The culprit was naturally the light golden spirit beast egg. There was a ball of golden flame on the surface of the spirit beast egg, which seemed to be wrapped in golden flame, emitting an astonishingly high temperature.
Han Changming discovered that the vitality of the spirit beast egg had become much stronger. It seemed that the Golden Mulberry Jade Liquid was effective.
After the Taiyi Hualing Gourd purified the Golden Mulberry Jade Liquid, Han Changming used the Golden Mulberry Jade Liquid to soak the spirit beast eggs. The vitality of the spirit beast eggs was indeed much stronger.
"Still unable to hatch?"
Han Changming muttered to himself, frowning.
He had used up all the Golden Mulberry Jade Liquid, but he still couldn't hatch the spirit beast eggs. This was really troublesome.
The spirit beast egg flew up and flew towards Han Changming, and an astonishing heat wave hit his face.
Han Changming stood motionless, stretched out a finger, and the spirit beast egg stopped in front of him, only a few inches away from his finger.
He had the illusion that he was inside a volcano.
He took out a green gourd and poured some spiritual water on the spiritual beast egg.
When the spiritual water came into contact with the spiritual beast egg, white smoke and thick fog suddenly rose.
With a muffled "crack" sound, after the spirit beast egg absorbed a large amount of spirit water, a tiny crack appeared on the surface, and the crack became bigger and bigger.
In less than five breaths, the spirit beast egg shattered, and a dazzling golden light burst out. A faint "quack" sound was heard, and a little crow with a golden body appeared in front of Han Changming.
The little crow has long tail feathers, golden eyes, four pairs of golden wings on its back, and two light golden claws, as if they were made of gold.
"Golden Crow!"
Han Changming took a deep breath, and his heart was filled with turbulent waves.
He observed carefully and found that this little crow was somewhat different from the legendary Golden Crow. He estimated that it was a descendant of the Golden Crow. If it was a purebred Golden Crow, it would not have appeared in the open sea.
“Quack!”
The little crow let out two clear calls, and opened its mouth to spit out a finger-thick golden flame, which hit the ground. The ground melted instantly, and the heat wave was astonishing.
"Descendant of the Golden Crow, from now on I'll call you the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils!"
Han Changming discovered that the little crow's eyes were golden and gave it a name.
The Golden Crow with Golden Pupils seemed to be very hungry. It kept making "quack" sounds and flying around in the insect breeding room.
Taking into account the bloodline of the Golden Pupil Golden Crow, Han Changming hurriedly planted several restrictions to prevent the Golden Pupil Golden Crow from losing control in the future.
He brought the Golden Crow with the Golden Pupils outside, and the Golden Crow flapped its wings excitedly and flew high into the sky.
It circled in the sky for several times and pounced towards the spiritual field.
The Golden Crow with Golden Eyes was just born. It didn’t know any rules and would eat any elixir it saw.
Han Changming hurriedly activated the restriction, and the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils suddenly fell to the ground.
It quickly stood up and made a sharp quack, as if it was somewhat unconvinced.
After all, it is a descendant of the Golden Crow, so it is not easy to make it surrender.
Han Changming strode towards the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils. The ground suddenly shook violently, and the soil turned into quicksand. A strong wind suddenly arose, and countless yellow gravel was blown up by the strong wind and hit the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils.
The golden-eyed golden crow kept making "quack" sounds, spewing out golden flames and hitting the yellow gravel.
The yellow gravel began to melt when it came into contact with the golden flame, but there were too many of them.
An hour later, the Golden Crow's magical power was completely depleted. He fell to the ground, his breath weak.
Han Changming walked over, holding a light red fruit in his hand.
He tamed the Amethyst Flying Scorpion and the Void Yuan Worm very easily, but it was understandable that the Golden Eyed Golden Crow was a bit tricky.
Capable cultivators are also very arrogant and take advantage of their talents. The same goes for monsters. The more powerful the monster's bloodline, the more arrogant it is and the more difficult it is to tame.
The Golden Crow flapped its wings continuously, making a "quack" sound, but it was unable to spit out golden flames.
It is still unwilling to surrender. It has just hatched. If it is allowed to grow to the third stage, it will be even more difficult to tame.
Han Changming pinched his fingers and two thick yellow earth ropes broke out of the ground and entangled the claws of the golden-eyed golden crow.
The Golden Crow with Golden Pupils struggled violently, but without any demonic power, it could not break free. After a while, the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils was exhausted and fell to the ground.
"At this point, are you still unwilling to obey? If you obey, you will have good food to eat."
Han Changming shook the fruit in his hand, and the spell changed. The yellow earth rope loosened the claws of the golden-eyed golden crow.
The golden-eyed golden crow stood up. This time, it did not flap its wings. It walked obediently in front of Han Changming and made gentle "quack" sounds.
With the current strength of the Golden-Eyed Golden Crow, it is no match for Han Changming. After struggling for so long, it faced the reality and calmed down.
Han Changming fed the fruit in his hand to the Golden-Eyed Golden Crow. It ate five fire-attributed spiritual fruits in succession, made cheerful bird calls, and flew high into the sky.
The Golden Crow with Golden Pupils was full of energy. It hovered in the sky and spewed out golden flames from time to time.
After more than half an hour, Han Changming waved to the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils, and the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils flew back to Han Changming's hand obediently. It rubbed Han Changming's palm with its head to show its obedience.
Han Changming took out two fire-attributed spiritual fruits and fed them to it, then brought it back to the insect breeding room.
The original insect breeding room had been destroyed and was uninhabitable, so Han Changming replaced it with a new one to keep the insects behaved better.
After settling the Golden-Eyed Golden Crow, Han Changming came to the training room. He sat cross-legged on a yellow cushion, took out a Seven-Star Recovery Pill and put it into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth, and a huge medicinal power rose in Han Changming's abdomen. Han Changming quickly used his internal energy to refine this medicinal power.
Not long after, a red-yellow light appeared on Han Changming's body surface and submerged his body.
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In a certain blue sea, hundreds of blood-crowned eagles were circling in the sky. Monks such as Ye Xin were sitting on the backs of the blood-crowned eagles with solemn expressions.
After Ye Xin and the others escaped, they immediately went to the Han family of Jinjiao Island to ask for help. After all, it was the territory of Sanxian Island, and it would be easier to do things with the help of the Han family of Jinjiao Island.
When Han Wenbin learned that they had encountered a fourth-level Thunder Whale Beast, he brought many of his tribesmen to help find Han Changming. Unfortunately, they had been searching for several months but had not encountered Han Changming and the Thunder Whale Beast.
Hundreds of blood-crowned eagles flew towards a deserted island and landed on it.
"Madam Han, didn't Fellow Daoist Han tell you where he would meet up? Do you have any special way of contacting me?"
Han Wenbin frowned and said that they had searched millions of miles but had not found Han Changming and the Thunder Whale Beast.
Either Han Changming was eaten by the Thunder Whale Beast, or Han Changming had returned to Ziyue Island.
"No, the situation was critical at the time, and my husband was not sure whether he could reunite with us. Maybe he returned to Purple Moon Island."
Ye Xin said uncertainly that continuing to look would only be a waste of time as there were so many people.
"Fellow Daoist Han, thank you for your help. Let's go back to Ziyue Island first. Maybe my husband has already returned to Ziyue Island."
Han Wenbin nodded and said, "It's just a piece of cake. We will send people to continue searching. You don't have to be too discouraged. Han Daoyou is a lucky man. He should be fine. Maybe he is recuperating somewhere."
"Dad will be fine."
Han Benfu said seriously that she hated the thunder whale beast.
"It's getting late, so we'll take our leave now. Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Han. If you need us in the future, please let us know."
Ye Xin thanked them and left with her tribesmen.
Han Wenbin looked at their departing backs and sighed softly. He had finally established a good relationship with Han Changming, but Han Changming encountered a fourth-level thunder whale beast. He thought that Han Changming's chances of survival were very low. The strength of alchemists was generally not high, and the third-level spirit insects raised by Han Changming were no match for the fourth-level thunder whale beast.
"Let's go! Let's go back! I hope Fellow Daoist Han is okay."
Han Wenbin left with his people and returned to Jinjiao Island.
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Ziyue Island, a secret room.
Han Zhangxiang sat cross-legged on a red cushion, with a large number of refining materials placed around him.
A scarlet gourd floated in front of him. The surface of the gourd was covered with a layer of scarlet flames. Runes were flashing, and three small words "Chiyang Gourd" could be vaguely seen.
“Middle-grade magic weapon!”
Han Zhangxiang let out a breath and a smile appeared on his face.
He has been refining magic weapons for these years, and his refining skills have been constantly improving. His success rate in refining mid-grade magic weapons has greatly increased, but he is still unable to refine top-grade magic weapons. On the one hand, it is the refining level, and on the other hand, it is the refining materials.
The materials for refining top-grade magic weapons are expensive, and the family’s current income is not enough for Han Zhangxiang to refine a large number of top-grade magic weapons.
He planned to sell the mid-grade magic weapons he had refined and use the money to buy materials to refine high-grade magic weapons.
Han Zhangxiang put away the Chiyang Gourd and the refining materials on the ground and walked out.
As soon as he walked out, a sound transmission note flew towards him.
Han Zhangxiang grabbed the sound transmission talisman and crushed it. Ye Xin's panicked voice suddenly rang out: "Something bad has happened, clan leader. My husband is missing."
After hearing this, Han Zhangxiang's face darkened and his good mood disappeared.
He took out the communication disk, contacted Ye Xin, and asked in a deep voice:
"Ye Xin, what's going on? What happened to Chang Ming?"
"Clan leader, we encountered a fourth-level thunder whale beast on the way back. My husband bought us time to escape and stayed behind to cover us. We went to ask the Han family of Jinjiao Island for help. We have been searching for several months, but have not found my husband or the thunder whale beast."
Han Zhangxiang frowned and ordered, "Come to the meeting room right away and we'll discuss it in detail."
"Yes, Patriarch."
After a while, Han Zhangxiang, Han Debiao, Han Daojing, Han Benfu, Ye Xin and Ye Xue gathered in the meeting room.
Ye Xin and Ye Xue recounted in detail their encounter with the Thunder Whale Beast and their search for Han Changming.
The natal soul lamp is a magic weapon. The Han family does not have this treasure and has no way of knowing whether Han Changming is alive or dead. Possessing the natal soul lamp is also a symbol of the strength of a force.
"You don't have to worry too much. Changming has a lot of experience in fighting, and he still has a lot of spirit insects on him. I believe he will be fine. He is probably recovering somewhere!! He has good luck, so don't scare yourself."
Han Zhangxiang comforted him in a gentle voice, saying that the family was developing well and Han Changming's sudden disappearance was indeed a heavy blow.
"Yes! There are countless islands in the outer sea. As long as Changming finds an island to settle down, he can get rid of the fourth-level thunder whale beast. He must be fine. He should be recovering from his injuries."
Han Daojing then comforted them, saying that it was especially at this time that they should not panic.
Ye Xin's eyes were firm, and she nodded, "We think so too, my husband must be fine."
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit heavy, and Han Debiao quickly changed the subject: "Clan leader, our clan has a new dual spiritual root cultivator, Han Zhongxin. He has dual spiritual roots of gold and fire, and is a natural weapon refiner. When Zhongxin advances to the Jindan stage, you won't have to work so hard with his help."
"Gold and fire dual spiritual roots! Han Zhongxin! What on earth is going on?"
Han Zhangxiang asked about the whole story.
Han Daojing explained the incident in detail and said with a smile, "Before there was Benfu, and now there is Zhongxin. God bless our Han family."
"Qi family, Qi Dazhi."
Han Zhangxiang nodded thoughtfully. Tracing back to the past, Han Zhongxin's ancestors had been Jindan cultivators, so it was understandable that he had better spiritual roots.
It seems that it is right to intermarry widely with other immortal cultivation families, as this will increase the chances of giving birth to clan members with good qualifications.
"I will take care of Zhongxin myself and have him move to my place. It would be a shame if such a young man doesn't learn weapon refining."
Han Zhangxiang showed a look of relief on his face. With Han Benfu as an example, Han Zhongxin would not be too bad either.
After chatting for half an hour, they went back to their homes. Ye Xin, Ye Xue and Han Benfu went to Qinghu Island, while Han Zhangxiang, Han Daojing and Han Debiao stayed in Ziyue Island. It was not that they didn't want to find Han Changming, but the open sea was too vast, and without any special means of contact, they couldn't find Han Changming at all. They could only take care of themselves and wait for Han Changming to return.
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A year passed quickly.
Suzaku space, practice room.
Han Changming's body was covered with a layer of red-yellow spiritual light, and his eyes were closed.
After a while, the spiritual light on Han Changming's body dissipated and he opened his eyes.
Han Changming exhaled lightly. His injuries were completely healed. The main reason why he could recover so quickly was that he took several medium-grade Seven-Star Recovery Pills, which made his recovery faster. Otherwise, it would take him more than ten years to recover completely.
Han Changming counted the treasures and made plans for the next step.
In order to escape, he suffered heavy losses. Three of his magic weapons were destroyed, and a Green Winged Escape Talisman worth 190,000 spirit stones, with a total value of more than one million spirit stones. He himself was also severely injured. This was the first time he had suffered such heavy losses since he entered the world of cultivating immortals.
Opportunities and crises coexist. The outer sea is rich in immortal cultivation resources but also very dangerous. This time Han Changming almost died. Fortunately, he had a third-level flying talisman, the Green Wing Escape Talisman.
If there was a flying magic weapon of good grade, Han Changming would not have been seriously injured. However, the difficulty of refining a flying magic weapon is too high. The flying magic weapons on the market are very expensive, and the flying speed is not particularly fast.
Han Debiao's Fire Cloud Flying Boots are a top-grade flying magic weapon. If he uses it at full power, even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator cannot catch up with him.
Han Changming currently has seven magic weapons: Fire Crow Map, Mountain Shaking Spear, Green Glaze Shield, Soul Escape Banner, Black Fire Pearl, Shadowless Needle, and Thunder Fire Cone. The most powerful one is the ancient treasure Thunder Fire Cone. The Soul Escape Banner can allow cultivators to hide and become invisible to the naked eye. One can only discover it if they master the pupil technique or have rare treasures. The Green Glaze Shield and Black Fire Pearl are defensive magic weapons.
The Fire Crow Map is the only top-grade magic weapon, and the only earth-attributed magic weapon is the Mountain-Shaking Spear.
A golden jade box, an iron sheet, and a jade spirit eye are also treasures. Among them, the golden jade box is the most mysterious. Han Changming tried many times but failed to open it.
His injuries have healed, and he plans to return to Ziyue Island. He doesn't know how Ye Xin and the others are doing. Judging from the time, they should have returned to Ziyue Island.
Han Changming walked out, and not long after, he stood at the door of an insect breeding room. He opened the door, and an astonishing heat wave hit him in the face. The entire stone room turned red, and flames shot up into the sky. If you didn't know, you would think it was the entrance to a volcano.
With a "quack" sound, the golden-eyed golden crow flew towards Han Changming. Its body shape did not change much, but it had a lot more feathers, and the color of the feathers became brighter.
Han Changming took out two light red fruits and fed them to the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils. The Golden Crow ate the fruits and flapped its wings to fly outside. It had been staying in the insect breeding room and had been bored for a long time.
Han Changming took it away from their residence. The golden-eyed golden crow spread its wings and flew high, circling in the sky, making bursts of cheerful calls.
He stood on the top of the mountain, where there were a large number of exotic flowers and plants, and at the foot of the mountain was a spiritual field.
He noticed that the golden crow with golden pupils was hovering over the spiritual field.
Han Changming naturally knew what the Golden-Pupil Golden Crow was thinking. He walked to the edge of the spiritual field and waved at the Golden-Pupil Golden Crow that was hovering in the sky. The Golden-Pupil Golden Crow immediately swooped down and landed in Han Changming's hand, making an excited "quack" sound.
He carefully dug out ten fifty-year-old Fire Cloud Ginsengs and fed them to the Golden-eyed Golden Crow. After the Golden-eyed Golden Crow took them, it flapped its wings excitedly and flew high into the sky.
The Golden Crow with Golden Eyes is a spiritual bird with fire attribute. The environment here is not suitable for it to practice. A place with abundant fire spiritual energy will help it advance.
After a cup of tea, the golden-eyed golden crow swooped down from the sky and landed on Han Changming's left shoulder.
Han Changming put the Golden Crow with Golden Pupils into the spirit beast bag, and with a thought, he left the Suzaku space and appeared in the cave. The stone man crawled out from the stone wall, holding the Suzaku pendant in his hand.
Han Changming put away the Vermillion Bird jade pendant, put the stone man into the spirit beast bag, and walked out.
He summoned the Flying Spirit Shuttle, jumped on it, and chanted a spell. The Flying Spirit Shuttle's light increased greatly and flew high into the sky.
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.
Han Changming felt refreshed as the salty sea breeze blew.
The open sea was too vast, and Han Changming had to change directions frequently in order to escape. He also didn't know where he was, so he could only seek directions from other cultivators.
After flying for hundreds of miles, two beams of light appeared in the distant sky. Han Changming sensed with his spiritual sense that they were two foundation-building cultivators.
He activated his magic formula and increased his speed of escape.
After a while, two foundation-building cultivators, a man and a woman, appeared in Han Changming's sight. Their facial features were quite similar, and there was a red whale pattern on their clothes.
"Hey, you are from the Sun family of Red Whale Island."
Han Changming exclaimed softly and recognized the identities of the two people. The food box he gave to Han Guanglin as a birthday gift was from a third-level alchemist named Sun Yangming, who was from the Sun family of Red Whale Island.
"Junior Sun Siping greets senior, this is my younger sister Sun Siyue."
A man in a blue shirt with regular features said politely, looking nervous.