Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Tier Three Fierce Arrowhead Eagle

「After the new year.」

Li Ping went excitedly to find Master Hu to buy some Pills, but was instead informed by his disciple, Feng Qufeng.

His master had taken his youngest junior disciple and left the Immortal City on business before the year’s end. It might be a year or two before they returned.

He was the only one left on Immortal Peach Mountain to look after the place.

As he said this, Feng Qufeng’s tone was laced with resentment, seemingly unhappy with his master’s favoritism.

Unable to meet Master Hu, Li Ping could only return home, disappointed.

At the same time, he was quite curious. ’What is Master Hu up to?’

But this curiosity was fleeting. He quickly pushed it to the back of his mind and went back to his own cultivation.

「Several months passed in the blink of an eye.」

Deep within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, in a valley tens of thousands of miles from Fenglan Immortal City.

A figure in black robes and another in red sat cross-legged. They were very close, only about three feet apart. Several dozen feet above their heads, a translucent barrier of light enveloped them.

If one were to look down on the valley from above, they would find the spot where the two sat completely empty, without even a trace of a living person’s aura.

Suddenly—

BOOM—

A sound like a meteorite crashing echoed through the sky above the valley. The next moment, a massive Fireball flew past overhead. Within the giant Fireball, the silhouette of a magnificent Spirit Bird could be faintly seen.

Emitting a terrifying aura, the Flame Spirit Bird vanished over the horizon in the blink of an eye!

The two figures in the valley didn’t even dare to breathe as the Flame Spirit Bird passed. Fortunately, the Concealing Array they had set up was quite exquisite, and the Spirit Bird did not notice anything amiss!

The figure in black was none other than Guardian Yan, the very one who had threatened to flip the table.

Seeing the Spirit Bird fly past the valley, he spoke in a low voice, "Fairy Miao, the male Fierce Arrowhead Eagle has gone out to hunt. According to my decades of observation, these two Tier Three Fierce Arrowhead Eagles only eat a type of Demon Snake that lives in a great lake about three thousand miles from here. At such a distance, it will take several hours for the eagle to make a round trip, even with its speed."

Fairy Miao nodded to show she understood, but she couldn’t help but worry.

As far as she knew, of the two Fierce Arrowhead Eagles, the female was Tier Three Mid Stage, while the male had reached Tier Three Late Stage. They were the undisputed overlords within a radius of a hundred thousand miles!

Even a Core Formation Master like the Fenglan Master dared not provoke them.

She never imagined her master’s nephew would be so audacious. With their combined strength—one at Early-stage Foundation Establishment and the other at Late-stage Foundation Establishment...

...he actually dared to target the two Fierce Arrowhead Eagles of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. And it was clearly a premeditated plot.

Either one of the two Fierce Arrowhead Eagles could probably kill them easily with a single breath of Flame!

But worry was just worry. Given his status in her master’s heart, she didn’t dare to refuse his request lightly.

Seeing Miaorou nod, Guardian Yan continued, "We’ll make our move in another two hours. When the time comes, I’ll need you, Fairy Miao, to release the Demon Luring Pill here. As soon as the female Fierce Arrowhead Eagle descends, immediately activate the Array to trap it. My sect’s ’Blood Net Celestial Net’ Array is a Tier Two Upper Grade formation. Trapping it for a short while will be no problem!"

Upon hearing this, Miaorou couldn’t help but draw a sharp, cold breath. ’He actually wants me to do something so dangerous.’

But faced with Guardian Yan’s sinister, predatory gaze—as if he wanted to devour someone whole—she finally nodded helplessly. "Alright."

"Heh heh... You can rest assured, Fairy. You’re my uncle’s favored concubine; I wouldn’t dare put you in harm’s way." Guardian Yan chuckled. "After you activate the Array and trap the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle, come and meet up with me immediately. I have my own way to escape safely. Those two feathered beasts won’t be able to keep us here."

"Alright, I’m going to sneak near the beast’s nest now. Take this Celestial Secret Mirror and the Demon Luring Pill. Wait for my signal, then deploy the Demon Luring Pill." As Guardian Yan spoke, his aura began to slowly change, almost merging completely with the surrounding environment.

The Celestial Secret Mirror was an extremely special and precious Exotic Treasure in the Cultivation Realm. It was divided into a main mirror and multiple Vice Mirrors. Even from thousands of miles away, the holder of the main mirror could communicate with those holding a Vice Mirror.

Conversely, those holding a Vice Mirror could not initiate contact with the holder of the main mirror.

After receiving Miaorou’s affirmative reply, Guardian Yan took out a dark cloak and threw it on. He instantly vanished from the spot, becoming invisible to both the naked eye and Divine Sense.

The Array’s light barrier rippled. Miaorou knew that Guardian Yan must have left.

’A Demon Luring Pill, a Tier Two Upper Grade ’Blood Net Celestial Net’ Array, a Secret Technique to conceal one’s aura, an Exotic Treasure to hide one’s body, a Celestial Secret Mirror...’ A trace of envy couldn’t help but appear on Miaorou’s face. ’The master spoils his nephew too much.’

In comparison, her status as a "concubine" was just a nice way of putting it. In reality, she was no different from a handmaiden.

Her position in the master’s heart was simply incomparable to his.

Holding the bronze Vice Mirror, Miaorou waited patiently. A full two hours passed.

Two bean-sized words appeared on the Vice Mirror in her hand: "Move out!"

Miaorou took a deep breath. She retrieved the Jade Bottle Guardian Yan had given her from her Storage Bag, and in a flash, she was at the location where the ’Blood Net Celestial Net’ Array was laid. From the bottle, she poured out a palm-sized Pill with a glistening, vibrant surface.

Magical Power burst from her palm, and she crushed the Pill, scattering the powder on the ground.

A sweet fragrance mixed with the scent of blood instantly spread out from the center of the valley. Miaorou had already ducked back into the Concealing Array, holding a blood-red Array Banner, and nervously watched the spot where she had scattered the Demon Luring Pill.

About twenty miles from the valley where Miaorou was hiding, there was a cliff that soared into the clouds.

This cliff was the nest of the two Fierce Arrowhead Eagles, the overlords of the surrounding hundred-thousand-mile radius.

Every morning, the Tier Three Upper Grade male eagle would fly from the nest to hunt, leaving the female to guard it.

On the cliff, beneath a massive stone overhang, was a bowl-shaped nest a thousand feet in diameter, built from various precious Spirit Woods.

A magnificent Spirit Bird sat within. Its wings, when spread, were nearly three hundred feet wide. It was enveloped in a noble and extraordinary aura. Its crimson feathers were like clusters of dancing flames, and its powerful talons, as if cast from gold, looked strong enough to shatter mountains and split stone.

This was the female of the two Fierce Arrowhead Eagles, the Tier Three Middle Grade one.

For some unknown reason, however, the female eagle’s aura was somewhat weak, as if it were injured.

Suddenly—

A unique fragrance wafted to the cliff. The Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s eyes snapped open, and two balls of fire seemed to burn within its pupils.

The fragrance grew stronger, and a look of struggle gradually appeared in the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s eyes.

After a moment, it finally succumbed to the lure of the scent. It folded its wings and stood up from its nest.

Only then was it possible to see that beneath it, there lay a crimson egg as tall as a person.

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