Chapter 177

Xie Juanhan glanced at the sky. "It's still early. Let's wait for Telingewei to return before we deal with the Demon Bird together."

The Companion Beast also looked up at the sky.

There was still some time before sunset, and Telingewei usually wouldn't be back that quickly.

Seeing that it was still early, the other Companion Beast obediently waited in place.

Haxi paced anxiously around twice, then suddenly looked up and gestured to Nibote: "Chirp! Chirp!"

Nibote, bewildered, stepped forward and asked, "Meow?"

Haxi pushed off the ground and jumped directly onto Nibote's back. "Chirp!"

Haxi stomped twice on Nibote's back to show it the way, then signaled for it to take off quickly.

Nibote had originally planned to wait for the other Companion Beast to jump onto its back, but upon seeing this commotion, it quickly flapped its wings, took two running steps, and flew away.

The Griffin and its Companion Beast simply vanished from the sight of all living beings.

The Demon Wolf were a little confused, Xie Juanhan and the others remained calm.

Haxi must have gone to find Telingewei.

It will bring Telingewei back soon.

Sure enough, not long after, Nibote returned carrying Haxi and Telingewei.

Telingewei held his Companion Beast in his arms with a blank expression, only softening his gaze when he saw Xie Juanhan.

"Haxi insisted I come back first, saying we'd be having the Tuonai'er Demon Bird for dinner." Telingewei showed his trousers, which indeed had several large holes. "The Tuonai'er Demon Bird is injured and beyond saving?"

"It's still possible to save him."

Xie Juanhan caught a glimpse of the furry creatures' tense expressions out of the corner of his eye and said, "But there's no need to save it. Harper and the others have already sentenced it to death. Even if it doesn't die today, it will die tomorrow."

Harper protested. "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "They didn't sentence you to death? Should we still try to save you?"

Harper remained silent.

The other furry creatures also looked at Harper with disapproval.

Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "Is that so? You're doomed."

Then, Xie Juanhan turned to Telingewei: "You'll come with me to kill them. I checked them this afternoon. This Tuonai'er Demon Bird is a bit strange. All the Tuonai'er Demon Bird we raise are a bit strange; they're not quite the same as the wild ones."

Xie Juanhan looked at the Tuonai'er Demon Bird tied to the Magic Wand Tree and said thoughtfully, "It seems like something has grown inside it, and its Magic Power doesn't flow smoothly like a wild Tuonai'er Demon Bird."

==========Author's Note:=========

See you tonight!

Thanks to the Ancient Spirit little girl and Nanzhi for the two landmines; thanks to Nana for the landmine!

Chapter 177 [VIP]

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei took the Demon Bird to deal with it.

The furry creatures followed behind, wagging their tails.

Harper and the others walked on the right, while the Demon Wolf walked on the left.

The two sides were clearly separated and did not walk together.

The main reason was that the Demon Wolf wanted to avoid Harper and his group, especially Harper Moli, who was following behind them.

The Demon Wolf followed slowly, heads down.

After reporting about the Tuonai'er Demon Bird, they were supposed to leave, but since neither of the two dragons chased them away, they quietly followed.

That's a level-three Demon Bird raised by a silver dragon and a giant dragon.

A legendary level-three Demon Bird that grows up eating level-three magical plants and roams freely in the Magic Forest.

It will definitely taste amazing.

Even if the Demon Wolf don't necessarily get to eat meat, surely they can follow behind and gnaw on a few bones?

Gnawing on bones is also a way to avenge the little Demon Wolf, howl!

Xie Juanhan delegated almost all matters involving the handling of the prey to Telingewei.

The same goes for today.

However, when slaughtering the Tuonai'er Demon Bird, Xie Juanhan, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, specifically had Harper and the others bring out a basin to collect the blood.

The blood of a level three Demon Bird will definitely taste delicious when made into blood tofu.

How about we take this opportunity to cook a pot of Maoxuewang (a spicy Sichuan dish)? It's been so long since I've had it.

Just as Xie Juanhan's thoughts were drifting aimlessly, Telingewei suddenly focused his gaze on the belly of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

Xie Juanhan noticed his unusual behavior immediately. "What's wrong?"

"It seems we've found the reason why its Magic Power isn't working smoothly."

Telingewei reached into the abdomen of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird and removed two glittering crystals from its heart.

"It has two Demonic Core."

Xie Juanhan's gaze fell on Telingewei's hands, examining the two crystals in them.

One of the crystals, a pale blue pyramid, was steadily emitting Magic Power.

They had seen crystals like this before.

They had obtained similar crystals when they killed wild Tuonai'er Demon Bird before.

This is the Demonic Core of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

However, compared to wild Tuonai'er Demon Bird, the Tuonai'er Demon Bird they kept had lighter-colored Demonic Core with higher transparency.

Perhaps because the Demon Bird wasn't raised for a long enough time, its Magic Power wasn't accumulated sufficiently.

One of the two crystals was a pale blue Demonic Core, while the other, a pale green, semi-transparent, irregular crystal, was of unknown origin.

Xie Juanhan examined the crystal carefully in his palm.

He looked for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

Xie Juanhan: "It doesn't possess the characteristics of Demonic Core, so could it be some kind of crystal, or perhaps a stone?"

Xie Juanhan is now experienced in hunting and has read widely, knowing that stones can easily form in the bodies of various organisms.

These stones can be found in various parts of the body, from stomach stones to gallstones, from the top of the head to the bottom of the nails.

There is no place where stones cannot be found, only intelligent beings cannot conceive of it.

In the magical world, these stones often combine with Magic Power to form various crystals.

After Xie Juanhan finished speaking, he muttered to himself, "This answer is not the one I'm talking about."

"Not quite, too pure."

"Ordinary crystals always contain many impurities and wouldn't be this clear."

"Furthermore, I've examined other Tuonai'er Demon Bird, and their Magic Power flow isn't very smooth either; most of them have similar crystals inside their bodies."

Telingewei: "I've never seen a similar crystal before. Shall we go and catch another Tuonai'er Demon Bird to take a look?"

"Uh, no thanks." Xie Juanhan looked up. "We only have about ten Tuonai'er Demon Bird, and they haven't even started laying eggs yet. We can't just eat them all."

Haxi loudly expressed his agreement. "Chirp!"

As it called out, it glanced at the Demon Wolf beside it with its little eyes.

The Demon Wolf looked at their paws, pretending to be very busy.

Xie Juanhan was about to put away the pale green crystals and check them later.

As if he had just thought of something, Nibote's eyes suddenly lit up. He then ran a few steps, flapped his wings, and flew into the air.

Xie Juanhan was completely bewildered. "Nibote? Where are you going—"

Nibote, who had flown far away, could not answer.

However, after a short while, Nibote returned carrying Sylvan, the Gray Elf who lived in the forest.

Sylvan's giant eagle followed behind.

Sylvan's smock was stained with spots, and his expression was one of lingering shock; it was clear he had been carried over by Nibote while conducting an experiment.

He hugged Nibote tightly until his feet touched the ground, then released Nibote and slowly raised his head, looking dazed. "Is there something urgent you need me for?"

Before Xie Juanhan and Telingewei could answer, Nibote stretched his neck and meowed loudly twice at him.

Sylvan: "You want my help?"

"We'd like to ask you to help us identify a certain crystal." Xie Juanhan gestured for Sylvan to sit down. "Today we slaughtered the Tuonai'er Demon Bird and found a special crystal inside its body. Somehow, Nibote brought you along."

Sylvan turned his head. "Nibote's idea?"

Nibote let out two loud calls with its smoky voice, then scooted over and snuggled up to the giant eagle.

Xie Juanhan's family courtyard was originally quite large, but now with their entire family, the Demon Wolf, Sylvan, and the giant eagle, it's suddenly packed with people.

Xie Juanhan invited Sylvan to go to the kitchen, with Telingewei following behind them.

"What special crystal?" Sylvan came from the Elf Forest and was familiar with the Tuonai'er Demon Bird. "The Tuonai'er Demon Bird is just rather delicious; it's not particularly special among magical creatures. I don't think it produces crystals?"

Xie Juanhan: "That's the strange thing. Almost all the Tuonai'er Demon Bird in our family have their Magic Power flowing rather poorly; I guess they have the same crystal inside them."

Xie Juanhan presented Sylvan with a golden bowl. "This is it."

They had just cleaned the crystal and placed it in the gold bowl.

At this moment, the pale green crystals scattered a faint halo of light in the golden bowl.

It contains less Magic Power than Demonic Core, but it looks much more beautiful.

Sylvan took one look and froze, as if struck by lightning, exclaiming in disbelief, "The Crystal of Plants?!"

Xie Juanhan went to Telingewei immediately to try and figure out what it was.

Telingewei's eyes also showed confusion; clearly, he had never encountered such an object before.

Xie Juanhan: "What is this?"

"A crystal that gathers the energy of magical plants."

Sylvan held the pale green crystal in his hand, speaking faster and faster.

"I'm not sure, but it does look quite similar, and the Magic Power it exudes is quite similar too."

"Perhaps you should consult a powerful potion master; they are most familiar with these herbal magical materials."

"You can also ask our priest; he'll definitely know."

"By the Star Spirit! It really looks like Crystal of Plants. I haven't seen one since I was a child. How can it be so big?!"

Xie Juanhan understood. "So this is a special kind of magical material. What is its use?"

Sylvan: "Stabilize potions! It can stabilize the state of potions, increasing the success rate of potion brewing by at least 30%!"