With the help of Enlightenment Tea leaves and several days of experimentation, Shi Hao finally merged his Eleven Cave Heavens into a unique cave heaven divine ring. That counted as Twelve Cave Heavens too, right? In the original plot, he had likewise merged his Ten Cave Heavens into a unique cave heaven divine ring. But now, with Jun Moxiao's cheat-powered help and the motivation Jun Moxiao gave him, Shi Hao was several times stronger than his original counterpart, if not more.
Frankly, when it came to comprehension, Shi Hao was absolutely the most badass. Without cheats, no transmigrator could possibly compare to him.
After succeeding, Shi Hao laughed and shouted like a madman, "I did it! Xiaoxiao, look! Isn't this genius amazing?"
Watching his crazed antics, Jun Moxiao rubbed his forehead. "You're passable. You're only in the Cave Heaven Realm! Amazing, my ass. Hurry up and learn how to undergo spirit transformation from Willow Deity!"
Willow Deity explained, "The Spirit Transformation Realm is a process of reshaping your true self. From the body to the spirit, you connect with your cave heavens and nurture spirituality, thereby achieving a transformation. This is also one of the most important realms. In the Spirit Transformation Realm, you can nurture your own spirit body within your cave heavens. It possesses spiritual awareness, and your original body can control it, while the spirit body can also cultivate. Xiaoxiao, show him your spirit body."
Jun Moxiao manifested a spirit body that looked exactly like his original body.
Jun Moxiao's spirit body said, "I look just like the original, but this is only a body formed from condensed energy. It'll disperse after a powerful attack! Now let me show you the fierce beasts I've nurtured as spirits in my cave heavens."
As he spoke, Jun Moxiao summoned two great fierce beasts, a suanni and a vermilion bird. They looked just like the real things, and both even roared.
Shi Hao exclaimed at the sight, "That's so badass! If you summon these spirit-transformed fierce beasts to fight, wouldn't that be the same as using fierce beasts against your enemies?"
Jun Moxiao said, "You could put it that way, but these aren't real fierce beasts. They're only manifested from the fierce beast imprints within their precious techniques, and they still need the original body's strength to sustain them."
Shi Hao nodded. "That's still amazing. Just think about it-if you could manifest several fierce beasts at once to attack an enemy, making them feel like they were being mobbed by fierce beasts, wouldn't that be an awesome sight?"
Willow Deity said from the side, "There are probably very few people capable of manifesting several fierce beast spirit bodies to fight simultaneously. Xiaoxiao is an exception. You can't judge him by ordinary standards."
Shi Hao said, "I understand, Willow Deity. I want to try my luck in the Cave Heaven Realm region of the Void God Realm. Xiaoxiao, are you coming?"
Jun Moxiao shook his head. "I'm not going. Oh, right! Watch out for enemies using God-Slaying Needles against you. You know how much those enemies we killed at Heaven Mending Pavilion hated us, especially the Rain Clan."
With that, Jun Moxiao entered Lazy Fish Mode again. Mainly, the War Goddess and the others might be coming to Stone Village, so he had to stay and wait for them.
Shi Hao said, "I'll be careful. Willow Deity, send me to the Void God Realm."
Willow Deity sent Shi Hao into the Void God Realm, then said to Jun Moxiao, "With that bear child's temperament, who knows what sort of commotion Shi Hao will stir up?"
Jun Moxiao said, "Don't worry, Sister Willow Deity! I have a feeling a great opportunity will come knocking on Shi Hao's door."
Half convinced, Willow Deity asked, "You think that highly of him?"
Jun Moxiao said, "Don't you think highly of him too, Sister Willow Deity? I can say for certain that, apart from me, Shi Hao is the greatest genius in this world right now, bar none. Even the Upper Realm has no one like him."
Jun Moxiao chatted with Willow Deity for a while, then went off to discuss the Dao with the Duke of Zhou in his dreams.
Willow Deity watched the little fellow sleeping so peacefully. Paired with his flawless features, he looked like a sleeping beauty. Willow Deity carefully fashioned a screen from willow branches to shade him from the sunlight.
After bringing this little fellow back from the Great Wilderness, Willow Deity had watched him grow day by day and become the most monstrously gifted genius in history. It felt wonderful, and Willow Deity looked forward to the future more and more.
Willow Deity felt an immense sense of accomplishment over the little fellow raised by those very hands.
Some time later, several powerful people arrived on the outskirts of Stone Village. Sensing that the visitors were the Fire Emperor and his group, Willow Deity quickly woke Jun Moxiao.
"Little fellow, someone's here. Are they the people you mentioned earlier?"
Jun Moxiao got up and looked. It was Xia Youyu from Heaven Mending Pavilion, the War Goddess from Deer-Chasing Academy, the Fire Emperor and his daughter, and Little Red Vermilion Bird.
"They're Heaven Mending Pavilion's senior sister, Deer-Chasing Academy's War Goddess, and the Fire Emperor's daughter. I promised to help them recultivate the Blood Moving Realm and strive to open Ten Cave Heavens in the Cave Heaven Realm. Their talent would be considered pretty good even in the Upper Realm."
Willow Deity said, "They're passable. They're all geniuses capable of opening nine cave heavens in the Cave Heaven Realm. If we perfect their foundations, they should be able to open Ten Cave Heavens."
From far away, the Fire Emperor and Vermilion Bird sensed how terrifying that willow tree was. There were also two primordial demonic birds, green-scaled eagles, in the village. This village was anything but ordinary.
The Fire Emperor said in surprise, "Could that willow tree be a deity?"
"More terrifying than a deity. Everyone, be respectful!" Vermilion Bird solemnly warned the others. Such a divine being was not someone they could afford to offend.
Jun Moxiao said to the Fire Emperor's group, "Senior Fire Emperor, senior sisters, welcome to Stone Village. Vermilion Bird is here too."
"Grandpa Chief, we have guests!" Jun Moxiao raised his voice to notify everyone in Stone Village.
The Fire Emperor and the others bowed to Willow Deity. "Greetings, my lord."
Willow Deity said, "Mm. No need to stand on ceremony. The little fellow's willingness to help you is an opportunity for you as well. Cherish it, and don't disappoint his expectations."
Everyone in Stone Village came out. Seeing the Fire Emperor, the old clan chief hurriedly said, "Welcome to Stone Village, Your Majesty."
Old Grandpa had traveled to many places in his youth and seen some important figures in the outside world, including the Fire Emperor. Only after he was injured had he returned to Stone Village to spend his remaining years.
When the village aunties saw the War Goddess and the others arrive, they said excitedly, "Xiaoxiao, these girls are as pretty as fairies! Hurry up and carry them home as your wives."
Jun Moxiao quickly waved his hands. "Aunties, don't talk nonsense. These three are my senior sisters."
Huo Ling'er, the War Goddess, and Xia Youyu immediately flushed crimson at those words. In truth, they were very fond of this junior brother.
Huo Ling'er and Shi Hao had not yet established a romantic relationship; they were only friends. The Fire Emperor was also letting his daughter choose, waiting to see who would end up with her.
The Fire Emperor explained the purpose of their visit to the villagers and brought out some treasures for everyone.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Jun Moxiao said, "No need to be so polite, Senior Fire Emperor. We're all among friends."
"Willow Deity, hurry and call Little One back to greet our guests."
Willow Deity contacted Shi Hao's spiritual form. Good grief, the boy had demolished the residences of several great clans in the Cave Heaven region. Even the Void God Realm had awarded him the title "Loves Drinking Beast Milk, Greatest Demolition Expert" and rewarded him with a Primordial Divine Book Fragment.
Afterward, he had even encountered people from the Celestial Clan. Could that be the opportunity Xiaoxiao had mentioned? Willow Deity promptly pulled Shi Hao back.
Shi Hao, who had been sitting cross-legged beneath the willow tree, woke up and muttered to himself, "Huh? Why am I back? I just met a fat girl from Primordial Divine Mountain and her grandfather. She invited me to go with them to the Kunpeng Nest in the Northern Sea in a while!"
Jun Moxiao said, "We'll talk about that later. We have guests. Your fat girl junior sister is here. Hurry up and greet everyone. Show off your talents."
The moment Shi Hao saw Huo Ling'er, the words flew out of his mouth as he waved to her.
"Hey! Fat Girl! Junior Sister!"
Shi Hao angered Huo Ling'er so much that her little face turned scarlet, and she chased him around, trying to hit him for a while.
Jun Moxiao said, "Shi Hao, look who's over there."
Shi Hao looked and froze. Wasn't that the Fire Emperor and Little Red? Vermilion Bird had now turned into a little plump bird perched on the Fire Emperor's shoulder, just like when he had encountered Little Red at Old Stone Village.
Shi Hao hurriedly welcomed them. "Senior Fire Emperor, Little Red, and my two senior sisters, welcome to Stone Village!"
The Fire Emperor chuckled. "The Bear Child of the Void God Realm truly is extraordinary!"
The War Goddess and Xia Youyu teased him too. "Loves Drinking Beast Milk, so you and Junior Brother were born in such a mysterious village!"
"Hao Tian, hurry up and show off your talents. Make a feast! Senior Fire Emperor and our senior sisters have finally come all this way. We have to treat them properly."
Jun Moxiao couldn't be bothered to lift a finger. Cooking was best left to Shi Hao anyway, since he loved doing it most.
"All right, I'll get right on it. Food is my specialty! But since Senior Fire Emperor and our senior sisters are here, we have to serve the best. Xiaoxiao, take out what you've been keeping."
"Then let's have a Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi feast. I preserved them well, so none of the divinity in their precious bodies has been lost. You'd better do this feast justice."
Jun Moxiao took out the precious bodies of the two venerable beasts, Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi, so everyone could enjoy a magnificent feast.
Looking at the two enormous fierce beast bodies, Shi Hao whooped in excitement.
"Hahaha! Venerable Realm fierce beasts, Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi! Everyone's in for a treat today. After eating them, we might even break through a minor cultivation realm!"
The other villagers became so excited at the sight of the two enormous fierce beasts that they could barely speak coherently.
"Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi, two of the Four Great Venerable Beasts! Are we dreaming?"
Little Red Vermilion Bird trembled off to the side. "Eating venerable beasts... Those two scourges, Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi, have finally been destroyed."
Jun Moxiao looked at Vermilion Bird, now a little plump bird-rather fat, in fact. The sight was so comical that he teased Little Red.
"Little Red, what are you afraid of? We're not eating you."
Vermilion Bird said in a haughty little girl's voice, "I'm not afraid! I'm the Vermilion Bird Venerable!"
Jun Moxiao called to Big Red in the distance, "Big Red, didn't you say the Vermilion Bird Venerable was your idol? You wanted to become her disciple, didn't you? Hurry over and greet your idol!"
Big Red eagerly trotted over and asked, "Big Boss, this little fat bird is the Vermilion Bird Venerable?"
Vermilion Bird shook with anger. "Who are you calling a little fat bird?"
Jun Moxiao said, "Little Red, don't stoop to his level. This shameless big red bird is a follower Shi Hao took in. He really admired you back in the Hundred Broken Mountains. Why not take him as your disciple? Who knows, he might even be a descendant of a vermilion bird. Senior Fire Emperor, what do you think?"
The Fire Emperor strongly approved. A primordial remnant that could keep company with Shi Hao and Jun Moxiao was no ordinary creature either!
Vermilion Bird said haughtily, "All right, then! For the sake of this invincible handsome fellow, I'll take him as my disciple!"
The big red bird immediately said shamelessly, "Greetings, Master!"
Wielding the Void Dao Realm Kitchen Knife, Shi Hao swiftly and neatly prepared the two great venerable beasts. With several village aunties helping him, he spent nearly an entire day before finally finishing cooking them.
Faced with supreme medicinal treasures like these venerable beasts, no one stood on ceremony. They all turned into ravenous eaters.
"Who would've thought we'd actually get to eat Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi, two of the Four Great Venerable Beasts?"
"Those two were savage beyond compare and cruel by nature. Who knows how many living beings they killed? Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow once devoured every living being in an entire nation. We've rid the world of a scourge." Vermilion Bird swallowed a large chunk of meat and slowly described Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi's atrocities to everyone.
Even a worldly figure like the Fire Emperor rarely had the chance to taste a delicacy such as venerable beast meat. He abandoned all concern for his imperial image and ate with gusto. Perhaps his cultivation might even advance a little.
At that moment, everyone felt that eating came first. Nothing else mattered.
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