"Certainly. Brother Chen, please."
Che Zhengyuan and Shi Wujian exchanged a glance and readily agreed.
The strong commanded respect.
As the one with the highest cultivation present, Chen Beiwu was indeed entitled to take the first treasure.
Chen Beiwu did not stand on ceremony. He stepped up to the qilin's remains.
Buzz!
Chen Beiwu pointed a fingertip, breaking open the charred skeleton before him, but found no Qilin Inner Core.
At the sight, a trace of surprise flashed through the eyes of Shi Wujian and the other two.
That should not have been possible!
The inner core held the essence of the Earth Qilin's entire cultivation, and its defensive power surpassed even a Heaven-Piercing Profound Treasure.
The Earth Qilin had fallen during its Fifth Realm heavenly tribulation, yet a fifth of its remains had survived. All the more reason its Demon King inner core should have endured, with defenses far superior to its scales, flesh, and bones!
"Could someone have been hiding nearby and stolen the Qilin Inner Core at the first opportunity?"
Xuanyuan Yu's gaze sharpened as he sent his Divine Sense out to investigate the surrounding auras.
"Interesting."
A thoughtful look appeared in Shi Wujian's eyes, and he extended his Divine Sense toward the qilin's head.
As expected, the valuable Qilin Horn, second only to its inner core and heart, had also vanished without a trace.
"Roar?" (Where's the inner core?)
Golden Egg could not help voicing his confusion, eyeing Shi Wujian and the other two warily.
With them standing guard nearby, an ordinary Nascent Soul True Lord could never have taken the Qilin Inner Core without a sound.
The grotto-heaven chief disciples present, on the other hand, were capable of it.
"Quiet." Chen Beiwu glanced at Golden Egg.
He had the Nine-Breath Qi Ingestion Divine Ability, which