During this period following Chu Ning, Ling Xiaobai has been able to understand more of the Divine Sense’s communication than before.
From Ling Xiaobai’s intermittent messages, Chu Ning finally got a rough idea.
Ling Xiaobai said that when it came out of the mountain a few days ago, it was chased all the way by these two demon beasts.
So upon seeing Chu Ning’s breakthrough in strength, it invited him to seek revenge for it.
This little creature said there’s an even more formidable big monster that they can seek out once Chu Ning and it have strengthened together.
Just then, Chu Ning squatted down beside the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s body.
Upon hearing these words, his eyes flickered a few times and he asked Ling Xiaobai:
"Did you escape from the Cyan Gorge Mountain Range? Which place?"
Ling Xiaobai uttered a few cries, generally responding to Chu Ning’s guess, but couldn’t specify the location clearly.
At this moment, Chu Ning finally confirmed that the beast disaster that occurred previously was related to this little creature.
The formidable big monster Ling Xiaobai mentioned is very likely the Tier One Advanced Demon Beast that Lin Changqing referred to.
This further verified Chu Ning’s judgment that Ling Xiaobai indeed had an extraordinary origin.
Chu Ning didn’t ask anymore, figuring he would eventually find out.
He then focused his attention on the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s body in front of him.
This Tier One Advanced Demon Beast hadn’t formed a demon core; the valuable parts were its bodily components.
The most valuable part of the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape was undoubtedly its horn.
Next was its tough hide with decent defensive properties.
But as he looked at the horn, he frowned slightly.
The Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s skin was tough, not easy to extract.
From the results of his spells on it just now, with the demon beast not having much visible injury, this was somewhat evident.
Thinking this, Chu Ning attempted to cut it with spells first.
But when Chu Ning tried using the Blade Skill and Cangmu Sword Technique, he couldn’t sever the horn from the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s head.
Frowning, he glanced at his storage bag.
There were a few magical artifacts here, such as the feminine youth’s spine or the yellow-faced man’s short spear, but none seemed particularly sharp.
Sure enough, when Chu Ning tried them, they were to no avail.
Finally, his attention fell on Old Man Sun’s Black Small Saber. He took it out of the storage bag.
These items had been untouched in the storage bag since being placed there last time.
Now, as he took out the Black Small Saber, he couldn’t help but exclaim "Oh?" in surprise.
The saber, which had previously lost its spirit, seemed restored to normal.
Holding it, Chu Ning could feel its high grade, and he detected magical power within it.
"Could it be that after leaving it for a while, the Black Small Saber is usable again?"
Thinking this, Chu Ning attempted to concentrate magical power from his hand and channel it into the black saber.
This time, unlike before, his magical power entered the saber effortlessly.
Soon, the Black Small Saber began to tremble gently, emitting a hum as if about to fly away at any moment.
Chu Ning hastily withdrew his magical power, and the Black Small Saber returned to its normal state.
"It really seems so." Chu Ning was delighted.
Just now, he distinctly felt that continuing to infuse power would fully activate the saber.
Moreover, the Black Small Saber felt extremely lethal to him.
It also required a substantial amount of magical power.
"It seems this is indeed an exotic treasure, but there are great restrictions on its use, perhaps due to damage or some other reason.
No wonder Old Man Sun never used it back then."
Holding the Black Small Saber, Chu Ning tried to cut at the base of the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s horn.
To his surprise, the saber easily severed the horn from the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape.
"This saber is extraordinarily sharp!"
Chu Ning held the horn in one hand and the Black Small Saber in the other, thoroughly surprised.
He swiftly sliced at the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s body, instantly leaving a bloodstain, and the hide was cut open.
Without any magical power, the Black Small Saber easily broke open the Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s hide.
This made Chu Ning click his tongue in wonder.
If used with magical power to attack a target, it would indeed be highly lethal.
Chu Ning stored the horn in the storage bag, then stripped the entire hide.
The freshly skinned hide looked somewhat unsettling, but it wasn’t a big issue.
Chu Ning cast a Cleaning Technique, and the hide was clean as new.
Putting the hide in the storage bag, Chu Ning moved to the female Blood Spot One-Horned Ape’s body.
Similarly, he severed this horn and skinned the body, storing the hide in the storage bag too.
At this moment, Chu Ning glanced towards the cave of the two demon beasts.
After contemplating, he used spiritual sense to probe inside, confirming there were no demon beasts.
Only then did he signal Ling Xiaobai to follow him in.
Both Blood Spot One-Horned Apes were killed, and nothing else emerged; going inside presumably posed no danger.
However, he truly hadn’t seen a demon beast’s lair before.
Upon entering the cave, a foul beastly stench filled the air.
Chu Ning wrinkled his brow slightly and glared at Ling Xiaobai, saying: