The Five Aggregates Immortal Sect beneath Circular Mountain remained as lively and chaotic as a coop of startled chickens and barking dogs. After all, without a few exceptional tricks, no creature would dare call itself a living being of the Jade Bamboo Mountains.
Just as Qi Ming was about to settle down and meditate.
A deep, steady voice suddenly came from outside its nest.
"May Senior Zhu never die or perish, may your immortal path be smooth all the way, and may every day bring great fortune!"
"Heh."
Qi Ming sneered coldly and tossed an immortal herb from its nest cave. "Then I'll accept your auspicious words."
"May Senior enjoy everlasting prosperity!"
Far off in the sky was a featherless vicious bird—the innate fiendish spirit that had once been gang-beaten in the primeval forest. Later, it had learned a set of flattering phrases. Whenever it saw Immortal Realm natives in the Jade Bamboo Mountains, it would bow and pay respects.
Then, while offering its reverence, it received the Dao Ancestor's favor. After the Dao Ancestor tossed down a scrap of medicinal pill, it attained enlightenment and became unstoppable...
Over the years, it had taken to "begging" with sweet words outside the cave dwellings of Immortal Realm natives in the Jade Bamboo Mountains. From Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerables down to Qi Refining Realm cultivators, it had approached them all. And surprisingly, the results were truly quite good!
It had gathered heaps of cultivation techniques, immortal herbs, spirit medicines, scraps, and all sorts of other discarded immortal materials—more than enough for its cultivation.
Now, this featherless bird had become a peculiar and splendid sight in the Jade Bamboo Mountains. If one did not hear its reverent greetings before a cave dwelling, it almost felt somewhat unsettling.
It now held grand ambitions as