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The beast was a Hybrid Breed, somewhat resembling a wildebeest from the African savannah. It was unclear how it came to name itself Red Boy, as it surely did not realize it bore a striking resemblance to Red Boy's father.
After waiting for a while at Water Curtain Cave, A Qi returned, this time accompanied by a group of friends—seven or eight Transformation Period beasts. A Qi's golden hair stood out prominently among this crowd of "people."
"Great Sage, I heard that recently a Black Rabbit successfully transformed; she must be a great beauty. I think only you, Great Sage, are worthy of her," one of them said.
"Don't be ridiculous, Crow. The beauty who transformed from a Black Rabbit is bound to be very dark. Great Sage is handsome and refined; he wouldn't be interested in her. In fact, you and that Black Rabbit would make a perfect match—you’re both equally dark," another chimed in.
As several Transformation Period beasts chattered away upon entering Water Curtain Cave, a Unicorn Man immediately spotted Xu Feng and exclaimed, "Oh, there's another brother here! I haven't seen you before; what kind of monster are you?"
Xu Feng wiped the sweat from his brow and replied, "I'm not a monster; I'm a human."
The Unicorn Man laughed heartily, "Right, right! None of us are monsters; we're all humans! Hahaha!"
A Qi was already used to such antics and introduced Xu Feng: "This is my Deputy Cave Master at Water Curtain Cave and also my junior brother, named Xu Feng. He is human."
The beasts all came over to greet him, acting as if they were enlightened monks now that they had taken on human forms and were speaking and behaving somewhat like humans.
A Qi brought out Monkey Wine, and the group indulged in food and drink inside the cave while discussing grand plans for expanding their territory.
After years of hard work, A Qi had gained some fame in Beast Wasteland, making Water Curtain Cave an invisible stronghold for beasts. The nearby Transformation Stage Beasts gradually accepted A Qi's presence and became friends with him.
A Qi seemed to have gained some benefits from the Lord of Fragrance, rapidly increasing in strength as if supported by a powerful source of spiritual energy for his cultivation; otherwise, such speed would not have been possible.
Other Transformation Stage Beasts noticed this potential in A Qi and were optimistic about his future. They decided to rally behind A Qi and prepare to dominate Beast Wasteland.
Xu Feng had something on his mind; after drinking a few cups, he could no longer continue. He turned to A Qi and said, "A Qi, I need to talk to you." He wanted to pull A Qi aside.
However, A Qi replied, "Everyone here is our brother; whatever it is, just say it here. No one will go outside." A Qi adopted the demeanor of a gang leader; he was right—no "humans" were going outside; those who left were not human.
Xu Feng said, "I'm going to Arctic Snowfield."
A Qi paused, turned around and scanned the group, asking, "Does anyone know about the Arctic Snowfield? Please give my junior brother an introduction."
The Crow replied, "My father's father's father went there once. After returning, his strength greatly diminished; it is said he was injured by the Ice Stream. If Xu Feng Cave mainly goes to the Arctic Snowfield, make sure not to touch the Ice Stream."
A Qi slapped him and scolded, "My junior brother isn't as foolish as your father's father... By the way, what is your father's name?"
"Ali."
A Qi said, "Oh, so it's Ali's father. Did he mention anything else?"
The Crow responded, "My father... I mean, my Ali's father said there isn't much food there, so bring plenty of supplies when you go."
Seeing they weren't getting anywhere, Xu Feng interjected, "I want to find the Arctic Chicken and obtain its essence blood."
The Crow exclaimed in surprise, "What a coincidence! My Ali's father also went to find the Arctic Chicken. At that time, Ali's father was close to transforming but lacked something in his soul and needed the essence blood of the Arctic Chicken. That's why he went alone to the Arctic Snowfield."
Other beasts chimed in teasingly, "Then there's no need to search; just have your Ali's father bring some back, and you won't need to make a trip to see Xu Cave Master."
The Crow replied, "The essence blood my Ali's father obtained was used up long ago; I haven't even seen a drop of it."
Xu Feng returned this time with the purpose of hoping to find a way to capture the Arctic Chicken through A Qi's beast attributes. After all, it's easier for similar beings to find each other—just like how a thief can easily recognize their kind while police struggle.
Xu Feng said, "I've heard that the Arctic Chicken is very cunning and hard to catch. Does anyone have any methods to lure it out? I only want to obtain its essence blood without harming it."
"Harm it if you must; it's not my relative."
The beasts began discussing how to capture the Arctic Chicken. After much debate, A Qi concluded, "The Arctic Chicken is far in the North Pole; we may not be able to catch it. However, finding it shouldn't be too difficult."
A Qi had the Crow draw a rough sketch of the Arctic Snowfield from memory and then sent Red Boy out on an errand.
Before long, Red Boy returned to Water Curtain Cave with a Multicolored Rooster.
This Colorful Rooster stood only three feet tall, its feathers a vibrant mix of colors, exuding a strong Spiritual presence. Upon seeing A Qi, it quickly knelt and began to chant.
A Qi said, "This is my junior brother Xu Feng. He is going to the Arctic Snowfield to find the Arctic Chicken. You belong to the same clan as the Northern Chickens; see if you can find a way to locate the Arctic Chicken."
The Colorful Rooster had the cultivation of Nascent Soul Stage and was quite intelligent, able to understand human speech. After tilting its head in thought, it said, "Cluck cluck cluck, each one clucks, doodle doo."
Xu Feng frowned.
A Qi explained, "The method it uses to search for the Arctic Chicken relies solely on its Rooster Clan's bloodline; others cannot learn it. It is willing to accompany you to the Arctic Snowfield, but there is one condition."
Xu Feng gestured for A Qi to continue.
A Qi looked at the Colorful Rooster, which clucked again.
A Qi said, "They are of the same clan and hope you will not harm the Arctic Chicken's life. Otherwise, it would rather die than harm its own kin."
Even demons have their principles; they are far more noble than many humans who turn against their own kind.
Xu Feng was greatly moved and vowed, "I swear I will only take a few drops of essence blood and will not harm its life." The other beasts present felt ashamed upon hearing this.
Only then did the Colorful Rooster nod in agreement to help Xu Feng find the whereabouts of the Arctic Chicken.
Xu Feng was delighted; with this "Sweating Schemer," finding the Arctic Chicken was just a matter of time.
At that moment, Xu Feng bid farewell to A Qi and flew out of Beast Wasteland with the Colorful Rooster.
The Arctic Snowfield lay in the far north. Departing from Daming Lake in the due north, according to the map, it was still thirty million miles away. Xu Feng had two maps in hand: one was a general map of Xuan Continent, and the other was a rough sketch of the Arctic Snowfield just drawn by a crow.
On the map of the Xuan Continent, the location of the Arctic Snowfield is very vague and unclear. There are very few people who have traveled to the Arctic Snowfield, so no one has updated or supplemented the map, leaving only a rough direction.
Xu Feng used the Teleportation Array to return along the same route, taking two hours to reach Sanyang Town, arriving at the last town before teleporting to Daming Lake, Wangbei City.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Xu Feng sealed the Colorful Rooster in a wooden box. When entering the Teleportation Array, it was just a beast from the Beast Wasteland. Xu Feng also paid double the price for it.
Wangbei City is a city, similar to Xibai City, and is the last city in the north with a Teleportation Array. After traveling north for over ten towns, they completely exited the jurisdiction of Daming Lake.
The Five Lakes of Zheguo are densely populated inland areas, but the Arctic that Xu Feng intends to visit is not within the Five Lakes; it belongs to an uninhabited zone. There are many such uninhabited areas on the Xuan Continent like the Arctic, which have remained untouched due to their unsuitability for cultivation by immortals.
Leaving the city area, all around was wilderness. Xu Feng opened the box and released the Multicolored Rooster.
The Multicolored Rooster is a Seventh-Level Monster with incredible speed, but flying is not its strong suit. Xu Feng activated the Wings of the Strange Dragon and quickly left the Colorful Rooster behind.
The destination this time is too far away, and there is only one year’s time. According to the map's distance of thirty million miles, it would take at least three months of flying one way, totaling six months round trip. The actual time left for Xu Feng to search for the Arctic Chicken is only about five months.
This is also the main reason why Xu Feng must seek A Qi's help.
In the following days, Xu Feng flew day and night with the Multicolored Rooster. When the Colorful Rooster could no longer fly, Xu Feng would toss it onto his wings and continue flying.
Every time Xu Feng stopped to rest along the way, he would communicate with the Colorful Rooster. Speaking to a chicken is naturally quite challenging; fortunately, the Colorful Rooster could understand human language. Xu Feng established some sign language and vocal signals with it for mutual communication during their search for the Arctic Chicken.
These actions were quite primitive and simple; for example: lowering its wings indicated concealment, raising its wings indicated safety. Lifting its rear meant it was safe, while sitting down indicated... it needed to go to the bathroom.
A month passed in an instant. During this month, Xu Feng flew over ten million miles, traversing vast forests, wide seas, and endless wilderness. Initially, he could occasionally see one or two mortals; later on, he didn’t even spot a single cultivator.
As he traveled further north, the air grew colder and temperatures dropped. By the second month, every breath Xu Feng took turned into frost.
Three months later, Xu Feng finally arrived at the Arctic Snowfield as he had hoped.
This is a truly snowy region, with white mist covering the snow everywhere. Some trees, lacking vitality, have long since frozen to death, leaving only a few oddly shaped conifer trees standing starkly in the snow.
There is no one around; not even a feather from a flying bird can be found. The surroundings are eerily quiet, as if life has come to a halt here, with no signs of life to be seen.
The sun shines on the snow, its bright light blinding. The Arctic Chicken, completely white, is even harder to spot under such strong light and snow. Sometimes it may be right in front of you, yet you cannot see it, especially since Arctic Chickens are scarce and very cautious.
Xu Feng stands in the snow, helplessly watching the Multicolored Rooster.
The Colorful Rooster gestures that they will look for the Arctic Chicken later. This is a simple truth: searching for something white in white is naturally less convenient than looking for something white in the dark.
Xu Feng silently scolded himself for being foolish and began to dig a hole in the snow like an Eskimo, packing the surrounding snow tightly to create a simple cave where he could temporarily stay until it got dark before going out to search for the Arctic Chicken.
However, after waiting for quite some time in the cave, Xu Feng still could not see darkness. Finally, he slapped his forehead; this Arctic region was similar to the Arctic of his past life, where days are long and nights are short, and sometimes it remains bright for several months.
Xu Feng turned his gaze back to the Multicolored Rooster.
The Colorful Rooster shrugged its hands, indicating that there was nothing it could do; this situation was beyond its control.
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