Chapter 38: Crazy Alchemy (Part 1)

  Then Little Fat Bird let out a very enjoyable "baa" sound, as if he was reluctant to stop.

  "Your mouth is really big!"

  Haha, with a loud laugh, Chu Linfeng took out several fire attribute spirit stones again. The "little fat bird" was fearless and swallowed them all one by one until it had eaten over ten fire attribute spirit stones. Only then did the little creature pat its round belly contentedly, ignoring the next fire attribute spirit stone that Chu Linfeng took out.

  "Finally fed you full."

  "Raising you has cost me a pretty penny, but after all, you're my own flesh and blood. I suppose we have a connection, so from now on, just follow me around, and I won't let you go hungry."

  Chu Linfeng never regarded the "Little Fatty Bird" as a spiritual beast that could grow in power, but rather as a lovely and playful companion. Fortunately, Chu Linfeng had just obtained 10,000 low-grade spirit stones from the Chen family, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to afford to raise this "Little Fatty Bird".

  The little fat bird's nine clever points, flapping a pair of wings to Chu Linfeng's face, rubbing its fluffy body against the latter's cheek, extremely intimate, from time to time making one or two "chirp" calls, as if following Chu Linfeng.

  If there were people from the Wan Beast Sect here right now, they would definitely be shocked to the point of their jaws dropping. The origin of this "Little Fat Bird" is truly too astonishing. Although in today's world, those who know its true nature are few and far between, it can still be investigated.

  From the ancient times to the present, among the countless spirits and beasts, only one was born with two wings, three claws, and nine heads, feeding on flames. That is the Nine-Headed Bi Fang, one of the top ten spirits and beasts in ancient times, an existence that even now surpasses the top-level spiritual beasts, directly inheriting the ancient bloodline of the spiritual beast.

  Although the Myōkō-ji is a minor and obscure school, its history is quite ancient. This "Taiyō Myōkō-dan" was obtained at the time of the founding of the Myōkō-ji, and because it can release unparalleled fire attribute energy, it has always been regarded as a treasure and used from beginning to end. The people of the Myōkō-ji never realized that this "Taiyō Myōkō-dan" was actually an "egg" of a Primordial Spirit Beast.

  But this can't be blamed on the people of Ming Guang, as the nine-headed turtle's reproduction is extremely difficult, and if several strict conditions are not met, it may never hatch.

  This "little fatty bird" has been absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the egg for thousands of years, and it had already reached a critical point hundreds of years ago, with enough accumulation, only waiting for a thread of opportunity to hatch, but this thread of opportunity is not something that can be given by just one Ming Guang Sect.

  Nine-headed Bi Fang cannot be incubated without flames, even if it's a young beast. It requires a large amount of fire attribute energy to guide and infuse, only then can it break out of its shell. Moreover, this fire cannot be ordinary mortal fire. Looking around the world, except for a few rare heavenly spiritual fires, there are only two kinds of flames that can incubate Nine-headed Bi Fang young beasts with human effort: one is the Xuan Yin True Fire of alchemists, and the other is the Xuan Yang Yuan Fire of artifact refiners.

  Moreover, the people of Guangzong didn't even realize what "Dà Rì Míng Guāng Wán" was, and even if they did know, not a single alchemist or pill master in the entire sect could be found to hatch it.

  Zhang Yu betrayed his sect and stole the "Great Sunlight Pill", but he was killed by Chu Lianfeng, who accidentally incubated it. Everything was due to fate, and there was no room for forcing things. This was undoubtedly a blessing in disguise for Chu Lianfeng, but wasn't it also a blessing in disguise for the small bird that had been incubating inside the egg for thousands of years?

  Cultivation is a path, but for those who have achieved great success, opportunities and blessings have never been lacking. It was so in the past, and it is still so today.

  The young bird soon got tired, and its slightly chubby body burrowed into Chu Linfeng's sleeve, falling asleep in an instant. It was truly carefree, a perfect example of being lazy and gluttonous.

  The next morning, Chu Linfeng quietly left the rebuilt Chu Family Village and headed towards Jiuzhou Swamp.

  Because he had returned the flying sword "Dragon's Tooth" when he left the Xuan Yuan Sect, Chu Linfeng was unable to fly with his sword, so his traveling speed was much slower. However, he had already thought of a countermeasure. About 700 miles away from Qingzhou, there was a small gathering place for cultivators, and with several thousand spirit stones in hand, it wouldn't be difficult for him to obtain another flying sword when he arrived at that location.

  In the southern continent, there are countless places like this where cultivators gather and disperse. After all, the path of cultivation has never been one that can be traversed smoothly by relying solely on one's own strength; it is inevitable to have transactions between cultivators.

  The place where Chulinfeng was going, a gathering place for cultivators, was a medium-sized market town. It couldn't be compared to those trading markets built by large sects, but things like flying swords could still be purchased there.

  The market is located in a small town, and all the shops inside are run by cultivators. There are private shops opened by individual cultivators, as well as those operated by cultivation families. In addition, there are one or two shops set up by sects affiliated with the Taoist school. Of course, there is also a large-scale auction house, which is a must-have in many markets and a great place for cultivators to find treasures.

  Chu Linfeng's goal was very clear, after entering the market, he quickly spent 500 Ling Stones to buy what he needed, a wooden attribute flying sword that could be used.

  However, he didn't leave in a hurry, but instead strolled around the market, compared prices at various shops, and spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy many popular refining materials.

  Due to the scarcity of alchemists, the prices of materials in major markets have always been low. Especially those that can only refine ordinary magic treasures are cheap to an unbelievable extent.

  After all, the value of ordinary magic treasures is not high. Even if it's an artifact refiner, there aren't many who are willing to refine this type of magic treasure. This naturally makes the materials for refining accumulate more and more, and the price is also incredibly cheap.

  Chu Linfeng spent three thousand lower-grade spirit stones, but the materials he purchased were enough to refine over a hundred ordinary magic artifacts. Moreover, due to the slow sales of such materials, Chu Linfeng had a wide range of choices and selected only high-quality materials. Once refined into magic artifacts, their effectiveness would also have great room for improvement.

  Due to the newly acquired flying sword still needing to be refined, Chu Linfeng chose to stay here for a few days. He spent 200 spirit stones to rent a small private cave and during the three days of refining the flying sword, he didn't have to worry about anyone disturbing him.

  After the flying sword trial, Chu Linfeng also made full use of his spare time. With so many refining materials in hand, it was a good opportunity to test the "Magic Pattern Refining Method".

  Three days later, in the private cave of Chu Linfeng, ninety-six pieces of mortal treasures were arranged in categories, including thirty-two "Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shields", twenty-seven "Explosive Flame Divine Needles", twenty-one "Force Stone Armors" and sixteen "Soul-Calming Ice Wheels".