Monarch Of Time

Chapter 351 - 351 Breakthrough

Shun Long knew that he was just a step away from advancing to the middle of the fourth stage of the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ, and yet, he couldnʼt directly consume a stalk of ʼDragonblood grassʼ in order to advance.

Aside from the violent energy inside the ʼDragonblood grassʼ that was harmful to cultivators if it was consumed directly, Shun Long knew that the only way to do it without leaving any latent dangers to his body, would be if he could refine the grass into rank 5 ʼDragonblood tempering pillsʼ.

However, what he had lacked the most during this time, had been the beast cores from rank 5 magic beasts.

Thankfully, now that he had the beast cores of the 2 ʼsnow apesʼ in his hand, he could finally attempt to refine the ʼDragonblood tempering pillsʼ!

Seeing that Little Black was actually asleep, Shun Long guessed, that the black dragon must have been digesting the stalks of ʼDragonblood grassʼ that he had consumed during this time.

Of course, due to their soul connection, Shun Long could also feel that Little Blackʼs strength had been rising during this time as well.

Standing up, he first removed the beast cores from the 2 ʼsnow apesʼ bodies, before he sat back on his usual seat and took out his alchemy cauldron.

Closing his eyes, Shun Long then took out a dozen of rank 4 supplementary medicinal herbs, as well as a stalk of rank 5 ʼDragonblood grassʼ from his herb garden, before he started to warm up his alchemy cauldron.

Thanks to Little Black and Little Silver eating huge amounts of ʼDragonblood grassʼ, Shun Long had already created a large stockpile of this medicinal herb, so he didnʼt need to specifically hasten the growth of the medicinal herbs in his herb garden just for this grass.

After throwing the rank 4 medicinal herbs inside the alchemy cauldron, 15 minutes later, Shun Long finally placed the crimson stalk of ʼDragonblood grassʼ inside, as well as the beast core of the early rank 5 ʼsnow apeʼ, before he closed the lid of the cauldron.

Due to the quality of the alchemy cauldron itself being just a rank 2 silver grade one, it was extremely difficult for it to contain the energy of the rank 5 medicinal herb inside it, as well as the beast core of the powerful rank 5 ʼsnow apeʼ.

Refining a rank 5 pill under these circ.u.mstances was extremely taxing to Shun Longʼs spirit sense, that continued to purify the medicinal essence of the medicinal herbs inside the cauldron, while he tried to melt the beast core into essence at the same time.

Beads of sweat had appeared on Shun Longʼs forehead as minutes continued to pass, but he knew that he couldnʼt stop the pill refinement, otherwise everything he had done so far would be wasted.

Although losing a stalk of ʼDragonblood grassʼ or the dozen of rank 4 supplementary herbs wasnʼt too much of an issue, losing the beast core of the ʼsnow apeʼ would be a huge problem.

After all, during this time, the number of beast cores that Shun Long had found which could be used in order to refine a ʼDragonblood tempering pillʼ, could be counted in one hand.

Aside from the 2 rank 5 ʼsnow apesʼ, the only other suitable magic beast core that Shun Long had found in the past, was the beast core from Cui Guoliangʼs ʼprecious Nine-eyed giant wormʼ.

Of course, since Little Black had absorbed that beast core already in order to advance his strength, Shun Long could only use the beast cores from the 2 rank 5 ʼsnow apesʼ that he had left.

Time continued to pass, and soon, 3 hours had already gone by, as the fragrant scent of the medicinal herbs slowly escaped the cauldron, as they started to fill the foggy space inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ.

At the same time, Little Black opened his blue eyes, as he tried to look for the source of the scent that had assaulted his nose, before his eyes landed on Shun Long who was still sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Shun Long patted Little Blackʼs head as the black dragon had already placed it next to the cauldron, before he opened the cauldronʼs lid.

An even more intense smell assaulted Shun Longʼs senses the moment that he lifted the lid of the cauldron, before his gaze fell on the scene inside it.

Although Shun Long guessed that it was possible to refine 8 pills instead of 6, he also knew that this was impossible for him to do so with a rank 2 silver-grade cauldron.

The conditions had to be perfect in order to refine 8 pills, which meant that Shun Long needed to have at least a rank 1 gold grade cauldron as well as a strong enough spirit sense.

Of course, Shun Long knew, that even if he had the money, it was most likely impossible to find a gold-grade cauldron for sale, even in the ʼHeavenʼs Dome cityʼ.

Gold grade formation masters would definitely be snatched up by a powerful power like the ʼAlchemistsʼ Guildʼ or the ʼGolden Exchange firmʼ, and wouldnʼt randomly auction their own works.

This way, the ʼAlchemistsʼ Guildʼ could also lure promising alchemists to join their ranks, while the formation masters could ensure the most benefits for themselves!

Staring at the 6 ʼDragonblood tempering pillsʼ inside the cauldron, Shun Long felt a wave of exhaustion overcoming him, as he had suddenly expended more than half of his spirit sense during the pill refinement.

Of course, aside from one of the ʼDragonblood tempering pillsʼ being at the high-grade, the other 5 pills were all top-grade rank 5 pills!

Since he couldnʼt consume the high-grade pill without being able to avoid dealing with the pill toxins inside it later on, Shun Long gave it to Little Black before his eyes stared at the 5 top-grade pills in front of him.

As for Little Black himself, the dragonʼs body wouldnʼt get affected by any kind of pill toxins.

Even Shun Long who was cultivating in the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ couldnʼt completely avoid the effects of the pill toxins.

Although he could most likely deal with them later on and completely expel them from his body, it was still a troublesome process. Even Shun Longʼs powerful body couldnʼt be compared to the body of a king of magic beasts like Little Blackʼs in this regard.

Seeing Little Black excitedly eat the high-grade ʼDragonblood tempering pillʼ as if it was some kind of delicacy, Shun Long smiled before he took a deep breath, and placed a top-grade ʼDragonblood tempering pillʼ in his mouth.

The energy inside the top-grade rank 5 pill immediately exploded as soon as the pill entered inside Shun Longʼs mouth, as the condensed medicinal essence inside it poured down Shun Longʼs throat before it slowly seeped inside his body.

The burning sensation filled Shun Long with pain, almost as if his body was about to explode from the excess energy, making him want to shout to relieve himself from the pain.

And yet, he knew that he could only grit his teeth and continue to endure this. After all, this was the only way for his ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ to advance.

Just when Shun Long felt that he had reached his limit and his body was about to explode, the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ circulated by itself, as it started to hungrily absorb the energy from the ʼDragonblood tempering pillʼ inside Shun Longʼs body.

The barrier that was holding him at the early fourth stage of the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ instantly broke, as Shun Long felt his strength rising at an extremely rapid rate.

He could feel endless amounts of energy filling his body, and barely a few minutes later, he had already entered the middle of the fourth stage of the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ!

A few more moments passed before Shun Long felt the remnant energy of the ʼDragonblood tempering pillʼ inside his body disappear.

Although he was still sitting cross-legged, but Shun Long could feel that his body was now many times stronger than before.

If he had trouble fighting with a rank 6 Spirit realm expert in the past, Shun Long could feel that he could most likely defeat one in less than 3 punches.

Little Black stared at Shun Long with excitement in his bright blue eyes, before he said in an excited voice

ʼʼMaster, congratulations for your breakthrough!ʼʼ

Shun Long could feel Little Blackʼs joy for his breakthrough, before he smiled and petted the black dragonʼs head.

Since their feelings were connected, even without Little Black saying anything, Shun Long could still feel his emotions.

After taking a deep breath, Shun Long turned his eyes towards the remaining 4 pills inside his alchemy cauldron.

He didnʼt choose to consume the remaining ʼDragonblood tempering pillsʼ right away, and instead, he first placed them inside a pill bottle, before he closed his eyes and imagined himself leaving the foggy space in the ʼStone of Timeʼ.

Although a little more than 3 hours had passed inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ, less than 30 minutes had gone by for Liu Mei who was still training with her ʼfour seasons azure swordʼ.

Seeing Shun Long appearing back in the cave so quickly, a shocked expression had appeared on Liu Meiʼs face, before a blooming smile soon replaced it.

Shun Long smiled gently as he c.a.r.e.s.sed Liu Meiʼs face, feeling much more confident now that he had advanced to the middle of the fourth stage in the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ.

Even if he had to fight with a peak rank 4 magic beast, even if he couldnʼt defeat it, he was still confident in fighting it on even grounds.

Feeling the aura coming from Shun Longʼs body that was at least at the same level as that of a peak rank 6 Spirit realm expertʼs, Liu Meiʼs smile bloomed like a lotus.

Liu Mei already knew that Shun Long was cultivating in both qi and body refinement.

Without any hesitation, Shun Long first had Little Silver return inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ, before he held Liu Meiʼs hand and left the small mountain that they were staying in, ready to hunt some peak rank 4 magic beasts.

Time continued to fly inside the ʼTen thousand beastsʼ mountain regionʼ, and in the blink of an eye, 2 years had soon passed.