178: Cangling Cloud Eagle
[Species: Azure Ridge Cloud Eagle (Chu Jingyu)
Rank: Upper Tier of the Extraordinary Rank
Aptitude: Extraordinary
Status: Carefree, desires to soar among the mountains
Attribute Affinity: Wind, Metal, Cloud
Skills: 1. Black Mysterious Spirit Feathers: The Azure Ridge Cloud Eagle condenses a large number of mysterious black spirit feathers beneath its wings to perform long-distance piercing on targets. These feathers have an additional penetration effect against energy shields like protective barriers.
2. Wind-Riding Cloud-Surmounting: When it spreads its wings to fly, it consumes no energy. The wind will bless it, significantly increasing its speed. The higher the altitude, the greater this bonus.
3. Eye of Surveillance: The Azure Ridge Cloud Eagle anchors a certain area to obtain an all-encompassing perspective for inspection. (Current limit range is 3,000 meters in diameter and 1,000 meters in altitude.)
4. Mysterious Feather Storm: Consumes a large amount of energy to form a storm area composed of Geng Wind and mysterious black feathers, tearing apart all targets within.
5. Cangling Cloud Mountain: The Azure Ridge Cloud Eagle possesses companion cloud mist. As its Realm and time grow, the mist will gradually increase. The cloud mass can carry people and objects, or disperse to form cloud mist that obscures vision.
Evolution Path: Unlocked upon promotion to Spirit Rank.]
After the evolution, the original four skills were all refreshed and upgraded, and a new skill, "Cangling Cloud Mountain," was added.
Under the impact of the massive energy, its Realm was promoted to Upper Tier of the Extraordinary Rank, and even its Aptitude rose from One in a hundred to Extraordinary.
For the White-Browed Mountain Eagle, a complete transformation had taken place.
Even so, its potential had not been fully tapped. Only after truly promoting to Spirit Rank could one witness the true strength of this species.
After finishing the evolution of the White-Browed Mountain Eagle, Chu Jingyu spent a good while digesting the information of the Azure Ridge Cloud Eagle before coming back to his senses.
Chu Jingyu recalled the big fellow into his Source Beast space and then turned to Chu Mu to introduce the current construction progress of the Chu Family's new village, pastures, and academy.
Although Chu Jingyu himself had not participated in the construction of these projects, he had been paying close attention to them, so his introduction was very thorough.
On the surface, Chu Mu only nodded calmly, but who knew that his heart was exceptionally restless? He now desperately wanted to go down the mountain and see, but unfortunately, due to the rank of his Origin Artifact, his steps were confined to this small courtyard.
After listening to the introduction, Chu Mu had a good idea of the situation and dismissed Chu Jingyu.
However, in the middle of the night, Chu Mu looked at a new entry added to the family chronicle at some unknown time, feeling a bit dazed.
"family chronicle... May 10th: The Chu Family's new 'Qixia Village' was officially successfully constructed. After some minor subsequent repairs, residents can be arranged to officially move in.
May 11th: Third generation of the Chu Family, Chu Shengfan, was taken as a True Disciple by Sage Master Yang Qingxue of Qianling Academy. The Family's Luck has significantly increased.
May 11th: Chu Family Head Chu Jingyu's third Source Beast, the 'White-Browed Mountain Eagle,' successfully promoted to the Spirit Rank Species 'Azure Ridge Cloud Eagle.' The Family's Luck has slightly increased."
Chu Mu stared at the entry about Chu Shengfan being accepted as a True Disciple for a moment, stunned. That kid Chu Shengfan really was making big moves in silence.
Just becoming the Disciple of some Sage Master could significantly increase the Family's Luck. What kind of Realm was that so-called Sage Master at?
Could it be a big shot at the Domain Rank? With such a guess in his heart, Chu Mu looked at the Family's Luck column again. He wanted to see exactly how much the Family's Luck had increased.
"Luck: One chi seven cun (White)"
Chu Mu clearly remembered that the last time he checked the Family information, the Family's Luck was only six cun. This time, checking it again, it had actually increased by one chi and one cun.
The advancement of the White-Browed Mountain Eagle had increased the Luck somewhat, but the Family originally had two Spirit Rank Source Beasts and only had six cun of Luck.
Plus, Luck definitely didn't just come from Source Beasts; its advancement at most only added one cun of white Luck to the Chu Family.
So, just the act of becoming a Disciple had increased the Chu Family's white Luck by about one chi.
Chu Mu smiled. No matter how Chu Shengfan did it, the more Family Luck, the better. As for Chu Shengfan's future Realm promotions,
he figured that with such a Sage Master teaching him, it probably wouldn't take much longer.
He also wondered how large his activity range would be after promoting his rank; his requirements weren't high, as long as he could move around the entire mountain... Under the bright sun, Chu Shengfan entered Qianling Academy with a certain hidden expectation. Of course, the entry pass he used was the Ice Lotus-styled jade token Yang Qingxue had given him yesterday.
Once inside Qianling Academy, the jade token automatically left Chu Shengfan's hand. Under his gaze, it slowly grew larger, forming a Lotus Platform about two meters wide.
Seeing that Chu Shengfan was just watching from the side without moving, the Lotus Platform shook slightly.
With a sudden flash of inspiration, Chu Shengfan took a small leap and stood steadily in the center of the Lotus Platform transformed from the Ice Lotus.
Having withstood the impact of Chu Shengfan's jump, the Lotus Platform didn't even wobble slightly; it was extremely stable.
After Chu Shengfan was settled on the Lotus Platform, a layer of spiritual light rose from the edge of the platform to form a protective film. Then, it began to float along the exceptionally wide main road in front of Qianling Academy.
When nearby students saw such a young face as Chu Shengfan's, not wearing the academy's student attire and having a low Realm, yet riding a Lotus Platform so ostentatiously, they all cast curious glances.
They seemed to be guessing his identity or sizing him up.
However, the overall atmosphere of the academy wasn't bad. At least those who were sizing him up, though curious, did not come forward to disturb him.
Until a team wearing uniform attire and riding on Ray-like creatures—apparently the academy's Patrol Team—appeared before Chu Shengfan. They reached out to block his progress.
"Please wait a moment. We need to verify your identity."
The Lotus Platform beneath Chu Shengfan's feet was quite intelligent and stopped obediently. Being stopped, Chu Shengfan was not flustered and only asked softly, "May I ask how to verify it?"
"You are a new student who just passed the assessment this year, right? Did you come through the direct entry? You can show us your assessment identity token. Let us see which college you are a new student of."
Chu Shengfan scratched his head. He had indeed received direct entry, but he hadn't come today because of that, but because he had been taken as a Disciple by a Sage Master.
While handing over the assessment jade token, he answered truthfully, "I didn't come through direct entry. I was taken as a Disciple by Sage Master Yang, and she told me to report today."
Hearing Chu Shengfan's words, the captain of this Patrol Team was clearly stunned. The gaze he turned on Chu Shengfan was full of amazement.
A new student being taken as a Disciple by a Sage Master would be considered quite a big piece of news in the academy.
After all, in previous years, which of the Disciples taken by Sage Masters wasn't an older student who had been in the academy for several years? Moreover, they were usually the type of students who were ranked first in their respective colleges year-round to be worthy of their notice.
The captain looked Chu Shengfan up and down several times and couldn't help but gossip, "What speciality do you have that got you selected as a Sage Master's Disciple?"