xie Yujia’s Life and Death Talismans were equally formidable. From a certain perspective, the way she cast these talismans already embodied some of Qingfeng Hermit's aura when sweeping through with them.

Currently, Xie Yujia could only create around ten or so talismans at once; but if she could produce hundreds or even thousands of talismans simultaneously in the future, how awe-inspiring would that be

The power of Life and Death Talismans, Hao Ren had witnessed firsthand. They were as potent and flexible as they were versatile—able to flatten a mountain peak with their might or seal an acupuncture point within a person's body.

They were even more formidable than the Light Striping Sword Shadow Technique.

The reason why that Cultivation Realm cultivator in Kunlun Mountain so feared Qingfeng Hermit’s reputation was now clear to Hao Ren.

However, based on Xie Yujia's own description of this technique after studying its details, using and cultivating the Life and Death Talismans required "planting" them. The two original talisman sheets given by the old woman were essentially mother talismans.

This meant that even if Hao Ren obtained Xie Yujia’s manual on these talismans, he would be unable to cultivate it—thus, becoming proof of Qingfeng Hermit's direct disciple status for her.

From now on, any cultivators at the same level as Xie Yujia wouldn’t stand a chance against her, while even more senior elders would keep their distance.

This was essentially a protective charm bestowed upon Xie Yujia by Qingfeng Hermit.

"Are you daydreaming" Xie Yujia approached Hao Ren and waved her hand in front of his eyes.

"No, it’s just that I suddenly realized I can’t bully you anymore," Hao Ren said with a smile as he came to his senses.

“What are you saying…” Xie Yujia muttered softly, patting Xiaobai’s backside before sitting on the dragon’s back.Held by Zhao Kuo, Hao Ren could only awkwardly wave his hand. Zhao Kuo leaped into the air,解開玄功殿外部的陣法，輕踏屋簷，直奔頂層。removed the array formation outside the Xuan Gong Palace and stepped lightly on the roof...