Chapter 304 - The Golden Sun Condor’s Advancement (2/2)

The Demon Wolf ancestor remained silent for some time before confessing, “After experiencing the great calamities, most of the superior beings have all gone on to the Tianyuan Ancient City. After all this time had passed, the ones who remained have probably mostly died of old age. There are two possibilities. One, this ancient Almighty is the same as I, having refined itself into a spirit arcana. Two, this ancient great being is an absolute and powerful entity that’s able to evade the calamities using some peculiar method.”

“Spirit arcana?” The eyes of three Daemon Kings glowed. They knew just how powerful spirit arcanas were. Powerful beings like the ancestors have refined themselves into a spirit arcana and in turn, attained immortality. Unless they were destroyed by the heavenly punishment, they can continue to live on forever. The drawback was that their strengths were suppressed. Take the Demon Wolf Manic Blade for example. It could not attack at its own will unless someone wielded it to unleash its strength!

The Blood Wolf Daemon King was a top Daemon King Rank being. If it wielded the Demon Wolf Manic Blade, it could even stand a chance in a battle against a Grand Supreme Stage fighter!

There were two kinds of spirit arcana. The ones without an artifact spirit in them would not bring forth the heavenly punishment. Then there were the ones with artifact spirit sealed within them. They were usually Almighty beings that had survived ever since the ancient ages. There were several great calamities in the ancient ages which had wiped out all lives. Many powerful beings survived them by refining themselves into a spirit arcana. There was a great chance that the ancient Almighty mentioned was also a spirit arcana!

“If it’s a spirit arcana, shouldn’t we get our hands on it?” The Fire Wolf Daemon King’s eyes grew bright at the prospect.

“It’s better to not take such a risk. Let’s decide after we get more information!” The Daemon Wolf ancestor shook his head. If it was an Almighty being, his descendants would bring great devastation to the wolf clan by provoking it.

“Yes, ancestor.” The three Daemon Kings nodded in agreement. They thought about how they could determine if it was an artifact spirit of a spirit arcana in the Ye Clan valley or if it was simply just a powerful being.

To begin with, they would need to start with the Ye Clan members. They had to find some way to pry some information from the lips of several significant members of the Ye Clan.

After two days, Ye Chen had arrived at the Xiwu Empire Capital City. After the war, the Xiwu Empire had begun its reparations. Under the instruction of the Great Emperor Mingwu, everything was proceeding accordingly.

The Taiyi Sword Sect and the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect were completely wiped out by the Xie Dao and Xie Jian duo. Nie Qingyun, Xie Dao, and Xie Jian were tasked with assisting Great Emperor Mingwu. Ye Chen took Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu with him. After bidding farewell to Great Emperor Mingwu and the others, they went on to the Central Empire.

Ye Chen wondered how the second uncle, Ye Meng and Ye Xuan were doing in the Central Empire.

“Master Apothecary, how long will it take for the Golden Sun Condor to reach the Central Empire?” Ye Chen asked, looking back at Master Apothecary Xuanyi.

“On the Nightwind’s back, it’d take up to half a year. For the Golden Sun Condor, it should only take two to three months,” Master Apothecary Xuanyi replied. The Great Eastern Continent was extremely vast. Kilometers of mountains and rivers spanned between the Central Empire and the Xiwu Empire. A Heavenly Adept Level Golden Sun Condor would be able to fly very fast. Besides, the Golden Sun Condor was known for its speed.

Three to four months… That was way too long!

During this duration, Ye Chen regularly consumed some Mystique Venerable Rank Spirit Pills. He also fed the Golden Sun Condor Soul-amassing Pills and Soul-consolidating Pills. The Golden Sun Condor was nearing advancement to Mystique Adept Level.

Mystical beasts were slightly different from Celestial Beasts. Compared to Celestial Beasts, it was easier for mystical beasts to advance. However, compared to Celestial Beasts of the same level, they were far weaker. In addition, Celestial Beasts had all types of mystical abilities such as transforming to human form, Psyche tracking, Astral Externalization, and much more. Mystical beasts did not possess such abilities, not even transformation to human form. The only exception being certain mystical beasts of special bloodlines who were able to transform into human form.

Mystical beasts had some common abilities such as changing their size and some other abilities.

The Golden Sun Condor was nearing advancement to Mystique Adept Level. It would be able to advance after more feeding. If it was able to advance to Mystique Venerable Rank, it should be able to fly faster!

Ye Chen retrieved a Soul-consolidating Pill from his Heaven-Earth Pouch and tossed it forward. The Golden Sun Condor snapped its head and bit into the Soul-consolidating Pill. Ye Chen transferred his own Celestial Chi into the Golden Sun Condor to help the Golden Sun Condor fortify its body.

The Golden Sun Condor was already top Heavenly Venerable Rank. Its body continued to grow stronger as it ate more high-quality pills. With Ye Chen’s Celestial Chi on top of the Soul-consolidating Pill, its body started to change.

Chirp!

The Golden Sun Condor fervently cried out, its cry echoed around the sky. A powerful energy poured out from within as its feathers started to radiate bright gold. Its body also began to grow significantly larger.

The Golden Sun Condor’s body was surrounded by rays of shining lights and its eyes as well glowed radiantly.

“Ye Chen, did your Golden Sun Condor just advance?” Li Xu noted the Golden Sun Condor’s transformation and asked curiously.

The Golden Sun Condor was already Heavenly Adept level by itself. After advancing, it would progress into Mystique Adept. In the Xiwu Empire and the Nanman Kingdom, Ye Chen would reign supreme just with the Golden Sun Condor alone.

There were many rumors of Ye Chen being a Daemon King which Li Xu did not believe. In the past, he had seen Ye Chen in the Yun Castle of Donglin County. At the time, Ye Chen was just a little unknown brat and there was no trace of Daemon King aura from him. Nevertheless, Ye Chen’s cultivation base and every single other aspect of his arsenal had improved to an unbelievable stage.

“It does seem like it’s advancing,” Ye Chen replied gladly. The Golden Sun Condor did live up to his expectations.

Ye Chen was not aware that with the help of his Celestial Chi, even the body of the Golden Sun Condor had undergone changes.

The Golden Sun Condor’s energy rose tremendously. Its body grew far stronger than before and it was covered in layers of dazzling golden glow. Its feathers became as tough as steel-forged metal.

Ye Chen’s Astral Body had sensed that the Golden Sun Condor had advanced to beginner Mystique Adept!

No, it was still going!

Ye Chen felt the Golden Sun Condor’s energy rising steadily, all the way from beginner Mystique Adept to mid-Mystique Adept before it finally stopped. It was just centimeters away from top Mystique Adept!

“It rose so quickly!” Ye Chen was at a loss for words.

The Golden Sun Condor had been stagnant in Heavenly Adept Level for a long time without advancing. That was the reason its original owner thought about selling it off and ended up releasing the Golden Sun Condor into the wild. Judging by the Golden Sun Condor’s progress, it would not reach Mystique Adept Level until the day it died. However, ever since it followed Ye Chen, it was regularly fed Mystique Venerable Rank Spirit Pills. It was even fed Soul-amassing Pills and Soul Consolidating Pills – the likes of pills that could improve its innate abilities. In addition, it was also nourished with Ye Chen’s Celestial Chi, fortifying its body. The Golden Sun Condor had been storing up energy to advance. The moment it advanced, the saved up energy helped it make a tremendous leap.

The Golden Sun Condor cried joyously. It became several folds faster. It charged forward, slicing the wind as it went.