Chapter 71 - Got An Egg (2/2)

[It seems this girl was reminiscing. No wonder she was so touched.]

“Uh, since it’s not for the bird, then I will take the Thunder Skylark’s body.” Zhuo Fan felt awkward as he stashed the body in his ring, but Xue Ningxiang just nodded.

Xie Tianyang however, was aflame in anger, “Hey, why do you get to have a whole 6th level spiritual beast’s body?”

A spiritual beast was a treasure in and of itself. The 6th level spiritual beast bodies, in particular, made for great refining materials. Even the seven houses seldom got such an item and Xie Tianyang regarded it greatly.

Looking askance at him, Zhuo Fan stated, “You saw it giving me its egg. Its body is the same. You stay here with Ning’er, I’ll be right back.”

He left before Xie Tianyang could argue. Xie Tianyang wanted to follow Zhuo Fan but seeing Ning’er, he stayed. He was worried for her safety, leaving her all alone in the woods was not wise. Though it made little difference if he was there too.

Whoosh!

In a secluded spot, Zhuo Fan took out the egg, the Thunder Skylark’s body, and some black rocks.

He began circulating his Yuan Qi and his hand burned scarlet.

This was a cultivator’s most basic Yuan Qi flame. Weak in battle, but useful in refining. And those black rocks were spacial stones used in making storage rings.

These rocks were very rare even with all the spacial rock mines in control of the seven houses and the Imperial family. But thanks to Veiled Dragon Pavilion and Imperial family endorsing the Luo clan, he got his hand on a few.

And right now, he was planning on refining a beast holding ring.

It was far more complex to refine than a storage ring and the great sects had a tight lock on any refining methods regarding them. Furthermore, it could even store spiritual energy.

As spiritual beasts were nurtured by the spiritual energy of the world, they were the best ingredient for refining items.

Case in point, this egg came from the Thunder Skylark, and its spiritual energy would help it recover. If not for this, Zhuo Fan was unsure if he could even hatch it.

Now that the Thunder Skylark was dead, he desperately needed to hatch the egg and make it his demonic creature in order to enter the Lightning Canyon.

For this, Zhuo Fan spoke a few words to the dying Thunder Skylark. And it agreed once it knew its broken body could help her young live.

Either way, this was Zhuo Fan’s way of showing his respect for the mother. Also, he would’ve taken this course of action regardless of her decision.

Zhuo Fan pointed and the flame towered, fusing the ingredients with high-speed hand-signs and a smile of satisfaction.

He was close to fulfilling his objective.

In the dead of night, stars glittered with Xue Ningxiang and Xie Tianyang watching them bored out of their mind. As this was Thunder Skylark’s territory, no 6th level spiritual beast would wander here. It was the safest place for them.

A sound broke the silence and Zhuo Fan appeared next to them.

Xue Ningxiang ran to him in glee as Xie Tianyang looked him up and down, “What did you do with the corpse?”

Shrugging, Zhuo Fan was blunt, “Tore it in eight and used it.”

Xue Ningxiang was startled by his reply and Xie Tianyang rushed to placate her, “Ning’er, it’s alright. The bodies of spiritual beasts are handled like this. But I don’t know what he refined using it.”

Xie Tianyang knew Zhuo Fan was an array master and an alchemist, so being a refiner on top wasn’t that far fetched. As Zhuo Fan was gone for a day, he assumed Zhuo Fan had refined something.

“Hey, did you know today is Ning’er’s 16th birthday? She was reminded of her family when the Thunder Skylark protected her egg and it made her cry.”

Zhuo Fan took a long look at Xue Ningxiang, who was blushing with a lowered head.

“Ha-ha-ha, since it’s her birthday, then I will give her a present.” Zhuo Fan revealed a ring that had lightning running across it. Then he took Xue Ningxiang’s hand and inserted the ring on her finger.

“This is the storage ring I refined from the Thunder Skylark, Thunder Ring. I have one and you the other. They both are made as one, and are connected with each other.”

Zhuo Fan raised his hand and sparks flashed across his ring.

Xue Ningxiang was overjoyed inside and blushed as she extended her fist with the ring on it. Zhuo Fan did the same with his hand and the two rings let out crackling sounds.

Xie Tianyang was filled with envy and roared, “Zhuo Fan, g-give me one too.”

“I’m out!” Zhuo Fan deadpanned, “Is it your damn birthday too?”

“No, but you have to give me one! Or… the two of you… a pair of rings.” Xie Tianyang’s face burned hot. He no longer cared about the value of the Thunder Ring, but that Zhuo Fan and Xue Ningxiang wore a unique pair of rings…

Seeing through him, Zhuo Fan sighed inwardly, “We’ve been through thick and thin together, so of course, I have one for you.”

Zhuo Fan then tossed him a ring. Xie Tianyang put it on in glee then made a fist bump with Xue Ningxiang.

Each of them got a Thunder Ring which would only react when another was around.

Zhuo Fan spoke seriously, “What gift did you give Ning’er?”

Xie Tianyang started and scratched his head from having nothing of value on him. Suddenly, he turned to the Burrowing Mouse and pointed, “Ning’er likes playing with it, so I’m giving it to her.”

“Get lost, it has long stopped being yours.” Zhuo Fan jabbed.

Xie Tianyang snapped in anger, “Isn’t it all your doing?”

The two began quarreling while Xue Ningxiang stood content at the side with a smile. Absentmindedly looking at the Thunder Ring, she wished the time would stop so that the three of them would stay worry-free.

After a long night, they began their trek back first thing in the morning.

But ten thousand miles out, a huge bird had its eye on each and every movement of theirs. Blue flames wreathed its body and with every flap of its wings, it flew deeper into the Allbeast Mountain Range…