I Can Strengthen Everything

’Absorbing this White Tiger Essence should be enough to reach the True Qi Third Layer without any problem.’

Fang Xing felt the power of the White Tiger Essence within his body.

After a night of absorption, his True Qi had become purer and more potent.

His Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt had also improved slightly, but he wanted to break through its limits in one go.

He estimated he could only do that after completely absorbing the power of the White Tiger Essence.

’No rush. I’ll absorb it slowly when I get back.’

Fang Xing got up, washed his face, and left the inn.

With the power of the White Tiger Essence, he didn’t even need to eat.

Mounting his Spiritual Steed, Fang Xing set off on the main road and disappeared into the morning sun.

This mission had gone by without any surprises.

Compared to his first operation to slay a Great Demon, this was almost laughably easy.

A day later, after riding at full gallop, Fang Xing returned to the Observatory.

He turned in his mission, and the five thousand Merit points were successfully credited to his account.

The stronger he became, the easier it was to earn Merit.

This trip could be considered quite a fruitful one.

He now had a clearer understanding of the changes brought by an enhanced Demon and Monster Core.

The last time it was Dragon Essence, and this time, it was White Tiger Essence.

No matter which one it was, they both provided him with a massive boost.

Without the need for the tedious process of refining Elixirs, absorbing such Essences allowed him to improve faster and more steadily than by consuming pills.

After turning in the mission, Fang Xing left the Celestial Hall.

’The Demon Tiger’s corpse is also valuable, but I don’t need it right now. The boost it provides is nothing compared to the White Tiger Essence. Oh well, I might as well give the others a treat.’

After a moment of thought, Fang Xing headed toward the mess hall.

It was noon, and in the mess hall courtyard, several Captains were eating.

"Lord Fang!"

"Greetings, My Lord!"

When they saw Fang Xing appear, all the Captains immediately stood up to greet him.

Fang Xing gave a slight nod in response.

"My Lord, I’ll go get you some food," Feng Xiu said, stepping forward with an enthusiastic expression.

"My Lord, let me get it for you."

Another young Captain also stepped forward eagerly.

Fang Xing shook his head. "No need, I’m not hungry. I came to treat you all to a big meal."

...?

Treat them to a big meal?

Hearing Fang Xing’s words, the men stared at him, stunned.

"You all go on and eat first."

With that, Fang Xing went straight to the kitchen yard behind the mess hall. Seeing this, the men exchanged glances, their curiosity piqued, and immediately swarmed after him.

In the kitchen, the few chefs in charge of meals were startled to see Fang Xing appear.

But they quickly recovered and approached him with broad smiles. "Lord Fang, what can we do for you?"

Everyone in the Commander’s unit knew Fang Xing’s name. A True Qi Realm cultivator under the age of twenty—he had broken a century-old record at the Observatory.

He was a living legend!

He was also the youngest person in Team A-5 to have reached the True Qi Realm.

Even the chefs cooking in the mess hall were well aware of this.

Fang Xing looked at the chefs, and with a wave of his hand, the headless corpse of a massive tiger appeared on the ground.

The chefs stared, dumbfounded, at the enormous headless tiger corpse.

"This tiger... it must be at the Demon Level, right?"

The Captains who had just followed him in saw this scene, their eyes widening as they whispered among themselves.

"So this is the ’big meal.’ Lord Fang must have just gotten back from a mission."

A tremor of shock went through the Captains.

He’d slain another Great Demon!

With this kind of power, perhaps even Lord Shen couldn’t keep up.

Fang Xing looked at the chefs before him and said, "This is the corpse of a Great Demon. It hasn’t been dead for long. Process it and add it to the menu."

"A Great Demon’s corpse!"

Hearing Fang Xing’s words, everyone’s heart skipped a beat.

The flesh of a Great Demon was no ordinary thing! Its value was immense!

And the Lord was just giving it to them for an extra meal?!

They stared at the tiger corpse on the ground in disbelief.

The chefs were stunned as well, but they quickly snapped out of it, their faces alight with excitement. "Yes, My Lord! We’ll process it right away. It’ll be a special dish for tonight."

It would be their first time tasting the flesh of a Great Demon.

Its nutritional and energetic value couldn’t be compared to ordinary Exotic Beast Flesh.

It might even allow some of them to achieve a breakthrough!

Fang Xing nodded slightly and left the kitchen.

For these Captains at the Neutralizing Force level, a Great Demon’s corpse could provide a significant boost.

For him, however, aside from filling his stomach, it offered basically no improvement.

After all, his current level of Cultivation and strength were on a completely different plane.

As for using it for enhancement, he had no need for it.

Enhancement from a Demon and Monster Core was the real prize; the value of enhancing with its flesh couldn’t even compare.

Besides, he didn’t have the time or energy to deal with it.

It was better to give it away as a bonus and raise the overall strength of his team.

...

Commander’s Residence.

In his room, Shen Ye opened his eyes.

He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

’I’ve finally reached the Double Extreme.’

Feeling the increase in his True Qi, a smile appeared on Shen Ye’s face.

Although he hadn’t yet stepped into the True Qi Realm Third Layer, he had still managed to improve his strength.

KNOCK KNOCK!!!

Just as he was about to continue his Cultivation, a sudden knock came from the door.

Shen Ye frowned, then got up and walked out of the room.

He opened the courtyard gate and saw Feng Xiu standing there, holding a large bowl of meat and smiling at him.

’Hmm, smells pretty good!’

"My Lord," Feng Xiu said with a smile, "this is the flesh of a Great Demon that Lord Fang just killed. He brought it back for us to have an extra meal. We saved this portion for you, My Lord. Please, try some."

Shen Ye: ...?

"What did you say?"

Shen Ye looked at Feng Xiu and asked, finding it hard to believe.

Seeing Shen Ye’s expression, Feng Xiu was taken aback for a moment before repeating, "My Lord, this is from the Great Demon that Lord Fang just killed..."