CHAPTER 416: CHAPTER 241: NIU NIU’S SECOND EVOLUTION

Lin Chen arrived at the pharmacy and indeed saw that Instructor Xiao wasn’t surprised by his arrival.

Lin Chen handed over the evolutionary herbs to him. The latter frowned after looking and said, "Elder Lin, there are some things we need to clarify first."

"Please go ahead, Instructor."

"The pharmacy clearly stipulates that the herbs are Epic Level. Your ingredients are Legendary Level, so naturally they’re more expensive," Instructor Xiao said.

Lin Chen rolled his eyes and said, "It’s definitely the dean who said that."

"Hahaha." Instructor Xiao was in a good mood and said, "The dean originally wanted me to take the blame, but it looks like we can’t fool you."

"I do want to help you, but these are indeed the rules of the Spirit Academy."

Lin Chen thought for a moment and wasn’t opposed to it, so he asked, "How many ingredients can I exchange?"

"You have 18 sub-materials here now. The dean has instructed that your previous main materials slot has been replaced with Dragon Beard Grass," Instructor Xiao said, "He plans to use up all 18 of your materials."

"..." Lin Chen sweated.

"Actually, this is reasonable, but he also set a bottom line. Even if he can’t use up all your materials, he’ll use up more than half," Instructor Xiao said, "So after exchanging, you’ll have only four sub-materials left."

Lin Chen thought carefully and felt it was reasonable. Legendary Level sub-materials are indeed more expensive.

He didn’t make it difficult for Instructor Xiao and said, "I’ll leave it to you then."

Instructor Xiao nodded, knowing Zhu Tong’s intentions.

It’s not that he was reluctant to part with these materials, but he wanted Lin Chen to feel more belonging to the Spirit Academy.

Actually, this Legendary Level Dragon Beard Grass wasn’t given by Dubhe Pavilion voluntarily, but Zhu Tong knew Xiaobai was ready to evolve and fought for it.

....

After going back, Lin Chen began to rapidly upgrade Xiaobai. With the effect of the Spirit Spring and Thousand-Year Demon Pill, Xiaobai’s cultivation speed greatly accelerated.

In just 15 days, Xiaobai broke through to Level 39.

Meanwhile, Big White Bear and Little Fox each advanced by one level, one reaching Level 25, and the other Level 34.

Driven by the three Spirit Beasts, Lin Chen also directly reached Level 24.

However, the fastest-leveling Little Fox is quite busy now. Not only does it need to cultivate daily, but it also has to roast an egg—every day it wakes up to spew fire, then cultivates.

It’s very diligent with this egg, roasting it punctually and methodically, almost to the point of obsession.

At the same time, Instructor Xiao sent someone over to tell Lin Chen that the herbs had been collected. Lin Chen went to the pharmacy and took all the herbs.

Liu Gu’s eyes lit up when he saw the Dragon Beard Grass.

It’s his first time seeing such a herb. To a Catalyst Master, a good herb is like a hungry man seeing delicious food.

Then Liu Gu said to Lin Chen, "Wait until Xiaobai reaches Level 40, then bring Little Fox. This Dragon Beard Grass is extremely difficult to refine. It needs the assistance of True Fire for better effects, so you also need to confirm the time."

Lin Chen nodded.

Xiaobai’s bloodline has already been purified, just waiting for the final upgrade to be completed.

Before you know it, another month has passed, and Xiaobai finally upgraded.

Lin Chen woke up to this news, overjoyed, and quickly adjusted Xiaobai’s state, then took Little Fox to Liu Gu.

Little Fox was very responsible and even brought the celestial Spirit Egg over.

Liu Gu glanced at the egg and said to Lin Chen, "Hasn’t this egg hatched yet with all this time?"

"I’m puzzled too."

Lin Chen smiled wryly.

Whether it’s Liu Gu, Zhu Tong, or even the Great Elder, they all said the celestial Spirit Egg should hatch within about a month under Anomalous Fire.

Yet now, it’s almost two months, and the egg shows no signs of breaking.

Liu Gu paced around it and thought slightly before finally saying to Lin Chen, "There are two possibilities: First, this is a bad egg."

Lin Chen and Little Fox widened their eyes at the news—the former felt distressed, while the latter had grown attached to this egg...

In this past month and a half, Little Fox diligently took care of it, and now being told it’s a bad egg would surely make it despair.

Liu Gu suddenly shifted and said, "Or this egg’s constitution is good. According to the hatching world’s standards, the longer the time, the better the quality of the Spirit Beast that may be born."

"But there’s no rush now. Little Fox using it for Fire Control practice is also very good."

After speaking, he let Little Fox stay, and they set the evolution date to the seventh day.

Lin Chen returned to his residence to check on Xiaobai’s training situation.

After reaching Level 40, Xiaobai trained and rested regularly every day.

It underwent an evolution last time, so Xiaobai knows how significant the changes can be post-evolution.

Moreover, this time Lin Chen told it the materials used are even better than last time.

...

The seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and when Lin Chen arrived, he found the Great Elder Yu Xiu was also there, evidently invited by Liu Gu.

Lin Chen gratefully glanced at the two. Having experts around can reduce the occurrence of unexpected situations.

"Since there’s no problem, let’s start the fire," Liu Gu said.

Lin Chen nodded.

At this point, Liu Gu summoned his Spirit Beast, then let Little Fox spew out a ball of fire.

As the furnace ignited, Lin Chen and Xiaobai’s pupils began to shimmer.

Since Little Fox had helped extract the medicinal power from the herbs beforehand, after firing up the furnace for just three hours, Liu Gu checked and said it’s good.

Xiaobai swallowed hard and glanced at Lin Chen, who patted Niu Niu’s head and said, "Go in confidently, we’ll all be here watching over you."

Little Fox and Big White Bear also let out a cheer next to them.