Ch 161: It truly is unexpected!
Lu Qing’an looked at the Black Dragon with a complex expression. With a thought, they released the Dragon Scale Beast.
The Dragon Scale Beast looked around in slight bewilderment, and upon suddenly seeing the Black Dragon, fear instantly spread throughout its body. It sensed the oppressive feeling in the Black Dragon’s bloodline—the terrifying power emanating from the Demon Dragon Clan!
“Dragon Scale greets its superior!” The Dragon Scale Beast quickly prostrated itself on the ground. Any beast with Dragon Clan bloodline would act like a commoner before royalty when facing a pure-blooded Dragon.
When the Black Dragon saw the Dragon Scale Beast, its nine eyes flashed with green light, like a hunter targeting its prey.
“Indeed, it’s quite handsome!” The Black Dragon cast a grateful glance at Lu Qing’an, its eyes shining brightly.
Lu Qing’an still felt a little uneasy at this moment, weighing in their heart whether to tell the Black Dragon the true nature of this Dragon Scale Beast.
Honestly, they still found it speechless. He Qijin, why couldn’t he be more meticulous?
He had obtained such a hermaphrodite beast!
Yes, this Dragon Scale Beast was not as they initially thought—a simple male beast, but a strange hermaphrodite.
If it were a human, it would be both male and female.
Anyway, if such a species appeared before them, they wouldn’t be able to accept it. Therefore, they felt that if they were the Black Dragon, knowing this situation, they would be very unhappy.
But they still felt it necessary to try, at least to let the Black Dragon know that they had already tried hard to find this kind of beast. If it didn’t work out, they would let the Black Dragon make do with it for now. They would find a purebred female beast for the Black Dragon later.
Of course, if the Black Dragon was unwilling, they couldn’t help it. They were indeed careless this time.
At this moment, the Black Dragon had quickly approached the Dragon Scale Beast and circled it, examining it carefully, becoming increasingly delighted.
“Hey, your figure is not bad,” the Black Dragon praised.
The Dragon Scale Beast felt extremely embarrassed by the Black Dragon’s praise and examination, and somewhat shyly said, “It’s alright.”
“Oh, your scales are really strong.” The Black Dragon then extended its claw and gently bumped against the Dragon Scale Beast’s body.
The Dragon Scale Beast nodded awkwardly.
“Master, I am extremely satisfied with it!” The Black Dragon finally looked at Lu Qing’an and said with a smile.
Seeing this scene, Lu Qing’an felt increasingly strange. In the end, they didn’t want the Black Dragon’s hopes to be dashed, so they pulled the Black Dragon closer and quietly confessed to it.
After hearing this, all nine heads of the Black Dragon were as if struck by lightning, stunned for a while, then the nine heads simultaneously swallowed their saliva and looked at the Dragon Scale Beast.
“Is that really the case?” The Black Dragon seemed extremely shocked and weakly asked.
Lu Qing’an nodded seriously: “I have searched according to your request. In the short term, I really couldn’t find a suitable female beast. If it doesn’t work, will you make do with it?”
Hearing this, the Black Dragon swallowed its saliva again and said, “Make do with what?! Does this need to be made do with?”
Seeing the Black Dragon’s sudden excitement, Lu Qing’an secretly thought that the Black Dragon was a little angry. It was true, after working hard for three months, the pie they got was a rotten one—a little temper was normal.
So Lu Qing’an slightly understood the Black Dragon.
Only, they realized a moment later that they had misunderstood.
“This is simply the beast of my dreams! Master, do you have mind-reading abilities?! This is so perfect for my requirements!! This makes me happier than finding a purebred female beast!!!”
The more the Black Dragon spoke, the more excited they became. Their gaze towards the Dragon Scale Beast became even more ardent and impatient.
Lu Qing’an: “???”
They were a little stunned.
What the heck?!
“Master, I can’t hold it in any longer! Would you mind leaving for a while? I’ll be done soon! Also, I have already burned the Immortal Medicine from a while ago. You can bring more Immortal Medicine! Don’t worry, this time I will definitely complete all the incineration tasks you’ve given me with 100% of my effort!” The Black Dragon said excitedly.
Lu Qing’an blinked their eyes twice, looking at the Black Dragon, feeling more and more that something was wrong with it!
No, Xiao Heizi, your hobby is a little… unique!
Seeing that the Black Dragon genuinely liked it and was already impatient, Lu Qing’an nodded and said, “Go ahead, remember to work hard in the future. As long as you make Master happy, finding several more of these beasts won’t be a big problem!”
After saying that, Lu Qing’an patted the Black Dragon’s scales and left that space.
The Black Dragon contentedly swallowed the pie they had painted, respectfully sent Lu Qing’an away, and then chuckled and looked at the Dragon Scale Beast.
The Dragon Scale Beast watched the Black Dragon approach and awkwardly said, “Superior, what’s wrong with you?”
“Hey, you smell so good,” the Black Dragon laughed.
After Lu Qing’an left that space, they shook their head secretly.
“This little thing, its preferences are really peculiar…”
They shook the Black Dragon’s strange appearance from their mind, and at this moment, Zhen Yongfu sent a voice transmission to them, asking them to go out and collect the Immortal Medicine.
They walked out of the private room and received the Immortal Medicine from Zhen Yongfu. After a brief chat, they went their separate ways.
Returning to the cultivation space, Lu Qing’an took out a Xuanling Pill, swallowed it, entered a cultivation state, and then began alchemy.
Under the nourishment of the Xuanling Pill, their cultivation steadily improved, without needing to cultivate themselves. Therefore, they would use the remaining seclusion time to refine Immortal Grade 6 Supreme Xuanling Pills.
“This is my first time attempting to refine Immortal Grade 6 Xuanling Pills. I wonder how difficult it will be.”
Lu Qing’an took out the Alchemist Furnace and resolutely began alchemy.
The higher the grade of the Immortal Pill, the longer the refining time.
Lu Qing’an concentrated on alchemy and found that they didn’t encounter any difficulties when refining Immortal Grade 6 pills, and it was still smooth.
It was just that the refining time was more than double that of refining Immortal Grade 5 pills; it took almost half a day to refine one Immortal Grade 6 Supreme Xuanling Pill.
Yes, it was still a Supreme Grade pill. Refining this level of pill was no longer difficult for them.
The biggest problem now was that the alchemy time was getting longer and longer.
“I can stay here for seven months, and I should be able to refine all the pills before leaving.”
They still felt it was a bit of a waste of time, but fortunately, the existence of Liuguang Hall made up for this difficulty.
“In six months’ Alchemy Competition, if I can win first place and get Qin Danwang’s Alchemy Manuscript, then it will be solved. With my understanding of the Pill Dao, combined with Qin Danwang’s unique refining techniques, I should be able to quickly master the skill of refining two pills at once.”
At that time, they would be able to save half the time when refining pills.
“It’s just that I haven’t heard of anyone who can refine three pills at once. If it’s possible, I could save even more time.”
They had already inquired, among the current Immortal Realm Tenth-Grade Immortal Alchemists, only a few could refine two pills at once; no one could refine three at once.
As for the Dan Huang, a strong person who only existed in legends, it was said that they could do it, and they could even refine two pills with only one Immortal Medicine.
Their skills were unfathomable.
Lu Qing’an continued to bury their head in alchemy. After working continuously for half a month, they realized that their Spiritual Power consumption was enormous and needed a temporary rest.
So, they left Liuguang Hall and went to Wangxu City. They found Murong Yinxue and bought 50 million Immortal Stones worth of Immortal Medicine from her.
After spending these 50 million Immortal Stones, they had very few Immortal Stones left, almost all of them were gone.
The next time they come out of Wangxu City, they have to go to the Intermediate Lifespan Exchange Tower to exchange some Treasures and find He Qijin.
Afterwards, they returned to Liuguang Hall and went to the Black Dragon.
But when they appeared in front of the Black Dragon, they found that the Black Dragon was still clinging to the Dragon Scale Beast.
The two beasts were extremely intimate, and the Dragon Scale Beast was even curled up in the Black Dragon’s embrace, looking extremely charming.
“Alright, you’ve rested for a while; it’s time to get to work,” Lu Qing’an broke the silence.
The Black Dragon saw Lu Qing’an and smiled, “Thank you, Master, for letting me rest for a while! How much Immortal Medicine needs to be burned this time?”
They obviously no longer resisted the task of burning Immortal Medicine.
“30 million Immortal Stones worth of Immortal Medicine.” Lu Qing’an praised the Black Dragon’s positive attitude.
“Oh, so little, Master don’t worry about us, next time you can directly bring 100 million Immortal Stones worth of Immortal Medicine!” The Black Dragon patted their chest, boasting grandly.
Seeing this, Lu Qing’an nodded in satisfaction: “Okay, I’ll prepare that for you next time.”
After giving the Immortal Medicine to the Black Dragon, they returned to the cultivation space and began alchemy again.
Time passed quietly, more than twenty days passed in the outside world, but inside the cultivation space in the hall, seven months had passed.
Lu Qing’an finally refined all the Immortal Grade 6 Supreme Xuanling Pills.
The number of these Xuanling Pills was enough for them to cultivate to the Liuli Realm.
At the same time, their cultivation was also steadily rising, and now they were already at the Xuji Realm, fourth layer!
