A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 214 Bloodline Fusion

The Zhiyang Bird has been stuck at the peak of level five for quite some time. In the past few years on Biling Island, it has relied on this spirit stone mine to have a huge amount of spirit stones to devour. Its accumulation is already sufficient, and advancing to level six is ​​a natural thing.

He had previously piled up a large number of fire-attribute spirit stones in the secret room, both as an aid and to conceal the unusual spiritual energy phenomena, so the external fluctuations were not considered earth-shattering.

He suppressed his emotions and waited patiently, while his divine sense closely monitored the changes within the secret chamber. According to his previous assumptions and experiments, if the Fat Sun Bird could successfully fuse with the wind attribute bloodline power contained in the Wind Phoenix's essence blood, it should be able to draw upon the gathering of wind attribute spiritual energy from the outside world at the crucial moment of advancement, forming a harmonious balance of wind and fire.

However, as time passed, the fluctuations of fire elemental energy in the secret chamber gradually stabilized and became more subdued, indicating that the advancement of the Fat Sun Bird was nearing its end, but the expected scene of wind elemental energy swarming in never appeared.

Luo Ming's initial expectation slowly cooled, replaced by a hint of disappointment.

"It failed... It seems that awakening a new attribute bloodline for a rare species like the Fat Sun Bird is indeed not so simple. Was it that the fusion with the Spirit Gathering Cauldron failed to fully activate it, or was the Wind Phoenix bloodline insufficient to trigger a qualitative change in the Fat Sun Bird's essence?"

Just as he was pondering the reason, the Xuan Shui Pearl trembled slightly, and the Heavenly Mirror Hermit's voice, tinged with a sense of vicissitude and understanding, rang in his mind: "Young Luo, are you wondering why that hairy beast's wind attribute hasn't manifested?"

"Senior is wise." Luo Ming was not surprised that Tianjing Sanren could guess his thoughts, after all, the two of them had discussed and made this decision together.

"Hehe, the path of demonic beast bloodlines is incredibly profound, especially when it comes to awakening and fusion. Your Fat Sun Bird is born from the essence of heaven and earth's fire, and its original bloodline is domineering and powerful. How could the essence of two mere level six Wind Phoenixes easily shake it or cause any mutation? Your little cauldron is mysterious, capable of forcibly fusing essences of different attributes into one, which is already a heaven-defying feat. However, whether this fused substance can be absorbed, activated, or even manifested as supernatural power by a spirit beast is another matter entirely. In my opinion, your little cauldron is more like providing a possibility of 'fusion.' As for whether this fused bloodline seed can sprout, grow, or even blossom and bear fruit, it depends on the host body itself and subsequent fortune."

Tianjing Sanren's words plunged Luo Ming into deep thought. He recalled the sharp golden energy that the Wind Fox Beast had awakened spontaneously when it advanced, and the thunderous power that the Black Tortoise displayed after consuming the Thunder Eel Demon Core... Could it be that the Wind Fox Beast originally possessed a latent golden attribute talent, which was simply activated during its advancement? Perhaps the Black Tortoise also already had a faint trace of thunder attribute bloodline inheritance within it, and the Thunder Eel Demon Core was merely a catalyst to awaken it?

"So, my Zhiyang Bird... its origin is pure, perhaps it doesn't have the innate wind attribute, so even with the fusion of the Wind Phoenix bloodline, it's difficult to manifest directly when advancing? What exactly did the fusion of the Spirit Gathering Cauldron create?" Luo Ming's mind raced.

At this moment, the spiritual energy fluctuations within the secret chamber had completely subsided. Luo Ming raised his hand and cast a spell, causing the sealed stone door to slowly open.

A wave of heat swept over them; the temperature inside the sealed chamber was extremely high, and the air itself seemed to distort slightly. In the center of the chamber, the Fat Sun Bird stood proudly, its size larger than before, its appearance extraordinary.

Its feathers are more vibrant in color, its tail feathers are long and have a reddish-gold sheen, and most strikingly, its body surface occasionally bursts with bright white flames that leap and burn, emitting a heart-palpitating high temperature.

Compared to before, the gold content in this flame has increased significantly, now accounting for nearly half, clearly indicating that the power of its natal true fire has greatly increased with the advancement.

Luo Ming released his divine sense to investigate carefully. His powerful early-stage Nascent Soul divine sense penetrated deep into the primordial fire of the Fat Sun Bird, and he could feel a distinct burning pain and rejection. This didn't alarm him; rather, it pleased him. The stronger a spirit beast's abilities, the greater its assistance in battle. The power of the Fat Sun Bird's flames was likely already a considerable threat to early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and would be even more effective against other Core Formation cultivators.

However, as his divine sense penetrated deeper, piercing through the blazing, domineering fire attribute aura, and meticulously examining the meridians, demon core, and even the depths of the bloodline within the Fat Sun Bird's body, he detected a faint yet exceptionally resilient and agile aura of a different species.

The aura was faint as a wisp of smoke, light and ethereal, completely incompatible with the raging and intense fire-attribute spiritual power of the Fat Sun Bird itself, yet strangely coexisting deep within its bloodline, neither completely refined nor expelled. It was—wind-attribute spiritual power!

Luo Ming's heart skipped a beat, followed by overwhelming joy! It was a success! The fusion of the Spirit Gathering Cauldron had truly succeeded!

The power of the Wind Phoenix's bloodline did not fail to integrate; rather, it successfully took root within the Zhiyang Bird's body! However, compared to the Zhiyang Bird's uniquely endowed and incomparably powerful fire attribute origin, this imported trace of the Wind Phoenix's bloodline was far too weak. Like a spark igniting a prairie fire, it was completely suppressed at the crucial moment of its origin's burgeoning, failing to resonate and manifest with the wind spirit energy of heaven and earth. It merely left an extremely thin "seed" within the body!

"It actually... left behind a trace of wind essence?!" Tianjing Sanren's voice was filled with obvious surprise, clearly this result had also exceeded his expectations. "Good lad, your little cauldron is indeed unpredictable! This is no simple 'fusion,' it seems to have forcibly 'embedded' a trace of wind-attribute foundation into the bloodline essence of this firebird! Although it is barely perceptible at the moment, as long as the foundation is there, there is hope for growth!"

Immediately, Tianjing Sanren's tone turned solemn and speculative: "However, given the weakness of this wind-attribute foundation, it would be extremely difficult to strengthen it or even awaken its supernatural powers. Feeding it with ordinary wind-attribute spiritual objects might only provide slight nourishment, hardly enough to trigger a qualitative change. Unless... there is a higher-level, purer wind-attribute bloodline power or source substance to stimulate and replenish it. I suspect that if we could find the essence blood of an eighth-level or even higher-level wind-attribute demon cultivator, we might be able to truly activate this wind seed, allowing it to complement the fire vein and generate wind and fire supernatural powers. At that time, the wind would aid the fire, and the fire would borrow the power of the wind, greatly increasing the strength of this hairy beast."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ming was initially excited, but then somewhat amused and exasperated. An eighth-level demonic beast? That was equivalent to a human in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm, a demonic cultivator with immense power, capable of commanding a region of demons. Even ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would temporarily avoid its might.

Even if he used all his skills, he could only run for his life against an eighth-level demon beast. How could he dare to even think about taking its essence blood? That idea was far too far-fetched.

"The essence blood of an eighth-level wind-type demon cultivator... Senior, you've really painted an unattainable pie for this junior."

Although Luo Ming shook his head, the light in his eyes remained undiminished. Although he could not currently target those transformed demonic beasts, it did not mean he could not in the future.

I'm currently reading Chapter 214, "Blood Ties," and I'm completely engrossed in it.