After searching the female corpse inside and out, up and down, including the ear holes, nose holes, mouth... and other places, Shen Lian still did not find the second Five Elements Brilliant Pearl.

"I was greedy. Even the God Transformation Ancestor was fighting for a fifth-level spiritual object. I am extremely lucky to have obtained one."

He gently adjusted the corpse's skirt and then closed the jade box again.

Shen Lian currently does not have the ability to create a second clone, so he can only seal the female corpse for the time being.

Then, he began to check the remaining three fourth-level corpses.

The sea clan's corpse was at the late fourth stage, and although the two demon clans were a little worse, they were also close to the late fourth stage.

This also shows that in order to survive in the black water, one must have a certain level of physical body and realm.

The sea creatures and the thunder-scaled marten were nothing to look at, so the attention was focused on the pheasant-crowned bird.

The death of this female bird was so coincidental, it happened during childbirth.

"Eh, no wonder the Cangqing Clan wanted to snatch it away."

A black demon egg was floating in front of him, and a very weak wisp of inspiration emerged from it like a gossamer.

When the divine consciousness was immersed in it, a strange energy inside the eggshell blocked the divine consciousness from further observation.

This kind of energy is fluid. The secondary soul tried several times but failed to break through the fluid energy protection.

There are mountains of corpses and seas of blood inside the secret realm, and there is endless corpse gas, but there is still life. It is really terrible.

At this moment, Shen Lian's first reaction was not opportunity, but fear.

This is too outrageous.

After his expression became gloomy for a moment, the secondary soul immediately recovered and showed a hint of joy. He weighed the bird egg in his hand.

The Pheasant is a descendant of the phoenix. It looks like a colorful pheasant, with a tall red crown that is very handsome and the feathers on its tail are sparkling.

Just by taking these few feathers from the tail and adding them to some fourth-grade ores, you can refine a fourth-grade mid-quality spiritual treasure.

…

Half a day later.

There is another cave thousands of miles away, with flickering spiritual light and restrictions as numerous as stars. One can tell with a discerning eye that there are many formations.

A black bird egg was suspended in the cave, with spiritual light constantly pouring into the egg from all around.

At this moment, the bird egg has fallen into the hands of Shen Lian himself.

"It still doesn't work. My inspiration is a little too weak."

He squinted his eyes and looked at the black bird eggs, looking a little regretful.

It's really strange. The energy that protects the vitality inside the bird egg does not prevent the spiritual inspiration from infiltrating, but instead prevents him from spying.

After being chopped several times with a fourth-level spiritual treasure, the bird egg still showed no signs of cracking, and its surface seemed to be petrified.

Shen Lian continued to crush the spirit stones to cover the bird egg, but unfortunately after half a month, the vitality inside the bird egg remained the same, neither increasing nor decreasing.

"Forget it. I'll give you this egg to eat. After all, it is the descendant of a fourth-level demon bird. If you eat it, you might have a chance to advance further."

On the other side of the cave, Dahei and the other two were staring at the floating bird eggs.

"Master, this is a zombie egg. It has been so long that it has turned into stone. How can it still be cooked?"

Dahei shook his tongs and said, "I want to eat grilled food. How about the master grill it for me?"

"Me too."

"Me too."

Shen Lian waved his hand and the bird egg flew back into his hand. He turned it over and over and looked at it a few times.

The black bird egg has faint lines on its surface, similar to the fingerprints on the fingertips of human monks. The few white dots on it are left after chopping.

"Since there's no way to save it, I'll roast it for you to eat."

As he spoke, he summoned a large cauldron, threw the bird egg into it, and then shot out a ball of fire that enveloped the cauldron.

"Master, add some chili peppers. I want to eat spicy eggs!"

"Can you put some sugar in it? I like sweet and spicy food."

“Add some emerald coriander.”

The last person to speak was Sanqian, and as soon as he said this, he was immediately glared at by Dahei and Erwan.

Sanqian shook his tail and blew out a bubble.

"What are you looking at? When I become a fifth-level demon, I will capture you all and use you to grow coriander."

"Twenty thousand, hit it."

Shen Lian squinted his eyes and watched the three little ones fighting and playing, but his attention was always on the cauldron.

The eggshell has amazing defense and there is flowing energy protecting the inside, but it is not really impossible to open. It mainly depends on how much it costs.

Through his previous inspection, he found that the reason why the bird egg still had a trace of life was mainly thanks to the female pheasant.

After the bird egg was embedded in the mother pheasant, the energy of the demon baby in its body just wrapped around the egg, protecting it from subsequent impact.

If it was somewhere else, Shen Lian would not be so suspicious, but since he was in a place where resentful corpses were rampant, he had to be more cautious.

He originally wanted to throw it away, but when he thought about the fact that this bird egg was brought out by the secondary soul, he felt that there would still be some hidden dangers if he threw it away.

What if this immortal life pops up again and becomes a big devil to cause trouble, will the karma be divided into half to the secondary soul? "Master, when will it be cooked?"

Sanqian, who was beaten up by the two brothers, didn't care at all and looked at the big cauldron eagerly.

"Wait a little longer. If I can't even split a fourth-tier spiritual treasure, I think it will take at least ten or eight years. It's better to wait until it's too late."

Er Wan worked hard and spit out another breath of flame towards the cauldron.

However, Shen Lian sensed the changes inside the bird egg. Although the fluctuations were very slight, they could not escape his perception.

"Fellow Daoist from the human race, did you save me?"

Finally, a ball of black light floated above the bird eggs in the big cauldron, forming the shape of a pheasant and phoenix.

The black light emitted by the bird was as thin as green smoke, crawling towards Shen Lian outside the cauldron.

"Please extinguish the spiritual fire."

"Master, it's alive." Dahei was shocked.

"Female or male?" Erwan was more concerned about the gender of the pheasant.

…

The spiritual fire that enveloped the cauldron went out, and the black bird egg flew out. The phantom of the pheasant and phoenix derived from it also became clearer.

"Feng Qing thanks the human race for saving my life."

Feng Qing raised his long tail and saluted Shen Lian.

"No need to be so polite."

Shen Lian looked at the illusory pheasant. The high-level bloodline demons have bloodline inheritance, so they can increase their experience in cultivation and transcendence.

But it is rare for an unhatched bird egg to have such ability.

In other words, the divine thought that appeared at the moment was most likely not the spirit of the bird egg itself, but... the mother bird.

Although Shen Lian said it lightly, Zhi Qing still prostrated himself three times and said excitedly: "I thought I would never see the light of day again, but I didn't expect to meet you who saved me. I am willing to serve you in the future."

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows. This cultivator was very self-aware and did not hesitate at all when it was time to kneel.

"Fellow Daoist, you made the decision without asking who I am or what I do?"

"I cannot repay you for saving my life. I will naturally know which sect you are from by following you closely."

Although Zhiqing transformed into the appearance of a bird, the expression in his eyes seemed very genuine.

After a while, its breath became a little weaker.

"Fellow Daoist, has my homeland long since disappeared?"

Shen Lian nodded, "It was by chance that I was able to bring you out of this filthy place."

"Fellow Daoist, can you tell me about your origins?" Shen Lian looked at the shadow of Chi Qing, as if he was trying to get to the bottom of something.

Although the pheasant emerged from the eggshell, the defense of the eggshell did not weaken in the slightest.

Zhi Qing seemed to be standing still, but he was still able to sense things. He sensed that the spiritual forbidden things in the surrounding caves were flickering like stars and the lightning above his head was moving like a dragon, so he lowered his head all of a sudden.

After a long sigh, he spoke softly.

"I was ..."

…

Chi Qing started to talk in a rambling manner, and after an incense stick of time he finished telling the story of his origins.

According to it, it was originally one of the guardian spirit beasts of the Ruifeng Sect in the Tiannan Immortal Cultivation World, and it almost advanced to the late fourth level during its lifetime.

As luck would have it, the immortal war that broke out in the immortal cultivation world at that time affected the Ruifeng Sect, and in the face of the crisis it had to drag its body, which was about to give birth, into battle.

However, due to the fact that she was carrying a fetus, her strength decreased and she was seized by the enemy monks and severely injured. When she was retreating back to the sect in a panic, she was hit by the enemy monks again, causing the fetus in her belly to die and she almost collapsed.

As a last resort, it used a secret method to separate a wisp of its soul and immerse it into the fetus, hoping to regain life.

But I don’t know what happened afterwards. After being awakened, Shen Lian appeared in front of me.

In order to prove what he said was true, Chi Qing copied on the spot the secret technique he had practiced, "Bloodline Soul-stealing Technique".

"What a pity, it can only be between people of the same bloodline, and of the demon race."

After Shen Lian checked the secret techniques in the jade slip, he let out a sigh.

"Fellow Daoist, you have several spirit beasts, which can be regarded as a greeting gift to the younger generation."

Zhiqing looked at the three little black creatures in the cave nearby and sent out a friendly wave.

"Compared with your life-saving grace, a mere secret technique is nothing."

…

"Fellow Daoist, are you really willing to worship me as your master?"

After Shen Lian threw the secret jade slip to Dahei, he looked at Chiqing again and asked with a smile.

"I can't repay you for saving my life, so I can only follow you with my body."

When saying this, Chi Qing looked intentionally or unintentionally at the flickering spiritual restrictions in the surrounding caves and sighed slightly.

"But I hope you can find one or two spiritual medicines to repair my soul. My soul is extremely weak now. If there is no external spiritual medicine to repair it, I am afraid it will not last long."

As he spoke, the phantom created by Zhi Qing began to tremble violently, and seemed to be about to collapse like a gossamer.

"If you don't trust me, I will sign a contract with you and follow you around as soon as I stabilize my spirit and soul."

(End of this chapter)