Seeing this, Wang Yan pouted at Cang Jin, signaling him to share the meat with Yan Zhengxiu.
"Have something to eat."
Cang Jin said in a muffled voice. He tore off a piece of chicken and threw it to Yan Zhengxiu.
"Thank you, little brother. I won't stand on ceremony."
After thanking him, Yan Zhengxiu began to gorge himself as if he hadn't eaten for days.
Wang Yan frowned at this scene and couldn't help but ask, "Have you not eaten anything along the way?"
But what Wang Yan heard was the sound of Yan Zhengxiu wolfing down the food. It was as if he didn't hear what Wang Yan said at all.
Seeing this, Wang Yan and Cang Jin looked at each other and shook their heads with a bitter smile.
"Little brother, we have been running for our lives. We didn't have time to cook. That's why we haven't had a drop of water for three days."
Wiping his mouth, Yan Zhengxiu laughed bitterly and said something that made Wang Yan and Wang Yan speechless.
Running for three days without a drop of water … Life was worse than theirs.
After some understanding, the atmosphere wasn't as gloomy as before.
The rest of the people, Wang Yan and Wang Yan, were not difficult to make friends with, so they all came over to introduce themselves.
Time flowed by silently like flowing water.
The bonfire flickered in the mountain wind. It was already very late at night.
Yan Zhengxiu cupped his fists and stood up to say goodbye. "Little brothers, it's our first time meeting. I drank your wine and ate your meat."
"Logically speaking, there should be a reward, but I'm really short on money. Let's count this Beast Core as money for the wine and meat."
With that, Yan Zhengxiu flipped his palm and a Beast Core that was flickering with powerful waves appeared in his palm.
Wang Yan was startled. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Wine and meat are not worth mentioning. There's no need to do this."
Although he hadn't seen many Beast Cores, the one that Yan Zhengxiu took out was definitely a Spirit Beast, or even a Soul Beast.
Because the bursts of overflowing spiritual energy and the powerful fluctuations were enough to explain everything.
However, Yan Zhengxiu insisted on giving it to him. After several rejections, Wang Yan could only give up and accept the beast core.
"Little brother, let's meet again if fate wills it."
Nodding with a smile, Yan Zhengxiu waved his hand and disappeared into the night with the others.
When he could no longer hear any footsteps, Wang Yan withdrew his gaze and looked at the beast core in his hand with a frown.
"Boss, why, why are they traveling through the night?"
Cang Qing's confused voice rang out beside Wang Yan's ear. Wang Yan grinned and said, "Because they are being watched."
"You've been targeted?
Who targeted you? "
Smiling helplessly, Wang Yan tilted his head to look at Cang Jin. "The rank three soul beasts they hunted were comparable to martial cultivators at the peak of the third stage of the Star Refining Realm."
"Also, soul beasts are not like demonic beasts or spiritual beasts. They have high intelligence, but they can't speak."
"Therefore, the Netherworld Heart-Devouring Tiger is targeting them. Otherwise, who would be willing to travel through the night?"
Hearing this, Cang Jin nodded in realization.
At this moment, Wang Yan turned his palm and kept the valuable beast core.
"Okay, we'll take turns to keep watch tonight. You can go and rest."
Unexpectedly, Cang Jin shook his head. "Boss, I'm not sleepy. I'll go first for the first round."
Wang Yan did not insist. He smiled faintly and said, "Alright. In that case, you should drink less."
Then, he patted Cang Jin's shoulder and Wang Yan turned around and walked into the carriage.
Wang Yan briefly told Wang Xian 'er about Yan Zhengxiu and the others. After she fell asleep, he took out the mid-grade Star-guiding Stone and continued to compress and fuse the star power.
As time went by, the amount of star power in Wang Yan's Dantian gradually decreased.
The previous five hundred had been reduced to three hundred, and then to two hundred.
When there were only 100 strands of star power left in his Dantian, Wang Yan slowly opened his eyes.
Looking at the mid-grade Star-guiding Stone that had become the size of a pigeon's egg, he could not help but smile bitterly.
"It seems that one mid-grade Star-guiding Stone is far from enough to compress and fuse the star power completely."
After thinking for a while, Wang Yan took out two thousand low-grade Star-guiding Stones and placed them around his body. He immersed his mind and continued to compress and fuse the star power.
Six hours passed quickly. Wang Yan, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly trembled and slowly opened his eyes.
"I finally did it!"
Wang Yan could not help but reveal a look of joy on his face. Although the amount of star power compressing and fusing this time was more terrifying than the last time.
One mid-grade Star-guiding Stone was not enough to support the compressing and fusing. He still had to add two thousand low-grade Star-guiding Stones.
Fortunately, he succeeded. At the moment, there was only a strand of star power as thick as an adult's arm left in his Dantian.
This strand of star power was even more terrifying than the last time Wang Ya compressed and fused it. It was like a dragon that had been sleeping for thousands of years.
It hovered in his Dantian and emitted waves of palpitating waves.
"It's time for the second absorption."
Wang Yan collected his thoughts and quickly cleaned up the Star-guiding Stone residue around him. He then tiptoed out of the carriage.
Beside the flickering bonfire, Cang Jin seemed to be deep in thought.
A pair of bell-sized eyes stared at the flickering fire. No one knew what he was thinking. He did not even notice that Wang Yan had walked out of the carriage.
"Cang Jin, you wouldn't even know if your horse was killed if you were to keep a vigil like this."
Wang Yan's sudden words startled Cang Jin. He then scratched the back of his head and smiled bitterly.
"Boss, you go rest. I'm not sleepy."
In the face of Cang Jin's words, Wang Yan decisively shook his head and refused.
Cang Jin could not dissuade him and could only give up. He leaned against the shaft of the carriage and pretended to sleep.
After adding some dry firewood, Wang Yan took out the storage rings of the five 8th Stage Star Forging Realm martial artists and opened them one by one.
The result was disappointing. In the five storage rings, besides some clothes, there were only a few low-level spirit grasses and pills.
As for the Star-guiding Stones, there were barely close to a thousand pieces!
"You're so poor yet you still dare to kill people."
Muttering with dissatisfaction, Wang Yan restrained his mind and began to absorb the star power for the second time.
Piece after piece of low-grade Star-guiding Stone, as Wang Yan absorbed it, gradually turned into residue without the slightest trace of star power.
The night was as cold as water.
The flickering light of the fire shone on Wang Yan's handsome face, adding a different kind of charm to him.
When the sun rose from the east, Wang Yan slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.
Looking at the long extinguished campfire, a confident smile appeared on his face.
After absorbing a thousand pieces of low-grade Star-guiding Stone, Wang Yan successfully advanced from the 1st Stage of Star Forging to the 2nd Stage of Star Forging.
But at this moment, his body did not have two thousand strands of star power, but two thousand strands!
The extra one was, of course, the horrifying astral power that was formed by the compression and integration of his cultivation!
Suddenly, the joy on Wang Yan's face disappeared. He suddenly rose from the ground and stood in the void, looking into the distance.
In the next moment, Wang Yan's eyes widened, and the color of fear quickly filled his entire eyeballs!
"Quickly go!"
Quickly landing, Wang Yan roared.
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