Battle Through the Heavens: Clan Leader, I'm sorry, now I just want to be a good person.

Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this, took out a jade spoon from his storage ring, and dug out a small hole three inches deep at the location marked by Yao Lao.

With a wave of his hand, the stalactite that Xiao Yan had dug open flew backward, followed by a burst of brilliant light shooting out from the cave entrance.

"This is?"

Xiao Yan peered inside curiously and saw a mass of thick, viscous liquid slowly flowing within it, but it did not flow out of the hole.

"This is the real Earth Core Tempering Milk. The stuff below is just a diluted version of it." Yao Lao stroked his beard and smiled faintly. "Few people know that the true location of Earth Core Tempering Milk is where stalactites meet the earth. The stuff below is just for show. This can be considered a self-protection mechanism of nature's wonders."

"I see." Xiao Yan nodded in understanding, then asked curiously, "Then how should we collect this thing?"

"Carefully scoop it out with the jade spoon, and remember not to touch it with your fingers. Once your fingers touch it, this Earth Core Tempering Milk, which took countless years to form, will be completely ruined." Yao Lao carefully instructed Xiao Yan, explaining how to collect the Earth Core Tempering Milk.

Hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan used a jade spoon to scoop the Earth Core Tempering Milk into the jade bottle bit by bit. Just as he was about to scoop away the last bit, Yao Lao suddenly said to Xiao Yan, "Alright, leave this last bit. Always leave a way out. This is an unwritten rule in the alchemy world. If such a rare treasure is completely destroyed, it will take many years for it to regenerate."

Hearing Yao Lao's teachings, Xiao Yan nodded, recalling when he took the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame Lotus Seat. Yao Lao had said the same thing to him, but his senior brother had taken the lotus seat.

He pressed the stalactite he had just dug out back into place, and a white light flashed. Under Xiao Yan's gaze, the cracks on it slowly disappeared, as if it had never been cut off at all, which amazed Xiao Yan.

Landing below, Xiao Yan glanced at the milky white liquid in the groove and only took half. After all, if Han Yue and the others attacked this place in the future and found nothing left, they would probably guess that he had taken it.

Outside the valley, Xiao Fan barely dodged the Snow Demon Sky Ape's sharp claws that swept past his eyes; the sharp fingertips were only a hair's breadth away from Xiao Fan's eyes.

With his head raised, Xiao Fan used the Thousand Flame Spear as a lever, pressing it against the Snow Demon Sky Ape's chest. He pushed hard, leaned back, and moved away from the Snow Demon Sky Ape.

"Holy crap, that's terrifying!"

Xiao Fan spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at the berserk Snow Demon Ape in front of him, feeling somewhat uneasy.

After all, it wasn't intentional.

Xiao Fan cautiously glanced at the Snow Demon Sky Ape's lower body, coughed, and quickly looked away.

There's nothing I can do!

I didn't do it on purpose; it was all just an accident.

With the regenerative power of the Snow Demon Sky Ape's King-level physique, it should recover in about a day... right?

Despite mentally preparing himself, Xiao Fan's guilt... still couldn't be suppressed.

At this moment, the Snow Demon Ape's scarlet eyes were filled with nothing but ferocious killing intent, and upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a trace of pain deep within them.

Its enormous pupils were fixed on Xiao Fan, and ignoring its own injuries, it launched a series of fierce attacks at Xiao Fan.

This reckless fighting style made it seem as if Xiao Fan had some irreconcilable grudge against it, completely abandoning his defense.

Like a wild beast that has lost its mind—oh, it was a magical beast to begin with, so it's alright.

Xiao Fan glanced guiltily at the spot where the Snow Demon Ape was still bleeding, then looked towards the valley and sighed helplessly.