Episode 17: Grouping up to clear dungeons?

  "Internal elixir?!" Suddenly hearing the loud shout from the robust young man not far away, the black-clothed youth and gray-clothed youth both suddenly changed color.

  Inner Dan, a special existence that only high-level demon beasts possess. Generally, only fourth-grade or higher high-level demon beasts can condense Inner Dan, but there are exceptions. Demon beasts below the fourth grade may also condense Inner Dan, although it is far inferior to that of high-level demon beasts. Nevertheless, it is still a concentration of a demon beast's power and has great use and value, whether absorbed directly or used in medicine or alchemy.

  Not far away, Duan Yue was already a little envious. On the way here, he had killed three poisonous tiger beasts, each of which was higher in level than this one before him, yet not even one inner elixir had been found.

  The robust young man nodded and replied, "Indeed it is an inner elixir, unfortunately it seems to have just condensed recently, only the size of a thumb, and its energy is not pure enough."

  Like this second-class demon beast, if sold on the market, it would be worth at most 1,000 taels of white silver. Divided among four people, each person would only get 250 taels. However, if the demon beast has an inner dan, it's a different story. Even if it's just a newly formed inner dan, it can sell for 1,000 taels of silver on the market. This inner dan, although only the size of a thumb, is worth at least 5,000 taels of white silver. Moreover, this inner dan can be used to enhance a cultivator's cultivation, making its value far greater than any amount of money for a postnatal warrior.

  The robust young man carefully took out the poisonous tiger's inner elixir, and the green-clothed girl gently touched it with her hand. She only felt a pure spiritual energy entering her body through her fingertips, flowing along the meridians, feeling extremely comfortable, and couldn't help but smile: "Is this the beast's inner elixir? How amazing!"

  The young man in black said, "Stop messing around, the demon beast's inner dan will emit a unique aura that will attract the attention of nearby demon beasts. You can go back and look later."

  "Oh." The green-clothed girl playfully stuck out her tongue.

  The young man in black took out a jade box from his bosom and said, "You remember, the smell of the inner elixir is unique. Using a wooden or iron box is not enough to isolate it. Only by sealing it with a jade box can the smell be isolated." After finishing speaking, he manipulated the air with his left hand, grasped the thumb-sized emerald green inner elixir in mid-air, and carefully put it into the jade box.

  On the other side, the robust young man began to collect materials from the poisonous tiger beast's body. Although compared to the demon beast's inner dan, these things were far less valuable, but after all, it was still a decent income.

  After the materials were collected, the sturdy young man stood up and frowned: "Lu Shixiong, we spent half a day's effort to get rid of one poisonous tiger beast. You know, there are still over ten in that cave, including an especially large one, which might be the Poisonous Tiger King. Can we handle it?"

  "Yes." The green-clad girl hesitated for a moment before suggesting: "Why don't we go back and ask our senior brothers and sisters for help?"

  "Alas... never mind," the young man in black shook his head, a hint of bitter smile on his face, saying: "Haven't you noticed? That Five Elements Zhu fruit is almost ripe."

  "Has she matured?" The green-clothed girl asked in puzzlement: "What's it to you?"

  "Little sister, you don't know that once the Five Elements Zhu Fruit ripens, those poisonous demons and beasts will swallow it to increase their own strength." The grey-clothed youth said with a somewhat unsightly expression.

  A robust young man who was too honest to give up said, "But that's the Five Elements Crimson Fruit that can purify one's power! Even if we were innate experts, we would go crazy for it. Are we just going to give up like this?"

  The young man in black pondered for a moment, seemingly having made up his mind, and said in a low voice: "Ordinary poisonous tiger beasts we can still deal with, but that largest poisonous tiger king is likely to be comparable to a pre-heavenly strong person, which is not something we can handle, so let's give up! Otherwise, the possibility of losing our lives is very high."

  At these words, everyone was silent, just as the young man in black had said. Although the five-element Zhu Guo has the effect of purifying and refining, it has a great effect on all beings below the level of embracing Dan, but if one pays with their life as the price, it's not worth it.

  "Heh heh heh, I don't know, where is this cave you're talking about? Take me there and let's see how it goes. If we succeed, how about we split the five-element crystal fruit equally among us?"

  Just as the four were about to give up, a hoarse voice came from afar.

  "Who!" The grey-clad youth's eyes gleamed with a murderous aura, his hand tightly grasping the large spear. The green-clad girl and the sturdy youth also tightened their grip on their weapons, even the black-clad young man quietly pressed down on the hilt of his sword.

  But then, not far away, a figure in a green robe with a sword on his back appeared from afar, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of the four people. He stood still, cupped his hands together and said: "Four gentlemen, no need to be nervous, I happened to be passing by this place just now, please don't mind my sudden appearance." Duan Yue deliberately lowered his voice to hide his true identity, and under the effect of the True Yuan, it sounded hoarse and raspy, like an old man in his twilight years.

  "Just passing by? So you've heard everything we said?" The gray-clothed youth's face suddenly floated up with a hint of cold smile.

  "You still want to silence him by killing him?" The newcomer's voice was hoarse, but it carried a hint of murderous intent.

  "Don't be rash." The young man in black instinctively furrowed his brow, hastily gave the gray-clad youth a glance, and immediately stepped forward, blocking the three people behind him. He asked, "Who are you? We seem to have never seen you before." Although they had not exchanged blows, just based on the fact that the opponent could quietly approach them without being detected, it was clear that the opponent's cultivation was extremely high, at least above the tenth layer of the Post-Heaven stage. If possible, it would be best not to offend him.

  Duan Yue cupped his hands and said: "I, Qiu Shan, a gold hunter, just rushed over after hearing the sound of fighting here. I didn't mean to offend you four." The Five Elements Zhu Guo was indeed a good thing, as long as he took the water element one, he believed it would be enough for him to break through to the third heaven of Xiantian. For now, however, he still had to rely on these four people to lead the way, so even if he had to humble himself and pay some price, it was worth it.

  "So that's how it is." The young man in black didn't suspect otherwise, the poisonous tiger beast was extremely ferocious just now, and the sound of fighting spreading out was normal. Moreover, the opponent's strength was strong, and it was really not advisable to make an enemy of him.

  "According to what you just said, that Poisonous Tiger King's strength should have already reached the Xiantian realm, indeed difficult to deal with. So let me handle it." Duan Yue knew that if he wanted to get what he wanted, he had to pay a price. In this world, which good thing can be obtained without effort?

  "The green-clothed girl asked curiously: 'Hand it over to you? Can you handle that poisonous tiger king!'"

  "Haha......" Duan Yue's smile was undeniable, he knew that if he didn't show his skills, it wouldn't be enough to intimidate the four people in front of him. He reached back and grasped the hilt of his sword, and the several people opposite him immediately gripped their weapons as well, preparing for a sudden attack.

  Duan Yuehun didn't mind, raised his hand, a cold light flashed, and then disappeared without a trace, the three-foot green blade had returned to its scabbard.

  The four of them were in a state of shock and confusion, when suddenly they heard a creaking sound, followed by a loud thud. They looked up to see that several tens of feet away, a large tree with a trunk as thick as a man's arms had fallen to the ground, its branches shattered and broken.

  The power of one sword reaches this place!

  The young man in black showed a look of surprise, and exclaimed in a low voice: "Sword birth cold edge, true yuan external release, you are actually a pre-heavenly strong person, forgive us for being rude."

  Although he had already estimated Duan Yue's strength to be very high, he didn't think that he would still underestimate him. A born strongman like this was truly too rare in a small place like Blackstone City. This time, it wasn't just him alone; even the red-clothed girl and the sturdy youth, and even that arrogant grey-clothed youth couldn't help but widen their eyes.

  "How's that? There shouldn't be any problems now, right?" Duan Yue's gaze swept over the four people, but ultimately still lingered on the young man in black. He had already figured out that among these four people, this young man in black was the leader.

  The young man in black took a deep breath and smiled: "I am Lu Changkong, a disciple of the Water Shadow Gate. This is Hong Yijiang, skilled in spear techniques, this is Yang Dawu, skilled in staff techniques, and this is Liu Yuanying, our junior sister." After Duan Yue revealed his innate realm strength, Lu Changkong didn't dare to be slow and hastily made the introductions one by one.

  Duan Yue is now in a humble state, without any airs of being an innate expert. He cupped his hands and said: "It's our pleasure to meet you all, let's set off immediately."

  "Good!" Lu Changkong also felt relieved and immediately agreed.

  First of all, I'd like to clarify the doubts some brothers had last week. Some people said that the protagonist hadn't practiced martial arts before and his progress was too fast. Please note that the book has already explained this: the protagonist has most of the memories of a tragic male lead's cultivation, plus he also has the Heaven-Defying Earth-Shattering Great Divine Pill. So, everything makes sense now.

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