Chapter 715 - 813: Making a Painful Choice
Ye Tianfan saw the enormous nail and sighed deeply. It seemed that he couldn't take this nail with him.
Just the length of the nail alone would require taking everything out of the Xuanhuang Tower to barely fit it in.
However, if Ye Tianfan emptied the Xuanhuang Tower, he would have no supplies left.
No pills, no food, no clothing, nothing would be left, and at that time, wherever Ye Tianfan hid, there would be no supplies.
In case he encountered a Demon Beast, Ye Tianfan wouldn't even have a chance to fight for his life. After all, if spiritual power weren't enough, pills could help, but without even pills, how could he fight a Demon Beast?
Furthermore, the pills Ye Tianfan carried in the Xuanhuang Tower were substantial enough to ensure he could endure a hundred intense battles.
So Ye Tianfan wouldn't abandon these pills.
Looking at these nails, Ye Tianfan pondered if he could cut them into segments so the Xuanhuang Tower could hold them, perhaps even fitting all ten nails inside.
With this thought, Ye Tianfan directly used the Fire Lotus Sword to slash at the midpoint of the nail.
With a loud "Clang!"
In an instant, sparks flew, ice shards scattered, and the recoil force knocked Ye Tianfan to the ground.
Lying on the ground, Ye Tianfan stared at these nails, greatly shocked. Such recoil strength was simply the perfect material for crafting a Magical Treasure.
One could imagine, when a local came to attack you, whether you blocked with a Magical Treasure or armor, the recoil force could directly break your balance, and taking advantage of this moment, the person blocking could seize the opportunity to attack you.
Moreover, Ye Tianfan sensed that the recoil force was about thirty percent stronger than the force he used, meaning the recoil was enough to send the attacker flying, and if additional force was added, no matter how strong the person was, the enemy could be easily subdued.
Of course, Ye Tianfan also knew there were limitations. No matter how powerful the nail's recoil ability was, it would still have an upper limit, meaning if the attacking force was enormous, exceeding what the nail could withstand, the nail would still be broken.
However, breaking it would at least require the force to break an equivalent-level Magical Treasure plus the nail's upper limit force to shatter this nail-like Magical Treasure.
This meant that a Magical Treasure refined from this Demon Beast's nail would require more force to be shattered, indirectly increasing its defensive capability.
However, while thinking about this, Ye Tianfan looked at the huge nail with regret.
After trying several times, Ye Tianfan was bounced away, and the nail remained completely intact, naturally possessing great defensive power.
So Ye Tianfan knew he couldn't carry it; it couldn't fit into the Xuanhuang Tower.
But it wasn't entirely impossible to take it; he could carry the nail on his back since it was a complete piece, not scattered bits.
After realizing this, Ye Tianfan stacked the ten nails and planned to use the Demon Beast's sinews or fur-woven ropes to bundle them.
Then, Ye Tianfan stopped worrying about the nails and began to cut some fur from the Demon Beast's body to weave into ropes and tie them outside.
This way, even if Ye Tianfan got lost within the Demon Beast's body, he could slowly find his way out using the rope.
Although Ye Tianfan had ropes with him, they were ordinary ones. He feared that if they entered the beast's body, any liquids might corrode the rope, leading to being genuinely lost.
Ye Tianfan took the Fire Lotus Sword and flew toward the Demon Beast to begin his fur-harvesting venture.
Soon, Ye Tianfan had cleared a small patch, and looking at the heap of fur, he gauged it. It wasn't enough; he had to gather more in case of winding paths inside, as these fur-ropes might not suffice.
Thus, Ye Tianfan continued his fur-harvesting endeavors.
Finally, after clearing a small patch on a mountain, Ye Tianfan felt he had enough fur and stored it all in the Xuanhuang Tower before flying back to the ground.
Though Ye Tianfan couldn't weave ropes, he had glue to bind them.
Ye Tianfan laid out some fur, twisting it together, then soaked it in glue. Once dried, the fur stuck together firmly, posing no sturdiness issues. This simple, blunt method did consume more fur, but luckily, there was abundance, with fur covering a mountain range-sized area, some larger than Ye Tianfan himself.
So Ye Tianfan wasn't worried about the fur, only about whether the glue would suffice. If it did, he could cut down all the fur from the entire mountain without a problem.
At this moment, Ye Tianfan was inside the Demon Beast's nostril, sticking the fur together.
Although it was a bit smelly, it was much better than outside, at least with no wind to blow the fur away and no quick freezing of the glue.
Moreover, Ye Tianfan, having infused the Fire Lotus Sword with a third form, set it at the nostril's center, maintaining a temperature far higher than the external minus hundreds of degrees.
Ye Tianfan started twisting the fur, even though they were taller and larger than him, after twisting, they became about half his size.
Then, Ye Tianfan rolled up the twisted pieces together, soaked them in glue, and dried them by the Fire Lotus Sword, continuing to twist more fur for the next round.
Finally, after a day of effort, Ye Tianfan ran out of glue, having twisted about thirty to forty kilometers of rope.
While this distance seemed short for the Demon Beast, unlikely to reach even its stomach, it was definite enough for the general location of the heart, as Ye Tianfan had measured several times outside, always leaving a small segment extra!
