Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 249 Spirit Stones, Fire Crow

After a while.

Liu Sheng accepted Lei Zhong's ghost, his eyes filled with thought.

This leader of the White Lotus Sect, one of the thirty-six chieftains, not only contributed two martial arts techniques that he had long coveted, but also provided three spiritual weapons, two magical artifacts, more than a dozen secret manuals, a million silver notes, and a considerable amount of armor, talismans, provisions, and so on.

Of course, what he valued most were the three fist-sized stones.

This thing, called "spirit stone," looks like white jade on the outside, but contains a strong spiritual energy inside.

It aroused a strong "appetite" in Liu Sheng!
His muscles, bones, skin, flesh, internal organs, and every drop of blood and marrow conveyed the message of "hunger" to him, hoping to devour these three spirit stones.

It took him a great deal of effort to restrain his instinctive impulse and put the three spirit stones into his storage bag.

According to Lei Zhongchang, this "spirit stone" was formed from the condensation of spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

Currently, they are only found in ruins, and very ancient ruins at that.

Each of these spiritual stones is priceless.

Because it can help Qi cultivators in their practice, one piece is equivalent to several months of hard work, and it is also an essential item for Qi cultivators to break through to the Yellow Court Realm.

Lei Zhong had spent a lot of effort to collect the three pieces, but now they all went to Liu.

Even Du Bingyan had only heard of spirit stones and knew nothing about them.

After all, she was only at the True Form Realm when she left her sect and descended the mountain.

As for why Lei Zhong was chasing her, it was all a coincidence.

Xie Bao, that scoundrel, after seeing Du Bingyan escape, revealed the details of her mount's death to Lei Zhong.

That guy didn't expect Lei Zhongneng to find Du Bingyan immediately; he was just habitually planting thorns.

Since they've already fallen out, they'll naturally resort to any means necessary.

Unexpectedly, after Lei Zhong and Xie Bao parted ways, Lei Zhong intended to find a place to recover his strength and heal his injuries, but he ended up encountering Du Bingyan, who was out hunting.

This is equivalent to having your enemy appear right in front of you. Given the temperament of the Five Thunder God, it would be difficult for him not to take action.

"This woman followed me and absorbed so much essence, yet she still hasn't cleansed her 'poisonous body'?"

Liu Sheng felt a sense of absurdity and looked at Du Bingyan strangely.

People just wander around randomly and they still run into each other; their luck is truly terrible.

Will carrying it with me cause any trouble for me?
Du Bingyan, with her keen senses, noticed the strange look in his eyes and felt very wronged. She turned and walked away.

"If you don't like it... I'll leave."

"Go to hell!"

Liu Sheng was just joking earlier, how could he let her leave?
He immediately grabbed her, cupped her face, and kissed her hard. Her lips were sweet and fragrant, like the scent of fresh grass and trees, and she looked incredibly delicious.

It's been so long since we kissed, we're a little awkward, tsk tsk tsk...

After a while, Du Bingyan, her temples disheveled, leaned against Liu Sheng's chest, her cheeks flushed, as if she were drunk and dizzy.

"You just said that you had your eye on a fire crow and were about to make your move when Lei Zhong saw you?"

Liu Sheng, holding the beauty in his arms and the ball, assessed the spoils he had obtained from Lei Zhong and casually asked a question.

"That fire crow has taken over a fire valley, and its strength is no less than mine."

I was injured in a battle with a python demon. I originally intended to lure it out and hunt it down, but then I encountered Lei Zhong..."

After recovering, Du Bingyan earnestly recounted her previous experiences.

Liu Sheng didn't care at first, but when he heard her say that the fire crow seemed to have extraordinary bloodline, he immediately became interested.

With his improved cultivation, he has enough energy left to refine two more avatars, keeping one avatar slot as a backup and using the remaining one.

He had no idea what to refine for the time being. Currently, his six avatars—the Sky-Splitting Sparrow, the Golden-Eyed Blood Leopard, the Golden-Toothed White Elephant, the Six Desires Puppet Spider, the Silver-Horned Thunder Ox, and the Yin Water Flood Dragon—basically covered all application scenarios in the sea, on land, and in the air.

To go head-to-head, the main tank has Golden Tooth White Elephant, with the talents "Mountain-Pulling Strength" and "Standing Firm," making them almost invincible in land battles. With self-healing, they're a piece of cake.

The Thunder Mage has a Silver Horned Thunder Ox, which is thick-skinned, incredibly strong, and can be used as an off-tank, rotating with the White Elephant, or as a Thunder Mage for ferocious damage output.

For assassinations and sneak attacks, there is the Golden-Eyed Blood Leopard that can blend into the dark winds and mist. It is not only the most bloodthirsty, but also brings with it a dark wind that can clear the field.

The Six Desires Puppet Spider controls the battlefield, the Sky-Splitting Sparrow is highly mobile, and the Yin Water Dragon is an all-around aquatic creature.

In terms of team composition, they lack a healer-type character who can quickly recover from injuries.

Liu Sheng's preferred next incarnation should be a monster with the talent of large-scale group healing.

But we haven't been able to find it yet.

In addition, from the perspective of the five elements, the current configuration of the six incarnations also has flaws.

Among them, the Sky-Splitting Sparrow and the Golden-Eyed Blood Leopard are wind-elemental, the White Elephant is earth-elemental, the Thunder Ox has water and thunder-elemental aspects, the Yin Water Dragon is water-elemental, and the Six Desires Puppet Spider is wood-elemental. Of the five elements, there is still one fire-elemental incarnation missing.

Once all five elements are gathered, you can strategically deploy the corresponding avatars regardless of the type of opponent you encounter.

Since this fire crow has an extraordinary bloodline and is of the fire element, it can be considered as a candidate.

But should this incarnation position be reserved for a plant spirit or this fire crow?
Never mind, let's go take a look first.

If it's suitable, kill it and use it as an avatar; if not, kill it and roast it for food.

In short, you won't lose out.

"But what if Xie Bao and his group beat us to it and seized the immortal destiny at the Heavenly Palace..."

Upon hearing that Liu Sheng was going to meet the Fire Crow, Du Bingyan frowned slightly.

That magnificent heavenly palace was clearly no ordinary object; judging from their experiences, there must be some kind of celestial destiny within it.

Whether it's rare treasures of heaven and earth, or precious magical artifacts and cultivation techniques, once Xie Bao and his group obtain them, it will be extremely difficult to turn the tide.

"If you want to do a good job, you must first have the right tools. The two of us had no chance of winning against Xie Bao and his companion. If we go now, we will only be throwing our lives away."

Liu Sheng gave a casual explanation, and with a thought, he summoned the Sky-Splitting Sparrow avatar, sending it ahead to investigate the direction of Fire Valley.

Du Bingyan was unaware that for every additional avatar he refined, he would gain four more talents, significantly increasing his strength.

Moreover, you get an extra life.

With so many benefits, spending some time is to be expected.

Soon, Liu Sheng and his companion arrived at a huge valley of fire. Before they even got close, a series of curses could be heard from afar:
"Get out of here, you little brat, get the hell away from me!"

"I'll count to three. If you don't get out of here by then, I'll kill your whole family when I get out!"

"Don't think that just because I'm injured, you little sparrow can ride on my head!"

The voice was hoarse and unpleasant, sounding exactly like the cawing of a crow, amplified hundreds of times, making it exceptionally shrill and irritating.

In a valley ablaze with crimson flames, a giant crimson raven was howling at the Sky-Splittering Sparrow circling in the air.

Its entire body was fiery red, its pupils were golden, and it had three black crest feathers on its head. It was surrounded by fiery clouds, like a fire spirit, and was exceptionally handsome.

At this moment, the Sky-Splitting Sparrow avatar, sensing Liu Sheng and the other's arrival, broke its silence and, mimicking their tone, said lightly:

"Go ahead and hit me, come and hit me, are you too scared?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng couldn't help but show a strange expression, wondering who he had learned it from.

"Waaaaah, you damn devil, I'll beat you to death!"

The next moment, a burst of fire shot out of the valley, in a fit of rage.

(End of this chapter)