Killing the Tiger Demon with a single slash filled Chen Lin with delight.
Although he had still relied on Tiezhu's flame power for assistance, it was enough to prove how extraordinary the Myriad Phenomena Art was. Even ordinary Divine Temple Cultivation Techniques could not grant such combat strength at the initial Mang Realm.
After confirming that the Tiger Demon was truly dead, Chen Lin approached it.
With a flick of his short saber, he extracted a monster core from its dantian. It was golden throughout, with rings of fine runes covering its surface.
His eyes flickered.
According to Hua Qianyu, any energy crystal bearing such fine runes had been affected by "dark energy." This meant the Tiger Demon was a strange beast that had completed its mutation.
It was hardly any different from a monster now.
Cultivating a Divine Temple Cultivation Technique was much the same. When he had advanced to the Mang Realm, the runic inscriptions formed in his dantian had been manifestations of dark energy, at least one grade more powerful than energy obtained through normal cultivation.
Yet when Hua Yi advanced to the Mang Realm, no runic inscriptions had formed.
Chen Lin was not worried about hidden dangers, however.
As long as he completed the mission, the Ferry's rules would resolve them for him. If he could not take it outside, any hidden dangers would have nothing to do with him anyway.
As these thoughts ran through his mind,
Chen Lin used his short saber to clean up the Tiger Demon's corpse, removing the charred portions and cutting up what little flesh and bone remained. Once wrapped, he put them into his and Hua Yi's packs.
The meat of a Cage Realm strange beast was an excellent aid to cultivation, and both he and Hua Yi could