Therefore, Xu Binghu decided to use the demon tiger’s thigh bone as a weapon; at the very least, it could inflict damage on a demon beast.
Xu Binghu gripped the beast bone and lanted, "No one in the Great Wilderness Border Village has the skill to craft a weapon from the beast bone; otherwise, I wouldn’t have to use just a thigh bone for hunting!"
Xu Ran, standing beside him, said, "Father, you should be grateful. Without this thigh bone, you probably wouldn’t even be able to pierce a demon beast’s hide."
After bringing the demon tiger back from the Great Mountain, Xu Binghu continued to hunt for heart beast blood in the mountains over the next few days, but only in the periphery and not entering the demon beast territory.
Having experienced the first ti, he knew well that his strength was insufficient to face demon beasts; encountering one would an certain death.
Moreover, according to the Body Refining Manual, attempting the second body forging not only required demon beast heart blood but also nurous dicinal herbs and beast blood as auxiliary elents.
Otherwise, it would result in a fatal explosion.
Therefore, over the past seven days, Xu Binghu had been gathering materials for the second body forging, and by yesterday, he had collected them all, allowing him to proceed with the second forging today.
Recalling that day, Xu Binghu looked into the sky and said, "How unfortunate! The peregrine falcon, such a skilled hunter, just flew away. If it were still here, we wouldn’t even need a second body forging to slay a demon beast."
At this, all three of them fell into silence, especially Xu Ran.
He had put in so much effort to hatch the peregrine falcon and ensure it grew quickly, expending a large amount of innate Qi to raise it to its state.
In the end, it simply flew away!
Furthermore, with the peregrine falcon gone, his confidence in facing the poisonous snake massacre in just over three months had significantly waned.
Thus, he was the most troubled.
Additionally, from Xu Binghu’s experiences in the Great Mountain, what was once a habitat for ordinary fierce beasts had astonishingly turned into a domain ruled by demon beasts.
This suggested that so unusual changes might have occurred deep within the mountains, forcing the demon beasts to co out and seize the territory of common fierce beasts.
As the date of the poisonous snake massacre approached, whether there was a connection between the two events remained unknown.
"Whew." Xu Ran exhaled deeply and said, "Perhaps the peregrine falcon encountered so extraordinary event outside; otherwise, it wouldn’t have stayed away for so long."
Xu Binghu replied, "Let’s hope so!"
Just as the father and son finished speaking,
there ca a cry of a crane echoing through the sky.
Upon hearing this sound, Xu Ran imdiately stood up and looked toward the sky.
In the next second, a mystical figure appeared in the sky, heading straight for Xu Ran.
Seeing this, Xu Ran opened his arms to welco the return of the peregrine falcon.
The next mont, the peregrine falcon landed in front of Xu Ran, knocking him to the ground. Its soft wings shielded him, keeping him safe from harm.
Feeling the endless softness, Xu Ran petted the peregrine falcon’s head and said, "You’re back!"
The peregrine falcon helped Xu Ran up, nuzzling him to express its longing.
"Xiao Ran, you were right; the peregrine falcon would definitely return," Xu Binghu said.
"Haha!"
Xu Ran laughed while observing the peregrine falcon.
In the seven days they hadn’t seen each other, the peregrine falcon had undergone a trendous transformation.
Its feathers had beco incomparably smooth, reflecting light under the sun, and the falcon itself had grown larger.
Most strikingly, there was an exceptionally prominent and dazzling golden feather on the top of the peregrine falcon’s head.
"It seems you’ve reached adulthood!"
Xu Binghu also examined it, nodding, "It’s already thirty-five centiters; it has indeed matured."
Then he wondered, "Does becoming an adult peregrine falcon bring such significant changes?"
Xu Ran replied, "Father, as I’ve said, the peregrine falcon surely encountered a remarkable opportunity."
"Indeed, such opportunities are rare and elusive."
At this mont, the peregrine falcon could no longer hear what the father and son were saying; its eyes remained fixed on the half-roasted fawn.
Lian Ji, noticing this, smiled and said, "Go ahead and eat; it’s just perfectly roasted."
Xu Ran and Xu Binghu nodded in agreent.
Seeing this, the peregrine falcon imdiately devoured the roasted venison, satisfied, before dragging back the two one-ter-long deer it had caught on its return.
Xu Binghu was startled and exclaid, "Wow, after hunting for so long, I’ve never seen such large deer. Could it be that they were caught deep in the Great Mountain?"
The peregrine falcon nodded while eating.
Xu Ran, however, was not surprised at all.
A mature peregrine falcon, previously incubated with innate Qi, continually nurtured by the dawn and moonlight, and tempered with an endless supply of innate Qi.
Moreover, having gained a fortuitous encounter, if it couldn’t catch prey deep within the Great Mountain, that would truly be inexplicable.
Soon, Xu Binghu and Lian Ji processed the venison and began roasting the whole one-ter deer again.
Considering the size of the peregrine falcon now, half a deer would certainly not be enough for it to eat.
Under the scorching sun, after the Xu Ran family had eaten and drank to their fill, tidied up, they were about to get down to business: undergoing the second body forging.
Using the sa large pot, they set it up and tossed in all the dicinal herbs and auxiliary beast blood collected over the past seven days. Once it began to boil, Xu Binghu carefully took out a small vial containing the collected demon tiger heart blood and cautiously dripped one drop into the pot.
Instantly, it began bubbling and boiling.
Witnessing this, Xu Binghu swallowed his saliva, realizing this spectacle was far more terrifying than the first body forging.
After all, not only the demon tiger heart blood but also the auxiliary beast blood and dicinal herbs contained extrely violent dicinal properties and energy.
Not to ntion, with the addition of the demon tiger heart blood, one small mistake could result in Xu Binghu perishing amidst this cauldron of body refining materials.
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