He had taken only two things from Old Eight: a large lacquered wooden box, no bigger than a palm, containing nothing but a small piece of beast hide.
The edges of the hide bore distinct tooth marks.
It was the spiritual food Old Eight used as bait. It must have come from some powerful beastly anomaly.
Judging by the tooth marks, Old Eight couldn't eat much of it at a time.
Xu Yuan could use it as bait, too, to strengthen his Skin Pill.
Besides, Old Eight was already a Seventh Stream Martial Cultivator. Even with his "bronze skin," impervious to blades and spears, he only dared eat a little at a time. This piece of hide was clearly no ordinary thing.
If he used all of it as bait, Xu Yuan believed his Skin Pill could cover at least one arm.
His defensive strength would also increase considerably.
The other item was an ancient book, probably Old Eight's cultivation method. It was called Sky-Piercing Cannon.
Old Eight had bronze skin and iron bones, and fought with the fearsome might of an ancient beast. Xu Yuan had watched with envy.
So he'd taken the book. If he got the chance, he could cultivate in the Martial Path as well... The thought alone made his blood race.
Xu Yuan tried cutting the hide with a small knife, but found he couldn't make a dent.
A Seventh Stream Martial Cultivator's body was exceptionally tough. Old Eight's teeth could bite through it, but Saint Aunt's small knife couldn't.
Xu Yuan simply swallowed the whole thing.
That was one difference between Pill Cultivators and Martial Cultivators.
Pill Cultivators were best suited to using bait in their cultivation. The bait stayed in their bellies and was slowly refined by the "Inner Fire."
Martial Cultivators couldn't