It seed as if there was an invisible force, draining Lin Chen’s physical strength.
After walking for a while, he retrieved a flying sword.
"To walk step by step out of the desert is too troubleso... Flying seems better?"
However, just as he stepped onto the flying sword, he suddenly noticed several gigantic black birds rushing towards him from the sky.
Lin Chen imdiately activated his Protective True Essence and summoned seven flying knives, ready for combat.
The black birds were nearly a zhang long, and flying closer, their feathers looked like solid scales, with protruding beaks.
Five or six birds flew straight at Lin Chen, collided with his Protective True Essence, and pecked at it continuously with their beaks.
The Protective True Essence shook trendously...
"Hmm? These demon birds seem very similar to vultures..."
Lin Chen squinted slightly; although he didn’t know the nas of these demon birds, their strength was not to be underestimated.
He could feel that each bird’s strength probably reached mid-Foundation Establishnt Stage.
With five or six charging at once, ordinary Foundation Establishnt cultivators would likely et their end.
"It seems that flying is not allowed in this desert, only walking on foot..."
Lin Chen squinted and said with a hum: "However, I don’t plan to rely on walking!"
Lin Chen issued orders to the martial arts puppets Long Ba and Feng Jiu.
Then a barrage of high-explosive bullets was fired...
After several dozen seconds of gunfire, all five or six demon birds were shot down.
The flesh bodies of demon beasts are often far stronger than cultivators of the sa realm.
"A total of six demon birds... The feathers, claws, and beaks of these birds are top-grade artifact refining materials..."
Lin Chen felt a stir in his heart.
Within Yanlai Country’s borders, demon beasts are quite rare.
Materials from Second Tier (Foundation Establishnt Stage) demon beasts can be used to craft top-grade magical artifacts, even lower-grade treasure artifacts.
Lin Chen used the Spirit Guiding Knife to pluck the demon birds’ feathers and claws one by one.
Looking at the bare bird bodies and slling a rotting odor, Lin Chen frowned slightly.
"The at of demon beasts is mostly inedible, especially the carrion-eating type... Eating it would be poisonous to a cultivator."
"However, I wonder if this demon beast produces a demon core?"
Lin Chen decisively cut open the demon beast’s innards.
The first bird had no demon core.
The second was also without...
Until he cut open the fourth bird, Lin Chen finally extracted a fist-sized piece of white flesh.
This white flesh was shaped like a core, round and with a slight golden hue.
"Oh, I really found a demon core... My luck isn’t bad!"
Lin Chen smiled and put away the demon core.
The demon core and flesh essence produced in the Martial Realm are quite similar.
Both are condensed from flesh and blood.
Only the cultivation realm’s blood and flesh take a core-like form, hence called a demon core.
"Demon cores are usually produced by Third Tier demon beasts... The chance of a Second Tier beast having one is less than one in ten."
"Just this core alone is worth several hundred spirit stones."
Lin Chen was quite satisfied; he shielded his eyes with his hand and looked up at the sky.
Vaguely, high above in the sky, nurous ant-sized black dots were still circling.
"It seems that the number of demon birds in the Black Sand Country is quite large!"
Lin Chen was already considering taking action.
Since he entered this desert, he couldn’t leave empty-handed.
These demon birds, if he kills them all, will provide considerable resources.
"But, I’m about to return to Blue Star..."
"Let’s wait until I return to the desert."
A few minutes later, Lin Chen’s vision shifted.
...
Great Xia Country, Martial Arts Palace.
Upon Lin Chen’s return, Wang Lishan was overjoyed and asked:
"Have you left the underground?"
Lin Chen nodded and said:
"Not only did I leave, but I even unknowingly ended up in that relic..."
Lin Chen summarized the situation he encountered in the relic to Wang Lishan.
After listening, Wang Lishan pondered for a mont and nodded:
"It seems the Golden Yuan Sect relic, that Three-Turn Golden Yuan Skill, is truly exceptional... Otherwise, it wouldn’t attract so many prodigies."
"Even that Ghost-Eyed Old Monster shattered his Golden Core to enter the relic."
Lin Chen nodded slightly and said:
"The Three-Turn Golden Yuan Skill is associated with the Divinity Transformation Path... It’s indeed extraordinary!"
Wang Lishan glanced at Lin Chen and suddenly asked:
"Chen, you should be close to reaching the Martial Spirit level, right? Do you have the confidence to break through to Martial Spirit within seven days?"
Lin Chen looked at the Qi and Blood Value on his wrist-watch.
—2962 points.
Just over thirty points short of advancing to Martial Spirit!
"There shouldn’t be any difficulty; I can just consu a new batch of flesh essence..." Lin Chen said.
"Good! Then prepare well for your Martial Spirit breakthrough! Once you awaken your Martial Spirit, as long as it’s decent, your power will undergo a dramatic change..."
"When you enter that relic again, you’ll surely succeed... As for the relic’s information and equipnt updates, there’s no need for you to worry!"
With that, Wang Lishan patted Lin Chen’s shoulder and said:
"Don’t stress too much; even if the Martial Spirit quality is average, it won’t be a big issue."
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
...
In the days that followed, Lin Chen focused on stable cultivation inside the Martial Arts Palace.
Until several days later.
Lin Chen, in his room, consud the final batch of flesh from Third Tier demon beasts.
The demon beast flesh quickly transford into a mass of pure energy, rushing through Lin Chen’s limbs and bones.
"Phew~"
Lin Chen sat cross-legged, performing the Ninth Generation Breathing Technique with rhythmic breaths.
Thus, an entire night passed quickly.
By dawn, Lin Chen felt himself in a wondrous state.
When he opened his eyes again, he realized he wasn’t in the Martial Arts Palace room.
Surrounded by darkness, he couldn’t see his hand in front of his face.
It seed this place lost the concept of ti and space...
"Is this the Martial Spirit Space?"
Lin Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his excitent.
"So... my Martial Spirit is about to awaken!"
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