"What's going on?" Ziling Ling asked, bewildered.
Ye Lingyuan shook his head and smiled, "Lin'er, do you remember I once said I suspected you were Heaven's beloved daughter?"
Ziling Ling paused and nodded.
She had even cautioned Ye Lingyuan about that joke before.
Ye Lingyuan continued, "Now, I'm going to remove those words of suspicion!"
"What do you mean?"
Ziling Ling was utterly confused.
She couldn't understand the connection between this and what was happening before her.
Ye Lingyuan smiled dotingly, "It means nothing more than congratulations, your contracted beasts have successfully transformed!"
"Little Tiger has transformed into a White Tiger, and Dragon is evolving from a five-clawed Golden Dragon into a Azure Dragon. So, Azure Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right, you've struck it rich!"
As Ye Lingyuan spoke, his heart suddenly ached.
He remembered that Huangyi, who helped Ziling Ling refine pills, seemed to be a Fire Phoenix.
If the Fire Phoenix could also evolve into a Vermillion Bird, then the four ancient divine beasts would only be missing one Xuanwu.
Xuanwu!
Xuanwu!
Xuanwu!
For some reason, Ye Lingyuan suddenly had a premonition that Xuanwu would appear soon, and his Lin'er would surely become the sole master of the four ancient divine beasts!
Who exactly was his Lin'er?
Although his past life, Feng Xi, had sensed the aura of his mother, Feng Lixi, on Lin'er, why wasn't Lin'er the reincarnation of his mother, Feng Lixi?
The more Ye Lingyuan thought about it, the more confused he became. He rubbed his throbbing temples and looked at Ziling Ling again.
Ziling Ling looked at him inexplicably, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Ye Lingyuan chuckled, "Nothing, I just think you're exceptionally beautiful today!"
"Such a glib tongue!"
Ziling Ling playfully cursed, then turned and returned to the depths of the cave.
The fierce aura from the Winged Illusory Tiger earlier had made her mistake it for divine-grade demonic beasts finding their way here.
Now that it was a false alarm, she naturally had to go back and continue refining pills.
Fortunately, after this commotion, the previous feeling of infatuation had already dissipated.
Therefore, she could now refine pills with a calm heart.
With the experience of refining the first divine-grade Stealth Pill, refining the remaining divine-grade Stealth Pills became smooth sailing.
By the morning of the second day, Ziling Ling not only finished refining five divine-grade Stealth Pills but also extracted all the medicinal liquids needed for the divine-grade Blast Pill.
She walked out of the cave for some fresh air and to observe the movements of the divine-grade demonic beast herd from a distance.
She noticed that the divine-grade demonic beast herd had returned to the area where they had fought before. Some were lying down, some standing, again completely blocking the path leading to the depths of the secret realm.
Seeing this, Ziling Ling felt much relieved.
She returned to the cave and immersed herself in refining pills once more.
Three days later, five divine-grade Blast Pills were finally refined.
Ziling Ling emerged from the cave covered in dust, only to smell a rich aroma.
She looked closely and saw Ye Lingyuan approaching her with a roasted ear rabbit.
For the past five days, Ziling Ling had swallowed no small number of pills.
It was no exaggeration to say that she was at the point of wanting to vomit at the sight of pills.
Now, looking at the fragrant roasted ear rabbit, Ziling Ling's salivary glands began to secrete saliva.
Ye Lingyuan looked at her gluttonous expression and smiled, "You must be tired and hungry after five days. Here, I specially roasted an ear rabbit for you. Try it!"
As he spoke, he tore off a piece of meat, carefully blew on it to cool it, and fed it directly to Ziling Ling's mouth.
"Come on, open wide!"
The voice filled with boundless affection almost made Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin drop their jaws.
Was this still the Master of Mingyuan Tower who spoke so little?
Was this still the His Royal Highness the King of Hell who exuded an aura of being unapproachable?
Was this still Ye Lingyuan who couldn't be bothered to interact with anyone?
However, Ye Lingyuan paid no attention to their shock, and instead concentrated on blowing away the heat from the meat and handing it to Ziling Ling.
As Ziling Ling chewed the meat, the feeling from five days ago flashed through her mind.
Cool!
Ye Lingyuan's lips were cool!
Tingly!
Although their lips touched and parted quickly, a tingling sensation still spread through her body.
As she thought about it, Ziling Ling's heart rate quickened again, and a strange atmosphere spread around them. Even the rabbit meat she was chewing seemed tasteless.
"Um... um... I... I'll go scout around!"
The woman found a flimsy excuse and fled.
Ye Lingyuan watched her flustered figure and a faint smile touched his lips.
"Wait for me, let's go together!"
He shouted and chased after her.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin looked at each other, a wry smile appearing in their eyes.
It wasn't until sunset that Ziling Ling and Ye Lingyuan returned to the cave.
They called Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin inside, leaving Dragon and Little Tiger to guard the entrance.
Ziling Ling took out a sketch and said, "I scouted near the divine-grade demonic beast herd today and drew this sketch of the surrounding terrain."
"Tomorrow, I will give each of you a divine-grade Stealth Pill. After you take it, as long as you don't actively release your aura, the divine-grade demonic beasts will not attack you."
"Our target is here!"
Ziling Ling said, pointing to a spot on the sketch. This was the place from which divine-grade demonic beasts were continuously emerging.
"The medicinal effect of the divine-grade Stealth Pill lasts for three days, so after taking it, we must rush to this location as quickly as possible and destroy the pill that can breed divine-grade demonic beasts."
"Attention! This pill came from Pill Venerable Dan Wuji. He would not have made no contingency plans, allowing it to be destroyed by brute force."
"Therefore, once we arrive, do not use brute force. I will give each of you a divine-grade Blast Pill. Take the divine-grade Blast Pill and enter your designated positions, waiting for my command."
"Your Royal Highness Ninth Prince, enter this position!"
Ziling Ling pointed to a spot on the north side of the sketch.
"No problem!" Xuanyuan Xun replied crisply.
Ziling Ling then pointed to a location northeast of east and said, "Rong Guang, enter this position!"
"Alright!"
Rong Guang was already obedient to Ziling Ling's words, so he didn't delay.
"Shangguan Yu Lin, you are responsible for this position!"
Ziling Ling pointed to a location northwest of west, corresponding to Rong Guang's position, and said.
"Understood!" Shangguan Yu Lin playfully cupped his fists in response.
Seeing this, Ziling Ling pointed to a spot in the southeast and another in the southwest, saying, "These two positions will be handled by Ye Lingyuan and me respectively. Remember, wait for my order and do not act rashly!"