Wild Dogs

She lowered her voice.

"To advance from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, a large number of Golden Essence Pills are required."

"I don't know your aptitude. If it's not good enough, you'll need quite a few Golden Essence Pills."

"The Golden Essence Pill is extremely difficult to refine; even I don't have the recipe."

Hearing this, Yang Fan slowly put down the grilled meat and frowned in thought.

What Zippert said is true.

In any case, if you want to break through to the Core Formation stage, the Golden Essence Pill is definitely indispensable.

Yang Fan paced back and forth.

"Then how should the Golden Essence Pill be refined?"

But Yang Fan doesn't even have the formula for the Golden Essence Pill, let alone the Golden Essence Pill.

Moreover, judging from Qi Peilan's words, she probably doesn't have the recipe for the Golden Essence Pill either.

They had no idea how to refine it.

Upon closer reflection, Yang Fan understood.

Although Qi Peilan was skilled in alchemy, the recipe for the Golden Essence Pill was such a precious thing.

How could an ordinary Foundation Establishment disciple possibly master it?

Even those Core Formation elders would most likely never possess it.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel dejected.

"Let's take it one step at a time. We can't worry about the future right now."

As he spoke, Yang Fan ate the barbecue with a somewhat sullen expression.

Seeing this, Qi Peilan felt somewhat embarrassed.

She originally wanted to ask Yang Fan about his next plans.

Unexpectedly, these words made Yang Fan feel uncomfortable.

Qi Peilan spoke again in a low voice.

"You don't need to be too nervous, although I don't have the recipe for the Golden Essence Pill either."

"It's quite difficult to refine, but this Golden Essence Pill will appear on the black market and at auctions."

"If you are patient, young master, you will eventually be able to bid for a few Golden Essence Pills."

"Moreover, the fact that you were able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly shows that your talent must be extraordinary."

"Since he has such good talent and a few Golden Essence Pills, he should be able to successfully break through to the Core Formation stage."

Hearing this, a bitter smile appeared on Yang Fan's lips.

With exceptional talent, what a joke! Yang Fan was fully aware of his own talent.

With his hidden spiritual root talent, it would be impossible for him to reach the Foundation Establishment stage under normal circumstances.

Even with the help of the small cauldron, he could only cultivate faster.

To break through to the Core Formation stage, the amount of Golden Essence Pills required is definitely much larger than that required for ordinary cultivators.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but shake his head with a self-deprecating smile.

Qi Peilan, who was standing to the side, wanted to offer some words of advice.

Seeing this, Yang Fan coughed lightly.

"I appreciate your kind offer, fairy."

Then, Yang Fan cupped his hands in greeting and handed Qi Peilan a skewer of grilled meat.

Seeing this, Qi Peilan knew that Yang Fan didn't want to continue the conversation on this topic.

She nodded slightly.

The two fell silent for a moment, simply continuing to drink.

After a while, the pot of wine was almost completely drunk.

Qi Peilan then lazily stretched.

"Alright, I need to go rest now."

Then, she glanced at Yang Fan and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"Although we are now in a cooperative relationship, I want to make this clear beforehand."

"I live inside this cave; you must live outside."

Hearing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but smile wryly, but still nodded as instructed.

There was nothing he could do; the situation was beyond his control, and he had no choice but to listen to the other party.

Seeing that Yang Fan seemed to have calmed down, Qi Peilan became even more smug.

During this period, she was treated like a slave by Yang Fan, who ordered her around at will.

He had been harboring resentment for a long time, and now he finally had a chance to vent it.

Naturally, he was very pleased with himself.

Back in the depths of the cave, Qi Peilan used swords and knives to make herself a stone bed.

Then, she took out some exquisite blankets from her storage bag and spread them on the stone bed.

Only then could he fall asleep peacefully.

Seeing this, Yang Fan shook his head and then sat down cross-legged to the side.

His injuries are still quite serious, and he needs to take more medicine to recover as soon as possible.

Just as Yang Fan closed his eyes to rest and meditate,

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from the side, and Yang Fan hurriedly opened his eyes.

Immediately, a fragrant blanket was placed directly on his head.

Seeing this, Yang Fan took the blanket and looked at Qi Peilan with a strange expression.

Qi Peilan glanced at Yang Fan with a slight blush, then quickly looked away.

"Alright, what's wrong with you just sitting there like that?"

"Cover yourself with the blanket so you don't catch a cold."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan smiled.

"We are both cultivators, how could we catch a cold like ordinary people?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Peilan glared at him irritably.

"Can you even be considered a cultivator now? You can't even mobilize spiritual energy."

"It's only slightly stronger than an ordinary person's physique."

"Be careful not to catch a cold. If you really die here, I won't save you."

As Qi Peilan spoke, she glared at Yang Fan.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan obediently covered himself with the blanket.

However, he continued to bury himself in his studies there.

Seeing this, Qi Peilan couldn't help but shake her head.

"You're just a mortal now, you need to rest more."

"You'll be able to recover from your injuries better once you've rested and recuperated."

Then, Qi Peilan grabbed a porcelain bottle from the side and threw it at Yang Fan.

Yang Fan took the porcelain bottle and was somewhat surprised after reading the words on it.

The porcelain bottle had the words "Peiyuan Dan" written on it.

"Here, these are healing pills."

Then Qi Peilan looked at Yang Fan seriously.

"Although we made an agreement before, I can't keep refining pills here forever."

"You should get your injuries healed as soon as possible."

"Once you've recovered, I'll refine some more pills for you, and then we'll go our separate ways."

"There are many roads to take, let's each go our own way, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan took a deep breath and nodded.

He then swallowed a few Qi-nourishing pills and fell peacefully asleep.

Seeing Yang Fan lie down, Qi Peilan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although the blood pact between her and Yang Fan stipulated that as long as she did not take the initiative to attack.

Even if Yang Fan died, it wouldn't matter, but she still couldn't bear it.

Seeing Yang Fan's condition, she then tossed the Qi-Nourishing Pill to him.

Seeing that Yang Fan had already fallen asleep, Qi Peilan sighed softly.

She then lay down on the stone bed and fell asleep peacefully.

And so, in the days that followed, Yang Fan continued to recover from his injuries.

He chatted idly with Qi Peilan.

Since the two of them were left in this desolate place with no one else around, they could only chat idly with each other.

Fortunately, Yang Fan had the help of the Peiyuan Pill and Qingling Pill, and his injuries recovered very quickly.

In just half a month, his injuries had almost completely healed.

And at this moment, even more pills were being refined.

Once his injuries had mostly healed, Yang Fan began refining the Heavenly Spirit Pill to enhance his strength.

"I didn't expect your injuries to heal so much faster than I thought."

Qi Peilan looked Yang Fan over and exclaimed in admiration.

She then sat down cross-legged and began to eat the Heavenly Spirit Pill.

Seeing this, Yang Fan glanced at her.

"Are you close to breaking through too?"