Chapter 675: The Condor (1/2)
Chapter 675: The Condor
After walking out of the teleportation portal with Nie Tian, Zong Zheng said, “That’s the Spirit Condor’s headquarters.”
Nie Tian was surprised to find himself in a mountain valley that brimmed with vigor and vitality. There were many herb gardens in the valley, in which many Greater Heaven stage young men and women were working. They were either picking herbs or doing repair work.
A small creek that contained rich wood power flowed quietly past the herb gardens.
As he and Zong Zheng walked out of the teleportation portal to the center of the mountain valley, they found themselves standing before a number of thatched cottages. Fresh vines could be seen hanging from the cottage roofs.
He looked up and saw that, as the sparkling snowflakes fell from the sky, they were stopped and melted by some kind of energy ward.
Numerous magical symbols could be seen glittering like stars on the ward that enveloped the entire mountain valley, making it look very profound and mysterious.
Nie Tian took a deep breath and immediately felt refreshed. That was when he realized that the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was very rich in this place.
Not just that, but the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth contained a copious amount of wood power, which could nourish the earth and allow the spirit plants and herbs here to grow faster.
The young men and women talked and laughed, as if they didn’t have a clue about the great changes that had taken place in the outside world.
Many of them nodded slightly upon seeing him and Zong Zheng, but none rushed over to greet them.
A brown condor could be seen perched in an ancient, lush tree not far from them. It was combing through its brown feathers in an idle fashion. Every once in a while, it would grab a bunch of grapes with its claw and throw them into its mouth.
The condor saw Zong Zheng from afar. The light of intelligence glittered in its brown eyes.
While Nie Tian glanced around, a wry smile appeared on Zong Zheng’s angular face that looked like an icy rock as he nodded at the condor and said respectfully, “Long time no see, Lord Condor.”
The condor gave a cold snort and said, “What are you doing here, little one?”
Nie Tian stood aghast.
He had seen quite a number of spirit beasts throughout the Domain of the Falling Stars, including his master’s very intelligent Thunder Beast. However, he had never met a spirit beast that could speak the human language.
“We’re here for Hua Mu, Lord Condor,” Zong Zheng answered.
“Little Hua isn’t here. It’s Little Lu that’s been serving me lately.” The condor sounded rather arrogant. “Did you find me any beautiful birds, little one?”
Zong Zheng grew embarrassed. “Umm...”
At this very moment, Lu Yuanxi walked out of one of the cottages.
“Nie Tian?!” He exclaimed, joy filling his face. “How come you’re here?”
Nie Tian bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Senior Lu.”
The condor seemed rather disgruntled as it shouted in a sharp voice, “Hey, you with the last name ‘Nie’. You haven’t greeted me yet.”
Zong Zheng hastily gave Nie Tian a meaningful look, signaling him to do as the condor told him and pay his respects.
With a weak chuckle, Nie Tian clasped his hands and said with pretended respect, “Greetings, Lord Condor.”
“Mmm.” The condor flicked its feathered brown wing towards Nie Tian, as if it was finally satisfied, and then it said with its nose in the air, “I heard Little Hua and the others talk about you. It sounds like you’re kinda good. But next time you come to my turf, you’d better bring me some beautiful birds and delicious spirit fruits.”
Standing off to the side, Lu Yuanxi looked embarrassed as he explained to Nie Tian, “Lord Condor has been our founder’s good friend since he was young. Then, after our founder broke through into the Void domain and gained the ability to travel across the starry river, he left the Domain of the Falling Stars to explore the boundless universe and never returned.
“That heartless bastard must have died already,” The condor said. “I pitied him when he was young and looked after him ever since. He, however, abandoned me and left alone as soon as he entered the Void domain, leaving generations of disciples to me.Meanwhile, you all turn out to be such disappointments...”
With bitter hatred, the condor berated the Spirit Condor’s founder and complained about how useless Lu Yuanxi and the others were.
Lu Yuanxi smiled wryly as he nodded repeatedly to agree with it.
“It’s the Spirit Condor’s founder’s old friend...” Nie Tian suddenly realized why this condor enjoyed such respect and a high status within the Spirit Condor.