Inside the Water Mansion.
A massive peacock corpse lay quietly on the ground, its entire body radiating five-colored rosy light as abundant Five Elements power permeated it.
"What a fine peacock!" Zhou Tong's gaze first fell upon the peacock's five tail feathers.
With a casual wave of his hand, he plucked off all five of the most essential feathers.
Merely floating in midair, these five feathers naturally displayed terrifying power. Flames coiled around the crimson feather, water flowed around the pitch-black one, and the earth-yellow feather was as heavy as a mountain. The white feather was peerlessly sharp, able to slice through all things, while the green feather emitted a hazy green aura.
The Five Elements circulated in an endless cycle. The moment these five feathers appeared, the surrounding space seemed to freeze solid.
"I only broke through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm not long ago, yet the materials for the third transformation of the Star-Plucking Hand have naturally appeared." Zhou Tong did not think much of it. He immediately sat cross-legged, stretched out both hands, and absorbed the Five Elements Essence from the Five-Colored Divine Feathers.
For Yinglong Guard assassination missions, one generally only needed to bring back the target's head or something that could prove their identity. Everything else was the spoils of the Yinglong Guard member who completed the mission.
Cultivating the Star-Plucking Hand required treasures containing the Five Elements, and this peacock's Five-Colored Divine Feathers were perfectly suitable. Moreover, considering the Five Elements Essence contained within the divine feathers of this Void Returning Realm peacock, it was more than enough for him to cultivate the third transformation of the Star-Plucking Hand.
As the Five Elements Essence was continuously absorbed by Zhou Tong's hands, the light on the Five-Colored Divine Feathers grew increasingly dim. Once Zhou Tong