Endless Ascension

Chapter 58: Chapter 58, Parting

Two cores were placed in front of him, and Heiyan was completely stunned.

With a dull expression, he looked at Qin Ze incredulously with wide eyes. His thinking seemed unable to catch up, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Cores. You... where did you get them?"

Two cores, and one of them was from a sixth-rank demonic beast. The shock this brought him was simply too great. He simply couldn't believe it.

Back then, when they, thirteen brothers, chased and killed for half a month, twelve of them died. They still couldn't kill the Violent Golden Ape. If Qin Ze hadn't appeared, he surely wouldn't have survived either.

He knew all too well the terror of a fifth-rank demonic beast. How difficult was it to hunt down a fifth-rank demonic beast?

Now, not only was there a fifth-rank demonic beast core, but there was also a super powerful sixth-rank demonic beast core. How could he believe this?

Qin Ze's talent and potential were the best he had ever seen. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a once-in-a-century genius. But he was only at the Gathering Spirit Realm, and just broke through recently. If those at the Gathering Spirit Realm could kill sixth-rank demonic beasts, he wouldn't have lost over a dozen brothers.

Shocked, excited, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Qin Ze scratched his head and smiled, saying, "Just good luck. I happened to catch two demonic beasts fighting to the death and reaped the benefits."

He said it very casually, but Heiyan was extremely shocked when he heard it.

The battle between two high-rank demonic beasts was an extremely terrifying scene. The destructive power was rampant. Qin Ze spoke lightly, but his heart was pounding. There weren't such good things in the world. No matter how good the luck was, without a bit of strength, one wouldn't be a match for a sixth-rank demonic beast.

"Big Brother Heiyan, this sixth-rank core is a gift for you."

As he spoke, Qin Ze handed the core to Heiyan. Heiyan trembled slightly, and his hand subconsciously shrank back, saying, "The value of a sixth-rank core exceeds that of an ordinary golden-level cultivation method. Refining it brings supreme benefits, and one's cultivation might even break through consecutively. Such a precious gift, I dare not accept."

"Big Brother, when I kept the core of the Violent Golden Ape, I made up my mind to compensate you with a core. Please, you must accept it. Otherwise, I will feel indebted."

Without devouring the core of the Violent Golden Ape, Qin Ze couldn't have killed the Blood-Eyed Maned Lion and couldn't have obtained the two cores. During this period of time together, he regarded Heiyan as his own elder brother in his heart.

And Heiyan also treated him as his own younger brother.

Qin Ze kept all of this in his heart and was constantly looking for an opportunity to repay the kindness.

Although he wasn't a perfect person, he was someone who repaid kindness.

Being able to enter the Kunlun Mountains and make such rapid breakthroughs in half a year was all due to Heiyan's constant help. He helped him without complaint or regret. For Heiyan, entering the Kunlun Mountains didn't greatly assist his cultivation. But he sacrificed his own time to accompany Qin Ze into the Kunlun Mountains. This was a great favor for Qin Ze.

Not to mention compensating with a sixth-rank core, even if Heiyan wanted both cores, he would give them to him without hesitation.

Furthermore, he could understand the feeling of hard cultivation without breakthroughs. For Heiyan, this core was crucial, related to his future cultivation path and even more to his path after joining the Liuyun Sect. Therefore, no matter what, Qin Ze must make Heiyan accept the core.

Looking at Qin Ze's sincere eyes, Heiyan choked up, moved from the bottom of his heart. The core was extremely precious to anyone, but he gave it to himself without hesitation.

He would remember this kindness in his heart.

At the moment, Heiyan didn't hesitate anymore. He picked up the fifth-rank demonic beast core on the ground and said, "Thank you."

Thank you. These two words were very heavy.

Heiyan spoke from the heart. He had been stuck at the first level of Tempering Gang for a long time. Despite hard cultivation, he couldn't break through. The core was extremely important to him at this moment.

But the core was also important to Qin Ze. Qin Ze's growth had exceeded his imagination. Given time, he would surely shock the entire Tianyuan Continent and resound through the heavens.

Qin Ze still wanted to argue and let Heiyan keep the sixth-rank core, but Heiyan waved his hand to stop him from speaking.

Finally, Qin Ze didn't say anything else.

"Chirp, chirp..."

Mao Mao gently rubbed against Heiyan on one side and grinned, as if very friendly.

"Big Brother, this is Mao Mao." Qin Ze smiled and said.

"Blood-Eyed Maned Lion." Heiyan recognized it at a glance. Looking at Mao Mao's blood-red eyes, his heart trembled. Then, looking at Qin Ze, he said, "This is a newly born young beast. It's very rare. If raised well, it can become a powerful helper. Moreover, it's an extremely combative demonic beast."

"Why is it following you? Its mother..."

"Could one of the cores be from the Blood-Eyed Maned Lion?"

Heiyan was secretly shocked. Looking at Qin Ze, his heart was greatly shaken. The Blood-Eyed Maned Lion wasn't an ordinary demonic beast. It was a demonic beast that could release powerful cultivation methods and was extremely combative. A Blood-Eyed Maned Lion that could cultivate to the sixth rank had experienced no less than a million battles.

The young of the Blood-Eyed Maned Lion was very rare. When a young beast was born, whoever it saw first, it would be close to and regard as its mother.

This was also the reason why Mao Mao ran to Qin Ze's side and licked the blood on his boots as soon as it was born.

Qin Ze smiled, which was considered as an admission. But seeing Heiyan's astonished expression, he still asked, "Is the young of the Blood-Eyed Maned Lion very rare?"

"Extremely rare." Heiyan gently stroked the short mane on Mao Mao's body. Mao Mao comfortably narrowed its eyes, looking extremely enjoying. Heiyan smiled and said, "Taming a young beast is very difficult. You should be mentally prepared."

Tamers are very rare in the Tianyuan Continent. Generally, only the huge cultivating sects have specialized tamers. The demonic beasts they tame can not only be mounts but also fight.

Some young beasts, when grown up, have very terrifying combat power.

However, it's very difficult to tame young combat beasts. In the Tianyuan Continent, tamers usually tame mounts that can travel thousands of miles a day. Taming young combat beasts is very rare.

Of course, Qin Ze didn't understand any of this at all. Back then, he agreed to the Blood-Eyed Maned Lion out of a moment of soft-heartedness. Who knew it would trigger the pet system quest and had no choice but to accept it.

Now hearing that it was very difficult to tame young combat beasts, he regretted it again.

Mao Mao seemed to understand the conversation between them. Lowering its head, it walked to Qin Ze's side, looked up at Qin Ze, and showed a pitiful expression, as if saying, "Don't abandon me..."

"Rest assured, I won't abandon you." Qin Ze gave a sinister smile and thought, "I still need you to try the pills."

Seeing Qin Ze's sinister smile, Mao Mao slightly backed away, shivering all over, and pitifully looked at Qin Ze.

This made Qin Ze and Heiyan both laugh.

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Time passed like flowing water, and the days slipped by quietly.

Unconsciously, it had already been a year since entering the Kunlun Mountains.

This year's training made Qin Ze much stronger. From the original Dynamic Level 4 to the current Gathering Spirit Level 3. This speed could make the entire Tianyuan Continent tremble and make countless geniuses blush with shame.

Heiyan sometimes envied Qin Ze, feeling that he didn't need to cultivate to break through. There seemed to be no bottlenecks. It was all about hunting demonic beasts and then breaking through. He was simply a monstrous existence.

There had never been anyone in the Tianyuan Continent who could break through by hunting demonic beasts, except for Qin Ze.

At the cave entrance, Heiyan looked into the distance and stared for a long time, saying, "I'm leaving. Take care of yourself."

"Yeah, I will." Qin Ze stood aside and nodded.

Heiyan was leaving. The distance from the Kunlun Mountains to the Liuyun Sect was no less than ten thousand miles. Even Heiyan at the second level of Tempering Gang would take several months to arrive.

It happened to be the spring when the mountain gate was wide open and recruiting disciples.

The two were silent for a while. Then Heiyan looked at Qin Ze seriously, smiled, and jumped down...