After the jade piece split open, there was a curled up green branch inside. The branch was young and slender, but there was a large fruit bud hanging at the front. It looked heavy and bent over the branch, as if it had reached a ripe and plump state.
Han Zuocheng was a little stunned. Although this thing was alive, it was not a living thing as he imagined. He took two steps forward and said, "Master, this is …"
Zhang Yan took a few glances and shifted his gaze to the jade piece. He saw many tiny tadpole-like words on the inner wall, and guessed that it was related to this thing. He reached out and pointed, and the pieces gathered together as if they had never been broken.
He glanced down and smiled. He said, "This Xuan You Palace is quite ingenious to come up with such an item." He flicked his sleeve and handed it to Han Zuocheng. "Take a look and you'll know the origins of this item."
Han Zuocheng carefully took the jade piece, but the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became. Finally, he looked at the fruit on the green branch and said in disbelief, "This thing is actually a living thing that was born from the essence of plants?"
There were many living things born from the essence of plants in the world, but this was different. Xuan You Palace was thinking about how to grow a demonic fetus with the essence of plants.
However, it was not easy. The cultivators of the palace studied it for thousands of years, but they only managed to produce this one, and it still needed the spiritual vigor from the Left Freedom Bird King's fur to nourish it.
Zhang Yan replied, "That's not strange at all. There are millions and millions of worlds in the Void Sky, and there are many things that have never been heard of or seen before. Being trapped in a world like this, we are merely looking at the sky from the bottom of a well. Only by living a long life and wielding divine abilities can we roam the world, be free and unfettered, and experience that wondrous realm."
Han Zuocheng lowered his head in shame and said, "I've really let you down, Master."
Zhang Yan looked at him and said with a smile, "I don't need to tell you this, you know it too. However, you just want to enjoy the days before you, so you don't want to pursue the illusory path of longevity. That's why you don't want to pursue the illusory path of immortality. There's nothing wrong with that. The path is chosen by yourself. As long as you have a clear conscience, it's fine. You don't have to care about anything else.
Han Zuocheng felt relieved when he heard that. Nodding his head, he raised his head and said, "Yes, Master."
Zhang Yan turned to look at the green branch and said, "This thing looks like it's about to mature. It's just that it's trapped in the jade and hasn't been born yet. However, this kind of creation created by human hands, whether or not the world can tolerate it will depend on its own luck."
While speaking. There seemed to be some movement inside, and both of them could sense that there was a young creature slowly struggling inside. However, the fruit shell was tough, and it was unable to break out. However, under the exertion of force, the fruit bud gradually shook, and at this point, it could no longer bear it. With a crisp sound, it fell to the ground. It first smashed onto the table, then rolled onto the ground. Right at this moment, the sound of a fruit cracking could be heard, and a white little beast arched out from within.
Its body was round, and there was a short horn on its mouth. It looked like a young rhinoceros. However, it seemed to be afraid of light, and its eyes were unable to open. It tried to stand up several times, but to no avail. It could only moo, as if it was asking for help.
Because it was not far from Han Zuocheng's feet, he hesitated for a moment, then bent down to pick it up. After carefully examining it, he said, "Master, this beast seems to be the legendary Golden-footed Rhinoceros."
Zhang Yan said, "It only looks similar. As for what it really is, it's hard to tell. You can handle it yourself."
Han Zuocheng said happily, "Thank you, Master."
Zhang Yan smiled, "You've given me the King Bird's fur this time, so it's considered a merit. If you only give me this, it'll be too unfair."
He shifted his gaze, and Jing You, who was standing at the side, immediately came up and bowed, "Master, what instructions do you have?"
Zhang Yan said, "Bring Zuocheng to the storage in the hall. Whatever he likes, let him take it."
Jing You acknowledged.
Han Zuocheng hurriedly prostrated on the ground to thank him.
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Go."
After his disciple left, he picked up the jade piece again and looked at it carefully. His eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something. Finally, he rolled up his sleeves and kept all the jade pieces on the table. Then, he rode a ray of light and headed towards the Xuanze Sea Realm.
When he reached the center of the world, he went to a towering mountain peak and stood still. He circulated his mana and heard the rumbling sound of water. A ray of water light flashed in front of him and the mountain peak was released again.
With a flick of his sleeve, all the water, grass, and trees on it were removed, and the piece of fur below was flattened. Very quickly, it covered the sea within a radius of a thousand miles. Although it was in the water, it floated and did not sink, like a floating island. Although tens of thousands of years had passed, the entire fur looked colorful, and the feathers were unusually gorgeous.
He could clearly see that although this piece of fur was very large, it was unknown whether it was because it was magical or because Xuanyou Palace had used some method, but after so many years, it was still exuding vitality.
According to the rumors, as long as one wore this King Zuocheng's skin on their body, cultivators could use it to travel in the void. However, he was very clear that this should be a false rumor, or a story made up by a low-level cultivator who did not know the inside story.
The Left Ferry King Bird was able to fly through space, and this was a divine ability bestowed by the heavens. However, without a head, a body, a pair of wings, and claws, wanting to accomplish this by relying on a mere piece of fur was undoubtedly wishful thinking. If it was really possible, it would have been seized by the ancient cultivators a long time ago. How could it have been left behind until now?
Although this item was huge, it was only useful to a grotto-heaven cultivator like him in the middle. It was about ten feet in size, and it was the part of the fur where the essence and vitality gathered the most.
He focused his gaze for a moment, and a sword gleam flew out from between his brows. With a stream of light, it circled around and chopped off the piece of fur in the middle. He then used his mana and it floated to his front. He touched it, and he felt that the big feather was unusually soft and smooth. The spiritual vigor inside was unusually abundant.
He thought to himself, "The vitality is so strong, like a blazing fire. No wonder the green branch could survive."
When he heard about this item earlier, he had some ideas on how to use it. However, after reading the description in the jade slip, he had another idea.
It recorded that Xuan You Palace had spent thousands of years creating a blood refinement technique known as the Living Refinement Art.
This method was to take the limbs and bones of spiritual birds and strange beasts and fuse them into one. It was then used to refine all kinds of ferocious and strange beasts in the ancient legends. There were even many things that only existed in the imagination of mortals and did not exist in the world.
However, this technique was useful more than ten thousand years ago. At that time, there were many different kinds of big demons, and living medicine was easy to find. Hence, the power of the magic treasure that was refined was naturally great.
However, the fate had changed now. Even if it could be refined, it could only be used by cultivators who had entered the Yuanying State. Even if it took a lot of effort to refine it, it might not be comparable to an ordinary magic treasure. It was even more worthless to a grotto-heaven cultivator.
What Zhang Yan was thinking about now was whether he should use this Living Refining Technique to refine the King Bird's fur.
If he only had this piece of fur, it would not be of much use. However, don't forget that he had killed a few Sky Demons and obtained many good things. Other than a few that he had given away, most of them were still in his hands.
He raised his sleeve and several items floated in front of him. The most eye-catching among them were the nine Origin Beads.
This item could be said to be infinitely powerful when he was in the Yuanying State. When he used all of it, it was simply unstoppable. However, when he was in the Image Phase State, it was useless. Even if he could hit the Dharma Form of a person in the grotto-heaven, it would at most break a corner. It was really not of much use to the spiritual Qi that spread thousands of miles. It was just that he had not decided how to deal with it. If he could make use of it this time, he might be able to refine a suitable magic treasure.
According to the records of the Xuanyou Palace, if he wanted to fuse these items together and finally refine them into a magic treasure, he would first need to entrust his Divine Will to an item. This could be a strange demon that existed in the world, or it could be a monster that had never appeared before and only existed in legends.
However, this kind of Divine Will was not done carelessly. It had to be paid attention to.
If the chosen beast was too weak, it would not have much potential and would not be of much help. However, if it was too strong and ferocious, it would only be a waste of precious materials, and it would not be refined no matter what.
Previously, Zhang Yan already had a choice in his heart. There was a ferocious beast in ancient times known as' Devour '. This was a legendary monster that had a hundred eyes and a thousand feet. Its eyes were all located on its back. When it lay on the ground, it would fall into a deep slumber. It could transform into mountains, lakes, fertile fields, and attract hundreds of spirits to gather. When it woke up, tens of thousands of years would have passed. At that time, it would only need to roll up and it would be able to devour all living things on its body.
As for Devour, it had a child called "Jie". Its size could change. It was like a kite that could fly between heaven and earth and kill all kinds of spiritual plants. It was extremely ferocious. He planned to use this item as Divine Will Entrust. If he had better precious materials in the future, he might be able to further refine it into a ferocious creature like "Devour".
"The Xuanyou Palace's Sacrificial Art only focuses on precious materials. The technique is not complicated, but from what I see now, it seems a little crude. Even when I'm refining, I don't have to wait by the side all the time. However, the Spiritual Opportunity of Heaven and Earth has changed over tens of thousands of years. If I don't change and follow the original method, I'm afraid there might be a mistake. I should try a few times first."
When he thought of this, Zhang Yan suppressed the thought of immediately refining. He waved his sleeves and kept all the items in front of him, including the fur. He then flew into the sky and arrived at the main hall. Not long after he sat down, the Formation Spirit walked up and said, "Master, Just now, there's a letter from Donghai. Since you're not here, I'll accept it."
Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "A letter from Donghai. It might be that Tao Zhenren has come out of seclusion."
He ordered the Formation Spirit to take a look. As expected, it was from Tao Zhenren. The letter mentioned that he had already refined the Chuo Dragon's Soul Essence. The formation plate outside South Cliff Continent also stood up and asked if he wanted to continue with the operation.
He thought for a while. The Opening Tribulation was not far away, so it was not suitable for him to move. Just when he was about to reply, he suddenly thought of something, "This Living Refining Art is passed down by Xuanyou Palace. It has a deep relationship with Nanhua Sect. Tao Zhenren originally came from this sect. I might as well look for him and discuss it. It might be beneficial."
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