The Monster race's belief was naturally the Monster Emperor Ling. This was something that Nam had told me previously in the village, which was why he was so emotional.
No matter if it was the Green Arrow Snake or the Thousand Leaves Ai Ling, they had nothing to do with luck. However, from a certain point of view, I was the Monster Emperor Ling, so Nam's emotions weren't wrong.
After obtaining the Thousand Leaves Ai Ling, this trip was considered very successful. Since the sky was getting dark, we didn't dare to stay any longer. We quickly descended the mountain and headed back to Green Water Village.
Since I knew the location of Gale and the others, I specially advised Nam to head in another direction when we descended the mountain.
As for whether the three Jackal tribe members could wake up before the sky turned dark, it would depend on their luck.
If they died in the mouth of the beasts, the Jackal tribe members wouldn't be able to find Green Water Village even if they searched for them.
When we returned to the village, before we reached the village chief's house, we saw him pacing back and forth in the courtyard. When we got closer and he saw us, he heaved a sigh of relief and asked us why we returned so late.
Seeing that the village chief was a little angry, Nam hurriedly recounted what happened today. When it came to the yellow level beast core, the village chief's face was stunned. His previous displeasure completely disappeared as he urged Nam to take out the beast core.
After Nam handed the pigeon egg-sized Beast Dan to the Village Chief, his old face was already smiling so widely that his eyebrows couldn't be seen. He carefully put away the Beast Dan and hurriedly urged Nam and me to enter the house.
After entering the house, the village chief took out the beast core. After examining it for a long time under the dim light of the oil lamp, he smiled in relief. "With this beast core, adding it into the pill I'm refining, little Nam will definitely have no problem reaching the level of a demon."
It was just as I had guessed. The Beast Pill contained pure Monster power and was extremely useful for increasing one's cultivation.
After the village chief finished speaking, Nam was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he said to the village chief, "Can you split the Beast Pill into two portions … I think half will be enough. The remaining half can be added to Duoji's herbs so that he can recover from his injuries."
Nam's words surprised me. He was obviously embarrassed that he had taken the Beast Pill for himself.
At this moment, the village chief's face darkened. He turned to look at me and shook his head. "How can the Beast Pill be split into two portions?
Moreover, Duoji's injuries can't be healed by this kind of beast pill. He can only slowly recuperate. "
Namu was the hope of the entire village, so the village chief's thoughts were naturally all on him. Regardless of whether the beast core could be split into two portions, I was afraid that he wouldn't give it to me.
He probably thought that I was the one who asked Nam to say that when he gave me the side-eye.
I smiled wryly and didn't say anything.
Nam did not notice the village chief's emotions and continued to ask, "This beast core is useless?
Could it be that the other beast cores were useful?
I promised Duo Ji that after my strength increases, I will help him hunt for beast cores and heal his injuries. "
The village chief frowned again, but this time he didn't glare at me. After thinking for a moment, he answered, "To cure his injuries, he needs at least an Earth level or above beast core, or a lot of Profound level beast cores. A Yellow level beast core might also have a little effect, but the effect definitely won't be great."
Nam's eyes widened, "Earth Grade … Mystic Grade … How is this possible?"
It was obvious that this answer was completely out of Nam's expectations. After asking that question, he immediately became dejected. He even looked at me apologetically. It was obvious that he didn't think that he would be able to fulfill his promise.
Compared to Nam's dejection, I didn't feel dejected at all. Instead, my spirit was lifted.
Previously, I had guessed that the beast core would have the same power as a monster core and would be able to help my injuries. Now that I had confirmed this from the village chief, I instantly felt that my hope had increased.
Regardless of where to find high level beast cores, with this direction, I would definitely be able to find a solution for the rest of the matters.
Nam remained silent and didn't say anything. The village chief glanced at me as if he couldn't bear it. After sighing, he changed the topic and told us that the pill that he was refining for Nam required seven days to complete after adding the Beast Pellet.
However, my Thousand Leaves Ai Ling only needed to be slightly refined before I could use it. He told us to go back and rest first and come back tomorrow to take the medicine. At that time, he would help me sort out my body so that I could better absorb the medicine's power.
Nam didn't want to give up and asked the village chief if the Thousand Leaves Ai Ling could cure my injuries.
The village chief shook his head and stayed silent for a while before saying, "Even though it won't be able to restore your meridians, it will at least be able to help you recover from your injuries."
I nodded. It was fine as long as it could help me recover from my injuries. As for restoring my meridians, I would think of a way to get a beast core in the future.
After bidding farewell to the village chief, Nam was in low spirits on the way back. Only when it was time to sleep did he suddenly run over and tell me that there were many beast cores in Thadd Academy. After he entered the academy, he would definitely think of a way to help me find high level beast cores.
Nam, who was filled with guilt, made me feel emotional. In the past, from the standpoint of the human race, I hated the Monster race. However, after coming into contact with them, I understood that not all of the Monster race were vicious and evil. People like Nam were much kinder than most of the human race.
Of course, Nam's promise didn't have much of a chance of being fulfilled.
The dog-headed man's innate talent wasn't high. Even if he entered Thadd Academy, it would be hard for him to cultivate to a high level. If his cultivation wasn't high, it would be impossible for him to get a high level beast core from the academy.
Of course, I wouldn't say that out loud. I just smiled and nodded, accepting his promise.
Nam's mood finally calmed down a little. He returned to his courtyard to cultivate.
The night passed uneventfully. When I woke up the next day, I watched Nam cultivate the entire morning. After lunch, we went to the village chief's house again.
At this time, the village chief had already finished refining the Thousand Leaves Wormwood Spirit. The huge stalk of herb had turned into a bowl of thick green liquid. Even from far away, one could smell the medicinal aroma. Upon closer inspection, one could clearly feel the spiritual energy contained within the liquid.
Under the village chief's urging, I drank the entire liquid in one gulp.
As soon as the liquid entered my stomach, I felt a cool sensation surge out from my stomach and instantly covered my entire body. Immediately after, my muscles and bones started to tremble. After a short moment, my face turned red and I spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Under the effect of the medicine, I felt much more refreshed after I had spat out the clotted blood in my body. The trembling of my muscles and bones also gradually stopped, leaving only a cool sensation throughout my body.
I stood up and stretched my body. It was just as the village chief had said. There was no movement in my meridians, but the injuries on my body had completely healed.
Back then, when I was struck by that world-destroying might, my injuries were extremely severe. Even after a few days of recovery, the effects were minimal. But now, with just a single stalk of herb, my injuries were completely healed. I have to say, this Thousand Leaves Wormwood's effects are miraculous.
What made me even happier was that after the injuries on my body disappeared, the remaining spiritual power in my body started to stimulate my acupuncture points. A few of my acupuncture points started to heat up as if they were showing signs of recovery.
It was a pity that the remaining spiritual power in my body was too weak, so the recovery process was extremely slow. I reckoned that it would take several years to recover one acupuncture point. It was almost impossible to use this method to completely recover.
However, this feeling also proved that the Beast Core had the ability to recover meridians.
As long as I absorbed the pure monster power in the Beast Core and used that power to recover the acupuncture points, I would be able to slowly open the Heaven Veins again.
After confirming this, I was excited and joyfully opened my eyes.
However, I didn't expect to see the village chief frowning when I opened my eyes. He solemnly asked me, "Duo Ji, just now, I felt a power in your body. However, your meridians were destroyed, so there shouldn't be any power left."
The only thing I was surprised about was that I was too focused on checking my body and didn't pay attention to concealing myself. The village chief had actually discovered some clues.
After thinking for a while, I replied, "My meridians were indeed destroyed, but there are still a few acupuncture points that are intact. The power that I used to cultivate has also been preserved."
After hearing my explanation, the village chief was silent for a while before nodding his head. "It seems that your previous cultivation wasn't low. Just the remaining power is already at the intermediate stage of Monster Soldier."
I nodded. "When I was following Master, my cultivation was at the intermediate stage of Monster Soldier. Now that I'm heavily injured, I'm already very fortunate to have the cultivation of a Monster Soldier."
The village chief didn't suspect anything and continued to say, "It's always good to have some cultivation left so that I'll have the power to protect myself in the future.
Alright, I still need to continue refining pills. You and little Nam should head back first. "
After leaving the village chief's house, Nam, who hadn't said a word, suddenly pulled me and said happily, "Duo Ji, so you still have cultivation. It's a pity that you can't reach the Monster Spirit realm. Why don't we head to Saad Academy together? There are a lot of Beast Cores there. At that time, you'll definitely have the chance to obtain a Beast Core to recover your cultivation."