Chapter 362: Chapter 360: Bird Catching (Congratulating Alliance Leader 20230505021948214!)_1
Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.
Daqing and the Demon Blood Flood Dragon strained to pull the carriage forward, with a feather of shining blue light plugged on top of the carriage, seemingly burning with flames.
"Remember my instructions, follow the same route as last time, and loiter a few more times near where we encountered that bird..."
Fang Xi sat cross-legged in the carriage, issuing an indifferent command to Daqing: "Whether you live or die depends on this time."
Upon hearing this, Daqing immediately nodded its head in busy agreement.
Only then did Fang Xi settle back into the carriage, lost in thought.
After parting ways with Feng Bingxian, he reverted to his true appearance, and then he prepared to cross the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range to return to the Cultivation World of the three countries.
Although the master of the Profound Ice Palace had warmly and vehemently tried to retain him multiple times, Fang Xi had no intention of staying in the Profound Ice Palace indefinitely.
He simply agreed to continue borrowing the name of ’Yun Jiezi’.
This time, returning to the Cultivation World of the three countries so ostentatiously, and even putting feathers on the roof of the carriage, was naturally because Fang Xi had thought of a nemesis listed in his little book—the Green Fire Luan!
During his previous journey crossing the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, this third-rank high-grade Monster Bird had set its sights on him, chasing him all the way out in an extremely wretched manner.
Naturally, on his triumphant return this time, he intended to reclaim some pride.
Fang Xi had always been quite fixated on his plan of ’Dragon Phoenix Carriage’.
Now, with his current level of cultivation, even if he encountered a fourth-rank Transformed Great Demon, he could escape if unable to fight, so he naturally feared nothing.
...
After taking care of various matters, Fang Xi touched his Storage Ring, and a fist-sized pearl emerged, radiating colorful light. Merely holding it in his hand, Fang Xi could feel the spiritual energy around him growing much denser.
"Spirit Origin Pearl... and it’s only the most inferior Spirit Origin Pearl, yet it has such an effect."
A smile appeared on his face, and he entered into the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu.
Inside the Dongfu, a huge Demon Tree that covered the sky and earth almost enveloped the entire Space, with roots covering the ground and branches spread across the sky, resembling the World Tree.
At the trunk of the Demon Tree, there was A Cave House.
In a corner of the periphery, there was a mountain of ice emitting bursts of chill.
Fang Xi swept the area with his Divine Consciousness, checked the condition of the ’Vanishing Heart Orchid’, and then walked into the Dongfu.
Splash!
In the pond, lotus leaves were scattered, and the fragrance filled the air.
Streams of Spirit Spring flowed in specific Array patterns throughout the Dongfu, making the spiritual energy inside the Cave Heaven around second-rank.
Fang Xi formed hand seals, and a burst of Magic Power was injected into the pond.
Gurgle!
A spring erupted violently, with countless water droplets splashing in all directions. In the pond, a spring eye of Spirit Spring appeared.
"Go!"
He tossed the Spirit Origin Pearl, which turned into a streak of light and instantly submerged into the spring eye.
He immediately formed hand seals again, creating countless seals spinning like windmills, silently adjusting the flow of the Array.
Before long, everything returned to normal.
Fang Xi savored the moment silently, feeling the spiritual energy in the Dongfu to indeed be denser than before, and it was still slowly increasing.
"What a pity... one Spirit Origin Pearl is a bit too few, the spiritual energy in the Dongfu can only barely reach near third-rank... I need more Spirit Eye Items."
He sighed and went to the study to continue reading...
As for the matters in the outside world, Fang Xi was not in a hurry at all.
After all, under normal circumstances, it would take at least two or three years to travel to the Cultivation World of the three countries with the speed of the Demon Blood Flood Dragon and Daqing.
And his encounter with the Green Fire Luan happened when he was halfway through the journey, deep within the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.
Meaning, there was still at least a year’s journey to the old nest of this Monster Bird.
...
One day, Fang Xi was sitting under the Demon Tree, holding a book of Teleportation Array Skills, struggling to comprehend it.
Next to him, Taisui was still a quiet lump of flesh, not moving at all.
The Demon Qi of this Monster Beast had reached the second-rank limit after consuming an Earth Origin Pill.
Then Fang Xi had a sudden idea to feed a Golden Core from the Red Sun World to Taisui...
But Taisui wouldn’t eat it.
Maybe it was too hard, or the properties weren’t right, but Taisui didn’t digest this type of Golden Core.
In Fang Xi’s opinion, Golden Cores from the Red Sun World were best used to create a type of special magical treasure.
For instance, the ’Seven Star Pill Spell’ of the Junior Master had given Fang Xi a great inspiration.
If he were still at the Core Formation Stage, he might have tried to use the principle of this technique to create an extremely powerful magical treasure.
But now he was already half a step into the Nascent Soul stage, so he naturally looked down on the slight power of the Seven Star Pill Spell.
"It seems that I still need to feed on Beast Inner Dans... Fortunately, third-rank Monster Beasts should not be lacking in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, and I still have some of the Demon Blood Flood Dragon’s Essence Blood and Inner Core..."
Although this Flood Dragon Inner Core would be best used on Daqing, even if the Dead Salted Fish made amends for its deeds this time, it would be fortunate to be allowed to live.
In terms of value, it was far less than Taisui, which was the difference between an ornamental fish and a staple food.
Fang Xi naturally preferred to feed the Flood Dragon Inner Core to Taisui.
However, he had not yet planned to begin attempting to refine the ’Crossing Extinction Pill’, so he was not in a hurry to act.
Suddenly, Fang Xi touched his forehead, feeling the panic of the Spiritual Beast Daqing through the Divine Soul Pact.
"Took the bait?"
His eyes lit up as he immediately flew out of the Mountain Sea Pearl.
In the sky, Daqing was pulling the carriage, soaring amidst the clouds and fog, desperately trying to escape.
But behind it was a huge ball of green fire!
This fireball emitted an intense heat and flew so fast that it caught up with the carriage in an instant.
Chirp!
A clear chirping sound!
From within the green fireball emerged a magnificent bird of extraordinary splendor.
It resembled a giant peacock, but when it spread its wings, it was somehow phoenix-like, with every feather shimmering and seemingly aflame with green fire.
A third-order superior Monster Beast—Green Fire Luan!
The old nemesis from Fang Xi’s last journey through the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range had finally appeared!
"It really is you!"
A cyan rainbow burst out of the carriage, transforming into Fang Xi’s figure.
He looked at the Green Fire Luan, a triumphant smile on his face, "Had fun hunting me last time, didn’t you? Well, the master is back!"
Chirp!
The Green Fire Luan clearly sensed the Core Formation late-stage Magic Power emanating from Fang Xi, and was the first to react, flapping its wings and spewing a ball of green flames from its beak!
This was the ’Azure Luan True Fire’!
It is one of the famous top ten Spiritual Flames in the Cultivation World, said to be related to the legendary True Spirit ’Azure Luan’!
This Green Fire Luan seemingly possessed a trace of the Azure Luan’s thin bloodline!
That was also the reason Fang Xi was fixated on it.
After all, the True Spirit Azure Luan was rumored to be a divine beast capable of fighting Immortals!
And the mother of the Azure Luan was the immensely powerful ’Phoenix’!
As soon as this ’Azure Luan True Fire’ appeared, even Fang Xi started to feel his Kuyong Skills Magic Power becoming slightly overheated.
Even the Yi Wood Divine Light Sword Qi he casually produced was ignited and dispersed as blue smoke in mid-air.
"Good...this Spiritual Flame is excellent, now it’s mine!"
Fang Xi laughed heartily.
Last time, he was chased miserably by the Green Fire Luan because he did not dare to fight openly in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.
Another reason was that he was genuinely overwhelmed by this Monster Bird.
At that time, being only at the Core Formation mid-stage, he was unlikely to overcome his adversary.
Even though he had now advanced to the Core Formation late-stage, Fang Xi estimated that with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the fight would probably only end in a draw.
After all, although the Azure Luan True Fire was not as versatile against evil as the South Ming Suzaku Fire, it still had an extraordinary restraining effect on Yin Souls and evil spirits.
This is the fearsome aspect of a Monster Beast with a True Spirit bloodline!
An ordinary third-order Monster Beast would generally be at a disadvantage against a Core Formation Cultivator of the same realm and would only turn the tables after transforming.
This Green Fire Luan was already surpassing ordinary human Cultivators at the third order, what about after reaching the fourth order?
"Green Fire Luan, listen well, today you either submit to my Soul Branding to become my Spiritual Beast, or be prepared to have your feathers plucked and core extracted to become crafting materials,"
Fang Xi’s hands rapidly moved, forming shields of Yi Wood Divine Light to barely block the Azure Luan True Fire as he laughed uproariously.
Anger flashed in the eyes of the Green Fire Luan. Suddenly, it unfolded its wings and its whole body burst into green True Fire, resembling a huge fireball as it lunged at Fang Xi.
Facing this stunning display of might, Fang Xi did not move but pinched a spell that made a blue light flash at his Heavenly Spirit spot. The Heterodox Nascent Soul appeared with a cheerful smile, exuding a terrifying fluctuation of magic power.
The Green Fire Luan, in the midst of its swift flight, let out a high-pitched and somewhat panicked cry. The massive fireball changed direction in a swift 180-degree turn and sped back even faster, seemingly using some sort of innate Divine Skill to enhance its speed to lightning-fast levels!
Apparently, the Monster Bird was aware that it was no match for a Nascent Soul old monster and quickly fled.
And its speed was such that even an average Nascent Soul elder might have trouble catching it.
Seeing this, the Heterodox Nascent Soul merely tossed the ’Star Chessboard’ in his hand.
In an instant, nineteen huge beams of white light crisscrossed back and forth across the sky, forming a large net that trapped the green fireball within.
Splat!
The Azure Luan True Fire scorched the vast white light and was rendered ineffective.
As the fire dissipated, the Green Fire Luan’s figure was revealed, its cries filled with panic.
"White for restraint, black for killing... Let’s start you off with a white piece,"
The Heterodox Nascent Soul picked up a white chess piece and flicked it with his finger.
Pop!
A white light flashed in the void, and a white piece teleported in front of the Green Fire Luan, striking the Monster Bird forcefully.
A few green feathers drifted down from the sky, and the Green Fire Luan gave a pitiful cry as its entire body was suddenly bound by white chains, falling straight to the ground.
Fang Xi slowly descended to face the Green Fire Luan, holding a black chess piece, "As a Nascent Soul Cultivator, for you, a third-order Monster Beast, to become my Spiritual Beast, you’ll be at no disadvantage... I’ll count to three, and if you refuse, I’ll kill you on the spot. After all, we have a grudge, and I’m quite happy to do so. One, two... three!"
Fang Xi pretended to make a killing move, and the Green Fire Luan closed its eyes, letting out a mournful cry, signifying its submission.
After all, in the world of Monster Beasts where the strong prey upon the weak, such is simply the law of nature.
"Haha... that’s more like it, now reveal your Sea of Consciousness, and let me imprint my brand,"
Seeing the Monster Bird submit, Fang Xi chuckled heartily, his Divine Consciousness diving into the Sea of Consciousness of the Green Fire Luan, firmly pressing in his mark...
Moments later, a flash of light, and the Saint’s carriage set sail once more. Leading the way in front were the Demon Blood Flood Dragon and the Green Fire Luan!
Around them, Monster Kings who sensed the commotion and came closer, upon witnessing this scene, quickly retreated even more hastily...