It was unwilling to accept this! If being defeated meant it was because its strength was inferior to its opponent's, then its demon core should still belong to it, right? It couldn't believe that it couldn't even self-destruct its inner core!
It must be the medicinal pill that the demoness threw into its mouth that restricted its demon core! The Fiery Demon Ape thought to itself, and then desperately urged its demon core to self-destruct.
Shi Xuan could sense that different energy, which was different from the spiritual energy she usually absorbed during cultivation. However, after entering her body and circulating through her meridians several times, it was directly assimilated and merged into her body, disappearing without a trace.
Suddenly sensing the increase in demonic power, Shi Xuan guessed that the giant had increased the intensity of its activation. He also repeatedly pushed his limits, activating the Myriad Things Life Cycle at an unprecedented speed, and focusing on guiding the demonic power to be absorbed first.
The demon core of a level 5 demon beast contains energy equivalent to what a Golden Core cultivator needs to advance to the next level. For Shi Xuan, it's an abundance.
The demonic power entered her body and continuously transformed, quickly filling her spiritual palace and reaching the solidification stage. Layer by layer, it was compacted, gathering spiritual power. Whenever she felt she had reached her limit, the spiritual power would become even denser, making room for those who came later. Those who came later seemed unaware of the crowding and rushed in eagerly.
The barrier that had been blocking him could no longer withstand the increasing tension and finally broke through. Shi Xuan then relaxed, and suddenly his spiritual palace became even more spacious. The spiritual and demonic power rushed in at an even faster speed, repeating the previous steps of filling and compressing in a continuous cycle.
Before long, Shi Xuan experienced the feeling of fullness again. This feeling of being constantly squeezed became somewhat numb after a while, and she even had the illusion that she was a cow floating in the sky being blown about to burst.
The demonic power continued to radiate, but the Fiery Demon Ape was already at its limit. Under the combined effects of the sword wound and the poison pill, its consciousness was already blurred, and it continued its previous actions only by inertia.
Under intense pressure, the barrier was broken once again. Just as the demonic power and spiritual energy were washing over her meridians for the second time, the demonic ape finally breathed its last.
After the Fiery Demon Ape breathed its last, the dissipation of its demonic power ceased, allowing Shi Xuan to focus on absorbing spiritual energy and consolidating his newly achieved breakthrough in cultivation.
On the other side, Fan Mingzhu watched as the powerful and seemingly invincible demon ape died in front of Shi Xuan, and a glint of malice flashed in her eyes.
Almost the instant the demon ape breathed its last, she stood up and ran towards Shi Xuan, trying to snatch the Fiery Red Star from her hand.
Lu Wenxing and several fellow alchemists stood in front of Shi Xuan. This shameless woman had thrown dangerous things to Shi Xuan to divert attention from the demon beast she couldn't defeat earlier, and now that she saw someone else kill the demon ape, she wanted to take the spoils of victory. They wouldn't let her succeed.
“This medicinal herb is mine! I didn’t hold it properly just now, and Shi Xuan snatched it away. Now you can give it back to me!” Fan Mingzhu said.
"Pah!" Lu Wenxing spat at her and sneered, "You must be practicing some invincible martial art, right?"
"Huh?" Fan Mingzhu didn't understand what he meant.
"A shameless person is invincible. Your shamelessness is truly unmatched!"
Fan Mingzhu's face flushed red with anger. As the daughter of the sect leader of the Divine Cauldron Sect, when had she ever suffered such humiliation!
She turned to look at Gu Zhusheng, tears welling up in her eyes: "Senior Brother..."
Gu Zhusheng remained on the ground for a while, still in a daze. They had been fighting the demonic ape for quite some time and were already exhausted. However, he had witnessed the entire scene.
Deep down, he felt a little embarrassed. They were indeed no match for the demonic ape. He had repeatedly asked Fan Mingzhu to put down what she had obtained from the ape, but Fan Mingzhu had not listened to him. Later, he collapsed from exhaustion, and only then did Fan Mingzhu throw the spiritual herb to Shi Xuan.
Now that Shi Xuan and Lu Wenxing killed the demon ape, it's normal that the spoils went to them. But... Junior Sister Mingzhu is clearly unhappy.
Gu Zhusheng could only suppress her shame and indignation, and said to Lu Wenxing with some unease, "Fellow Daoist Lu, we discovered this demonic ape and participated in the battle for a long time. We should have a share of this spiritual medicine, right?"
"Ha, another shameless person has emerged. I thought you were going to thank us for saving your life, but instead of a thank you, you have the nerve to ask for things. What? In the battle against demonic beasts, strength is no longer the deciding factor? It's a contest of time? A contest of effort even if you haven't achieved anything?"
"You...I..." Speechless after being confronted by Lu Wenxing, Gu Zhusheng couldn't even utter a complete sentence and could only awkwardly shut her mouth.
Fan Mingzhu was still unwilling to give up. Taking advantage of Shi Xuan's meditation, when she couldn't get what she wanted, she turned to Lu Wenxing with a delicate appearance and choked up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Lu, I really need this spiritual herb. I risked my life to come here to find it and risked my life to fight that demonic ape. Could... could you give me this spiritual herb?"
Fan Mingzhu thought to herself that Lu Wenxing looked like a brute and might fall for her tricks. She also assumed that they didn't know what the elixir was for. As long as there was a sliver of hope of getting the elixir, she was willing to try any method.
Just then, Shi Xuan awoke from her meditation. Mimicking Fan Mingzhu's tone, she said in a affected manner, "But, but I also want this elixir. This kind of elixir that nourishes the spiritual root is perfect for me since my spiritual root has been replaced... Waaah~"
Lu Wenxing shuddered upon hearing this. He hadn't felt anything when Fan Mingzhu spoke, but why did it feel so unsettling when Shi Xuan said the same thing in the same tone? Lu Wenxing quickly shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the sarcastic remarks he had just overheard.
What a terrible imitation! Fan Mingzhu absolutely refused to believe that she was mimicking her speech; she wasn't like that at all! She would go back and examine her own expression in the mirror, determined not to look as ugly as Shi Xuan!
Shi Xuan seemed to have discovered the fun in this way of speaking, and said again, "Second Senior Brother~~~" The three words were spoken in a roundabout way, and Lu Wenxing shivered. He hurriedly said righteously, "This monster was killed by my junior sister, so the spoils naturally belong to her! Besides, you were so decisive in throwing it out when there was danger just now. You're quite good at shifting the blame. Now you want to steal our spoils? Bah!" Lu Wenxing was addicted to spitting, probably learned it from that cursing village woman in the market.
"You, you've gone too far!" But there was nothing they could do at the moment. They couldn't beat them in a fight; not only were there too many of them, but one of them was a Golden Core cultivator. They wouldn't give it to them even if they wanted it. They could only go back and think of another way.
Fan Mingzhu stomped her foot angrily and left with Gu Zhusheng.
"Junior Sister, shall we go back too?"
As Gu Liangce watched Fan Mingzhu and the other woman walk away, he pondered and said, "She doesn't seem like she'll let this go easily. I need to be extra careful when I get back."
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