Upon hearing Lan Hua's shout, Qin Yu's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Brother Lan, well done! This protection fee must be collected!"
The two approached the leading firebird, looking fierce and menacing, as if they could devour people.
Before Lan Hua could speak, Qin Yu said first, "Brother Lan, if this were in the lower realm, I would have eaten quite a few demonic beasts."
"This celestial-level demonic beast hasn't even tasted this flavor yet. What do you think, shall we give it a try?"
After uttering these outrageous words, Qin Yu licked his lips.
It's unclear whether he was still craving the delicious monsters from the lower realm, or if he was truly eyeing the Fire Cloud Bird before him.
Lan Hua didn't know if Qin Yu was telling the truth or just trying to scare the Fire Cloud Bird, but since she had started, she naturally had to keep going.
"Brother Qin is right. I've eaten quite a lot in the lower realms, and this Celestial-level spirit race must be very nourishing!"
Lan Hua's words were not untrue; he had indeed eaten quite a few demonic beasts in the lower realm, leaving the Fire Cloud Bird dumbfounded.
He thought to himself how unlucky he was this time, having actually provoked two extremely ferocious humans.
"Brothers and sirs, I have no intention of offending you. Please forgive me."
I've lived for almost two thousand years, and my body is so old that it definitely doesn't taste good.
I have many good things on me that I'm willing to share with you all for free!
After speaking, the Fire Cloud Bird summoned a bunch of things, including spirit stones, elixirs, and some rare iron.
However, most of them come from the lower realms, since they are used to robbing newly ascended celestial beings, and the quality of what they have is naturally inferior to that of the celestial realm.
"Really, there isn't any left?"
Lan Hua snatched the Fire Cloud Bird's storage ring, fiddled with it for a bit, and then took out all the contents.
"Good heavens, so many spirit stones and herbs! Just how many newcomers did you guys snatch?" Qin Yu clicked his tongue in amazement.
The Fire Cloud Bird shrank its neck and said, "Not many. We've plundered every celestial being who ascended from the South Heavenly Gate!"
Lan Hua scoffed, "This really is a risk-free and highly profitable business!"
Lan Hua and Qin Yu peacefully divided the loot stolen by the Fire Cloud Bird, but two pieces of metal caught Lan Hua's attention.
The Fire Cloud Bird said, "Gentlemen, this metal is Vajra Immortal Gold, a rare and precious iron even in the Heavenly Realm, and an important metal for forging immortal weapons!"
Lan Hua smiled, "Thank you for the gift, Master Bird!"
After looting the two Fire Cloud Birds, the two returned to a place not far from the South Heavenly Gate.
According to the two gatekeepers, the celestial realm is extremely vast, almost boundless.
Any two places may be tens of thousands of kilometers apart, or even hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart. If you rely solely on air travel to fly, it would take countless days.
Moreover, the sky is not very safe either, as winged people often roam around, specifically targeting the weak and ambushing them.
Therefore, teleportation arrays are indispensable in the Celestial Realm and are the primary choice for Celestial Realm experts when traveling. There are many teleportation arrays in every region.
The two searched for a long time near the South Heavenly Gate and finally found a teleportation array.
The teleportation array is actually a large open-air platform with a white vortex on the side.
After reading the instructions for using the teleportation array, the two realized that the white vortex was used to pay for the teleportation array.
It can be spirit stones, spirit herbs, spirit medicines, or even rare iron from the lower realms.
On the South Heavenly Gate, Wang Heng looked at the two returning and sighed, "As expected of someone who successfully survived the strongest Heavenly Tribulation, with only the early stage of the Heavenly Human Realm cultivation, he managed to injure the Fire Cloud Bird, which had a mid-stage cultivation. This Lan Hua is no ordinary person!"
"yes!"
Wang Ha immediately said with concern, "But they've provoked the Fire Cloud Bird; this is probably the beginning of trouble!"
Lan Hua and Qin Yu threw some spirit stones in, but the teleportation array did not respond.
"There must not be enough spirit stones; we need to add some more!" Qin Yu guessed.
Just as the two continued to add spirit stones and elixirs, a terrifying aura came from afar, immediately catching Lan Hua's attention.
"Oh no, two more large birds are flying this way, one of which is the one that just ran away."
The other one, with extremely high cultivation, is very likely at the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, or even at its peak; he's probably their leader!
Qin Yu was startled. "Peak of the Celestial Realm? That's terrible! This is definitely not something two weaklings like us can handle!"
Lan Hua hurriedly said, "What are we waiting for? Get the transmission array up and running right away!"
Ignoring the pain in their wallets, the two men prioritized survival and hurriedly threw the stolen spirit stones and herbs into the vortex.
Sure enough, as the price paid increased, the teleportation array began to change, and a white light rose up beneath their feet, enveloping the two of them.
"Target: Xuan Tie Realm, Tantai Family, let's go!"
When the Fire Cloud Bird, which had come to teach Lan Hua and the other person a lesson, arrived at the teleportation array, the light enveloping them was extremely bright. The teleportation array was already fully activated, and it was impossible to stop it.
Lan Hua greeted the powerful Fire Cloud Bird with a smile, then felt a sudden heaviness in her body and could no longer see the bird.
In just a short while, Lan Hua and Qin Yu appeared in a completely new place.
In the distance lies a vast mountain range, shrouded in mist, truly a fairyland.
Some buildings, pavilions and towers, are scattered among the mountains.
Amidst the misty atmosphere, numerous floating islands even emerged.
"The scenery is absolutely beautiful!" Qin Yu exclaimed.
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Could that place be the home of the Tantai family? Do they own all these mountains?"
Qin Yu exclaimed, "These mountains stretch as far as the eye can see, they're just too big!"
Just as Lan Hua was marveling at the sight, a spatial fluctuation suddenly came from afar, followed by a flash of light, and two figures suddenly appeared.
"Hmm? It's a Fire Cloud Bird!"
Lan Hua said angrily, "Why are these birds like a persistent leech, chasing me so relentlessly?"
"run!"
Despite her anger, Lan Hua remained rational and did not engage in a direct confrontation with the Fire Cloud Bird.
"Run towards the Tantai family!"
Before the Fire Cloud Bird could fully appear, Lan Hua quickly used all her Yuan Power, transforming into a streak of light and flying towards the Tantai family.
After breaking free from the spatial constraints, the Fire Cloud Bird quickly caught up.
"Damn humans, I'll skin you alive and tear your tendons apart today!"
The Fire Cloud Bird flew into a rage, flapping its wings and quickly giving chase, closing the distance between itself and Lan Hua and the other two.
Looking at the Tantai family, who were still quite a distance away, Lan Hua felt anxious.
"It's like looking at a mountain and running yourself to death! It's so far!"
Lan Hua summoned the Yueque Bow, and shot arrow after arrow at the pursuing Fire Cloud Bird, each arrow containing powerful and potent Yuan energy.
The Fire Cloud Bird showed no fear. With a slight flap of its wings, it shot out dozens of arrows, blocking the silver talisman arrow.
The remaining arrows were then fired at Lan Hua, but Lan Hua blocked them with an invisible arrow.
Qin Yu panicked, "Brother Lan, it's getting closer and closer, what should we do?"
Lan Hua remained silent, but her Yuan Power surged forth, radiating boundless brilliance, as she unleashed a devastating arrow—the very move of clearing a path with ten thousand arrows.
However, he did not use his primordial spirit power, as he needed to hold back a trick.
The sudden barrage of arrows startled the Fire Cloud Bird, causing it to freeze for a moment before flapping its wings violently to unleash countless arrows, thus blocking the myriad invisible arrows.
"Out of ideas, huh?" Fire Cloud Bird snorted.
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