101 The Fox Refining Elixir
On the eagle's back, Rou Rou and Wan Qing seemed to have calmed down. Cold sweat beaded on their backs, and they were soaked through.
A breeze blew by. I felt a chill all over my body! It was as if I had been sweating profusely, and now I felt cold all over!
The last vestige of thought vanished instantly. Having slain the Ghost King, the Demon King should be almost done as well.
Such strength! Wan Qing thought to herself, 'Physical cultivation is truly invincible among those of the same level, even capable of fighting opponents of higher levels.'
Rou Rou gazed at his robust physique. Nearly two meters tall, his skin as white and smooth as jade. A gentleman like jade, unparalleled in the world, handsome and dashing, and most importantly, his entire being exuded an incomparably sweet fragrance!
My mouth was watering from the drool.
The eagle demon followed closely, quickly arriving at the back of the mountain. It landed slowly beside him, bowing its head obsequiously, "Master, it's around here."
At this moment, the herb rabbit sniffed carefully. It pointed in a direction. The eagle demon flapped its wings and took flight.
Let me quickly give you an example.
This is the middle of a mountain that is thousands of feet high. There is a cave that is about two people high and one person wide.
It was pitch black inside. A foul, fishy stench emanated from it, and fierce, swirling energy blew around it. The surrounding cliffs seemed almost vertical; even birds couldn't cross them.
However, there seemed to be some smooth spots near the cave entrance, as if some animal frequently walked there. But what animal could possibly come to such a steep place? It's probably just something formed by wind blowing against the cliff face over time.
He Chen arrived from the sky and followed behind.
"My lord, this should be it," Rou Rou confirmed softly.
"However, it should be inside this cave. There's a fishy, foul smell inside. The medicinal fragrance is strong; it's almost ripe, sir. Let's go in quickly." Tempted by the elixir, Rou Rou was about to rush in.
"Wait a moment, please wait." The divine sense slowly and carefully examined the area. A faint, almost imperceptible breath, long and distant, was so faint that it would have been mistaken for nonexistent had it not been for the slightest throbbing of the heart.
He thought to himself, 'As expected, spirit creatures are guarded by ferocious beasts, waiting to ripen. Dragon Core Fruit—anything with a dragon in its name is no ordinary fruit!'
However, I stopped observing. I slowly walked in, and inside, in the dark cave, in the middle of a small pool of water, the pool was very small, only about the size of a bowl.
The water condenses but doesn't disperse. Upon closer inspection, it's not just water; it's a concentrated spiritual energy, so dense it forms a pool. Crystal clear, it's incredibly beautiful.
In the middle of the pool, there stood a three-foot-tall, slender bamboo stalk, entirely black and inconspicuous. Atop it was a single red fruit, now glistening with dew.
Around the pool, there were some bird carcasses. Some were as big as an eagle, others as small as a sparrow. There was even an antelope carcass. It's amazing that an antelope could climb such a high cliff!
I hurried over, came to the pool, and reached out to pick it!
A deafening roar rang in his ears. It seemed to have a demon-suppressing effect, almost causing He Chen to lose his focus for a few seconds. These birds would probably die within seconds.
It was a giant python—no, it should be called a dragon that was about to become a jiao (a type of dragon in Chinese mythology). It had two horns on its head and two short claws in front. Its entire body was jet black. Upon closer inspection, however, it could be seen that its scales shimmered. Within the shimmering scales, a glimmer of gold flashed.
It was ten zhang long, with a mouth as big as a table, a bloody maw that seemed ready to swallow the medicine thief whole.
His mind was clear, and he was completely unaffected. Ignoring the dragon's attack, he reached out and grabbed the Dragon Core Fruit.
In an instant, the dragon heart fruit tree shrank rapidly and disappeared.
The dragon saw this and was enraged. It sped up, arriving in a flash. It swallowed He Chen whole.
He looked at the vanished Dragon Heart Fruit with a complicated expression. Then he lay down on the ground, preparing to digest his food.
It was pitch black, and the stench was foul and fishy.
As the gentleman's blade was drawn, its body was enveloped in a storm of lightning and fire. The three-foot-long blade gleamed with a dark gold-white light, the color of intense, high-temperature flames.
His swordsmanship combines a hundred cuts into one, each strike as precise as slicing a watermelon, cleaving through thick flesh and creating a gaping hole in the flesh.
A scream of pain. He rolled around on the ground.
It rolled around in pain, sending pebbles flying everywhere. The surrounding stones and moss were ruined and smashed to pieces.
The moment he emerged, he stood in mid-air, took a step, and instantly arrived beside the dragon. The Gentleman's Blade emitted a six-foot-long white and dark gold blade aura!
He slashed at the head, which was as thick as a table, with unparalleled speed and full power.
With a flash of the blade, the head was severed cleanly at the neck.
The blade was smooth and clean; in an instant, blood spurted out, pooling on the ground. A flash of light, and the blade carefully pierced the skull, revealing a fist-sized red demon core.
He thought to himself, 'They say man-eating monsters have red demon cores, I wonder if that's true!'
The sounds of fighting inside subsided, and the three people waiting outside were now quite anxious.
Just then, a simple, calm voice came from beside me, 'You may come in.'
With a light leap, the soft and late-stage creature jumped inside. The eagle demon also pondered for a moment, then, using some unknown ability, shrank to a smaller size. Then, step by step, it walked in like a human.
He Chen glanced at it carefully, then paid no further attention. Everyone has their own destiny; asking too many questions would only make things worse.
He tossed the demon core lightly to the eagle demon as a reward. He also tossed out a few Ghost King Cores and Corpse Cores, giving them to the eagle demon as well.
The eagle demon's wings, like hands, caught it immediately. Its eyes were filled with disbelief. Then, its face lit up with joy, as happy as a child who had received a candy figurine, waving its arms and legs, repeatedly bowing and saying, "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" Then it was about to swallow it.
Seeing this, the late-stage Spirit Medicine Fox quickly stopped him, saying, "Wait, wait. This is too wasteful."
The eagle demon stopped abruptly, looking at the spirit fox with displeasure. The spirit fox quickly explained, "My lord, brother eagle, these demon cores and corpse cores can be used to refine sixth and seventh-grade items."
Then, puffing out her chest proudly, she said, "Even eighth-grade pills. A Breakthrough Pill isn't out of the question!"
At this moment, Wanqing was like a proud swan, displaying her arrogance! The eagle demon's expression changed rapidly. After listening, it quickly came to her with small steps. Its wings, like hands, deftly presented her with the Corpse Pill, Demon Pill, and Ghost King Pill, as if offering flowers to a beautiful woman!
"Beautiful Wanqing, please accept this!" He Chen looked at the eagle demon's anthropomorphic movements and became more and more certain. "Reincarnation, possession, soul transfer, and initiation?"
He shook his head. No need to rush, he didn't want to ask. There were too many strange things in the world.
The Spirit Medicine Fox looked at the precious alchemy materials in front of it, the most valuable and precious sixth-order corpse pills, and three Ghost King pills. Three Ghost Kings had died!
At that moment, I realized I'd gone a bit too far, and my face flushed slightly with embarrassment.
"Although there are indeed pill formulas inside the small cauldron, my current strength is insufficient! I will definitely be able to refine them in the future!"
Then, she lowered her head slightly, embarrassed, and said in a low voice, "I can't refine it yet!" Then, she puffed out her chest with a lack of confidence, "I can do it when I break through again."
The eagle demon was completely unaffected, its face contorted in a human-like manner as it fawned over the demon!
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