Danwu God Emperor

Holding the crystal-clear inner core, Ye Lou was somewhat delighted. If he were to auction off the inner core of a second-tier spirit beast directly, it would definitely fetch a good price.

However, for Ye Lou, who is an alchemist, its greatest use is as a medicinal ingredient in alchemy. Many two-star pills require the inner core of a second-tier spirit beast as a medicinal ingredient.

The macaque leaped down, its attitude extremely devout, a stark contrast to its previous demeanor towards Ye Lou. "You are truly our great benefactor! From now on, you are our king!"

As the oldest spirit beast, the Tongbei Monkey is followed by all other spirit beasts. Now, Ye Lou not only healed its internal injuries but also helped them kill the Earth Steel Blood Bear. The kindness shown to the Tongbei Monkey and the spirit beasts in this area is immense.

With its submission, all the other spirit beasts followed suit. Sure enough, as soon as the monkey with the long back finished speaking, all the spirit beasts knelt down.

Ye Lou smiled wryly. He hadn't expected to become the king of this group of spirit beasts. But it wasn't bad. With these spirit beasts under his control, there would be no more secret treasures in this vast mountain range.

Moreover, they can be notified immediately of any slightest disturbance, so if Chairman Wu were to track them down here, their survival would be in question.

And that mysterious stone gate—if even a powerful artifact like the Ice Soul Divine Seal could emerge from there, he couldn't believe there weren't other treasures inside.

First, we need to cure Wanrou's poison, then we must venture into that stone gate.

"Is the Double Heart Lotus Grass in this cave?" Ye Lou asked.

The macaque leaped around with remarkable agility, leading the way as it said, "It's in this cave; this is the dwelling place of the Earth Steel Blood Bear."

"Okay! I'll go in and get the Double Heart Lotus Grass. You all wait outside."

"Ye Lou, be careful."

Ye Lou gave a reassuring smile and entered alone, only to find that this cave entrance was completely different from ordinary cave entrances. It was dry and stuffy here, with thick earthen walls, and the terrain showed a straight downward trend. The cave seemed to be a huge pit, only it was covered up.

As you descend, the bottom is filled with piles of rocks, with only a few patches of solid ground. Among these piles of rocks, flowers and grasses sprout.

The most recognizable feature of the double-hearted lotus is that its petals have two yellow star-shaped petals.

"found it!"

Ye Lou grinned, surprised to find Double Heart Lotus Grass everywhere in the cave. He gathered layers of spiritual energy in his palm, and with a single strike, the stones that were trapping the Double Heart Lotus Grass flew away. He then carefully picked them out.

Unfortunately, apart from the Twin Heart Earth Lotus Grass, the Earth Steel Blood Bear's cave contained only some common herbs. Ye Lou clicked his tongue, surprised that this guy was such a poor fellow.

As soon as he emerged from the cave, the macaque came up to him from the side. "Found it?"

"Okay, I'm going to refine the pills now. After I come out, tell me about the situation inside that stone gate." Ye Lou gave a brief instruction and then rushed towards the thatched hut where he had refined the pills before. He dared not waste any more time, because Mu Wanrou had fainted again.

Nothing is more important than refining the Azure Ice Pill right now. Holding his beloved in his arms and looking down at her haggard face, he unconsciously quickened his pace.

Along the way, Ye Lou listened to the Tongbei Monkey describe the approximate location of the mountain range and the distribution of spirit beasts. It turned out that the mountain range here belonged to the Yunshui Town area, which was right next to Lanxi Town.

Moreover, this is only the tip of the iceberg of the mountain range; it is extremely remote and virtually uninhabited.

The group of spirit beasts behind them all had joyful expressions. They were lined up in neat rows and moved forward in an orderly manner. At first glance, someone who didn't know better would think that a beast tide was coming.

When Ye Lou arrived at his lodgings, the cave entrance was completely surrounded by them. To prevent being disturbed, he instructed the Tongbei monkey, "I have something very important to do. Have them guard the area within a hundred miles. If anyone comes, report to me immediately!"

"I can handle anything within a thousand miles. Apart from here, all the spirit beasts in the other mountains are my brothers!" the Tongbei Monkey said, patting his chest.

Hey! I didn't expect that after this old monkey became younger, his tongue would become much smoother.

Ye Lou was too lazy to argue with it anymore, so he went straight into the room and placed Mu Wanrou on the table next to him. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that her face was completely purplish-black, a stark contrast to her former beauty, and her body was sometimes cold and sometimes hot.

Even in this state, she still thinks about protecting me. I feel deeply powerless, as she is the one protecting me time and time again.

Ye Lou tremblingly reached out and stroked her cheek. The more pitiful her stunning beauty was, the more guilty he felt.

"From now on, I will definitely protect you."

However, his current strength is at most considered that of a prodigy among the younger generation in Wushan Town, but compared to the prodigies of Guanghui City, there is probably still a considerable gap between him and them.

The belief in becoming stronger grew ever stronger.

Ye Lou leaned her against the wall, summoned the Ice Soul Divine Seal, and shone it above her head. The light bathed her body and nourished her soul. A dark aura drifted out of her body, and her complexion began to improve significantly.

In no time, Mu Wanrou's condition returned to its former fullness. Although she still couldn't wake up, at least she didn't look so pale.

Ye Lou weighed out the amounts of the three medicinal herbs one by one, took out the cauldron from his Qiankun bag, and put the prepared herbs into the cauldron one by one.

Ye Lou sat upright to the side, his mind and spirit in perfect harmony, like a calm lake, without a ripple.

He slightly opened his bright eyes, turned his hand over, and slowly the Ice Soul Divine Seal appeared in his palm, reflecting the holy light around him.

Ye Lou smiled and immediately summoned the Ice Soul Divine Seal above his head. The temperature in the cave dropped drastically, and the slightly damp corners began to turn into mist. Frost had already begun to condense on his head.

Suddenly, the Ice Soul Divine Seal exploded, turning into countless blue star points. Under Ye Lou's guidance, they reconnected into a blue line, floating in the air like a ribbon. With a flick of his finger, all the blue ribbons entered the cauldron.

The Azure Ice Pill is only a first-level pill. Ye Lou had already cleaned and refined all the medicinal materials to speed up the process.

Ye Lou used one hand to cleanse and refine the pills, while using the other to control the Ice Soul Divine Seal. It should be known that the steps in making a pill formula are extremely complicated. Some steps only require one-thousandth of the spiritual power of the medicinal guide, while the next step may require all of the spiritual power. Therefore, in pill refining, even a slight error can lead to a huge difference.

Ye Lou did this in order to improve his technique and reach a state where his hand and mind were in sync.

There is heaven and earth outside the cauldron, and the universe inside the cauldron.

The process of making the Azure Ice Pill was nearing its end. Ye Lou controlled the spiritual energy within the cauldron to perfectly fuse with the pill, allowing the pill and the medicinal guide to continuously alternate and cycle.

Ten minutes later, Ye Lou suddenly withdrew the Ice Soul Divine Seal, which once again transformed into a line, dancing in the air, and finally condensed into an irregular blue crystalline body that floated in his palm.

With a clench of his fist, the Ice Soul Divine Seal returned to his body.

At this moment, the Water Jade Profound Ice Pill had also taken shape. Ye Lou took it out of the cauldron and saw that it was brightly colored and had a pleasant aroma. Although it did not have any pill patterns, it improved his pill refining skills.

The Water Jade Profound Ice Pill, which normally takes an hour to fully mature, only took half an hour, which satisfied him.

Ye Lou fed the pill into Mu Wanrou's mouth, and soon the pill took effect. The purplish-black color on her face faded instantly, and a black aura emanated from her body and disappeared into the air.

Mu Wanrou slowly opened her eyes, her gaze sweeping around before finally settling on Ye Lou. "Did I faint again?"

"I just gave you the Water Jade Ice Pill. In a little while, the poison will be expelled automatically, and you'll be fine." Ye Lou couldn't help but pat her little hand.

This intimate gesture made Mu Wanrou lower her head shyly, giving him a disapproving glare. "Trying to take advantage of me again."

After saying that, he ran out of the room. As soon as Ye Lou chased after him, he saw countless eyes staring at him, and the sweet words he had prepared were swallowed back.

As soon as the monkey saw Ye Lou come out, it jumped down from the roof. Since recovering from its injuries, it has become much more agile and has a more youthful mindset.

"Doesn't Your Majesty want to know what's inside that stone gate? Your Majesty, come with me."

"Let's talk as we walk." Upon hearing this, Ye Lou immediately became interested and walked towards the stone gate, with Mu Wanrou following beside him.

The mongoose nodded and shouted a few words in animal language to the group of spirit beasts. After hearing this, they left on their own, and the mongoose followed and stood next to Ye Lou with great respect.

"Tell me first, you're only a second-tier spirit beast, so why can you understand human speech? Is it the treasure inside the stone gate that made you understand human speech?" This was what surprised Ye Lou the most.

The macaque scratched its hand and jumped around in front of the two. "Yes, I accidentally ate one of the pills inside, and now I can not only understand human speech, but also human expressions."

"Pills?" This shocked Ye Lou even more, and even Mu Wanrou found it unbelievable.

Does such an elixir really exist in the world?

Only fourth-tier spirit beasts can transform into human form and understand human speech. If such a pill truly exists, it would be an existence defying the heavens. Moreover, the Ice Soul Divine Seal inside this stone gate is a thousand years old, which means that the pill has also existed for a thousand years.

What kind of master alchemist could create this? Ye Lou was now even more eager to find out what was inside.

What else is inside?

The monkey with the long back was still a little excited when he recalled the events. He said, "I don't know very well. It was too big inside. I only went to the outermost part and saw the pill and the Ice Soul Divine Seal. But when I went deeper, there seemed to be some traps. I almost couldn't get out. I thought it was good enough to have these two treasures. After I came out, this is what you saw."

After saying that, the monkey paused for a moment and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be a very large tomb inside."