Chapter 553: Capturing the Human-Headed Bird

Chapter 553: Capturing the Human-Headed Bird

Chapter 553: Capturing the Human-Headed Bird

"you?!"

The strange bird was startled, and then there was a "crack" sound, and the head of the strange bird was pulled out to one meter long.

Li Yuan started to pull out the bird's head as soon as he said he would, but the strange bird's neck was too tough. He tried his best to pull it out, but he couldn't break it.

"what!"

The strange bird yelled angrily, with all the wrinkles on his face gathered into a ball: "How dare you be rude to me!"

"Take your head off!"

Li Yuan's whole body was smoking. He stomped it to the ground with one foot and pulled it out with all his strength. This time, he replaced it with the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer and the Dragon-Tiger Health Furnace.

With tremendous force, the man's head was lifted up to two meters high!
"You can't even pull this out?!"

Li Yuan was a little shocked. What was the material of this strange bird? With this pull, even a divine weapon could be torn into two pieces. Although the strange bird screamed, there was no sign of a broken neck.

"I'm so angry!"

The strange bird's eyes were spitting fire with anger, and with a bang, it turned into a column of black smoke and soared into the sky:

"You despicable challenger, you have angered the Bird Master!"

With a "swish" sound, Li Yuan followed like a shadow, opened his big hand, and grasped it in his hand again. The rules of the Taoist Soldier Tower still apply. No matter how powerful the strange bird is, it can only be at the same level as him now.

"Oh!"

The strange bird turned into black mist again, and it was impossible to catch it. Its hoarse voice was full of rage:
"Want to catch Bird Master? Do you think you are the Son of God?! You are just a challenger...ah!"

The strange bird's voice suddenly stopped, and its screams also ceased. Catching it in his hand for the third time, Li Yuan put it into the military control space without thinking.

Even though he did not see the light of the weapon, as they were both door puppets, Dong Twenty-Three was regarded as a weapon, and this strange bird would be no exception!
Just as he expected, the strange bird struggled for a few times and was taken into the military control space.

"It seems like something is resisting the Weaponry Scroll?"

Although it was only a momentary delay, Li Yuan keenly noticed it. Was it this soldier tower?
Or Bafang Temple?
"Fortunately, the Grandmaster is still reliable..."

He changed his mind, and some information about this strange bird finally emerged in his eyes:
【Sitting Puppet (Level 11)】

[…The spirit puppet was born in the ‘Thunder Pool Sea’. Because it touched various true form diagrams when it was born, it has a human face and a bird body… Due to damage, its rank dropped, and its spiritual wisdom gradually lost…]

[Control conditions: Fourth level of treasure refining technique, Heart of Spirit Puppet, Dao Soldier Order]

[Control Effect: Level 15: Road-clearing Soldier Tower

Level 14: Kun Bird Form]

Both were door puppets and suffered the same damage, but the damage seemed to be much better than that of Dong Twenty-three. At least the latter could still communicate.

"Level 15. This bird was one level lower than East 23 when it was at its peak..."

Li Yuan understood it in his heart. No wonder the bird was so afraid of Dong Ershisan.

The gap at this level is probably much bigger than he expected.

"but……"

Li Yuan looked around.

After he took away the strange bird, the stone tablet that should have appeared after the passage was opened normally did not appear. Instead, the black fog that had originally dissipated surged again.

One by one, Taoist soldiers walked out...

"105? This is only the 35th floor... Without this strange bird, you can't enter the higher floors, and there will be no rewards."

Li Yuan frowned, and roughly guessed the purpose of these gate puppets. East Twenty-Three was to guide challengers into the East Territory, and this strange bird was to guard the Taoist Soldier Tower.

However, although he had some guesses in his mind, Li Yuan did not release it immediately, but slowly retreated out of the encirclement of these Taoist soldiers.

Without the urging of the strange bird, these Taoist soldiers did not take the initiative to attack, but waited in place.

"Diagram of Kunpeng's true form."

Sitting cross-legged on the scorched earth, Li Yuan took out a thick stack of animal skins and killed his way to the thirty-fifth floor in a row. He obtained thirty-four incomplete maps of the true form and had begun to see the outline.

[Kunpeng's True Form Diagram (Level 11)]

[… Deep in the sea of ​​​​silence, soaring into the nine heavens, the true form map written by the cultivators who have cultivated to the true form of Kunpeng. The cultivators who have cultivated to the spiritual form of the divine realm can comprehend it and understand the mystery of the spiritual form. There is hope that they can comprehend the true form of Kunpeng from it…]

[Control conditions: Heavenly Spiritual Appearance, Water and Cloud Divine Realm]

[Control Effect: Eleventh Level (Xuan): Kun's True Form, Peng's True Form]

[Note: This true image is incomplete (one) (two)]

The true form map rewarded by the Taoist Soldier Tower is indeed a good thing.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged and regulated his breathing. He took out the animal skins one by one and pieced most of them together. Looking at them intently, he felt the interweaving of light and shadow before his eyes.

In a trance, it seems that I can see an indescribable huge fish jumping out from the dark and silent sea. The next moment, it is above the sky and turns into a big bird with wings spread out enough to block out the sun.

"Kunpeng!"

Li Yuan sat quietly and watched as the medicinal power of the Dragon-Tiger Pill spread within his body, nourishing his body and healing his injuries.

Even though he changed his grip in time after the last attack, he still suffered serious injuries. Fortunately, his muscles and bones were strong, and he recovered in a short time.

"Without one and two, even I can't comprehend anything from it..."

Li Yuan put away the remaining map and glanced at the Taoist soldiers waiting for him in the distance. This was the normal process of breaking through the tower, not going crazy and dying with him.

"call!"

Closing his eyes, Li Yuan entered the space of commanding troops.

On the dark stone platform, the strange bird lay motionless, like a lifeless wooden block. Li Yuan looked at it for a few seconds and took down the Black Whale Hammer.

With a thought, he pulled the strange bird into the secret realm of Xuanjing.

"what!"

Hanging upside down on the top of the mountain, screams pierced the sky.

The strange bird with a human head flapped its wings and flew up, its eyes full of horror:

"You, you can actually catch the Bird Master?!"

"How did you do that?!"

The human-headed bird was extremely shocked. It couldn't even get out of the Taoist Tower, so how could this challenger who hadn't even entered the temple actually have this ability? !

"Let's talk?"

Li Yuan grinned.

He was completely unable to meet the requirements to control this strange bird, but since he could communicate, he had other ways to get what he needed.

People like Dong Twenty-Three who remain silent are the trouble.

"What to talk about?"

The strange bird was very alert. It shook its neck, making a "cracking" sound. It did not forget the scene when the challenger wanted to pull out its head.

"Cooperation."

Li Yuan didn't even blink: "For example, the heart of the spirit puppet."

"Will you give it to me?"

The strange bird simply didn't believe that if it were in his place, it would never choose itself over the other twenty-three.

"This one won't work, but there may not be only one Spirit Puppet Heart, right?"

Li Yuan still wanted to get some information.

There are no instructions for this Bafang Temple at all, and it would be too slow to explore on your own.

"Of course there is more than one Spirit Puppet Heart, but you are lucky enough to get one. It is impossible to get another one."

The strange bird was not easy to fool, so it tried to communicate with the Taoist Soldier Tower. To its shock, it could not sense the existence of the Taoist Soldier Tower at all. An indescribable aura blocked its perception.

This makes it scary and a little exciting.

"why?"

Li Yuan was still trying to get answers.

"Only those with an excellent rating have a small chance of obtaining the Spirit Puppet's Heart. Unless your rating rises significantly, it will be impossible to obtain a second one."

The strange bird hesitated for a moment, but still answered.

"Rating?"

Li Yuan's heart was slightly moved: "How can this rating rise so dramatically?"

"Talent and understanding."

The strange bird landed on a stone tablet.

"so?"

Li Yuan's mind became active. He now possessed more than 2,000 forms, which was not far from 10,000 forms. If he could get one or two more Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Weapons, he was sure that he could reach 10,000 forms within ten years.

By then, with the talent of a god or devil, he will definitely be able to obtain a higher evaluation.

"What about the temple trial?"

Li Yuan was very curious about this: "Could it be that after entering the temple, I still can't get a Spirit Puppet Heart?"

"you?"

The strange bird glanced at him:
"You haven't even mastered the spiritual aspect, so what right do you have to compete with other challengers for first place in the East Territory?"

"Other challengers?"

Li Yuan's eyes darkened.

He naturally knew that there were other challengers. He was just one of the rocky mountains on top of which there were many strange shapes.

Even if it is impossible to obtain information about other summit challengers, you can judge for yourself and figure out how terrifying those people are.

I was able to obtain the excellent rating only by relying on the blessing of the three great Heavenly Profound Soldiers in the Weapon Control Scroll. If those people could reach the top of the mountain by themselves...

"After the fall of the Divine Dynasty, the Eight Directions Temple has been wandering for countless epochs. Do you think you are the only challenger from the East Territory?"

The strange bird sneered. From the fact that this challenger knew nothing about the trials in the temple, it was certain that the other puppets sitting at the door were probably much more seriously damaged than itself.

"Divine Dynasty?"

Li Yuan's mind moved, and he grasped the key point: "Origin Divine Dynasty?"

"Ha~"

The strange bird didn't answer, but just looked at him coldly.

This Bafang Temple...

Li Yuan's mind wandered, and he continued to ask:

"To enter the temple trial, do I need to face other challengers?"

"You should ask Master Twenty-Three about these things, not me."

The strange bird calmed down and no longer wanted to answer: "If you want to know more, bring the Spirit Puppet's Heart!"

The conversation was terminated.

Faced with the uncooperative strange bird, Li Yuan did not say much. He did not expect to convince the strange bird in one go.

But it doesn’t matter…

"There's plenty of time, take your time."

Li Yuan sneered and turned to leave the Black Whale Secret Realm. He still didn't believe that he couldn't tame this human-headed bird with only half a head.

hum~
On the thirty-fifth floor, Li Yuan glanced at the agitated Taoist soldiers and had no intention of releasing the strange bird with a human head.

He was able to catch this strange bird this time because he caught it by surprise. It wouldn't be so easy to catch it a second time if he let it go.

"We are still missing two pieces of Kunpeng's true form diagram..."

Li Yuan turned and left without hesitation.

He hadn't even entered Taoism yet, so he wasn't that anxious to complete the true form diagram.

Call ~
A breeze blew under the Bafang Mountain.

Li Yuan stepped out of the light gate and took out the Bafang Temple token without hesitation.

He gained a lot from talking to this strange bird. One of the uses of this token was this. This token, which was rewarded for climbing 100 steps, had a wide range of uses.

Theoretically, with this token, he can enter all places except the temple entrance trial which requires reaching the top.

and……

"Taoist Soldier Tower."

Li Yuan muttered to himself and pressed the token onto the "Yuanqing Monument".

With a humming sound, a curtain of light appeared on the stele, reflecting a dozen people sitting cross-legged in front of a stream in the forest outside the Taoist Soldier Tower, neither far nor near, each trying to comprehend the True Form Diagram.

Among them, Taoist Yuanqing was staring blankly in front of the stone tablet in front of the tower, while Taoist Long was not far away, frowning and thinking about something.

"Hmm... Taoist Yuanqing."

Li Yuan changed his mind and activated the token, targeting Taoist Yuanqing who had re-entered the Taoist Soldier Tower.

This token can bring people into the temple, or pull people out of the tower, but it requires consuming the incense stored in it.

……

"Thirty-fifth floor?!"

Outside the Taoist Soldier Tower, feeling the strange looks from the crowd, Taoist Yuanqing was a little confused for a moment, and then he denied it, saying that it must be the Taoist Soldier Tower that made a mistake.

He only climbed seven floors, how could he possibly climb to the thirty-fifth floor?

Everyone present still believed his explanation. Having personally experienced the intensity of the Taoist Soldier Tower, they simply did not believe that Taoist Yuan Qing had the ability to climb to the 35th floor.

A person who can fight against a hundred people of the same level alone has never appeared in history, and there will definitely not be such a person in the future.

"Qin Yun!"

Glancing at Taoist Yuan Qing, Wan Zhuliu did not believe that he had the ability. His gaze remained on the stone tablet with a cold look:

"This old guy is still alive!"

His eyes flashed with silver light, and the roar of the Cloud Demon echoed in his heart:
"kill him!"

Wan Zhuliu did not respond, but just looked at him indifferently for a few seconds, then turned around and sat cross-legged on the left and right of Emperor Qian, with the Demon-Subduing Dragon Sword across his knees, and began to comprehend the 'True Form Diagram of the Tiancang Sword'.

hum~
There seemed to be a faint flash of knife light echoing.

The people outside the Daobing Tower were startled, and they all took out the true form maps they had obtained, and found a secluded place to begin to comprehend.

Outside the Taoist Tower, the land is flat, the mountains and rivers are undulating, and the area is very large.

"The thirty-fifth floor..."

Taoist Yuanqing was still a little dazed. Everyone else was fine, but he was the only one who made a mistake?
He changed his mind, glanced at Long Yingchan and others who had begun to comprehend the true form diagram, turned and walked towards the Taoist Soldier Tower.

hum~
The moment he walked into the tower gate, Taoist Yuanqing frowned, sensing something strange, but then his eyelids twitched.

On the scorched earth, black fog rolled, and dozens or even hundreds of Taoist soldiers filed out, some holding swords, some holding clubs and hammers...

"?!"

Taoist Yuan Qing's eyelids twitched wildly: "Really, thirty-fifth floor?!"

hum~
At this moment, an invisible energy spread out and Taoist Yuanqing disappeared on the spot.

The next moment, he frowned and saw the familiar stone tablet and Bafang Mountain:

"Ok?"

He was startled at first, then he realized something:
"Li Yuan?"

"Junior Li Yuan, I have met the real person."

Li Yuan bowed in greeting.

"It's you?"

Taoist Yuanqing frowned and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

"What do you mean?"

Li Yuan pretended to be surprised.

"You dare to do it but you don't want to admit it?"

Taoist Yuan Qing's face was as gloomy as water. He only had six fragments of the "True Shape of the Extreme Sword" scroll. If he had to start from the thirty-fifth floor...

"I really don't know what you are talking about."

How could Li Yuan recognize him? He could only bite the bullet and change the subject: "I have been away from the temple for many days. I came back today and came to see you. I have something to ask of you."

"You can enter and leave the Bafang Temple freely?"

"Yes."

"Hmm...it's really not you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, just pretend it's not you."

Taoist Yuanqing glanced at him and said, "What do you want from me?"

"About Senior Yun..."

(End of this chapter)