Chapter 379 (1/2)

Chapter 379

“Seriously?!”

Long Chen’s expression was incredibly ugly as he stared at the Qilin Fruit in his pill furnace . At this time, the Qilin Fruit had been turned into a paste, but he was unable to refine it into powder .

Yesterday, Long Chen and the others had found a secluded cave . Long Chen had showed the Qilin Fruit to the three women, causing them to let out startled cries .

Long Chen’s luck had to be heaven-defying . He had actually managed to find something as rare as the Qilin Fruit . At the same time, they almost felt sorry for Yin Luo since he had lost such a priceless natural treasure .

Long Chen had waited a full day before his mood gradually returned to calm from his excited state . He had finally started to refine the Alioth Pill today .

All the Alioth Pill’s other medicinal ingredients had long since been completely gathered with Elder Sun’s help . They had already been turned into medicinal powders that were just waiting for the Qilin Fruit .

But when he had started to refine the Qilin Fruit, Long Chen had become flabbergasted . The Qilin Fruit in his pill furnace refused to have its essence extracted out . Instead of turning to powder, it melted into liquid and condensed into one ent.i.ty instead of scattering .

“My Pill Flame is too weak for this . If I forcefully refine it like this, then the majority of the Qilin Fruit’s essence will be lost . That’ll be a complete waste of this natural treasure . ” Long Chen put away his Pill Flame and placed the half-refined Qilin Fruit into a jade bottle .

Meng Qi, Chu Yao, and Lu Fang-er were outside the cave . They had found an empty region and laid down a blanket, on top of which they had placed quite a few snacks . They chatted as they ate . Long Chen didn’t know what they were saying, but bell-like laughter would occasionally tinkle out .

Hearing that laughter, Long Chen’s depression lightened a great deal . He didn’t disturb them . He just silently watched .

Their smiles were like blooming flowers, their voices like birdsong . Long Chen’s heart was filled with tranquility as he enjoyed this feeling . This sensation was far too rare to Long Chen, and he cherished this moment .

Boom!

Long Chen had just been silently watching them when an explosive sound came from within his body . A powerful aura surged out and into the heavens .

“I’ve advanced!” Long Chen was delighted . Now he had advanced to the third Heavenstage of Tendon Transformation . His spiritual qi had become much stronger again, and at the same time, he noticed his tendons had become even tougher . His body brimmed with power .

“Long Chen, you’ve advanced?” The three women immediately noticed the distant Long Chen, their expressions stunned . Long Chen was just leaning against the cave right now, and he hadn’t made any preparations for this advancement . Such a breakthrough was far too shocking .

Long Chen shot out his palm, and found that he now possessed a terrifying strength that could cause s.p.a.ce to constantly rumble . It was as if s.p.a.ce was unable to handle his power .

“Yup . ” Long Chen smiled slightly and walked over to them . After hesitating for a moment, he decided to sit on the gra.s.s .

“Hey, why aren’t you coming onto the blanket? The ground’s dirty,” said Chu Yao .

“Don’t worry about it . My clothes are much cleaner than the ground,” laughed Long Chen .

“We’re sitting on the blanket, but you’re weirdly sitting on the ground . Hurry up and get on here,” smiled Meng Qi .

“Cough, the main thing is that my feet stink,” said Long Chen awkwardly .

“ . . . ”

The three women were all bare feet . Naturally, Long Chen wouldn’t feel good about stepping on the blanket with his dirty feet . That was especially true since it had been many days since he had washed his feet, but he had already fought several intense battles . But if he were to take off his shoes, then probably he himself wouldn’t be able to endure the foul stench .

Speaking of feet, Meng Qi and the others immediately reddened and hid their bare feet under their robes . That made Long Chen grumble inside that it was a shame . He hadn’t even had a chance to get a good look .

“Wait, Long Chen, didn’t you say you needed to refine pills? Why’d you come out so soon? Did you fail?” Meng Qi hastily broke the awkward atmosphere .

They had all been told by Long Chen he was supposed to be refining and would only come out after a certain amount of time . That was the only reason they were amusing themselves on the blanket .

“I didn’t necessarily fail, but I didn’t succeed either . My Pill Flame isn’t strong enough, and so I can’t refine the Qilin Fruit’s essence . I had to stop . ” Long Chen shook his head .

Seeing that Long Chen was a bit disheartened, the three of their hearts all sunk slightly . Although Long Chen hadn’t said what pill he was refining, they could tell from his previous unconcealable excitement that it had been extremely important to him .

“Long Chen…” Meng Qi wanted to say something to comfort him, but she didn’t know what to say .

Long Chen laughed, “I’m fine . Right now I don’t have a good flame, but it’ll be fine once I find one . ”

“Long Chen, sorry… I didn’t know…” Lu Fang-er said apologetically . Only now did she realize that the Scarlet Blaze Lion’s beast flame must have been extremely important to him .

But now the Scarlet Blaze Lion had already become her housepet . It was no longer just a Magical Beast, but a companion . She couldn’t sacrifice a companion just to give Long Chen a beast flame .

“Sister Fang-er, you’ve misunderstood . The Qilin Fruit is extremely special, and probably even the Scarlet Blaze Lion’s beast flame is not necessarily strong enough to completely bring out its essence . In any case, we still have plenty of time . I can find a more suitable beast flame,” said Long Chen .

For Long Chen to put it like this allowed Lu Fang-er to feel much better, but she also didn’t know what to do . In fact, in her despondent mood, she actually began to cry .

“Ah, don’t cry Fang-er . We’ll move out right now to help Long Chen find a beast flame . At the same time, you can also help me keep an eye out for some powerful housepets,” consoled Meng Qi .