That was Xiao Shou’s nature.

He placed 10 Tier 1 demonic beast corpses together for fusion.

A burst of strange light flashed and the massive pile shrank into something the size of a jujube that was colored blood red.

When he touched it, it was slightly cool and soft, with a texture similar to chewy candy.

At the same time, he also understood its information.

...

[ Demonic Beast Core ]

Grade: Tier 1

Description: Can increase 100 vitality, 100 bone structure, 100 strength, and comprehensively nourish the body.

Usage method: Consumption.

...

So it could be fused without peeling the skin.

It could even combine the effects of demonic beast essence and beast gel and its size became much smaller.

That saved him a lot of effort.

Xiao Shou then adjusted the recipe based on the fusion formulas for essence and beast gel and successfully refined Tier 3 demonic beast cores.

Anything short was refined into Tier 2 cores.

After finishing this, he processed all the low-grade spirit stones as well, producing twenty top-grade spirit stones.

The remaining ones were upgraded into high-grade spirit stones, leaving only about a hundred low-grade spirit stones and a dozen mid-grade ones for backup.

He cast several cleansing techniques to thoroughly clean the room before finally stepping out.

As soon as he left the residence, he saw that near the original center of the cave, not far from the spirit spring, about dozens of meters away, there was now a pool filled with milky-white spiritual liquid.

At the center of the pool was a half-meter-wide egg with white shell and blue patterns, currently soaking inside.

It seemed Fu Young had already arranged a proper home for his sect’s guardian divine beast.

Xiao Shou paused slightly.

The Water Qilin had already become his disciple’s cheat opportunity.

But thinking of its relationship with Xiao Shou, he did not really want to get close to it.

Still, he had to show a welcoming attitude.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Shou flicked his hand.

A jade bottle filled with three Tier 3 demonic beast cores flew above the pool.

Instantly, the milky-white spiritual spring water surged up, wrapped around the bottle, and pulled it down into the pool.

He smiled faintly and thought to himself that the Water Qilin was quite enthusiastic when it came to this thing.

After giving the Water Qilin its meeting gift, Xiao Shou stepped out of the cave residence, planning to enjoy some sunlight outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the gate, he saw the blazing sun hanging directly overhead.

It was already noon.

Cultivation really made one lose all sense of time.

Facing the sunlight, Xiao Shou stretched out his body lazily and basked in the warmth.

It was so comfortable he almost let out a soft groan.

After cultivating, he no longer feared cold or heat and since he had spent years in the depths of a mountain cave without sunlight, he had developed the habit of coming out every few days just to sunbathe.

He thought that once he became stronger in the future and no longer needed to avoid attention, he would definitely build a house on the mountain and sunbathe every day.

"Master, you are awake?"

While Xiao Shou was basking in the sun and letting his thoughts drift, a streak of light descended.

Fu Young landed in front of him while holding the chubby Little An and asked happily.

Xiao Shou nodded and made a face at An Ho. "You are not cultivating? What are you busy with outside?"

"I moved all the puppets up and activated them. The excavation process is a bit noisy, so Master should not spread out your spiritual sense recently," Fu Young said as he tightening his grip on An Ho.

His master had actually looked at that little brat first. Did that mean the child was cuter than him?

Hmph. He regretted it now.

Why build an Eternal Prosperity Sect at all?

Why take in disciples? 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

It would be best if only the two of them stayed on this entire mountain forever.

Xiao Shou had no idea what his disciple was thinking.

Hearing his words, he just nodded.

Thinking of his earlier plan and the possibility of reaching the next child earlier, Xiao Shou immediately said, "The lightning chamber is ready. I will focus on cultivation there for the next few days..."

"Next few days? Do you have something to do?" Fu Young asked while observing his expression.

Xiao Shou paused, then shook his head. He pinched An Ho’s chubby cheek and said innocently, "In a few days, An Yu will come out of seclusion. Won’t you be going with her to Ten Thousand Beast Mountain? I will take care of this little one then."

"No need to trouble Master. The Tier 3 puppets are enough. You should focus on cultivation and reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible."

He did not want to lose his position as the first disciple when he came back.

He definitely did not want his master to like An Ho more than him.

He shook his head repeatedly.

After rejecting it, Fu Young suddenly glanced at Xiao Shou with suspicion.

Something felt off, but he could not figure out what.

Under that almost piercing gaze, Xiao Shou started to feel a faint cold sweat forming. He inwardly wailed that his disciple seemed to have mind-reading abilities.

So stressful.

He quickly turned his head and nodded repeatedly. "Then I will go cultivate now. Ah, right, I have improved the method for refining beast essence and beast gel. I turned it into this. I call it Demonic Beast Core."

"Demonic Beast Core?" Fu Young took the jade bottle and poured out one to examine it.

After seeing the blood-red core the size of a jujube, he sniffed it and swallowed it in one gulp.

Feeling the effects of the demonic beast core, he asked in pleasant surprise, "Master, this is Tier 3, right? The effect feels much stronger than Tier 2 ones. With this, my advancement to the Golden Core stage will definitely be faster."