Ye Han immediately said to Zhang Qingshan, "Do you remember the Demon Beast we killed? I only cut off its body. Its head is still there. That head should be worth quite a few Spirit Stones too, right?"
Indeed, before he began cultivating, Ye Han had used Zhang Qingshan's treasured axe to try to chop through the Water Demon's head, but it would not budge. The head was still inside the cavern...
Surprisingly, though, it had not begun to stink.
Zhang Qingshan immediately said, "Let's go take a look."
"All right!"
The two of them went back into the cavern where the Water Demon had been...
They found that the pool where the Water Demon had lived had dried up completely. Its head was still sitting there intact. Strangely, apart from being somewhat dried out, the Water Demon's head had neither begun to stink nor rot...
Looking at this, Ye Han said in surprise, "It's been so long. How come this thing hasn't started to stink?"
Zhang Qingshan explained, "The higher a Demon Beast's rank, the more astonishing the demonic energy contained in its flesh. This creature should be the legendary Water Flood Dragon Beast. That's no ordinary Demon Beast. With the demonic energy in its flesh, it's perfectly normal for its dead body to remain intact for a year or two."
He paused, then continued, "It's said that some incredibly powerful Demon Beasts remain unrotted even ten thousand years after death, looking as lifelike as ever!"
Hearing this, Ye Han said in admiration, "Senior Brother Zhang, you really know so much. I've realized I know absolutely nothing about the Cultivation World. Where should I go to learn these basics?"
Indeed, on this trip with Zhang Sanlei and the other two, he had been practically blind. He knew nothing about