Quarter 9, Battle Slave Camp, Room 5269.
Waves of tremor rippled out from the room, catching the attention of the surrounding battle slaves, who cast strange, sideways glances at Room 5269.
Could it be... is that silver-haired young battle slave cultivating?
This kid still hasn't given up on his dream of becoming an immortal.
What a pity... not just anyone can become an immortal.
Without a Spirit Root, everything is in vain.
What no one knew, however, was that inside the room, after Beigong Yu had completely absorbed and refined all the Demon Beast essence blood and body-tempering spirit liquids, his cultivation had finally broken through to the 6th Stage Viscera Refining Realm right on schedule.
Ten thousand catties of brute strength acquired.
Feeling the surging, formidable power within his body, Beigong Yu did not feel particularly joyful.
He knew that this minor achievement was still a very long way from the Golden Core Realm.
For the next period of time, no Demon Beast invasions occurred, leaving Beigong Yu quite leisurely as he made trips to the Chilian Mountains every couple of days.
"Golden Ginseng Fruit... the single core ingredient required to brew the Body-Tempering Golden Body medicinal broth, finally found."
Midway up a certain slope in the Chilian Mountains, Beigong Yu's eyes lit up as he stared at a plant growing on a nearby cliff face. It was no taller than a foot, looked as though it were cast from pure gold, swayed in the wind, and emitted an exotic fragrance. Its fruit was the size of legendary ginseng fruits, glowing with a golden sheen.
When he obtained the [Primal Body Tempering Art], he had also acquired several auxiliary cultivation medicine formulas. One of them, the Body-Tempering Golden Body medicinal broth, was perfectly suited for him to consume right now.
The primary function of this medicinal broth was to temper the physique, elevate vital energy and blood, and enhance defense.
By using the formidable power of the medicinal broth to activate the vital energy and blood within the body, one could temper the physique and attain the realm of the Golden Body.
Brewing this medicinal broth required the essence blood of nine different Demon Beasts, along with sixteen types of spiritual herbs.
He had none of these on hand.
The essence blood had long since been refined and absorbed.
As for the sixteen spiritual herbs, fifteen of them were mortal-grade spiritual herbs that could be found everywhere.
The core ingredient, the Golden Ginseng Fruit, was a First-Grade treasured medicine that grew on sun-drenched cliff faces rich in spiritual energy.
After several days of searching, he had finally found this Golden Ginseng Fruit.
Furthermore, there were a full nine Golden Ginseng Fruits here!
However, he did not rush forward to harvest them.
First, the Golden Ginseng Fruits were not yet fully mature.
Second, according to the information he obtained from the [Primal Body Tempering Art], heavenly treasures of this sort were generally guarded by Demon Beasts.
Though the Golden Ginseng Fruit was not exceptionally precious—merely a First-Grade treasured medicine—it was of immense help to low-grade Demon Beasts in purifying their bloodlines and advancing their cultivation.
Therefore, Demon Beasts were certainly lurking all around the Golden Ginseng Fruit.
Sure enough, a short while later, Beigong Yu spotted a First-Grade Ninth-Tier Violent Bear lying flat in a hollow not far away, feigning sleep as it quietly awaited the ripening of the Golden Ginseng Fruits.
The Violent Bear, a First-Grade Ninth-Tier Demon Beast, possessed boundless strength and a thick hide. Once its paws struck someone, even a cultivator at the Ninth-Tier Spirit Vein Stage would be beaten into a pulp.
In addition, Beigong Yu sensed several other obscure auras fluctuating in various directions.
It seemed quite a few Demon Beasts had their eyes on this Golden Ginseng Fruit.
Beigong Yu glanced at the Golden Ginseng Fruit. The thing would be fully ripe in ten-odd minutes at most; he could afford to wait that long.
Ten-odd minutes later, the Golden Ginseng Fruit suddenly burst with a brilliant golden light, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of several thousand meters rushed toward it as if summoned.
The many First-Grade Demon Beasts lurking on the sidelines all rose to their feet, their eyes locked fixedly on the Golden Ginseng Fruit.
Roar, roar, roar...
As the Golden Ginseng Fruit absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and reached complete maturity, the Demon Beasts charged madly toward it like frenzied beasts.
Seeing this, the Violent Bear closest to the Golden Ginseng Fruit filled its eyes with boundless fury, its massive paws swinging as it slaughtered the incoming giant eagles, grey wolves, golden leopards, and other Demon Beasts.
Just then, Beigong Yu's expression flickered slightly as he seemed to spot a familiar figure...
Could that be the Red-Scaled Tiger?
Good grief, this fellow actually advanced to a First-Grade Demon Beast in such a short span of time?
And it appeared even craftier, secretly lurking on the sidelines without making a move, clearly intending to reap the spoils while others fought.
However... this Golden Ginseng Fruit belonged to him.
While the seven massive First-Grade Demon Beasts were locked in a chaotic battle, Beigong Yu flashed like lightning right up to the Golden Ginseng Fruit, scooped all of them into a specialized jade box, and stowed them away in his Universe Bag.
Sensing the sudden disappearance of the Golden Ginseng Fruit's aura, the seven battling First-Grade Demon Beasts all looked toward the spot, only to see the scene of Beigong Yu stashing the fruit away in his bag. Meeting each other's gazes, the seven First-Grade Demon Beasts charged toward Beigong Yu almost simultaneously.
"Come on!"
Beigong Yu had never intended to run away in the first place.
As it happened, brewing the Body-Tempering Golden Body medicinal broth required the essence blood of nine First-Grade Demon Beasts; killing these seven would leave him just two short.
With a casual grab, a Second-Grade treasured weapon-grade blood-red saber appeared in his hand, and he charged into the pack of Demon Beasts.
Though these Demon Beasts were somewhat stronger than the Green-Wind Demon Wolves he had slaughtered previously, he now possessed massive brute strength and wielded a Second-Grade treasured blood-red saber.
Consequently, it was essentially a one-slash-per-beast affair.
After slaughtering the seven First-Grade Demon Beasts, Beigong Yu turned his gaze toward a dense forest not far away.
"Little fellow, are you going to come out and meet your doom yourself, or shall I come over and send you on your way?"
Red-Scaled Tiger: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
Big brother, I was just passing by...
The Red-Scaled Tiger groveled on the ground, preparing to retreat.
It could not afford to provoke this god of slaughter.
Nor did it want to.
After all, its current state was inextricably linked to this person; it owed everything to his help.
With a flicker, Beigong Yu instantly materialized right in front of the Red-Scaled Tiger, resting the blood-red saber against its neck, and said with a wicked grin, "Little fellow, shall I send you on your way?"
The Red-Scaled Tiger shivered violently, terrified out of its wits. Has this god of slaughter gone completely mad? Why is it killing every beast it sees?
A look of grievance and plea surfaced in the Red-Scaled Tiger's eyes.
By the look of it, it was on the verge of tears.
Beigong Yu was slightly startled; this Red-Scaled Tiger really was unlike any of the Demon Beasts he had encountered before.
It seemed to possess greater intelligence and cunning—could it possibly have a special bloodline?
The fact that this fellow could grow from a Level-Five wild beast into a genuine First-Grade Ninth-Tier Demon Beast in such a short time indicated formidable aptitude.
Or could it be... a legendary Spirit Beast?
If it truly were a Spirit Beast, then he would strike it rich.
Though they were both beasts, Demon Beasts and Spirit Beasts were entirely different matters.
A Spirit Beast was a special existence endowed with higher intelligence and supreme talent; it was difficult for even one to be born out of a million Demon Beasts.
They were the kings among Demon Beasts.
Moreover, they were not bloodthirsty like regular Demon Beasts.
Because of this, Spirit Beasts were exceedingly rare.
Once discovered, they would provoke frantic contention among countless cultivators.
Shall I... take it as a mount?