Cultivating To Immortality

In less than half an hour, a simple and practical Immortal Cave had been excavated. Fang Hong set up a Hidden Mountain Formation outside the Immortal Cave, concealing its entrance.

With his current formation-laying skills, even an Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't discover this Immortal Cave without a careful search.

As soon as the Immortal Cave was completed, Fang Hong didn't linger. He immediately soared into the air and continued to fly rapidly towards the Golden-winged Bird's nest. With his current realm, even if he encountered the Golden Winged Demonic King, he could safely leave even if he couldn't defeat it.

Therefore, to deal with an eighth-level Golden-winged Bird, there was no need to hide anything; he could just go straight to its old lair.

Before long, Fang Hong, following the Golden Armor Crab's memory, successfully arrived at that vast sea area, reaching the skies above the Golden-winged Bird's nest.

The island where the Golden-winged Bird lived was very large, spanning several hundred miles. Undoubtedly, the island's scenery was pleasant and spiritual energy was abundant. These Great Demonic were very good at choosing locations.

Fang Hong's figure swept down, landing steadily on a flat area of the island.

Afterward, Fang Hong swaggered along a secluded path.

Ancient trees towered on both sides of this path, and it seemed very few people had trodden upon it.

Fang Hong hadn't gone far when he felt a powerful aura lock onto him.

Feeling this familiar Demonic Qi, Fang Hong couldn't help but curve his lips into a meaningful smile.

He was not unfamiliar with this aura; it was precisely the aura of that eighth-level Golden-winged Bird.

However, this Golden-winged Bird's aura seemed to have become much stronger. Could it have obtained some opportunity in the Dragon Palace and advanced to a ninth-level demonic beast?

Even if the Golden-winged Bird had indeed advanced to a ninth-level demonic beast, Fang Hong remained calm, not putting it in his eyes at all.

Fang Hong's steps were steady, without the slightest pause, still strolling leisurely towards the valley ahead, like a casual wanderer.

Finally, when Fang Hong walked into an open valley, surrounded by mountains and with a flat bottom, the Golden-winged Bird finally made its move.

"Hmph hmph hmph. Human brat, we meet again. It seems our fated connection is quite deep."

A cold sneer echoed in the sky above the valley, coming from all directions.

Fang Hong paused his steps, turned slightly, and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

He saw that not far behind him, a young man in a yellow robe had quietly appeared at some point.

The young man's face was handsome but carried a hint of demonic charm, and his eyes revealed an arrogant and contemptuous air. At this moment, he was smiling as he watched him, his expression full of mockery.

Fang Hong was slightly surprised to see the young man in yellow robes.

This Golden-winged Bird had indeed advanced to the ninth level; its appearance was already indistinguishable from a human, which was the sign of advancing to the ninth level.

"I'm very curious, how did you escape from that palace? And how did you advance to the Early Stage Nascent Soul?" The Golden-winged Bird looked Fang Hong up and down, asking curiously.

At this time, Fang Hong did not reveal too many cultivation fluctuations, only maintaining the level of an Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so the Golden-winged Bird could only roughly determine his realm.

"I'm also very curious, what treasure did you obtain in the Dragon Palace that allowed you to leap to the ninth-level demonic beast realm in such a short time?" Fang Hong did not directly answer the Golden-winged Bird's question, but retorted with a question.

The Golden-winged Bird chuckled upon hearing this, saying calmly, "I naturally obtained some spirit fruits. After consuming them, my cultivation greatly increased. Speaking of which, how did you know about my Immortal Cave?"

"Your good friend, the Golden Armor Crab, told me." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Fang Hong's mouth.

"What? The Golden Armor Crab?" The Golden-winged Bird froze, frowning. Had this human already met the Golden Armor Crab?

Just then, Fang Hong flipped his palm and took out a golden Demonic Core, which was precisely the Golden Armor Crab's Demonic Core.

And within it, the Golden Armor Crab's weak Demonic Soul was faintly visible.

When it saw the Golden-winged Bird's figure, it immediately let out a mournful wail.

"Brother Jin. Save me."

"Old Crab."

The Golden-winged Bird's pupils contracted sharply when it saw the Demonic Core. Its good friend had actually been beaten into such a state.

The Golden-winged Bird's face alternated between cloudy and clear, its expression becoming extremely ugly.

It was aware of the Golden Armor Crab's strength. Before it had advanced to the ninth level, their strengths were evenly matched, making it difficult to determine who was superior.

But now, the Golden Armor Crab had actually been beaten into such a state by this human, which couldn't help but stir a sense of unease in its heart.

"I'm quite interested in your Golden Wings. How about lending them to me? I happen to need to refine a spiritual artifact." Fang Hong put away the Demonic Core, smiling faintly.

Upon hearing this, the Golden-winged Bird's face grew even darker. Its wings were the symbol of its Golden Winged race, and this human actually dared to say he wanted to borrow its wings for artifact refining right in front of it? This was simply blatant humiliation.

"Damn human. Today I will let you experience what 17th floor of hellish torment is."

The Golden-winged Bird was furious, veins bulging on its forehead, and the aura of a ninth-level demonic beast surged out, sweeping towards Fang Hong.

"Dieee."

With an angry roar, the Golden-winged Bird fiercely struck out with a palm, and a golden Qi blade slashed across the sky, heading straight for Fang Hong with astonishing power.

Bang

Fang Hong was expressionless, lightly waving his hand, casually deflecting the golden Qi blade.

The next moment, the Qi blade flew out of control, slamming into a distant mountain peak with a resounding boom.

With an earth-shattering roar, the hundreds-of-feet-tall mountain peak was cut in half by the Qi blade, sending shattered rocks and dust flying.

"What?" The Golden-winged Bird was greatly surprised. This human had actually deflected its Qi blade with just his physical body?

The Golden-winged Bird let out a low growl, golden Demonic Qi surged out, and its palm transformed into a golden sharp claw, grabbing at Fang Hong's heart with extreme speed, intent on a single fatal blow.

Fang Hong's expression remained calm. He raised a hand and easily grabbed the Golden-winged Bird's arm, preventing it from advancing another inch.

"Ho-how is this possible?" The Golden-winged Bird's eyes widened, its heart filled with horror.

But before it could recover, Fang Hong tightly grabbed its arm and slammed it heavily to the ground. With a loud "bang," the ground instantly cracked open.

Fang Hong lifted it like a small chicken, slamming it back and forth more than ten times, each time causing a roar.

Finally, Fang Hong kicked out fiercely, and the Golden-winged Bird's body flew backward, crashing heavily into a distant mountain, directly causing the entire mountain to collapse.

In the ruins, a burst of golden light erupted, sending all the shattered rocks flying. The Golden-winged Bird's disheveled figure appeared, with some bloodstains on its face, looking ferocious.

"You… you're actually a Nascent Soul Middle Stage! How is this possible?" The Golden-winged Bird was utterly horrified.

It remembered very clearly that when they met in the Dragon Palace, this human was merely at the Core Formation peak, his strength not worth mentioning.

But now, in less than five years, he had actually entered the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm! And he possessed such terrifying physical body strength.

What treasure did this human obtain in the palace to make such exaggerated progress.