Unlike other eagle cubs who grow feathers in a month, Ying Hongming did not grow feathers until a year later.
Not only was its fur dull, but it was also bald in patches, making it quite ugly.
Feathered people value bright and shiny feathers as beauty, and the eagle people are no exception.
Even though Ying Hongming was the son of the Eagle King, he was too ugly, and the cubs in the clan wouldn't play with him. As a result, his mother also lost favor with the Eagle King.
Although the other tribesmen, fearing his identity, did not associate with him, they rarely mocked him to his face.
But his other half-brothers didn't have this concern. His eleventh brother, a dark blue eagle, was only half a year younger than him and often led the bullying against him.
The name "Eagle Ugly" originated from his eleventh brother, and it was later spread throughout the entire clan.
So people stopped calling Ying Hongming by his real name.
They all cried out, "Ugly, ugly, ugly!"
When Ying Chou Chou was seven years old, his mother died in an accident. After that, he left his clan alone and wandered around for a year before settling down in the monster forest near Wan Yao City.
They live in a hollow of a giant tree in the West Fog Valley of the Monster Forest.
He usually cultivates in the tree hollow.
West Fog Valley is shrouded in mist year-round, and the forest is damp and dark. Apart from producing a spiritual fruit called Illusion Fog Fruit, there are no rare spiritual herbs or materials. Generally, demon cultivators do not set foot here.
The Illusionary Mist Fruit is only useful for cultivators who practice illusion techniques, but it is not irreplaceable. There is an Illusionary Heart Grass that is more effective than the Illusionary Mist Fruit.
Moreover, it grows on the edge of the Monster Forest.
Therefore, even fewer demon cultivators ventured into West Fog Valley.
That's why Ying Hongming didn't encounter a single demon cultivator during his six years here.
He did discover a mutated Illusionary Mist Grass growing right next to the entrance of the tree hole where he lived, which was a pleasant surprise.
Ordinary Misty Fruits bear fruit once a year, but the one at the entrance of his tree hole had already borne fruit when he discovered it six years ago. At the time, he was puzzled because while the other fruits were still green, this one was already covered in pollen.
As a result, he waited until all the other fruits were ripe, but the other one remained an unmoving pink.
In the following years, all the other Illusionary Mist Fruits ripened once a year, but that one plant grew bigger every year, but it never ripened.
The Illusionary Mist Fruit is a special fruit; it is only effective when the fruit is fully ripe and turns crimson.
Unripe fruit has no medicinal properties.
Moreover, once the fruit is ripe, it will emit a mixed fruity aroma and taste sweet and refreshing. Unripe fruit has no fruity aroma, tastes bitter, and is difficult to swallow.
Ying Chou Chou spent six years in anticipation.
He is already fifteen years old this year.
His cultivation level has also broken through the Foundation Establishment stage.
In the demon race, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is considered the official start of cultivation.
Some demons with good talent and high bloodline can establish their foundation at the age of two or three, while others with high bloodline can establish their foundation at birth.
Ying Hongming's eleventh brother was born with the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment and is recognized as the young master of the Eagle Clan.
Ying Hongming was clearly much weaker. It took him fifteen years to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. Once he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he could freely switch between beast form and human form.
Although he still preferred to maintain his beast form, he was very happy that his cultivation had improved.
He happily flew out of the tree hole, ready to check if the Illusionary Mist Fruit had ripened.
The Illusionary Mist Fruit has been changing every day recently, its color getting deeper and deeper, and it looks like it will be ripe in the next few days.
Before he even flew out of the tree hole, he smelled an enticing mixed fruity aroma.
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