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Chapter 210 The Phoenix Bird That Has Been Targeted [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Jade Spirit Island.

On their way back, some hunted second-tier demonic beasts and returned with a full load, while others returned empty-handed, looking on with envy at those around them.

However, upon their return, the Lu family members each received a substantial reward, and even Master Tan kept his promise, sharing the flesh and blood of the third-tier demon beast with them.

Everyone was overjoyed, especially the cultivators who returned empty-handed, who no longer looked at others with envy.

The fact that we got our hands on the flesh and blood of these third-tier demonic beasts alone is enough to make this trip worthwhile.

"Old Lin, after we get back this time, I'll start gathering the materials for the array..."

After leaving the Lu family, many cultivators were tempted, and two or three Foundation Establishment cultivators formed a team to hunt demonic beasts.

Hu Jin was naturally very interested, but Lin Chang'an poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"Old Hu, let alone a third-tier demonic beast, even a second-tier demonic beast is not so easy to find, unless you discover the demonic beast's nest and ambush it in advance."

Otherwise, these monsters are extremely intelligent; once they sense danger, they will hide in the deep sea and not come out, making hunting these sea beasts the most difficult task.

Lin Chang'an shook his head. The ocean was vast, but most cultivators were not at an advantage in it.

In particular, most of the sea monsters are social creatures, and the leaders are not only powerful but also highly intelligent.

Of course, this is no challenge for human cultivators, who have come up with a variety of professional magical artifacts, traps, and baits.

These are all things that need to be prepared in advance.

"Although there are many monsters in this abyss, most of them are aquatic. The second most numerous are the ferocious birds in the sky. Only a few monsters roam and live on some wild islands."

Old Hu shook his head helplessly, but this time they also witnessed the power of the third-order formation.

Lin Chang'an was also somewhat tempted. He parted ways with everyone, claiming to be in seclusion, but secretly left Jade Spirit Island.

Alone, disguised and changing his identity, he set off towards the open sea.

……

Off the sea.

"As expected, my previous intuition was correct."

Upon returning to the island where the incident occurred, Lin Chang'an revealed an excited expression.

It's unclear whether it's because he cultivated the complete version of the ancient technique or because he refined the entire Xuan Tian Immortal Vine.

He discovered that his perception had become much stronger, especially in tracking magical energy.

"Although this magical aura is already very weak, I can still sense it. If it is delayed for another seven or eight days, I'm afraid I won't be able to sense it anymore."

With a flicker in his eyes, Lin Chang'an flew on the gourd, seemingly aimlessly.

But in reality, he could sense the residual magical energy in the air from the group of eagle-like beasts.

"I've heard that some powerful cultivation techniques also have similar supernatural abilities, which can sense the residual magical energy of a cultivator and use it to track them down."

However, these kinds of supernatural abilities and secret techniques can only sense things for a maximum of ten days to half a month, while I can sense things for about a month and a half.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an's eyes flashed. A group of second-tier demonic beasts had just experienced a great battle and suffered heavy casualties, with only eight wounded beasts remaining.

There was also a near-third-tier demonic beast as the leader, and two third-tier demonic beast cubs.

This appealed to him.

He also wanted to go to the outer sea to test his recent perception abilities.

Moreover, he discovered that his powerful senses allowed him to detect monsters hiding in the sea or on islands.

Isn't the most difficult part of hunting demons in the outer sea to find them the most difficult part, which is that there is nowhere for him to hide?

"Squeak!"

The phoenix, rarely seen out for a stroll, excitedly circled and chirped around Lin Chang'an, prompting him to glare at it with annoyance:
"You, you're already at the late stage of the second tier, how come you're still only the size of a palm? If you were any bigger, I wouldn't need to control this gourd to fly."

Lin Chang'an glared fiercely at the bird.

It could have saved him a lot of money on a flying artifact, and riding it... no, wait!
It must be flying on a bird, which is no better than this gourd.

Meanwhile, the phoenix stared wide-eyed, hurriedly patted its shoulders and fanned itself, displaying a human-like demeanor to show its small size.

"Alright, chase after them. This time, we'll see what you're capable of."

Lin Chang'an gave a cold shout, and the gourd flew rapidly, heading towards the direction of the almost imperceptible magical aura.

……

A few days later.

On a deserted island, Lin Chang'an finally sensed the aura of the eagle-kite beast from before.

"Sure enough, this group of eagle-like beasts fled here."

Although they were far apart, Lin Chang'an was so afraid of being discovered that he was practically pressed against the sea surface, gazing into the distance.

They were so far apart that even a spiritual eye couldn't see them.

As for divine sense, let alone whether it can perceive that far, even if it could, it would easily alert the demon beasts.

After all, these demonic beasts are extremely sensitive to divine sense.

"Three of them have gone out hunting, the rest are on the island, so we can catch them all at once."

With a solemn expression, Lin Chang'an took out the Spirit Concealment Veil that Yun Yao had given him, and immediately covered himself with it, making his figure invisible. Even the phoenix on his shoulder showed curiosity.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chang'an used the concealment technique, and his aura almost disappeared.

"After practicing the Refining Spirit Chapter, the Concealing Breath Technique has become even more powerful."

This technique itself enhances perception and breath control, and now he has mastered the complete version, coupled with the power of his natal spiritual plant, the Profound Heaven Spiritual Root.

Now that Lin Chang'an is invisible, even a Golden Core cultivator would have to investigate carefully before they could easily miss him.

"Even a third-tier demon beast cannot be on guard at all times."

Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile. Of course, he wasn't stupid, and this time he was only facing a near-third-tier demonic beast.

"Now we'll see how powerful this formation is."

Recalling the power of Master Tan's formation, Lin Chang'an felt a surge of excitement.

After returning, slowly accumulate resources. At the same time, if you have the opportunity, you must upgrade all the secondary array plates and array flags to the third tier.

A set of third-tier formations will be a great help in both hunting monsters and self-defense in the future.

on the island.

Inside a cave carved into a cliff face by a sharp bird's beak, a grey female near-third-tier eagle-kite beast lowered her head and tore off pieces of flesh to feed her two chicks.

Meanwhile, a figure crept up from the rocky edge of the island.

The Hidden Spirit Veil is designed to conceal one's presence and aura, and with Lin Chang'an's enhanced aura concealment technique, it reveals almost no trace of his presence.

The eagle-like beasts on guard on the island were unaware of anything.

And so, Lin Chang'an began setting up array plates and array flags around the eagle-kite beast's nest.

It took him a full half hour to complete the entire formation.

After all, he didn't use any magic power the whole time in order to avoid being discovered.

"Mission accomplished."

Holding the main array plate, Lin Chang'an looked up at the two birds circling in the sky and couldn't help but squint.

The eagle-kite beast that had just gone out hunting has also returned, bringing with it sea fish food.

"At least I got a full meal, so I've been quite merciful."

Lin Chang'an silently recited a mantra, then made a hand seal, and instantly a burst of spiritual energy erupted from the main array plate in front of him.

At the same time, the surrounding banners also shook and burst forth with soaring spiritual light.

This scene immediately alarmed the eagle-like beasts on the island.

A sharp, piercing scream rang out, but it was too late.

The nest was now completely enveloped by a red barrier that had suddenly appeared.

Blood Fiend Crimson Sun Formation - Activation

At the same time, terrifying fire-attribute spiritual energy gathered, and one after another, fire-devouring demon spirits exuding a terrifying aura appeared.

Although there are only five of them, each of them exudes the aura of a late-stage second-tier cultivator. Moreover, within the formation, as long as the fire-attribute spiritual energy continues, they can constantly re-condense.

With a series of piercing roars, the Eagle-Kite Beast launched a frenzied attack, crashing repeatedly against the array barrier.

"These ferocious birds are incredibly intelligent!"

Seeing this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but marvel. The sharpest and hardest parts of these eagle-kite beasts were their beaks and claws.

If we allow these eagle-like beasts to attack the array barrier, they might actually create a gap.

After all, it's about addressing the root cause from a single point.

"We can't let these ferocious birds attack the formation! Charge!"

As Lin Chang'an manipulated the formation, five Fire Devouring Spirits, engulfed in raging flames, instantly pounced forward and engaged in fierce combat with the Fire Devouring Spirits.

"go with!"

At the same time, the Phoenix Bird, under Lin Chang'an's command, also transformed into lightning with a golden light.

With its smaller and more agile body, coupled with the advantage of its terrain, the Phoenix Cry Bird possesses formidable attack power.

Almost every time, it pecked off a chunk of flesh from its opponent. After all, the Phoenix Bird was the essence of fire, and its bloodline belonged to the level of a mythical beast.

This is similar to how human cultivators, in addition to normal spiritual roots, also possess various spiritual bodies.

And this phoenix is ​​equivalent to a spiritual body among human cultivators.

With exceptional talent and the advantage of the formation's terrain, his strength was greatly enhanced.

"Moo!"

The Green Horned Ox appeared beside him, and seeing the Phoenix Bird display its might, it couldn't help but show its fighting spirit.

However, Lin Chang'an calmed him down.

"Watch out for any falling monsters, then attack them."

On land, the Green Horned Ox is undoubtedly extremely powerful, but it would be unwise for it to fight with birds of prey.

Under the cover of the formation, the Eagle-Kite Beast lived up to its name as a ferocious bird, tearing the Fire-Devouring Demon Spirit to shreds amidst countless frenzied battles.

However, with the help of sufficient spirit stones, the Fire Devouring Demon Spirit that had just been torn apart was gathered together again.

As long as the formation remains intact and there are enough spirit stones, the Fire-Devouring Demon Spirit can be reborn endlessly.

Of course, Lin Chang'an wouldn't waste spirit stones like that. He manipulated the flying needle artifact to launch attacks simultaneously, and each sneak attack severely injured the monster.

……

Two hours later.

The sharp hissing sounds within the formation disappeared, and only two cubs remained in the nest, completely unaware of what had happened, clearly having just been fed.

As Lin Chang'an's footsteps approached, the two cubs instinctively curled up together.

"A near-third-tier demonic beast, indeed troublesome."

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly and collected the bird's essence and the demon core as spoils of war.

Looking at the two chicks in the nest, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile.

"Two cubs of third-tier demonic beasts, that can fetch a good price."

As for pity?

Human cultivators kill demons to obtain their cores and cultivation resources, while demons devour human cultivators to grow stronger and serve as food.

This is the law of natural selection.

Besides, he wanted to find a loving owner for these two cubs.

Wouldn't that be like living the life of a wild beast, exposed to the elements overseas?

"It can be considered your good fortune."

With a satisfied smile, Lin Chang'an reached out and took out the spirit beast bag that he had prepared beforehand.

After feeding the two cubs two pills each, which made them fall asleep, I put them directly into my spirit beast bag.

He had made preparations before he came.

"Eight second-tier demonic beasts, one near-third-tier demonic beast, and two third-tier demonic beast cubs. Today's harvest is quite substantial."

After cleaning up the battlefield, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile.

This harvest yielded six or seven thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

The essence of a near-third-tier demon beast is a material for forging top-grade spiritual weapons, and its value is generally around two thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

Adding the demon core and other materials like feathers, it's worth at least a thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

"The difference between the second tier and the near third tier, even just half a tier, is completely different."

Lin Chang'an shook his head. There were also two direct bloodline cubs of third-tier demonic beasts, which were not cheap either.

Of course, he also knew that he was lucky this time, and that he wouldn't usually have such a good opportunity.

After cleaning up the battlefield and waiting for his magic power to recover, Lin Chang'an removed the formation, then stepped onto the gourd and began to leave.

On the way back, Lin Chang'an continued to test his perception abilities.

"The Blood Fiend Crimson Sun Formation is powerful, but it has too many limitations. It can only be used on land, while the most densely populated area of ​​monsters in this Monster Abyss is actually in the sea."

On the way back, Lin Chang'an was deep in thought.

It seems I need to find someone to customize some array plates, or order a more adaptable array, given my current level of skill as a mid-grade second-tier array master.

Ideally, it should be water-related.

……

on the island.

"There's no mistake, this is the aura of my son's spirit pet, the Phoenix Crying Bird, there's no doubt about it!"

Huang Yuntian, his face contorted with rage, looked at the traces of battle on the island and the magical artifact in his hand.

This ritual implement was made when we captured and tamed the Phoenix Bird.

It bears the imprint of the Phoenix's essence and magical power, and will be sensed as long as it is within a certain range.

He never expected that this magical artifact would respond to his ordinary passing by in the open sea.

At this moment, his hair was gray, his whole body was filled with bloodthirsty aura, and his cultivation level had actually reached the Pseudo-Core Realm.

"Sir... based on the traces at the scene, this person has been gone for at most half a day..."

"What are you standing there for? Chase after them!"

Huang Yuntian roared angrily, not only for revenge for his son, but more importantly for the value of the Phoenix Bird itself.

Right now, the Phoenix Bird is extremely valuable to their Li Huo Palace.

"Damn it! We are now hiding in the Tongtian Mist Sea and desperately need treasures of extreme yin and yang, especially this Phoenix Bird, which is the nemesis of yin spirits."

Moreover, this aura suggests it already possesses near-third-tier strength. A beast of fire's essence—such a creature absolutely cannot fall into the hands of others!

Under Huang Yuntian's furious gaze, his figure instantly transformed into a streak of light, and he began searching for the petty thief.

Meanwhile, Lin Chang'an was traveling at a leisurely pace, while the phoenix was running around excitedly.

One moment it's catching a sea fish, the next it's leaving a mark on a reef.

Or, when passing by deserted islands, they would always fly over out of curiosity and catch prey.

They even encountered sea spirits, and the phoenixes' eyes lit up when they saw them, and they excitedly swallowed them whole, finding them even more delicious than the flesh and blood of other monsters.

Lin Chang'an was completely unaware that he had been exposed and was being watched.

However, when he arrived at the waters of Five Dragon Island, Lin Chang'an put away the Phoenix Bird and concealed his aura before heading towards Five Dragon Island.

An hour later, a beam of light appeared where Lin Chang'an's aura had disappeared.

"Damn it! This little thief is so cautious!"

The magical artifact's sensing ability disappeared, clearly indicating that the other party had used methods to conceal their aura, which filled Huang Yuntian with rage.

"Five Dragons Island must belong to cultivators from the Yue Kingdom. I will definitely find you and avenge my son!"

……

A sea of ​​fog reaching the sky.

On a strange island shrouded in a magical array, merchant ships that have been plundered enter the island and then disappear into the mist.

"You mean the Phoenix Bird, a bird of supreme yang, born from pure fire, that loves to eat poisonous insects and is specifically designed to subdue yin ghosts and fierce spirits?!"

Inside the cave, Huang Tianxiao, who had just condensed his true core, couldn't help but show his shock and anger upon hearing the report.

"Young Master, please forgive me!"

"damn it!"

Seeing Huang Yuntian apologize, Huang Tianxiao was furious, but he knew he had no reason to blame Huang Yuntian.

After all, no one expected that the Fire Palace would hide in this place.

"Since the other party is in the waters of Five Dragon Island, and such a strange beast is not something that ordinary cultivators can raise, it is not easy to raise it to the near third level."

Moreover, he came from the Yue Kingdom, making him even easier to investigate. This person killed members of my Huang family and stole our exotic beast; he absolutely cannot be let go easily!

Under Huang Tianxiao's cold gaze, if this strange beast were present, then countless dangerous places in this Tongtian Mist Sea would be easily accessible.

These places where evil spirits and malevolent souls gather are rich in spiritual energy and often contain treasures.

"Upon investigation, all Foundation Establishment cultivators who came from the Yue Kingdom were found to be qualified to raise such spiritual creatures!"

"Yes!"

"Don't alert them. Since this person is so cautious, investigate the materials used to raise spirit beasts and keep an eye on the markets of Five Dragon Island. With this magic compass, they will eventually reveal their true colors."

Under Huang Tianxiao's cold gaze, having a third-tier beast that could restrain Yin spirits would undoubtedly be a great help to him and the Huang family.

Huang Yuntian's face was also full of determination, not only for the sect, but also to avenge his son.

Despite the vastness of the Five Dragons Sea, there are not many cultivators from the Yue Kingdom, especially Foundation Establishment cultivators. Including the three major sects, there are only a few hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If you investigate diligently, you'll always find clues.

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