95: Chapter 95 Five-Colored Sky Sparrow

Yun Ming reached out and stroked Jiu Jiu's head; its feathers were smooth and soft, feeling much better than that layer of down from before.

"You can finally talk." He said with a smile, "I've been holding back a stomach full of questions, and today I must ask you properly."

Jiu Jiu tilted its head, and that childish voice resounded in his mind: "Master, ask away!"

"What kind of Spirit Beast are you, exactly?" Yun Ming asked, "A Crimson-Feathered Luan? Definitely not. That appearance, those five-colored feathers—they don't look right to me."

Jiu Jiu blinked, seeming to recall something, before saying a moment later: "My Legacy memories say... I am a Five-Light Heaven Sparrow."

"Five-Light Heaven Sparrow?" Yun Ming frowned; he had never seen this name in any ancient texts.

"Mm!" Jiu Jiu's voice carried a hint of pride, "After reaching adulthood, I will have Soul Transformation cultivation! And before Soul Transformation, there are no Bottlenecks for Breakthroughs!"

Yun Ming was stunned.

No Bottlenecks before Soul Transformation?

He opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for words.

What did it mean to have no Bottlenecks before Soul Transformation? Did that not mean that as long as Jiu Jiu was given enough time and enough resources, it could Cultivate all the way to Soul Transformation without any obstructions? No need for Undergoing Tribulation? No need for enlightenment? No need for bitter struggle?

He had spent three lifetimes just to Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. If those old monsters who had been stuck at the Golden Core Stage for hundreds of years knew this, they would likely be angered to death.

Yun Ming looked down at Jiu Jiu and suddenly felt that comparisons between people truly could anger one to death.

He wasn't even living as well as a bird.

"Master?" Seeing him daze off, Jiu Jiu called out cautiously.

Yun Ming regained his senses, took a deep breath, and suppressed the complex emotions in his heart: "It's nothing. What other abilities do you have? Tell me all about them."

Jiu Jiu tilted its head and began to count: "In my Legacy memories, I have three innate Spells!"

"One is called 'Azure Mist Rejuvenation', which is the one that healed Master and ripened the Spirit Medicine before. One is called 'Crimson Glow Pure Sky', which is a very powerful fire attack. And there is one called 'Yellow Spirit Guarding the Gate', which can be used for defense and can also seal off space!"

It paused, then added: "When I have a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, I can Awaken two more!"

Yun Ming's eyes lit up.

Three innate Spells, covering offense, defense, and support, with two more to be added upon reaching the Golden Core Stage—ordinary Spirit Beasts were considered gifted if they had one or two innate Spells, and most could only use their Physical Body to attack.

And there was actually one that could seal off space; he absolutely had to witness that.

"Let's go." He stood up, "Find a place where no one is around; let me see their power."

Jiu Jiu flapped its wings and flew up: "Okay, okay!"

The man and the bird left the Immortal Cave.

The Cangxuan Immortal Sect covered a vast area, so it was easy to find an uninhabited hill. Yun Ming flew with Jiu Jiu for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick before landing on a desolate little hill. The surroundings were bare, without even a decent tree, making it perfect for target practice.

"I've already seen 'Azure Mist Rejuvenation'," Yun Ming said, "Let's test 'Crimson Glow Pure Sky' and 'Yellow Spirit Guarding the Gate' directly."

Jiu Jiu responded, flapped its wings, and flew up, hovering in mid-air.

Crimson light quickly began to emanate from its body.

At first, the light was just a faint layer, but in the blink of an eye, it grew brighter and more intense, as if a ball of fire were burning inside its body. As the light swirled, the feathers on its body stood on end, and several crimson-red feathers detached from its body, hovering in front of it.

"Go!"

The childish voice resounded in Yun Ming's mind.

Those few feathers turned into crimson beams of light, trailing long tails of flame as they crashed straight into the small hill!

Boom—!

The moment the feathers touched the ground, Yun Ming clearly saw the top of the small hill melt instantly. The rocks turned into crimson-red magma in an instant, flowing in all directions.

Following that was a violent explosion.

The power of the explosion far exceeded Yun Ming's expectations; crimson light shot into the sky, gravel flew everywhere, and the entire small hill trembled. After the smoke cleared, the top of the hill, which had been relatively flat, now had several pits that were several zhang deep.

Yun Ming stood in the distance, his eyes slightly bright.

"Yo! Two-stage damage?" He murmured, "First melting, then exploding... That's interesting."

Jiu Jiu flew back to his side, its childish voice carrying a hint of seeking praise: "Master, Master, how was it?"

"Not bad, not bad." Yun Ming nodded, "Next move."

Jiu Jiu flapped its wings and flew up again.

This time, yellow light emanated from its body.

The light was gentle and heavy, like the earth itself. The light spread out, instantly enveloping Yun Ming. Yun Ming immediately sensed that something was wrong—he felt as if a layer of invisible armor had covered his body, and there was a noticeable sluggishness in his movements. Even the surrounding space seemed to have become somewhat heavier than before.

He tried to take a step with effort.

He could move.

But it required quite a bit of effort.

Yun Ming was thoughtful: "Sealing off space... It's indeed interesting."

He looked at Jiu Jiu: "Cast an attack Spell on me; I want to experience it personally."

Jiu Jiu was startled: "Ah? Hit Master? No, no!"

"It's fine, just do it if I tell you to." Yun Ming said, "A real man cannot say he can't."

Jiu Jiu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't refuse him, and carefully released one feather's worth of Crimson Glow Pure Sky.

That crimson feather turned into a beam of light and crashed straight into Yun Ming.

Yun Ming didn't dodge; he met it with one hand.

Boom—!

The explosion rang out, and Yun Ming's figure was blasted backward, flipping twice in mid-air before stabilizing his figure and landing on the ground.

He lowered his head and looked at his palm.

His palm was unscathed; the moonlight flowing frost robe had blocked most of the damage for him. However, the scorching heat coming from his palm was real, and the pain of being burned by flames made him narrow his eyes slightly.

The power was not bad.

It was on par with his Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse.

"Next, let's test the defense." Yun Ming raised his hand, and a purple lightning light condensed at his fingertips, "Take one shot of my Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse."

Jiu Jiu nodded nervously.

Yun Ming was worried and emphasized again: "If you can't take it, run, okay?"

After saying that, the lightning light shot out!

Yellow light flared intensely around Jiu Jiu; the light not only covered itself but also spread to the surroundings, dyeing the space with a faint yellow color. Yun Ming clearly sensed that the moment the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse entered the range of the yellow light, its speed noticeably slowed down.

Jiu Jiu could have easily dodged it.

But it didn't dodge.

It wanted to test the defensive power of this Spell.

The lightning light slammed into its body.

Jiu Jiu let out a miserable cry, its small body blasted away, its feathers disheveled, and its aura somewhat withered. It flapped its wings and flew back, looking at Yun Ming with a grievance-filled expression.

Yun Ming walked over and reached out to lift it up.

"You're a bit hurt." He checked it, "But being able to withstand one strike from my Foundation Establishment Late Stage, your defense is indeed not bad."

Jiu Jiu's eyes welled up with tears as it began to circulate Azure Mist Rejuvenation. Faint green light radiated from its body, enveloping the injured areas. Wherever the light passed, the injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Yun Ming watched for a while, and only when he was sure it was nothing serious did he put it on his shoulder with peace of mind.

"Let's go, let's head back."

Jiu Jiu crouched on his shoulder, healing itself while asking: "Master, how can I become as powerful as you?"

Yun Ming chuckled: "Read more books, read more newspapers, eat fewer snacks, and sleep more."

Jiu Jiu: "Don't I need to Cultivate?"

"You are gifted; just practicing casually will do."

Moonlight spilled down, and the figures of the man and the bird gradually merged into the night, drifting toward the direction of the Immortal Cave.