Seize It!

However, after examining it for a long time, Li Guanqi couldn't find anything special about this beast core. Although it still contained powerful energy, this energy could not be absorbed directly by cultivators. Even worse, there was no way to refine this power and make it one's own. No wonder many array masters and talisman masters only used the power of beast cores for auxiliary purposes. This power was indeed somewhat different from the primal energy cultivated by practitioners. Yet just as he was examining the beast core, his heart suddenly stirred. It turned out that the Thunder Dragon egg inside his sword casket had stirred slightly, as though sensing something it desperately craved. He closed his eyes slightly, sinking his consciousness into the sword casket space. The beast core abruptly appeared in his hand. Squatting down to look at the dragon egg, which reached nearly to his waist, he chuckled softly. "What? You want it?" At these words, the dragon egg actually trembled slightly, the purple scales upon its shell giving off a faint glow. It seemed as though it was responding to him. Li Guanqi gave a faint smile and casually tossed the beast core over. Immediately afterward, a streak of pale-purple lightning instantly pierced through the beast core! The power within poured toward the dragon egg in a torrent. Before long, the third-tier beast core was completely drained. The dragon egg trembled slightly, clearly unsatisfied. Li Guanqi gave it an exasperated slap. "Good grief, you still want more? "Do you have any idea how much a third-tier beast core was just worth? "You little spendthrift, you only know how to eat! Why don't you actually hatch already!" The dragon egg floated in midair and rubbed gently against Li Guanqi, as if acting cute. Resigned, Li Guanqi could only manage a wry smile. "Fine. After we kill demonic beasts from now on, I'll save their beast cores for you." Li Guanqi withdrew his consciousness from the sword casket space, a wry smile lingering at the corner of his lips. After all, a beast core from a third-tier demonic beast started at ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, not to mention one from a Shadow Leopard. This was one of the reasons so many rogue cultivators risked entering the Purgatory Mountain Range. Often, the gains from a single excursion into the mountains were enough to secure their cultivation resources for several months. Of course, if they managed to slaughter a few cultivators along the way, their harvest would be even greater. Night fell, and both entered a meditative state, their ears filled with the chirping of insects and roars of beasts. During this time, two second-tier demonic beasts even prowled ceaselessly around them. Early the next morning, when the two awoke, they both felt their strength had improved slightly. Ye Feng's eyes flashed as he spoke. "Boss, the spiritual energy in this Purgatory Mountain Range is much richer than in the outside world." Li Guanqi also nodded slightly; he felt the same way. "Let's go. Time to head out and take a look. "We came here to temper ourselves, not to covet a bit of spiritual energy." Ye Feng nodded slightly. Changing into black robes, he and Li Guanqi walked out of the cave and concealed every trace of their presence. Being so cautious might have been unnecessary, as no one was likely to find them anyway. Yet Li Guanqi did it out of long-ingrained habit. Away from home, he always maintained an extremely vigilant mindset, never wanting to expose himself over minor details. The two figures darted continuously through the forest, advancing toward the depths of the mountain range. Along the way, they encountered quite a few second-tier demonic beasts, while first-tier demonic beasts were too numerous to count. However, these low-tier beasts were not their targets, and they had no desire to waste time on them. Soon, as the sun hung high overhead, the two arrived in the region where cultivators were most active in the Purgatory Mountain Range. This area lay roughly three hundred li deep into the mountains, precisely where third-tier demonic beasts and beast-hunting teams frequently appeared. In just the span of a few dozen li, the two had already run into no fewer than three beast-hunting teams. Yet Li Guanqi and Ye Feng wanted no interaction with them, concealing their forms to bypass them all. Concealed high in a thick, ancient tree, the two listened to the furious roars echoing from a distant mountain ravine, each lost in thought. Around them, beast-hunting teams were steadily converging on the ravine. Excitement gleaming in his eyes, Ye Feng transmitted his voice softly: "Boss, feels like there's something good in there!" Li Guanqi said nothing. Something like this didn't need stating. Soon, Li Guanqi said in a low voice, "Let's go! Let's trail them and check it out." The reason he said this was also because he had just sensed an extremely intense fluctuation of primal energy. This fluctuation was clearly what a heavenly material or earthly treasure released upon ripening. If he wanted to concoct the Longevity Pill, he was still missing at least seven or eight of the required natural spirit herbs. The others were easy enough to find, but these remaining seven or eight were difficult to gather. The two concealed their figures and auras, stealthily approaching the ravine. Along the way, Li Guanqi spread out his divine sense, keeping a radius of a hundred zhang around him blanketed at all times. Within his perception, in less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, a full seven beast-hunting teams had arrived at the ravine! Each team consisted of roughly three members, totaling nearly twenty people. When they reached the ravine, they found the large trees around it already crowded with people! By a rough estimate, there were nearly forty individuals, and every last one of them was a Core Formation cultivator. Nascent Soul realm cultivators had long ventured deeper into the range; they wouldn't spare a glance for things in the outer perimeter. Li Guanqi and Ye Feng differed from the rest; draped in black robes, their auras were entirely inconspicuous. From the look of it, many in the crowd knew each other. A one-eyed man glanced around and couldn't help chuckling aloud. "Tsk, tsk. Familiar faces all around today! "Looks like a bloody battle's unavoidable." Several dozen zhang away, a young man holding a folding fan sneered in disdain. "What's the matter, One-Eye? Hoping to monopolize the Purple Sun Immortal Fruit? "Doesn't seem like you have what it takes." The one-eyed man was no pushover either and instantly retorted, "Heh, a flashy lightweight like you dares talk to me like that? "When I started entering the mountains, you were still playing in the mud." The rest of the crowd looked on, laughing at the exchange. Hearing that, a sharp glint flashed in Li Guanqi's eyes! "The Purple Sun Immortal Fruit! "To actually run into one here?" Ye Feng was equally astounded! *Gulp...* "The Purple Sun Immortal Fruit! A single one is worth ten years of bitter cultivation! "If I swallow one, won't I break through immediately? "Boss! What do we do?" Beneath his black robe, an inscrutable smile touched the corners of Li Guanqi's lips. Looking around at the dozens of Core Formation cultivators, he couldn't help licking his dry lips. He transmitted his voice softly: "What do we do? "We snatch the damn thing, of course! "Now that we walk the path of cultivation, what's the point if we don't fight and seize? We take it!"