"That's still quite dangerous."

Ruan Xinxue's delicate face slightly tightened as she spoke.

"Mm, but now we're on Earth, and we don't need to fight any demon beasts, so you don't have to worry. I am here. By the time we break through the Earth Plane, your strength will surely not be weak, Sister Ruan."

Qin Yang nodded with a smile and said.

Sister Ruan possesses the Ice Skin Jade Bone Body, and when it awakens, her cultivation speed will undoubtedly be astonishingly fast. So by the time we break through the Earth Plane, her strength should be on par with his.

"Yes, I know my little rogue will protect me."

Ruan Xinxue smiled charmingly, like a hundred flowers in bloom, uniquely beautiful.

Qin Yang smiled slightly and nodded heavily, his gaze soft, looking at that beautiful face. Yes, I will do everything I can to protect you.

In his previous life of immortal cultivation, he sought to increase his strength to pursue the Immortal Dao, to chase after the long longevity, to live more freely, without worrying about offending powerful cultivators and possibly losing his life suddenly. In this life, he had something more important to do—protecting those he cared about.

Treading the Immortal Dao alongside her, pursuing the great path.

"Sister Ruan, it's inevitable to fight demon beasts in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Every cultivator knows how to handle demon beast corpses because some important things on demon beasts can be exchanged for a large number of spirit stones. Look, I'll teach you how to get the useful things from this Ice Flood Dragon Python."

Qin Yang said.

"Okay."

Ruan Xinxue nodded.

"Generally, the crystal cores of demon beasts are in the head. The crystal core contains abundant energy, just like a cultivator's Dantian, a place for storing spiritual power. Cultivators can use the demon beast crystal core for alchemy, artifact refining, or feeding demon beasts."

"Feeding demon beasts?"

Ruan Xinxue was momentarily surprised.

"Mm, in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, there are Beast Taming Sect types, which raise a large number of demon beasts. Some cultivators also have their demon pets. Besides feeding them spirit fruits, spirit grass, and elixirs, it is essential to feed them crystal cores."

"Because if another demon beast devours a demon beast's crystal core, it's significantly beneficial for its evolution. There's also a very rare chance that it can develop the characteristics and abilities of the demon beast that the crystal core belonged to. Therefore, after killing demon beasts, cultivators usually obtain their crystal cores. Even if they don't need them temporarily, crystal cores can be exchanged for spirit stones."

Qin Yang explained the importance of demon beast crystal cores.

As he spoke, Qin Yang walked near the head of the Ice Flood Dragon Python. With a wave of his right hand, the Jade-handled Dragon Roar Sword appeared in his hand.

Qin Yang held the treasure sword by its jade handle. With a flick of the sword tip between the two bulges on the python's head, a frosty white crystal core was extracted.

The crystal core was rhomboid, about the size of a baby's fist, icy white and flawless, exuding a chilling aura constantly.

"Is this the crystal core?"

Ruan Xinxue gazed at the frosty white crystal core with her bright eyes.

"Yes."

Qin Yang handed the crystal core to Ruan Xinxue.

Upon receiving it, Ruan Xinxue felt a chilling sensation in her palm.

Qin Yang also cut off the two bulbous points where the Flood Dragon grew its horns. Like deer antlers, which have medicinal properties, the area where the Flood Dragon grows horns can also be used in alchemy, to be kept for refining elixirs later.

"Sister Ruan, next, I'll extract the essence blood. Once a cultivator activates their divine sense, a sweep can reveal the densest bloodline area in a demon beast's corpse, which is where the demon beast's essence blood is located. This Ice Flood Dragon Python's essence blood is at the seven-inch point."

As he spoke, Qin Yang made a cut at the seven-inch point of the Ice Flood Dragon Python with the sword in his hand.

Scarlet blood spattered out, wrapped in Qin Yang's spiritual power, it fell into a jade jar, filling half of it.

"Next is the python skin of this Ice Flood Dragon Python, which can be used to make armor. However, the python meat shouldn't be wasted either. Tonight everyone at the Mountain Villa will have a full python banquet feast."

Qin Yang said with a smile.

This Ice Flood Dragon Python had reached the tier two demon beast level, with its meat packed with energy. When consumed by ordinary people, it could strengthen their body, but they shouldn't eat too much as, although it's highly nutritious, overeating isn't beneficial.

However, for Qin Yang and the ancient martial artists of the Mountain Villa, there weren't many restrictions, as consuming it could enhance cultivation.

Qin Yang then retrieved a dozen large urns, large enough for a person, and peeled off the python skin before packing all the python meat into the urns. He then instructed the kitchen to stew these python meats into medicinal dishes.

"Now, with the spirit jade and essence blood, we can refine jade talismans."

Qin Yang said with a smile.

Ruan Xinxue sat quietly to one side, a slight smile on her pretty face, watching Qin Yang's every move.

At Bu Xian Pavilion, with a wave of his right hand, a piece of spirit jade floated out.

Qin Yang concentrated, and spiritual power surged from within him, forming countless streams of cyan wind blades. The wind blades slashed at the spirit jade.

Swish, swish, swish!

The wind blades moved smoothly over the spirit jade as if cutting tofu, with pieces of jade shavings fluttering down.

Shhh, shhh, shhh!

A minute later, a hundred thin jade tokens were lined up in front of Qin Yang, matching the size of the talisman paper that Ruan Xinxue held in her hand.

"Sister Ruan, I'll first create an Ice Arrow Talisman. Its power is a hundred times stronger than that of a minor ice arrow talisman, containing fifty-eight basic ice element runes."

Qin Yang explained.

Every additional rune on a talisman increases the complexity, raising the chance of errors. Hence, the more runes, the harder it is to control.

As he spoke, Qin Yang pointed at the jar containing the Ice Flood Dragon Python's essence blood, and a wisp of beast blood flowed up like water.

The ice-white rune at Qin Yang's fingertip flickered and fell onto the jade token. Like flowing clouds and water, one rune after another was etched onto the jade token.

Buzz~!

The entire jade token emitted a cold light, which was quickly absorbed, turning the whole jade talisman ice white.

On the thin jade talisman's front, an ice arrow pattern appeared, carrying a hint of mysteriousness, radiating an icy white light, clearly far superior to the ice arrow on a minor ice arrow talisman.

"It's done."

Qin Yang said with a smile.

"Little rogue, just now, only five of the runes on the talisman are among the thousand you taught me."

Ruan Xinxue's bright eyes blinked as she spoke, evidently having watched attentively just now.

"Yes, Sister Ruan, you're right. Here, this jade talisman is for you."

Qin Yang nodded and smiled, handing the first jade talisman he refined to Ruan Xinxue.

"Next are the Fire Separation Talisman, Thunder Palm Talisman, Gloomy Water Body-Protecting Talisman, Cyan Rattan Entwining Talisman, and Wing Transformation Divine Movement Talisman..."

Qin Yang crafted one after another of each type of jade talisman he could draw and then handed them to Ruan Xinxue. With these jade talismans, Sister Ruan's safety would be greatly ensured.

Creating jade talismans consumed a significant amount of heart power and spiritual power. After creating each type, all of Qin Yang's spiritual power was exhausted.

By then, it had become dark, and the two of them left the Osmanthus Forest.

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