The Fourth Set of Stars Chapter 8: Golden Flame Eagle

  "Big brother, are you finally going back?" Little Hei's figure flashed and he flew out of Leishanju. Those eagle eyes were emitting a spiritual aura. Little Hei was also a successful cultivator, born with an extremely rare physique, his intelligence comparable to that of humans.

  Qin Yu glanced around and nodded, "In this vast wilderness, we've both spent seven months and survived the 49th Heaven Tribulation. According to the map left by our master, the region we're in is still far from the core of the wilderness. We're only about 100,000 miles away from the border."

  It's just a hundred thousand miles!

  Only when he reached the Star Cloud stage did Qin Yu dare to say this. If it was still before crossing the tribulation, Qin Yu would need at least a few years to traverse the 100,000-mile distance, after all, there were various demonic beasts on this 100,000-mile road.

  Xiao Hei suddenly said somewhat reluctantly: "Although it's been a long time since I've returned, the Mortal Realm of the Profound Dragon Continent is really not interesting. Even the First Heaven Realm demonic beasts are rarely seen."

  Qin Yu naturally understood what Xiao Hei was thinking. As a strong person, he was among a group of weak people without any opponents, and this feeling was very uncomfortable. This was also the reason why Qin Yu yearned for the Cultivation Realm, wanting to enter a world where cultivators were everywhere.

  "In these ten thousand miles, you and I can also rush on the road while fighting with some monsters to cultivate. Qin Yu smiled, "This time back, I'm afraid it won't be long before we leave, Xiao Hei, now you and I are considered to have achieved spiritual cultivation. After meeting with Father King, mortal affairs will be settled, and then you and I will leave the Hidden Dragon Continent, and when the time comes, the sea will be vast and the sky will be wide, and we can roam freely."

  Qin Yu's eyes had a hint of melancholy.

  That time, because of his father Qin De not allowing him to go and protect Qin De from the tribulation, Qin Yu vented out the emotions he had suppressed for over a decade in front of his relatives. After leaving, Qin Yu spent half a year thinking about it, and finally understood that one should live for oneself.

  Living for others not only makes oneself tired, but also puts a lot of pressure on others. After the knot in his heart was untied, Qin Yu coincidentally received the task of protecting 'Mr. Win', which led to the subsequent scene where Qin Yu killed five great innate perfect masters and died together with Wu Xing.

  Qin Yu had already made up his mind, and after returning to reunite with his father, he would embark on his own journey. After all, that was the path that belonged to him. In the Mortal Realm of the Profound Dragon Continent, this river was too small, and it could no longer hold Qin Yu, a fish who had already leaped through the Dragon Gate.

  "Really?" The small black eyes sparkled, "Big brother, can you bear to leave your father king?"

  Xiao Hei also had feelings for Qin Yu in his heart, and as for Qin De and others, he only cared a little more because of Qin Yu's relationship, but actually didn't have much feeling. As for other humans, it was all just a flash in the pan, Xiao Hei probably wouldn't even care.

  Eagles are originally proud and aloof.

  "Father? Actually, as long as we have feelings for each other, why must we necessarily live together? Moreover, even if it were Father, he would agree with me. After all, ascending to heaven and descending to earth, soaring through the nine heavens, and embarking on a wandering journey - this is what us cultivators should do."

  "Alright, big brother, wherever you go, I'll follow. Don't care if it's heaven or hell, as long as I'm with you, life won't be too boring." Xiao Hei's eyes sparkled with excitement.

  Qin Yu patted Xiao Hei's eagle back, his face full of smiles.

  "Alright, let's not waste any more time. Let's set off now." Qin Yu turned around to look at Lei Shan Ju, and with a stir in his heart, the entire Lei Shan Ju began to float and shrink, eventually becoming like a very small model of a villa that floated into Qin Yu's hand.

  Qin Yu's heart moved slightly, and Lei Shanju was immediately stored into the Dream Ring.

  "The Master's equipment refining technique is indeed impressive, able to refine even a large house like this into existence." Qin Yu praised, refining a immortal mansion was considered a heaven-defying skill in the entire cultivation world. The power of the stars originally contained fire attributes, and the star true fire obtained from cultivating "Stellar Transformation" was naturally formidable. When Xiaoxing said that Lei Wei's equipment refining level was the first in the cultivation world, it wasn't an exaggeration.

  Xiao Hei was shocked, he knew that Lei Shan was unpredictable, but he didn't expect it to shrink at will, just like a spiritual artifact.

  "Alright, Xiao Hei, let's go."

  Qin Yu's body was like a wisp of blue smoke, shooting straight up into the sky. "He's actually sprinting!" Xiao Hei cried out in surprise, flapping his wings to follow suit and catching up to Qin Yu in an instant. The man and eagle flew side by side, heading directly westward.

  Qin Yu's body was surrounded by a faint silver starlight, and he flew through the air at an extremely fast speed without any resistance.

  "Wow, big brother, this 'Stellar Transformation' is incredible! In my memory, I also know a lot about the affairs of many cultivators. However, for ordinary Golden Dan stage cultivators, flying through the air is usually very slow." Little Hei and Qin Yu said in unison as they flew shoulder to shoulder, transmitting their voices to each other.

  Xin Yu smiled and said: "Xiao Hei, the prerequisite for cultivating this 'Stellar Transformation' is that one's body has reached the pinnacle of innate abilities. Do you know why?"

  "I don't know." Little Hei blinked twice and replied in a low voice.

  Qin Yu's eyes sparkled with light as he smiled and said, "The first realm of the 'Stellar Transformation' - the Nebula Stage. During cultivation, a nebula is formed in the dantian, while power pierces through the muscles and bones, dispersing outside the body to form another massive nebula. The starlight energy is then absorbed back through the muscles and bones, returning to the nebula within the dantian, forming a perfect cycle."

  "The most important part of this is the body. Because the power of the stars, whether it's from the dantian to the outside or absorbing the power of the heavens and returning to the dantian star cloud, all need to pass through the muscles and bones. If the muscles and bones are not strong enough, they will be blown apart by the extremely powerful force of the stars, so an extremely strong body is needed."

  "In fact, the process of continuously cultivating and absorbing the power of the stars is also a process of cultivating the physical body. Every time the star's power passes through the muscles and bones, the muscles and bones are tempered while absorbing part of the star's power."

  After hearing Qin Yu's words, Xiao Hei was slightly stunned for a moment before transmitting his voice: "Ah, isn't this just refining equipment? Treating the body as a spiritual artifact to refine."

  "It's almost the same, but the physical body is too important and can't be tempered directly by true fire like refining equipment. It can only be tempered slowly with the power of the stars, and through long years of cultivation, the physical body will also become stronger and stronger, and it's possible to surpass spiritual equipment in the end." Qin Yu felt the strong wind blowing against his face, but his heart was very comfortable.

  At this moment, Qin Yu shuttled through the clouds and mist, looking down at the mountains and hills, plains and swamps that were constantly being surpassed.

  Ordinary cultivators' bodies are subject to great resistance when flying, but Qin Yu's body, which is comparable to a spiritual instrument, flies as easily as a spiritual instrument, effortlessly. As for Xiao Hei, it was originally a flying bird, and its flight is even more powerful.

  When a man and an eagle were enjoying the flight, suddenly a huge pressure came from the front, and a hot wave rushed from afar, and the temperature around Qin Yu rose to hundreds of degrees in an instant.

  "Not good!" Qin Yu's expression changed, he knew they must have encountered a demonic beast. Xiao Hei also stopped, cautiously staring ahead.

  In an instant, a huge golden eagle appeared in front of Qin Yu, the eagle not only had golden yellow feathers on its head like a crown, but also its entire body was covered with golden yellow feathers, and the surface of the eagle's body was blazing with flames. The eagle's body was even bigger than Xiao Hei by a whole size.

  Jinyan Eagle, Qin Yu immediately identified it, he had read a lot of Xianxia books in Leishanju.

  "A tiny cultivator? And a hybrid eagle? You dare to enter my territory." Jin Yan Eagle looked down on Qin Yu and Xiao Hei, just like an emperor looking at beggars, as if controlling their lives and deaths, but in fact, that was the reality.

  "Primitive Era!"

  Qin Yu sensed the opponent's aura and instantly judged that this Golden Flame Eagle was absolutely not in the Golden Dan period, otherwise it shouldn't have lacked even a bit of resistance.

  "Big brother, run away quickly!"

  "Xiao Hei, run away quickly!"

  Xiao Hei and Qin Yu almost simultaneously transmitted their spiritual awareness, both judging that the Golden Flame Eagle in front of them was absolutely unbeatable. After all, the Golden Flame Eagle itself belonged to the king of eagles, with extraordinary innate talent, and had reached the Yuan Ying period, making it impossible for the two to defeat.

  Then one man and one eagle flew northward at an incredible speed, in perfect sync. The west was blocked by the Golden Flame Eagle, so they could only see Xiao Hei's wings fluttering lightly nine times, instantly transforming into a flash of lightning, and in an instant, he was far away.

  Xiao Hei wasn't worried about Qin Yu at all, because they had once competed in speed before.

  Xiao Hei has the inherited memory of Eagle Soaring Body Technique - 'Flash Nine Flashes', Qin Yu also has his own 'Human Tool Unity' from 'Stellar Transformation', only to see a top-grade spiritual artifact - a dark golden flame sword, suddenly flew to Qin Yu's feet.

  At the same time, a faint silver illusory power of the stars burst out from Qin Yu's body, completely merging with Qin Yu and the Flame Sword. Qin Yu and the Flame Sword were like one entity, and Qin Yu's speed suddenly increased by nearly tenfold, disappearing in an instant.

  Jin Yan Eagle stared blankly at the two 'small things' in front of him, and in an instant, he threw himself behind them.

  "A hybrid eagle in the early stages of Golden Dan actually has such speed, it must have an ultimate body technique secret." Thinking of this, the light in Jin Yan Eagle's eyes suddenly became hot, even if it was Jin Yan Eagle itself, another Jin Yan Eagle, its mother, had passed on a simple cultivation method to it.

  It's already reached such a speed just in the early stage of Jindan, it must be an extraordinary cultivation method. Generally, the demonic beasts in the vast wilderness have the simplest and most basic cultivation methods, passed down from generation to generation, what kind of demonic beast can be as lucky as Xiao Hei, having inherited memories, leaving behind a decisive cultivation method, and even being able to refine equipment on their own.

  "Ah!"

  The power of the prenatal period burst out instantly, and the speed of the Golden Flame Eagle suddenly increased several times, turning into a golden light that closely followed the person in front.

  "Big brother, we're still faster, and we can shake off that stupid eagle in an instant." Xiao Hei transmitted his voice, at this moment Xiao Hei also felt much more relaxed. Qin Yu also smiled slightly, after a period of time in the Desolate Expanse, he knew that ordinary demonic beasts only knew some basic cultivation methods, and didn't have various means like cultivators who had alchemy, pill concoction, etc.

  As for Xiao Hei, it's a freak, with many mysterious techniques that even Qin Yu finds shocking.

  "Mongrel eagle, hand over your body technique secrets and I'll spare your life." Along with a wave of heat, two voices sounded in Qin Yu and Xiao Hei's minds at the same time. Just as they were relaxing, Xiao Hei and Qin Yu suddenly let out a loud cry, their speed increasing once again.

  A streak of black light, a streak of pale silver light almost shoulder-to-shoulder at high speed, and behind it is a huge golden light.

  "I'm still the Golden Flame Eagle, the king of eagles that excel at flying, but when I reached the Yuan Infant stage, I couldn't even catch up to a minor Golden Elixir early-stage eagle. The movement technique must be incredibly extraordinary." The more he couldn't catch up, the more the Golden Flame Eagle yearned for that movement technique in his heart.

  Although Jin Yan couldn't catch up, Qin Yu and Xiao Hei also found it difficult to shake him off for the time being.

  "Xiao Hei, don't go all out for now." Qin Yu transmitted his voice, he knew that Xiao Hei had a trump card that could increase his speed by tens of times in an instant, but that was a desperate move, and Qin Yu also had such a move.

  Although I couldn't shake off the Golden Flame Eagle now, it was also unable to catch up with me.

  After flying for a while, the mountains and forests below were constantly passing by. Qin Yu's eyes suddenly lit up as he saw a huge lake below, which was at least hundreds of miles wide.

  "Little Black, dive!"

  Qin Yu's spiritual awareness transmitted the sound, and then transformed into a flowing light that directly rushed into the water. Xiao Hei also flapped its wings and rushed into the lake. The Golden Flame Eagle let out a sharp cry and also dove down at high speed. Flying creatures are forbidden from entering the water.

  But whether it's Xiao Hei or Jin Yan Eagle, they are not ordinary flying birds, but demonic beasts that have survived the 49-day tribulation. Entering the water only affects their speed. However, for the fire-attribute Jin Yan Eagle, entering the water has a greater impact.

  "Yellow-haired eagle, bye-bye~~~haha~~~"

  Qin Yu suddenly burst out laughing, and as he entered the water, his speed was almost unaffected. His body merged with the air, like a human-shaped flying sword, instantly leaving everyone far behind. Meanwhile, Xiao Hei's wings flashed with electricity, and those lightning bolts danced around his body within a range of several meters.

  Water can conduct electricity. Xiao Hei was speeding through the water with incredible agility, and the water flow had little effect on it. In an instant, Xiao Hei vanished from sight.

  Jin Yan Eagle could only helplessly watch as the two small prey suddenly threw it far away, out of sight. Although it had spiritual awareness, its range was limited to tens of thousands of meters, and Qin Yu and Xiao Hei had instantly escaped its spiritual awareness range.

  From high above, two rays of light suddenly shot out from the surface of the lake and then flashed into a huge forest. The forest was extremely large, and one couldn't see the end of it at a glance. After a long time, the Golden Flame Eagle, which had been searching for Qin Yu and Xiao Hei but couldn't find them, angrily cried out and finally reluctantly flew back to its old nest.

  In the ancient forest, both Qin Yu and Xiao Hei were still shaken in their hearts. If they really fought, they wouldn't be a match for the Innate Golden Flame Eagle at the Yuan Ying stage.

  "Xiao Hei, we won't be flying anymore. We'll travel on foot from now on, and it's also time for us to cultivate properly. Let's fight against some Golden Core stage demonic beasts." Qin Yu said with a smile, Xiao Hei flapped its wings in agreement.

  Later, the man and the eagle gave up flying at high altitudes. After all, they not only had to hurry on their journey but also cultivate themselves. Of course, cultivating an object as strong as a Yuan Ying period was a bit too much.