Chapter 25: Scorpion Tail Demon Wolf

  The boundless and endless mountain ranges are surrounded by a very complex environment, with forests, swamps, barren mountains and ridges, as well as countless water areas.

  In recent days, a figure can often be seen darting back and forth, killing one monster after another.

  "The luck is really not good, thirteen second-level demon beasts didn't have a single inner dan condensed, and there were even four top-notch second-level demon beasts." The steel sword cut open the demon beast's body, only to find that there was nothing inside, Ye Chen felt slightly annoyed.

  Originally from the pure yuan gong to reach the highest realm of five turns, Ye Chen understood in his heart that if he wanted to make rapid progress later on, he could only rely on external objects, such as the inner elixir of a demon beast.

  The inner elixir of a demon beast is the essence condensed from the absorption of the heaven and earth's primordial energy. In theory, an inner elixir with one year of fire refinement can save a warrior one year of hard work, while an inner elixir with five years of fire refinement can save five years of hard work. However, it's just a theory. The inner elixir is not only composed of primordial energy essence but also contains demonic energy. If an ordinary warrior comes into contact with even a little bit of demonic energy, they risk going mad. If they come into contact with too much, they will inevitably explode and die.

  So no matter how much the essence of yuanqi is in the inner elixir, ordinary warriors can't fully utilize it. They have to use a demon-dispelling medicine to dissolve the demonic energy inside, and if one-fifth or even one-tenth of the original yuanqi remains, that's already quite good. In cases where the flow of energy is poor, the entire inner elixir will be dissolved, making all efforts in vain.

  Of course, if the cultivation reaches the level of embracing the origin, it is possible to use true energy to absorb the demonic energy and perfectly utilize the inner elixir. However, the grade of this inner elixir must be below the level of embracing the origin, that is to say, a martial artist at the level of embracing the origin cannot deal with an inner elixir above the fourth level.

  The strong bloody smell attracted many ferocious beasts to come and take a look. Ye Chen closed his eyes, using his powerful soul force to sense that within thirty meters, there was a relatively strong demonic aura, which should be a top-notch second-level demon beast.

  Whoosh!

  With a flash of his body, Ye Dun suddenly rose into the air, just like a large bird, gliding more than 20 meters in the air and fiercely pouncing on the back of a big tree.

  Hmph!

  The big tree was cut off with one slash, exposing a wolf-like and tiger-like monster.

  Secondary top-notch demon beast, Tiger Wolf Demon Beast!

  Ye Chen's wrist shook, and the fine steel sword transformed into a dazzling sword aura that shot out in a straight line, stunningly beautiful, precisely the strongest sword among the Thirteen Swords of Lonely Peak - Reaching the Summit.

  The tiger wolf monster did not expect Ye Chen to strike so quickly, and as soon as it moved its body, its chest was pierced, and the injured beast became extremely ferocious, swiping a claw at Ye Chen's arm.

  "Looking for death, the road turns back!" Ye Chen ignored the opponent's attack, and infused his internal energy into the fine steel sword. With a single thrust, he forcibly split open the tiger wolf demon beast's chest, and followed up by cutting off its outstretched claws.

  The powerful second-tier top-notch demon beast couldn't even withstand two moves from Ye Chen, its body went limp and it collapsed to the ground, powerless, clearly on the verge of death.

  As his gaze followed the wound of the tiger wolf demon beast, Ye Chen's eyes lit up and he exclaimed with excitement: "What a timely coincidence, this tiger wolf demon beast has an inner dan within its body."

  With one sword slash, the corpse of the tiger-wolf demon beast was split open. Ye Chen reached in and felt around, pulling out an inner dan the size of a chicken egg that was a milky yellow color with a faint pink tint.

  According to the demon beast data, when a second-level demon beast produces an inner elixir, its chances of advancing to third-level increase greatly. If the color of the inner elixir changes slightly, it means that advancement is not far away. This inner elixir has a milky yellow color with a hint of pink, which is clearly a sign that it's about to advance. It's much stronger than an ordinary second-level inner elixir, and judging by its size, it should have at least one year or more of fire energy.

  Even if the inner elixir of a year's fire period has been dissolved by the evil-repelling medicine, removing nine-tenths of its demonic and original energy, it can at least save a month of bitter work. What's more, this is an inner elixir that is about to advance in rank, who knows, maybe it can double, saving two months of bitter work.

  Looking at the inner elixir in his hand, Ye Chen's temperament was stable and he couldn't help but control his emotions. Two months of hard work! At least it can help him reach the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm, and if he is lucky, after using the Demon-Expelling Elixir, the inner elixir will retain one-fifth of its original energy, which would be equivalent to four months of hard work. It's absolutely possible to break through to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.

  He took out a jade box from his bosom, and Ye Chen carefully put the inner elixir in, then closed the lid to prevent the evil energy and yuan energy from leaking out.

  Taking a deep breath, Ye Chen came back to his senses from his extreme excitement and his gaze fell on the corpse of the tiger-wolf demon beast.

  "The materials on the second-tier top-notch demon beast can sell for at least a thousand two silver coins, can't waste them. After all, I still need to scrape together money to buy the Demon-Repelling Potion, which costs five thousand two silver coins per bottle." Ye Chen muttered to himself as he crouched down and collected every last bit of material from the demon beast's corpse.

  After collecting all the materials, Ye Chen furrowed his brow. The large leather bag he had brought was almost full. It would be great if he had a storage ring.

  Of course, this is just a thought, among the core disciples of Liuyun Sect, only Master Sister Zhu Mei, Han Shan Gongzi Luo Hanshan and two or three others have storage spirit rings. Where does he come from? However, from this aspect, it can be seen that Feicui Valley is very powerful. Even Ji Xueyan, who is at the mid-term peak of the Condensed True Realm, has a storage spirit ring. It's worth noting that there are countless geniuses in Feicui Valley, and there must be many core disciples stronger than Ji Xueyan.

  "Alas, the Seventh-Rank Great Sect is indeed a Seventh-Rank Great Sect. They are wealthy and arrogant, with all sorts of treasures at their disposal. My Ye family is one of the eight prominent families, with immense financial resources. Only my father and some elderly family members possess Storage Spirit Rings. It's normal for my mother to have one as well, being an outer sect elder of the South Luo Sect. As for others, getting a Storage Spirit Ring is basically a pipe dream."

  Shaking his head, Ye Chen tied up the large leather bag and was about to leave.

  Suddenly——

  A strong gust of wind suddenly swept through the forest, sending sand and rocks flying, uprooting some small trees and shrubs as it whipped them into the air.

  Ye Chen was shocked, "What kind of strange wind is this, it's too sudden."

  Ahh-oh!

  A terrifying roar pierced the sky, and the sound was already a hundred meters away.

  No, it's a third-level demon beast. Only third-level demon beasts and above can release their demonic energy to guide the airflow and form a demon wind that confuses people's vision and perception.

  Before Ye Chen's soul crossed over, he watched the Water Margin where Wu Song fought a tiger. Before the fierce tiger appeared, there was a strong gust of wind. Now this third-level demonic beast is many times stronger than the fierce tiger, and the wind it stirs up can be compared to a typhoon.

  Time waits for no one, Ye Chen activated the Pure Yuan Art with all his might and sprinted out like a large bird, attempting to evade the three-level demonic beast's attack.

  Ka cha, ka cha...

  The sound of trees breaking echoed, and in a few breaths, a wolf the size of a water buffalo appeared where Ye Chen had been. Its body was lean and strong, with no fur on its surface, but it had black scales all over its body. Its tail was a long scorpion-like tail, with a hook at the end that shone with a gray light, obviously tempered with deadly poison, which would be fatal if touched.

  Ye Chen turned his head and saw a ghost-like figure frantically urging on his inner energy, the Golden Goose Skill's body technique was pushed to its limits, swift as lightning.

  This strange and bizarre wolf was actually a Scorpion-tailed Demon Wolf, which even among third-class demon beasts was an overlord-level existence. Ordinary cultivators in the middle of the Congenital Realm would retreat three feet when encountering it.