Free Web NovelChapter 561: Chapter 389: Refining the Great Demon, Dragon Power Fifteen! (Double Length)
Song Changming took out a small white bottle, carefully placing the Great Demon Heart Core inside it.
He sealed the bottle with a stopper, and runes immediately appeared on the surface of the white bottle.
The runes were called Purity, allowing the space inside the bottle to remain free of impurities, always staying immaculate.
This talisman wasn’t of a high grade, merely level Three, and was something Song Ping’an found useful and handed over to him after coming across it in a main city merchant shop.
On usual days, this small white bottle was mainly used to store some precious elixirs, and now it was just the right thing to store this even more rare Great Demon Heart Core.
After taking one last look at this mountain range and finding no other traces of the Demon Race, Song Changming didn’t linger and flew away.
By the time he returned to Lei City, the battle had almost ended.
Even the Kang Jin Rat King had chosen to flee; how could the remaining Rat Demons dare to stay, leading most to either flee or die.
Lei City was safe and sound under the protection of the City Defense Array.
"Changming, how did it go?" Wang Tianshuang sighed with relief upon seeing Song Changming return, then asked.
Song Changming shook his head, only saying that the Kang Jin Rat King got away, not fully disclosing the truth.
This was mainly because killing a Great Demon was a significant matter that, if made public, wouldn’t bring much benefit to Song Changming but rather a lot of trouble.
The key was still the Great Demon Heart Core in his hands, which couldn’t be guaranteed not to be coveted by outsiders.
Even if the Military Department or the Prince’s Mansion demanded him to hand over this Great Demon Heart Core, he would need to weigh his options seriously to refuse.
To keep things simple, Song Changming decided to conceal the Great Demon Heart Core.
Regarding this, Wang Tianshuang did not have much suspicion.
After all, even Hu Tomb couldn’t retain that Kang Jin Rat King initially, allowing it to escape with its life.
Now Song Changming had pursued it alone, and failing to kill that Kang Jin Rat King was quite normal.
On the contrary, Wang Tianshuang thought Song Changming’s decision to pursue was somewhat impulsive.
After all, it was a Great Demon, and if it had any power left to retaliate, Song Changming could very well have died.
"It’s good you’re unharmed," Wang Tianshuang didn’t blame him.
Off to the side, Xia Shangzhen showed a look of regret, shaking his head without saying more.
Back at camp, Song Changming didn’t accept treatment from the physician but swallowed a few elixir pills for recovering from injuries, then, as usual, entered a closed cultivation mode after battle.
He started reflecting, reviewing, and further refining the stored blood and flesh essence inside him, all contributed by the Kang Jin Rat King.
This refinement took a full half-month, exceeding the duration of any post-battle closed cultivation before.
The prolonged time even prompted inquires from Yang Zhen, Xing Tiexin, and even Grand Marshal Wang Tianshuang.
Fortunately, during this half-month, the 41st Army’s mission to guard Lei City remained unchanged, and no battles occurred.
Otherwise, in this Celestial Fiend Devouring the Sun period, it wouldn’t have been easy for Song Changming to close off for a half-month with ease.
In the room, blood qi from the Demon Race swirled around Song Changming, occasionally forming the image of the Rat Demon Beast, baring its fangs at him.
Song Changming opened his mouth, taking a deep breath, absorbing the final strands of blood qi into his body and refining them completely.
From this point, the Great Demon Blood and Flesh Essence stored within Song Changming was utterly depleted, refined without a trace.
"Not easy..." Song Changming murmured as he opened his eyes.
Refining the blood and flesh essence of a Great Demon was a process of absorbing a significant remedy, taking time and effort, but ultimately yielding great results.
"No miracle elixir or heavenly and earthly treasures compare to the utility of a Great Demon Corpse!"
Song Changming couldn’t help but exclaim after checking his state.
Half a month had passed, and his post-battle injuries had long healed, and the strength of his body was evidently a notch above its prior peak.
Strength-wise, having refined this Great Demon’s blood and flesh essence directly boosted his power by nearly the power of the first Dragon!
That’s equivalent to an increase of 120,000 pounds of force!
Now, under normal conditions, he already possessed the power of thirteen Dragons!
The surging power within him filled him with delight; in the past, it was never easy to increase even a single Dragon Power.
To gain one Dragon Power in just half a month was unprecedented for him.
More importantly, he had only refined a portion of the Great Demon Blood and Flesh Essence so far, with more still in his Heaven and Earth Ring, yet to be extracted.
That’s why he said a Great Demon Corpse was more valuable than any miracle elixir or heavenly treasure.
For him, it truly was.
A Great Demon Corpse immensely aided his cultivation in Witch Refining Technique.
Conservatively estimated, if he refined all the remaining blood and flesh essence of the Great Demon, it could increase his Dragon Power by at least two more!
Besides that, there was still a Great Demon Heart Core that hadn’t been studied yet.
According to the views of the Martial Artists outside, the Great Demon Heart Core was the most crucial part, the most valuable after a Great Demon perished.
Just as Song Changming planned to go out for a while and continue extracting blood and flesh essence, his cultivation pace was interrupted by military tasks.
Half a month of rest was hard-earned, but now they had to leave Lei City again to assist in battles on other front lines.
With the Black Brilliance not yet dissipated, no matter how impatient, he couldn’t choose to avoid battle for cultivation.
Thus, Song Changming’s upcoming cultivation was destined to be intermittent.
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Between Yun Province and Yuan Province lay countless mountains and rivers.
Departing from Yun Province and heading north, one would have to traverse the Miao Province, full of rivers and seas, cross the sandstorm-ridden Feng Province, before finally reaching the mountainous and forested Yuan Province.
