The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 559: Chapter 559: Er Gouzi

Fang Lin’s face showed a hint of delight as he promptly opened the Beast Bag.

Out from the bag crawled a tiny beast, covered entirely in shiny, golden fur, and resembling a small puppy.

Fang Lin held this golden-haired puppy in his hands. The small creature appeared just awake, and its shiny, large pupils looked somewhat confused.

“Jin, do you still recognize me?” Fang Lin spoke, placing his face in front of the golden puppy.

However, the golden puppy looked at Fang Lin with an expression of distaste, tilting its small head aside, as if it had no interest in acknowledging Fang Lin.

Seeing the expression of the golden puppy, Fang Lin burst into laughter. It seemed that this little fellow hadn’t forgotten him.

This golden puppy was the golden beast that had been dormant for a long time.

However, the golden beast of the past was merely fist-sized, while now, it had grown to the size of a small dog, and the golden fur on its body had grown even thicker and brighter.

The golden beast had started to fall into slumber back when it was in the Pill Pole Tower.

While it was in the Pill Pole Tower, it had consumed so many spiritual medicines that its body had accumulated an immense amount of medicinal power, forcing it into a deep sleep in order to refine this overly abundant energy slowly.

It was not until today that it finally awakened.

Apparently, the medicinal herbs the golden beast had swallowed had greatly benefited it — at least, it seemed to have grown significantly when judged by its appearance.

“Looking at how much you resemble a dog now, I should give you a new name,” Fang Lin said, stroking his chin as he watched the golden puppy darting around in the Pill Refining Room.

At his words, the golden puppy showed an immediate look of displeasure, obviously repulsed by the idea of Fang Lin renaming him.

Fang Lin didn’t care about its objection. He didn’t know what exactly this little fellow was and needed to give it a name.

After much contemplation, Fang Lin came up with a name that he thought was quite good.

“Hmm, I’ll call you Er Gouzi,” said Fang Lin with a serious expression.

At the sound of the new name, the golden puppy almost passed out from shock. In a desperate hurry, it barked once at Fang Lin.

Fang Lin’s face immediately took on a surprised expression. “So, you really are a dog, huh?”

The golden puppy was so agitated that it began to jump around, regretting its inability to articulate words. It wanted to knock Fang Lin to the ground with a single kick and step on his head to demonstrate to him that it wasn’t a dog.

“Alright, alright. Stop making a fuss here, be careful not to bump into the Pill Furnace,” said Fang Lin hastily.

Only then did the golden puppy cease its antics, sauntering off sulkily to smell some herbs lying around on the floor and sneak a look at Fang Lin.

Seeing that Fang Lin wasn’t watching, it quickly opened its mouth and swallowed a few of the herbs, pretending as if nothing had happened before lazily walking towards a corner to doze off.

Fang Lin paid no attention to what the golden puppy was doing, his gaze fixed sternly onto the Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron.

Within the translucid Pill Furnace, the Thousand-Year Polygonum Multiflorum was constantly ramming against the furnace lid, trying to escape.

This natural-born treasure had already developed a hint of spiritual wisdom and instinctively sought to survive.

However, no matter how hard it struggled, it could only continuously emit a pure and potent medicinal power, but it was unable to escape the confines of the Pill Furnace.

“It’s almost there!” murmured Fang Lin. He waved his hand and the green flame under the Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron suddenly blazed, almost engulfing the entire furnace.

The intensifying flames made the Thousand-Year Polygonum Multiflorum struggle even harder. But as time passed, the interior of the Pill Furnace gradually began to quiet down.

The golden puppy in the corner opened its eyes and glanced towards the Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron. It moved its nose, as if it had smelled something. A look of intoxication spread across its face.

Fang Lin, too, savored the faint fragrance that wafted from the Pill Furnace. His eyes gleamed with an expression of delight.

The scent, representative of the successful brewing of the Profund Heart Pill, indicated that it had been quite smooth. At least from the current perspective, the likelihood of successfully refining the Profund Heart Pill was quite high.

All that was left to do was to wait.

“Er Gouzi, come here!” Fang Lin called out to the golden puppy in the corner.

The latter showed no sign of movement, continuing to lay in the corner, sound asleep, paying virtually no heed to Fang Lin’s call.

“Er Gouzi, I have something tasty here,” Fang Lin called out again, a herb appearing in his hand.

The golden puppy darted towards Fang Lin at once, looking eagerly at the herb in his hand.

Fang Lin reached out to pat its head, to which it offered no resistance. It seemed to have become docile only for the sake of the herb.

“Er Gouzi, you’ve grown up. Have you developed any special abilities?” Fang Lin asked curiously without rushing to give it the herb.

The golden puppy, in its apparent anxiousness, turned in circles on the spot, but did not display any of its special abilities.

Fang Lin was slightly disappointed. Could it be that this little creature had grown only in size without enhancing any of its other skills?

But Fang Lin didn’t dwell on it and handed the herb to it. The golden puppy gripped the herb in its mouth and gulped it down heartily.

The golden puppy seemed to be caught in a cycle of sleep and feed, and that too solely on herbs. Fang Lin had even tried tossing a piece of dried meat in front of it, but it didn’t so much as look at it. It directly kicked the meat far away, evidently expressing its contempt.

Fang Lin grasped the situation. It seemed that this little fellow simply devoured herbs. No wonder it devoured so much back when it was in the Pill Pole Tower.

This was truly a glutton through and through, and an inveterate spendthrift at that.

“You better eat less from now on. I can’t afford to feed you if you continue eating like this,” stated Fang Lin, looking resigned.

But the golden puppy acted as if it had heard nothing, pretending to be completely ignorant.

Fang Lin heaved a sigh. Despite the golden puppy’s gluttony and its exclusive preference for herbs, he had no intention of abandoning it.

He had to head to the Hundred Beast Mountain soon, and the golden puppy’s awakening couldn’t be more timely. Despite its lack of special abilities, its unique skill that caused demon beasts to fall asleep swiftly would prove useful.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Fang Lin had been staying in the Pill Refining Room all this while, never stepping out even for a moment. The golden puppy found the Pill Refining Room boring as well and retired back into the Beast Bag on the third day to sleep.

A thick cloud of medicinal aroma pervaded the Pill Refining Room. After ten hard days, the brewing of the Profund Heart Pill was nearing a critical juncture, and Fang Lin couldn’t afford to be careless.

At the moment, Fang Lin was watching the Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron without batting an eyelid. The green light on the Array Plate was dazzling and remained unextinguished.

Without the aid of this Array Plate, it was impossible for Fang Lin to brew the Profund Heart Pill.

Seeing that the creation of the Profund Heart Pill was imminent, Fang Lin didn’t hesitate and began to implement the Spirit Invocation Skill.