Chapter 390 - Chapter 390: Chapter 382: The Giant Crow_1 (2/2)

Out of caution, he immediately found a place to hide and lay motionless.

Less than ten breaths had passed when a giant crow flew to the spot where Qin Niu had been hiding earlier.

This giant crow was vastly different from ordinary crows.

As it neared the area, Qin Niu felt the temperature around him drop by several degrees.

An all-encompassing coldness.

It seemed capable of emitting a chilling aura, which was very similar to the cold energy that the Ancient Banyan Tree exuded at night.

The giant crow’s eyes glowed with a ghostly green light, as if there were two orbs of will-o’-the-wisp flickering within.

It was certain that this giant crow had night vision.

And even though it might not be a demon bird, it already possessed some climatic power and was close to becoming one.

It scanned the area where Qin Niu had been hiding several times over before finally flapping its wings and flying away.

It seemed this peak was home to quite a few formidable birds.

There was probably more than one demon bird.

Considering just how powerful that firebird was, it was only logical for it to have one or two slightly weaker demon birds under its command.

Once the crow had flown away, Qin Niu hurriedly slipped down the mountain.

He was confident that he could have dispatched the giant crow with a single blade.

His main concern was attracting the attention of the firebird at the peak.

After escaping down the mountain, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was safe at last.

The gains of the day were substantial, and they established many favorable conditions for his next exploration of the peak.

He wondered if the firebird went to other places behind the peak to cultivate every night.

If it left its nest daily, it would be much easier for Qin Niu to obtain the shed feathers.

The height of this peak was likely only about two thousand meters.

With his cultivation level coupled with the Misty Rain Elusive Step, he could easily make several trips back and forth in a little over six hours.

Climbing mountains was much more difficult than running on flat ground.

Half an hour was enough for him to make one or two round trips up and down the mountain.

The firebird had been away from its nest for over six hours today, which would give Qin Niu ample time to empty its lair.

When he returned home, his wives and Xiao Qing had already been extremely worried.

Qin Niu merely mentioned that he encountered some issues while breeding the insects and didn’t share the details of his dangerous experience.

Men, struggling in the outside world, often do not wish to communicate to their women how perilous the world can be, and how arduous their battles are.

They tend to silently bear all, shouldering the family’s burdens, striving to create as comfortable a living environment as possible for their wives and children.

At dinner, he still felt severe pain in his internal organs.

The injury he suffered was quite serious.

Fortunately, his life-preserving techniques had a certain healing effect, and he also had two bottles of Healing Elixir to use, so there was no need to worry.

After dinner, he went to the study, closed the door, and took out the demon feather.

Under the lamp light, the demon feather radiated a delicate red glow.

Whether this feather was truly a phoenix feather, he wasn’t sure.

Avian species were a niche category among Beast Tamers.

Primarily, some nobles kept eagles for sport, or certain families and official institutions raised birds to send messages.

And then there were some Immortal Masters who pursued elegance by keeping white cranes.

This was because, according to legends, many genuine immortals would raise Immortal Cranes in their cultivation caves.

Qin Niu held the demon feather in his hands, examining it over and over, feeling the energy within, unable to put it down.

He wondered what the market price for this demon feather could be.

The simplest way to identify what kind of feather it was would be to take it to an appraiser at an auction house or set up a stall in the black market to sell it.

However, doing so would expose the fact that he possessed a demon feather.

By itself, that was not an issue.

But he feared that some interested parties might investigate the origin of the demon feather.