Ye Liangchen searched in Sunset Forest for two days but still couldn't find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. However, he was not in a hurry; he still had plenty of time to search slowly.
During these two days, with the help of Blue Silver Emperor, Ye Liangchen found a large number of precious medicinal materials, which was a good harvest.
On this particular morning, Ye Liangchen found a secluded valley and prepared to start refining pills.
"Ah Yin, please stand guard for me; I'm about to start refining pills."
After instructing Ah Yin, Ye Liangchen lit a large fire, set up his medicine cauldron, took out various medicinal materials, and began his work.
"Don't worry, Xiao Chen! I sense that the entire valley is safe; there are no powerful Spirit Beasts."
Blue Silver Emperor transformed into a Blue Silver Tree nearly four meters tall, erupting in blue light. She used her mental force to communicate with countless Blue Silver Grass, guarding the entire valley.
Half a day later, all the medicinal materials were consumed, and Ye Liangchen had refined over a hundred Yuhua Pills and Soul Power Pills. After the pills were out of the cauldron, a rich medicinal fragrance continuously wafted out of the valley.
"Xiao Chen, hurry, powerful Spirit Beasts are coming!"
Just then, Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, through the Blue Silver Grass in the valley, sensed a large wave of Spirit Beasts rushing towards them from two to three thousand meters outside the valley.
"It seems they were attracted by the pill fragrance. Ah Yin, let's go."
"Alright!"
Blue Silver Emperor instantly shrank and "whoosh"ed into Ye Liangchen's embrace.
"Come on! I've prepared some good stuff for you."
Ye Liangchen placed a few Yuhua Pills on a large rock in the valley to attract the Spirit Beasts' attention, otherwise, they would target him.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Activating his external Spirit Bone, Ye Liangchen flew out of the valley like an eagle.
"Howl..."
"Roar, roar..."
"Rustle, rustle..."
Ye Liangchen flew a thousand meters away from the valley and landed on a hundred-meter-tall tree. He then heard various beast roars continuously coming from the valley, and some trees were constantly being knocked down; the entire valley had turned into a chaotic mess.
"Buzz, buzz..."
Ye Liangchen's divine sense swept into the valley and found that at least dozens of Spirit Beasts had arrived, all of them over Three-Thousand Year, and there were even a few Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts.
"Chirp, chirp..."
Just then, a long cry came from a thousand meters away. A Golden Eagle with a wingspan of 20 meters flew towards the valley, and its immense oppressive force made Ye Liangchen feel very dangerous.
"Xiao Chen, this is a Golden Eagle over 20,000 years old. Let's hide quickly."
Blue Silver Emperor stretched out a branch from Ye Liangchen's collar and instantly sensed that immense oppressive force.
"Ah Yin, this big bird is here. The scene is going to be lively now."
Ye Liangchen immediately hid among the leaves, watching the Golden Eagle battle with the Spirit Beasts in the valley, perhaps there would be unexpected gains later.
"Chirp, chirp..."
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The Golden Eagle's massive figure swooped down into the valley. The trunks of some towering ancient trees were broken by the Golden Eagle's wings, and the valley was in chaos.
"Roar, roar..."
Countless Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts began to flee in all directions. A Golden Eagle over 20,000 years old was equivalent to an overlord in this area, not something they could provoke.
The remaining three powerful Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, however, did not leave. They were an 11,000-year-old Armor Scale Beast, a 12,000-year-old Splitting Sky Tiger, and a 13,000-year-old green giant python. They stood in different directions, staring at the pills on the stone that emitted a rich fragrance.
"Chirp, chirp..."
"Hiss, hiss..."
The Golden Eagle attacked first, directly striking the giant python. Birds and snakes are natural enemies; they started fighting as soon as they met.
"Roar, roar..."
"Howl..."
The Splitting Sky Tiger roared and pounced towards the large rock, while the Armor Scale Beast instantly blocked its path, and the two fierce beasts began to fight.
The Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts had all developed intelligence and knew that the pills were good things that could improve their cultivation, so no one would yield to the other. The fighting scene was very intense; at this moment, the entire valley became the battlefield of the four Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Hearing the loud noises from the valley, Blue Silver Emperor huddled in Ye Liangchen's arms, trembling with fear. After all, her cultivation was only a little over 3,000 years old, and in front of these Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, she was just a small fry.
Ye Liangchen took out his Barrett MK22 and observed everything in the valley through the scope.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
At this moment, the Golden Eagle flapped its wings, and the shed feathers shot towards the Armor Scale Beast and the Splitting Sky Tiger like steel knives, while its talons, like steel blades, pierced into the giant python's body.
"Hiss, hiss..."
"Bang, bang..."
The giant python, in pain, continuously twisted its dozens of meters long body, knocking down some large trees, leaving the scene in a mess.
"Howl..."
The Splitting Sky Tiger and the Armor Scale Beast were truly unlucky; both were struck in one eye by the Golden Eagle's arrow-like feathers.
Eventually, the giant python, Armor Scale Beast, and Splitting Sky Tiger all fled, having fallen into a disadvantage in this battle, and the Golden Eagle emerged victorious.
"Chirp, chirp..."
The Golden Eagle swallowed the few pills on the stone in one gulp and let out a long cry, showing off its achievements like a triumphant general.
"Pfft..."
Just then, the Golden Eagle's head seemed to be hit by something and exploded directly. Before it could even rejoice, it died instantly.
If the Golden Eagle could speak, it would surely scream: Young man, no martial ethics, sneak attack!
The Golden Eagle's previous arrow-like attack attracted Ye Liangchen's attention, so he directly sniped this large bird with a single shot from his Barrett MK22, intending to use its spirit ring as his fourth ring. His fourth Spirit Ability was called Life's Thorns, which was an offensive Spirit Ability and felt quite suitable.
"Swish, swish..."
Ye Liangchen flew into the valley, intending to absorb this spirit ring and use it as his fourth spirit ring.
"Ah Yin, keep an eye out for me; I'm about to absorb this spirit ring."
"Buzz, buzz..."
At this moment, a large black circle had already condensed on the Golden Eagle's corpse. Ye Liangchen directly released his Life Goddess Spirit and communicated with the Golden Eagle's spirit ring with his mind.
"Xiao Chen, you actually killed this Golden Eagle."
Blue Silver Emperor didn't know how Ye Liangchen killed the Golden Eagle, but as his pet, she wouldn't probe her master's secrets.
"Don't take risks... Oh my god, your spirit ring combination is actually so heaven-defying."
Blue Silver Emperor was initially worried about Ye Liangchen, but after sensing his powerful Spirit and heaven-defying spirit ring configuration, she said no more. Instead, she transformed to nearly 4 meters tall and guarded by Ye Liangchen's side.
The Golden Eagle's spirit ring was as old as 23,000 years. The spirit ring was pulled and floated over, wrapping around Ye Liangchen's Spirit. In an instant, Ye Liangchen felt a powerful energy continuously impacting various parts of his body.
However, Ye Liangchen's current physique was stronger, and with the enhancement of three Spirit Bones, he could withstand this force. To quickly dissolve this energy, Ye Liangchen circulated his Hun Yuan Art, dispersing the energy to every part of his body. Half an hour later, the energy impact began to subside.
Next was dealing with the soul shock produced by the Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring. In Ye Liangchen's soul sea, a giant Golden Eagle phantom appeared and clawed towards him.
"Stupid bird, this small soul impact is just a piece of cake for a cheat like me."
Ye Liangchen's Refining Spirit Art had already cultivated to the fourth layer, so he wasn't afraid of any soul shock. Another Ye Liangchen in his soul sea shot a golden light from his eyes, directly causing the Golden Eagle's phantom to dissipate.
The soul shock was dealt with, and the rest would be much easier; he just needed to slowly merge the spirit ring.
"Buzz, buzz..."
Two hours later, Ye Liangchen successfully absorbed this spirit ring, and a powerful aura erupted from his body, directly causing his spirit power to break through to Level 45.
Because he had previously absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor's Hundred-Thousand Year Spirit Bone, plus the powerful spirit power enhancement from the 23,000-year-old Golden Eagle spirit ring, this instantly allowed Ye Liangchen to break through to Level 45.
"Xiao Chen, you succeeded!"
Blue Silver Emperor sensed that Ye Liangchen had successfully absorbed the 23,000-year-old Golden Eagle spirit ring and was very excited.
"Ah Yin, it's just a spirit ring over 20,000 years old; with a little effort, it can be absorbed."
"Life's Thorns."
Ye Liangchen decided to test the power of his fourth Spirit Ability. Dozens of green spear-like thorns materialized from his hands and shot into the distance with immense power.
"Bang, bang..."
The green thorns shot into the soil and rocks twenty meters away, emitting bursts of explosions and raising clouds of dust. The power was quite significant.
"Not bad. This is an area-of-effect ability."
Ye Liangchen was quite satisfied with this Spirit Ability; the 23,000-year-old Golden Eagle spirit ring was also of extremely high quality.
"Xiao Chen, I sense a Spirit Bone inside this Golden Eagle."
At this moment, Blue Silver Emperor stretched out a branch onto the Golden Eagle's huge corpse and felt a powerful energy. As a Spirit Beast, she immediately understood that this was a Spirit Bone.
"Such good luck, there's even a Spirit Bone?"
Ye Liangchen was also surprised. Was this the protagonist's halo? But in the next moment, he thought of the reason: the Golden Eagle had previously repelled three Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts and successfully obtained the pills. Just as it was happy, it was shot in the head. It must have died with resentment, which is why it produced a Spirit Bone.
Ye Liangchen used his divine sense to locate the Spirit Bone in the Golden Eagle, then directly took out a long knife and began to dissect the Golden Eagle's massive corpse.
Ten minutes later, a torso bone about twenty centimeters long appeared, radiating light and erupting with a powerful spirit power aura.
"Xiao Chen, the ability produced by this torso bone is likely related to flight."
Blue Silver Emperor stretched out a branch, wrapped it around this Spirit Bone, and used her mental force to sense it, guessing the ability within the Spirit Bone.
"Put it away for now. Although the quality of this Spirit Bone is good, its age is a bit low."
"Ah! 23,000 years, and you still think it's low?"
"Ah Yin, for me, it's low. My external Spirit Bone, Wind and Thunder Wings, was 15,000 years when I absorbed it, and now it has grown to over 25,000 years. Let's leave this valley first."
Ye Liangchen put away the Spirit Bone, took Blue Silver Emperor, and directly activated his Wind and Thunder Wings, flying out of the valley.
Now that his spirit power had reached Level 45, Ye Liangchen's flying speed was also faster. A few minutes later, he had already flown ten kilometers away from the valley.
Originally, Ye Liangchen had planned to find the Immortal Herb first, then absorb the Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring. However, plans couldn't keep up with changes; a 23,000-year-old Golden Eagle spirit ring was a rare find, so he resolved the spirit ring issue ahead of schedule.
Fortunately, Ye Liangchen had a cheat; his physique was strong enough, and with the enhancement of three Spirit Bones, he was able to absorb the 20,000-plus-year-old Golden Eagle spirit ring.
After settling the fourth spirit ring, it was already evening. Ye Liangchen cautiously found a small stream, then took a bath, and after that, planned to find a safe place to rest.
"Xiao Chen, you can rest here directly! I'll guard you. With me here, you can sleep soundly."
Blue Silver Emperor directly transformed to about 4 meters tall and, as usual, wove a hammock-like bed with several tough vines for Ye Liangchen to rest on.
"Ah Yin, it's too open here; it's very dangerous."
"Don't worry, I can sense very far now. If there's any danger, I'll take you and run."
"Alright then! Thank you, Ah Yin."
Now, Blue Silver Emperor's cultivation had improved very quickly with the help of his large number of pills. She was already close to 4,000 years old. Ye Liangchen was no longer polite and directly lay down on the soft hammock bed, starting to sleep. Absorbing the 20,000-plus-year-old spirit ring had also exhausted him quite a bit, and in a short while, he fell into a deep sleep.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Blue Silver Emperor wove a net with some more vines, enclosing Ye Liangchen to conceal his aura. At the same time, a blue light erupted from her body, communicating with the Blue Silver Grass within a two-thousand-meter radius, constantly on alert, acting as a bodyguard.