Just as the Snake-Tailed Leopard was about to charge out of the encirclement of the three, Ge Ye's figure also blocked its path.
His eagle-claw-like hands suddenly curved inward, and raw Dou Qi gathered within his claws, emitting tiny yet sharp Sword Qi.
Green Wood Sword Art!
With the eruption of Ge Ye's aura, the charging Snake-Tailed Leopard came to an abrupt, screeching halt. Without a shred of hesitation, it immediately spun around and bolted in another direction.
Using his claws as swords, Ge Ye thrust his hands forward.
Ripping sounds echoed as several deep gouges instantly appeared on the body of the Snake-Tailed Leopard that had just turned around, exposing its bone.
Even so, the Snake-Tailed Leopard did not stop at all, continuing to flee forward.
Thousand Wind Gale!
With his palms continuing to spin rapidly, five strands of spiral sword auras condensed from wind-attribute Dou Qi formed at his fingertips in the blink of an eye. With an explosive shout, the five sharp sword auras shot out from his fingertips. Entwining with one another, they transformed into a tiny cyan thread that carried a piercing whistling sound as they blasted toward the Snake-Tailed Leopard like lightning.
Without any suspense, that fleeing Tier 2 Magical Beast crashed heavily to the ground!
Ge Ye's figure fluttered over swiftly. With a sweep of his hand and a drop of his sword, he was already holding a brown magic core.
"No wonder its combat power was so ferocious; it had actually already condensed a magic core!" Ge Ye looked at the magic core in his hand and sighed softly.
Only then did Nalan Chaoge and Nalan Yanran snap out of their daze. Their faces flushed red simultaneously, and they hurriedly jumped down from the tree.
"Uncle Ge, do magical beasts' combat power surge only after they condense magic core?" To diffuse the awkwardness, Nalan Chaoge naturally changed the subject.
As for Nalan Yanran, she glanced somewhat unnaturally at Nalan Chaoge and hurriedly tidied her dress.
"Generally speaking, magical beasts condensing magic cores is a random occurrence. Of course, after condensing a magic core, the speed of absorbing Dou Qi increases, and their combat power will grow accordingly. Furthermore, some magical beasts will open their intelligence upon reaching the fifth rank, and they will also awaken innate divine abilities. After reaching the seventh rank, taking a Transformation Pill makes it possible for them to take human form. Legend has it that eighth and ninth-tier magical beasts only exist among the legendary Primordial Beast Clan!"
Ge Ye said indifferently.
This was all knowledge Nalan Chaoge did not know. Eighth and ninth tiers were legendary existences, so if his system wanted to advance, didn't that mean he had to fight those legendary magical beasts to the death?
At the mere thought of the number of magic cores required, Nalan Chaoge had a curse that he did not know who to direct at.
"Are you all alright?"
Seeing Nalan Yanran and Yun Feng walking over, Ge Ye asked with concern.
"I'm fine!" Yun Feng replied indifferently.
"We're fine. Fortunately, we had Uncle Ge, otherwise the few of us truly wouldn't be a match for this Tier 2 Magical Beast!" Nalan Yanran also walked over.
"That's normal. A Tier 2 Magical Beast is equivalent to the strength of a human Dou Master, and the few of you are all Dou Zhe; losing to it is entirely normal!" After saying this, Ge Ye cast a very surprised look at Nalan Chaoge. Nalan Chaoge's on-the-spot reaction and calm composure under pressure made Ge Ye view him in a new light once again.
He always felt this brat still had some trump cards he hadn't revealed.
"Your luck is good. This is a Tier 2 magic core, and since it's your spoils of war, I'll leave it to you to handle!" With that, Ge Ye handed the magic core in his hand to Nalan Yanran.
Along this journey, although they had hunted some magical beasts, this was the first time they had acquired a magic core.
Involuntarily, Nalan Chaoge swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
For his system to advance, he still needed four Tier 2 magic cores, and up until now, he hadn't even gathered a single one!
"Senior Brother Yun Feng, I'd like to give this magic core to Xiao Ge. Is that alright? After we return to the sect, I will give you other compensation!" Naturally, Nalan Yanran had also noticed Nalan Chaoge's somewhat greedy gaze.
"No need!" Yun Feng said indifferently.
Nalan Yanran knew Yun Feng's aloof temperament,
so she didn't mind. She immediately turned around and handed that magic core to Nalan Chaoge. Stroking the magic core that still retained some lingering warmth in his hand, Nalan Chaoge felt somewhat excited inside. He was currently a One-star Dou Shi, and he only needed three more magic cores to break through the Dou Shi realm and reach the level of a Da Dou Shi.
However, there was only one magic core; keeping it all to himself felt a bit embarrassing!
Nalan Chaoge put the magic core into his Na Ring, flicked his wrist, and six Grade 2 Vitality Pills already appeared in his hand.
"This Tier 2 Magical Beast was hunted together by all of us, and this was thanks to Uncle Ge's help. These are Grade 2 Vitality Pills. I hope Senior Brother Yun Feng and Uncle Ge won't mind!"
After saying this, Nalan Chaoge distributed the pills to everyone, two per person.
Vitality Pills had the effect of healing injuries and restoring blood, and they could be considered the most ordinary pills among alochemical products.
Even though they were merely Grade 2 Pills, they were still considered quite expensive on the market.
They cost ten thousand Gold Coins each, and good-quality ones could even sell for twenty to thirty thousand.
Yet this little fellow didn't even blink his eyes, pulling out six of them all at once-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 was stunned. Uh, it seems I've exposed myself!
"This... Oh, I heard that a strange alchemist came to our Holy City, and I bought these at the Mittel Family's Auction House. So many people were buying them, and Mu Tong from the Mu Family bought them too!" Nalan Chaoge had a flash of inspiration, remembering that Mu Tong also had Vitality Pills in his Na Ring.
"You..." Nalan Yanran chuckled, "Grandfather really dotes on you. Since you can cultivate now, Grandfather must have given you quite a lot of Gold Coins!"
"Uh... Yes, he did!" Nalan Chaoge gave a bitter smile. He did give him quite a lot-that stingy grandfather of his had only given him ten thousand Gold Coins in total.
"No, Xiao Ge, you should keep these Vitality Pills for any unexpected needs. As for this Tier 2 Magical Beast, I will naturally provide Senior Brother Yun Feng with other compensation!" Nalan Yanran did not accept the Vitality Pills.
"No need!" Yun Feng said indifferently, meaning he did not require compensation!
"This..." Nalan Chaoge was also stunned. It was his first time experiencing the warmth of such familial affection-a relative who genuinely cared for him.
Nalan Chaoge still had plenty of these Vitality Pills. Aside from redeeming them for the Rasengan and Shadow Clone using the points and recycled herbs he had earned over the past few days, he had refined the rest into pills.
"Oh, Sister, just accept them. I still have more of this kind of pill here!"
"You have more? One can never have too many pills, and pills are consumable items. In the future, when you are wandering outside alone, ah..."
Before Nalan Yanran could finish her sentence, she suddenly let out a startled cry!
Covering her mouth with both hands, she was too shocked to speak!
In Nalan Chaoge's hand, several more Vitality Pills had appeared. Looking closely and counting them, there were actually a dozen or so!
This...
This was simply a bit ridiculous!
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