Alien Science Cultivation

"Is there any way to make the spirit bird fly faster?" Ni Fang asked anxiously.

"Let the bird fly faster? I used my spiritual sense to scan the translucent bird, and there was indeed the breath of a bird, and even thoughts and soul... The yellow animal skin just now was the soul parasite of this bird. Through some means and materials, the soul of this bird was kept safe and sound, and even nourished. This kind of bird is born with an amazing sense of smell, and can find each other by blood or smell... As expected, the world of immortal cultivation is cruel, and sometimes even life and death are not in one's own hands! Even after death, the soul sometimes cannot rest in peace." Zhang Qiang put away his thoughts and enveloped the bird with his spiritual sense. This was the breath of a living creature, but not a molecular structure.

"I recall some videos documenting human deaths on Earth, where the soul appears to leave the body of a newly deceased person. I suspect this bird was killed in some cruel way before its death, and its soul, unable to break free after leaving its body, remained trapped within the hide. Over time, its consciousness slowly faded. Once it encountered blood or a specific scent, and then, through some means, removed the substance on the hide that blocked its flight, it was driven by instinct to seek out that scent. Perhaps this was its final, persistent mission..."

The spiritual consciousness can penetrate directly, and it is impossible to control it or transfer energy to it. Zhang Qiang said helplessly: "No... Sorry! Senior Brother is thick-skinned and tough, he should be fine. He must be able to hold on..."

"Forget it... Let's leave life and death to fate. Even if we find the senior brother, with our abilities, it's hard to say whether we can help him escape..." Ni Fang's concerns were not without reason, and they were also what Zhang Qiang was most worried about along the way... After all, the senior brother was at the Golden Core stage, Ni Fang was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and he was still at the Qi Refining stage...

"Everyone will die eventually, so if you die for a good cause, it's all worth it..." Ni Fang was thinking when Zhang Qiang said in surprise, "He's on the mountain ahead..."

On a bare mountain peak not far away, six figures in black cloaks surrounded the eldest brother! The eldest brother half-knelt on the ground with his head bowed, his sword half-stuck in the ground, breathing heavily, his body stained red with blood. Strangely, there were no wounds on him, while three of the six figures were injured. The six figures surrounded him but did not attack, as if they were afraid of something. The scene felt strange, but it was hard to pinpoint the reason...

As the spirit bird approached the eldest brother, it circled in the air and then disappeared. Ni Fang and Zhang Qiang also quickly came to the eldest brother's side. They were highly alert and protected the eldest brother in the middle...

"Senior Brother...how are you...?" Ni Fang asked anxiously.

As if hearing a familiar voice, the eldest brother slowly looked up at Ni Fang.

"Big Brother... your eyes... what's wrong with you..." Zhang Qiang also noticed that Big Brother's eyes were red! Yes, red, it was fire! Not the fire of anger, but real fire! Red and red! Zhang Qiang's heart sank. Big Brother's rationality seemed to be burned away by the fire... In those eyes, there was no trace of rationality except anger and fire. Zhang Qiang quickly pulled Ni Fang away and retreated several feet into the air. The black-robed figures were all around, and only in the air could the three parties maintain a confrontation... Before figuring out the reason for this strange scene, Zhang Qiang and Ni Fang did not dare to act rashly...

As the eldest brother looked at Ni Fang in the air again, the flames in his eyes shifted, rising and falling, as if he were engaged in some kind of mental struggle, his expression visibly painful! The six black-robed men couldn't help but glance at Zhang Qiang and Ni Fang in the air, even more astonished at Zhang Qiang's ability to hold a person aloft. They exchanged glances, seemingly puzzled... In their eyes, Zhang Qiang's cultivation level was only around the eighth level of Qi Refining, not even at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, flight would require the aid of a magical weapon like a flying sword, unless one possessed a natural flying skill. But how could this Qi Refining scumbag actually remain aloft, even holding a person aloft, was beyond comprehension. Perhaps some powerful being was hiding his true abilities... Worry welled up in their eyes!

They had pursued the eldest brother for three days and three nights, only to discover that this young man, possessing the cultivation of a late Jindan realm, was a force of two early Yuanying and four late Jindan cultivators, capable of easily defeating him in seconds. Yet, this young man, with his mortal body, repeatedly withstood the Shadow Clan's prized killing moves! Though he sustained numerous injuries and his dantian was nearly depleted, they had thought the battle would be over quickly. However, a sudden turn of events occurred as this young man went berserk! His injuries were healing at a visible rate! Flames instantly blazed in his eyes... The "beastly" black-robed warriors were stunned, then filled with fear. In their minds, there were only two possible explanations for this situation. One was a powerful beastman who had transformed into a human form. Even the legendary Mahayana beastmen might not be able to achieve this. Judging by his combat power, this young man's cultivation couldn't possibly be above Mahayana... This meant that a powerful being at or above the Mahayana realm, when mating with a human cultivator, would produce a child with both human and beastman genes. Under certain conditions, the second gene would manifest. In short, neither scenario was something they could afford to provoke. The first was a powerful being in human form. With their limited cultivation, they wouldn't even be able to match their teeth. Secondly, even if this young man's beastly form greatly increased his abilities, with his current cultivation level, he wouldn't be able to control this power and would completely lose consciousness. Killing him would be easier than before, but what would they do afterward? Offending a being at the Mahayana realm or above was more than they could afford. The annihilation of themselves and their tribe was almost certain, and even a war between the domain clans was possible... Thinking of this, they no longer had the courage to attack again. They had been surrounding them without attacking, seemingly awaiting their leader's decision... And now, another Qi Refining Realm appeared, inexplicably flying out of thin air! Was this another prodigy... could they afford to offend? Or was it some master hiding his abilities? Could they defeat him...? Could they escape unscathed today, could they return to their clan alive? Zhang Qiang naturally didn't understand the pain they were feeling!

He was constantly analyzing the situation. The eldest brother had lost his mind. Although his combat power had increased, he was like a walking corpse! Combined with the strength of Zhang Qiang and Ni Fang, they were no match for him. He had no choice but to restore the eldest brother's consciousness and find a way to infuse him with spiritual energy. Only then could he hope for a chance of survival. After all, the fact that the eldest brother had been able to hold his own against them for so long was a testament to his strength. Zhang Qiang activated his spiritual sense, quickly enveloping the eldest brother's entire body, rapidly analyzing his internal condition, hoping to uncover the source of his madness and free him! "Fuck... how can this even be considered human? Such a high temperature, boiling blood, these crimson meridians, these golden bones... Damn... these flames can even track back the spiritual sense, attacking on their own to protect their master..." Zhang Qiang violently slashed the spiritual sense in mid-air, a mouthful of crimson blood gushing out! He half-knelt in mid-air, teetering on the brink of collapse! "Zhang Qiang... what's wrong with you?" Ni Fang's spiritual sense remained fixed on the six black-robed figures below! He didn't notice their unusual movements at all, and the eldest brother was still standing there, his eyes still staring at her dullly! She had no idea why Zhang Qiang was injured...! In a panic, his eyes and consciousness were rapidly searching everywhere, looking for possible hidden enemies! In order to calm her mind, Zhang Qiang smiled bitterly and said truthfully: "Don't look for it, it's your eldest brother..." Zhang Qiang tried to steady his body. Trying to calm himself down, "Try the five elements to see if the eldest brother can put out the fire. The fire is very strange..." While analyzing the eldest brother's situation, Zhang Qiang used all his strength to stimulate his Dantian! He used his consciousness to search the nearby space for substances that can restrain fire! "Wood overcomes earth, fire overcomes metal, earth overcomes water, metal overcomes wood, and water overcomes fire. The opposite of generation is overcoming: wood depends on water for generation, so too much water will make the wood float; fire depends on wood for generation, so too much wood will block the fire; earth depends on fire for generation, so too much fire will make the earth burn; metal depends on earth for generation, so too much earth will make the metal buried; water depends on metal for generation, so too much metal will make the water turbid. ... And the excess of leakage is overcoming: wood can generate fire, so too much fire will burn the wood; fire can generate earth, so too much earth will make the fire dim; earth can generate metal, so too much metal will make the earth empty; metal can generate water, so too much water will make the metal sink; water can generate wood, so when wood is strong, the water shrinks. The opposite of generation: wood can overcome earth, so heavy earth will break; fire can overcome metal, so too much metal will extinguish the fire; earth can overcome water, so too much water will make the earth sway; metal can overcome wood, so strong wood will make the metal weak; water can overcome fire, so strong fire will make the water dry up..." While recalling the relationship between the five elements, Zhang Qiang used his spiritual sense to search and control the nearby water molecules, and quickly attacked the eldest brother! Within a few breaths, layers of water circles swirled around the eldest brother! Perhaps out of instinct, the eldest brother glanced at the water circle, as if sensing the danger, and suddenly bent his legs, preparing to jump out of the water circle...