Chapter 28: Cloud Wings

The fairy lord glanced at Chu Tiange and began to speak faintly. "The core power of this cloud leopard lies in the pair of cloud wings behind it, and these cloud wings have quite a remarkable origin." At this point, Chu Tiange's eyes instantly lit up as he stared blankly at the fairy lord.

"Don't bother. It's useless for you, but it's useful for the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox over there," the fairy lord said slowly, looking at the distant and still-standing Nine-Tailed Sky Fox.

"Useful for Xiaoku?"

"Yes, the bloodline of the Kunpeng, the ancient ancestor of the cloud leopard, runs through the cloud wings on the cloud leopard's back!" Even the powerful fairy lord couldn't help but show reverence when mentioning this name.

"Kunpeng?" Chu Tiange felt like his brain couldn't keep up. In the book "Zhuangzi", it is written, "In the Northern Ocean, there is a fish, the name of which is Kun. Kun is so huge, I don't know how many thousand li it measures. It changes into a bird whose name is Peng. The back of the Peng measures I don't know how many thousand li. When it rouses itself, it sets out for the southern ocean with a violent wind. And there, on the Sea of Waste, it soars eighty thousand li into the air." Thinking about the divine bird described in Zhuangzi's works, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.

"Does this kind of mythical beast really exist?" Chu Tiange couldn't help trembling. It was too unbelievable that the "Kunpeng" depicted in Zhuangzi's "Zhuangzi" was actually real. Could it be that the events and people from mythical stories really existed? What kind of world was the ancient era? Chu Tiange was full of endless questions.

"He is not in this world, but above," the fairy lord pointed to the sky. Chu Tiange instantly felt a deep sense of loss. How could such a powerful being die? It should have been an immortal and indestructible existence.

Seeing Chu Tiange's expression, the fairy lord didn't explain.

"If what you said is true, then the blood of Kunpeng contained within the cloud leopard is almost negligible over the generations," Chu Tiange imagined the lineage of the cloud leopard diluting the blood of its ancestors.

"That's true, but the cultivation of demonic beasts is different from that of humans. They can extract the demonic energy from the bodies of other demonic beasts by devouring their flesh and blood for cultivation," Chu Tiange understood upon hearing this. The flesh and blood of these demonic beasts would be a great tonic for Xiaoku.

Turning to look at the dazed Xiaoku, not only did Chu Tiange rub his head, but he also realized that his words were too profound, leaving his little brother stunned, with no reaction at all.

"Xiaoku? Come here." Hearing Chu Tiange's call, the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox snapped back to attention and instantly arrived by Chu Tiange's side, with an increasingly worshipful look in its eyes. Chu Tiange was quite satisfied. After all, being admired by others was a recognition of his strength.

"Xiaoku, although this cloud leopard is weak, it has genuine demonic energy. Digest it to enhance your own strength," understanding Chu Tiange's intentions, Xiaoku excitedly jumped up. The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox had known before that devouring demonic beasts could increase its own cultivation, but its weak strength prevented it from defeating the numerous monsters in the area. Now, following Chu Tiange, its days were becoming increasingly nourishing.

The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox opened its small mouth, and a strong suction suddenly appeared. The corpse of the cloud leopard on the ground gradually shrank as the suction increased, and its originally massive body slowly entered the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox's mouth.

"What ability is this?" Chu Tiange couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"This is the unique devouring power of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox. By swallowing it whole and then digesting the demonic energy, this current Nine-Tailed Sky Fox is too weak, with limited devouring power and can only consume dead creatures. But when it reaches the level of Nine Tails, it can swallow even a piece of the sky in one gulp," the fairy lord showed great approval for the devouring power of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox.

"Swallow even a piece of the sky?" Chu Tiange seemed to have discovered a new world, lifting Xiaoku up, looking left and right. The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox being held seemed bewildered, not knowing what Chu Tiange was doing, but still licking Chu Tiange's hands, looking like an obedient baby.

"This one? No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like it," Chu Tiange's words left the fairy lord and the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox at a loss.

The fairy lord felt that this guy had come to pick a fight. Otherwise, why would he omit the first half of what the fairy lord clearly explained? The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox felt that this big brother didn't trust it at all, so it wore a dark expression. Jumping out of Chu Tiange's embrace, it acted as if it didn't care, causing Chu Tiange to couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright Xiaoku, we still have things to do." After saying this, Chu Tiange lifted the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox on the ground and placed it on his shoulder, heading toward the deep mountains in the distance with large strides.

Along the way, they found three waves of clouded leopards, but the scale was not as large as the first time. The largest wave had only seven heads. Chu Tian Ge did not use the Eight Trigram Six Harmonies Fist, and he hunted and killed them with just his physical strength to achieve his goal of honing his skills. The highest cultivation level of these clouded leopards was only at the sixth stage of Qi training, so Chu Tian Ge felt that it was not necessary to use excessive force.

When the last of the clouded leopards in this third wave had its head burst by Chu Tian Ge's fist and fell to the ground, the battle was declared over. At this time, the sky began to darken, and Chu Tian Ge understood that once the sky turned dark, the clouded leopards would return to their den. In the den, not only were there clouded leopards at the level of demonic beasts, but there were also clouded leopards on the verge of breaking through into demons.

Chu Tian Ge understood that today's hunting had come to an end. After skinning one of the clouded leopards, he brought it back outside the cave. The rest of the bodies were devoured by the nine-tailed celestial fox Xiaochu. Chu Tian Ge was curious how Xiaochu, after devouring so many clouded leopard bodies, showed no change in appearance. This ability made Chu Tian Ge envious.

Bringing Xiaochu back to the cave, Chu Tian Ge set up a fire and began roasting the clouded leopard meat. Before long, the aroma of the roasted meat permeated the small cave.

"Kid, your roasting technique isn't very adept, huh?" the immortal lord teased.

"Oh? So I suppose you're an expert at this?" Upon hearing this, Chu Tian Ge was not convinced. After all, his roasting technique was learned from his summer job, and everyone who had tried it said it was delicious. So why was it suddenly not very adept here?

"Don't be so disgruntled. I've roasted and eaten dragon meat from the sky and Xuanwu meat from the sea," the immortal lord said, stroking his beard with a disdainful look.

"You're just bragging. Besides, boasting doesn't require paying taxes." What were dragons and Xuanwu? Although mythical creatures like these might be possible in this world, Chu Tian Ge couldn't imagine someone saying they'd eaten them.

"You little rascal," the immortal lord shook his head helplessly.

"I'll give you a cookbook and you'll understand how splendid this world is," the immortal lord said, pointing at Chu Tian Ge's forehead before he could react. Suddenly, a secret book appeared in Chu Tian Ge's mind. On it, the gilded words were particularly eye-catching, "Divine Cooking Techniques."

"Wow, there are actually people who dare to cook dragon meat!" Flipping through the "Divine Cooking Techniques" book, Chu Tian Ge was dazzled, and even the secret cooking methods were clearly explained. After reading through, looking at the roasted meat in his hands, he couldn't help but feel like a beggar.

"Kid, now you know how wonderful this world is, right?" This was a kind of alternative way to motivate Chu Tian Ge, letting him understand that the world is vast and not just limited to the small place of Yancity.

Chu Tian Ge's face was full of fighting spirit, his eyes filled with infinite longing for the outside world.

"The outside world is actually so wonderful. In the future, if given the chance, I must taste the meat of the divine donkey!"

The immortal lord was very pleased with Chu Tian Ge's expression, but when he heard Chu Tian Ge's words, he couldn't help but foam at the mouth and fall to the ground.