"Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc? That name alone sounds extraordinary. Is it an elite or a king among Splitfeather Rocs?" Fang Qianyuan asked curiously.
"Indeed. It is said that only one such king among rocs, with highly concentrated bloodline power, is born among more than a hundred Splitfeather Rocs. Because it inherits a trace of its distant ancestor's Golden-Winged Great Peng bloodline, its plumes take on a golden hue, hence the name."
The Golden-Winged Great Peng was a legendary primordial exotic species, also known as the Golden-Winged Great Peng Carving or the Garuda Bird.
Legend held that this bird had golden wings, a kun's head, star-bright eyes, and a leopard's gaze. It could fly ninety thousand miles in an instant and was a Heaven Tier demonic bird that rivaled the Kunpeng. During the heyday of the Ancient Dharma Dao, it had likewise possessed mighty divine abilities and been revered by the world.
The Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc naturally could not possess much of its bloodline. But as one of its many mixed-blood descendants, even awakening a trace and unleashing its innate power would be truly remarkable.
As for whether the Pine Mountain Chancellor and National Preceptor were boasting, he would have to see it for himself.
Fang Qianyuan followed them into the countryside and entered an estate built deep within a valley.
This was the Peng Aviary, constructed by the Pine Mountain King at great expense and effort through conscripted labor. The vast estate was not meant to house people, but to rear a great peng.
As they entered, burly strongmen happened to be carrying an enormous striped tiger inside on a thick wooden pole, grunting with the effort.
The striped tiger had clearly just been slaughtered. A great gash had been cut across its throat, and it was still twitching.
"Lord Chancellor,