At a region more than thirty miles from the edge of Black Mountain, demon beasts of the Primordial Martial Ninth Realm were often seen, and many outer sect disciples would hunt Spiritual Beasts here.

At dawn, in a clearing in the forest, Zhao Letian was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, cultivating. The Primordial Energy derived from the elixirs he had taken had not yet been fully assimilated, so he continued to absorb it.

Beside him lay a Mutated Spiritual Beast, the Fiery Flame Mantis, with the cultivation of the True Martial First Realm. It was resting while also acting as a protector for Zhao Letian.

Not far away, Liu Wei was also sitting cross-legged and cultivating. She had reached the peak of the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm and was trying to break through to the Primordial Martial Eighth Realm.

Originally, Liu Wei was not keen on cultivation. She did not have a great desire for powerful strength, but influenced by Zhao Letian, a cultivation fanatic, she had unknowingly become diligent.

In front of Liu Wei stood a Mini Stone Monkey, a Giant Stone Beast, only the size of a palm. Its little black eyes were rolling around, occasionally sneaking glimpses at the Fiery Flame Mantis, appearing quite vigilant, as the mantis was stronger than it, and it couldn't help but be instinctively defensive.

However, the Fiery Flame Mantis completely ignored the Giant Stone Beast. It shared a mutual understanding with Zhao Letian; since Zhao Letian harbored no enmity toward the Giant Stone Beast, the mantis naturally paid it no mind.

As for the Star Sea Five Tigers, after a night of searching without finding a satisfying Spiritual Beast, they set off again to hunt nearby this early morning.

In this area, True Martial Realm powerhouses rarely lingered. With the strength of the Star Sea Five Tigers, there shouldn't be any danger, so Zhao Letian was at ease letting them act independently.

"Squeak!"

Suddenly, a sharp squeal rang out, followed by a green Mantis at the peak of the Primordial Martial Ninth Realm flying over from a distance, holding a shimmering Crystal Stone in its mouth.

Clang.

After flying over, the green Mantis threw the Crystal Stone in its mouth into a pile of crystal stones next to Zhao Letian, then flapped its wings again toward the dense forest in the distance.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

After this green Mantis left, many more green Mantises kept flying in and out of the dense forest; every time they returned, they brought a Crystal Stone and dropped it in front of Zhao Letian.

These Crystal Stones were naturally not ordinary rocks, but rather the Demon Cores of demon beasts.

Although Zhao Letian could exchange martial techniques and cultivation techniques for Primordial Stones, this method was too dangerous and could easily bring lethal trouble. Therefore, if he could earn Primordial Stones through other means, he naturally wouldn't mind.

After subduing the Fiery Flame Mantis, he could control the hundreds of green Mantises. In this area, Mantises at the peak of the Primordial Martial Ninth Realm had no rival, making hunting demon beasts for their Demon Cores incredibly efficient.

At this moment, the pile of Demon Cores in front of Zhao Letian had already reached more than a foot high, with several hundred cores, enough to exchange for hundreds of Mid-Grade Primordial Stones.

However, after a night of hunting, there were not many demon beasts left in this region, and the remaining ones had already holed up, reducing the rate at which the green Mantises brought back Demon Cores significantly.

However, Zhao Letian's purpose for this trip wasn't to hunt for Demon Cores. He wasn't short of Primordial Stones. It was best if he could earn some on the side, but it didn't matter if he couldn't. The two goals he had set out to achieve had already been accomplished: the first was to break through to the True Martial Realm, and the second was to preliminarily master the body technique martial technique "Carefree Travel." Now, he just needed to fully absorb the excess Primordial Energy in his body, and once the Star Sea Five Tigers caught a Spiritual Beast, they would be able to descend the mountain. This content is presented by *.

While Zhao Letian and Liu Wei were sitting and cultivating, the Star Sea Five Tigers, about ten miles away in the dense forest to the east, were searching for the Spiritual Beasts they wanted with frustrated expressions.

"Big Brother, why don't we just catch any Spiritual Beast, we have searched for so long without finding any tiger-type demon beasts. Maybe our opportunity just hasn't come yet," the youngest of the five Tigers, who was a little impatient, complained.

"No, Old Fifth, you should know that our Martial Soul is a Beast Martial Soul, the Vigorous Vajra Tiger. If we can capture a tiger demon beast, after advancing to the True Martial Realm, we will be able to use the Soul Beast Integration secret technique. Our combat power will double, easily overpowering peers of the same level. Tiger demon beasts are a must-have," Big Tiger shook his head, speaking firmly, while the others also nodded in agreement.

Even though the five brothers practiced a special Cultivation Technique that made them strong even without Spiritual Beasts upon reaching the True Martial Realm, having a tiger Spiritual Beast to fight alongside them would be like adding wings to a tiger, making them incredibly formidable.

However, tiger demon beasts usually roamed alone, their movements unpredictable and mysterious. Even if they encountered one, there was usually just a single beast, making it exceedingly difficult for each of the five brothers to have their own tiger Spiritual Beast.

"Alright then, let's continue searching!" said the Five Tigers helplessly.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Just as the Star Sea Five Tigers roamed purposelessly in search, sudden wild roars and the sounds of intense combat emanated from the dense forest ahead.

"Is that the sound of tiger demon beasts?"

The Star Sea Five Tigers were instantly elated, their faces showing ecstatic joy, as if they had just seen light at the end of the tunnel.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In the next moment, the five of them quickly grabbed their Spiritual Artifacts and rushed over.

"It really is a tiger demon beast, and it's the rare Black Demon Tiger. Perfect!"

Before long, the Star Sea Five Tigers arrived at a clearing in the forest, only to see six pitch-black tigers besieging two human Martial Artists. Both sides were evenly matched, making it hard to tell who was winning or losing in the short term. Not far away, there were also two dead Black Tigers.

"Big brother, something's not right. One of the Black Demon Tigers is a True Martial Realm Demon Beast, and that young man it's fighting is also from the True Martial Realm. I'm afraid we won't have a chance," said the Second Tiger, frowning.

The two human Martial Artists ahead were a man and a woman. The woman, who looked delicate, had a cultivation level of just the Primordial Martial Eighth Realm. However, the young man exuded a strong True Yuan Power, not something the Star Sea Five Tigers could hope to contend with.

Looking at the six Black Demon Tigers, five of them were over ten feet long with the cultivation of Primordial Martial Ninth Realm while one was over twenty feet long, its body also radiating powerful True Yuan Power, again, not something the Star Sea Five Tigers could hope to subdue.

"Do we need to inform Master?" Big Tiger said with furrowed brows. The situation before them was more than they could handle, and without additional help, they had almost no chance of obtaining the Black Demon Tigers.

"Big brothers, please help us! If you can hold back these five Black Demon Tiger cubs, it will allow my elder brother to focus on subduing the adult Black Demon Tiger. Then these Black Demon Tiger cubs can be given to you."

As Big Tiger hesitated over whether to inform Zhao Letian, the seemingly innocent and pretty girl suddenly blinked her big watery eyes, pleadingly speaking to the Star Sea Five Tigers.

"This..." The Big Tiger and the others were tempted and looked at each other. If they could get the Black Demon Tigers by their own efforts, they certainly wouldn't wish to trouble Master Zhao Letian. After all, followers exist to serve their master, and it's not for the master to serve them in return.

"Alright then, it's a deal. I hope you won't go back on your word later," said the five brothers in unison, reaching a mutual understanding as Big Tiger spoke out loud.

"Don't worry, I am a strong Inner Sect member. There's no need to deceive you Outer Sect disciples. Plus, with my cultivation level, I have no use for these Black Demon Tiger cubs. I only want to subdue this True Martial Realm Black Demon Tiger," said the young man nonchalantly.

With that, the Star Sea Five Tigers then wielded their Spiritual Artifacts, each facing off against one of the five Primordial Martial Ninth Realm Black Demon Tigers.