Chapter 15: The Shock of the Thunderbird

The Thunderbird flapped its wings and slowly descended on Fangcun Mountain.

This bird was covered in blue feathers, sharp as iron pieces, with a wingspan of about thirty meters, extremely large in size. Its eyes were sharp and piercing.

The Thunderbird gently rubbed against Jiang Chen and then cast a disdainful glance at Ji Xuan.

"What the heck... am I being looked down upon by a bird?" Ji Xuan's mouth twitched.

He took a moment to check the price of the Thunderbird pet egg in the show-off mall and found that it required a whopping 300,000 show-off points!

"Damn! Such an expensive mount." Ji Xuan's eyes widened.

Hmm... Master is indeed a super-rich man.

A mount worth 300,000 show-off points is nothing; Master can even give away items worth 9,999 show-off points without hesitation!

Ridiculous!

While Ji Xuan was astonished, Jiang Chen's voice rang out.

"Disciple, go to Zhuofeng Peak and ask your senior brother if he wants to come along this time."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan nodded and hurried towards Zhuofeng Peak.

Currently, he was only at the Sea Transformation Realm and couldn't fly through the rainbow yet.

As for Chen Fan, Ji Xuan had already met his senior brother, but from Chen Fan's appearance, one couldn't tell anything special about him. So Ji Xuan was very puzzled as to why Chen Fan, who seemed so ordinary and spent his days chopping wood and fetching water on the mountain, could be his senior brother.

But regardless of his doubts, Ji Xuan had great respect for Chen Fan, as Master's judgment couldn't be wrong.

After some inquiry, Chen Fan politely declined Ji Xuan's invitation, saying he preferred to continue chopping wood on the mountain.

Ji Xuan became even more curious. He had never seen his senior brother practicing cultivation. What realm was his senior brother in? How strong was he? Could he really be an ordinary person?

Putting aside his thoughts, Ji Xuan returned to Fangcun Mountain and informed Jiang Chen of Chen Fan's decision.

"Okay, let's go." Jiang Chen wasn't surprised and directly flew to the back of the Thunderbird, then used his power to bring Ji Xuan up as well.

Swoosh!

The Thunderbird let out a cry and soared high into the sky, heading towards the direction of the Great Qian Imperial Capital.

During the journey through the sky, while they had some free time, Ji Xuan couldn't help but tell Jiang Chen about his experiences in the royal family and the information about the Fallen Saint's Secret Realm.

"Master, legend has it that the Great Qian Dynasty has existed for ten thousand years. The first ancestor of the Great Qian Imperial Family was a powerful Saint Realm cultivator who founded the Great Qian Dynasty and dominated the Eastern Wilderness, unrivaled in his time. The glory of the Great Qian Dynasty was unparalleled, and it had a prestigious reputation in the Eastern Wilderness, all thanks to having a living Saint!"

"But later, when the Saint's lifespan came to an end, he passed away in his ancestral land, and the fortune of the Great Qian began to decline. With no capable successors, the once glorious dynasty could only shrink back to its ancestral land."

"A thousand years ago, the Fallen Saint's Secret Realm appeared, which was actually formed after the death of the Saint ancestor. Inside, there are countless treasures. The Great Qian Imperial Family couldn't monopolize it and had to share it with the ten major sects of the Great Qian. After reaching a consensus, they agreed to open the Fallen Saint's Secret Realm once every twenty years. The royal princes were also sent to the sects to apprentice and win over powerful cultivators to return to the imperial capital, which became a custom and tradition to decide the position of the crown prince."

"For so many years, the relationship between the Great Qian Imperial Family and the ten major sects has been very close. This time, with the involvement of Master's Taiyi Sect unexpectedly, they will likely unite against us."

Ji Xuan explained the whole situation clearly.

Jiang Chen also understood now and became more curious about the Fallen Saint's Secret Realm. After all, it was where a Saint had fallen, and there must be something extraordinary about it.

Encountering the secret realm where a Saint had fallen from a small place like the Hundred Kingdoms was indeed a stroke of great fortune.

It seemed that the effects of the Dragon's Luck had been continuously operating!

...

On the other side,

Just as Jiang Chen and Ji Xuan flew away on the Thunderbird,

Xiao Tian looked up from the forest and stared blankly at the sky, watching the giant bird flying into the distance.

"Ancestor, this giant bird flew out of the Taiyi Sect's mountain gate, and there seem to be two figures on it. I didn't expect Taiyi Sect to have such a powerful spirit beast. From its aura, it's probably a powerful monster at the Essence Origin Realm," Xiao Tian said.

From the ring came the shocked voice of the ancestor of the Xiao Family: "It's... a Thunderbird!"

"Huh? A Thunderbird?!" Xiao Tian was puzzled.

"Yes, a Thunderbird. The ancestor encountered this powerful bird when he traveled. Thunderbirds reach the Essence Origin Realm when they mature, and they wield the power of thunder. They have almost no bottleneck before reaching the Saint Realm. As long as they don't die, they can endure and evolve into a king-level monster!"

Moreover, Thunderbirds are extremely violent and unruly. Even in death, they refuse to become mounts... I didn't expect this Thunderbird to be tamed by a Taiyi Sect cultivator."

Hiss...

Xiao Tian took a deep breath, not expecting that the giant bird that had just flown by would have such a great background!

"Why would this Thunderbird submit to Taiyi Sect?" Xiao Tian asked curiously.

After pondering for a moment, the ancestor replied thoughtfully, "Thunderbirds generally prefer death over surrender unless... unless submitting to Taiyi Sect can offer it a more powerful future! For example, becoming a Saint Realm monster, or even a Great Saint, a Demon Emperor..."

Not only Xiao Tian, but even the ancestor was shocked by his own speculation!

Although it was inconceivable,

it was the only explanation for why the Thunderbird would willingly submit to Taiyi Sect!

Taiyi Sect,

possesses opportunities that can at least produce Saints!

"Ancestor, let's stay here and wait! Wait for the enrollment ceremony in two months!" Xiao Tian's eyes were full of determination!

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