Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 411: Chapter 398: Refinement

Before long, the Pill Pet had finished analyzing the Dreamless Water Bud.

Ice Orchid had developed a keen interest in it, claiming he had never seen such a peculiar Spirit Medicine.

Just from analyzing its composition, he could tell that it naturally possessed the ability to attract Dream Memory Essence.

If a person or Pet Beast were to consume it, they would surely have a dreamless night.

Gu Ming took the opportunity to present a list of ingredients for the Dreamless Pill, asking the Pill Pet if it was a reasonable formula.

Ice Orchid readily agreed to help analyze it. Every part of the formula involved a perfect synthesis of medicinal properties or enhanced the characteristic of absorbing Dream Memory Essence.

Ice Orchid had no objections. In fact, he felt the Pill Formula was already quite mature; there was nothing he could see to modify.

However, he was highly skeptical that Gu Ming could pull it off, seeing as he didn’t have a Pill Pet.

Several of the medicinal ingredients in the formula required a high-level Pill Pet to refine, and the kind of Pill Pet a novice had just bonded with would be incapable of such a complex process.

So when Ice Orchid asked who Gu Ming planned to have refine it, Gu Ming put on a troubled expression. "I don’t know anyone. Do you think Teacher Dan might have a recommendation?"

Gu Ming drew out his last word, staring at him with wide, pleading eyes.

Ice Orchid was also interested in this Elixir, and he believed his master would be interested too. "You can copy down this Pill Formula and leave it here," he said.

"I will give it to my master when he awakens."

Gu Ming nodded, did as he was told, writing down the Pill Formula and handing it over. Then he said,

"I’ll leave the Dreamless Water Bud here for now. I’ll go purchase the rest of the primary and supplementary ingredients.

"However, some of them are restricted resources that I don’t have the clearance to purchase. I was wondering if Teacher Dan could possibly help me out in that regard..."

Before Gu Ming could finish, Ice Orchid waved his fiery hand, signaling for Gu Ming not to worry.

Their Alchemy Room had a massive reserve of medicinal ingredients.

The various precious resources on Gu Ming’s list were practically run-of-the-mill goods to him, not all that valuable.

Of course, that was only from Teacher Dan’s perspective. Out in the world, their prices were still very high.

Gu Ming read between the lines and quickly said,

"I can pay for them. I just need Teacher Dan to grant me access to use the resources."

Ice Orchid understood. Gu Ming wanted to use his connection with Teacher Dan to get the Dreamless Pill refined. "If my master is willing to help you refine it, you won’t need to pay. You can rest assured on that point," he said.

"We’ll hold on to this Dreamless Water Bud for now. We will inform you if we decide to refine it.

"In the end, regardless of whether the Elixir is successfully formed, we will give you the final product."

"Thank you, thank you." Gu Ming didn’t say much more before turning to leave.

After leaving the Alchemy Pavilion, Gu Ming let out a long breath.

’A Pill Pet really seems like a necessity in the future,’ he thought.

’Should I look for a Pill Pet when I choose my fourth Pet Beast?’

But Gu Ming only let the thought linger for a moment.

His Spiritual Power had just reached the level of a Three-star Beastmaster, and he was still a long way from the Four-star Realm. There was no need to think about things so far in the future just yet.

Besides, his own Pet Beasts hadn’t even evolved to Three-star yet. First, he needed to go back and have them absorb everything Chief Arno had given them so they could advance toward the Three-star Realm.

...

Cyan Treasure was bathing in a medicinal tub that glowed with five-colored light.

The Five Blood Divine Medicine was a Body Tempering Divine Medicine. Lying in the tub, Cyan Treasure tirelessly absorbed the Divine Medicine Factors from the bath.

Originally just a Little Cyan Snake, its body crackled and popped as it soaked in the potent and concentrated divine medicine, growing at a visible rate.

The process of absorbing the divine medicine was agonizing. Gu Ming massaged its body several times, but he still couldn’t alleviate its pain.

After a long while, Cyan Treasure endured the torment of its bones and blood being reforged, relying on its powerful will, and finally absorbed the entire basin of Five Blood Divine Medicine.

The once five-colored medicinal bath was now clear and colorless. After completely absorbing the basin of divine medicine, every one of Cyan Treasure’s scales glittered under the light with a greenish-cyan hue.

Gu Ming probed its body with his Divine Sense and could feel that every inch of its muscle was brimming with powerful Blood Qi.

Observing its Dantian, he saw that the Dragon Elephant Illusion within its Dragon Pattern Foundation Establishment Tripod had become even more majestic and spirited.

More importantly, Gu Ming saw another phantom image behind it—one of the Little Cyan Snake itself—that seemed to have solidified a little more.

Meanwhile, Ah Kun held the Fog Dao Pearl in its mouth, which was completely filled with mist.

It possessed the Kunpeng’s Devouring Purification Talent, allowing it to directly swallow and refine the Fog Dao Pearl.

This was something Chief Arno and the others had likely not anticipated.

The Fog Dao Pearl was meant to be an auxiliary tool for a Pet Beast during Cultivation. Swallowing it wouldn’t lead to direct digestion; instead, due to a rejection response after cultivation, the Fog Dao Pearl would be expelled from the body.

But Ah Kun was different. It truly and completely swallowed it, refining it with a RUMBLE. Using its Devouring Secret Technique, it refined five percent of the pearl in the time it took to complete a single Great Cycle.

This left the Fog Dao Pearl itself incomplete, and because of the Devouring Secret Technique, it wasn’t expelled.

Gu Ming watched the prompts that kept popping up from the system: "Fog Shadow Talent +10," "+10," "+10."

Occasionally, a "+100" or "+1000" would appear.

Ah Kun had probably digested some key substance and converted it into a Talent Ability.

Normally, absorbing it only provided a chance to obtain the Fog Shadow Talent, but after being refined by the Devouring Secret Technique, it was no longer a matter of probability. Acquiring the Talent was now a certainty.

The powder from the Yin Yang Fish Stone was used as usual. Ah Ji didn’t have a Devouring Evolution Talent like Ah Kun, so it couldn’t take such a shortcut.

As for Lu You, there was a pleasant surprise.

Gu Ming watched as the sky-piercing light of evolution was blocked by the Light and Dark Concealment Array inside the room.

A moment later, Gu Ming saw that Insect Baby had been completely transformed, now exuding the aura of a Two-star Pet Beast.

That’s right, during this round of Refinement, Insect Baby had officially entered the Two-star Realm.

The Tri-Colored Pattern Ring on its body became clearly visible, and it could now spin a cocoon at any moment to transform into its intermediate transitional form, the "Tri-color Pupa."

But pupating wasn’t a simple matter.

If it simply pupated into a Tri-color Pupa just like that, it would only undergo a very ordinary Evolution.

To achieve the "Myriad Phenomena Butterfly" form, the preparations before pupating were not to be underestimated. There was a series of tasks awaiting Lu You.

After observing Mianmian, he looked at Mouse Treasure, whose changes were also significant.

Chief Arno had given resources for two people. Since Lu You had contributed the most, the rewards she received far exceeded Gu Ming’s.

Just by looking at Mouse Treasure, one could tell that the Earth Dragon-like aura emanating from it had grown much stronger.

However, because Lu You wanted to walk the path of "self," the purity of the Dragon Blood resource that Chief Arno had mentioned was actually a bit too high.