txolops Chapter 63 Ink Crow, Han Yunzhi
Chapter 63 Ink Crow, Han Yunzhi
"I've heard that the Black Raven attacked the Spirit Field. What are its weaknesses?"
Chief Zhao thought for a moment: "These black crows are very fast, and their feathers are exceptionally hard. Ordinary magical artifacts can't cause them much damage. However, they seem to be afraid of fire. We used fireball talismans to drive them away before!"
Zhang Tie nodded and made a mental note of it.
Seeing Zhang Tie's friendly attitude, the Li family patriarch's mind immediately started working. He stepped forward respectfully and said, "Senior, I have a daughter who is eighteen years old. Although she only has four spiritual roots, she has a dignified appearance. If you don't mind, she can serve you in your daily life..."
The Wang and Zhao family patriarchs exchanged a glance. "You heartless old Li, doing this without a word!" However, they both began to recall which female cultivators of suitable age were in their clans.
If she could be valued by a Foundation Establishment senior from a high sect and taken as a concubine, that would be excellent. Even if she couldn't keep the bloodline of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, that would still be a good thing, in case she had extraordinary talent!
Zhang Tie frowned and glanced at the Li family patriarch.
The smile on the Li family patriarch's face froze instantly, and he swallowed back the words he was about to say.
The Wang and Zhao family patriarchs seemed to have sensed Zhang Tie's displeasure and immediately abandoned the idea of "inoculation".
"There's no need for service. I'm here in Moyu City for a mission, nothing else!" Zhang Tie said calmly.
The Li family patriarch quickly withdrew, not daring to say anything more, and the other two family patriarchs also tactfully took their leave.
After the three left, Zhou De breathed a sigh of relief for them. He had seen many Foundation Establishment cultivators, some greedy, some lecherous, and some short-tempered. This senior seemed to be at least not the unreasonable type.
The next day, Zhang Tie piloted his flying boat directly away from Moyu City, heading towards Qixia Mountain in the north.
Qixia Mountain is located in Fenglin Town, thirty miles north of Moyu City. Qixia Mountain is not high, but it is covered with lush vegetation. From a distance, the mountain is verdant and shrouded in mist. However, as soon as the flying boat reached the foot of the mountain, Zhang Tie's divine sense detected something amiss.
Several level-one black crows swooped down toward Maple Forest Town not far away, circling in the sky as if playing, but Zhang Tie quickly sensed something was wrong.
A crimson spirit bird quickly flew out from the sky above Maple Forest Town and attacked the black crows at an extremely fast speed. The several demonic birds staged a chase battle in the air!
"A spirit beast? Could it be one of the sect's Qi Refining disciples guarding this town?"
Filled with doubt, Zhang Tie quickly arrived above Fenglin Town. He scanned the area with his divine sense and his eyes showed surprise.
"It's her!? The cultivation world is really small!"
At this moment, a young female cultivator was standing at the entrance of the town, looking solemnly at the 'battle' in the air. She was none other than Han Yunzhi, whom Zhang Tie had met once at the Tainan Small Gathering and who had sold the talisman brush to Han Li!
However, after many years, she had grown from a girl into a young female cultivator, her aura reaching the perfect twelfth level of Qi Refining, only one step away from Foundation Establishment.
Han Yunzhi's attention was fixed on the sky. She quickly spotted Zhang Tie approaching in his spirit boat. Unable to discern his aura, and glancing at her own spirit beast on the verge of defeat, she gritted her teeth, bowed, and pleaded, "I am Han Yunzhi, an outer disciple of the Spirit Beast Mountain! I beg you, senior, to punish this demon!"
Zhang Tie naturally noticed that the spirit bird had fallen below. He raised his hand and waved, and the Golden Lock Ring transformed into a stream of light that blasted towards the battle. Han Yunzhi was overjoyed at the sight and quickly called back the spirit bird.
Using the Golden Lock Ring to deal with a few level-one demonic beasts is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. With a flash of golden light from the Golden Lock Ring, the black crows fell straight down as if they were crashing.
Zhang Tie piloted his spirit boat closer to investigate, and soon Han Yunzhi arrived as well. Although she was surprised by Zhang Tie's youth, Han Yunzhi quickly determined from his clothing and the style of his flying boat and magical artifact that he was the Foundation Establishment cultivator from her Spirit Beast Mountain, and immediately clasped her hands in greeting.
"Han Yunzhi, an outer disciple of Spirit Beast Peak, greets Martial Uncle! Thank you for your help, Martial Uncle!"
Zhang Tie shifted his gaze from Mo Ya's corpse to Han Yunzhi. Girls change a lot as they grow up; if it weren't for the somewhat familiar aura, he really wouldn't have recognized her.
However, the two didn't have much interaction and didn't need to reminisce about the past!
"Hmm! Why are you here? As far as I know, only cities like Moyu City would have cultivators stationed inside the sect!"
Han Yunzhi obviously didn't recognize Zhang Tie either, and honestly explained the whole story.
It turns out that Maple Forest Town is Han Yunzhi's hometown. Although the Han family has declined to the point where only a few Qi Refining cultivators remain, it is still under the jurisdiction of Spirit Beast Mountain.
Han Yunzhi returned from visiting relatives and encountered a black crow attacking the town. She immediately took action, but unexpectedly, her spirit beast was no match for it...
Zhang Tie frowned and scanned Maple Forest Town with his divine sense. He indeed found two Qi Refining cultivators in a large house. One was old and frail, while the other seemed to have damaged his foundation and his aura was weak. They must be the family members that Han Yunzhi mentioned.
Zhang Tie didn't ask any more questions, nor was he interested in the Han family's affairs. He put away the two black crow corpses and then drove his flying boat towards Qixia Mountain, which was not far away.
"This senior is truly arrogant! But with the sect sending a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the demonic calamity will surely be resolved smoothly!" Han Yunzhi frowned, thinking to herself.
However, she remained standing in place until the spirit boat disappeared from sight before turning back to the town.
...
When Zhang Tie arrived above Qixia Mountain in his spirit boat, he was just about to search for the trail of the black crow.
A dozen or so black crows took off from the distant mountains. Although there were not many of them, they were a dark mass like a storm cloud. They quickly traversed several miles and swarmed toward Zhang Tie, the intruder.
Zhang Tie was not flustered. The group of black crows in front of him was no higher than level one, and the main force had not yet arrived!
The flock of black crows stopped at about thirty feet, seemingly wary of the aura emanating from Zhang Tie. They didn't approach, but instead scattered and flew around him, surrounding him in a circle.
Zhang Tie observed that the flock of black crows had bloodshot eyes, sharp, hooked beaks, and razor-sharp claws, exuding a fierce aura.
Zhang Tie scanned his surroundings with his divine sense and quickly detected an aura two miles away.
It was the leader of the black crows. It was four or five times stronger than the ordinary black crows. Its wingspan was two zhang wide. It was completely black, but its feathers had a metallic sheen. Its eyes were not the red of these first-level black crows, but a strange, dark blue.
What surprised Zhang Tie the most was not the appearance of this black crow, but its aura.
Zhang Tie had killed ordinary level-two demonic beasts before, but the aura of this black crow before him—no, it should be said that its soul strength far surpassed that of ordinary level-three demonic beasts.
It is known that demonic beasts often have strong physical bodies, but weak spiritual power, far inferior to human cultivators. However, the spiritual power of this black crow is not weaker than that of an ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"This guy's strange; no wonder Zhou De said he's smart!"
The leader of the Black Ravens hovered in mid-air two miles away, its dark blue eyes fixed on Zhang Tie. It did not rush to approach, as if it was assessing Zhang Tie's strength.
Zhang Tie was also examining it.
Although this black crow's soul was strangely strong, in terms of soul power, it was still a small fry compared to Zhang Tie.
This guy's soul is strong, which means he is quite intelligent. He has long wanted a flying spirit beast. Although the flying boat under his feet is convenient, it is not fast. Whether it is escaping or chasing a powerful enemy, it does not meet Zhang Tie's expectations.
A flying spirit beast can not only be used for transportation, but also provide assistance in battle, becoming another trump card in one's hand.
However, taming a wild level-two demon beast is no less difficult than raising two level-two spirit beasts, especially one like this that has already awakened its intelligence, and it may even rather die than submit to humans.