C17 Ghost

"Phew, let's see what good stuff there is!"

Lucky for them, they found a small hill in the dark. Li Chen sat beside the bonfire, checking the bags of the three adventurers.

Crash! *

He flipped to the side and found a pile of random items lying on the floor.

Although there were a lot of things, there were very few that caught Li Chen's eyes. He extended his hand and placed a few jade boxes containing spiritual medicines into his backpack.

He then took out their Ling Dans one by one. These were all good things and although he couldn't use them, he could still show them some favors.

During the years he had been a medicine slave in the Li family and the few months he had spent doing miscellaneous work in the Black Cloud Sect, although he had been bullied, Li Chen had not been discouraged and his heart had not been locked inside.

Most of it was to let him realize that human nature was cold, and sometimes, the necessary relationships still needed to be learned to deal with.

More importantly, that night with the wolf pack gave him a feeling of warmth that he hadn't felt in a long time. Although it was short, it was only after he displayed his extraordinary strength.

However, these were not important. People all lived while wearing masks. He, Li Chen, had suffered for so many years and was already used to it. Naturally, he had masks as well, and there were more than one of them.

"Hmm?"

All of a sudden, Li Chen pulled the remaining items. His fingers came into contact with a bulging bag. It was in an inner pocket, and he hadn't poured it out before.

Sssii! *

He used the dagger to pry open the inner pocket and fished out a small jade box.

Pata!

He gently opened the lid of the box. Inside was a crystal core with a mottled surface that was not even the size of a walnut.

To his side was a black, ancient key that was about the length of a finger. It was ice-cold to the touch.

Li Chen's eyes lit up. He carefully looked around, but didn't find the origin of the key. After carefully checking the other two bags, he found no inner pockets, so he casually threw them down.

"Haha, it wasn't in vain that I spent so much effort and lost so much blood!"

Looking at the appearance of the beast core in his hand, although it was left behind at most by a mid-Class 1 Demonic Beast, it was still quite useful to the current Li Chen.

Especially after he consumed the beast cores and cultivated to the Inner Qi, even though the Inner Qi from refining the Spirit Elixir was less than others, but after consuming several bottles of Juxi Pill, he still advanced another step.

Now that he had the core of a mid-stage demon beast, it would definitely help him a little. He might even be able to break through to the sixth level of the Inner Breath Realm.

Taking a deep breath to calm his emotions, Li Chen examined the wound on his left hand and found that the blood scab had congealed, but the tiny meridians on it had not healed yet.

"Looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning!"

Li Chen estimated in his heart, then he took out the fruits he casually picked and started cultivating his Yang Melting Technique mental cultivation method. He sat down cross-legged and started meditating.

Although consuming a demon core now would cause the wound to collapse and bleed again, it wouldn't hinder him from stabilizing his exhausted inner breathing. Tomorrow morning, he would break through at his peak condition.

As he sat down in the lotus position, no one could see the dark red birthmark on his hair. It moved with the swirl above his head. Every flash of light was synchronized with the swirl.

Time flowed on like water. In the blink of an eye, it was already early morning.

The mountain sunshine came late in the first place, and since Li Chen was in the cave, he naturally couldn't feel it. However, after so many years, he had gotten used to waking up early, which caused him to wake up on his own.

"It's starting!"

A light flashed in Li Chen's eyes. He grabbed the beast core and put it into his mouth. Then, he started to practice the 'Yang Fusion Tactics'.

If someone saw this method, their jaw would definitely drop.

Even a warrior of the Refinement Realm wouldn't swallow a beast core and directly refine it.

Firstly, it was hard to swallow, and secondly, the demonic energy that was unique to demon beasts was nurtured within. The violent impact was enough to cause one's meridians to become disordered and die.

But Li Chen had relied on his body, which had been refined by the medicine slave for many years, to endure this pain due to the special characteristics of his body.

Weng! *

Li Chen, who was meditating with his eyes closed, did not notice that the moment he swallowed the Demonic Core, the birthmark at his temple suddenly emitted a bloody glow, causing him, who was already in the dark cave, to become a few times more ferocious, like an evil ghost.

There was even a disgusting stench coming from his body, making people feel nauseous.

Along with the passage of time slowly passing by, an entire hour had passed by, and the sounds of popping inside Li Chen's body became louder and louder, getting denser and denser, as if all the bubbles in his body had popped.

The veins on his face bulged, and traces of blood seeped out from his tightly clenched teeth. His brows were tightly knitted, and his distorted face showed that he was enduring an inexplicable pain.

Ta ta ta!

Just at this moment, the sound of messy footsteps and faint breathing came from outside the cave.

"This is where the traces are. Second senior brother, youngest junior sister, I dare to say that the scarred man is in the cave!"

His voice was full of interest, with a hint of frivolity and immaturity. It was obvious that the person who had arrived was not very old.

"Junior Sister, don't go in. Be careful!"

Outside the cave entrance, the five young ignorant men who had buried the three adventurers last night grabbed the green-clothed girl.

"The person is already inside. Charge in and kill him and seize … Avenge them! "

The girl in green looked unhappy as she mumbled to herself, but she was more excited as well.

The other three youths were eager to give it a try as well.

"Have you forgotten how you promised me last night?"

Second senior brother's face darkened as he stared at her with burning eyes.

"I know!"

The girl in green suddenly blushed as she lowered her head.

"Friends from the inside, please come out for a chat!"

Seeing this, Second Senior Martial Brother mustered his strength to shout towards the cave.

"Sigh …" Recall … "Sigh …"

But after waiting for a while, other than the echo in the cave and the col, there was nothing else.

Even after repeating this three times, no one replied.

"Second senior brother, could it be that he's not in the cave?"

"I see. That scar-faced man was so scared that he hid in the cave and didn't dare to come out!"

"If I had to say, Junior Sister is wise enough to directly charge in and kill that bastard!"

The third youth calmly looked at his second senior brother shouting and began chattering in a weird tone.

"All of you, shut up. If you have the guts, go in and take a look!"

Anger flashed across the girl's face as she shouted.

"Junior sister …"

Second senior brother's expression changed. Originally, he did not care much about the third youth's words, but if he let them in just like that, what would he do if there was really danger?

But before he could stop them, the three youths, who could not wait any longer, opened their bodies and rushed into the cave.

Seeing this, Second Senior Martial Brother gritted his teeth and immediately followed.

No matter how much the three of them flouted the rules, they were all seniors and juniors that had been around for many years. No matter what, they could not just ignore their own risks.

"Second senior brother …"

Seeing this, the jade-clothed girl immediately followed.

"Ghost!"

When the two of them rushed into the cave, they heard the three people cry out in alarm and immediately quickened their steps. With a flash, they entered the cave.