Chapter 54: 054 Second Order Beast Taming (Part one)_l
Translator: 549690339
Having made a breakthrough in the Green Wood Year Ring Skill, Su Yu was in high spirits. When his neighbor Lan Xi came over to ask him to do some alchemy a few days later, he inadvertently performed exceptionally well, producing two Qi Refinement Pills of superior quality of the first rank for the two of them.
Just like that, both Lan Xi and Lan Gong were taken aback, believing that Su Yu’s alchemy skill surpassed their imagination, and they treated Su Yu with a bit more courtesy.
Because,
The chances of becoming a second-rank lower tier alchemist merely by producing regular quality first-rank upper tier pills would only be about ten to twenty percent!
However, if one could produce superior quality first-rank upper tier pills, the chances of advancing to a second-rank lower tier alchemist could be as high as sixty to seventy percent!
Now that Su Yu had demonstrated his ability to make superior first-rank upper tier pills, it naturally made the two of them show some more respect towards him.
One might even say they were seeking to curry favor from him.
After all, if Su Yu advanced to a second-rank lower tier alchemist, and they both reached the Qi Refinement Realm at the ninth level,
Wouldn’t they have to find a second-rank lower tier alchemist to pursue the refining of the Foundation Establishment Pill for the next phase?
Not long afterwards,
The Artifact Refiner neighbor in the alley and the male cultivator with a family of four all learned about Su Yu’s ability to refine superior-quality first-rank upper tier pills.
Immediately, both people knocked on Su Yu’s door asking for him to refine superior quality Qi Refinement Pills.
Although Su Yu controlled the quality of the pill-making, he only successfully made one superior-quality Qi Refinement Pill for the Artifact Refiner and the rest were all regular Qi Refinement Pills. However, this was enough to make the Artifact Refiner and the male cultivator show him their utmost respect.
A man in his forties in the Qi Refinement Realm at the eighth level, capable of making superior-quality first-rank upper tier pills!
As long as he reaches the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, he could potentially become a second rank lower tier Alchemist!
If he is lucky enough to breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm, becoming a second-rank lower tier alchemist would certainly be a done deal!
A few days later,
The complexion of Wu Zhigang, a talisman master who returned to the alley from Zhen Hall, changed upon hearing this news.
In Zhen Hall, contrary to what he had claimed, there were only six alchemists, not countless, who were first-ranked upper-tier alchemists.
Of the six, only one could produce superior-quality first-rank upper tier pills. That individual also received much attention from the administrators of Zhen Hall.
“That wast ….. can that guy really make superior-quality first-rank upper tier pills!?” Wu Zhigang disbelieved, his voice filled with thick jealousy and hatred, so much so that his face was somewhat distorted.
That was a ‘ticket’ to advance to the second rank.
What about himself? He still hasn’t even touched the threshold of the second-rank lower-tier talisman master!
However, despite feeling jealous, after calming down, Wu Zhigang still went to visit Su Yu with a degree of respect and sycophancy in an attempt to recruit Su Yu into Zhen Hall.
That was a pity; he was kicked out by Su Yu on the premise of being busy with alchemy.
Upon returning to his own room, Wu Zhigang’s face immediately turned extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth: “What a lucky bastard! Just because you can make superior first-rank upper tier pills.”
“You dare to show off and act arrogant in front of me, a talisman master from Zhen Hall!?”
“You’re seeking death! Seeking death! Seeking death!”
As for people with mental defects like Wu Zhigang, Su Yu didn’t pay any attention to them. After all, they are in Bai Yue Immortal City.
And Wu Zhigang is a talisman master from Zhen Hall, one of the three palaces in Bai Yue Immortal City.
Such status, in Bai Yue Immortal City, is indeed an invincible amulet.
Of course.
The prerequisite is that he doesn’t initiate a dispute.
Another month later.
Su Yu looked at the white-haired old woman in front of him and said in surprise: “Miss Yu is in Bai Yue Immortal City?”
The old woman was Huang Haimeng, who followed Yu Ke’er.
After so many years, this old woman, who is in the Qi Refinement Realm at the ninth level, is nearing the end of her lifespan.
Huang Haimeng nodded slightly, “Miss had come to the Bai Yue Immortal
City’s stronghold after leaving Yunshan Market. Recently hearing that fellow Daoist arrived in Bai Yue Immortal City, she specifically instructed me to invite you for a gathering.”
After thinking for a moment, Su Yu nodded and agreed, “Okay.”
Huang Haimeng then smiled, “The two beasties in fellow Daoist’s possession haven’t broken through to the second rank yet?”
“If not, you can bring them along.”
Su Yu’s eyes brightened.
He himself did not have any bottlenecks in his cultivation, even in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
However, the Earth Fire Ape and Black-Scale Eagle he raised as tamed beasts were different; they had both reached the peak of the first-rank beasts. But it was not easy for them to break through to the second rank.
A short while later.
In a fairly prominent beast shop in the central area of Bai Yue Immortal City, Su Yu saw Yu Ke’er, whom he had not seen for many years.
Yu Ke’er was a bit younger than him, but she was now also nearing forty.
Her cultivation was still at the ninth layer of the Qi Refinement realm, and her looks hadn’t changed much, still resembling the youthful girl he first met. Of course, she had lost her youthful innocence, and her temperament had become much more mature.
She must have consumed age-defying pills or beauty pills.
However, after many years apart, Su Yu noticed a previously nonexistent cold aura of authority about Yu Ke’er.
Dressed in a crimson outfit, her face was as cold as an iceberg, and her gaze was also chilly.
Surprised, Su Yu then joked, “It has been many years, Miss Yu even more amazing than before.”
Yu Ke’er sized Su Yu up and down for a moment before her icy gaze and expression gradually softened. Scrunching her nose, she revealed her true self and scornfully said, “You, a man, also took age-defying pills?”
Ignoring her, Su Yu credited his youthful looks to his Green Wood Year Ring Skill and not any age-defying pill.
“Taking that comment as a compliment to my handsome face,” replied Su Yu.
At his words, Yu Ke’er’s eyes widened, and she quickly retorted disdainfully,
“Bah! You have grown even thicker skin over the years and are more shameless than before!”
In just a few exchanges, the two seemed to have reverted back to their familiar banter from the past.
They chatted leisurely for a while, talking about each other’s recent lives.
Yu Ke’er sniffed and detected the scent of the Earth Fire Ape and the Black-Scale Eagle on Su Yu.
She said, “Let’s see those two beasts of yours.”
Su Yu readily obliged and summoned the two creatures from their taming pouch.
Having nurtured them from their infancy for over a decade, feeding them high-quality Hundred Beast Pills daily and nurturing their mana with the power of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill, these two beasts matured at more than twice the typical pace.
Yu Ke’er was slightly taken aback as she examined the two imposing beasts. Both the Earth Fire Ape and the Black-Scale Eagle were among the strongest first-rank beasts she had ever seen.
Looking at Su Yu enviously, she remarked, “You really are a treasure.”
“If these two beasts can break through to the second rank, they would absolutely be top-tier second-rank beasts!”
Su Yu patted the heads of the Earth Fire Ape and the Black-Scale Eagle while looking expectantly at Yu Ke’er, “Miss Yu, do you have any method to make them break through to the second rank?”
Yu Ke’er frowned slightly, “There is a way. I have a type of pill here that can help beasts break through to the second rank. However, it’s not cheap, and not every tamed beast can break through.”
Su Yu asked for more details.
As it turned out, the pill that Yu Ke’er mentioned was made using a second rank beast core of the same attribute. Each pill was worth about a thousand inferior spirit stones.
For instance, the Earth Fire Ape being a fire attribute beast would need a fire attribute beast core pill. It would then use the power of the beast core pill to accomplish a breakthrough.
As for the Black-Scale Eagle, which was a metal attribute beast, it would require a metal attribute beast core pill..