The Green Jade Gate's core territory, Ring Mountain.
Inside an enormous Wind Cave.
A man, a woman, and a bird silently regarded one another.
The man looked barely past twenty, his green robes falling elegantly about him and a smile touching his lips. His presence was deep and steady, his aura concealed, yet he seemed to harbor something terrifying within. Anyone who saw him would feel an inexplicable chill of alarm.
The woman had the appearance of a young maiden, her purple skirt swaying gently about her graceful figure. Her skin was ice-fair, her bones jade-fine; even in the dark depths of the cave, she shone as brightly as a dazzling pearl, drawing the eye.
As for the bird, it certainly deserved its standing as a mighty demon. Even lying there, it loomed like a mountain, demonic energy surging around it. Its strength was clearly at the late third-tier peak.
Yet its age was plain to see. Its feathers had lost their luster, and the eyes meeting Lin Changheng's were rather clouded. Though its breaths stirred howling winds, they were heavy and utterly weary.
"You must be True Lord Ten Thousand Longevity? I, Feng, have long admired your great reputation. Now that we meet, you are indeed as radiant as jade, wondrous as a celestial being."
The Wind-Piercing Beast raised its millstone-sized head slightly. Its vicious beak opened and closed, yet the sounds it produced were human speech.
Another beast that could speak!
Throughout Lin Changheng's journey in the cultivation world, he had encountered very few demon beasts capable of "speaking human language" at the third tier, displaying such a strong "tendency toward humanoid transformation"-no more than five.
Every one had possessed formidable strength, terrifying potential, and astonishing intelligence.
Of course, the Wind-Piercing Beast before him was so aged that