Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 56 Capturing the Haoyang Bird (Seeking further reading, monthly votes, and recommendations)

In less than half an hour, they arrived at a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides and covered with lush vegetation.

According to the map given by Chu Xing, this is the so-called Nine Leaf Valley.

Zhou Ling was cautious and careful along the way, and did not encounter any monsters.

Furthermore, they found three first-grade mid-level spiritual herbs.

A bountiful harvest!

In addition, Zhou Ling made an unexpected discovery: the Stone Rock Rat seemed to have an extra keen sense for spiritual herbs.

With the help of his [Searching for Treasures in the Mountains] talent, his current perception range is roughly ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

But it is far more than ten zhang long.

This made him feel more at ease.

During their casual conversation on the way, Zhou Ling learned that He Lingyun and her family were members of the He family in Lingxia Immortal City, and lived in the East City.

Both the brother and sister cultivated at the Dongcheng Taoist Academy.

He Zijian specializes in swordsmanship, while He Lingyun is a beast tamer.

The brother and sister entered the inner mountain mainly to catch Haoyang birds.

The purpose of buying the Golden Sun Ginseng from Zhou Ling was to lure the Haoyang Bird.

This golden ginseng is the favorite food of the Haoyang bird.

Although they are siblings, they have almost nothing in common, whether in terms of personality or appearance.

He Zijian is calm and doesn't talk much, while He Lingyun is lively and talks more.

In terms of appearance, He Zijian is handsome and has a resolute look.

He Lingyun is elegant yet lively.

On the way, He Lingyun gave Zhou Ling two more Beast Essence Pills.

Having arrived at Nine Leaf Valley, Zhou Ling naturally felt embarrassed to ask them for more spirit stones.

"Brother, it's right here! This ancient tree still has the lingering scent of the Haoyang Bird!"

On an open rock, He Lingyun sniffed the air, pointed to an ancient tree several tens of feet tall in front of her, and said to He Zijian.

Zhou Ling was quite surprised by He Lingyun's thoughtfulness.

Upon entering the valley, He Lingyun immediately recognized the presence of the Haoyang Bird by the faint demonic aura remaining in the air.

The three became extra cautious in their actions.

We found ourselves here, a place where the Haoyang Bird frequently appears.

They plan to set up a magic array here to capture the Haoyang Bird.

Besides being a sword cultivator, He Zijian is also a first-tier high-grade array master.

Zhou Ling was also extremely envious of this talent and strength.

Of course, scions of prominent families have inheritances and resources, which is incomparable!

Since the Haoyang Bird exists in the valley, Zhou Ling is not in a hurry to find the Ningyuan Grass.

Are they going to see if the He siblings can capture the Haoyang Bird?

Then I will take action myself.

After all, according to He Lingyun's introduction, the Haoyang Bird's bloodline is of a high grade, being a mid-grade Xuan-level bloodline.

Even in its juvenile stage, its strength is no less than that of a late-stage first-tier demon beast.

The rock rat that he had just subdued through the [Beast Intimidation] technique was a mid-grade Yellow-rank bloodline.

Its growth potential can reach the second level.

Although his bloodline grade wasn't particularly outstanding, his skin and flesh were incredibly tough, and his nose was extremely sensitive, allowing him to detect spiritual herbs.

Zhou Ling was already very satisfied with the rock rat.

From the basic knowledge he learned at the Taoist academy, he also knew that the bloodlines of demonic beasts were divided into four levels: Yellow, Profound, Earth, and Heaven.

Different bloodline grades result in different potential for monsters.

Like the Haoyang Bird with a mid-grade Xuan-level bloodline, its bloodline potential is enormous, enough to make it a fourth-order great demon.

However, Zhou Ling was not a beast tamer and had little interest in this area.

The capture of the Rock Rat was merely a matter of chance.

After returning home, there will be an extra mouth to feed, and the main food will be meat, which will be quite expensive.

Zhou Ling felt it was somewhat troublesome.

If it weren't for the fact that the Rock Rat is still somewhat useful.

He was even considering selling it to He Lingyun.

In the time it took him to think about it.

He Zijian had already set up the array flags at the location designated by He Lingyun.

According to He Lingyun, this is a first-grade, high-quality spirit-binding array.

It can trap a late-stage first-tier demonic beast in a short time. In addition to the Spirit Binding Array, He Lingyun also prepared several high-grade first-tier spirit net runes.

He Lingyun carefully took out the Golden Sun Ginseng, planted it in a patch of soft soil, and then dripped a drop of spiritual liquid onto it.

This elixir is meant to make the aroma of the Golden Sun Ginseng more easily diffused.

After everything was arranged, the three of them lay in ambush behind the rocks.

As for the rock rat, Zhou Ling didn't know where it had gone.

However, the spiritual imprint was still there in his mind, and he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it.

Then, He Lingyun took out another talisman, recited the incantation, and activated it directly.

Zhou Ling felt as if a beam of light had enveloped the three of them in an instant.

The three people's presence was completely isolated.

It seems to be a rune that conceals one's aura.

The brother and sister prepared many methods to capture the Haoyang Bird.

However, hunting demons is dangerous in itself, let alone hunting a Haoyang Bird with the strength of a late-stage first-tier monster. No amount of preparation is too much.

Originally, it had nothing to do with Zhou Ling, but at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

However, I quickly calmed down. There was no warning from the [crisis response] system, so why was I so nervous?
The three of them waited behind the rock.

He Lingyun's gaze kept sweeping back and forth between the air and the golden ginseng.

He Zijian, on the other hand, remained calm.

The mist in the valley gradually dissipated, and it was already past noon, but there was still no trace of the monster.

"After another incense stick's time, the Haoyang Bird still hadn't appeared, so I went to look for the Ningyuan Grass!"

Zhou Ling was getting restless.

The Nine-Leaf Valley covers several miles, and finding the Condensing Essence Grass within it is not easy.

Moreover, it would take at least an hour to get back to the camp.

I didn't have much time to search either.

Of course, if you can't find it today, you can come back tomorrow.

In contrast, the He siblings waited patiently.

He Zijian remained expressionless.

He Lingyun looked expectant, but there was also a hint of anxiety in her expression.

Fortunately, the wait wasn't long this time.

Soon, a loud and sharp cry came from the sky.

The sound was penetrating and awe-inspiring.

"coming!"

He Zijian called out softly.

Zhou Ling looked up and was immediately struck by a blinding red light.

A bird with a wingspan of nearly ten feet, its body covered in dazzling red feathers, was flying towards them.

It looks like a cluster of rising flames, mysterious and unpredictable.

[Ahead lies a late-stage Haoyang Bird; Crisis Response +1]

As the Haoyang Bird drew closer, approaching within ten or so feet, the [Crisis Response] was activated.

Zhou Ling's expression turned tense.

If he were alone, he would have run away long ago.

He Zijian and his sister, however, perked up.

He Zijian's array plate twitched slightly, his expression wary.

He Lingyun held the rune in her hand, her eyes fixed on the Haoyang Bird.

The Haoyang bird landed on the rock.

There seemed to be flames burning in his eyes.

He stared at the Golden Sun Ginseng, not daring to approach rashly.

It flapped its wings again and hovered in the air to observe for a while.

After seemingly confirming that there was no danger, it slowly flapped its wings and landed in front of the Golden Sun Ginseng.

It stretched out its red claws to grab the Golden Yang Ginseng.

At the same time, He Zijian chanted an incantation and sent a wisp of spiritual energy into the array plate.

Suddenly, a burst of light shone on the array plate, and spiritual energy flowed into the array flags buried around it.

As the array patterns flickered, a massive net of shimmering spiritual light descended upon the Haoyang Bird.

(End of this chapter)