Chapter 640: Great Demon 3

Tan You understood, but she didn’t take it to heart. After taking just a few steps, she suddenly spotted an inner core on the ground and picked it up. "This... This is a Sixth Rank demonic beast’s inner core, isn’t it? What’s it doing here?"

"And there are quite a few more."

As she spoke, Tan You formed a quick hand seal, and all the inner cores on the ground were instantly swept up before her. All demonic beasts possessed inner cores, which grew larger as their rank increased.

Among the inner cores that had landed in Tan You’s God Trapping Array, there were Sixth Rank, fifth-rank, and fourth-rank ones, though the majority were, of course, low-rank.

"What do you call this? A windfall from the heavens?" Tan You raised an eyebrow, then suddenly broke into a very happy smile. ’The joy of getting free stuff—does anyone else get it?’

The Beauty System was extremely curious about Tan You’s next move. "Host, what are we going to do now? Go out and... rack up some epic kills?"

Tan You laughed. "’Epic kills’?"

The Beauty System declared with perfect logic, "I’ll be in charge of the ’epic,’ and you’ll be in charge of the ’kills’!"

Tan You chuckled. "Alright, let’s go get our epic kills, then. The debts of the past century have to be repaid. Without inner cores, I can’t advance my cultivation."

This was why after a century of cultivation, Tan You was still stuck at the original owner’s Nascent Soul Stage. She had only managed to advance from the Early-stage Nascent Soul to the Late-stage Nascent Soul, but she couldn’t progress a single step further.

This was also why Tan You had decisively come out of seclusion. In any case, her Body Refining had reached its absolute peak. She figured she might as well come out and deal with those who needed dealing with. Only then could she go back into seclusion and continue her cultivation without any distractions.

The Beauty System wrung its tiny claws, looking a bit embarrassed. "Host, I couldn’t find Qing Yuan and his little lover. I didn’t dare venture deep into the Ten-Direction Mountain Range."

Tan You was unconcerned. "It’s fine. I’m still alive, not dead. I can sense the location of my inner core, so there’s no rush."

The broader her horizons became, the more Tan You understood not to be overly demanding of others. If you wanted something done, you should do it yourself and not rely on anyone else. Because of this, she was actually in a good mood. Since she never held high expectations for the Beauty System, there was nothing to be angry or upset about.

The Beauty System flew over and sat on Tan You’s shoulder. "Host, seeing you like this, you really remind me of that Black Iron Giant Dragon we once met. It conquered everything with pure physical attacks."

Tan You smiled as well. "That’s exactly where I got the inspiration. Who would have ever thought that the strongest and noblest king of the Dragon Clan wasn’t a Giant Dragon wielding elemental power, but a Black Iron Giant Dragon immune to all elemental attacks?"

"I figured, isn’t this immunity to attacks just a form of Body Refining? I’d heard the Human Clan has Body Cultivation, so why can’t demonic beasts? And as it turns out, I made a very wise choice."

"As demonic beasts, we should naturally have powerful physical bodies. Blindly trying to copy Human Clan Cultivators only results in a clumsy, ridiculous imitation."

Tan You was, of course, referring to Qing Yuan. He was a typical example of those who tried to emulate Human Clan Cultivators, focusing heavily on Spell attacks while disdaining the tempering of their own physical bodies.

Of course, Mages had their advantages, being well-suited for long-range attacks. But in close-quarters combat, they were incredibly weak.

As she mulled this over, Tan You flicked a wisp of Spiritual Power from her fingertip. A winding line immediately appeared in midair, stretching endlessly in the direction of the Ten-Direction Mountain Range.

What could the Beauty System do in response to Tan You’s abilities except cheer her on? They had emerged together, but while it had done nothing but play around, its Host had become absurdly powerful. The Beauty System couldn’t even begin to guess how many trump cards she had hidden away.

And so, the woman and her system leisurely made their way toward the inner regions of the Ten-Direction Mountain Range. Tan You wasn’t in a rush to use the original owner’s massive snake form to travel. Instead, she measured the land with her own two feet, one step at a time.

Only after she had traveled a fair distance did demonic beasts gradually begin to poke their heads out from the dense woods. Some even heaved a sigh of relief. ’That menace has finally left,’ they thought. ’If she had stayed any longer, how would we beasts in the outer regions have survived?’

Tan You paid no mind to the psychological trauma she was inflicting on the beasts of the outer region. She continued to walk through the mountains as if on a leisurely stroll, occasionally dealing with any witless demonic beasts that dared to approach her.

The deeper she ventured, the greater her rewards. Demonic beasts were, after all, extremely territorial. When an intruder suddenly appeared, their first instinct was always to drive them out.

Tan You had no murderous intent. In order to find Qing Yuan and Yue’er as quickly as possible, she was traveling in a straight line, which naturally meant cutting through the territories of numerous demonic beasts.

Thus, when demonic beasts tried to drive her away, Tan You would typically give them a good beating before swaggering right through their territory. With her tough hide, she could easily take a hit. The beasts that confronted her were all below the Seventh Rank anyway, so dealing with them was effortless for her.

After all, the demonic beasts with higher cultivation levels had their territories deeper within the Ten-Direction Mountain Range.

The Beauty System applauded enthusiastically. "Host, you’re so strong! Before, you were so weak that a second or third-rank demonic beast could have killed you."

Tan You narrowed her eyes. "That was the original owner. I have always been strong."

The Beauty System replied, "Right. The original owner was super weak back then."

Bantering back and forth, Tan You soon found the "love nest" the original owner had once shared with Qing Yuan. Tan You didn’t enter, nor did she ever plan to. She would just carve out a new cave residence for herself. As for this place, she’d let the original owner deal with it in the future.

Tan You couldn’t care less when the original owner might awaken. ’I finally made it to the Cultivation World,’ she thought. ’Shouldn’t I go wild and have some fun?’

Bypassing the old cave, Tan You followed the faint pull of her inner core for another two days before she finally located Yue’er’s residence. Yue’er’s true form was that of a Moon-gazing Rabbit.

Moon-gazing Rabbits possessed an Innate Divine Ability: Plunder. By forcibly cutting out an inner core, they could absorb it into their own bodies and convert all the Mana it contained for their own use.

However, Moon-gazing Rabbits inherently had poor cultivation aptitude. So, despite possessing this Innate Divine Ability, trying to steal such a powerful inner core was tantamount to throwing an egg against a stone.

This particular Moon-gazing Rabbit, Yue’er, had set her sights on demonic beasts that already had partners. The original owner was her first unlucky victim, and as fate would have it, her scheme was a success.

Tan You toyed with a string of bodhi beads, a subtle smile playing on her lips. ’From a modern perspective,’ she mused, ’this Moon-gazing Rabbit is a textbook homewrecker. She didn’t just want the original owner’s man; she wanted her life, too.’

’People always say snakes are dark and venomous,’ Tan You thought, ’but this rabbit is the truly vicious one.’

After reaching the inner region, Tan You stopped letting the Beauty System wander off whenever it pleased. ’Who knew what dangers were lurking in the Ten-Direction Mountain Range?’ she thought. ’If this little system got snatched, where would I ever find another companion so dear to me?’

She even refused when the Beauty System volunteered to go scout for information. Instead, she simply circled the Moon-gazing Rabbit’s territory. Without bothering to check if Qing Yuan was inside, Tan You swiftly deployed a God Trapping Array around the entire area.