3000-Year Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk

"It's not that serious, Grandfather."

Seeing Yu Yuanzhen about to strike again, Yu Tianchen explained the unique properties of the two immortal herbs with a wry smile.

It was only after Dugu Bo also confirmed that Yu Tianchen was indeed fine that Yu Yuanzhen refrained from planting the sole of his shoe onto Yu Tianchen's backside.

"Don't be so reckless next time!"

Yu Yuanzhen said sternly:

"There is always a gap between theory and reality. If an unexpected deviation had occurred, what would you have done?"

"Understood, understood."

Yu Tianchen chuckled, obediently accepting the lecture.

Dugu Bo, standing to the side, spoke up:

"Kid Tianchen, you still have a massive amount of energy deposited within your body. If you have any thoughts of absorbing more herbs here, my advice is to wait."

"Be careful that too much is as bad as too little."

"I understand."

Yu Tianchen nodded.

He had no intention of using all the herbs right now anyway.

Since he had intercepted Dugu Bo, the probability of Tang San discovering this place had been reduced to a negligible level.

There was plenty of time; it wouldn't be too late to continue his schemes once he had obtained the specific usage methods for the immortal herbs.

"Senior Dugu Bo, you can start preparing the spirit bone now."

Yu Tianchen said to Dugu Bo:

"Once you have finished your business here, we will prepare to leave."

"Very well."

Dugu Bo nodded:

"I will go prepare the spirit bone matters first."

"Will you two be staying here for the time being?"

"Yes."

Yu Tianchen nodded.

While Dugu Bo went to prepare the spirit bone, he would take this time to consume the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

If there was enough time, he might even be able to search the Sunset Forest with Yu Yuanzhen to see if there was a suitable third spirit ring for him.

After everything was settled, Dugu Bo left the area directly.

As for Yu Tianchen, after finding the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, he consumed it under the accompaniment of Yu Yuanzhen.

Compared to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was clearly much easier to digest.

In just a short moment, Yu Tianchen had almost finished absorbing it.

After absorbing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Yu Yuanzhen followed Yu Tianchen's request and took him through the Sunset Forest to search for a suitable third spirit ring.

"Little Chen, isn't it a bit too risky for you to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring now?"

Traveling through the jungles of the Sunset Forest, Yu Yuanzhen's face still carried a hint of worry.

A ten-thousand-year spirit ring and a thousand-year spirit ring were not in the same league.

In Yu Yuanzhen's view, it would be safest for Yu Tianchen to absorb a spirit ring of around 9,000 years.

After all, Yu Tianchen was only at the Soul Elder realm.

Generally speaking, one had to reach the level of a level 50 Soul King to resist the mental shock of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.

"Don't worry, Grandfather."

Yu Tianchen said with a smile:

"I absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew specifically to prepare for absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring."

"That herb can significantly boost my mental power. As it stands now, I shouldn't have any problems absorbing a spirit ring just over ten thousand years."

Seeing Yu Tianchen so confident, Yu Yuanzhen still felt uneasy, but ultimately said nothing more.

The Sunset Forest was not particularly large, and while there were many spirit beasts, most were between the thousand-year and ten-thousand-year levels; those exceeding ten thousand years were not very common.

Yu Tianchen had already planned out his spirit rings while he was still at the sect.

For this ten-thousand-year spirit ring, the beast he desired was one known as the Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk.

According to the records in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's library, this spirit beast left traces of its existence in both the Star Dou Great Forest and the Sunset Forest.

The only uncertainty was whether there were any Instant Thunder Dragon Hawks in the Sunset Forest that had exceeded ten thousand years of cultivation.

Therefore, Yu Tianchen was actually hoping to try his luck this time.

But unfortunately, luck is not something one can simply summon at will.

For several days in a row, the grandfather and grandson could be said to have returned empty-handed.

Let alone a ten-thousand-year Steel Wing Thunder Hawk, they hadn't even encountered many thousand-year ones.

"Sigh, it seems I must go to the Star Dou Great Forest after all."

After another fruitless search, Yu Tianchen said with some disappointment on their way back.

"It's fine, aren't you planning to go to the Star Dou Great Forest anyway?"

"There is no rush to obtain the spirit ring until we get to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Beside him, Yu Yuanzhen did not seem particularly disappointed.

Searching for spirit beasts was never a guaranteed task, and since the Sunset Forest was not a large-scale spirit beast forest, it was perfectly normal not to find one.

"Hmm, I suppose that's the only way."

Yu Tianchen nodded. As the two chatted, they were already nearing the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was located.

Just then, a sharp, urgent cry suddenly rang out from the distant mountain forest.

Yu Tianchen and Yu Yuanzhen stopped in their tracks simultaneously, looking toward the direction of the sound.

"This sound... is it an Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk?"

Having encountered a thousand-year Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk before, both Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianchen recognized the cry as belonging to one.

However, for some reason, compared to the thousand-year specimen they had encountered, this cry was clearly much deeper and more resonant.

There was even a faint hint of a dragon's roar within it.

"Grandfather, judging by the sound, this should be a high-age Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk!"

Yu Tianchen listened carefully to the sound, speaking to Yu Yuanzhen with a hint of excitement.

"Let's go take a look!"

Yu Yuanzhen did not hesitate; he grabbed Yu Tianchen and flew toward the direction of the sound.

In no time at all, the two arrived at the source of the noise.

Yu Yuanzhen landed on a tree with Yu Tianchen and began to observe the situation below.

The Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk was colored in a mix of yellow and blue. Because its feathers resembled dragon scales and it possessed dragon horns on its head, it was known as a Dragon Hawk.

It was also dubbed the Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk because this type of spirit beast was famous for its speed, even possessing skills similar to teleportation.

But now, this spirit beast famous for its speed was trapped under a massive spider web, deep in a pit. Its wings were wrapped in a tangled mess of webbing, and it struggled incessantly.

Not far away, a gray-bodied, slender giant spider crouched in a pit, watching the Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk with cold, tiny eyes. It looked like a hunter toying with its prey, watching with amusement as the victim lost its life in its desperate struggle.

While observing, it would occasionally spit out more webbing to reinforce the net covering the Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk, preventing it from breaking free.

"An Earth Cave Demon Spider and an Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk that have both just reached the ten-thousand-year level..."

Watching the battle below, Yu Yuanzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly smiled.

"Xiaochen, it looks like your third spirit ring has been found!"

"Grandfather, be careful."

Yu Tianchen was also quite excited at this moment.

After several days of effort, he had finally stumbled upon a ten-thousand-year Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk!

The hard work of the past few days had not been in vain!

Yu Yuanzhen moved quickly.

They were merely two spirit beasts that had just reached the ten-thousand-year level; he didn't need to put in much effort to deal with them.

With a few punches, he sent the Earth Cave Demon Spider—which was still unwilling to give up its prey—scurrying away, and with a casual strike, he beat the struggling Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk into a half-dead state.

Yu Yuanzhen then grabbed the Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk by the neck and returned to the tree where Yu Tianchen was waiting.

"Come on, Xiaochen."

He tossed the dying Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk to Yu Tianchen's feet and said:

"Adjust your state first, then absorb this spirit ring."

"Alright."

Yu Tianchen nodded and jumped down from the tree.

After a brief meditation to ensure his mental state had reached its peak, he approached the Instant Thunder Dragon Hawk and raised his hand to condense a thunder sword.

Under the hawk's unwilling gaze, the thunder sword plunged directly into its head.

A pale black spirit ring condensed over the hawk's body and slowly emerged.

Yu Tianchen did not hesitate; he sat cross-legged, released his martial soul, activated the Great Sun Thunder Body, and began to absorb the spirit ring.