339: High-level cultivators and demons are the greatest spiritual beings.

Shen Yunshu had only heard of Formations, such as military Formations, where the more Cultivators there were, the greater the power they could unleash.

Some Sect Disciples practiced similar Cultivation Techniques, making them stronger when they combined their attacks using Formations.

However, this increase in strength was limited. She had never heard of two Early Golden Core Stage Cultivators combining their attacks to reach the combat strength of a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

Thinking about it this way, Senior Brother Xiao Changfeng was likely talking nonsense and deliberately hiding his cultivation strength.

'Hiding strength? This doesn't seem like Senior Brother Xiao's style, does it?'

'However, Senior Brother Xiao has been recuperating in the Red Pine Sect for hundreds of years. Perhaps he is no longer the Senior Brother Xiao I once knew!'

Shen Yunshu thought she knew the truth of the matter and did not get to the bottom of what had just happened. The three of them remained silent all the way and soon returned to the Black Leopard Fortress.

A few hours later.

The army that had fled earlier returned one after another. The military camp was bustling with activity. After counting, the army's losses were not significant; there were no more than two thousand casualties.

Everyone was very excited about surviving this ordeal. Some people recounted the dangerous situation at the time and how they had escaped the pursuit by the skin of their teeth, boasting about how thrilling and exciting it was.

Being on the front line of the battlefield, they never knew when they might be killed by the Yao Race. This psychological pressure had caused everyone to develop the habit of bragging.

"Hehe~"

A few Cultivators who had just escaped back were talking enthusiastically when a snort of derision came from the side.

"Finished bragging? If I'm not mistaken, didn't the Yao Beasts chasing you suddenly retreat, and then you ran all the way without even daring to look back, which is how you saved your lives?"

"Oh?"

These people were not angry; instead, they leaned forward and asked, "Could it be that there is more to this?"

The person speaking was very satisfied with everyone's reaction and said proudly, "We were able to escape back this time all thanks to True Person Xiao and True Person Wang."

"You don't know how dangerous it was at that time! True Person Feiyu was held back by a Great Demon, and our Flying Boat was intercepted by three Golden Core Great Demons. It looked like we were all going to be wiped out."

"Just then, True Person Xiao and True Person Wang suddenly attacked and killed a Mid Golden Core Stage Great Demon with one sword strike!"

"Guess what happened?"

"The group of Yao was shocked and directly scared away!"

"Killed a Mid Golden Core Stage Great Demon with one sword strike?" Many people expressed suspicion, "That's fake, right?"

Golden Core True Persons, Golden Core Great Demons! Whether it was a Human Race Cultivator or a Yao Race Great Demon, once they reached the Golden Core Realm, they were considered upper-level Cultivators. How could they be killed so easily?

The Peach Blossom Sect battlefield had been open for nearly ten years. How many times had everyone heard of a Golden Core True Person or Great Demon falling?

Especially in the past few years, the war situation was not intense then, and even Foundation Establishment Cultivators rarely took to the field.

"Fake?!"

The speaker smiled faintly, and everyone's skepticism made him feel even better.

"I was on the Flying Boat at the time. Thousands of people on the entire Flying Boat saw it with their own eyes. You think I'm bragging like you guys!"

"Really?"

"Did a Mid Golden Core Stage Great Demon really die at that time?"

"Ah! I missed such a spectacular scene. If I had known, I wouldn't have run away!"

...

A Mid Golden Core Stage Great Demon being killed instantly became the topic of discussion for everyone. It soon spread throughout the Black Leopard Fortress and then spread to other parts of the battlefield.

Rumors are things that become less and less reliable the more they are spread. Some said it was True Person Feiyu and Shen Yunshu who killed it, some said it was Xiao Changfeng who made a move and had been hiding his cultivation all along, and his injuries had long since healed. Others said Wang Qiao was the real Genius, and he could leapfrog to fight a Late Golden Core Great True Person just after breaking through to the Golden Core Realm...

...

Black Leopard Fortress.

Liu Xuan returned. Shen Yunshu went to discuss how to deal with the Yin Bi Great Demon with the Black Panther. Xiao Changfeng and Wang Qiao led him to a large hall.

After dismissing everyone, Wang Qiao's figure changed, restoring his original appearance, while the Incarnation turned into Wang Qiao's appearance.

Multitasking was exhausting. Now that he didn't need to deal with True Lord Haoran, it was more comfortable and convenient to restore his original body. The Incarnation Wang Qiao would first act as a mascot beside Xiao Changfeng, and in a while, let him disappear to avoid any flaws, and then bring him out when needed.

Xiao Changfeng took out the Storage Ring and handed it to Liu Xuan. Opening it, a small mountain of crystal-clear bones was piled up, emitting a faint pressure of a Vicious Beast.

The bones of a Mid Golden Core Stage avian Great Demon. Using this for Artifact Refining, especially for refining flying Magic Treasures, was absolutely a top-tier Material.

Beside it was a large barrel of bright red Yao blood. This was the blood of the bat monster bird that Xiao Changfeng had swept back with his Red Pine Sword Intent. He had also collected it.

Mid Golden Core Stage Yao Beast Essence Blood. This was the real good stuff. Even if consumed and refined directly, its value was extremely exaggerated.

"If it can be refined into a mild Medicinal Pill and given to the children to take, the effect can be maximized!"

Finally, there was a third-rank middle-grade demon core that had lost its soul and was sealed!

This demon core alone was of immeasurable value. It could be used for Medicinal Pills to increase cultivation, could be used to refine a False Core for Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivators to use for their Breakthrough, or could be used as an energy core for Magic Treasures or Formations. It could be said to have endless uses.

Cultivators and the Yao Race, no matter how they Cultivate, are all refining the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence for their own use. High-level Cultivators are the greatest spiritual objects in the world!

With the Golden Core from Fan Yang last time and this demon core from the bat monster bird this time, with just these two Golden Cores, Liu Xuan was at the level of a rich man among Early Golden Core Stage True Persons.

"With my strength, if I run rampant on the front line of the battlefield as Wang Qiao, can I kill a few more Golden Core Great Demons?"

Having witnessed the battle between Shen Yunshu and the Yin Bi, Liu Xuan had a much clearer understanding of his own combat strength.

He was roughly at the level of the outstanding ones among Peak Golden Core, even a little stronger than that Perfected Golden Core Stage Yin Bi Great Demon.

Moreover, his Golden Core was a Five Elements Golden Core, and his Divine Ability methods were unpredictable, giving him absolute dominance over Yao Beasts below the Late Golden Core Stage.

Other Peak Golden Core Cultivators struggled to kill Early Golden Core Stage ones, but he could make even Mid Golden Core Stage Yao Beasts unable to escape. He was simply born for slaughter.

"No, no!!"

Liu Xuan quickly dismissed his greedy thoughts. If you walk by the river often, how can your shoes not get wet?

This accident was fine, but if he hunted a large number of Golden Core Great Demons, he would definitely enter the sight of the Nascent Soul big shots from both the Peach Blossom Sect and the Beast Taming Sect. The subsequent risks were too great and simply not worth it.

Although he had the Star Space Incarnation to resurrect, being too conspicuous also carried the risk of exposure.

The most important point was that the Foundation of his Liu Xuan was the Liu Family, which was raising offspring. Currently, the development of the Liu Family did not need so many high-level resources. If there were too many, they could only be kept.

"My main task is to marry and have children, and then pave the way for the children. Everything else is just asking for trouble!"

It was his first time going to the front line and he encountered a Perfected Golden Core Stage Great Demon. Liu Xuan felt his luck was not very good. He should run less to this place in the future.

He decided that taking Xiao Changfeng and Wang Qiao to retreat to the rear to develop his territory was the right path. Staying on the front line would sooner or later lead to trouble.

...

"Husband~"

"Wuu wuu wuu..."

After dismissing Xiao Changfeng and Wang Qiao, Hu Lingzhao came in and threw herself into Liu Xuan's arms crying, looking extremely pitiful!