Chapter 367 — Lord of Dragons
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 5
"Worthy of a god of dragon-rearing—even pill refining has so many intricacies. Judging by these spirit pill formulas and refining techniques, the Dragon-Rearing Lord's skill in the Dao of pill refining is perhaps only slightly weaker than mine. " Shen Mu grew wary: refining a deadly poison to kill the Dragon-Rearing Lord would likely not be easy.
He quietly dismissed the thought and continued studying the Classic of Dragon Husbandry.
Dragons of different attributes ate different spirit pills. The dragon qilin, for instance, was of fire attribute, and the Scarlet Fire Spirit Pill suited it well. But after examining further, Shen Mu learned that the Scarlet Fire Spirit Pill was not the most suitable for the dragon qilin—though for the dragon qilin species, the Scarlet Fire Spirit Pill tasted the best. For the dragon qilin, the most beneficial was the Fire Element Divine Essence Pill, which aided its growth and greatly increased its running speed. But the Divine Essence Pill did not taste good; it was somewhat pungent.
"No wonder this blockhead wants the Scarlet Fire Spirit Pills, and so many of them! " Shen Mu's face darkened.
He glanced at the dragon qilin, which was looking around curiously, and his expression turned somewhat sour.
"Slave girl, come here and help me refine pills.
" Long Jiaonan gnashed her teeth and stepped forward, wishing she could swallow him whole. Shen Mu kicked the dragon qilin.
"Fatty Long, have you heard of the Fire Element Divine Essence Pill?
" The dragon qilin said guiltily, "Never heard of it.
" Shen Mu snorted and opened the Dragon-Rearing Lord's Taotie Pouch; it was full of all kinds of spirit medicines.
Shen Mu sorted the kinds, then tossed them to Long Jiaonan, telling her to take the medicines according to the formula, and ordered the dragon qilin to breathe fire. He himself employed pill-refining arts, unleashing technique after technique in a dazzling display, and soon refined batch after batch of spirit pills. Many small dragons on the Dragon-Rearing Lord's body smelled the fragrance and immediately ran down from him, gathering around Shen Mu—the largest only a zhang long, the smallest less than a chi, dragons of every size, green and yellow and purple and blue and red and green, strange and varied in kind, craning their heads to look at him. Shen Mu's scalp went numb; he dared not move a muscle. Most of these dragons were flood dragons, but every one was incomparably powerful—killing him would be easy, effortless!
The Dragon-Rearing Lord was performing his rite, spewing mouthfuls of true essence that struck the golden vat, making the gold powder and molten rock within merge and change. He said, "Put the spirit pills in a basin; they will eat on their own. " Shen Mu looked at Long Jiaonan. She hurriedly rummaged through the Taotie Pouch and took out a large basin.
When she pulled it out, it was fully ten zhang across—hardly a basin at all, but a small pond! Shen Mu poured the refined spirit pills into the basin, and at once dozens of dragons pounced into it, burrowing among the pills, playing and frolicking.
The dragon qilin gazed at Shen Mu eagerly, wagging its tail. Shen Mu took out a large washbasin and poured in some Scarlet Fire Spirit Pills, mixed with a dozen or so Fire Element Divine Essence Pills. The dragon qilin was overjoyed and hurried over to eat.
Shen Mu immediately saw the creature quietly pick out the Fire Element Divine Essence Pills and secretly toss them into the molten river nearby. Shen Mu was furious and shouted, "Slave girl, this creature is a picky eater—beat him for me! " Long Jiaonan was enraged.
One punch knocked Shen Mu down, and she sat on him and beat him. "I've put up with you long enough!
I'll beat you to death! " The Dragon-Rearing Lord flicked a finger and sent Long Jiaonan flying; she struck several dragon scales and was shaken until she spat blood. The Dragon-Rearing Lord shook his head.