Chapter 742 - 265: Golden Core’s Fall
When the Crane Demon approached, he saw that the Tiger Demon’s Golden Core was already in his grasp.
Fearing that Shen Wen’an might cruelly crush the Tiger Demon’s Golden Core, he urgently exclaimed, "This time it is indeed our Celestial Sandalwood Mountain at fault, the physical body of my third brother has been destroyed, and the remaining Golden Core would take decades to recover for rebirth."
"As long as you agree to let my third brother go, I, He, swear by my True Spirit, that our Celestial Sandalwood Mountain will never again attack the Shen Family!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wen’an surveyed the Golden Core in his hand, chuckling coldly, "You and your Celestial Sandalwood Mountain’s Feng Xi Ancestor are just the same."
"First to fight, when unable to win, then seek peace, it’s always you lot."
"What... does my Shen Family have such a good temper?"
"If that were the case, why bother at the beginning?"
Upon hearing these words, the Crane Demon looked dismayed and was about to speak when Xu Zhan abandoned the bamboo pole girl and moved to the side.
"Third Uncle, this Golden Core seems to be very useful to me."
Feeling the greed stirring within him, Xu Zhan focused intently on that Tiger Demon’s Golden Core and spoke softly.
Hearing this, Shen Wen’an pondered for a moment, then straightforwardly handed the violently struggling Golden Core in his hand to him.
Receiving the Golden Core, Xu Zhan, without any hesitation, directly stuffed it into his mouth.
"Stop!"
"Third Brother!"
"Third Brother!"
Seeing this scene, the other three demons of Celestial Sandalwood Mountain shouted loudly!
But that Golden Core had been directly swallowed into Xu Zhan’s abdomen.
The three Crane Demons were forced back by Shen Wen’an’s Sword Qi, their eyes showing intense anger as they watched their brother’s Golden Core being devoured, clenching their fists tightly.
"Good!"
"This enmity today, our Celestial Sandalwood Mountain will remember!"
"Let’s go!"
Squeezing these words through his teeth, the Crane Demon also understood, given the strength of the three of them, continuing to fight would not settle the score.
Rather than dragging it out and inviting more complications, it was better to retreat immediately and figure out a way to secure the Spirit for now, and avenge the Tiger Demon later.
"Hah!"
"Thinking of running!?"
Seeing the three Crane Demons attempting to retreat, Xu Zhan was dissatisfied, immediately preparing to charge over with his weapon!
"Xu Zhan."
Shen Wen’an called him to a halt.
Seeing the three demons of Feng Changyou escape on a demon cloud, he calmly spoke, "Let it end here today."
Just as Xu Zhan was about to speak again, he noticed Shen Wen’an’s gaze shifting to a void on the left.
He immediately focused his gaze there.
Vaguely seeing several indistinct figures in that void hurriedly escaping to the distance.
"Third Uncle, are those... monks from Jianan Temple?"
Noticing the monk robes on the figures hastily escaping, Xu Zhan frowned and spoke.
Shen Wen’an faintly smiled, "Not just them."
"This place is not far from Celestial Aromatic Mountain, the battle between us two and the four demons of Celestial Sandalwood Mountain naturally drew those guys’ attention immediately."
"If the fight had continued today, ending in mutual defeat, it’s possible we uncle and nephew would have stayed here."
Regarding Xu Zhan’s inability to achieve the Impeccable Golden Body, Shen Wen’an guessed that those watching from around had probably heard of it.
The reason they hadn’t rushed to take action was due to him decisively slaying the Tiger Demon just now, which had deterred them.
The pressing task now is to return to Yunshui City quickly.
"You swallowed that Tiger Demon’s Golden Core, is it alright?"
Changing the subject, Shen Wen’an inquired.
The Immortal Golden Core not only contained the Tiger Demon’s lifelong Dao Practice but also its fractured Divine Spirit and Golden Nature, among other things.
If slowly refined, it could be managed, but Xu Zhan had swallowed it straight into his abdomen, which worried Shen Wen’an about potential hidden dangers from this move.
"Third Uncle, rest assured, it should be fine."
The Tiger Demon’s Golden Core was gradually being absorbed, and Xu Zhan could feel that what attracted him was precisely the Tiger Demon’s Divine Spirit and the Immortal Golden Nature within the core.
"Since that is the case, let us return first."
Glancing around, he could still vaguely sense some subtle presences not far away, Shen Wen’an waved, collected the Tiger Demon’s corpse into the Storage Bag, and proceeded to find the Shen Family cultivator responsible for guarding the place.
He instructed him to gather all the common people and cultivators at the mine and temporarily withdraw from here.
...
The battle between Celestial Sandalwood Mountain and the Shen Family soon spread across the entire Yangnao Land.
When the numerous cultivators heard news of a Golden Core cultivator dying in the battle, they were all stunned.
The difficulty of killing a Golden Core cultivator was not just idle talk.
Take the Tiger Demon as an example; first, its Realm shadow was destroyed, then its internal organs shattered, and its Divine Spirit endured a strike from the Sword Bone Magical Sword.
Series of setbacks only left it heavily wounded.
Ultimately, if not for Shen Wen’an’s resolve to kill it, channeling all his power onto it, it truly might not have been slain.
And after its body was destroyed, if not for Shen Wen’an’s quick movements to seize its Golden Core.
Had it escaped, it could still possess or reincarnate.
This is the survival method of a Golden Core cultivator.
To the northwest of Celestial Aromatic Mountain.
This area is under the control of the Great Witch Mountain.
In a cave mansion within the mountain, the charming Celestial Fox Demon King reclined against a white jade bed, playing with her furry tail with her hand.
"Auntie, did Shen Wen’an really slay a Golden Core Demon King from Celestial Sandalwood Mountain?"
Lan Jue kneeled beside, speaking with some incredulity.
The Celestial Fox Demon King slightly nodded her head.
"The ability of that kid from the Shen Family has surpassed me, auntie."
"Truly a bewildering character."
Hearing this, Lan Jue was also filled with astonishment.
The Great Witch Mountain was among the first Golden Core influences at the Southern Border to interact with the Shen Family.
At that time, Shen Wen’an was merely a Late Stage of Fetal Breathing Sword Cultivator.
Yet now, only a few years later, his prowess has reached the level of being able to slay a Middle Stage Golden Core Demon King.