Reversing the Milky Way

"Is...is this a feather?"

The feathers were incredibly sharp, with a length exceeding two meters, and were extremely tough; not a single bristle could break them.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an remarked, "This Golden-Winged Thunderbird is a high-level demonic beast. The strength of each of its feathers is no less than that of a top-grade treasure weapon. In addition, almost the entire body of this Golden-Winged Thunderbird is a treasure. The hardness of its claws can even rival that of a spirit weapon."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng's eyes lit up: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's quickly collect these feathers."

After saying that, he picked up the feathers that were scattered all over the ground, and Yue Ling complained when she saw it: "Look at you, so pathetic."

Although she said that, she still helped gather the scattered feathers together.

Meanwhile, Xuan Taiming had arrived at his cellar. He looked at the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's egg, then quickly took out a huge package from his storage bag and wrapped the egg up. This scene was witnessed by Bai Cheng and the others who were hiding in the shadows.

Bai Cheng: "Is Xuan Taiming planning to run away with the bird eggs?"

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an's expression hardened.

"If he leaves with the bird eggs, he might be able to lure the Golden-Winged Thunderbird away."

However, after Xuan Taiming finished doing all this, he walked out as if nothing had happened. He didn't want to take the bird away, but he was afraid that the matter of the bird eggs would be discovered.

Bai Cheng: "Damn, this old guy isn't giving up on that egg even at this critical juncture. Is it really that important?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an explained, "The value of the Golden-winged Thunderbird egg is probably higher than its intrinsic value."

Bai Cheng was shocked once again upon hearing this.

"What? Why is that?"

Yu Qing'an: "Some disciples of powerful families enjoy raising spirit pets, and these spirit pets have all sorts of uses, just like the spirit beast that Instructor Su in your academy rides. Some cultivators with higher cultivation levels even use demonic beasts as spirit pets. They are more aggressive than ordinary spirit beasts. Moreover, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird is a high-level demonic beast, and it is also a flying demonic beast with the lightning attribute, so its value is immeasurable. Although it is almost impossible to tame a demonic beast after it has reached adulthood, as long as it is raised from the cub stage, it will be just like a spirit beast and loyal to its master."

Just then, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the air seized the opportunity, swatting away the fragments of the broken sword with its claws. Then, with a flap of its wings, countless feathers, enveloped in lightning, flew towards Xuan Molin.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Molin instantly took out another tortoise shell from his storage bag. He then poured his spiritual power into it, and the phantom of the tortoise shell slowly grew larger until it exceeded ten meters in length before stopping. This was the shell of a Xuan Tortoise. Cultivators could activate it by pouring spiritual power into it, forming the Xuan Tortoise Shield. Although the Xuan Tortoise was a mid-level demon beast, its defensive power was comparable to that of a high-level demon beast.

As the golden-winged thunderbird's feathers continued to rain down, Xuan Molin desperately held onto the Xuan Turtle Shield, while the feathers that couldn't be blocked shot towards the ground. A thick cloud of smoke immediately rose from the ground.

Then, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird gathered more lightning in its beak, and a bolt of lightning shot towards the Xuan Turtle Shield that was in front of Xuan Mo. A huge fluctuation of spiritual energy immediately followed in the air.

At first, the Xuan Turtle Shield could block the lightning of the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, but within seconds, cracks appeared on the shield. Xuan Molin immediately sensed something was wrong and instantly dodged to the side on his sword. Just then, the Xuan Turtle Shield was completely shattered by the lightning.

Xuan Molin: "No! My Xuan Turtle Shield."

However, the golden-winged thunderbird in the air adjusted its position, and the lightning in the air swept towards Xuan Molin. Upon seeing this, Xuan Molin immediately began to flee in all directions on his sword.

Just then, Liu Yuntian arrived with his men. Seeing the devastation wrecked in Yu Family Village, his expression immediately turned grave. He then ordered the Spirit-Trapping Array to be activated. Immediately afterward, eight members of the Surveillance Bureau, all at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, surrounded the Golden-Winged Thunderbird.

Then, each of them picked up an array plate. Immediately, a cube-shaped magic array slowly formed, surrounding the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. Seeing this, Xuan Taiming and Xuan Molin were overjoyed, and even Bai Cheng and the others on the ground saw hope.

Bai Cheng: "Great, reinforcements have arrived!"

However, Bai Cheng's words immediately caught Xuan Taiming's attention, because Bai Cheng and the others were not far from the cellar where Xuan Taiming was, and because the cellar roof was damaged, they could see what was inside the cellar.

Xuan Taiming was immediately alarmed and shouted, "There's a thief!"

Then, the Emerald Shadow Blade flew out of his hand, heading towards Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng was slightly surprised upon seeing this.

"what?!"

Immediately, he activated the power of the fragments within his body, and blue stripes lit up on Bai Cheng's face. Then, Bai Cheng raised his arms to block the incoming Emerald Shadow Blade. Bai Cheng instantly felt an immense pressure on his arms, the rain around him was shaken away by the blow, and his legs were embedded directly into the mud.

Upon seeing this scene, Xuan Taiming exclaimed in surprise, "What?!"

Upon seeing this, Yue Ling immediately shouted, "Hey? What are you doing? Why are you attacking us?"

Soon, the situation caught the attention of Liu Yuntian and his group, and he immediately flew over on his sword. Upon seeing this, Xuan Taiming immediately pointed at Bai Cheng and shouted, "Lord Liu, I have discovered some people lurking below. They must be the ones who lured the Golden-Winged Thunderbird here. Please arrest these people immediately, Lord Liu."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng cursed inwardly.

"Damn, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless."

Just as Bai Cheng was about to retort, he saw Yue Ling continue to shout loudly, "Pah! You're the one who attracted the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, and you're trying to frame us."

Looking at Bai Cheng on the ground, Liu Yuntian said, "Bai Cheng is the second place winner in this Wuling Town competition. He's not some petty thief. Inspector Xuan Taiming, isn't this a bit too much?"

However, Xuan Taiming was also startled when he heard Liu Yuntian's words.

What?! Second place!

At this moment, some people who had been hiding in Yujia Village began to show themselves after seeing Liu Yuntian arrive with his men.

Villager #1: "Look, it's Lord Liu!"

Villager #2: "Great! We're saved!"

Madam Gu was also among them, holding Xiao Mei, who was holding a colorful windmill and was also happy about Liu Yuntian's arrival.

Village chief Yu Tianqing stepped forward and said, "Lord Liu, you've finally arrived. Our Yu Family Village has suffered heavy casualties."

Upon seeing this, Liu Yuntian immediately landed on the ground and shouted to the crowd, "Please rest assured, I, Liu Yuntian, will not allow this Golden-Winged Thunderbird to harm anyone!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute! This Golden-Winged Thunderbird was clearly lured here by Xuan Taiming! And he even attacked me just now. He's clearly hiding something!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuntian's expression hardened: "What? What exactly is going on?"

At this moment, Yu Qing'an walked over quickly.

"Let me say it!"

Then, Yu Qing'an recounted how Xuan Taiming had hidden the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's eggs in the cellar. Liu Yuntian was also extremely angry after hearing this.

"What?! Is that so?!"

He then quickly went to the cellar and saw a bulge covered by a huge bundle. After tearing it off, Liu Yuntian saw a bird egg emitting a faint glow.

Just then, Xuan Molin and Xuan Taiming arrived at the cellar. Seeing that Xuan Taiming could no longer conceal the truth, they immediately stepped forward and said, "Inspector Liu, things aren't as you think. Actually, this is..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Liu Yuntian raise his left hand, signaling him to stop talking.

Liu Yuntian: "Xuan Taiming, although you were personally assigned here by Elder Xuan Chenfeng and I have never interfered with you, now that such a serious thing has happened in Yu Family Village, I want to see how you will explain yourself and whether he can still protect you."

Meanwhile, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, trapped within the Spirit-Trapping Town, frantically rammed against the Spirit-Trapping Array. The eight patrol officers, each wielding an array plate, firmly maintained control of every corner of the array.

Team member 1: "That beast is incredibly strong!"

Team member two: "Don't get distracted, this is a high-level monster!"

Team member 3: "I never expected to see a Golden-winged Thunderbird in a place like this!"

As the Golden-Winged Thunderbird violently crashed into the array, the edges of the array trembled violently, and the array plates in the hands of each team member spun wildly. Upon seeing this, Liu Yuntian, who was in the cellar, said to Xuan Taiming, "Let's see if we can kill this Golden-Winged Thunderbird first. If not, we can only lure it away."

After saying this, the two followed Liu Yuntian and headed towards the Spirit Trapping Array.

Meanwhile, on the Spirit-Trapping Array side, after realizing that its brute force attack was ineffective, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird also emitted lightning from its mouth. Immediately afterwards, the lightning surged out and shot towards the edge of the array, illuminating the entire interior of the Spirit-Trapping Array. The eight patrol team members present instantly felt a surge of powerful spiritual energy rebounding from the array plate onto their bodies.

Fortunately, this Spirit-Trapping Array was formed by eight cultivators at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, making it impossible for even high-level demonic beasts to break. Upon seeing this, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird immediately wrapped its enormous wings around its entire body, and then lightning crackled all over its body.

When Liu Yuntian and the other two arrived, they looked at the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the sky and said, "While the beast is still motionless, let's unleash our strongest attack to kill it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eight team members manipulated their longswords, quickly manifesting a giant sword phantom behind each of them. However, because they had to control the array plate, they could not attack with full force.

Liu Yuntian also directly summoned his weapon, the Wooden Phoenix Sword.

The Wooden Phoenix Sword was long and slender, with an overall emerald green color and a faint green spiritual aura surrounding it. Then, Liu Yuntian held the Wooden Phoenix Sword and pointed it above the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. The Wooden Phoenix Sword flew out and formed a huge magic circle in the sky. As the Wooden Phoenix Sword flew into the magic circle, the magic circle immediately shone brightly. As Liu Yuntian put his hands together, a huge phantom of the Wooden Phoenix Sword also appeared from the magic circle.

Bai Cheng, on the ground, was also watching all of this.

Bai Cheng: "My god, is this what it means for cultivators to fight? By the way, is Inspector Liu's sword also a spiritual weapon? Its power seems to be on par with the red broken sword from before."

Yu Qing'an shook his head and said, "That sword doesn't even reach the quality level of a spiritual weapon. Strictly speaking, it can be considered a pseudo-spiritual weapon."

Bai Cheng was taken aback after hearing this.

"Among spirit-grade weapons, there are also pseudo-spirit weapons?"

Yu Qing'an: "That's right. This kind of weapon doesn't reach the level of a spiritual weapon, but it is stronger than a high-grade treasure weapon. Weapons of this level are called pseudo-spiritual weapons. However, this is still very impressive. I didn't expect that Inspector Liu, who is only at the late stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, would actually possess a pseudo-spiritual weapon. It is truly rare."

Bai Cheng: "So, does that mean we can capture this golden-winged bird?"

Yu Qing'an replied with a solemn expression, "That's not necessarily true. Even that red fragment of a spiritual artifact couldn't harm the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, so we need to prepare for the worst."

After saying that, he looked at the egg in Xuan Taiming's cellar.

Meanwhile, on the Golden-Winged Bird's side, the eight team members conjured phantoms of longswords that instantly attacked the Golden-Winged Thunderbird within the magic circle. However, as the eight longswords pierced the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's wings, the bird's entire body crackled with lightning, shattering the eight phantom swords into pieces.

Liu Yuntian's expression hardened, and he took the opportunity to control the huge wooden phantom sword in the sky, pressing it down hard on the golden-winged thunderbird. When the phantom sword was fully revealed, Bai Cheng was also surprised to find that the phantom sword was almost fifty meters long.

The Golden-Winged Thunderbird sensed the attack. Immediately afterward, it spread its wings wide, and tens of thousands of feathers shot out in all directions, instantly filling the entire interior of the Spirit-Trapping Array.

Then, it let out a deafening roar that echoed through the sky. Even Bai Cheng and the others on the ground were affected by the loud noise and covered their ears.

Then, tens of thousands of feathers within the magic array began to crackle with lightning, dyeing the entire golden Spirit-Trapping Array the color of lightning. At that moment, Liu Yuntian had already manipulated the giant wooden phoenix sword phantom to slowly descend, instantly colliding with the feathers attached to the edge of the Spirit-Trapping Array.

Immediately following, as lightning flashed across the sky, a massive surge of spiritual energy spread outwards like a flood. Even the rain was affected by this immense surge, altering its trajectory.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an sighed with displeasure, "With the enhancement of the pseudo-spiritual weapon, Liu Yuntian's attack far surpassed the full-force attack of a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator at the Great Perfection stage. It's truly terrifying."

Bai Cheng's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "So, does that mean we don't need to use bird eggs to lure away the Golden-winged Thunderbird?"

Yu Qing'an, looking melancholy, continued, "But... I have a feeling that this Golden-Winged Thunderbird is probably more than just this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Cheng saw the Spirit-Trapping Array in the air emit another burst of intense light, then suddenly shatter and explode. The array plates in the hands of the eight members of the Surveillance Bureau who were controlling the array plates also exploded along with them.

At the same time, tens of thousands of lightning feathers attached to the edge of the Spirit-Trapping Array burst out in all directions, and Liu Yuntian's huge wooden phantom sword also shattered at the same time.