To preserve humanity's foundations, the powerful had no choice but to personally take action and wipe out these monsters that threatened their survival.
But upon closer inspection, Ye Qian realized that even this so-called outer region of the forest spanned over ten thousand kilometers.
The creatures in this area were generally around Black Iron Rank, with Mithril Rank ones being relatively rare—roughly one for every few dozen monsters. Powerful individuals often came here to train on their own. They honed their skills through battle with monsters or killed wild monsters to obtain the corresponding materials.
The mountains contained many treasures left behind by ancient powerhouses, even tombs from ancient times. All of them were immensely valuable.
Unlike Ye Qian, the locals could not directly absorb energy from creatures' bodies. They had to refine monsters into corresponding pills.
"Alchemy... I did learn how to refine Qi Convergence Pills in that martial arts world. That thing was called a Demon Pill back then. Ordinary powerhouses simply couldn't withstand it. The creatures here have even more energy, not to mention all sorts of plants. Maybe I can refine an even stronger pill."
A powerful effect did not necessarily mean powerful side effects. Demon Pills might simply have been a very backward kind of medicine. After all, once refined, there had never been many people capable of enduring them.
Besides alchemy, this world also had artifact refinement. That made Ye Qian curious. Compared to her Core of the Resentful Maiden, would the good stuff native to this world be even stronger?
Her body began flying close to the ground at high speed. Using magic to eliminate the sonic boom caused by air resistance, she headed toward her target at over Mach 1.
A few seconds later, Ye Qian landed lightly and slowly approached the