Though the Bamboo Sword had lost its spirit, it was still an exceptionally powerful divine weapon.
What was more, with Blue Star's current technology, they might even be able to further enhance its power.
He strode forward, picked up the Bamboo Sword, then sent a strand of divine sense into Bitter Bamboo King's corpse.
Deep within its chest was no beast core. Instead, there was a Bamboo Heart, condensed into a deep jade-green gem, as if carved from the finest jade.
The Bamboo Heart was no bigger than a thumb, yet it contained an extremely pure, enduring force of wood energy imbued with a sharp sword intent. Its vitality was abundant.
"The energy core of a plant demon king is certainly unique."
Chen Yan began refining the essence of the Bamboo Heart without hesitation.
A cool, tenacious energy brimming with vitality flowed into his body and quickly merged into the cycle of his Indestructible Internal Breath. The faint golden sheen on his bones seemed to deepen by an almost imperceptible degree.
[ Ding! You refined Bitter Bamboo King's source essence. Your cultivation progress in the first realm of the Indestructible Scripture, "Indestructible Body," has increased to 84%. ]
"The source essence of one Bitter Bamboo King actually increased my cultivation progress by this much?"
Feeling the strength rising within him, Chen Yan fixed his gaze on the last soul-vision mark, the one representing Green Vine King. Without hesitation, he turned into a streak of light and sped after her.
When Chen Yan descended like a god of slaughter, he did not find a demon king waiting in battle formation. Instead, he saw a scene entirely unlike what he had expected.
Deep in the secluded valley, an enormous ancient vine stood ten zhang tall, its jade-green form gently swaying as countless