I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

"You jest."

The Gale Beast demon cultivator hovered in mid-air, its small, emerald-green eyes slightly narrowed, and a meaningful smile curled at the corner of its mouth.

"I have no intention of being your enemy; I simply want to see if such a thing as a beast demon has truly appeared."

"Oh?" Zhou Yuan chuckled lightly. "Now that you've seen it, you're not curious anymore, are you?"

"I'm still very curious..."

The demon cultivator's gaze swept over the beast-like creature, a mixture of greed and fear flashing in his eyes. "You appear to be only at the early Nascent Soul stage. I wonder how you manage to command such a ferocious beast as the beast-like creature?"

He spoke casually, as if it were just a casual chat.

But Zhou Yuan noticed that his gaze was constantly scanning his surroundings, as if he were confirming something.

"Surname Feng... Could it be Feng Xi, the noble bird from the original story?"

Zhou Yuan pondered to himself.

In the original novel, Han Li encounters Feng hope several decades later.

At that time, Feng hope had just entered the ranks of level nine demon beasts, full of vigor and arrogance.

Now, the timeline has been moved forward by one or two decades, and Feng hope is still just a peak level eight demon beast.

"Was it that Crimson Feather Beast that told you?"

Zhou Yuan ignored his question and instead asked, "Where's its demon core? Did you bring it?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of smugness flashed in Feng hope's eyes.

"I've taken its demon core; I plan to brew a pot of fine Azure Flame Wine."

"Once it's brewed, I'll treat you to a pot!"

He patted his waist.

His tone carried a hint of boastfulness.

"It seems you have a refined taste."

Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, his gaze sweeping over him. "May I borrow your demon core to refine pills?"

"Ha ha!"

Feng hope burst into laughter, his laughter tinged with arrogance.

"My demon core? Take it if you want!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue light flowed around him, clearly indicating that he was ready to attack or escape at any moment.

In fact, when he learned that there were early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators here who could command the legendary beasts, he had already used a secret method to contact several demon friends nearby to come together.

As a peak level eight Gale Beast, he was confident that even if he was no match for the Beast Demon, he could still escape unscathed thanks to his speed, which he was so proud of.

After all, these humans and beast-like creatures couldn't even catch up with that good-for-nothing Akabane, let alone him.

"Okay, I'll come and get it."

As Zhou Yuan finished speaking, a cold glint flashed in his eyes—

The Twelve Stabs of the Divine Court!

The invisible and shadowless divine sense spikes instantly traversed a hundred feet and pierced into Feng hope's brow!

"ah--!"

Feng hope let out a piercing scream!

He felt as if twelve red-hot iron spikes had pierced his mind at the same time, and the excruciating pain caused his consciousness to instantly become chaotic!

His speed, which he was so proud of, had no chance to be used in the face of this sudden attack on his spiritual senses!

At that very moment—

Zhou Yuan raised his hand and waved it, and a small emerald green arrow shot out!

The arrow was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it pierced through Feng hope's head!

"puff!"

Blood splattered everywhere!

At the same time, the third eye on the beast's forehead suddenly opened, and a gray, deathly light shot out, striking Feng hope's body directly!

"ah--!!!"

Feng hope's screams grew even more piercing!

His life force was rapidly draining away, and his body was quickly withering away!

That gray, deathly power was like a bone-deep infection, frantically devouring his life force!

He suddenly transformed into his true form—a giant blue bird over ten zhang in size!

The giant bird had wingspans of several tens of feet, and its entire body was covered with blue scales and feathers that shimmered with a metallic luster in the sunlight!

However, at this moment, this majestic giant bird was already at its last gasp.

It struggled to spread its wings and escape, but the power of death had already spread throughout its body.

Zhou Yuan raised one hand, and his entire arm glowed with black light, suddenly expanding by a size!

Then, a black and red light shot out from his palm.

The shard of light, like a black lightning bolt, slashed across the neck of the demonic bird!

"puff!"

The enormous bird head flew off with a thud, and blood gushed out like a fountain!

The bird's head tumbled in the air, its small, emerald-green eyes still holding a look of disbelief.

Its proud speed was completely wasted?

A tiny, azure bird flew out from the bird's head—it was Feng hope's spirit! Terrified, it desperately tried to escape!

Zhou Yuan had made preparations long ago.

The spirit manifested as a large cyan hand, which grabbed the essence and put it into its pouch along with the cyan demon core.

Feng hope's massive body crashed down onto the deserted island, kicking up clouds of dust.

Zhou Yuan did not rush to dispose of the body, but instead searched his body first.

Soon, he found another demon core in Feng hope's corpse, the Crimson Feather Beast Demon Core.

Now, they have obtained two level-eight demon cores and the essence of a transformed demon beast in one go!

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life—!"

The miniature Feng hope spirit, bound in Zhou Yuan's palm, let out a pitiful cry for mercy.

The voice was filled with fear and regret; there was no trace of the arrogance from before.

At this moment, it truly regrets it deeply.

Its speed, which it relied on, was never utilized before it was killed by the opponent!

The secret technique that could instantly attack the divine sense, as well as the black and red energy light that was as fast as lightning and exceptionally sharp, caught it completely off guard!

"Is there any point in saying this now?"

Zhou Yuan smiled faintly and sealed Feng hope's essence into a jade bottle.

"Don't get cocky!"

Feng hope's spirit struggled wildly inside the jade bottle, its voice filled with resentment and bitterness.

"Before coming here, I contacted two friends! I'm afraid you can't use those two secret techniques too often, right? Let's see how you handle it then!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan was not surprised but rather pleased.

"Oh? There are two more powerful demons that have transformed into human form? It seems we've really struck gold this time."

Feng hope does have some experience.

The Divine Court Twelve Thrusts technique, a secret art, normally requires a long recovery time after each use.

However, since his trip to the Void Heaven Palace, Zhou Yuan has obtained the Soul Stone.

Equipping Soul Stones can greatly shorten this recovery time.

Once those two transformed demons arrive, he will definitely be able to unleash the Twelve Divine Thrusters once more!

Zhou Yuan ignored Feng hope's struggles, put away the jade bottle, and began to dissect the corpse of the Gale Beast.

Those broad, blue wings, those incredibly sharp claws, that hard beak, and those scales and feathers that contained pure wind-attribute spiritual power... He cut off all the valuable parts and carefully put them into his storage bag.

After doing all this, he sat cross-legged on the deserted island, closed his eyes to rest, and waited quietly.

……

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in the sky...

Two figures were flying side by side at an astonishing speed.

One of them had a ferocious dragon's head, but its body and limbs had transformed into a human form.

Its entire body was covered in bright red scales that shimmered with an eerie light in the sunlight, and it trailed a thick dragon tail behind it, swaying gently.

The other person carried a huge tortoise shell on his back. His face was blue, and he was exceptionally tall, about ten feet tall. Each step he took covered several feet.

"Brother Feng sent a message saying that the legendary ferocious beast Xiao has appeared in the outer sea," the dragon-headed man said, his voice deep and rumbling like thunder. "If it's true, I'd like to see it for myself."

"Can such a thing really be controlled by human cultivators?" the turtle-backed man asked in surprise, his blue face full of doubt.

The two demons sped up and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

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