Chapter 1463: Qinglong Beast Breakthrough

The hoof lifted, and with a gentle squeeze, the pill fell into its palm. Lowering its head, it took a look, growing increasingly puzzled.

The pill appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary Qi-gathering pill, with no special properties. While the spiritual energy within it was ample, for a massive creature like itself, it was negligible and utterly useless. Help it break through? This must be a joke!

"Just take it, and you can break through. Don't hesitate; an opportunity like this isn't easy to come by!" Zhang Xuan urged, seeing the creature's bewildered expression.

"I won't consume medicine of unknown origin. Who knows if it's poisoned..." With a shake of its hoof, the Flaming Kirin Beast tossed the pill back.

It wasn't that it didn't believe Zhang Xuan, but if even the Zhang Clan couldn't help it break through, how could this twenty-something-year-old possibly be more capable than them? Furthermore, it had carefully examined the pill itself. Aside from having purer spiritual energy, it possessed no special properties. If it contained a potent poison that couldn't be detected, it would be a tragedy.

"Poison?" Zhang Xuan's eyes widened with indignation. "You dare to doubt my sincerity? My cultivation is only at the Domain Realm. Do you think I could even poison you, let alone kill you? Besides... what benefit would I gain from poisoning you?"

The Kirin Beast remained silent. Indeed, the other party had no reason or the strength to poison it. However, humans were always treacherous, and in any case, it would not willingly consume anything offered by the other party.

"Since you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you!" Seeing the Kirin Beast's lazy demeanor, ready to return to sleep at any moment and clearly not believing his words, Zhang Xuan snorted and flicked his wrist.

*Whoosh!* A massive Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast appeared before him.

"Master!" The Azure Dragon Beast nodded.

"Swallow this pill, and I'll help you break through!" With a flick of his finger, the medicine in his palm flew straight towards the beast.

"Yes!" The Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast nodded and, without the slightest hesitation, opened its mouth and swallowed the pill.

*Gulp, gulp, gulp!* The moment the medicine entered its body, the Azure Dragon Beast immediately displayed an expression of enjoyment. However, its internal aura remained unchanged, as if the pill had no effect.

"Master..." The Azure Dragon Beast looked over, puzzled.

"Don't worry..." As if he had long anticipated this situation, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly and flicked his finger again.

*Clatter!* Hundreds of long swords flew out, connecting tip to hilt, forming a straight line like a long bridge.

"Lie down on it!" Zhang Xuan instructed.

Although it didn't understand why he was doing this, the Azure Dragon Beast still lay down on it. The Azure Dragon Beast's body was long and slender, like a massive snake. Lying on the bridge formed by the connected long swords, it looked like a sausage hanging on a skewer.

"Good!" Nodding in satisfaction, Zhang Xuan clasped his hand again, and streams of true Qi ropes fixed the Azure Dragon Beast in place, ensuring it wouldn't fall. Only then did he turn to look at the Flaming Kirin Beast nearby. "This medicine of mine is difficult to refine," he explained. "It requires the assistance of Kirin Fire to properly dissolve. May I trouble you to lend me your flames for a moment?"

Although full of doubt, the Flaming Kirin Beast still nodded. While it dared not casually consume Zhang Xuan's medicine, lending some flames was no difficult matter, and it also offered a chance to see if the medicine was truly effective.

After agreeing, the Kirin Beast opened its mouth, and a stream of crimson flames immediately burst forth, sweeping over in the blink of an eye.

"Just here! Aim it at the Azure Dragon Beast!" Zhang Xuan commanded.

*Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!* The flames spread, scorching and distorting the air as they landed on the Azure Dragon Beast's back, immediately emitting crackling sounds. Zhang Xuan rotated the long swords, as if roasting meat in the flames.

Outside the iron cage, Zhang Wuchen and the others exchanged bewildered glances, completely dumbfounded. Even Zhang Jiang, the beast taming genius, was utterly confused and couldn't comprehend what was happening. This Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast was clearly his tamed beast. Having tamed a Saint Beast at the peak of the Void Prying Realm while only being at the peak of the Domain Realm, he should have been celebrating... But now, why was he burning it?

"This is what he called 'wielding longswords'?" Jian Qinsheng trembled uncontrollably. This guy had just said he would use swords... Jian Qinsheng had thought he would employ swordsmanship to deal with the massive beast, but instead, he was skewering and roasting his own tamed creature... How could he be so devious?

*Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!* Under the scorching flames, the Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast's body began to ooze oil, and a strong aroma of roasted meat wafted through the air.

"Master..." The Azure Dragon Beast could barely hold on; its slender body twitched, but it was bound by the longswords, unable to move. Despair filled its eyes.

"If you want to break through, you must endure!" Seeing that it might break free at any moment, Zhang Xuan sent a telepathic message: "Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast, the infernal region is cold and dark, and the power you cultivate leans towards cold attributes. Kirin Fire is your natural counter, but it can precisely clear the blockages within your body, purify your bloodline, and allow you to break through to a higher realm in one go!"

Zhang Xuan's pill also had the effect of purifying bloodlines, but it was primarily effective for Saint Beasts with lower cultivation than himself. For a beast of the Azure Dragon Beast's level, its direct effect was negligible. The reason he claimed the pill could help it break through was that its direct efficacy was feigned; his true purpose was to leverage the power of the Kirin Fire to help refine the beast's bloodline, thereby enabling it to break through the major hurdle of Saint 8-dan in one go!

"Yes!" Understanding its master's profound intentions, the Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast gritted its teeth and persevered.

As the power of the flames permeated its body, the Azure Dragon Beast felt its blood begin to boil. Just as it was about to give up, the pill it had previously swallowed immediately released a gentle, nourishing power, breaking through many internal blockages, and its turbid blood became increasingly clear.

"It really works..." Its eyes couldn't help but light up. It had thought its master's method was merely theoretical, never expecting it to actually be feasible. It looked like it wouldn't be long before it could break through!

Gritting its teeth, it persevered. Three minutes later, it indeed felt the power restraining its advancement to Saint 8-dan slowly begin to show cracks.

"Now!" While it was hesitating, its master's voice sounded in its ear. Without further hesitation, the Azure Dragon Beast gritted its teeth and let out a long hiss.

*Boom!* The dragon's roar seemed to rip apart the entire iron cage. *Crack! Crack!* The power within the Hellfire Azure Dragon Beast accumulated rapidly, no longer able to be suppressed. A furious aura shot straight into the sky.

"It broke through... it actually broke through?" Retracting its flames, the Flaming Kirin Beast stood frozen in place. The other party had said that consuming that medicine would allow it to break through within ten minutes. It hadn't believed it then, but now, it seemed to be true. It seemed the other party hadn't lied to it... This medicine was indeed useful!

It hurriedly looked at the young man not far away, seeing him diligently controlling the longswords. The jade bottle that had contained the medicine earlier was sitting on the ground nearby, completely unguarded.

"Heh heh, it's mine..." Its eyes gleamed, and it made a grabbing motion through the air. The jade bottle appeared in its palm in the blink of an eye. It lowered its head to look: there were still seven pills inside. Without the slightest hesitation, it opened its mouth and swallowed them all.