Chapter 339 - Chapter 339: Chapter 308: Catching Birds_1 (1/2)

Chapter 339: Chapter 308: Catching Birds_1

Close to the misty coastal area, the temperature has significantly increased. You can see exposed rocks and soils, and there are also more plants.

However, in the region’s central areas, the temperature remains very low. Ordinary people dare not stay outside at night.

Of course, all these have no effect on Xu Mu.

He has reached the perfection of the Golden Pill, and his Body Refinement has succeeded. Even if the environment is ten times worse, he can still live well.

On reaching the coastal area, Xu Mu began to inquire about the Mist Bird. Initially thinking he could buy one easily, he didn’t anticipate how troublesome this task could be.

Firstly, Mist Birds cannot be artificially bred and can only be captured in the wild. This isn’t a problem for Xu Mu, as long as he can afford Spirit Stones, he can always buy them.

The troublesome part is, unexpectedly, the Mist Bird has a shelf-life.

According to cultivators’ research, the ability of the Mist Bird to see through the mist depends on its mysterious sixth sense.

This sense needs to be developed slowly while living in the flock for a long time. If a cultivator captures the Mist Bird to raise, the Mist Bird will quickly lose this perceptive ability.

Because of this reason, an unwritten rule has gradually formed along the coast: after using a Mist Bird once, it should be released. Moreover, they can only be captured at a specific time of the year.

Regrettably, Xu Mu has missed this time. Though there are still Mist Birds for sale on the market, it is difficult to identify whether they have been used before or not.

If they have been used, it will be extremely dangerous.

So to say, to be completely safe, the best way would be to catch them yourself or buy them during the Mist Bird hunting season.

Additionally, there is another reason.

Depending on the tier of the Mist Bird, the distance they can navigate varies greatly.

Tier-one Mist Birds can only discern direction within a thousand miles.

Tier-two can discern direction in tens of thousands of miles of mist, while tier-three can go up to a hundred thousand miles. There is also a variant of the tier-three Mist Bird, known as the Bird King, which reportedly can navigate millions of miles.

According to the calculation of the Black YuanYing, the Creation Heavenly Chi possibly lies two or three hundred thousand miles away. To be completely safe, Xu Mu is best off buying a variant Mist Bird.

However, variant Mist Birds are extremely scarce. Even if they are occasionally caught by people, they will be immediately snatched away. On top of this, it is virtually impossible to buy one at this time.

So, he has to wait!

Just for security, Xu Mu does not mind waiting a bit longer.

Like this, more than half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, coastal residents with at least Qi Cultivation Stage are all rushing towards a certain direction, while a large number of high-tier cultivators are also rushing over. However, when they reach a certain open space, they stop while those at the Qi Cultivation Stage continue to rush forward.

Xu Mu’s main body didn’t go, but he sent a clone with Late Stage Qi Cultivation to follow them.

The reason he didn’t follow is simple. Mist Birds will be scared away by any cultivator beyond the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Thanks to their mysterious sixth sense, Mist Birds can sense the presence of high-tier cultivators from a very far distance.

If a high-tier cultivator appears, the Mist Birds will hide in the Misty Sea.

This was an experience learnt through many lessons by the cultivators along the coast.

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The clone followed the large group forward, flying for half a day. Finally, they stopped at a place full of cliffs and precipices, which is the location to capture the Mist Birds.

On the rocks of the cliffs hang numerous holes as big as a human head – the homes of the Mist Birds.