Life-Bound Spirit Bird: Golden-Winged Wind Peng
As for which kind of Peng-type Demon Bird it is, that's hard to say.
The Spirit Bird egg was weak and severely corroded by Yin Qi, making it difficult to hatch under normal circumstances. A group of cultivators walked up to the circular platform and communicated with the young man in black.
"Five thousand Spirit Stone is too expensive, one thousand!"
Shen Long bargained.
The young man in black pondered for a moment and said, "After all, they were brought from the Immortal Burial Mound. One thousand is too few, three thousand."
"How can you prove that it was brought from the Immortal Burial Mound? At most, it's 1200 cells, and the life force is so weak, we don't even know if it can hatch!"
Shen Long said he had no way of proving that the other party wasn't lying.
The young man in black haggled with Shen Long and finally settled on a price of two thousand Spirit Stone. If Shen Long hadn't recognized it as Spirit Bird belonging to a Peng-type Demon Bird, he wouldn't have paid such a high price.
The young man in black sold a lot of things to raise enough Spirit Stone to buy the Copper Armored Corpse.
After swatting away the Copper Armored Corpse, Chen Peng took out a pitch-black gourd, uncorked it, and a gust of yin wind swept out, revealing a beautiful female ghost in red, radiating an astonishing Yin Qi.
Ghost Creature come in many forms. After a cultivator dies, their soul will slowly dissipate. In places with heavy Yin Qi, the soul, nourished by the Yin Qi, has a chance to become Ghost Creature. Most Ghost Creature are devoid of intelligence.
In addition, some cultivators whose physical bodies were destroyed were unable to possess other living beings, so they turned to the path of ghosts and became ghost cultivators.
In the cultivation Immortal Realm of the Zhao Kingdom, raising ghosts and controlling corpses is a common practice. For some cultivators in the Zhao Kingdom, Corpse Refining Ghost Creature into corpses is equivalent to cultivating Spirit Beast and Spirit Insect.
"A female ghost in the Foundation Establishment Realm, quite powerful, who can also help pour tea and serve water, and handle chores. Starting price is 30,000 Spirit Stone, with each bid increment no less than 5,000."
Chen Peng said loudly.
Thirty thousand!
Thirty-five thousand!
"Forty thousand!"
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The price soared, quickly surpassing the 50,000 Spirit Stone mark.
The Ghost Creature was eventually sold for 80,000 Spirit Stone and was purchased by a beautiful young woman in a purple dress.
After bidding for the Ghost Creature object, Chen Peng announced the end of the Auction, and everyone left the venue one after another.
After leaving Listen-to-Rain Pavilion, Shen Long strolled around the Marketplace, found no one following him, and returned to his residence.
He entered a secret room, went into the Spirit Control Tower, took out the Spirit Bird, and placed it in the Spirit Control Pool.
He walked up to the Peng Bird Demon Beast pattern, placed his hands on it, and infused it with his Peng Bird Law Power.
The Peng Bird pattern emitted a clear and loud bird song, Shen Long's Law Power rapidly drained away, leaving his face slightly pale.
He turned his head and looked towards the Spirit Control Pool, just in time to see a ball of blue spiritual light appear.
He withdrew his hand and walked towards the Spirit Control Pool.
Before Shen Long even approached the Spirit Control Pool, a golden Peng Bird flew out from Spirit Control Pool, its wingspan reaching over ten feet, its feathers a bluish-gold color.
"Golden-Winged Wind Peng!"
Shen Long asked in surprise.
The twelfth generation guardian spirit Spirit Bird of the Spirit Control Sect is a fourth-order Golden-Winged Wind Peng, which flies at an exceptionally high speed and is proficient in wind-based Law Technique.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng swooped down towards Shen Long, and with a gentle flap of its wings, more than twenty Cyan Wind Blade, each about a foot long, shot out and headed straight for Shen Long.
Shen Long retreated, avoiding the Cyan Wind Blade.
He let out a strange hissing sound, much like a bird's song.
Beast Language!
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng let out a sharp screech and stopped attacking Shen Long.
Shen Long let out another screech, the sound piercing.
He took out two green ginseng roots and threw them at the Golden-Winged Wind Peng.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng opened its mouth and inhaled, and two green ginsengs flew into its mouth and were swallowed.
Shen Long communicated with the Golden-Winged Wind Peng using Beast Language, trying to dissuade it from seeing him as an enemy.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng had just hatched and was completely unaware of the dangers of the world. After eating two spirit medicine, it regarded Shen Long as a friend.
Shen Long muttered incantations, opened his mouth and spat out a large ball of Essence Blood. With a hand seal, the Essence Blood spun around and transformed into a palm-sized blood-red bird. The blood-red bird gently flapped its wings and pounced towards the Golden-Winged Wind Peng.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng seemed to sense the danger, flapping its wings to avoid the blood-red bird.
Before it had flown very far, Shen Long let out a loud roar, and at the same time, a powerful spiritual pressure surged from his body.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng's body trembled, its reaction slowed, and the blood-red bird flew over and disappeared into the Golden-Winged Wind Peng's head.
Shen Long used the Demon-Suppressing Roar, a secret technique for controlling spirits, usually used to deal with Demon Beast that are a whole realm lower than oneself, making it easier for them to recognize a master.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng flapped its wings and swooped down on Shen Long. Shen Long activated the restriction, and the Roc let out a painful screech as it plummeted from the sky and crashed to the ground.
It regarded Shen Long as an enemy and wanted to attack Shen Long. Shen Long was not polite and directly activated the restriction. After a few rounds, the Golden-Winged Wind Peng became docile.
Shen Long was somewhat excited. He had never encountered this situation when hatching Iron Tail Scorpion, Fire Rock Beast, Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, Snow Wind Sparrow, and Gold-Eating Ant. According to the experience of the predecessors of the Spirit Control Sect, only Demon Beast Demon Bird with relatively high Bloodline Purity would resist so fiercely.
Shen Long took out a small mirror that shimmered with golden light; it was the Demon-Testing Mirror.
He infused his Law Power, Demon-Testing Mirror shone with a dazzling golden light, emitting a golden glow that enveloped the Golden-Winged Wind Peng.
The Demon-Testing Mirror trembled slightly, emitting a piercing shriek. Shen Long turned the mirror over and saw three horizontal lines on its surface.
He gasped, his voice trembling slightly. "Bloodline Purity reached level three! We've struck gold!"
It should be noted that the Bloodline Purity of most first-tier Demon Beast Demon Bird is only one. It is relatively rare for the Bloodline Purity first-tier Demon Beast Demon Bird to reach two, and it is extremely rare for the Bloodline Purity to reach three.
The higher the Bloodline Purity of Demon Beast Demon Bird, or insect, the higher its potential and the stronger its Divine Ability.
Shen Long cultivates the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Technique, which continuously enhances his physical body and strength. Choosing a Spirit Bird as his Life-Bound Spirit Bird would be suitable, and this Golden-Winged Wind Peng is an excellent choice.
The Golden-Winged Wind Peng's Bloodline Purity reaches level three, which is higher than most Spirit Bird from the start. It would be a waste to raise it as an ordinary Spirit Bird.
To cultivate the Golden-Winged Wind Peng into a Life-Bound Spirit Bird, a certain secret technique must be applied to bind it to Shen Long, so that their fates are intertwined, one prospers and the other suffers.
This was naturally no problem for Shen Long. He approached the Golden- Golden-Winged Wind Peng Golden-Winged Wind Peng, which lowered its head in submission.
Shen Long patted its head, took out two green ginseng roots, and fed them to the Golden-Winged Wind Peng as a reward.
After the Golden-Winged Wind Peng ate two green ginseng roots, it became even more obedient.
Shen Long muttered incantations and began casting a spell.
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A secluded Blue-tiled Courtyard with blue tiles, the plaque above which reads "Floating Cloud Courtyard" in large characters. Inside the courtyard is a two-story Cyan Pavilion and a Cyan Stone Pavilion. A young man of medium build, dressed in black, sits in the stone pavilion, while a tall, thin middle-aged man reports the situation to the young man in black.
"Uncle Li, according to Chen Liang's report, the Spirit Control Sect has finally sent someone to contact him. He gave this person a thousand Spirit Stone. This is the person's situation."
The middle-aged man took out a blue Jade Slip and handed it to the young man in black.
The young man in black scanned the area with his divine Divine Sense, a thoughtful expression on his face. "He's been in the Marketplace for half a year, and claims to be surnamed Yu? Most of this information is probably false. Is there any other information?"
Li Jian, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and a disciple of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, was responsible for identifying the Spirit Control Sect Spirit Control Sect's spies lurking in Mysterious Yin Marketplace and uncovering their motives.
The Hundred Ghosts Sect destroyed the intelligence network that the Spirit Control Sect had established in the Zhao Kingdom and captured many spies, but they did not obtain any important intelligence.
Mysterious Yin Marketplace is the territory of the Yin Corpse Sect. The Yin Corpse Sect has a grudge against the Hundred Ghosts Sect, so it is impossible for them to fully cooperate with the Hundred Ghosts Sect in capturing the Spirit Control Sect's spies. Therefore, Li Jian had no choice but to search in secret.
"That's all. I was worried about alerting this person, so I told Chen Liang not to contact him for the time being. This person instructed Chen Liang to keep an eye out for news about powerful, exotic insects, Strange Beast, and birds of prey."
The middle-aged man reported.
Zhao Bin, Qi Refining Cultivator.
"A powerful, exotic insect, Strange Beast, or bird of prey? Why didn't you say so sooner? I've already sold that Spirit Bird."
Li Jian frowned and said that he had bought a Spirit Bird at a high price many years ago. It was said to have been brought out from the Immortal Burial Mound, which could only prove that it was Spirit Bird of the Peng type of Demon Bird. He had been trying to hatch it for many years but had been unable to do so.
"I couldn't reach you before, so I thought you had gone out."
Zhao Bin said cautiously.
Li Jian frowned, pondered for a moment, and then instructed, "If he contacts Chen Liang again, report it immediately. I'll think of another way to see if we can lure him out."
"Yes, Uncle Li."
Zhao Bin agreed.
Li Jian gave him a few instructions and then dismissed him.
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In Green Begonia Courtyard, the door to the secret room opened, and Shen Long walked out, his face beaming with joy.
From now on, he will have his Life-Bound Spirit Bird.
Each Spirit Controller can only have one Life-Bound Spirit Beast, which can be Spirit Beast, Spirit Bird, or Spirit Insect. Most Spirit Controller will not choose Spirit Insect, as most Spirit Insect are not durable and are easily killed in battle.
Shen Long used a secret technique to bind the Golden-Winged Wind Peng to himself, making it his Life-Bound Spirit Bird. The first major benefit was that it greatly enhanced his cultivation of wind-type Law Technique, making it easier for him to master Law Technique. The second benefit was that he felt as light as a swallow, and his reaction speed was improved compared to before. This was just the beginning. With the Golden-Winged Wind Peng's rank advancing by one small realm, Shen Long could save some time of arduous cultivation, and his reaction speed would be even faster.
Shen Long changed his expression and walked out.
Fifteen minutes later, Shen Long arrived at the Listen-to-Rain Pavilion, asked for a private room, and greeted the waiter. He introduced himself as surnamed Yu, and said that if a female cultivator surnamed Liu came looking for him, the waiter would take her to the private room.
Shen Long ordered a pot of Spirit Tea and a pot of snacks, and enjoyed the tea and snacks.
He took out his Communication Disk and contacted Liu Shi. Soon, Liu Shi's voice came through the Communication Disk: "Senior Yu, what are your orders?"
"You've done a good job. I'll pay you back two years' salary first. And if there's any news about Second-Rank Flood Dragon Blood Essence, I'll reward you handsomely."
Shen Long said.
"Thank you, Senior Yu. When will you be arriving?"
Liu Shi asked.
"I'm not coming over. Have your granddaughter come to the Listen-to-Rain Pavilion and tell the waiter she's looking for a senior named Yu. He'll take her to a private room. I've put a Storage Bag in the teapot; she can come and get it."
Shen Long gave the order.
There's no need for it; he'll avoid direct contact with spies to reduce the risk of exposure.
"Yes, Senior Yu."
Liu Shi agreed.
Shen Long put away the Communication Disk, finished his tea, took out a Cyan Storage Bag, and placed it in the teapot.
Liu Shi provided the information, which enabled Shen Long to obtain the Golden-Winged Wind Peng's Spirit Bird. Naturally, he wouldn't treat Liu Shi unfairly.
If you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it more grass; just making empty promises won't get people to work with you wholeheartedly.
Shen Long wasn't short of those two hundred Spirit Stone; he would naturally reward Liu Shi for doing a good job.
He got up and went out, closed the door, greeted the waiter, and told Liu Yuruo to come over and go in by herself.
After leaving Listen-to-Rain Pavilion, Shen Long strolled around the streets, looking at the sights.
After a short while, Shen Long arrived at the Bluestone Square where the Rogue Cultivator their stalls and strolled around to take a look.
He bought three Demon Core cores from Second-Rank Demon Scorpion scorpions, intending to feed them to the Iron Tail Scorpion in the hope that it could advance to the second tier.
He purchased some materials for refining the He Yuan Pill, returned to his residence, and took out Shen Long Communication Disk to contact Liu Shi.
"Senior Yu, what are your orders?"
Liu Shi's voice came from the Communication Disk.
"Did you get the Spirit Stone?"
Shen Long asked.
"I've got it. Thank you so much, Senior Yu. Thank you so much, Senior Yu."
Liu Shi thanked him repeatedly.
"This is what you deserve, but why didn't you contact me first? I thought you hadn't received it!"
Shen Long asked.
"How could I dare disturb Senior's Secluded Cultivation? I will continue to keep an eye on the news of the Second-Rank Flood Dragon Blood Essence, and I will inform you immediately if there is any news."
Liu Shi said excitedly.
He helped inquire about the news, and indeed something good appeared. Shen Long rewarded him, so Liu Shi naturally worked even harder.
"That's good, let's leave it at that!"
Shen Long said, and cut off the contact.
He entered a secret room and went into the Spirit Control Tower. He first went to the second floor to inspect the spirit medicine and fruits, and only after confirming that there was nothing wrong with them did he leave the Spirit Control Tower.
Shen Long took out the Crimson Crow Cauldron and the alchemy materials, and began to refine pills.
He released his Innate True Fire, which landed at the bottom of the Crimson Crow Cauldron. Under the high temperature, the Fire Crow pattern on the surface of the Crimson Crow Cauldron seemed to come alive, gently flapping its wings.
Shen Long threw the ingredients into the Crimson Crow Cauldron one after another and then closed the lid.
After a while, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out from the Crimson Crow Cauldron.
Shen Long dared not be careless, and focused all his Divine Sense on the situation inside the Crimson Crow Cauldron.
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Liu's Grocery Store was empty.
Liu Shi was talking to Liu Yuruo, and Liu Shi had a big smile on his face.
"With these Spirit Stone, you can buy elixirs and medicines, saving a lot of time from arduous cultivation."
Liu Shi said excitedly.
"Grandfather, what is your relationship with this person?"
Liu Yuruo couldn't help but ask, as she had no idea what Liu Shi doing.
"Stop asking. Knowing too much won't do you any good. Your parents passed away early, and your grandfather will do everything in his power to help you Foundation Establishment. Alright, I'll watch the shop. Go back and cultivate! Don't tell anyone about what happened today."
Liu Shi gave the instructions.
"Yes, grandfather."
Liu Yuruo obediently agreed and turned to leave.
Liu Shi put away the Communication Disk and muttered to himself, "This senior is fair in rewards and punishments, much better than his predecessor. I need to work harder."
It was too difficult for Liu Yuruo to obtain the Foundation Establishment, but Shen Long's clear distinction between rewards and punishments gave Liu Shi hope.