Chapter 702: Chapter 696: Golden Crow Essence Blood, Threats and Contingencies?_1

“Mou Tianyuan wouldn’t easily reveal such secret matters. How could Kun Wu know of this?”

Logically, this was akin to a dark past for Mou Tianyuan. Those in the know would definitely try everything to erase it, never letting it leak.

Why would Old Kunpeng be aware of such a secret?

“My father was the Mystical Pet Mou Tianyuan subdued right after his Lin Fan.”

“He lay dormant in the Qian Realm. It was only after breaking free from his bloodline’s shackles that my father escaped his control.”

Mystical Pet?!

Jia Ren was stunned for a moment, remaining silent.

A Mystical Pet’s close relationship with its master indeed enables it to know many secrets unknown to others.

Jia Ren also learned much from Kun Yuan, mostly supplementing his knowledge about the Immortal Realm and Spirit Realm.

The gifts Kun Wu left behind weren’t just information. There were also a few rare treasures of heaven and earth, including materials from Divine Beasts.

“These are the Golden Crow Essence Blood and Feathers, and the Azure Dragon’s essence blood and scales that my father obtained. They should be useful for Senior.”

Two black jars, densely covered with Inscriptions, respectively held crimson-gold and deep azure blood beads. Each drop of the former was as hot as the sun, while the latter exuded a rich vitality. Additionally, there were several crimson-gold Golden Crow Feathers and azure scales the size of millstones.

Jia Ren glanced over the Azure Dragon Essence Blood and scales, his focus landing on the Golden Crow materials instead. The Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl housed an Azure Jiao, which was currently undergoing atavistic transformation into an Azure Dragon. He would soon possess a true Azure Dragon, so these materials were of slightly less importance to him.

The Golden Crow was different!

The Golden Crow clan had once appeared in the Spirit Realm, and Jia Ren had spent much time searching for their whereabouts, unfortunately without a single clue. They had presumably perished with the collapse of the Spirit Realm, a fact that had left him quite disappointed.

Unexpectedly, Old Kunpeng had left him quite a surprise.

Among his Divine Beast mimicry forms, two more would be added: the Golden Crow form and the Azure Dragon form.

The Golden Crow Fire is also the most Yang and most potent fire in the world; it’s sure to have special, wondrous uses.

Once he obtains this third type of divine bird fire, the Mixed Spirit Gourd will fuse it with the Southern Ming Separation Fire and the Phoenix Flame. The power of the resulting flames will surely rise to a new level.

“The entire Golden Crow clan went to war to protect the Spirit Realm. Unfortunately, not one survived…”

“Our ancestor only managed to preserve some of their essence blood.”

“Regrettably, too much time has passed. The vast majority of the Golden Crow blood has lost its Spiritual Nature, with only a small portion barely usable.”

The end of antiquity was a hundred thousand years ago. Over such a vast expanse of time, the loss of Spiritual Nature and power from Divine Beast essence blood was unavoidable.

The intelligence on the collapse of the Immortal and Spirit Realms, along with the Golden Crow and Azure Dragon Essence Blood—the gains had already far exceeded his expectations.

“I am very pleased with this. You can take back this drop of Kunpeng Blood!”

Jia Ren circulated his blood energy, and a bead of crimson blood, so condensed it appeared solid, materialized between his fingers. This inconspicuous blood bead seemed to harbor infinite power. This Limit-Breaking Kunpeng Blood, let alone killing a Mahayana Stage Cultivator, could easily annihilate a Nascent Soul period cultivator.

The most important aspect wasn’t this blood’s lethality. It shared the same origin as Kun Yuan. If this drop of essence blood returned to its original owner, its power could be used to attempt a breakthrough to the True Spirit Realm.

“Thank you, Senior! This great kindness will never be forgotten!” Kun Yuan was tearfully grateful, thanking him profusely. “Whatever Senior may ask of me, I will not hesitate to go through fire and water!”

He and his father weren’t close to Jia Ren, so there was no certainty a deal could be struck. The outcome of the trade depended entirely on Jia Ren’s disposition. As it turned out, Jia Ren was even more trustworthy than he had imagined.

Jia Ren erased his own aura and imprints from the Kunpeng Essence Blood, flicking it towards Kun Yuan. “Whether or not you can achieve Promotion to True Spirit will depend on your own opportunities and fortune!”

Having given out the Limit-Breaking Kunpeng Blood, Jia Ren wasted no time and quickly left the area. Whether Kun Yuan could smoothly achieve Promotion to True Spirit or not depended on his own fortune; now that the deal was struck, Jia Ren wouldn’t pay it too much mind.

Next, it’s time to settle the final score with Mou Tianyuan!

Jia Ren flew down from the clouds, landing on a small, deserted island devoid of any beast tracks. He threw out Formation Flags one by one, each bearing complex and profound patterns. The Mysterious Xuan Primordial Pearl then entered its designated position, becoming the heart of the Formation. In no time at all, he had set up a simple Zhou Tian Xing Luo Formation. Although Jia Ren had obtained the Star Seal, he hadn’t subdued it yet, so he could only make do with the Mysterious Xuan Primordial Pearl for now.

As the Formation activated, Star Force converged, gradually forming a silver cage. The White Compass appeared in his palm, and the remnant soul sealed within was released. Compared to over two months ago, Mou Tianyuan’s remnant soul was extremely weak, like a candle flickering in a storm, ready to extinguish at any moment.

“Don’t listen to the lies Kun Wu left behind!” Mou Tianyuan shrieked. “I forcibly made it my pet; it must harbor resentment and seek an opportunity for revenge!”

“I possess the most intelligence on the Immortal Realm! As long as you give me the Phoenix, I’ll tell you everything!”

The closer he was to death, the less Mou Tianyuan could remain calm. He had spent countless years reaching his current state; he didn’t want to die!

“Was your Lin Fan to become a Corpse-eating Bizarre? To devour Bizarre Demons from the Myriad Heavens and Worlds?” Jia Ren asked coolly.

“Has the situation in the Immortal Realm truly deteriorated to this extent?!”

“You previously provided me with false information. I was very disappointed…”

“Now, you probably don’t have any intelligence that could move my heart, do you?”

Jia Ren’s words pierced Mou Tianyuan’s heart like steel needles, shattering his last sliver of hope. Without sufficiently valuable intelligence, how could Jia Ren possibly hand over the Divine Beast Phoenix? And how could he then rely on the Phoenix Origin to live a second life?

“To think that I, Mou Tianyuan, would fall into your hands!” he lamented. “If Yang Chengcang hadn’t ruined my plans, I would’ve long become a supreme powerhouse in the Immortal Realm! How dare an ant like you act so presumptuously before me!”

Mou Tianyuan seemed to have accepted reality. Since his desperate pleas failed to obtain what he desired, he brazenly tore off his facade.

“Do you think just anyone is qualified for Lin Fan? Why else do you think I am the only one from the Myriad Heavens and Worlds to have done so?”

“My father is a Daluo Golden Immortal of the Immortal Realm! If you kill me, you’ll incur terrible karma. The day you achieve Ascension to the Immortal Realm will be your day of doom!”

“If you dare to kill me, the karmic debt between me and Yang Chengcang will transfer to you! By then, you will have to confront that terrifying existence yourself!”

“Hand over the Phoenix to me, and you can remain uninvolved.”

From groveling to threats, Mou Tianyuan’s attitude had changed drastically.

Daluo Golden Immortal?!

A Corpse-eating Bizarre that reached Void Level ten thousand years ago?!

Both are considerable troubles.

“Is a Daluo Golden Immortal very strong?” Jia Ren asked, appearing very calm. The Mysterious Realm had little knowledge of Immortals, so he didn’t truly understand what a Daluo Golden Immortal signified. This threat was far less intimidating than that of a Void-Level Corpse-Eating Dao Gui.

Mou Tianyuan: ???

Ignorance truly is bliss!

“Daluo Golden Immortals stand at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm! My father himself participated in battling a Dao Bizarre!” Mou Tianyuan asserted. The strength of a Dao Bizarre far exceeds that of Void-level Strange Creatures. Being at the apex of the Immortal Realm and personally battling a Dao Bizarre was enough to prove the profoundness of his father’s strength.

To provoke such a powerful figure before even entering the Immortal Realm… this was indeed troublesome.

“You should look on the bright side. What if your father is dead?!” Jia Ren countered. “Ten thousand years have passed. For all we know, he might have died at the hands of a Dao Bizarre!”

“After all, if your father were still alive, why wouldn’t he try to find a way to save you?”

“Are you threatening me with a dead man?!”

The Immortal Realm was not what it once was; its rules and order had crumbled. Of those great beings who once soared among the clouds, who could say how many had fallen? If Mou Tianyuan’s backing was truly so powerful, why would they let him undergo Lin Fan and embark on the path of transforming into a Bizarre Demon?

“Impossible!” Mou Tianyuan roared, incensed. “Daluo Golden Immortals survive myriad tribulations, undying! They are eternal, immortal, and imperishable throughout the ages!” He seemed to be trying to make his words more convincing, but it mostly served to mask his own insecurity.

After all, his father might indeed be dead…

Drastic changes had occurred in the Immortal Realm, and the established rules had been broken.

The Daluo Golden Immortal’s supposedly indestructible golden body had become a thing of the past…

“Yang Chengcang has only two possible fates,” Jia Ren stated. “One is that he’s been sealed by Immortals, which doesn’t require my concern.”

“The other is that he has grown to an incredibly terrifying extent. In that case, he might take notice of you, but he wouldn’t care about me.”

Jia Ren always acted cautiously. If killing Mou Tianyuan meant getting entangled in terrifying karmic repercussions, it would indeed be unwise to act personally. Now, his remnant soul was weak, nearly extinguished. If simply restrained by seals, it wouldn’t take long for his soul to dissipate and his Dao to vanish.

Why accrue new debts and burden himself with karma for no reason?

“Do you have any more high-value intelligence? If its value is sufficient, you can naturally live out a second life.” Mou Tianyuan’s Divine Soul was on the brink of collapse and unlikely to last more than three years. The pressing matter was to extract any valuable intelligence he might still possess.

“Heh heh, do you take me for a fool?” Mou Tianyuan sneered. “Your desire to kill me hasn’t died. If you don’t hand over the Phoenix, I’ll never reveal another shred of information to you.”

“If I die, you will regret it one day! Someone will make you pay the price for my death!”

Having said this, Mou Tianyuan fell silent. Jia Ren tried several more times but couldn’t get any more intelligence out of him.

A gift? Jia Ren thought. One should interpret this fellow’s words in reverse; they most likely spell great trouble.

What kind of trouble could it be?

True Spirits and True Immortals didn’t just appear out of thin air. Besides, with his own strength, even if another True Spirit Kunpeng emerged in the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, he was confident he could handle it.

Mou Tianyuan’s so-called preparations weren’t simple.

It’s likely to be… Bizarre Demons! he mused. Possibly Void-level Strange Creatures!

Could it be that you anticipated your plan’s failure and deliberately created a new Void-level Strange Creature for me?! Jia Ren’s mind raced, immediately thinking of Void-level Strange Creatures.

Could it be the Faith Bizarre?!

In the Qian Realm, Jia Ren had specifically targeted the Faith Bizarre and the realm-crossing Giant Force Apparition. The former had been entangled with Dead Immortals for a long time and was extraordinarily powerful. The latter could traverse the Void and was a genuine Void-level Strange Creature. When he traveled to the Qian Realm, he had already dealt with the Giant Force Apparition. However, from start to finish, he had never seen the Faith Bizarre, nor found any trace of it throughout the Qian Realm.

To prevent the Faith Bizarre from being smuggled into the Mysterious Realm along with the mortals he had relocated, Jia Ren had the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower conduct a thorough investigation, but no clues were found.

This left only two possibilities.

One was that the Faith Bizarre was extremely intelligent and adept at hiding, playing a game of cat and mouse with him in the Qian Realm.

And there’s a second possibility!

The Faith Bizarre had made a deal with Mou Tianyuan and, using a Li Feng avatar, was sent to another world!

If Mou Tianyuan died, Jia Ren would be considered the main culprit. Once the Faith Bizarre grew strong enough, he would be dragged down with Mou Tianyuan to the grave.

If Mou Tianyuan used the Phoenix Origin to live a second life, he would definitely find a way to end this scheme and return everything to normal.

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