64: Section 64

Xiao Bai sat on the Blue Lightning Demon Peng without any hesitation. Having a free mount was naturally for the best; moreover, Mo Peng's speed was inherently faster than Xiao Bai's, and it knew the location of Misty Cloud City.

Mo Peng flapped its wings vigorously, soaring into the clouds and heading northwest.

Seven days later, they arrived at the edge of the Xuan Tian Continent. The area was completely desolate, devoid of any vegetation, and stretched endlessly into a landscape of red stone mountains.

There were no birds to be found in the sky, and not even an ant appeared on the ground; it had truly become a forbidden zone for life.

"There used to be a teleportation array here to enter Yu Country. After ten thousand years, it has actually vanished."

Mo Peng opened its beak wide and let out a harsh, piercing cry, but there was still no movement, not a ripple. Even the stones here were much harder than in other places.

"Damn it, where could this teleportation array have hidden itself?"

Mo Peng was not yet willing to give up, circling in the air and using its eagle eyes to observe this desolate land.

"Big Brother, I sense a trace of the teleportation array's Aura deep underground."

With a loud boom, Mo Peng dove headfirst into the rocky ground, a bump forming on its head as it spun rapidly to dig a hole.

The hardness of the rocks was even more exaggerated than the hole Xiao Bai had drilled on the seabed.

Mo Peng drilled for an hour but only dug a small pit, about a dozen centimeters deep.

"Sigh..."

He had consumed a large amount of magical power, gasping for air, his speech breathless.

"Big Brother, I can't go on. The rocks here are harder than iron plates."

Xiao Bai asked, "Are you sure the teleportation array is buried deep underground?"

"Yes, this scent is getting stronger and stronger. It definitely can't be wrong; it's right beneath my feet."

"You rest on the side first."

Xiao Bai transformed into a Heaven-Swallowing Python, hovering in mid-air, his snake tail stretched straight like a sharp awl.

To appear more professional, he deliberately made his snake tail pitch black.

The snake tail turned into a spiral shape, its hardness receiving an epic boost. Xiao Bai concentrated all of his Mountain-Carrying Strength Technique into his tail.

He aimed at the hard rock and spun rapidly; the drilling efficiency was far higher than Mo Peng's. Although his Rank was slightly lower, by relying on the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques, he was indeed much more formidable in this aspect.

The rocky ground erupted with crackling sounds like lightning and sparks.

Mo Peng clapped and cheered, "As expected of Big Brother, you are indeed stronger than me when it comes to drilling holes."

Xiao Bai used all his strength and spent half a day before finally piercing through the rock. Further down, it wouldn't be as hard, and it would be relatively much easier.

"What are you still standing there for? Come down and lead the way."

"Oh, right away!"

Mo Peng jumped into the hole with a thud, but its body was too large and it got stuck inside.

"Big Brother, please help me."

"You guy, you truly are more trouble than you're worth."

Xiao Bai let out a breath and shrank Mo Peng's body before it could descend smoothly.

"It was fun watching from the sidelines just now, wasn't it? Now it's your turn to drill. The geology here is much softer, so keep at it."

"Alright, watch me."

Mo Peng was like it had been injected with adrenaline, drilling violently into the rock. In less than an hour, it had completely pierced through, and they arrived at a spacious underground river.

An oval-shaped teleportation array emitting white light appeared before their eyes.

"Big Brother, look! That's the teleportation array! My intuition was right after all; otherwise, it would have been so embarrassing."

This teleportation array could only be perceived by citizens of Yu Country, and one's strength needed to reach the Demon King Rank.

Chapter 86: First Entry into Misty Cloud City, Too Brutal

The originally white teleportation array suddenly emitted a large amount of green light, and Xiao Bai felt a bit apprehensive.

"Mo Peng, you sure this is a teleportation array? This green light is making me a bit nervous."

Blue Lightning Demon Peng smiled, "Big Brother, please rest assured. This teleportation array displays this color whenever it detects a citizen of Yu Country nearby."

"Are you sure?"

This flickering green light looked a bit creepy. Back then, it was precisely such a green light that had flashed past Xiao Bai, causing him to undergo Transmigration into this different world.

"Yes..."

Mo Peng charged into the teleportation array first to scout the way, its body vanishing instantly.

Two minutes later, a cheeky head poked out from the teleportation array, its beak still hooked.

"Big Brother, come on in. It's absolutely safe inside."

A giant python slithered into the teleportation array. Inside, it was like a time tunnel, with green rays of light constantly flashing past.

In less than thirty seconds, Xiao Bai and Mo Peng were transported into Misty Cloud City.

"Big Brother, quick, Take Human Form! A lot of birds are staring at you."

A giant python over fifty meters long lay across the city street, quickly attracting the attention of these Feathered Folk. Among them were the Great Peng clan, who loved eating long, serpentine creatures the most.

Such as snakes, earthworms, centipedes, as well as Xiao Jiao Long and Mixed-breed Dragon.

Such a long White Python truly made them drool with hunger; saliva was flowing all over the ground.

They wished they could fly over immediately and peck a piece of meat off Xiao Bai's skin.

Xiao Bai shouted, "Freeze..."

A wisp of white smoke emerged. When it dissipated, Xiao Bai had already transformed into a bird-man form, just so he wouldn't appear out of place and could better blend in with these Feathered Folk.

As soon as he changed his form, the bird-men onlookers immediately resumed movement. The Immobilization Technique was useful here, but the duration was very short.

They were like they had just had a dream, still constantly searching for traces of the White Python.

"Where is that giant python? It was just here a moment ago."

"Yeah, where did it go?"

Everyone was looking everywhere for the giant python that had vanished into thin air.

Mo Peng, standing to the side, couldn't help but snicker, "Look at this bunch of idiots; they were truly starving for it."

He looked Xiao Bai up and down, unable to help but exclaim in admiration, "Tsk tsk, when did Big Brother acquire the art of transformation? You actually look so handsome."

Xiao Bai looked at his own hooked bird beak and the pair of white wings on his shoulders. He was only missing a hammer and a chisel; wasn't this damn shape just like the Thunder God?

"Look, the mouth is hooked. What's handsome about that?"

Mo Peng grinned, "This is the capital of Yu Country, Misty Cloud City. Various birds are here, collectively known as the Feathered Folk."

"Below that, there are many subcategories, such as Great Peng, parrots, peacocks, crows, and so on."

Misty Cloud City had a magnificent Aura. The architecture in the city leaned towards European style; the buildings were simple and symmetrical, with the vast majority being in light color schemes.

The streets in the city were wide and prosperous, not inferior at all to Caizhou City, the capital of the Da Kun Dynasty. However, everyone living here was from the Feathered Folk, and they were all in bird-man form.

A thick layer of mist shrouded the sky, and even if strong winds blew, it could not be dispersed. This was the origin of Misty Cloud City.

For this reason, the city had explicitly issued a ban, forbidding Feathered Folk citizens from flying in the air, as it would seriously affect flight safety.

Anyone who dared to fly in the city without authorization would be subjected to capital punishment upon discovery.

As a native of this place, Mo Peng explained some of the precautions for Misty Cloud City to Xiao Bai.

He pointed at a woman passing by and smiled helplessly, "Big Brother, you must never lift the veils of these Feathered Folk women. Otherwise, you will have to marry them, and it would be the kind where you move into their home."

"No way, that's so exaggerated!" Xiao Bai was shocked.

The Feathered Folk women walking on the street all wore thin white veils on their faces, though one could roughly make out their features based on their facial contours.

Xiao Bai's mouth twitched, "They are also hooked? If they really look like that, it's certainly not to my taste."

He asked casually, "What if it's blown open by the wind? Whose fault is it then?"

"Then it counts for whoever is closest to her. Every Feathered Folk woman has a powerful Family behind her; never underestimate them."

"You've got to be kidding me, even that counts?"

A gust of wind blew by, and Xiao Bai instinctively dodged quickly, moving away from those Feathered Folk women. If he were to become that lucky spectator, he would really be in for a rough time.

"Big Brother, don't be so nervous. The veils they wear look loose and easy to fall off, but they are actually very sturdy. As long as they don't take them off voluntarily, it's hard for them to be blown away by the wind."

"Feathered Folk men also dare not lift the veils. If they agree to the marriage, that's fine, but if they don't, these men will receive severe punishment, and beheading is very possible."

Xiao Bai instantly felt a tightening in his gut; he hadn't expected women to have such a high status among the Feathered Folk.

Just after entering Misty Cloud City, the fragment in Xiao Bai's qiankun bag shook violently and kept flashing with light.

It seemed to be reminding Xiao Bai that the next fragment was in the city. Now it remained motionless, and he didn't know what it was trying to do.

"Make way, make way."

A team of Feathered Folk guards escorted eight bird-men to the square. It was the largest square in Misty Cloud City, where thousands of Feathered Folk gathered to watch.

"What's going on?"

Mo Peng smiled, "It must be because those starving bird-men were harassing women on the street. There's a good show to watch."

Sure enough, these eight Feathered Folk bird-men were all brought to the square to be castrated.

Following a shrill scream, they were castrated on the spot and then passed out.

Xiao Bai stumbled, and his two kun kun felt a chill.

"Too brutal, I must be careful."

Among them were three crow spirits, two vulture spirits, and the remaining three were of unknown species; they looked like wild pheasants but not quite.

"The Third Princess has arrived."

Mo Peng gently tugged at Xiao Bai, "Big Brother, let's hide further away."

"These eight unlucky fellows must have provoked her, which is why they were castrated."