Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

Around noon, Bai Jingming sent Bai Xuanjing a paper crane with a voice transmission function.

This simply means that the Lu siblings have already reached an agreement with the alchemist and are heading back to the Lu family.

It seems that Lu Jinyan and his sister came out on urgent business this time, and didn't even come back to greet Bai Xuanjing in person.

……

"Bang bang bang!"

In the afternoon, there was a knock on the door.

Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred.

If Bai Xuangu and Wu Yuxiu return, there will naturally be no need to knock on the door.

So he got up and led Bai Mingyuan and his sister to the door.

After all, the Zhiluo Turtle was a demon beast, and Bai Xuanjing dared not let the two children and the Zhiluo Turtle out of her sight at the same time.

Upon opening the door, a slender monk stood outside.

"Um?"

Bai Xuanjing was stunned for a long time before he finally matched the person in front of him with a boy from his memory.

"Brother Xuanle?"

Bai Xuanjing spoke with some uncertainty.

Bai Xuanle was the grandson that Bai Qingshan had mentioned.

This person had studied in the Alchemy Hall for a period of time and was in the same class as Bai Xuanjing, which is why Bai Xuanjing recognized him.

However, in Bai Xuanjing's memory, Bai Xuanle was a chubby little boy.

Although the young man in front of me now bears a striking resemblance to Bai Xuanle back then, he is noticeably thinner.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanle chuckled: "That's me!"

Upon receiving confirmation, Bai Xuanjing was secretly surprised.

It's been a few years since I last saw Bai Xuanle, and she has changed quite a bit.

Bai Xuanle got straight to the point, "Your second uncle found my second grandfather this morning and gave him some contribution points to help me collect some spirit items related to beast taming. I'm bringing them to you now."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanjing understood Bai Xuanle's purpose.

So he quickly pulled Bai Xuanle into the courtyard and sat down.

"It's been many years since we last met, Brother Xuanle has changed quite a bit!" Bai Xuanjing said with a touch of emotion.

Bai Xuanle smiled and said, "Don't talk about me, you've changed quite a bit too."

At the beginning of the year, when my second grandfather helped you deal with the fire worms, I was originally by his side obeying his orders, but since it wasn't convenient for me to go to your fire vein, I stayed in Jing'an Market.

In Bai Xuanjing's memory, Bai Xuanle was not a talkative person.

Upon meeting him today, this person spoke eloquently, quickly closing the distance between himself and Bai Xuanjing in just a few words.

The image of the chubby boy that Bai Xuanjing remembered was becoming increasingly distant.

After chatting for a while, Bai Xuanle took out some things from her bosom and storage bag.

"This is a spirit beast pouch. It has limited capacity, but it's more than enough to hold a bottomless turtle."

Bai Xuanle first took out a small yellow bag, which was similar in shape to a storage bag.

However, the surface is engraved with many animal patterns, which at a glance are related to mythical beasts.

The second thing was a scroll of notes.

"This notebook contains a manual on beast taming techniques, called the 'Mysterious Beast Taming Heart Sutra.' It's best suited for taming turtle-type demonic beasts, and my second grandfather specifically chose it for you."

The third item was still a handwritten note.

"This scroll is 'The Record of Beast Taming - The Scroll of the Fallen Tortoise.' Our Bai family's lineage of beast taming rarely comes into contact with the Fallen Tortoise."

Therefore, most of the information in this volume actually comes from the outside world, but it has all been verified by the five elders and is considered a reasonable method of beast taming.

"And this..."

As she spoke, Bai Xuanle took out a scroll of notes. "This is the recipe for the Birch-Feeding Demon Pill."

This elixir manual wasn't requested by your second uncle, but I happened to have a copy on hand, and thinking you might need it, I sent it to you along with the scroll.

Bai Xuanjing took the items and examined them one by one.

The contents recorded in these notes are almost identical to what Bai Xuanle said.

The "Mysterious Beast Taming Heart Sutra" records many beast taming techniques, as well as talismanic seals that Bai Xuanjing had seen before, which can drive demonic beasts to act.

The "Zhilu Turtle Scroll" mainly records some spiritual objects that can improve the physique of Zhilu turtles and are useful for Zhilu turtle cultivation and healing.

As for the Demon-Feeding Pill, Bai Xuanjing was naturally aware of it as well.

In a strict sense, the Demon-Feeding Pill is a legacy passed down through the three branches of the family.

The purpose of this elixir is to accelerate the cultivation progress of demonic beasts.

Furthermore, the Demon-Feeding Pill can be combined with the Beast Taming Technique, infusing the technique into the pill to increase the bond between cultivators and demon beasts.

Bai Jingming was actually a cultivator who came from the field of refining demon-feeding pills.

It was precisely for this reason that he had a fairly good relationship with many of the beast-taming cultivators in the Fifth Branch.

However, Bai Xuanjing noticed the details in Bai Xuanle's words.

The Demon-Feeding Pill Manual was not requested by Bai Jingming and Bai Qingshan, but was given to them by Bai Xuanle herself.

Even a scroll of first-grade low-level pill manuals is not without value.

Bai Xuanjing felt that his relationship with Bai Xuanle was not close enough for Bai Xuanle to give him a scroll of pill notes as a gift.

"Could it be that they need something from me?" Bai Xuanjing wondered to himself.

Thinking of this, he held the Demon-Feeding Pill Manual and asked with some doubt, "Brother Xuanle, this Demon-Feeding Pill Manual..."

Bai Xuanle smiled and said nonchalantly, "I bought this notebook when I was still practicing alchemy."

"It's just that my alchemy skills have never improved, so this Demon-Feeding Pill Manual is of little use to me."

"Since you're an alchemist and also need to tame beasts, this is perfect for you."

Bai Xuanle continued, "We cultivators from the five branches still have to buy demon-feeding pills, or have them made by alchemists we're on good terms with. But you are an alchemist yourself, so you can produce and consume them yourself."

"This Birch Nurturing Pill is only a low-grade, first-tier pill. You should be able to refine it yourself. It's very useful in the early stages of a demon beast's growth, but its effect might not be as significant once the Fallen Turtle reaches the middle stage!"

"At that time, we will need higher-grade demon-feeding pills."

"The Fallen Turtle is born at the early stage of the first rank, but to help it advance to the middle stage of the first rank, it still needs to be nurtured with a lot of spiritual items. The natural spiritual items in the Fallen Turtle Scroll are too expensive, so it's better to use the Demon Feeding Pill."

Bai Xuanjing nodded.

Bai Xuanle is a cultivator from the fifth branch. He has been practicing the art of beast taming since childhood, so he definitely has more authority in this area than Bai Xuanjing.

As she spoke, Bai Xuanle suddenly changed the subject: "When your second uncle was looking for my second grandfather, he didn't hide anything. I heard that your alchemy skills are now considered among the best of the younger generation?"

Bai Xuanjing humbly cupped his hands in greeting: "I wouldn't call myself an outstanding one."

"It's just that I've been away refining pills for the past few years. I don't know many people or have much entertainment overseas. I've only improved my pill-refining skills a bit through arduous seclusion!"

Bai Xuanle said, "Brother Xuanjing, you are too modest. Your second uncle is a very steady person and would not make such a statement without reason."

As he spoke, he tapped his fingers on the table, seemingly somewhat troubled.

Seeing through Bai Xuanle's behavior, Bai Xuanjing had a guess in his mind and immediately said, "Brother Xuanle, please speak freely!"

Bai Xuanle nodded: "I do have something I'd like to ask Brother Xuanjing for help with."

"It's nothing else, it's these demon-feeding pills. As a cultivator from the fifth branch, I also raise a demon beast and need some demon-feeding pills."

"Since the family began preparing for war, the second branch has mainly switched to refining Yellow Jade Pills, Qingping Pills, and other healing and qi-replenishing pills. As a result, the family has allocated much less of the Demon-Feeding Pills to the fifth branch."

"If they were adult demon beasts, a few less demon-feeding pills wouldn't be a problem, but the demon beasts I'm raising are still young, and their need for demon-feeding pills is much greater..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanjing roughly understood what was going on.

So he asked, "Brother Xuanle, do you want me to help you refine the Demon-Feeding Pill?"