Nine Nether Continent, Nine Nether Clan.
On a mountain peak in the Nine Nether Clan's back mountains, violet-black flames filled the heavens and earth, their scorching aura continuously and wantonly unleashing its might.
Ever since returning to her clan after leaving Sky Net Continent, Jiu You had remained here in seclusion, refining her bloodline in hopes of completing the Ancient Undying Bird's final transformation.
Unfortunately, this was no easy task...
In the original story, Jiu You had only completed her final evolution with Mu Chen's help, after obtaining a large amount of quasi-Saint essence blood within the Divine Transformation Pool of the avian clans.
Outside the mountain peak, Clan Chief Tian Huang of the Nine Nether Clan stood respectfully beside an old man in black robes. The old man's long brows swayed in the wind, while a trace of gravity rested upon his weathered, orange-peel-like face.
"Elder Lu, how is it? Has Jiu You made any progress?" Clan Chief Tian Huang asked hurriedly, his heart somewhat unsettled as he watched the scene.
This old man was naturally the Nine Nether Clan's only supreme expert, their sole support—a late-stage Spiritual Grade Nine Nether Flame Sparrow expert.
Seeing Tian Huang's anxious expression, Elder Lu sighed inwardly, though his face remained impassive. "There has been some progress..."
"But Clan Chief, there is no need to worry too much. How could completing her evolution be so simple? Jiu You is currently accumulating her strength and tempering her spiritual energy. She must first hone her cultivation until it reaches a state of perfect unity."
"Even if it truly does not work, it does not matter. Our Nine Nether Sparrow Clan is not without its hidden reserves..."
As the only person in countless years within the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan who might evolve into an Ancient