Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 21: The Yellow Dog, Treasure Hunting Beast
Xu Yang woke up without noticing at all that there was another presence hidden in this concealed refuge.
Suddenly, a chill shot up his scalp, and his powerless body jerked backward in fright.
A little beast, yellow back and white belly, shaped like a puppy.
It even looked a little round and cute!
The puppy glared at Xu Yang, baring its teeth and snarling.
It seemed to know about the presence of the locust demon outside too, making no sound at all.
Gulp!
Xu Yang swallowed, on high alert as if facing a deadly enemy.
This puppy looked cute, but in the Barbaric Mountain Range, there was absolutely no way he could lower his guard.
Who knew what terrifying form it might transform into?
The man and the dog stared at each other for a while.
Outside, the sound of "woo woo woo" continued without end.
The puppy shivered, finally looking away, staring up at a tiny gap above with a touch of human-like fear in its eyes.
"Whether it’s a spiritual beast or a monster, at least before the locust demon disappears, it doesn’t dare move."
Xu Yang relaxed a bit and quickly connected with the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod.
His spiritual power was completely depleted, the connection faint.
Only a small amount of weak essence was left inside the tripod.
But this made Xu Yang’s eyes light up.
With a single thought.
Strands of essence entered his body!
His wounds were immediately pulled, a sharp pain flooding through him.
Xu Yang gritted his lips tightly, enduring in silence as he absorbed the essence.
Dozens of breaths passed.
His body finally regained a sliver of strength to move.
He kept a wary eye on the puppy as he edged his way to the end, bracing himself against the stone wall.
This process caught the puppy’s attention, but it only glanced at Xu Yang before ignoring him and curling up on the other side.
Xu Yang first tossed a few pills he had refined back in the dungeon into the Divine Tripod.
Then he took out Ao Yong’s Storage Ring.
He scanned it quickly and was immediately overjoyed.
Most were miscellaneous spirit elixirs, with less than ten pills in two bottles.
Besides that, just some odds and ends.
Though not much, it was a tremendous supplement for his current situation.
The tripod’s essence was depleted and badly needed replenishment.
"Hmm?"
Xu Yang suddenly felt his heart skip a beat and subconsciously looked up.
He saw the puppy at some point was staring fixedly at him.
No, it was staring at the pill in his hand.
Xu Yang froze for a moment, hesitated, then tossed a pill over.
The puppy’s eyes lit up and it caught it in its mouth.
Then it lay down comfortably, looking utterly content.
Sight of this scene startled Xu Yang—this puppy seemed to have intelligence and didn’t resemble a vicious beast at all!
If it’s some kind of special spiritual beast, it might not be a bad thing!
"What exactly is this thing?"
He had never seen or heard of a little beast of this form.
It looked like a dog, but it definitely wasn’t a dog!
Xu Yang frowned slightly and searched his memory.
At a certain moment—
A message from Gu Jun flashed in his mind: "Yellow skin, white-bellied dog, Treasure Hunting Beast, soft call!"
Treasure Hunting Beast?
Xu Yang stared hard at the puppy—yellow skin, white belly, dog-like...
Just missing the call!
But in this situation, the puppy clearly didn’t dare make a sound either.
The Treasure Hunting Beast in Gu Jun’s message was an extremely rare and special small spiritual beast, extremely fast, with a keen sense of smell; innately fond of all kinds of rare treasures and spirit elixirs with a unique talent in finding them.
In Gu Jun’s era, if an Alchemist could get their hands on a Treasure Hunting Beast, it was practically a guarantee of success!
"Could it really be a Treasure Hunting Beast?"
Xu Yang found it unbelievable.
He could really come across such a rare spirit beast?
He couldn’t believe it.
Still, Xu Yang didn’t forget about his current condition.
He quickly suppressed his suspicion, remained alert, and carefully began absorbing the tripod’s essence to tend his wounds and recover.
Time ticked by slowly.
The pit was dead silent, with thick grass and dead leaves above tightly blocking the light, leaving only a few tiny holes and slits.
Outside, the locust demon’s chilling noises faded into the distance and finally vanished.
But neither Xu Yang nor the puppy made a move, both wary.
The locust demon loved spiritual power, and its perception was incredibly sharp.
Even if there were no sounds, they dared not relax.
"I’m too badly wounded—even if I have enough essence, it will take at least two or three days to recover."
Feeling his condition, Xu Yang’s face filled with helplessness.
There was no way to shorten the time. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Even if this puppy really was a Treasure Hunting Beast, he couldn’t underestimate it.
This thing was not weak in itself!
At a certain moment—
The puppy’s tense body suddenly relaxed, seemingly feeling the locust demon had finally gone, and it slowly looked over at Xu Yang.
Wa~~
A soft, sweet call rang out from the pit.
Xu Yang’s eyes instantly widened.
This sound... was a perfect match!
It really was a Treasure Hunting Beast!
The next second, the Treasure Hunting Beast bared its teeth and glared fiercely, instantly shattering all of Xu Yang’s delight!
He felt a threat even more terrifying than Ao Yong suddenly weigh down on him!
Big beads of sweat trickled down his forehead.
The Treasure Hunting Beast only stared at Xu Yang with fierce, hungry eyes, itching to pounce, yet did not move.
Gritting his teeth, Xu Yang carefully took out a pill and waved it in front of the Treasure Hunting Beast.
The beast’s fierce glare instantly vanished, replaced by a bright light.
Swoosh!
Xu Yang directly tossed the pill over.
Wa!
The little beast leapt up and snatched the spirit pill from mid-air.
After eating it, it fixed a heated gaze on Xu Yang as if to say: I want more!
Damn!
Xu Yang cursed internally and, resigned, threw over the last three pills he’d been saving for himself.
After about ten more breaths.
The little beast kept staring at Xu Yang: Any more?
"..."
Xu Yang’s facial muscles twitched.
Was this really a Treasure Hunting Beast?
It’s just a foodie, right?!
The invisible threat made Xu Yang realize that if things turned violent, he would most likely not be a match for the Treasure Hunting Beast.
With no other choice, he dug out all the spirit elixirs in Ao Yong’s Storage Ring that he hadn’t had time to refine yet.
He tossed it all over!
Seeing the little beast pounce and eat away gleefully, Xu Yang’s heart bled!
Dammit!
Ao Yong was at the late stage of the True Void Realm, and these spirit elixirs were all at the level used by True Void Realm martial artists.
Only after the little beast had gnawed everything clean did it finally burp in satisfaction, actually raising its paw to pat its belly as if stuffed.
The sight was utterly adorable.
If this were a girl, she probably wouldn’t be able to resist reaching out to pet it.
Wa!
After eating and drinking its fill, the little beast barked at Xu Yang, then suddenly shot up like an arrow, bursting out through the grass above and disappearing without a trace.
Xu Yang finally let out a long sigh of relief.
But soon after, he felt miserable.
A Treasure Hunting Beast—something even the Pill Emperor Gu Jun coveted so much!
It ate so much of my stuff and just left!
He couldn’t pretend he didn’t want to tame it.
"Best not think about this anymore. If I don’t leave and something unexpected happens, I’ll really be screwed."
Xu Yang gave a bitter laugh. As tempting as the Treasure Hunting Beast was, he had zero experience in taming one. In his current state, it was honestly better that it ran off.
Then—
He unconsciously sped up absorbing the essence.
The Barbaric Mountain Range was just too dangerous. He needed at least a bit of strength first.
After a little over an hour—
Xu Yang almost fully regained his ability to move, but his injuries had only recovered by thirty percent or so.
He decided to leave this pit first.
This place wasn’t particularly safe—in fact, anyone coming close would easily spot it.
Getting up, he pushed aside the weeds, looking out on the desolate wilderness in all directions.
Xu Yang quickly climbed out of the pit.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, from the distance, came the whoosh of something speeding by at great speed.
"Shit!"
Xu Yang’s face changed drastically—without the slightest hesitation, he immediately threw himself down behind the tall grass.
But as a shadow flashed into view, Xu Yang’s mouth dropped open in shock.
