Chapter 302: Astonishing Combat Power

"It's dead just like that."

"Xiao Jiu is truly too formidable."

The cultivators of the Su Family all looked at the two fallen demonic beasts on the ground with expressions of disbelief.

Even in death, those massive bodies still exerted a significant spiritual pressure upon them.

"This is a good thing. With Xiao Jiu, our Su Family will become even more prosperous in the future."

Every member of the Su Family wore a look of pride.

Only Lu Li, with a dejected face, looked at Su Fan with trepidation and said with a hint of honorifics: "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Su."

"Fellow Daoist Su is truly worthy of being the Sword God of the younger generation; to face two Fire Feather Eagles alone and slay them in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea..."

Lu Li continued to flatter him, fawning over him.

"Hmph!"

Su Fan glanced at him with a hint of killing intent, causing the latter to feel a chill down his neck and shrink back repeatedly.

"If it weren't for the fact that our Yu County is currently in need of manpower, I would have slain you under my sword for what you did today."

"However, while the death penalty can be avoided, the living penalty is unavoidable. I don't care what method you use; slay two Second Tier demonic beasts and deliver them to Yunwu Shan, and the karma between you and my Yunwu Shan will be settled."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Su Fan's words left Lu Li feeling both relieved and bitter. He was relieved that he could survive and that the other party would no longer pursue the matter, but bitter that he had to go and exterminate two Second Tier demonic beasts.

Second Tier demonic beasts were not easy to deal with, yet he knew that this matter was likely non-negotiable.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw the other party's slightly murderous gaze and ultimately nodded.

When one is under the eaves, one must bow one's head.

He was no match for the other party, and since he was in the wrong, he had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

Two Second Tier demonic beasts were worth nearly five thousand Spirit Stones.

Of course, even if he were to slay them, he would only go for Second Tier Low Grade ones; he was unwilling to target Second Tier Mid Grade ones, and more importantly, he dared not.

After all, with his current strength, he would likely lose more than he would win against a Second Tier Mid Grade beast.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Su Fan let out a cold snort; he had no fondness for this person.

Many Immortal Cultivators were extremely selfish. In his view, if the cultivation families and Loose Cultivators of Yu County united to deal with the hundreds of demonic beasts that had run into Yu County, it would actually be very simple.

Especially since those demonic beasts had already scattered, it would be even easier for them to break them one by one.

However, everyone had their own selfish motives, and the end result was that they remained scattered.

Su Fan also understood that there would inevitably be losses in this process, as splitting up meant their strength was weakened.

Just like the three Fire Feather Eagles encountered today; Su Fan didn't even need to think to know that not many of the Qi Refining Loose Cultivators who had been with Lu Li had survived.

If they had united, what could these three Second Tier Fire Feather Eagles have done? Even with their flock, they would have just been delivering themselves as food.

It was a pity that people's hearts were not united.

In the end, Su Fan left with his clansmen.

However, seeing the corpses of these two Fire Feather Eagles, a smile appeared on his face.

Although one had escaped, these two alone were worth nearly six or seven thousand Spirit Stones.

The Fire Feather Eagle was a treasure from head to toe; its essence blood could serve as talisman ink, its flesh and blood were excellent supplements, and the meat of some demonic beasts was also a top-tier spirit material.

In the cultivation world, not everyone was free of desires. Some Immortal Cultivators also had a craving for food, and what they consumed was not limited to spirit fruits and Spirit Plants; meat, especially that of certain demonic beasts, was also a top-tier spirit material.

Things like dragon liver and phoenix marrow were absolutely the most top-tier spirit materials in the cultivation world.

But those who dared to eat such food were definitely top-tier big shots.

There wasn't much flesh on a Fire Feather Eagle, estimated at only a few thousand catties, and even less if the tendons and bones were removed.

But for Su Fan or the Su Family cultivators, it was absolutely a top-tier supplement.

The Martial Dao he had handed down was also being practiced by the Su Family cultivators, and after practicing it, they discovered its benefits.

First, their physical fitness was becoming stronger and stronger, and a strong body could also enhance one's strength.

Especially for Qi Refining cultivators, the stronger their physical fitness, the more of an advantage they often had when fighting.

Secondly, they faintly felt that strong tendons and bones could even feed back into their cultivation of mana, allowing their mana to progress faster.

However, Martial Dao cultivation consumed too many resources, so most of the family's cultivators still focused primarily on cultivating mana.

But once they had demonic beast meat, it was the best thing for them to improve their Fleshly Body, even better than absorbing the Spirit Energy from Spirit Stones to temper the body.

Of course, the most valuable parts of the Fire Feather Eagle were its wings, claws, and sharp beak.

These were all top-tier materials for artifact refining.

The claws and sharp beak were extremely hard by nature; having collided with Su Fan's Liuhuo Sword so many times without being damaged, they were absolutely excellent sharp weapons if refined into flying swords or the like.

Of course, what Su Fan valued most were the wings.

Those pieces of Chi Yu were good things, and Su Fan had already made plans to refine them into a Fire Feather Fan.

Su Fan had once seen a Second-tier Upper Grade Fire Feather Fan at the Taihe Chamber of Commerce, which had been refined from the Chi Yu of a Fire Feather Eagle.

The price the Taihe Chamber of Commerce was selling it for at the time reached a full three thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.

Back then, Su Fan was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining; he didn't have enough Spirit Stones, and even if he had, his cultivation was too low to dare buy it.

Su Fan understood the principle that "an innocent man commits no crime, but his wealth makes him guilty."

Later, after reaching Foundation Establishment, he learned that the Chamber of Commerce had already sold that magical artifact, and Su Fan felt regret for a long time.

That magical artifact had extraordinary power, especially the true fire it released, which was extremely formidable.

Now that he had the materials, if he could refine them into a Fire Feather Fan, it would definitely increase Su Fan's combat power by a few notches.

"It's a pity that my current artifact refining skills are not enough."

Su Fan felt regretful inside; his artifact refining skills were insufficient, and relying on his strong cultivation, he might be able to refine a Second Tier Low Grade magical artifact.

However, for such good materials, if one were to only refine a Second Tier Low Grade magical artifact, it would be a huge loss.

After all, regarding the Chi Yu left behind by that Second-tier Upper Grade Fire Feather Eagle, if a Second-tier Upper Grade Artifact Refiner were to handle it, there would be a seventy percent chance of refining a Second-tier Upper Grade magical artifact.

However, the Su Family does not have a Second-tier Upper Grade Artifact Refiner; even for the Great Elder, his current artifact refining level barely reaches Second Tier Mid Grade.

"Still need to wait."

The Taihe Lineage does have Second-tier Artifact Refiners, and even Third-tier ones, but with the great war between humans and demons currently ongoing, naturally, it is impossible for anyone to spare the time to refine magical artifacts for him.

Su Fan led the Su Family cultivators to quickly process the two demon beasts; these two demon beasts were nothing but Spirit Stones.

The ten Su Family cultivators all had faces full of excitement.

To the side, Lu Li watched the Su Family members process the Fire Feather Eagle's corpse with a face full of envy, yet in his heart, he dared not harbor any covetous thoughts.

That Su Family junior is not someone easy to deal with.

One wonders where the other party gets such intense killing intent.