Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 22: Grasping Its Weakness

It’s actually it?

How did it come back again?

That glimpse of a shadow—yellow and white intertwined!

For a moment, Xu Yang didn’t know how to describe his feelings.

There was both wariness and fear, as well as excitement!

What scared him was that this little thing might go wild, but he was excited at the chance to tame it.

This is a Treasure Hunting Beast after all!

"Wait, why did it come back?"

Just as Xu Yang was caught between surprise and suspicion, the Treasure Hunting Beast had already arrived, landing stably as its eyes locked right onto Xu Yang, who was hiding behind some weeds.

Wow!!

The soft, milky call sounded so adorable it made people dazed.

The next moment, the Treasure Hunting Beast opened its mouth and spat out a still-saliva-drenched, emerald-green Spirit Elixir.

Xu Yang stared blankly as the Treasure Hunting Beast pushed the Spirit Elixir up to him.

"Is this for me?"

The Treasure Hunting Beast jumped twice in place.

Xu Yang’s mouth twitched as he tentatively picked up the Spirit Elixir.

Instantly, he sensed an intense vitality of wood and grass.

"This Spirit Elixir is great for healing wounds!" Xu Yang’s spirits lifted instantly.

Looking at the little guy again, it didn’t look fierce at all, blinking its big eyes at him.

Good dog!

Xu Yang couldn’t help but praise it inwardly, then gritted his teeth, chewing up the Spirit Elixir and swallowing it down.

The only unpleasant part was those traces of saliva, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Buzz!!

A gentle energy spread through all his bones and veins.

Rapidly healing his injuries.

In just a few moments, Xu Yang’s eyes lit up.

This single Spirit Elixir actually restored about twenty percent of his injuries, and the effect was still spreading.

Definitely not an ordinary thing!

"As expected of a Treasure Hunting Beast!" Xu Yang exclaimed in awe.

He couldn’t help but reach out to try to pet it.

But the little beast dodged away instantly, staring at Xu Yang warily.

Yet in the next second, the little beast came closer again, pitifully watching Xu Yang as it stuck out its tongue to lick its lips.

Saw this, Xu Yang paused—What does that mean?

"Do you want something?"

The little beast immediately nodded.

Xu Yang’s heart leapt—Could it be pills?

He hurriedly took out his jade bottle, only to find it empty.

But when the little beast saw the jade bottle, its eyes clearly lit up.

Xu Yang’s eyes also lit up.

This little thing actually wants to eat pills?

Thinking about it, pills definitely taste much better than Spirit Elixirs.

Isn’t this a huge opportunity?

Loves eating pills, and I just happen to be an Alchemist!

Grasp its weak point...Make it addicted!

Xu Yang’s spirits soared, and after thinking for a moment, he gestured as he said, "The pills are gone. That thing needs the kind of Spirit Elixir you gave me to make more."

"Can you get more for me?"

The little beast nodded suddenly.

Xu Yang couldn’t help but praise, "Such high intelligence!"

Next, the little beast’s actions startled him greatly.

He saw the little thing suddenly open its mouth wide, and then one Spirit Elixir after another came out from its mouth.

All of them covered in saliva.

Soon, there were more than thirty Spirit Elixirs laid out in front of him, along with some colorful fruits.

Xu Yang stared at the little beast as if he’d seen a ghost. Is your belly a treasure pouch?

How could you just swallow stuff and preserve it like that?

Wow wow~~

The little beast cried out with a bit of pain and also some excitement.

Xu Yang snapped out of it, took a deep breath, and began to carefully identify them.

"I can make two furnaces of Innate Elixirs, and one of Blast Spirit Elixirs!"

Nothing need be said about the Innate Elixirs, but the Blast Spirit Elixir is also a second-tier pill, yet much harder to make than the True Essence Elixir and Innate Elixir—it’s one of the best among second-tier pills.

One Blast Spirit Elixir can boost an Innate Realm Martial Artist’s strength by a notch in a short time, making it extremely valuable.

"Wait here!"

Xu Yang grinned, quickly summoning the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

He succeeded in refining three furnaces of pills!

Ten Innate Elixirs, five Blast Spirit Elixirs—all of them top-grade!

Looking at those pills, each the size of a longan, round and flawless, the little beast was practically drooling with greed, unable to contain itself.

It was as if it had been living off wild herbs in the mountains and suddenly saw some gourmet food that had been specially prepared.

Wild herbs are healthy, sure, but you get sick of them too easily.

"Go ahead and eat."

Xu Yang tossed over an Innate Elixir.

The little beast hopped up and gulped it down, then opened its mouth wide without much expression: More!

Xu Yang hesitated for a moment, then threw over a Blast Spirit Elixir.

Snap!

It gulped it down in one bite, gave a sudden shiver, squinted its eyes, shook out all its fur violently, then lay back expressionlessly.

"Impressive!"

Xu Yang was secretly amazed; this little thing’s strength must be at least at the True Void Realm level.

Afterward, he only kept one Blast Spirit Elixir for himself; the rest were all fed to the Treasure Hunting Beast.

Having finished all this, Xu Yang reached out once more to try petting.

This time, the Treasure Hunting Beast only glanced at Xu Yang, then turned its head to the side.

Xu Yang took a deep breath, and his hand fell down softly.

Fluffy.

So soft.

Even as a grown man, he couldn’t help but feel a fondness for it.

This little thing is simply too adorable!

"Halfway to success!"

Xu Yang suppressed his excitement and gently stroked the little beast’s head for a good while.

"I’ll call you Gouzi* from now on."

Xu Yang said softly.

The Treasure Hunting Beast did not react.

Xu Yang went on, "If you follow me, you’ll get pills to eat every day."

"Lots and lots."

Wow!!

The Treasure Hunting Beast’s eyes sparkled bright.

But right after, it bounced up and darted off toward the mountains.

Xu Yang’s face froze.

Ran off?

Gritting his teeth, he got up and chased after.

Soon he realized Gouzi wasn’t moving that fast, just zigzagging ahead, like it knew the terrain here very well.

Xu Yang let out a breath—It looked like it was taking him somewhere, not running away!

If it really ran off now, he’d truly be heartbroken.

The Barbarian Race’s lands were barren, with mountains everywhere, and resources weren’t easy to come by.

With a Treasure Hunting Beast in the Barbarian lands, the benefits would be tremendous.

As long as he had it hooked, what’s a few pills?

Alchemy was a breeze for him—giving most of the pills to the Treasure Hunting Beast was no big deal.

As time passed, Xu Yang had to admit—so it was as expected.

The Treasure Hunting Beast was taking him to look for Spirit Elixirs.

Every time they stopped, Xu Yang would spot hidden Spirit Elixirs nearby.

In just half an hour, he’d found more than twenty.

They might not be rare, but this ability was out of this world!

Its nose practically grew together with Spirit Elixirs.

A good while later—

Somewhere in the mountains.

Gouzi seemed to be tired from running, rubbing against Xu Yang’s leg and letting out a low howl, as if urging him to refine pills quickly.

"Just a second."

Xu Yang grinned ear to ear, patted Gouzi’s head, and got to Alchemy.

Gouzi just rolled around on the ground twice, lazily sprawled out.

Alchemy was done very quickly.

He had countless pill recipes in his head.

After identifying everything, the refining process was extremely fast.

Once he’d finished, he didn’t leave even a single pill for himself.

Let’s see if you can resist this!

Watching Gouzi wolf down the pills, Xu Yang’s lips gradually curved into a smile.

The pills he refined were all top-quality—hard to resist their appeal!

After eating the second batch, Xu Yang found he’d grown much closer with Gouzi.

He could pet it however he liked.

Gouzi would even hop on his shoulder from time to time, crying "wow wow" all over the place.

As night fell, Gouzi even led him to a secret cave it used as its own bed.

And just like that, the night passed.

The next morning.

Xu Yang, who was still cultivating, was woken up by Gouzi’s cries.

He opened his eyes to see Gouzi tugging at his clothes with its paw, then darting right out of the cave.

"What’s going on?"

"Did it just find some treasure?"

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*A common Chinese dog name, literally means "Doggy."