After Old Ghost Feng finished speaking, he nodded to the two of them and walked toward the Flame Rat's cave, littered with broken rocks.
The caves built by these rodent Demonic Beasts were always rather low and narrow. Old Ghost Feng had to struggle quite a bit before squeezing through the cave entrance.
After Old Ghost Feng left, Jia Sixing exchanged a glance with Song Qingming. Seeing that Song Qingming had no objection, Jia Sixing took out a short knife and began working on the Flame Rat's corpse, carefully peeling off its hide.
Song Qingming picked up the Blazing Sun Sword from the ground. On inspection, he found that a crack on the blade had become painfully conspicuous. The Flame Rat's heavy strike with its iron claws had nearly snapped this flying sword, which had accompanied him for many years, cleanly in two.
Even if the Blazing Sun Sword could still be used reluctantly now, it probably would not last much longer. When he returned to Guiyun Marketplace next time, he had to find an Artifact Refiner to repair it.
Looking at the badly damaged Blazing Sun Sword, Song Qingming shook his head in distress before putting it back into his Storage Bag.
Fortunately, this operation had gone fairly smoothly. Though the Blazing Sun Sword had nearly been damaged beyond repair, they had at least killed a High-grade Demonic Beast. Even if he could only take half the materials, Song Qingming had still come out ahead overall.
During that battle, Song Qingming had also clearly seen Old Ghost Feng's abilities. On the surface, the gap between their cultivation levels did not seem too great, but if he truly came to blows with Old Ghost Feng, Song Qingming had almost no chance of winning.
Old Ghost Feng had roamed the Floating