Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong stored all the treasures he had looted from the Golden-winged Bird's Immortal Cave into his storage bag, leaving nothing behind, then departed from the Golden-winged Bird's Immortal Cave.

Although the spiritual energy here was abundant and the environment serene, making it a good place to cultivate in seclusion, Fang Hong knew very well that it was not safe here.

After all, this island belonged to the Golden-winged Bird's territory, and its father, the Golden Winged King, might suddenly arrive any day.

With his current Cultivation, he temporarily did not want to confront a Demon King head-on. Killing demons had to be done step by step, not too hastily, with stability as the main priority.

Not long after, Fang Hong successfully returned to his deserted island Immortal Cave. After landing, he immediately set up ten layers of defensive formations around the Immortal Cave.

After setting up the defensive measures, he finally felt at ease entering the Immortal Cave's Artifact Refining Room.

Fang Hong sat cross-legged on a cyan cushion, then took out a jade bottle from his storage bag and released the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul.

As soon as the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul appeared, it immediately let out an angry roar.

"Human. What do you want to do to me?"

"Do what? Of course, I'm going to extract your soul and refine your spirit." A cold smile appeared at the corner of Fang Hong's mouth.

Upon hearing this, the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul struggled incessantly, but in the face of Fang Hong's powerful Magic Power, all its struggles were futile and meaningless.

Fang Hong was too lazy to say any more intimidating words.

He had long understood the temperament of these great demons; each one was arrogant and conceited, stubborn in word and even more so in heart, completely immune to threats.

Therefore, Fang Hong directly took out seven silver needles, inserted them into the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul, and silently recited a spell, beginning to cast the Divine Soul Reading with Seven Ghosts to read the Golden-winged Bird's memories.

"Ahhhhh ahhhhhh."

The Golden-winged Bird's demon soul was frantically scorched, emitting a series of shrill roars, suffering immensely.

The screams continued for an entire day, with the Golden-winged Bird's shrill roars echoing within the Artifact Refining Room until the next morning, when the Artifact Refining Room finally returned to tranquility.

Fang Hong calmly withdrew the silver needles; he had successfully read most of the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul's memories.

At this moment, the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul had become much weaker, its spiritual light dim, but compared to the previous Golden Armor Crab demon soul, its state was much better, truly worthy of being a ninth-grade demon soul.

"Hateful human, you'd best not fall into my hands." The Golden-winged Bird remained stubborn, cursing Fang Hong incessantly, even though it was on the verge of soul annihilation.

Fang Hong merely shook his head and chuckled softly, disregarding its curses.

With a wave of his hand, he put the Golden-winged Bird's demon soul back into the jade bottle and carefully sealed it, thinking it might still be of great use for future talisman refining or artifact refining.

Fang Hong sat on the cushion, a thoughtful expression on his face. This soul reading had yielded two more valuable pieces of information.

The first was information about the Golden Winged King; Fang Hong now knew the location of the Golden Winged King's nest.

However, Fang Hong also understood that the Golden Winged King was no ordinary foe, and even knowing its nest did not mean he could act rashly.

His current strength was not yet sufficient to steadily take it down; acting rashly would only alert the enemy and spoil his subsequent grand plan.

Therefore, the matter of the Golden Winged King could only be put on hold for now, awaiting a further increase in his strength before planning to slay the Demon King.

The other piece of information was about a secret technique. This secret technique was called the "Swift Wind Secret Technique" an ancestral secret technique of the Golden Winged clan.

In the Golden-winged Bird's memories, casting the Swift Wind Secret Technique could greatly enhance flight speed. The Golden Winged King relied on this secret technique to maintain its position as the fastest among the four Demon Kings.

However, casting this required two conditions: first, one must possess a Wind spiritual root; second, one must possess a pair of wings.

If Fang Hong remembered correctly, he also had a Wind spiritual root; now he only lacked a pair of wings.

"Wings?" A confident smile played on Fang Hong's lips.

"This minor matter can be resolved very quickly."

Fang Hong immediately stood up and began to set up a Soul Fusion Formation within the Artifact Refining Room; he wanted to refine a pair of wings right now.

After the formation was set up, Fang Hong took out the artifact refining materials one by one from his storage bag: Azure Sea Stone, Golden Essence Sand, Coral Crystal, a total of more than ten kinds of rare mineral materials.

And the most crucial Material was precisely the pair of wings from the ninth-grade Golden-winged Bird.

After preparations were complete, Fang Hong opened his mouth and spewed out a ball of Nascent Soul Fire, beginning to melt the materials. Following the design in his mind, he intended to refine a flying spiritual artifact.

Time flowed by, and a month passed.

Fang Hong remained seated cross-legged in the Artifact Refining Room, his eyes closed, his aura steady. The pile of materials before him had vanished, and the Soul Fusion Formation had also ceased operation.

Fang Hong slowly opened his eyes, a hint of satisfaction flashing through them.

The flying spiritual artifact had been refined!

He stood up and walked out of the Immortal Cave, standing in an open space. With a thought, he heard a soft "buzz," and a pair of golden-red wings suddenly appeared behind him.

These wings were about ten feet wide, glowing brilliantly, shimmering with golden light. They were refined from the bone wings of the ninth-grade Golden-winged Bird combined with numerous other precious materials, making them a high-grade spiritual artifact. Fang Hong named them the "Swift Wind Wings."

"Let's test its speed."

Fang Hong lightly stepped forward, and the Swift Wind Wings behind him flapped fiercely. With a dull "thud," he instantly transformed into a streak of golden light, shooting hundreds of feet away.

The speed of this escape technique surprised even Fang Hong himself.

This was just an ordinary escape technique; if combined with the Swift Wind Secret Technique, it would likely be even faster.

Fang Hong began to cast the technique he had just learned.

Immediately, a golden whirlwind swirled around him, enveloping him completely.

In the next instant, with a "whoosh," he left behind a series of afterimages in the air, soaring back and forth in the surrounding sea, flickering non-stop, his speed having increased several times over.

After flying to his heart's content for a while, Fang Hong finally stopped, unable to help but click his tongue. His current speed was several times faster than a month ago.

Looking across the entire Outer Sea, apart from the tenth-grade Golden Winged King, probably few could catch up to him.

Fang Hong felt a bit fortunate in his heart. When he fought the Golden-winged Bird, he decisively used the Spirit Void Slash to instantly kill it. If it had managed to cast the secret technique and escape, he might not have been able to catch it.

Fang Hong retracted the wings and returned to the Immortal Cave, a thoughtful expression on his face.

If he were to kill the Golden Winged King as well, use two pairs of wings for Fusion, and then reforge the Swift Wind Wings, it would very likely advance to a top-grade spiritual artifact.

Once the Swift Wind Wings advanced to a top-grade spiritual artifact, who below Soul Transformation could possibly catch up to him in terms of flight speed?

Fang Hong's mind was already starting to conceive how to slay the Golden Winged King and upgrade his spiritual artifact.

Of course, Fang Hong also understood that slaying the Golden Winged King was not an easy task; he would need to make thorough preparations to prevent it from escaping.

Two days later, Fang Hong, accompanied by Little Rainbow, left the deserted island Immortal Cave and continued flying westward. He was going to hunt his next target, the ninth-grade Turtle Demon.

Fang Hong flew continuously for three days, finally landing on a desolate and vast isolated island.

Apart from exposed rocks and towering mountains, there was no other sign of life on the island; the environment was quite harsh.

Moreover, this island was only about a hundred li away from the Turtle Demon's nest; this was the "tomb" he had specifically chosen for the Turtle Demon.