Purple Cloud Wings

"Drip!"

"Drip!"

Drops of blood fell from You Su's blade. Xiao Yi Xian stood atop the corpse of a second-tier Silver Moon Wolf King, while the surrounding wolves fled in disarray.

Xiao Yi Xian dragged the Wolf King back to the small valley. Over the past few days, she had continued consuming small amounts of poison pills and the Poisonous Gas from that Dou Ling. Her cultivation had now reached nine-star Dou Zhe.

Her cultivation was rising at an absurd, cheat-like pace.

"Big Sister, you're back!"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian return while dragging such a huge white wolf, Little Spirit could not stop herself from drooling.

Xiao Yi Xian patted Little Spirit's head, then skillfully dissected the Silver Moon Wolf King, removed the poisonous portions, and set the meat over the fire to roast.

"Crackle, crackle!"

The flames burned steadily, and the Wolf King's meat gradually began to release an enticing fragrance. Xiao Lan descended from the sky and landed beside them.

Xiao Yi Xian expertly sprinkled on the seasonings, turning the meat over and over. Golden-brown roasted meat appeared before them, its faint aroma enough to intoxicate anyone.

Little Spirit impatiently tore off a piece of meat and began eating, her tiny hands soon covered in grease.

Xiao Yi Xian gave some to Xiao Lan before eating as well. Meat in this other world really was different from that of her previous life. It was exceptionally delicious—tender yet satisfyingly chewy, and it even contained a trace of energy.

After eating and drinking her fill, Xiao Yi Xian sat cross-legged to one side and took out the Purple Cloud Wings. Flying on a sword was certainly cool and impressive, but having wings would definitely make her far more agile in battle.

Xiao Yi Xian slowly exhaled, then crossed her legs and formed a cultivation seal before her chest with both hands, gradually adjusting her physical condition.

As Xiao Yi Xian settled into stillness, her breathing slowly evened out, each inhale and exhale forming a perfect cycle.

With every shift in that breathing cycle, faint streams of energy emerged from the surrounding space. Following Xiao Yi Xian's breath, they entered her body. After being refined through her meridians, they circled once through the Sword Box on her back before being stored within the vortex in her lower abdomen.

In the quiet of cultivation, Xiao Yi Xian's consciousness sank into her body. This strange inner sight allowed her to clearly see the Fighting Energy flowing within her.

Her consciousness passed through several major meridians before finally reaching her lower abdomen. The slowly rotating vortex, the base of her Fighting Energy, came into view.

Seeing this miraculous vortex, Xiao Yi Xian could not help but feel amazed. Inner sight truly was wondrous, allowing her to easily perceive the condition of her own body.

After several days of cultivation, the vortex in her Dantian was already close to being completely full. As long as she consumed a more potent poison, she would be able to break through in one go.

Watching the purple streams continuously flow from her meridians into the vortex, Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly. Her consciousness slowly withdrew from within her body, and only after her body had fully adjusted to its peak state did she open her eyes.

She lazily stretched her body, feeling it brimming with strength.

With a flip of her hand, her Storage Ring flashed faintly, and a black scroll appeared in her palm. It was the high-grade Xuan-class Flight Fighting Skill.

Soaring through the skies was everyone's dream. Although she could fly on a sword, it surely felt different from having wings.

With wings, she would certainly be more agile in battle and cause even greater headaches for anyone below the Dou Wang level.

After all, on the current Dou Qi Continent, Fighting Energy transformation into wings was a privilege reserved for experts above Dou Wang. Everyone else could only gaze at the sky and sigh.

Holding the scroll in both hands, Xiao Yi Xian excitedly untied the carefully bound string around it and slowly spread it open.

As the pitch-black scroll unfolded, a pair of black eagle wings so dark they sent chills down one's spine came into view.

Because the wings were drawn on the scroll, they were not large. Yet they faintly radiated heat. Given their strange appearance, they were clearly not a simple painting.

The eagle wings were dark black, faintly marked with purple cloud patterns. Looking closer, the pair of wings resembled black steel, possessing a peculiar metallic texture. The feathers on the wings emitted a faint heat.

Xiao Yi Xian gently blew on them, and her expression shifted in surprise. Under that light breeze, the feathers on the eagle wings actually stirred as though they belonged to real wings. It was extraordinarily miraculous.

As her gaze swept over the eagle wings, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes suddenly stopped on a line of small words beside them. She blinked, then softly read them aloud.

"Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle, a fifth-tier flying magical beast. It is said to possess a thin bloodline of the Ancient Phoenix. Its flight speed ranks among the best of all flying magical beasts. Cunning and ferocious by nature, it is extremely difficult to capture and lives only in the Cloud Mist Region in the southern part of the continent."

These Purple Cloud Wings truly had the potential to advance further, after all, they possessed even a tiny trace of the Ancient Phoenix's bloodline.

Moreover, there might truly be very few people on the continent capable of creating Flight Fighting Skills now. Most inheritances had been severed, leaving only the inheritances of Fighting Energy and alchemy relatively intact.

Xiao Yi Xian placed both palms over the scroll and lightly pressed against the soft wings. Drawing a deep breath, she slowly closed her eyes.

Not long after her palms touched the wings, the violent eagle soul within suddenly let out a piercing cry that made the soul tremble. The cry passed through the scroll and traveled up Xiao Yi Xian's arms like a drill, fiercely battering her soul.

Within her soul's vision, a black bird-shaped shadow flew madly toward her. Its violent, sinister presence was deeply unsettling.

Xiao Yi Xian formed transparent barriers with her soul power to protect herself, while the Purple Cloud Eagle attacked the barriers over and over like a machine.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yi Xian guarded her mind tightly, not daring to allow even a trace of that violent emotion to invade.

This contest of souls lasted for more than ten minutes before gradually ending with the Purple Cloud Eagle's defeat.

In terms of strength, Xiao Yi Xian was naturally far inferior to a fifth-tier magical beast. But after being suppressed for countless years, this Purple Cloud Eagle was now little different from a crippled wild beast.

When the beast-like violent emotions receded from her heart like a tide, Xiao Yi Xian's entire body immediately went weak and numb. Her face was pale, and she looked utterly exhausted. The strain of a clash between souls was far beyond that of a physical confrontation.

Little Spirit noticed Xiao Yi Xian's condition and anxiously walked over.

"I'm fine. I just used up a bit too much energy!" Xiao Yi Xian said with a smile, patting Little Spirit's head.

Xiao Yi Xian placed her palms against the eagle wings once more, but this time she was no longer attacked, as though the soul within had completely vanished.

The Fighting Energy within Xiao Yi Xian's body slowly circulated along the route described on the scroll. A moment later, the Fighting Energy flowed to her arms and gradually surged into her palms.

When the Fighting Energy appeared in her palms, the eagle wings on the black scroll abruptly shone brilliantly. The purple and black colors grew increasingly intense before finally transforming into two tiny purple-black rays that shot into Xiao Yi Xian's palms like lightning.

After entering Xiao Yi Xian's body, the two tiny purple-black rays rapidly traveled through her meridians. When they reached the meridians along her spine, they suddenly stopped, then turned and forcibly tore open two extremely tiny branch meridians.

These two branch meridians extended from the main channels and only slowly stopped once they reached her back.

The sensation was like shattered bones regenerating, making Xiao Yi Xian let out a muffled groan.

At her side, Little Spirit picked up a sleeve and wiped the sweat from Xiao Yi Xian's forehead, her eyes filled with worry and fear.