Su He approached the monster's corpse and examined it closely.

He discovered that although this monster was powerful, its grade was not very high.

However, for Suhe now, that's enough.

He circulated his inner energy and patted the monster's corpse with both hands, quickly locating the monster's inner core.

"As expected, this is the demon beast's inner core. It is quite extraordinary and will greatly benefit my cultivation."

Su He pointed his finger, and a burst of sword energy shot out, slicing open a gash in the monster's abdomen.

He reached in and pulled out a fist-sized, jet-black inner core that emanated a strong demonic aura.

"Such a strong demonic aura; it seems the quality of this inner core is indeed quite good."

Su He stored the inner core in his storage ring, then sat cross-legged and began to circulate his cultivation technique, preparing to absorb the energy from the inner core.

Soon, streams of pure energy surged from his inner core, flowing through Su He's meridians and nourishing his body.

Su He felt an indescribable sense of comfort throughout his body, as if every pore was enjoying a baptism of energy.

His complexion gradually became rosy, and his aura became deeper, clearly indicating that his strength had improved.

Soon, Su He stepped into the gate of Tianjian Mountain and took a deep breath.

But soon they discovered three figures standing in front of the mountain gate, none other than his three disciples, Ni Huangyu, Fang Xinyi, and Fang Yuan.

"Master!"

As soon as Nihuang Yu saw Su He, she cried out happily and ran over like a joyful little bird, throwing herself into Su He's arms.

"Master, you're finally back! I missed you so much!"

"Nihuang Yu said sweetly, holding Su He tightly around the waist."

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around."

Su He shook his head helplessly and gently pushed Ni Huangyu away.

He looked at Fang Xinyi and Fang Yuan, and asked in a deep voice, "What are the three of you doing here? Is something the matter?"

Fang Xinyi and Fang Yuan exchanged a glance and quickly stepped forward to bow.

"Master, it's like this."

Recently, people from the foot of the mountain came seeking help, saying that a monster had appeared and injured many people.

We want to help, but we're worried about our lack of ability, so we'd like to ask our master for some guidance.

Fang Xinyi said respectfully.

"I see."

Su He nodded, his brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he slowly said, "The appearance of demonic beasts is no small matter."

Although the three of you have some strength, I'm afraid you still won't be able to handle it.

However, now that I've returned, I can't just stand by and do nothing.

"What does Master mean?"

Fang Yuan's eyes widened.

"I will personally go down the mountain to help the villagers get rid of the monster."

The three of you stay on the mountain and continue your cultivation until I return.

"But Master, we want to help too!"

Nihuang Yu pouted, clearly unconvinced.

"I appreciate your good intentions, but the monsters are dangerous, and I don't feel comfortable letting you take the risk."

Su He shook his head, his tone softening slightly.

"Alright, the three of you go back up the mountain first and help your master prepare some healing medicines and pills, just in case."

"Once I return after eliminating the demonic beast, I will give you all a proper lesson."

"Yes, Master!"

The three apprentices responded in unison. Although somewhat disappointed, they obediently followed Su He's arrangements.

"Go on, I won't keep you waiting too long."

Su He patted the three of them on the shoulder and watched them leave.

Only after his three apprentices disappeared at the end of the mountain path did Su He turn his gaze away.

"Monsters have appeared; things don't seem so simple."

He muttered to himself, a vague unease creeping into his heart.

But he quickly shook off those distracting thoughts.

Meanwhile, the three apprentices were not idle either.

They returned to their respective caves and began preparing elixirs and pills for Suhe.

As Nihuang Yu picked the spiritual herbs, she muttered to herself, "It's too dangerous for Master to go alone. What if something happens to him?"

Fang Xinyi rolled her eyes at her.

"You know how powerful Master is. How could a mere demon beast possibly harm him?"

"That's what they say, but monsters are unpredictable, and who knows what might happen?"

I still think we should go and help.

Nihuang Yu pursed her lips, clearly disapproving of Su He's decision.

"Come on, you just want to take this opportunity to be alone with your master, don't you?"

Fang Yuan couldn't help but tease.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Nihuang Yu blushed and hurriedly denied it, but she seemed to feel a little guilty.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. We haven't finished what Master instructed us to do yet, let's hurry up."

Fang Xinyi shook her head helplessly and began to concentrate on collecting spiritual herbs.

The three disciples busied themselves for a while and finally prepared the necessary elixirs and pills.

They packed the items into storage bags, went to the mountain gate, and bowed deeply in the direction Su He had left.

Su He completed the task quickly, and the pills prepared by his three disciples were not needed.

Upon entering Qingxuan Valley, a refreshing spiritual energy rushed towards him, instantly invigorating him.

He strode towards the jade house.

Inside the jade house, thousands of gold-devouring insects were crawling on the spirit stones, emitting a faint hissing sound.

Their bodies had grown to the size of a thumb, were entirely golden, and radiated a dazzling light.

Su He carefully observed these gold-eating insects.

"These gold-devouring insects are quite good; they are all elites. They will definitely be able to help me refine more spiritual artifacts in the future."

He murmured to himself, reaching out to gently stroke the back of a gold-devouring insect, feeling the surging spiritual energy within it.

Just then, a voice rang out from behind: "Su He, your gold-devouring beetles are doing quite well!"

Su He turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a white robe standing at the entrance of the jade house. It was none other than Elder Juechenzi of Jianmen Mountain.

"Sect Leader, Senior Brother!"

Su He quickly bowed.

"I heard that the gold-eating insects here are of extremely high quality, so I came here specifically to take a look."

Juechenzi entered the jade house, his gaze sweeping over the gold-devouring insects.

"As expected, these Gold-Eating Insects are all of superior quality or above, and some have even reached the top grade. Your insect-raising skills are becoming more and more exquisite."

"Not at all, it's all thanks to the excellent guidance of our senior brother, the sect leader."

Su He said modestly, but he was secretly quite proud.

"By the way, Senior Brother Sect Leader, I encountered the Extreme Yin Ancestor outside."

He suddenly remembered this matter, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly informed the person in question.

"What? The Supreme Yin Ancestor?"

Juechenzi's expression hardened, and his brows furrowed.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I just almost got caught by him."

Su He shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

"The strength of the Extreme Yin Ancestor is unfathomable; I am no match for him."

"This Yin Ancestor is indeed troublesome."

Juechenzi pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"As far as I know, he has already cultivated to the peak of the tenth level of Martial Saint, and he may break through at any time."

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