Obtaining a Magic Core

Just as the Snake-tailed Leopard was about to break out of the three's encirclement,

Ge Ye's figure moved to block its path.

His eagle-claw-like hands suddenly curled inward, pale green Dou Qi gathering within them and giving off fine, razor-sharp sword aura.

Green Wood Sword Art!

As Ge Ye's aura erupted, the charging Snake-tailed Leopard abruptly slammed to a halt. Without the slightest hesitation, it immediately turned and bolted in another direction.

Using his claws as swords, Ge Ye violently thrust both hands forward.

A series of hissing sounds rang out. Several deep gashes immediately appeared across the Snake-tailed Leopard's body, so deep that bone could be seen.

Even so, the Snake-tailed Leopard did not stop and continued fleeing forward.

Thousand Winds Gang!

His palms continued to spin rapidly. Five spiraling sword gangs condensed from wind-attributed Dou Qi formed at his fingertips in the blink of an eye. With a thunderous shout, the five sharp sword gangs shot from his fingers, intertwining into a thin green line. Accompanied by a piercing whistle through the air, they streaked toward the Snake-tailed Leopard like lightning.

There was no suspense at all. The fleeing Tier 2 Magical Beast crashed to the ground!

Ge Ye swiftly drifted over. With a raise of his hand and a slash, a brown Magic Core was already in his grasp.

"No wonder its combat strength was so formidable. It had already condensed a Magic Core!" Ge Ye sighed softly as he looked at the Magic Core in his hand.

Only then did Nalan Chaoge and Nalan Yanran suddenly come to their senses. Their faces both reddened as they hurriedly jumped down from the tree.

"Uncle Ge, does a Magical Beast's combat strength surge only after it condenses a Magic Core?" To ease the awkwardness, Nalan Chaoge naturally changed the subject.

Nalan Yanran glanced somewhat awkwardly at Nalan Chaoge, then hurriedly straightened her clothes.

"Generally speaking, whether a Magical Beast condenses a Magic Core is random. Of course, after condensing one, its speed of absorbing Dou Qi increases, and its combat strength rises along with it. Some Magical Beasts awaken their intelligence after reaching the Fifth Rank and may even awaken innate divine abilities. After the seventh rank, they may be able to take a Form Transformation Pill and assume human form. As for Eighth Tier and Ninth Tier Magical Beasts, only the legendary ancient beast clans are said to possess them!"

Ge Ye spoke calmly.

This was all knowledge Nalan Chaoge had never known before. Eighth Tier and Ninth Tier were legendary existences. Didn't that mean his system would require him to fight those legendary Magical Beasts in order to advance?

Thinking of the number of Magic Cores he needed, Nalan Chaoge had only one thought: I don't know who the hell to complain to.

"Are you all alright?"

Seeing Nalan Yanran and Yun Feng approach, Ge Ye asked with concern.

"I'm fine," Yun Feng replied indifferently.

"I'm fine too. Thankfully Uncle Ge was here, or none of us would have been a match for that Tier 2 Magical Beast!" Nalan Yanran also walked over.

"That is perfectly normal. A Tier 2 Magical Beast possesses strength equivalent to a human Dou Master. You are all Dou Zhes, so it is only natural that you could not defeat it!" After speaking, Ge Ye gave Nalan Chaoge a surprised look. Nalan Chaoge's reactions in battle and his composure in the face of danger made Ge Ye regard him more highly once again.

He always felt that this kid still had some hidden cards he had not revealed.

"You are quite fortunate. This is a Tier 2 Magic Core, and it is your spoils of war. I'll leave it to you to decide what to do with it!" Ge Ye said as he handed the Magic Core to Nalan Yanran.

Although they had hunted some Magical Beasts along the way, this was their first time obtaining a Magic Core.

Without realizing it, Nalan Chaoge swallowed.

His system still needed four Tier 2 Magic Cores to advance, and he had not even collected a single one yet!

"Senior Brother Yun Feng, I want to give this Magic Core to Xiao Ge. Is that alright? Once we return to the sect, I will compensate you in some other way!" Nalan Yanran had naturally noticed the somewhat greedy look in Nalan Chaoge's eyes.

"No need," Yun Feng said indifferently.

Nalan Yanran knew Yun Feng's detached personality and did not mind. She immediately turned and placed the Magic Core in Nalan Chaoge's hand.

Feeling the lingering warmth of the Magic Core in his palm, Nalan Chaoge felt somewhat excited. He was now a One-star Dou Shi. With three more Magic Cores, he could break through the Dou Shi realm and reach the Da Dou Shi realm.

Still, there was only one Magic Core. It would be a little embarrassing for him to keep it all for himself!

Nalan Chaoge put the Magic Core into his Na Ring, then flipped his wrist. Six Grade 2 Vitality Pills appeared in his hand.

"We hunted this Tier 2 Magical Beast together, and Uncle Ge helped us greatly as well. These are Grade 2 Vitality Pills. I hope Senior Brother Yun Feng and Uncle Ge will not mind!"

After speaking, Nalan Chaoge distributed two pills to each of them.

Vitality Pills could heal injuries and replenish vitality. They were considered among the most ordinary pills.

Even though they were only Grade 2 Pills, they were still extremely expensive on the market.

One pill cost ten thousand gold coins, while high-quality ones could sell for twenty to thirty thousand.

Yet this little fellow had taken out six at once without even blinking. That was nearly two hundred thousand gold coins!

"Xiao Ge, where did you get so many Vitality Pills?" Nalan Yanran looked at Nalan Chaoge in astonishment.

Nalan Chaoge froze. Uh... it seemed he had exposed himself!

"Well... ah, I heard that a strange Alchemist came to our Holy City. I bought them at the Mite'er Family's Auction House. Lots of people bought them. Mu Tong from the Mu Family bought some too!" A flash of inspiration struck Nalan Chaoge as he remembered that Mu Tong's Na Ring also contained Vitality Pills.

"You..." Nalan Yanran burst out laughing. "Grandfather really does dote on you. Now that you can cultivate, he must have given you quite a lot of gold coins!"

"Uh... I suppose so!" Nalan Chaoge gave a bitter smile. He had given him quite a bit—his stingy grandfather had given him a total of only ten thousand gold coins.

"No, Xiao Ge, you should keep these Vitality Pills in case of emergencies. I will compensate Senior Brother Yun Feng in some other way for this Tier 2 Magical Beast!" Nalan Yanran did not accept the Vitality Pills.

"No need," Yun Feng said indifferently, meaning he did not need compensation.

"Well..." Nalan Chaoge was stunned as well. This was the first time he had felt such warmth from family—a relative who genuinely cared about him.

Nalan Chaoge still had plenty of Vitality Pills. With the Points he had earned and the medicinal ingredients he had recycled over the past few days, aside from exchanging for the Rasengan and Shadow Clone, he had used everything else to refine pills.

"Come on, Sister, just take them. I still have more of these pills!"

"More? There is no such thing as having too many pills. Besides, pills are consumables. When you travel outside on your own in the future, ah..."

Before Nalan Yanran could finish speaking, she suddenly cried out!

Covering her mouth with both hands, she was too shocked to say a word!

Several more Vitality Pills had appeared in Nalan Chaoge's hand. Counting carefully, there were actually more than a dozen!

This...

This was getting a little hard to explain!