Chapter 3: Breakthrough in the Pill Trial
Early in the morning, Li Yu got up very early.
Having almost stayed awake all night last night, he looked at the milky white pill bottle in his hand, hesitating.
Although he had the Qi Gathering Pill, he was not sure whether the evil witch had tampered with the pill.
After all, he is a person from the magic world and cannot be completely trusted. What if she thinks that Li Yu cannot gather Qi in two years and is a complete waste, not worth training, and it will also pose a hidden danger to herself. These pills are for eliminating future troubles. If he dies immediately after taking them, isn't he seeking his own death?
It’s not that Li Yu is suspicious by nature. In his previous life, he worked for a criminal group and was worried that the undercover agents would betray him. This is how the group’s top management treats worthless undercover agents.
For the sake of your hard-earned second life, it is better to be cautious.
Li Yu poured out a white, shiny pill, wondering if he should find something to help him try the medicine first?
The first name that came to his mind was naturally Jiang Li.
There is no way, after all he is his only friend in Baiyun Temple.
This thought only flashed through his mind and was quickly rejected by him.
Li Yu's parents died early, and in this world, he only has Jiang Li as a friend, who can barely be considered his beloved relative. Jiang Li always thinks of him when he has good things, and letting him be a guinea pig is really inhuman...
Li Yu thought for a moment, then stood up and left the room.
After a while, Baiyun Temple, back mountain.
Baiyun Temple is located in the State of Chen. Behind the mountain is the Baiyun Mountain Range which stretches for hundreds of miles. The mountains are deep and secluded with few people. Apart from the practitioners who go into the mountains to look for magical herbs and medicines, there are also some wild beasts.
Li Yu did not go deep into the mountains. It was said that deep in the mountains, there were monsters that had developed intelligence and knew how to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to practice. Now he was good at dealing with wild beasts, but if he encountered monsters, he would be treated as food.
The pills given by the evil witch still needed to be tested first. He shamelessly asked for two more pills last night for this purpose.
The best subjects for testing elixirs are, of course, humans, followed by large animals of similar size to humans, such as tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves. At the very least, catching a deer will do.
However, Li Yu's luck was not good. After wandering around the valley for half an hour, he only caught a pheasant and a rabbit. If he used them to test the elixir, even if there was no , they would explode and die from the majestic spiritual energy contained in the elixir.
Li Yu was also hungry, so he walked to the stream in the valley, skillfully processed two pieces of wild game, picked up some firewood, and flicked his fingers. A fireball appeared out of thin air, and soon the aroma of barbecue filled the air.
The Fireball Technique couldn't be more convenient for barbecue, but unfortunately there was no cumin and chili pepper, so Li Yu could only make do. He tore off a rabbit leg and just put it to his mouth, before he could take a bite, the grass in front of him suddenly shook a few times.
The next moment, a head popped out from inside.
It was a big cat with black and white patterns on its head and a pair of big dark eyes. It stared at the rabbit leg in Li Yu's hand. Its eyes were full of desire, but also a little defensive and fearful.
Li Yu looked at the tiger in the grass and was startled at first. He subconsciously touched his waist, but he soon felt relieved.
Although he no longer has a gun, he is no longer the Li Yu of the past. Not to mention that the tiger in front of him is just a young tiger, he is more than capable of handling it even if it is an adult tiger.
Seeing the desire in the tiger's eyes, after , Li Yu casually threw the rabbit leg over.
The little tiger swooped into the air, jumped out from the bushes, caught the rabbit leg accurately, and then began to eat it voraciously. In just a few breaths, the rabbit leg disappeared.
Then, it looked at Li Yu with burning eyes again, and the wariness and fear in its eyes had disappeared a lot.
Li Yu did not hesitate and tore off another rabbit leg and threw it over. However, two rabbit legs were obviously not enough to satisfy a hungry tiger. When it looked at Li Yu again, Li Yu simply threw the pheasant and the remaining half of the rabbit over.
After enjoying the pheasant and rabbit, the little tiger slowly walked to the stream, stuck out its pink tongue, licked the sweet and refreshing stream water, then lay down by the stream, looking at Li Yu with a lazy and relaxed look.
At this time, Li Yu stretched out his hand again. In the palm of his hand, there was a milky white pill, shining with intoxicating luster in the sunlight.
As Li Yu took out the Qi Gathering Pill, a faint fragrance of the pill began to fill the air. The little tiger didn't care at first, but at a certain moment, he suddenly sniffed his nose, then he became alert, got up from the ground, stared at the pill , and walked slowly towards him.
Li Yu snapped his fingers, and the pill drew an arc in the air and fell accurately into the tiger's mouth.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. If you eat his food, you have to do something for him.
Ever since the little tiger swallowed the pill, Li Yu has been staring at it intently. After taking the pill, the little tiger did not show any obvious changes. It just looked a little sleepy. It staggered to Li Yu's feet, then lay down at his feet, motionless.
Li Yu squatted down and saw that its body was slightly rising and falling, and its breathing through its nose was steady and long, as if it had just fallen asleep.
Judging from the current situation, there should be no problem with the pill, but Li Yu is not in a hurry. He plans to observe it for a while. As time goes by, some black impurities begin to seep out of its skin, accompanied by a faint fishy smell.
This made Li Yu feel more at ease. The book said that after taking the Qi Gathering Pill, the spiritual energy would cleanse the body and some impurities would be discharged from the body. This process would not only make the body stronger, but also have the effect of prolonging life.
It was not until an hour later that Li Yu heard a lazy growl. The little tiger woke up from his sleep, supported himself on the ground with all four paws, stretched his body, then sniffed fiercely with his nose as if he smelled something. He looked down at his body, growled softly, and jumped into the stream beside him.
Seeing the little tiger wake up and immediately become lively and energetic, Li Yu was completely relieved. It seemed that there should be no problem with the elixir given to him by the evil witch.
After observing the little tiger for a while and finding nothing unusual, Li Yu took out another pill, hesitated for a moment, and then put it into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth. Li Yu didn't taste anything. He just felt a warm current flowing through his body, causing his body to tremble slightly. His limbs were filled with strength...
On his body, a foul-smelling black substance was precipitated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Li Yu just lowered his head to smell it, and his brain was instantly deprived of oxygen...
"vomit……"
He retched and jumped into the stream without hesitation. He took off his clothes and scrubbed himself in the water for half an hour until the stench completely disappeared. Only then did he dare to breathe in the fresh air...
Sitting naked in the stream, Li Yu looked down and found that his skin seemed to have become a little whiter. His face reflected in the water also looked more handsome, giving off a sense of a handsome young man.
He couldn't wait to attract the spiritual energy in the surrounding void, and soon he was pleasantly surprised to find that the spiritual energy that was supposed to stay in his body for only a short while actually lasted for a long time...
This means that he has successfully gathered Qi and officially entered the Qi Refining Stage.
In this way, he would not have to leave Baiyun Temple three months later. If he was lucky, he might even have the possibility of becoming a formal disciple of Kunlun. And this was all because of that Qi Gathering Pill.
"Thanks, witch..." Li Yu thought to himself.
“Ouch…”
The cheerful voice of the little tiger on the shore brought Li Yu back to reality. Turning around, he saw it running around on the shore, seemingly very happy. After taking the Qi Gathering Pill, its hair became more translucent and its eyes became more lively.
Although Li Yu felt a little sorry for the pill, he felt at ease in return.
Walking naked to the shore, Li Yu looked at the clothes he had thrown on the shore, which were stained and smelly, and shook his head helplessly.
He was afraid that he couldn't wear this outfit anymore. He felt nauseous just by getting close to it. He had no choice but to find some leaves from large trees nearby and planned to make a simple grass skirt to cover his key parts.
While sitting by the water weaving a grass skirt, the little white tiger walked around Li Yu, staring at a certain part of Li Yu from time to time, his eyes full of curiosity...
Li Yu glanced at it and said unhappily: "What are you looking at? Don't you have any..."
The little white tiger naturally didn't understand what Li Yu said, but after what happened just now, it became much closer to Li Yu and rubbed against him affectionately, like a cute big cat. Li Yu couldn't help but pick it up and rubbed it. When he accidentally turned its body over, he was slightly stunned...
Then, he silently put the little white tiger down and tied the grass skirt around his waist...
He still has some dignity. Even though it's just a tiger, it's also a tigress...
