Chapter 22 Beast Core

This was Ye Liuyun's first time away from home. He was in no rush. He held the Gnosis stone in his hand along the way, comprehending the power of space.

He would even train for a while when they rested on the way.

It was rare for Liang Xue to relax too. Moreover, Ye Liuyun was not scheming against her, so she was in an excellent mood when she was with Ye Liuyun.

During the journey, Ye Liuyun often made funny little mistakes as he had no experience of going on a trip. Liang Xue actually thought that it was cute!

Ye Liuyun had a good mindset. He did not get angry when Liang Xue rebuked him and even took special care of her. He let her win in everything, which made Liang Xue feel spoiled. This was something she could not experience in the Myriad Treasures Hall.

For a moment, she was so happy that she did not want to go back to the Myriad Treasures Hall!

The initial two-day journey took them five days before finally arriving at the Hengshan Mountains.

As soon as they entered the Thousand Burial Mountain, the tall trees covered the sunlight, and the atmosphere became gloomy all of a sudden.

The roar of the beasts coming from a distance made them nervous. After all, in such a dangerous place, one careless mistake could lead to death.

The two of them no longer chit-chat along the way. Instead, they held their weapons and walked forward carefully.

Although Ye Liuyun's cultivation realm was not as high as Liang Xue's, he still unleashed his Divine Sense and explored the way ahead, presenting the responsibility of a man.

Looking at his back, Liang Xue could not help but feel warm and much safer.

Two days later, they crossed the periphery of the Hengshan Mountains and continued to explore deeper.

By this time, Ye Liuyun's clothes were already in tatters. He had been battling non-stop over the past two days as they had encountered quite a few ferocious beasts below the Ninth Level of the physical refining phase. When they encountered the beasts, he was the one who dealt with them all.

Liang Xue had no chance to attack at all and could only watch from the side.

However, Ye Liuyun's progress surprised Liang Xue.

In only two days, Ye Liuyun's Soaring Technique, Domineering Blade Technique, Rolling Thunder Fist, and Star Plucking Claw had reached the level of mastery from the basic level.

Moreover, he had not stopped cultivating his Divine Soul and True Qi these two days.

When there was no battle, he walked while eating the Soul Concentration Pill. Now, when he released his Divine Sense, he could detect the two hundred meters within his surroundings.

This was a dense forest, his view was blocked, and he could not see far away. He needed to constantly use his Divine sense to probe the environment. This could be considered as training to strengthen his Divine Soul.

Under the training of such high intensity, the improvement of Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul was particularly fast.

When he was taking a break, he would practice his True Qi.

Before entering the depths of the Hengshan Mountains, Ye Liuyun took another Vitality Reinforcement Pills and opened up the second Meridian. The True Qi in his body circulated more smoothly and quickly.

Liang Xue felt that his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Sixth Level of the physical refining phase.

It was usually the hardest to advance from the middle stage to the late stage of the physical refining phase. Many people had to train for at least a year before they could break through. From Ye Liuyun's manner, it seemed like it wouldn't be long before he could break through!

Furthermore, Ye Liuyun's battle prowess had also surprised her. If he wasn't trying to hone his battle techniques, the feral beasts below the Ninth Level of the physical refining phase would not be able to last a single exchange with him.

Those who could fight someone who was two levels higher than themselves were genius among all geniuses! Not to mention that he had also cultivated Divine Sense.

However, she felt that Ye Liuyun could fight someone at least three realms above him.

She had seen many geniuses before, but Ye Liuyun could be considered as a super genius. Improving his realm seemed just as easy as eating, and he was able to learn things very quickly.

Ye Liuyun's comprehension skills and analyzing skills were far better than those of ordinary people.

The feral beasts they encountered were basically at the Ninth Level of the physical refining phase as they went deeper.

However, Ye Liuyun could still deal with them by himself.

As he walked, Ye Liuyun's expression suddenly turned solemn. He kept his blade and took out his bow and arrow.

Liang Xue also felt that many trees seemed to have been struck by lightning in this dense forest. It was evident that the feral beasts dominating this area had the nature of thunder and lightning.

Liang Xue was about to ask, but Ye Liuyun made a gesture of silence, which made Liang Xue even more curious.

This bow was called Icy Moon Bow. It did not need any real arrows but required an arrow condensed from True Qi. The arrows that shot out through this bow would have the attribute of ice.

He arched his body and moved a few steps forward, then suddenly raised his hand and shot toward the top of a big tree in the distance.

"Ah!"

With a scream, a man in black fell from the tree.

Not far away, a black cheetah which was in the First Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase was taken aback by the sudden cry. However, it reacted quickly and ran towards the source of the cry.

The man in black was only shot in the abdomen. It was not a fatal blow.

He pulled out an arrow and was about to rush toward Ye Liuyun when he was alarmed by the sound of the black cheetah. He had no choice but to pull out a dagger and fight the black panther first.

Liang Xue could clearly see that the man in black was at the Third Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase, but now he was injured, and the chill in his abdomen needed to be resisted by his True Qi. Therefore, in the face of the black panther, he could barely hold on.

Moreover, the black cheetah was able to spew out thunderbolts to attack out of everyone's expectation. Every time the man was hit by the thunderbolts, his whole body got numb and his reaction got a beat slower.

After a few rounds, his arm was forcibly torn off by the black cheetah.

He also knew that he was going to lose, so he released a talisman which burst out like fireworks in the air. Obviously, he was calling for his companions.

Then he was knocked down by the black cheetah's claw and it bit on his neck. The man in black kicked twice and stopped moving.

The black cheetah had evidently noticed that the man in black was already breathing his last breath. It was about to let go of his bite when Ye Liuyun shot an arrow at its hind leg.

"Don't let this black cheetah escape!" Ye Liuyun called for Liang Xue's help while shooting an arrow simultaneously.

However, the black cheetah discovered his position. It spat out a bolt of lightning which struck the arrow, before throwing itself viciously at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun hurriedly retracted his bow and arrow, charging at the black panther with his blade in hand.

Liang Xue also helped this time. She knew that this black leopard was at the first level of the Genuine Condensation Phase, and she was afraid that Ye Liuyun was no match for it.

The black panther was besieged by the two of them and it felt that Liang Xue's cultivation realm was higher than its. It wanted to escape immediately, so it threw itself at Ye Liuyun even faster to force him to retreat.

However, Ye Liuyun did not give in and unleashed the Striking Skies technique of the Domineering Saber Technique as if he did not care about his life. He took on the bolt of lightning head-on.

At once, he stood stiffly in the same spot. The black panther was also cut in the face by him, with its head bleeding and collapsing on the ground. Then, Liang Xue slashed its neck with a sword and cut off its head!

"Are you crazy?!" Liang Xue came over to blame Ye Liuyun after killing the black cheetah. "What's wrong with this black panther? Why are you risking your life for it?"

Now, Ye Liuyun's body was still numb from the lightning.

"The Beast Core! Hurry up and... take it..." he mumbled, asking Liang Xue to help him to take the core.

After Liang Xue took the Beast Core, she picked up the black cheetah's body in an offhand manner.

By this time, Ye Liuyun had more or less recovered as well. He took over the Beast Core and kept it properly.

After a while, Ye Liuyun recovered completely.

"Let's take a look at that black-clothed man!" Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue went to the side of the black-clothed man and examined him.

"How did you find him?" Liang Xue asked curiously.

"With my Divine Sense! He has a murderous intent on us!" Ye Liuyun gave a simple explanation and began to search the black-clothed man's body.

However, he did not find anything except the dagger.

"A professional killer!" Liang Xue exclaimed.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's questioning gaze, she explained, "Only professional killers would carry this little with them. They won't carry anything that can prove their identities."

Ye Liuyun finally understood.

"The fireworks that this guy had just released are a signal to summon his accomplices. Let's change direction, don't get targeted by them!" Liang Xue suggested.