Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 84Book 3: : Pill Completion

Vol 3 Chapter 84: Pill Completion

Although Lin Jing really wanted to modify the Longevity Treasure Turtle, the Dragon Carp had seemingly succeeded in refining the Candle Age Fire. That meant he had no time to play with the mechanized turtle for now.

Preparing for the Alchemy Conference was the priority!

Manually driving the Longevity Treasure Turtle out of the camp, he sent it off to wander the sixteen paths of Qingzhou freely. After that, he stopped paying attention to it.

As for what the turtle might bring back in the end, Lin Jing didn’t have high expectations—he just hoped it wouldn’t self-destruct.

Although his illusions could ensure it wouldn’t be discovered by powerful beings, if it decided to jump into a poisonous swamp or a volcano, there wasn’t much he could do about it.

Time flew by.

A year and a half later, in the Tianyuan Continent’s time.

Lin Jing, still holding the title of Holy Son, was living in the Third Holy Maiden’s palace.

With his current status, he could easily claim a prime location and establish his own cave dwelling. In fact, if he wanted, he could seize a mountain gate belonging to a major sect in the Void Mystical Stage, and the Demon Court would back him up. But Lin Jing was too busy. He had no time to cultivate his own faction. It was much more convenient to just mention what he needed to his senior sister and have her immediately fetch it for him. That suited his packed schedule much better.

"After all these years, it's finally almost done."

Although only a year and a half had passed in the outside world, for Lin Jing and the Dragon Carp, it had felt like several years. They had spent every day researching the Thunder Refining Method, to the point where their minds were nearly numb.

During this period, the Dragon Carp successfully advanced to a Fifth-Tier Pill Sovereign, and Lin Jing had refined his skills to the level of a Quasi-Fourth-Tier Alchemist.

Zzzzt—

As an Transformation Pill formed midair amidst crackling lightning, Lin Jing couldn't help but smile.

In truth, they had already developed the Thunder Tempering Method within two years. The Dragon Carp had fused various exotic flames into the Heavenly Thunder Flame, greatly enhancing its power. This allowed them to use Heavenly Thunder Flame for pill refinement, successfully drawing down Pill Tribulation to temper the pills.

However, a single pill could never withstand the sheer force of the Pill Tribulation.

Even though the Transformation Tribulation was far more powerful, Pill Tribulation was still comparable to the power of a Golden Core Stage attack, and a mere pill had zero resistance to lightning—it would shatter on impact.

Thus, they spent an enormous amount of time experimenting with materials that could be added to the Transformation Pill to increase its lightning resistance without affecting its transformation effects.

During this process, Lin Jing completely dismantled the last two Lightning-Avoiding Pills for research and consumed vast amounts of the Demon Court’s lightning-element resources.

If it weren’t for the Demon Court’s near-infinite support, even if Lin Jing had a hundred years, he wouldn't have been able to perfect this final Transformation Pill.

"As expected, the greatest enemy of research is funding."

Holding the successfully refined pill, Lin Jing didn’t immediately celebrate. He still couldn't guarantee what kind of Transformation Tribulation a demon beast would face after consuming the pill.

If the resulting tribulation remained as powerful as a Nascent Soul Stage Transformation Tribulation, then all their effort would have been for nothing.

"I should find another mosquito beast to test it on." Lin Jing muttered, gazing into the distance.

Just as he was about to take off, a white figure suddenly appeared in his vision.

"Holy Son, this humble one…" A large white-furred rat crawled forward.

"You again?" Lin Jing floated midair, looking toward the peak.

This white rat had previously been used for Pill Tribulation experiments, enduring Heavenly Thunder and seven different Treant Pills. That experience had caused its fur to turn completely white, though it had managed to restore some color over time as it progressed in its Foundation Establishment cultivation.

It refused to accept the identity of a mere "white lab rat."

It had worked hard and was now the leader of a group of five white rats.

Originally, Lin Jing had promised them that once all five had reached Foundation Establishment, he would send them to the Demon Court to become official disciples and start their path of cultivation. But in the end, all five refused to leave, choosing instead to continue following Lin Jing—even if it meant just standing guard at his doors.

"Holy Son, are you about to test a pill? I can do it!" The white rat eagerly volunteered.

Lin Jing shook his head. "You're only at mid-Foundation Establishment. This pill is extremely dangerous, and I don’t even know what kind of side effects it might have. It’s a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."

"But if I succeed, the benefits will be immense. After all, this is a pill personally refined by you, Holy Son!" the white rat said firmly.

"Did that guy put you up to this again?" Lin Jing asked knowingly.

The Pine Leaf Mouse had planted many spiritual plants around the cave residence during its free time, which the white rats were responsible for tending. Occasionally, it would also give them pointers on cultivation, as their paths were somewhat similar.

"It's not because of that senior… I just truly want to improve. I trust in your alchemy skills, Holy Son!"

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"Fine. If you're so eager to improve, I'll give you this chance. But if you die, don’t blame me."

Lin Jing tossed the pill over. Since they had already successfully refined a Transformation Pill, creating more wouldn’t be difficult.

It didn't matter who tested it—what he really wanted to see was whether taking this Transformation Pill would still trigger a Nascent Soul-Level Transformation Tribulation.

"Thank you, Holy Son!" The white rat dropped to its knees in gratitude before scurrying up the peak and swallowing the pill.

The next moment—

Boom!

Thunder rumbled across the sky.

Staring at the dark clouds, the white rat gulped nervously, its eyes filled with fear.

"A Golden Core-Level tribulation… but just barely at the threshold."

Lin Jing’s eyes lit up with joy.

The Thunder Refining Method had indeed reduced the tribulation strength for those consuming Transformation Pills.

That said, this pill was only useful for Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment demon beasts. Lin Jing hadn't yet improved its grade. If he did, he wasn't sure whether the tribulation strength would increase again.

Still, with a Golden Core-Level tribulation, while it remained extremely dangerous for regular Foundation Establishment demon beasts, it was no longer an insurmountable obstacle for talented prodigies at this stage.

For example, this white rat—while it couldn't be considered an elite prodigy, it was far from ordinary. After all, it had consumed four different Treant Pills and had been personally guided by the Pine Leaf Mouse in wood-element cultivation.

"Aaahhh!"

The white rat immediately activated its Hardening Ability, covering its body in Diamondwood Skin.

The next moment—

Crack!

The lightning struck, shattering its armor and leaving it half-dead on the ground.

But—it survived!

Though its flesh was scorched and torn, it had endured the tribulation.

And as the tribulation’s energy cleansed its body, its form began to shift—

From a white rat, it transformed into a white-haired boy, looking around six or seven years old, still retaining his rodent ears and tail.

"Why does it feel like this ability isn’t as strong as Mosquito Woman’s…?"

Lin Jing stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"So the Thunder Refining Method not only reduces the tribulation’s strength but also somewhat weakens the transformation power?"

Whatever.

As long as it worked. Demon power could be cultivated later.

With this pill, he was more than ready for the Alchemy Conference.

It was time to shake the world and announce the resurgence of the demon race!

Now, he just needed a high-profile demon beast for the demonstration.

Using some random, weak demon beast wouldn’t be impressive enough.

The test subject needed to be powerful, awe-inspiring—

A showstopper!