Chapter 437: Inanimate Objects
Ye Fei: "..."
Holding the beast core, she was somewhat speechless: "You mean you want me to absorb this beast core?"
Ye Fei couldn't understand why Chi Ye would give her a beast core.
Beast cores are things that gather the spiritual energy of spirit beasts. Although the beast core has now been separated from the spirit beast's body, because the spiritual energy still exists, such a beast core still belongs to a living being in her eyes.
Asking her to absorb a living being and transform it into her own power... Ye Fei wasn't really keen on doing such a thing.
Biyun realized why her master was unwilling to absorb the beast core and slowly said, "When this beast core left the Nine-Flame Bird's body, the Nine-Flame Bird had already been dead for some years."
Ye Fei: "...What do you mean?"
"When the beast core is taken out, even if the spirit beast still has a trace of life, the beast core can retain its spiritual energy indefinitely. However, if the spirit beast is dead, the spiritual energy on the beast core will dissipate over time."
Biyun pointed to the beast core in Ye Fei's hand and said, "I just sensed it, and the fire elemental energy on this beast core is almost completely dissipated. His Highness the Holy Emperor gave the beast core to the master probably because he thought the master would activate the fire elemental root, so he wanted the master to absorb the beast core immediately after activating the root."
"Once the spiritual energy on the beast core completely disappears, it becomes worthless. Rather than watching the beast core become a dead object, it's better for the master to absorb it directly."
Ye Fei understood now; so this was the reason why Chi Ye gave her the beast core.
"Alright, I believe that what Chi Ye has prepared for me will not leave me empty-handed."
Without hesitation, Ye Fei returned to her room and sat down cross-legged without even having breakfast.
The beast core rose into the air and floated in front of Ye Fei. Ye Fei activated her fire spirit root, and fire-type spiritual energy mixed with spiritual power filled the air, attracting the beast core to release its spiritual energy.
Biyun lay on Yefei's desk to protect her, her big, bright eyes fixed on her owner.
Half an hour later, all the spiritual energy inside and outside the beast core had been absorbed by Ye Fei.
Having lost its spiritual energy, the beast core ceased to glow and fell to the ground with a thud, becoming a lifeless object.
Biyun nodded to herself, it was done.
Ye Fei opened her eyes, and after sensing her own cultivation level, she looked surprised: "I've advanced...?"
After absorbing the spiritual energy of the beast core, she advanced from a level three Spirit King to a level four Spirit King.
Bi Yun said, "Absorbing the spiritual energy of a beast core can indeed help a cultivator advance in their cultivation level."
It paused, then its voice suddenly turned incredibly cold: "Therefore, many humans still indiscriminately kill spirit beasts even when they have contracted beasts, just to obtain beast cores as materials for advancement... The human race's extermination has led to the complete extinction of many spirit beast races over the past few thousand years."
Hearing Biyun say this, Ye Fei could understand why Chi Ye hated the human race so much.
As the ruler of the spirit beast race, watching helplessly as the species is slaughtered and wiped out... it's no wonder he hates it.
Ye Fei stood up and soothingly rubbed Bi Yun's fluffy body: "Although I am an alchemist and will inevitably need beast cores as materials for refining pills in the future, I can assure you that I will never kill innocent spirit beasts indiscriminately."
Biyun rubbed against Ye Fei's palm obediently: "You are the master we chose, of course we have to trust you."
Ye Fei smiled, then, remembering that she still needed to go to the main hall of the academy again, she put Bi Yun back into her mental space and left the room.
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