76: Chapter 76 Golden Crow Feather

Late Soul Transformation Stage?

Nine Nascent Soul deacons?

He subconsciously said: "That's not right, is it? I heard that the Hall Master of the Heavenly Demon Hall is only at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, and there are only nine Golden Core deacons under him..."

The maid glanced at him, shook her head, and laughed: "Senior, don't be deceived. What you mentioned might just be a small leader of a Heavenly Demon Hall branch, or perhaps some small devil cultivator impersonating them. The real Heavenly Demon Hall is a hundred times more terrifying than that."

Yun Ming opened his mouth, momentarily speechless.

He thought back to that catastrophe in Great Gan.

He thought of that Heavenly Demon Hall Old Ancestor at 'Great Perfection Nascent Soul'.

He remembered how that person refined the entire Great Gan just to Breakthrough to Soul Transformation.

If what the maid said was true—if the real Hall Master of the Heavenly Demon Hall was at the Late Soul Transformation Stage and the nine deacons were all Nascent Souls—then what did that old Devil Head in Great Gan count as?

A branch hall master?

Or just a minor character using the name?

Seeing his expression was off, the maid kindly advised: "Senior, if it's convenient, please advise your friend never to go looking for trouble with the Heavenly Demon Hall. Although righteous and evil are incompatible, and killing them is just killing them, if one is targeted by the Heavenly Demon Hall, it's no laughing matter. Although they are in the Ximing Continent, they often appear everywhere like ghosts, making them impossible to guard against."

Yun Ming snapped back to his senses and nodded: "Thank you for the warning."

He chatted with the maid for a few more sentences before bidding farewell and leaving.

When he walked out of the Bao Dan Pavilion, the night was already deep.

Yun Ming returned to the small courtyard under the moonlight, took out the Formations he had just bought, and arranged them one by one according to the instructions in the Jade Slips. The Mystic Light Element Hiding Formation enveloped the entire courtyard, hiding all traces of aura; the Four Symbols Heavenly Gang Array was buried underground, ready to be activated at any time.

After finishing all this, he sat cross-legged on a prayer mat and fell into deep thought.

The maid's words kept echoing in his mind.

A Hall Master at the Late Soul Transformation Stage.

Nine Nascent Soul deacons.

Ximing Continent.

If the Heavenly Demon Hall's nest is in the Ximing Continent, then what about Great Gan? Is Great Gan also in the Ximing Continent?

Yun Ming rubbed the bridge of his nose.

The distance between the Ximing Continent and the East Xuan Region was unknown tens of thousands of miles. As a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, even if he used the taiqing wanderer to fly with all his might, it would take at least decades or even a century to cross.

His mother was a Mortal.

Er Ya was only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining.

Even if they survived that catastrophe, even if they were still waiting for him to return—by the time he flew back, they would have long since turned into a handful of yellow soil.

Yun Ming closed his eyes and let out a long breath.

He had to think of another way.

There must be another way.

He opened his eyes, and his gaze fell on the Red-Feathered Luan Egg lying quietly in the corner. Moonlight spilled through the window lattice, plating a faint silver glow onto the eggshell.

Yun Ming watched it for a while, then suddenly remembered something.

It was time to clear out the gacha pulls he had accumulated over the past few years.

Opening the draw interface,

Name: [Yun Ming] [Dao Fruit of Longevity] (Prismatic)

Realm: [Foundation Establishment Late Stage]

Traits: [I Will Definitely Be Back] (Prismatic) [Serious Punch] (Gold) [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family] (Gold) [You're So Flamboyant] (Purple) [Budget Warrior] (Blue)...

Profession: Second-Tier Medium Grade Alchemist

Cultivation Technique: [Great Thousand Star Evolution Sword Diagram] (Gold) [Cold Spring Jade Quenching Record] (Gold) [Indestructible Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations] (Gold) [Supreme Profound Pure Qi Art] (Purple) [Introduction to Alchemy Scripture] (Blue)...

Spells: [Fuli Heaven-Concealing Record] (Prismatic) [Tahua Zizai Escape Technique] (Gold) [Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse] (Purple)...

Pulls: [18200]

Wealth: 0

Items: cauldron of all things mother qi (Imitation) (Gold), nine-aperture enlightened lotus (Gold), void meta-magnetic marrow crystal (Gold), nine-turn jade infant pill Pill Formula (Gold), enlightenment card ×5 (Purple), small void shift talisman ×1 (Purple), beauty preserving pill Pill Formula (Purple), High Grade Spiritual Artifact taiqing wanderer (Purple)...

Since he hadn't pulled anything Prismatic for a long time, he simply gritted his teeth and started saving. Now, he had almost accumulated twenty thousand pulls.

"With so many pulls, even without a pity System, a Prismatic should appear!"

Yun Ming glanced at today's trait, which was 'Today is Suitable for Cultivating'. Although it wasn't 'Suitable for Gacha', he firmly believed that quantity would lead to a qualitative change!

So with a wave of his hand, he started with two hundred pulls to test the waters!!!

"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the following items:

Low-Grade Spirit Stone ×180 (White)

Mid-Grade Spirit Stone ×20 (Blue)"

"Hiss!" Yun Ming gasped: "My pulling posture must be wrong."

Next, Yun Ming gritted his teeth and stomped his foot,

Thousands of streams of light surged from the void like a brilliant galaxy, grandly pouring into that invisible gacha interface.

Yun Ming's consciousness suddenly felt light.

In the next instant, he found himself no longer in that narrow Quiet Room, no longer on that old prayer mat. He stood within a boundless sea of stars, with nothing beneath his feet and no sky above, only endless stars rotating, being born, dying, and shining around him.

The distant ones were like dust, the near ones like lamps.

Some of those stars were just born, emitting a soft initial light; some were in their prime, their light blazing like fire; some were in their twilight years, flickering and ready to extinguish at any moment. They slowly rotated around him, forming a magnificent scroll beyond words.

In the distance, meteors began to streak across.

One, two, ten, a hundred—

Those were his pulls.

Every pull was a meteor, trailing a long tail of flame as it swept past him, near or far, bright or dim. Their postures as they streaked across the star sea were all different: some were fast as lightning, vanishing in a flash; some were leisurely and slow, their tails trailing long arcs; some suddenly disintegrated mid-flight, turning into a rain of light that was instantly swallowed by the star sea.

Yun Ming stood quietly, watching this silent meteor shower.

The meteors became more and more numerous, more and more dense, gradually converging into a true torrent. They whistled past him, carrying starlight, carrying heat, carrying countless possibilities.

Suddenly—

A golden light lit up.

That light was as blazing as a great sun, so brilliant it couldn't be looked at directly, instantly overpowering all the other light in the star sea. It flew from afar; wherever it passed, the stars dimmed and all sounds fell silent, as if this entire star sea had become its backdrop.

Yun Ming's gaze focused.

He raised his hand.

The moment that hand reached out, the star sea trembled. It was as if he had grasped the entire world, reaching out to take the sun and moon, shrinking a thousand mountains into a single palm. That golden light, as dazzling as a great sun, struggled for a moment before him, then was gently grasped into his palm.

The golden light faded.

Yun Ming turned his palm and looked down.

In the center of his palm lay a single feather.

The feather was about three inches long, with golden light flowing through it. The shaft was crystal clear like amber, and the barbs were dense and soft, each one shimmering with a faint golden flame. Just by lying there, an ancient and blazing aura rushed toward him.

"Congratulations Host, you have pulled a Sixth-Tier High Grade treasure—Golden Crow Feather."

The System's familiar voice rang out in the star sea, unhurried yet every word clear.

Yun Ming recalled the records in the 'ten thousand demons manual': "A feather left behind by the ancient Great Demon Golden Crow, Sixth-Tier High Grade, corresponding to the Void Refining Realm. Although it is just a single feather, it contains the Origin of the Golden Crow clan's True Solar Fire. After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, this feather can be refined into a Lifebound Treasure of infinite power. Furthermore, this feather has miraculous effects on Alchemy; using Golden Crow fire to refine pills can significantly increase the success rate and quality of the Medicinal Pills."