Jianchen counted the monster cores he found from the Black Panther Mercenaries. Among the hundred monster cores, more than half of them were rank three monster cores, while the rest were rank two monster cores. Just from the number of monster cores, it was clear that the Black Panther Mercenaries had spent a long time collecting them.
Unfortunately, because of their greed, many of them had lost their lives at the hands of Jianchen. And the monster cores they had collected after countless battles with Magical Beasts ended up in the hands of Jianchen. Their previous efforts were all for someone else.
Jianchen was in a good mood as he stored the hundred monster cores into his spatial belt. Although he hunted at least twenty to thirty monster cores a day, these hundred monster cores were still not a small amount to him. It was enough to sustain his cultivation for several days.
"I really hope that mercenary can complete the mission I gave him. A reward of ten thousand purple coins is not a small amount. I'm sure that many mercenaries will be moved by it." Jianchen muttered to himself. Then, a smile of anticipation appeared on his face as he said, "I hope that they won't have too few monster cores. This will be another great harvest. As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food. Since you guys couldn't resist the temptation and came to deal with me, then don't blame me for being ruthless." Towards the end of his sentence, a dense killing intent flashed through Jianchen's eyes.
"These two days, I have to quickly increase my strength. Otherwise, if I meet a group that is too strong, although I won't be captured, it will still be very difficult to deal with them. In addition, I have to be on guard against Great Saint Masters. With my current strength, dealing with a high level Saint Master is not a problem, but if I meet a Great Saint Master, then it will be very troublesome. If I'm not careful, I might have to run for my life again."
"Although Great Saint Master level experts are extremely rare in a third grade city like Wake City, it's not like they don't exist. It's just that they are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. No one can guarantee that there won't be a Great Saint Master level expert who won't be able to resist the temptation of ten thousand purple crystal coins and come to deal with me. It seems like I have to quickly raise my strength to the Saint Master level in the next few days. That way, even if I meet a Great Saint Master level expert, I'll still have the strength to fight."
Jianchen pondered. After making up his mind, he didn't continue to hunt magic beasts. Instead, he came to a nearby hill. He passed through a thicket of thorns and arrived in front of a cliff. The cliff was covered with tall weeds.
Jianchen arrived in front of the mountain wall and gently pushed aside a patch of thick weeds, revealing a dark cave entrance. Jianchen had accidentally discovered this cave two days ago.
Jianchen took out some materials from his spatial belt and made a simple torch. He lit it and walked into the cave. The cave was extremely narrow and could only fit one person at a time. The ground was uneven and from the various marks on the walls, it was clear that this cave was man-made.
After following the slightly curved path for around thirty meters, Jian Chen finally arrived at the end of the cave. At the end of the cave was a huge space with a radius of ten meters and a height of three meters. The ground was extremely flat, and on one side was a stone table and a stone chair that was one meter long.
When he discovered this cave two days ago, Jianchen knew that someone had stayed in this cave for quite some time. However, from the thick layer of dust that had accumulated on the ground, it was clear that no one had been here for a long time.
Jianchen inspected the cave. After confirming that it was safe, he inserted the torch into the wall and sat cross-legged in the center. He took out a few Class 2 Monster Cores and began to cultivate. Cultivating in this secluded cave was definitely much safer than outside. This allowed Jianchen to fully immerse himself in cultivating.
These few days, Jianchen still had quite a bit of Monster Cores from the magical beasts he had hunted in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. In addition to the hundreds of Monster Cores he had just found from the Black Panther Mercenary Group, the amount of Monster Cores in Jianchen's possession was enough for him to cultivate for a month. Therefore, Jianchen didn't have to worry about the lack of Monster Cores for the time being.
The energy within the Monster Cores was constantly being absorbed by Jianchen's body at a terrifying speed. The powerful energy gathered around Jianchen's body and gradually formed an extremely weak light. Because of the purple and green light in his Dantian, Jianchen's absorption of energy from the Monster Cores was a hundred times faster than normal. However, almost all of the energy was absorbed by the purple and green light in his Dantian. Jianchen was only able to absorb a very small portion of the energy. Even so, Jianchen's cultivation speed was still much faster than normal.
Within Jianchen's Dantian, the dense Saint Force formed a vague shape of a sword. This sword was somewhat similar to Jianchen's Light Wind Sword, but it was very blurry. Even the hilt could only be vaguely seen. As the energy within the Monster Cores continued to be absorbed by Jianchen, the Saint Force in his Dantian formed a "sword" at an extremely slow speed. The energy contained within was also growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"At this speed, it would take me at least ten days to half a month to reach the Saint Master level. No, this is too slow." Jianchen's eyebrows slightly wrinkled. The purple and green light in his Dantian were absorbing too much energy, causing Jianchen to feel a little dissatisfied.
"Let's see if I can steal the energy from it." Suddenly, Jianchen's heart stirred. He immediately focused his mind and began to forcefully steal the energy that was being absorbed by the purple and green light in his Dantian. However, the purple and green light in his Dantian were absorbing energy at an extremely fast speed. Jianchen was only able to steal a small amount of energy even with all his strength.
Even so, Jianchen was still satisfied. This was because this small amount of energy was enough to increase his cultivation speed by another ten to twenty percent. If he could maintain this speed, then it would only take a few days for him to reach the Saint Master level.
Within the cave, Jianchen sank into a state of cultivation. Outside of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Wake City was once again bustling with activity because of a certain matter.
A piece of news came from the mouth of a mercenary. Although no one knew if this piece of news was true or false, it caused many powerful mercenary groups and powers to go to war.
The person that the Tianxiong Clan had placed a bounty of ten thousand purple crystal coins on had actually appeared in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Moreover, he was alone and was heavily injured, causing his strength to sharply decline.
This piece of news that couldn't be verified caused many mercenary groups to set out for the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts. They all had the mindset that it was better to believe it was true than not. After all, ten thousand purple crystal coins wasn't a small sum, and the target was a youth who wasn't even twenty years old. In the eyes of many, this was an extremely simple mission. The only problem was that it was extremely difficult to find the person.
Now that the target mission had appeared, there were very few people who could resist the temptation of ten thousand purple crystal coins. Even though many of them knew that the target's strength wasn't weak, causing the powerful Tianxiong Clan to suffer a huge loss, they still weren't afraid.
In just a few days, the news of Jianchen being heavily injured in the Magical Beast Mountain Range had already spread to the nearby cities and towns. As a result, many mercenary groups and powers from other regions all rushed to Wake City, causing more and more mercenaries to gather in Wake City.
Seeing that the situation had developed to such a stage, some of the lone rangers who were confident in their own abilities also entered the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, hoping to try their luck and see what was going on. Many of them were hoping to fish in troubled waters.
In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. In a cave within the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, Jian Chen was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, absorbing the energy from the monster cores to cultivate. The torches on the walls of the cave had long since been extinguished. The entire cave was pitch-black, to the point where one couldn't even see their own fingers.
In these few days, Jianchen seemed to have completely immersed himself in the pleasure of cultivating. As the Saint Force in his body continued to increase, Jianchen could clearly feel that his strength was rapidly increasing. In these few days, Jianchen had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, not moving at all. Only when he was exchanging for monster cores did he move his arms and legs. When he took out the monster cores, he once again entered a state of cultivation.
For several days, Jianchen did not eat or drink. Immersed in cultivation, it was as if he could not feel hunger or thirst.
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