Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 63 The Wind Fuels the Fire
Illuminated by fireballs and torches, the warriors finally saw the faces of the monsters that had ambushed them in the shadows. They turned out to be a wolfhound and an eagle, and they appeared to be only at the first-tier monster level.

Everyone relaxed, and their fear gradually dissipated.

"Hmph, a wolfhound and an eagle have killed so many of my brothers!"

Chief Wang snorted coldly, took a step forward, and his blood and qi surged wildly. His aura was so strong that he was like a ferocious beast that had just awakened.

The blind Taoist priest laughed and said, "This doesn't look like an eagle at all; I think it looks more like a chicken."

These transformation techniques are nothing but illusions. In particular, he has a crow under his command and is no stranger to the scent of birds. Although he cannot see the other party's true form, he is certain that it is definitely not an eagle.

In an instant, countless gazes fell upon the blind Taoist, wondering what he was saying.
The blind Taoist priest was slightly taken aback, then smiled, realizing that everyone had misunderstood his words. However, he was too lazy to explain and said, "So it's just two little demons causing trouble here. Go, capture these two beasts!"

The blind Taoist waved his hand, but no one made a move.

Zhou Mu glanced at him indifferently. When did it become your place to give orders here?
Realizing he had overstepped his bounds, the blind Taoist gave a dry laugh, took a step back, and let Zhou Mu step forward.

"Take it!"

Zhou Mu pointed his fingers like a sword at the wolfhound and the eagle.

Several of the leading martial artists immediately took action.

In an instant, a strong wind arose, and the eagle, clutching the wolfhound, flapped its wings and soared into the sky at great speed, breaking through the dense foliage and arriving above the dense forest of Python Mountain.

Everyone was amazed by the eagle's flying ability; it was simply unbelievable that it could fly so fast while carrying such a large wolfhound.

Whoosh whoosh!

A martial artist with mastered internal strength drew his bow to its fullest extent and fired several arrows in succession, piercing through the dense forest and chasing after the eagle's silhouette.

The eagle moved with the wind beneath its feet, as if treading on clouds, and with a few flaps of its wings and a series of twists, easily dodged several arrows.

"This monster is no ordinary creature!"

The blind Taoist priest said in a deep voice, "Just looking at its flying speed and the way it dodges arrows in the air, it's something that no ordinary demon beast could do."

Zhou Mu glanced at him, wondering if this old blind man could actually see anything.
The eagle and wolfhound were transformed by Ji Cheng and Da Huang using their transformation magic. At this moment, they were suspended in the night sky, looking back at Zhou Mu and the others in the dense forest.

In the early stages, their flying ability was the most powerful, and even if there were 10,000 martial artists below, they would be helpless against them.

Someone drew their bow and shot an arrow at Ji Cheng again, but he easily dodged it using the "Cloud-Treading Flowing Wind Steps," demonstrating his effortless skill.

"Big Yellow, still haven't found Old White?"

Ji Cheng asked, "Just now Da Huang said that the python demon is hiding in this area. It seems that it can't escape and has gone into hiding."

"Ouch——"

Big Yellow let out a long howl, as if to warn the python demon that they had come to save it.

In the mountains and forests, in a cave in an old tree, a python demon used a transformation spell to turn into a black snake and hid there.

It caught a squirrel, thinking that if anyone explored the tree hole, it would throw the squirrel out to ward off disaster.

At this moment, upon hearing Da Huang's cry, the python demon deliberately released a trace of its aura.

"Wang!"

Dahuang locked onto the python demon's location, but unfortunately, it was too close to Zhou Mu and the others to provide assistance.

"There is evil spirit!"

The blind Taoist priest also detected the python demon's aura, and used his demon-binding rope to break the tree trunk and bind the python demon.

Seeing this, Ji Cheng could not wait any longer and swooped down into the forest.

He was incredibly fast, grabbing the python demon and the demon-binding rope together. At that moment, the blind Taoist, Chief Wang, and Master Wang attacked like lightning.

Big Yellow opened its mouth and spat out a beam of moonlight, briefly repelling Master Wang.

Ji Cheng then opened his mouth and spewed out Samadhi Fire, which clashed with the attacks of the Blind Taoist and Chief Wang.

The blind Taoist and Chief Wang retreated quickly, but their attacks landed squarely, hitting the python demon and Big Yellow respectively.

Ji Cheng was also affected and was blasted away. The strength of a martial artist at the Opening Meridian Realm and a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining was indeed terrifying.

Both the python demon and Dahuang were severely injured and had lost their fighting ability; they were on the verge of death.

At this moment, Ji Cheng stopped holding back and unleashed his strongest combination technique. He coughed up a mouthful of blood essence, held it in his mouth, and enhanced the power of the Samadhi True Fire.

Then he took a deep breath, his belly swelled up rapidly, and when it reached its peak, he let out a "ha" and spewed out flames, while simultaneously flapping his wings and creating a gale-force wind.

"boom!"

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire, fueled by the wind, unleashed Ji Cheng's strongest combination technique, instantly turning the mountains and forests into a sea of ​​fire.

Some martial artists at the early stage of internal energy cultivation were burned to ashes in the blink of an eye if they did not dodge in time.

Even the blind Taoist priest and the two martial artists at the Opening Meridian Realm dared not directly confront such powerful and strange flames, and they all dodged backward to avoid its sharp edge. "What kind of spell is this?"

Chief Wang's expression changed drastically. Even as a second-tier demonic beast, he had never seen a fire attack with such terrifying range and destructive power.

"Weird!"

The blind Taoist was astonished. This demonic beast was too unusual; such methods were truly unheard of.

As the fire subsided, the three demonic beasts had long since disappeared.

Zhou Mu's face turned extremely ugly.

The python demon was rescued, and even its demon-binding rope was taken away. This magical artifact was extremely precious to the Zhou family.

"What...what kind of flame is this?"

Master Wang was astonished and exclaimed that something strange was going on.

Even though he possessed internal energy that could transform into qi, his flesh would be instantly charred if he came into contact with even a trace of this strange flame.

The power of the Azure Flame Rabbit's flames was incomparable to that of this strange flame.

Two-thirds of the brothers perished in the fire, with only a few martial artists with advanced internal energy who were further away surviving.

If Chief Wang hadn't caught Zhou Mu in time and sent him flying backwards, Zhou Mu would have already turned to ashes.

"This monster is extraordinary!"

A martial artist asked in a shrill voice, he had just been terrified, just what level of demon beast was that eagle?
"Chase! Chase!"

Zhou Mu shouted, after a busy day, he couldn't accept that the python demon and the binding demon would leave him with nothing.

Chief Wang reminded them that the eagle demon could fly and was extremely fast. It was probably already over a hundred miles away. Where could they chase it?
Zhou Mu's expression turned grim. He calmed down, but he knew he couldn't catch up.

He took a deep breath, quickly put on a calm and composed demeanor, and said, "It's alright, that Blood-Veined Serpent Eye Fruit will lure out that python demon."

After saying this, he put his hands behind his back, looked in the direction the monster had flown away, and ordered a retreat.

The blind Taoist priest remained silent on the sidelines.

He had intended to have the crow keep an eye on the three demonic beasts to see where they had fled, but unfortunately, the crow couldn't keep up with the speed of the eagle demon.

The group returned empty-handed.

……

Ji Cheng, holding the python demon and Da Huang, flew five hundred miles in one breath until he arrived above a waterfall, where he swooped down.

He placed Big Yellow and the python demon on a flat rock. Both beasts were severely injured and had no strength to move. Unable to maintain their transformation spells, they revealed their true forms.

He first untied the demon-binding rope from the python demon, examined it briefly, and then put it into his crop space.

"Big Yellow, Old White, if you two are no good, I'll gladly accept your two demon cores."

Ji Cheng's words immediately ignited the survival instincts of Da Huang and the python demon, and both demons struggled to stand up.

Ji Cheng smiled and reassured Da Huang and the python demon to get some rest.

The python demon was struck by the palm of Gang Leader Wang. Gang Leader Wang knew his strength and did not kill the python demon in order to help Zhou Mu subdue it.

Big Yellow was hit by a spell from the blind Taoist priest, but Big Yellow has always been cheap and its vitality is even stronger than that of a cockroach, so Ji Cheng is not worried about it dying.

At this moment, the python demon's head rested on the rock, its whole body weak and powerless, drooping casually on the ground, unable even to coil up a few times.

Two lines of clear tears fell from its cold eyes.

I have roamed the world for two hundred years, and the number of times I have fallen into misfortune is countless. Each time, I have fled in a sorry state.

Hiding in dark, damp places, licking their wounds in solitude, they stubbornly survive like rats in a stinking ditch.

Unexpectedly, one day, when I was in danger, other monsters came to my rescue.

Ha ha.

"You two rest here. I'll go back and find Little Rabbit and Little Black Flower."

Ji Cheng surveyed the surrounding area and found it to be very safe, with no other dangerous beasts present.

After giving his instructions, he flew towards Python Mountain.

Ji Cheng flew at full speed for 500 li and arrived in just 18 minutes.

In fact, he had also expended a lot of energy today, especially after burning a mouthful of his essence blood. Now his aura was much weaker, but fortunately, he could fly by riding the wind without having to expend much of his demonic power.

(End of this chapter)