Huge Profit
Ultimately, Xiao Yan unceremoniously stored the Snow Demon Sky Ape's corpse into his Storage Ring, stood up straight, looked at the valley before him, smiled faintly, and slowly said, "Now that we've slain the Magical Beast, it's time for us to reap the rewards."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, even the six who were among the top of the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking List couldn't help but reveal joyful smiles.
This had nothing to do with greed; there was no reward without effort. They had initially responded to Han Yue's call, experienced life-and-death battles, and indeed deserved a substantial reward. After all, who would be willing to risk their lives to fight without any gain? This was only human nature.
Even Han Yue only knew from Zi Yan that the Snow Demon Sky Ape's cave contained Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, but she didn't know the specifics.
Even Lin Xiuya, a half-step Dou Wang (Fighting King) who had experienced countless storms and seen many good things, still looked forward to the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
Xiao Yan and the others finally entered the valley smoothly. With the help of the firelight, Xiao Yan realized that the area inside the valley was so spacious. Trees and rocks grew densely, but there were no other living creatures, all of which had obviously been driven away by the Snow Demon Sky Ape.
"It should be here," Han Yue said softly.
Xiao Yan sniffed, discovering that the size of this cave was just about the same as the size of the Magical Ape's body, so it should be the Magical Ape's residence.
The seven cautiously walked into the Mountain Cave. After walking for about ten minutes, as their feet stepped out of the dark passage, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a burst of light before his eyes. After slightly adjusting to the light, he turned his eyes to look around, and when he saw the surrounding environment, a look of astonishment couldn't help but appear on his face.
What appeared before Xiao Yan was an underground world filled with stalactites. As far as the eye could see, milky white stalactites stretched endlessly to the end of the line of sight, and a faint white light emanated from them, dispelling all the darkness here. Stalactites grew everywhere, some hanging from the top of the mountain above, some even hundreds of meters long. At a glance, the mountain dome was covered with huge stalactites, and occasionally drops of white liquid dripped down, splashing milky white water on the ground.
"What a wonderful underground world."
"Are those the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk?"
"It doesn't seem like it. The energy is a bit weak."
After the seven continued to walk for a while, a crystal pillar with a volume of more than a hundred meters long and a width of two people thick appeared in front of everyone.
At the bottom of the pillar was a groove that looked like water had dripped through stone. In the groove, there were two inches of milky white liquid. Above the liquid, there was a faint white mist. The white mist was quite strange, and no matter how it drifted, it never dissipated. Xiao Yan took a light breath, and immediately felt a strange feeling that his whole body's bones were numb at this moment.
Even without Xiao Yan saying it, everyone knew that this was the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
His eyes fixed on the milky white liquid in the groove, Xiao Yan's throat couldn't help but roll, and a touch of excitement surged on his face.
What Xiao Yan needed now was a natural treasure like the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk that could improve his physique.
After fighting with Zi Yan, Xiao Yan deeply realized that his physical strength was not very strong, and it was still far from being truly powerful.
The seven looked at each other. Han Yue, as the host of this event, took the lead and said, "Everyone has a share in today's feast. However, before everyone shares, I have a request. This time, we were able to defeat the Snow Demon Sky Ape thanks to Xiao Yan. So, I think it would be most appropriate for him to get it first."
"I have no objection. Indeed, Brother Xiao Yan has contributed the most today," Lin Xiuya nodded and said.
"Hahaha, I, Yan Hao, am not such a stingy person. Today, we really owe it to Brother Xiao Yan. It is only right that Brother Xiao Yan gets the first taste," Yan Hao and the others also expressed their opinions.
"It was just me picking up a bargain. Everyone fought for a long time, but because of my joining, you got one less cup," Xiao Yan said.
"Take it quickly. If you don't do it, everyone can only watch."
Xiao Yan revealed a smile and didn't stand on ceremony. His Soul perception spread out, and with a wave of his big hand, a wisp of milky white liquid floated up. Xiao Yan quickly took out a Jade Bottle and put the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk into the bottle.
Xiao Yan didn't want too much or too little, just exactly one-seventh.
When the others saw that Xiao Yan was so generous and only wanted one-seventh, they secretly admired him.
With Xiao Yan taking the lead, the others didn't dare to ask for more, and they all only wanted one-seventh. When it came to Han Yue's hand at the end, it was exactly the same as the former.
A moment later, the seven walked out of the Mountain Cave, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles.
"With this Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, my strength will definitely be even better in this Strong Ranking Tournament."
"Hahaha, Yan Hao, even if I meet you in advance, I won't show mercy."
Lin Xiuya looked at Xiao Yan, a flash of fighting intent flashed in his eyes and said, "Xiao Yan, you are very strong, but if we meet, I will definitely not lose to you."
Xiao Yan just smiled faintly and said, "Of course, I don't want Senior Lin Xiuya to show mercy either. We'll see the real deal then."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone was eager to return and ran to the Inner Academy one after another, but Xiao Yan, who possessed the Flying Dou Technique, disappeared into the sky faster than everyone else.
After everyone left, the Back Mountain Cave returned to silence once again. In the dead of night, a dark shadow sneaked into the Mountain Cave like a ghost, and soon came to the place where the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk was located.
"They really don't know that it's not the real Earth Core Body Tempering Milk." The Black Robed Man lifted his hood and looked up at the crystal-like pillar.
Miao!! Mao Wu walked out of the void above, and shuttled through the void directly into the crystal pillar.
Xiao Yan revealed a smug smirk, because only he knew that the real Earth Core Body Tempering Milk was not those milky white liquids.
Those were all flowing out from the main body, equivalent to diluted Earth Core Body Tempering Milk. The real Earth Core Body Tempering Milk was actually hidden at the point where the stalactite touched the earth, and it needed to be cut open with a special technique and Cold Jade Shard to obtain it.
However, it was clear that with Mao Wu's existence, Xiao Yan didn't need to go through so much trouble.
"Indeed, knowledge is power. If it weren't for the ancient books in the Storage Ring, I probably wouldn't have noticed the location of the real Earth Core Body Tempering Milk."
Soon, Mao Wu emerged from the void with a whoosh, a mass of green, viscous substance enveloped by Mao Wu's power of the void.
The real Earth Core Body Tempering Milk was extremely fragile, and only the most gentle Jade Ware wouldn't damage it. Of course, like Mao Wu, directly hollowing out the middle of the crystal pillar and taking away the outer shell was also an option.
"Since Senior Han Yue and the others didn't discover it, don't blame me for not telling you."
Meow meow meow!
Xiao Yan and Mao Wu, one human and one cat, laughed slyly.
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Three days later, in the room, Xiao Yan looked at a large wooden basin placed in front of him. The basin was filled with crystal clear water. Beside the basin was a simple wooden frame, which was filled with various Medicinal Herbs, seemingly dozens of them. He had spent three full days searching for these Medicinal Herbs.
He not only purchased Medicinal Herbs from the entire Inner Academy, but also asked all the Elders. In the end, Elder Hao introduced a Pharmacist from the Black-Corner Region to Xiao Yan, with whom he traded pills to obtain a key Medicinal Herb.
Taking out the Pill Refining furnace, Xiao Yan extracted all the Medicinal Herbs into a mass of medicinal liquid. The moment the medicinal liquid mixed into the clear water, a burst of medicinal fragrance instantly wafted out, even forming a colored Pill Mist.
This large bucket of medicinal liquid alone was already comparable to the medicinal effect of a Fifth Grade Pill, but this wasn't the end. Mao Wu spat out a jade-white sphere to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan took out a Jade Spoon and scooped out the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk from the small sphere and placed it in the water.
With a buzz! As the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk mixed into the medicinal liquid, a milky white radiance emerged.
Ordinary people would find it difficult to withstand even a little bit of Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, after all, it was meant for Magical Beasts. But Xiao Yan directly scooped out more than half of it!
"Alright, this should be enough."
This bucket of spiritual liquid alone would probably be coveted by even Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) experts. Normally, even Dou Wang (Fighting King) would find it difficult to withstand, but Xiao Yan's physical body was already strong, and he also had the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame to protect him, so he dared to consume so much Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
Xiao Yan took off his clothes and let the spiritual liquid soak his entire body. Instantly, a bone-chilling sensation that even stung his skin spread throughout his body.
Xiao Yan endured the stinging sensation and began to circulate the Burning Skill and the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame.
The next moment, the energy of the spiritual liquid rushed straight into the bones throughout his body. The bones that were struck by them would instantly transform into five-colored hues. Xiao Yan could vaguely feel something invading his bones and mixing with the bone marrow within.
Along with the energy tempering and refining his bones, a burning pain that penetrated deep into his bone marrow rapidly spread out, eventually spreading to every corner of his body.
Even Xiao Yan gritted his teeth in pain, his entire body bulging with veins.
If he hadn't received the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame to temper his body before, Xiao Yan would have been screaming out loud now.
Xiao Yan endured the pain and circulated the Burning Skill, controlling the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame, and cooperating with the spiritual liquid for a two-pronged approach! Xiao Yan wanted his physical body to reach the level of a Fifth-Order Magical Beast in its normal state!
...
In the remaining time, Xiao Yan didn't enter the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Refining Tower to cultivate anymore, because even the Number One Training Chamber was no longer very effective for him.
With less than two months left, Xiao Yan used the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk to strengthen his body while practicing Dou Techniques and circulating the Burning Skill to cultivate.
Under the massive energy of the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, Xiao Yan not only transformed his bones, but also greatly improved his Dou Qi, and finally, as expected, reached the strength of an Eight Star Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit).
...
With a splash of water, Xiao Yan stood up from the wooden barrel. A month had passed, and the wooden barrel had long since turned into a pool of clear water. Gently clenching his fist, he felt the power erupting from his body.
"So strong, even without using the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame to strengthen it, my current physical body is equivalent to the level of a Fifth-Order Magical Beast."
The bones, meridians, and other parts of his body faintly emitted a faint fluorescence, looking like white jade. This appearance seemed to hide infinite power within.
"Hahaha, Strong Ranking Tournament, I, Xiao Yan, will definitely be first!"
A hint of fighting intent flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He knew that to be first, he must defeat Zi Yan!
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