It was only a hair's breadth away from Tier 4 Middle-Grade. Presumably, its advancement would come within the next few decades.
"Good thing I arrived early. If I had come a few decades later, after it advanced to Tier 4 Middle-Grade—"
"the materials in my hands probably wouldn't be enough to concoct True Spirit Brew capable of drugging it unconscious."
"But now, they are more than enough!"
"Zheng Guan, you may leave!" At that moment, the Golden-Plumed Cloud-Stepping Eagle gave its order.
"Yes, sir. This subordinate takes his leave!"
Zhou Xun immediately retreated along the way he had come, slowly making his way back to the cave abode.
Zhou Xun had not expected this investigation to go so smoothly.
He had now successfully gathered intelligence on the Golden-Plumed Cloud-Stepping Eagle. This demon beast was merely Tier 4 Lower Grade.
All he needed to do next was successfully concoct the True Spirit Brew.
Then he could mix it into the spiritual food.
Inside the cultivation chamber, Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground.
With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen precious spiritual herbs appeared before him. They were all ingredients for concocting True Spirit Brew.
He first picked up a spiritual herb around three feet long. It was called Spirit Shade Grass.
It grew in places thick with yin energy, born from absorbing the essence of the sun and moon and cold, shadowy Spiritual Qi. Its leaves were deep purple, covered in strange silver patterns. It was one of the main ingredients of True Spirit Brew.
It emitted a chilling aura, as though it could lower the surrounding temperature by several degrees.
Zhou Xun took a deep breath and formed hand seals. A gentle stream of Spirit Energy turned into fine threads that wound around the grass blades