Xing Tian paid no further attention to the Crystal Winged Lion King, instead surveying the scene in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
There were very intense signs of battle.
Xing Tian understood in his heart that the powerful aura from a few days ago must have originated from here, indeed.
Seeing that Xing Tian was ignoring him, the Crystal Winged Lion King felt somewhat annoyed, but dared not act rashly.
Now, with the enemy strong and us weak, the intelligence of fifth-grade demonic beasts was no less than that of humans. Sixth-grade demonic beasts were even more so; naturally, they knew how to restrain themselves.
Xing Tian frowned as he looked at the Crystal Winged King. Why was there only one?
Bordering the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, as the guardian of the royal family, he naturally knew the situation inside this mountain range.
Thinking of the fierce battle that had taken place here, Xing Tian had a guess.
Although this Crystal Winged Lion King looked weak, it wasn't injured.
So, one of the combatants should be the other Crystal Winged King.
Xing Tian asked, "May I ask, where is the other Crystal Winged Lion King?"
Upon hearing this, the already annoyed Crystal Winged Lion King roared in anger, no longer suppressing its own fury.
"Human, if you go too far, we will perish together!"
The roar of the Crystal Winged Lion King was like a signal; the other demonic beasts in the mountain range looked at Xing Tian with hostility.
Numerous demonic beasts released their aura, pressing against Xing Tian. Among them, the Crystal Winged Lion King had the strongest aura, followed closely by three fifth-grade demonic beasts.
They didn't intervene in the battle between the two sixth-grade demonic beasts earlier because it was an internal matter for the demonic beasts. But now, with a powerful human attacker, they wouldn't stand idly by.
The opposition between humans and demonic beasts wasn't just talk.
Xing Tian didn't back down either. He emanated the aura of a Nine-Star Dou Emperor, confronting the many demonic beasts with a heavy aura like that of the earth.
Although Xing Tian's personal strength was strong, he couldn't compete with the entire group of demonic beasts. Soon, he found himself at a disadvantage.
The two sides confronted each other, neither giving in.
Xing Tian touched his beard, coming to a conclusion.
He had just wanted to test the attitude of this Crystal Winged Lion King and didn't actually want to start a fight.
He hadn't sensed the aura of the other Crystal Winged Lion King.
The conflict between the two sides was on the verge of erupting, but there was still no sign of the other Crystal Winged King.
So, either it wasn't here, or... it was dead.
With this conclusion in mind, Xing Tian's gaze towards the group of demonic beasts gradually became dangerous.
After a long time, Xing Tian gave up on his plan.
The Additions Empire faced external threats as well as internal ones, not just from the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
Whether it was the snake-human tribe in the Tagore Desert or the surrounding major empires like the Cloud Mist Sect, they were all threats.
It wasn't worth it to let someone take advantage of this opportunity.
Xing Tian shook his head.
Ultimately, he was too conservative. If he had gathered an army and launched a thunderous attack, he could have completely cleared out the demonic beasts in the mountain range, ensuring decades of stability without worrying about the threat of the demonic tide.
Xing Tian's Dou Qi surged within him, stirring up the energy of heaven and earth. With a casual wave of his hand, he broke the momentum of the demonic beasts while also retracting his own aura.
"Lion King, there's no need to be excited. If you're unwilling to answer, I won't force you," Xing Tian said, clasping his hands towards the Crystal Winged Lion King.
Seeing this, the Crystal Winged Lion King also breathed a sigh of relief.
This kind of mutually assured destruction wasn't something it wanted unless absolutely necessary.
Su Yun watched the situation in the sky without surprise. If Xing Tian were to attack the Crystal Winged Lion King now, there would be no future troubles for Cloud Harmony.
Having obtained the information he wanted, Xing Tian left the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
Seeing Xing Tian leave, the Crystal Winged Lion King let out a long howl towards the sky, dispersing the many demonic beasts. It also returned to its cave.
Su Yun stretched lazily. The lively scene had finally come to an end, and it was time to go back.
Coming out of the system space, as usual, Su Yun activated his Purple Cloud Wings and Phantom Decision simultaneously, flying towards the outside of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
Back home, Su Yun restored his Dou Qi, took out the body of the ice snake, held the Cold Jade Sword in his hand, and extracted the demon core from the body.
Then, he put away the body of the ice snake, took out the cauldron and numerous medicinal materials, and began refining pills.
For Su Yun now, fourth-grade pills posed no difficulty. There were no failures; success came in one attempt.
Su Yun held the fourth-grade pill in his hand with a calm expression, already accustomed to it.
Unless he was extremely exhausted or lacked Dou Qi, and his soul power was severely depleted, it was generally impossible for him to fail in refining fourth-grade pills.
Su Yun adjusted his state slightly and took out the Purple Fire Seed from the system space.
Just as Su Yun was about to directly swallow the pill to refine the Purple Fire, his expression suddenly paused.
Su Yun seemed to have remembered something and put down everything in his hand, starting to search through his memories.
Body refining techniques!
He remembered the idea he had before.
Body refining techniques were difficult to cultivate, and the cultivation process was extremely painful. It not only consumed a lot of resources but could also leave hidden injuries in the body.
So, there were very few people on the continent who practiced body cultivation. Most people focused on Dou Qi instead.
There were hardly any human forces known for physical strength, apart from the demonic beasts, of course.
But for him, it was different. He had the fusion function of the system. To successfully cultivate, all he needed was a demon core.
Although he initially wanted to cultivate body refining techniques just to make it easier to absorb the Strange Fire and avoid deathly pain, now it seemed like it could be used as a significant means to enhance his strength.
The scene of his battle with the ice snake was still vivid in his mind.
If it weren't for the power of the Fury of the Buddha's Flame, he would probably have expended a lot more effort to kill it.
Actually, his current strength was already very strong, unmatched in the Additions Empire among those of the same level.
But the strength of that ice snake, corresponding to humans, should have been at the level of a Six-Star Dou Spirit.
If it were a Three-Star Dou Spirit or something similar, he could easily handle it, but confronting a strength equivalent to Six-Stars all at once was still too much of a stretch.
In fact, there was a solution to this.
Absorbing a Strange Fire or practicing a ground-level Dou Technique could completely resolve it.
Hmm...
It could only
be said that his current situation was still somewhat awkward.
The Bone Spirit Cold Fire couldn't be absorbed, and the Blue Lotus Earth Heart Fire was still being planned.
As for ground-level Dou Techniques, without a fifth-grade demon core, he couldn't use the fusion function of the system to directly master them.
As for self-cultivation, he hadn't considered it. With such a convenient method available, he didn't want to waste time.
As for directly using a sixth-grade demon core to master advanced ground-level Dou Techniques, he didn't even want to think about it.
The consumption of advanced ground-level Dou Techniques was something that a mere Great Dou Master like him couldn't bear.
Low-level ground-level Dou Techniques were a different story.
The difference between low-level and mid-level ground-level Dou Techniques was like heaven and earth, in terms of both power and consumption.
It had to be admitted that his current strength was much weaker than that of Xiao Yan, who was also a Nine-Star Great Dou Master in the original work.
(End of this chapter)