The Desolate Fire Sparrow gracefully paced over to Li Ping, lowered its head, and affectionately rubbed against his chest.
Li Ping stroked its head as he checked its condition after the breakthrough, a smile gradually appearing in his eyes.
A third-tier late-stage Desolate Fire Sparrow.
With the divine abilities and strength bestowed by its Vermilion Bird bloodline, coupled with a life-bound treasure that complemented its divine abilities, its combat prowess undoubtedly surpassed that of an ordinary core formation late-stage cultivator.
In other words, it could easily suppress a core formation late-stage cultivator like Chixiaozi.
With Li Ping and the Desolate Fire Sparrow fighting together, even without using the fourth-tier Lunar Coldflame, their strength on paper was roughly comparable to that of Lu Old Devil, who had once run rampant across the Western Wasteland.
But in an actual fight, even Lu Old Devil and his Scarlet Flood Dragon spirit beast combined would be no match for him.
After all, the innate spirit flame of the true spirit Vermilion Bird was famed for "slaying evil beings and sweeping away all demons," dealing additional damage to demonic and evil cultivators.
The Desolate Fire Sparrow's innate spirit flame originated from its Vermilion Bird bloodline. Its power might not be as outrageous as the Vermilion Bird's own innate spirit flame, but its special ability to harm evil beings and demons came from the same source.
A demonic cultivator like Lu Old Devil was naturally countered by the Desolate Fire Sparrow.
"What a shame. There are no demonic cultivators left in the Western Wasteland." Li Ping shook his head, feeling rather sorry that the Desolate Fire Sparrow had no opportunity to show its strengths.
Of course, spells were merciless, and treasures had no eyes.
A battle between cultivators was ultimately a matter of staking one's life.