Hermit in the Mountains

At the summit of Changsheng Peak, by a small pool in a plum blossom grove, Da Hong was drinking water with her head down, while Gu Changsheng sat cross-legged on a rock by the pool.

The spring, which Gu Changsheng had created, was washed by the tides of spiritual energy, and the two simple magic arrays changed, unexpectedly forming a natural water spiritual energy node. It continuously gathered the surrounding water spiritual energy particles and water vapor, condensing into water spiritual energy and spring water.

During this spiritual energy tide, Changsheng Peak formed a total of three spiritual energy nodes.

At the bottom of the pool in the center of the plum blossom forest on the mountaintop, there is a spiritual node that continuously generates water spiritual energy and clear, sweet mountain spring water;

Ten meters underground beneath the Earth Spirit Ginseng, there is a spiritual energy node that continuously generates 'earth energy' and earth spiritual energy.

There is a spiritual energy node three meters underground inside the warehouse, which continuously generates attribute-free spiritual energy.

All three spiritual energy nodes were locations where Gu Changsheng had set up the spirit-gathering array. They all benefited from the emergence of laws and the east wind of spiritual energy tides, thus gaining tremendous fortune.

When you're in the right place at the right time, even a pig can take off.

Spring water gushes out continuously from the spring, flowing down the hillside to the middle of the mountain, where it forms a larger pool.

Two days ago, Gu Changsheng spent several hours replanning the water channels. He dug a five-meter-diameter pool halfway up the mountain and dug a drainage ditch along the bamboo forest to drain excess spring water from the cliff to the foot of the mountain.

With the appearance of the living spring, Changsheng Peak replenished its water veins. Coupled with the spiritual energy nodes and spiritual trees, it can truly be considered a blessed land for cultivation.

(Ranked from highest to lowest spiritual energy concentration: Spiritual Energy Node 20, Longevity Peak 10, Famous Mountains and Rivers 5, Foot of the Mountain 3, Outer Area 1-2, etc.)

After the spiritual energy tide, Gu Changsheng focused on deduce the protective mountain formation and escape techniques, in addition to cultivation. The former was to protect the cultivation site, and the latter was to improve his life-saving methods.

"Da Hong, come here." Gu Changsheng, who was sitting on a big rock, waved to Da Hong.

"Coo coo coo..." Da Hong responded to Gu Changsheng as he walked, stopping beside the stone and sticking his head over.

Gu Changsheng gently patted Da Hong's head. "Sit down. Today I'm bestowing upon you the Dao guide. Don't disappoint me."

Big Red made a few "coo coo coo" sounds and sat down on the edge of the rock.

Gu Changsheng closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and emptied his spiritual platform, using his divine sense to guide Da Hong into a meditative state.

His divine sense projected a blazing sun into the crimson sea of ​​consciousness, and deep within the sun's core, a crimson-gold fledgling could be vaguely seen curled up in a cocoon of light.

The red-gold chick has a five-part red appearance.

Gu Changsheng noticed that Da Hong's attention was focused on the sun. He used the "Origin Dao Guide" to separate a wisp of primordial power and condense it into a "Dao Guide", which he then placed into Da Hong's collarbone.

He bestowed upon Da Hong the Dao Guide, and Da Hong's thoughts entered his chicken crop, eventually taking over the Dao Guide and taking control of the area.

The crimson soul had not solidified into a physical form, but only scattered thoughts. Gu Changsheng guided the crimson soul to visualize the blazing sun in order to gather the scattered thoughts together and form a consciousness.

He merely bestowed a "Dao Guide." To condense a "Destined Dao Seed," one must fill it with a soul, skeleton, flesh and blood, and external bridges. These correspond to the soul, essence, spiritual energy, and spiritual root of a living being, respectively.

As the bright red consciousness entered the 'Dao Guide', the 'Dao Guide' instantly had a master and began to activate its inherent abilities.

A suction force burst forth from the 'Dao Guide', piercing through space and time and extending into the illusory spiritual root space. The suction force began to absorb the fire attribute within the spiritual root.

The fire spirit root in the illusory space gradually faded and finally collapsed and dissipated. At the same time, a red particle took shape in the chicken's crop.

The suction force emanating from the Dao Guide did not disappear; it continued to extend into the Great Crimson Origin Space, where, over time, a drop of bright red life essence blood condensed within the space.

The moment a drop of his life essence blood successfully condensed, the crimson aura weakened by 30%, and he leaned weakly against the rock.

The soul, skeleton, and bridges construct a stable framework for the "Destiny Seed," and the innate breathing ability of the "Seed" awakens.

A suction force burst forth from Da Hong's body, forming a vortex around him, and fire-attribute spiritual energy particles began to surge towards him.

Gu Changsheng and Da Hong, along with the chicken, were both immersed in cultivation, while the sun and moon overhead alternated.

Suddenly, a wisp of pale purple energy appeared within the crimson natal Dao Seed. As soon as this wisp of purple energy appeared, it began to frantically devour the fire spirit energy, and finally even swallowed the very source of the fire spirit.

After the purple energy devoured the fire spirit's fundamental source, it underwent a transformation, with strands of crimson gold emerging and invading the entire 'Dao Seed'.

After an unknown amount of time, a reddish-gold seed, only one-tenth the size of a soybean, was found hidden inside the large red chicken's crop.

The moment the crimson-gold Dao Seed took shape, an unparalleled suction force erupted from Da Hong's body, drawing fire-attribute spiritual energy particles and sunlight from within a one-kilometer radius towards him.

The bright red feathers began to fall off, the body shrank, and black bloodstains were discharged from the pores. In no time, it turned into a featherless chicken, its whole body radiating golden light, and the bloodstains instantly turned into dry dirt that slid to the ground.

At noon, with the sun high overhead, the rooster shed its multicolored feathers and donned a pure red plumage, its color resembling the rising sun. Its comb was bright red and upright, and its claws gleamed with a pale golden sheen.

The giant red creature grew to two meters in size and had a wingspan of four meters.

Pure red wings, golden claws and beak, heralding the dawn and the sun, the great sun's rebirth—this is the best description of the transformed crimson.

As the giant red creature awoke, its eyes opened and a golden light seemed to shoot out as it slowly stood up and spread its wings.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

Big Red flapped its wings, its golden claws gripped the ground, and its massive body soared into the air.

"Chirp—chirp—"

The big red bird let out a high-pitched, long, and penetrating cry, and with a "whoosh," it flew into the sky, a red figure soaring from the mountaintop into the clouds.

The loud chirping echoed above Changsheng Peak, its long call resounding for a radius of three kilometers.

At the foot of the mountain, Yang Dashan heard the cry of an unfamiliar, unknown ferocious beast. His heart trembled, and he turned to look up the mountain, where a red figure came into view.

When the big red bird spread its wings and took flight, it looked just like a helicopter. It was red, so it was very obvious. Yang Dashan was at the foot of the mountain, and he saw it clearly.

The villagers of Xiahe Village, three kilometers away, heard the loud chirping, and countless people ran out of their homes to look towards the direction in the mountains from which the sound came.

Many people discovered that the calls of the unknown animal were coming from the direction of Changsheng Peak, and they subconsciously thought of Gu Changsheng.

Just as the giant red rocket took off from Changsheng Peak, the radar monitoring room of the Chang'an Military Region detected the anomaly immediately. Satellites in the sky were searching for abnormal fluctuations in the location of Changsheng Peak.

When the satellite captured a high-resolution image and transmitted it back to the ground monitoring room, the personnel dispatched by the National Spirit Bureau looked at the red bird with a wingspan of four meters on the monitor and immediately synchronized the photo to the National Spirit Bureau headquarters. The photo then appeared on Zhang Tianhu's terminal device.

Ever since they saw Gu Changsheng flying on his sword, the Zijing Pavilion of China has established a 24-hour monitoring team to keep a close watch on Changsheng Peak.

Only a week had passed when they discovered that Gu Changsheng had raised a giant flying bird. They both hoped that Gu Changsheng would become stronger, as having a powerful figure in charge would bring many benefits, but they were also afraid that Gu Changsheng would get out of control and cause a major public crisis.