Chapter 144: Chapter 144: The Cat Who Didn’t Know a Mouse

A rich medicinal fragrance wafted into their nostrils, refreshing their minds and spirits. Their Cultivation even seemed to increase by a sliver!

"Eighth-Level Spiritual Medicine: Purple Salvia!"

"Ninth-Level Spiritual Medicine: Spirit God Flower!"

"Ninth-Level Spiritual Medicine: Seven-Color Moon Orchid!"

"Treasure Medicine: Dragon Blood Horse Mushroom!"

Ye Wushuang’s gaze swept across the garden as he identified the plants one by one. These were all precious Spirit Medicines he was intimately familiar with!

Before his eyes, there were many more—an entire, vast patch!

It was like a medicinal garden!

From First- to Ninth-Level Spirit Medicines, they were densely packed and countless. Among them were also some Treasure Medicines, emitting strange medicinal fragrances.

Even Ye Wushuang was completely stunned!

The treasure of the Secret Realm was actually a vast medicinal garden. If any of the Major Influences found out about this, they would go mad for it.

"We’re rich! We’re rich!"

CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH!

The Dragon Cat couldn’t wait any longer. It grabbed a pile of Spirit Medicines and started munching away. There were Ninth-Level ones and even Treasure Medicines—items that would drive people into a frenzy if found outside.

Yet in its mouth, they were just snacks!

The others watched without stopping it, nor did they feel any heartache. The garden was vast, and the pile the Dragon Cat was eating was just an insignificant fraction of the whole.

"Grab everything!"

The group charged in together.

Even the usually calm Jian Bufan couldn’t hold back and joined in!

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, Qianling shouted.

The group immediately stopped and turned to look at her, confused.

Qianling took a deep breath and said, "I’m a Pill Master. This garden has many precious and rare Spirit Medicines and Treasure Medicines that can be used to refine Treasure Pills. How about you let me pick those out first, and then you can collect the rest?"

The group stared intently at her.

Seeing them all looking at her, she was afraid they would misunderstand and quickly explained, "But don’t worry. Once I refine the Treasure Pills, I’ll give them to you. I won’t hoard the Spirit Medicines for myself."

However, the group continued to stare at her.

Of course, it wasn’t because they misunderstood her, but because they were astonished!

"Senior Sister Qianling, you can refine Treasure Pills?" Ye Wushuang gazed at the beautiful woman. To think she was also a Pill Master was something neither he nor anyone else had expected.

Even Ye Rou, who lived with Qianling on Purple Bamboo Peak, didn’t know about this.

Qianling nodded. "I have a natural sensitivity to Elixirs and can refine some Treasure Pills. If we use the Spirit Medicines from this garden to make Treasure Pills, their effects will be greatly enhanced."

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicines often contain impurities. A Pill Master can extract the essence of Spirit Medicines and refine them into Spirit Pills, maximizing their medicinal power. Furthermore, different combinations can produce different effects.

For example, they can be used to raise one’s Cultivation, heal injuries, enhance Divine Sense, and so on. The uses were many!

Given Qianling’s explanation, how could they refuse? Having a Pill Master refine Treasure Pills for them for free was a Venerable Level treatment.

Pill Master was a noble profession, something only Major Influences could afford to have. And now, they had one right beside them—an undeniable treasure.

After getting their permission, Qianling finally stepped forward.

"Senior Sister Qianling, I’ll help you." Yangg Qing’er ran over, afraid Qianling wouldn’t be able to manage on her own.

And so, the two of them went ahead to select the precious, rare Spirit Medicines, while the others followed behind, collecting the rest, leaving nothing behind.

Qiu Mo and the others placed them in their storage spaces to be used when needed.

But Ye Wushuang did things differently. He sent them directly into his Dragon Blood Divine Cauldron, refining them into Spiritual Essence Pills. These pills then transformed into streams of pure energy that were absorbed by his golden vortexes.

However, despite devouring a large number of Spirit Medicines and his Dragon Spirit True Qi gradually increasing, his Cultivation didn’t change at all.

Noticing this, Ye Wushuang wasn’t anxious. The breakthrough from the Qi Vortex Ninth Layer to the True Essence Realm was a process of compressing True Qi until it transformed into True Essence.

For someone at the Qi Vortex Ninth Layer to break through, they needed to accumulate an immense amount of True Qi to even have a chance.

But Ye Wushuang’s constitution was special. He had eighty-one golden Qi Vortexes and required dozens, or even hundreds, of times more energy than an ordinary person. This was not something that could be rushed.

Besides, he had only just broken through to the Qi Vortex Ninth Layer and had yet to solidify his foundation. If he were to break through again so soon, his foundation would be unstable, which was a major taboo in Cultivation.

One by one, the Spirit Medicines were refined and devoured, and his Dragon Spirit True Qi continued to grow.

Meanwhile, the others also picked up their pace, sweeping through the medicinal garden.

SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK!

Suddenly, a strange sound reached the ears of Yangg Qing’er, who was selecting Spirit Medicines up ahead.

"Senior Sister Qianling!"

Yangg Qing’er turned and called out to Qianling.

Qianling turned her head and also heard the strange cries.

Following behind them, Ye Wushuang saw the two stop and immediately asked, "What’s wrong?"

Yangg Qing’er said, "I just heard a strange sound..."

’A strange sound?’

Ye Wushuang frowned. ’Could there be some hidden danger lurking about?’

After a moment of thought, he walked forward and asked, "Where did it come from?"

Yangg Qing’er pointed to an untouched area to their right. "The sound came from over there!"

Hearing this, Jian Bufan, Ye Rou, and Qiu Mo also came over. The group spread out and cautiously closed in on the direction Yangg Qing’er had pointed, each preparing a formidable attack in their palms.

However, when they got closer and took a look, a strange expression appeared on Ye Wushuang’s face.

The source of the strange noise was a mouse!

It was a fluffy mouse, like a pinecone, with tri-colored fur of purple, red, and cyan. It was also wreathed in halos of these same three colors.

It looked incredibly mystical!

And it wasn’t scary at all!

Even Ye Rou, who was afraid of mice, didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear!

It was clutching a stalk of Purple Salvia and gnawing on it enthusiastically, completely unaware that six pairs of eyes were watching it!

’Are all foodies this fat?’ A strange look crossed Ye Wushuang’s face as he glanced at the equally gluttonous fat cat. One was fatter than the other!

The fat cat seemed to sense his gaze, looked up at Ye Wushuang, let out a cackle, and went back to munching!

However, noticing that Ye Wushuang was still staring at it, it also felt something was off. It tossed aside the Spirit Medicine next to it and, with a WHOOSH, zipped over.

"Er!" When it saw the mouse gnawing on a Spirit Medicine, the Dragon Cat froze. "Holy crap! There’s always a higher mountain. It’s even fatter than Lord Cat! What the hell is this thing?"

With that, the Dragon Cat walked over, sizing up the strange mouse.

At the same time, the strange mouse also sensed something. It looked up, and a cat’s face appeared right in front of it. Big eyes stared into small eyes, and it froze, dumbfounded!

"Hey!" The Dragon Cat held out a paw in greeting.

The mouse was so scared it instantly shivered!

WHOOSH!

It dropped the Spirit Medicine and bolted, squeaking nonstop as if it had encountered something absolutely terrifying.

The Dragon Cat was taken aback and muttered, ’Was it frightened by Lord Cat’s handsome looks?’

’Aren’t cats and mice natural enemies? How come this guy didn’t react at all?’ Ye Wushuang gave the Dragon Cat a strange look.

"Kid, what was that thing just now?" the Dragon Cat asked.

"A mouse!" Ye Wushuang spat out the two words.

"Oh, a mouse!" the Dragon Cat muttered. It glanced at Ye Wushuang, then suddenly spun around and roared, "Goddammit! Halt for Lord Cat!"

With that, the Dragon Cat shot off in pursuit with a WHOOSH.

At that moment, even Ye Wushuang’s mouth twitched. ’So the guy really didn’t notice before!’