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Chapter 48: The Birth of the Spirit Bird
Song Chaoyang smiled and said, "Orchid Daoist, what kind of relationship do we have? Feel free to speak your mind."
Orchid Daoist replied, "Regarding the trip to Galaxy City, in my opinion, it is best not to alert the Duan Family. After all, you have long ordered them to seize Phoenix City, yet they have not succeeded. What do you think is the reason behind this?"
Song Chaoyang's expression turned grim. "Are you suggesting that they may have already uncovered the secrets beneath Phoenix City?"
"Well... I cannot be certain," Orchid Daoist said. "Regardless, we must be prepared. If it turns out that his people have collected the Spiritual Energy from Ethereal Stone, and if Boss informs him, wouldn't that be equivalent to giving him a heads-up?"
Song Chaoyang was quite satisfied with Orchid Daoist's words; this fellow was indeed meticulous and considered issues more thoroughly than most. He nodded and said, "Very well. However, since this is your first time in Galaxy City and you are unfamiliar with the place, I am just worried..."
Orchid Daoist smiled slightly and said, "Boss need not worry. This time I plan to invite the Sky Valley Trio to accompany me. The Sky Valley Trio consists of three brothers who are innate experts within the Ancient Martial Arts Sect. With their assistance, along with my Starlight Mirror, we should have no trouble dealing with whoever has collected the Spiritual Energy from Ethereal Stone!"
The Sky Valley Trio belonged to the Ancient Martial Hidden Sect. Although they were not well-known in the martial world, being from a Hidden Sect meant that most were Exceptional Individuals who preferred not to associate with common folk. As a result, their abilities often went unnoticed by others, and their reputation was not as loud as those who sought the spotlight.
Great talents often hide away in the mountains or blend into society. After all, Song Chaoyang had heard of Hidden Sects before; he knew that when they chose to act, they could shake the heavens and earth. It was like the Seven Sages of Bamboo Grove in ancient times—people only knew them as drunken scholars but were unaware that each possessed extraordinary martial skills.
Although Song Chaoyang was not familiar with the Sky Valley Trio, he respected Orchid Daoist's judgment in selecting these three individuals instead of choosing from among those at Song Residence.
"Alright, Orchid Daoist, I leave everything regarding Galaxy City in your hands!"
"Please rest assured, Boss. I will not let you down!" Song Chaoyang's trust made Orchid Daoist feel both honored and surprised.
Orchid Daoist believed that after many years of idleness at Song Residence, this would be his great opportunity to shine.
After leaving the stone house, Orchid Daoist looked up at the sky and thought about how he had avoided Galaxy City for many years; he wondered if his home still existed.
However, these thoughts no longer weighed on his mind. For a long time now, he had forgotten what the concept of home meant. This time returning to Galactic District, as long as he could eliminate whoever had collected the Spiritual Energy from Ethereal Stone, he would walk proudly within Song Residence.
Orchid Daoist has always been likened to a wild wolf lurking in the city, and this time he intends to show the world just how fierce and ruthless he can be!
……
After staying in Liu Ziyan's bedroom for seven or eight days, Xiao Yun had nearly collected all the Spiritual Energy from the Ethereal Stone underground. At this point, he discovered that his abilities had made a significant leap, reaching an almost perverse level where he could actually retrieve objects from a distance.
Currently, with Xiao Yun's cultivation, he had already reached a level equivalent to the later stages of Ancient Martial Arts, specifically the High Level of the Golden Core stage. He could condense the Heavenly Origin Power within him into Fighting Spirit, sword energy, and wind blades, striking at targets from a hundred steps away with bare hands, even taking lives if necessary.
Of course, Xiao Yun's martial arts were unorthodox; he relied entirely on the fragmented techniques displayed by the colorful Heart Pearl in his mind during his training. He learned some moves by following these fragments. Even though he could condense his Heavenly Origin Power into Fighting Spirit, using it in actual combat required quick resolutions, making it difficult to maintain for long periods.
After all, Xiao Yun was not like those practitioners of Ancient Martial Arts, who had honed their skills through years of hard work and perseverance. He was merely relying on the colorful Heart Pearl gifted to him by the Old Man, along with assistance from Spiritual Energy, which still felt somewhat superficial.
Seeing that there were still three or four pieces of Ethereal Stone lying underground, Xiao Yun immediately cast his ability to retrieve objects from a distance, extending his fingers and making a gesture towards the ground, successfully collecting all those pieces of Ethereal Stone into his Storage Ring.
Flap flap flap...
Suddenly, Xiao Yun heard a sound resembling a bird flapping its wings coming from within the Storage Ring. What was going on?
Before he could figure it out, a sharp voice emerged from the Storage Ring: "Hey, jerk, let me out..."
Was that voice female?
Feeling somewhat perplexed, Xiao Yun opened the Storage Ring. With a flap, a palm-sized bird flew out.
The bird had multicolored feathers, pure green eyes, a red beak, white claws, and a red crown shaped like reishi mushrooms on its head—it was truly beautiful. Xiao Yun had never seen such a stunning bird before.
The bird circled above Xiao Yun's head three times before landing on his shoulder.
Could it be that the voice just now came from this bird?
"Hey, brat, what are you staring at me for? Haven't you ever seen a beauty before?" The bird shouted at him.
Beauty?
This bird actually referred to itself as a beauty?
Pfft! Xiao Yun almost burst out laughing.
"You dare laugh? Just wait and see how I deal with you!" The bird pecked him hard on the ear.
"Ouch!" Xiao Yun shrank his head in pain. "Hey, what kind of creature are you? You can actually speak human language?"
The bird proudly lifted its head and said, "I am the Spirit Bird. In ancient times, there were many of my kind on this Earth, but unfortunately, a plague occurred later..."
From the Spirit Bird's narration, Xiao Yun learned that it had another name, Little Bell, because its call sounded like the pleasant ringing of a bell. This name was given to it by a Rooster.
It and that Rooster were originally in a romantic relationship, but sadly, a plague took the Rooster's life. While it was preparing for the Rooster's burial, a sudden earthquake buried it underground. Fortunately, it was protected by Ethereal Stone and Spiritual Energy, allowing it to remain in hibernation beneath the ground.
So this was a female bird; no wonder it referred to itself as a beauty.
Xiao Yun realized that he had accidentally awakened it when he took those pieces of Ethereal Stone and inadvertently brought it out with him, placing it into his ring.
"Hehe, Little Bell, can you tell me how you learned to speak human language?" Xiao Yun asked curiously, wondering if all its kind could speak human language in ancient times.
Little Bell was quite displeased by his question and replied, "I can't speak human language. However, I find it strange that you can understand our Spirit Bird language!"
Uh... Xiao Yun finally understood; this was thanks to the intelligence circle in his brain. This meant that if that Old Man really was Wu Daozi from the Tang Dynasty, then the great plague that occurred in ancient times did not lead to the complete extinction of Spirit Birds—at least some still existed during the Tang Dynasty.
As for how Wu Daozi understood the Spirit Bird language, that remained a mystery for Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun looked at the little bell and said, "Hey, little bell, there are no more of your kind in this world. What do you plan to do from now on?"
"I..." The little bell suddenly appeared very sad and said, "I don't know where to go either. Well, since I see you have a bit of a bird-like nature, I'll just follow you from now on!"
A bit of a bird-like nature? Isn't that an insult among humans?
Xiao Yun felt quite unfortunate.
"Alright," Xiao Yun said, "I think you look quite exceptional and charming. For your safety, so that others won't bother you, how about you stay in my Storage Ring for now?"
"No way!" The little bell was pleased by Xiao Yun's compliment but became unhappy when it heard about staying in the Storage Ring. It said, "I've been stuck underground for who knows how many years. It's hard to finally come out; I want to take this opportunity to explore the outside world and learn about the information in the mundane realm!"
"Uh, just don't fly too far. I'm afraid you won't be able to find me later," Xiao Yun asked.
"Hmph," the little bell said confidently, "Don't worry! As long as I have contact with you once, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I can find you by your unique scent!"
Saying this, the little bell flapped its wings and flew out of the window with a swoosh.
Xiao Yun watched as the little bell flew into the blue sky and took a moment before retracting his gaze.
Seeing that the Spiritual Energy of the Ethereal Stone had been completely absorbed by him, Xiao Yun still released his Spiritual Sense and scanned the underground river below... The Pinnacle of Elegance has been updated.
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