novelapdf Chapter 43 Cloud Dream Immortal City
Chapter 43 Cloud Dream Immortal City
Gazing at the massive carcass of the black-crowned golden eagle lying on the ground, Jiang Chuan descended from the sky, a relaxed expression on his face, and chuckled:
"...Haha, you beast, you've finally avenged that roar from back then."
"A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years; the ancients were truly right!"
Jiang Chuan then used his magic to conjure sword light, splitting the black-crowned golden eagle's corpse in two.
Even the corpses of second-tier high-grade demonic beasts are quite valuable. Their flesh, bones, tendons, essence, feathers, and so on are all rare treasures that can be exchanged for a large amount of spirit stones.
Of course, the most important thing is the demon core.
Jiang Chuan's sword flashed, and soon a blood-stained, bluish-purple demon core appeared in his hand.
The demon core was about the size of a bowl, irregularly shaped, with various intricate patterns on it, emanating a rich demonic aura and containing immense energy.
Unlike the human cultivation system, when a demon beast enters the path of cultivation, a demon core forms within its body. This demon core is the core of the demon beast's magical power and blood energy. During the subsequent cultivation process, the demon core will continuously transform, and the lifespan of demon beasts of the same level is far greater than that of humans...
As for whether demonic beasts will transform into "demon infants" when they reach the "fourth tier," which is equivalent to the "Nascent Soul stage" in humans, that was beyond his knowledge.
"This second-grade high-quality demon core is worth at least tens of thousands of spirit stones. It can be used to refine several Foundation Establishment Pills, which is a very good harvest."
Jiang Chuan happily put the demon core into his storage bag.
His gaze swept over the black-crowned golden eagle's corpse, which was dozens of feet in size. After thinking for a moment, he specially set aside a high-grade storage bag and stored the entire corpse inside.
The storage bag has a separate space, and putting fresh flesh and blood inside will slow down the rate of decay and spoilage.
"Once we find a safe place, we can have a barbecue."
He had been craving the taste of Foundation Establishment stage demon beast meat for a long time, but had never tasted it.
I've only heard that it's very nourishing, extremely nourishing!
After a thorough inspection of the battlefield, no other valuable treasures were found.
Just as he was about to burn away the bloodstains, he suddenly sensed several whooshing sounds coming from the air.
"...Huh, someone seems to be coming. It's a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"
"I'm outta here!"
Without saying a word, he used the "Word of Movement" technique and disappeared from the spot at an extremely fast speed.
Having finally escaped Taihu Fangshi, he didn't want any more trouble.
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A short while after Jiang Chuan left
Where the black-crowned golden eagle fell, two figures of cultivators, a man and a woman, landed.
The female cultivator was beautiful, still possessing a certain charm and a mature allure. She sniffed the air and said:
"Senior Brother Zhou, a great battle has just taken place here, and it seems a second-tier demonic beast has perished. Judging from its scent, it somewhat resembles the black-crowned golden eagle from Yunmeng Mountain..."
"What?! It's a black-crowned golden eagle?"
The middle-aged male cultivator showed a look of shock.
He was Zhou Yuan. After Tong Yan and Lin Zhiwei left, he was ordered to continue guarding Taihu Market. Just now, after sensing a powerful energy fluctuation hundreds of miles away from the market, he invited another cultivator of the same level to come and investigate.
"The Black-crowned Golden Eagle had already reached the second-tier superior level several decades ago. At that time, this demonic bird invaded my Taihu Market. I and two other fellow Daoists fought against it together, and with the help of the formation, we barely managed to severely injure it..."
At this point, Zhou Yuan's eyes revealed a deep sense of shock.
"Such a ferocious bird was so easily killed in such a short time?"
From the moment he sensed the battle fluctuations to his arrival at the scene, only a short while had passed.
But when they arrived, the black-crowned golden eagle had already perished, which terrified him.
The female cultivator also looked surprised, her voice becoming sharper: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, could it be that some Golden Core cultivator happened to be passing by and killed him on a whim?"
"A Golden Core cultivator?"
As Zhou Yuan muttered the name, a sudden thought flashed through his mind, and he realized a certain possibility.
If what Ye Hao said is true,
If he really has a powerful master, then that makes sense.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
In such an inconspicuous little place as Taihu Market, how could a Foundation Establishment genius like Ye Hao appear one after another, and a Golden Core cultivator also pass by?
As a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had lived for nearly a hundred years, he simply did not believe in coincidences.
Every coincidence has a traceable origin.
"Before leaving, the sect leader secretly instructed me to keep a close eye on Master Ye Hao's whereabouts and to gather as much information as possible... I need to report this information to the sect leader for his reference!"
"By the way, if the other party is truly a Golden Core cultivator, could they be secretly watching my every move right now?"
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. He glanced around discreetly but found nothing else.
Of course, with the supernatural powers of a Golden Core cultivator, if he wanted to hide it, it wouldn't be something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like him could discover.
He dared not stay any longer.
"Junior Sister Li, let's go back first!"
Junior Sister Li asked疑惑地, "They don't seem to have gone far. Aren't we going to chase after them?"
"Cough cough..."
Zhou Yuan secretly rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "You just said that you might have been killed by a passing Golden Core cultivator, yet you still had the guts to chase after him?"
Don't you die?
He gave Li Shimei a subtle wink and whispered:
"Junior sister, there's no need to ask any more questions. Let's go back first!"
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After Jiang Chuan used the "Travel Secret" to leave, a long time passed without any other cultivators chasing after him, which made him feel a little relieved.
"It's good they didn't chase after us, otherwise, we might have had to kill someone again!"
He took out a map and looked at the marker for his destination, "Yunmeng Immortal City".
As the only fourth-tier immortal city in Jingzhou, Yunmeng Immortal City is located in the core area of Jingzhou, at the foot of the only Nascent Soul sect in Jingzhou, "Luoyun Sect". The spiritual energy in the immortal city gathers, attracting many cultivators from Jingzhou and even the surrounding areas, forming a prosperous immortal city full of opportunities. It is a "holy land of immortal cultivation" in the hearts of many independent cultivators.
Although Taihu Market is quite large, comparable to a small county town in my previous life, it is still just an ordinary market on the outskirts, and it does not have abundant cultivation resources.
Putting aside other things, just take the various foundation-building spiritual items needed for breaking through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage, for example. They are almost impossible to find in Taihu Market, or even at all.
The foundation-building techniques, spells, elixirs, and classic texts he now needs are almost nowhere to be found, and even Biyang Tower and Treasure Pavilion have very few.
As for the higher-level Golden Core?
Needless to say, there wasn't a single copy.
Cultivation is not something that can be done behind closed doors. Even with a life-saving system, if one does not have a sufficient understanding of the cultivation system of this world, one may very well go further and further astray.
Therefore, he decided to go to a sufficiently prosperous city for cultivating immortality, intending to settle there permanently, so as to avoid having to travel around again in the future.
"Taihu Market is more than a million miles away from Yunmeng Immortal City. At the current speed, it will take at least half a month to get there."
"However, things seem to be getting interesting with the clones..."