Chapter 356: The Blazing Cloud spreads its wings, soaring ninety thousand miles

Inside the reception hall.

The two of them were chatting quite happily.

Actually, it wasn't all that happy; it was mostly them venting their grievances to each other.

"My Bailian Mountain has only three Foundation Establishment cultivators in total, and Ailao Mountain snatched two of them away just like that."

"My Luo Tian Society is no different. It took so much effort to accumulate eight or nine Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Ice Fortress took five of them away from me!"

"Hiss, that many? Does that Venerable Jueqing not even give you, Danchenzi, any face?"

"She gave some! Otherwise, how would there be any left to manage the society's business?"

Gongsun Qian let out a long sigh.

"These great sects truly don't treat us small factions as human beings!"

Luo Chen felt a sense of shared sorrow.

After venting their grievances, the distant relationship between the two actually became quite lively.

Perhaps it was because they were companions in misfortune!

Gongsun Qian asked about the reason for Luo Chen's visit.

"You want to commission a magic treasure? I remember your sect has that forging expert, Duan Feng, right?"

"He was sent to the Jilei Mountain battlefield."

Very well!

No wonder he came to his Bailian Mountain for help.

There was no need to mention the details; Gongsun Qian asked about Luo Chen's specific requirements for the commissioned magic treasure.

"I want to commission a wing-type magic treasure that can be implanted into a cultivator's body."

"To assist with flight?"

"Yes."

"The kind driven by spiritual power?"

"If it could incorporate the power of Qi and blood, that would be even better."

"That might be a bit difficult to handle. This type of magic treasure has very high requirements for materials."

"I brought the raw materials myself!"

"Oh? Why don't you take them out and let me see?"

"Let's go somewhere else; this room is a bit small."

Gongsun Qian had no objections and took Luo Chen to the spacious backyard.

In front of him, Luo Chen took a pair of folded, fiery-red wings out of his storage bag.

"Wings of a Tier 2 demonic beast?"

"And from a Roc-type bird at that."

Gongsun Qian became interested; he unfolded the wings, squatted on the ground, and began to study them carefully.

Luo Chen stood to the side, looking at the red wings that spanned several zhang when unfolded, unable to help but show a look of nostalgia on his face.

This item was exactly what he had purchased years ago from a rogue Foundation Establishment cultivator named Xiong Kun in the underground black market; during the transaction, Tian Xingzi had acted as a middleman and even helped him haggle the price down.

In reality, this was only a part of the demonic beast he had bought back then.

Blazing Cloud Roc!

A Tier 2 demonic beast.

Luo Chen had relied on the complete corpse of this demonic beast to refine three portions of Emperor Flowing Nectar, which allowed him to successfully reach Foundation Establishment.

Because the demonic core existed, Luo Chen had spared this pair of wings.

For many years, they had been left idle in his storage bag, of no great use.

Recently, while studying the incomplete Tier 3 body-refining technique "Heavenly Roc Transformation," Luo Chen had obtained a complete flight spell from it—"Ninety Thousand Miles."

If it were in the past, he naturally wouldn't have cared about such a flight spell.

But after reaching Foundation Establishment, cultivators mostly relied on sword flight, and their speed increased explosively.

As for his original "Carefree Travel" and "Wind-Riding Technique," even at Great Perfection, their boost to his speed became smaller and smaller as his cultivation realm rose.

It could be said that among cultivators of the same rank, although he still had a certain speed advantage, it had become negligible.

When it came down to it, "Carefree Travel" was just a mundane light-body technique, and the "Wind-Riding Technique" was just the most common basic flight spell in the cultivation world.

Yet!

During the struggle for the Dao Seed in Qingdan Valley, he had witnessed scenes where super speed could almost change the outcome of a battle!

Whether it was Danyangzi's "Body Merging with Sword" or Tao Wan's superior "Nine Variations of Gale."

Both had shocked him deeply!

This kind of speed was no longer limited to just moving or flying; during combat, there was even a chance to dodge an enemy's sudden lethal strike.

It was precisely because of this that Luo Chen had the idea of re-enhancing his own speed.

The "Ninety Thousand Miles" from the "Heavenly Roc Transformation" was just such a spell.

Calling it a spell wasn't entirely accurate.

Secret technique, body technique, or physical combat move would be more accurate.

If he could master this technique, Luo Chen estimated that he could once again possess the absolute speed advantage over cultivators of the same rank, just as he had during the Qi Refining stage.

At the very least, he wouldn't be inferior to Tao Wan!

However, to practice this "Ninety Thousand Miles," relying solely on Luo Chen's talent for spells was not enough.

Either he had to fully cultivate the "Heavenly Roc Transformation," learn to transform Qi and blood into wings, and escape ninety thousand miles in one breath!

Or, he had to possess corresponding external objects as an aid to forcibly enter the threshold.

A pair of suitable external implanted wings was that auxiliary object!

In Tianlan Immortal City, there were no shortage of factions skilled in forging magic treasures.

Whether it was the Wanbao Pavilion, the Flame Alliance, or other shops.

The reason Luo Chen sought out this Bailian Mountain was that their relationship with them was still decent.

Bailian Mountain was also one of the three factions at the original Tianlan docking area, and they had a competitive relationship with the Shen Gong Sect.

The Luo Tian Society had destroyed the Shen Gong Sect, so Bailian Mountain was naturally happy.

Even at Sima Huiniang's Foundation Establishment ceremony, Gongsun Qian had personally visited to offer congratulations.

As for the current grand landscape of the Yuding Domain, Ailao Mountain and the Ice Fortress could also be considered allies.

Bailian Mountain and the Luo Tian Society, as vassals of the two sects, were naturally a bit closer.

Because of all these factors, Luo Chen had taken the initiative to seek out Gongsun Qian.

The other party's forging technique was, if anything, higher than Duan Feng's!

In the backyard, Gongsun Qian studied them for a long time.

Sometimes observing, sometimes injecting spiritual power to check the wings' state of integrity, and from time to time, he would take out some special medicinal liquids from his storage bag and drip them on to test the reaction.

After a long time.

He straightened up.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, these materials of yours are a bit awkward!"

"How so?" Luo Chen asked.

Gongsun Qian didn't hide it and said directly: "Tier 2 materials are not qualified for refining magic treasures and can often only serve as auxiliary materials. If used to refine magic treasures, it's a bit of a waste."

"Furthermore, these wings of the Blazing Cloud Roc have been stored for too long."

"Even in a storage bag, their spiritual essence has dissipated quite a bit."

"Added to your demanding requirements, even if I personally forge them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make them into a magic treasure."

After hearing this.

Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a bit regretful.

Although he didn't pursue the power of a magic treasure, if it could become one, he could use it for a very long time.

Even when he reached the Jin Dan stage, it would still have its uses.

However, the most urgent task was to quickly improve his combat power.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't become a magic treasure; just do your best. My minimum requirement for it is that it must at least reach the grade of a mid-grade magic treasure!"

Gongsun Qian nodded, "Mid-grade is not difficult; if we add some auxiliary materials and refine it, high-grade is also possible."

This type of wing-type magic treasure was not among the conventional magic treasures.

Once formed, it could be classified as an exotic magic treasure.

If it could reach mid-grade, its effect would be no weaker than a high-grade flight magic treasure.

It was already enough to satisfy the basic needs for Luo Chen to practice "Ninety Thousand Miles."

The preliminary intention was reached.

Luo Chen, accompanied by Gongsun Qian, went to the warehouse to select the corresponding auxiliary materials and then left a deposit of one thousand spirit stones.

After agreeing on a rough delivery time, Luo Chen left the Bailian Mountain shop.

Half a month later.

In the Qinhua River basin, rolling green hills rose and fell endlessly.

Two figures appeared here.

Gongsun Qian took a pair of palm-sized deep red wings out of his storage bag and held them in his hand.

Luo Chen looked at the object in surprise, "You engraved a Ruyi Array?"

"Not exactly; the Ruyi Array is a Tier 3 array that only the master of my Bailian Mountain knows. But I took a different path; besides refined gold and mysterious iron, I incorporated a bit of Soft Thunder Sand," Gongsun Qian said, stroking his beard with no small amount of pride.

Luo Chen was greatly astonished.

Soft Thunder Sand was a famous Tier 3 mineral material, often added to the refining of magic treasures.

This type of mineral material was also extremely adaptable and was a precious resource that could achieve size changes as one wished.

"I've caused you to spend extra."

Gongsun Qian shook his head, "It's not really spending extra; it was just a little bit. It's a far cry from the amount needed to refine a magic treasure, so it was useless for me to keep it anyway. Besides!"

Speaking of this, he laughed freely.

"The wool comes from the sheep's back; this treasure is a high-grade finished product! Its texture is even a boutique among high-grade, not inferior to any top-grade flight magic treasure."

"For such a treasure, after you test it later, Fellow Daoist, you can provide compensation as you see fit."

Luo Chen nodded.

If it was truly easy to use, he naturally wouldn't be stingy with a few extra spirit stones.

Next, under Gongsun Qian's introduction, Luo Chen learned the correct way to use this item.

Because Luo Chen had made a request for both spiritual energy and Qi and blood to serve as energy sources.

Therefore, the use of this treasure also came with an additional condition of blood-drop ownership.

Otherwise, it could not be driven by the power of Qi and blood.

"Let's use essence blood for ownership!"

In front of Gongsun Qian, Luo Chen moved his mind, and a strand of sword light pricked his fingertip.

It was pricked with some difficulty, and it took a long time for a drop of crimson blood to seep out.

Gongsun Qian watched this scene from the side, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

What terrifying physical strength!

That strand of sword light was at least a top-grade magic treasure, yet it was so difficult to even pierce the skin.

Even if the other party had deliberately controlled the power, it was still quite frightening.

Moreover, the drop of essence blood squeezed out contained spiritual power fluctuations that were simply too pure!

What kind of cultivation level does this Danchenzi of the Luo Tian Society actually have?

Even a great cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage probably wouldn't have such pure spiritual power!

Luo Chen didn't know what kind of storm was raging in the other party's heart in such a short time.

He calmly integrated the essence blood into the palm-sized magic treasure.

Afterwards, in front of Gongsun Qian, he lifted his outer garment.

Using sword light transformed into threads, he cut a wound on each of his shoulder blades on his back.

With a frown, he installed the pair of wings.

"You can try the flight effect first; although it's a high-grade exotic magic treasure, it is an external object after all, so you might feel a bit unaccustomed to it."

"As for these wounds, just apply some wound medicine when you go back, and they'll be fine in half a day."

Gongsun Qian said.

Luo Chen waved his hand, indicating it wasn't necessary.

He cast two Great Perfection Healing Spells, and under Gongsun Qian's wide-eyed gaze, the two wounds on his back closed in an instant.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Afterwards, Luo Chen took a deep breath and mobilized the spiritual power in his body to inject into the two iron pieces on his back.

Swish!

A crisp sound rang out.

Two illusory deep red wings extended from under Luo Chen's magic robe, unfolding behind him in a dazzling display.

They weren't large; each wing was only half a zhang long.

But as they unfolded, it was as if a great Roc was spreading its wings, giving one an inexplicable sense of harmony.

Luo Chen moved his mind, and strands of spiritual power flowed from his meridians into the wings.

Then!

Whoosh!

Gongsun Qian looked up and saw the young Daoist's figure already floating in mid-air.

Under his gaze, the figure flapped the illusory wings behind him; the initial flight speed was still slow, but gradually it became faster and faster.

By the end, its flight speed had far exceeded ordinary cloud-riding.

Compared to normal sword flight, it was not inferior at all.

Gongsun Qian stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction.

Sure enough, this magic treasure he forged, although high-grade, with the cooperation of the corresponding array and high-quality materials, had a flight speed completely no less than normal sword flight.

And in the sky.

Luo Chen, who was gradually becoming familiar with the wings, also felt a strange sensation in his heart.

"It seems there's no feeling of being unaccustomed at all, as Gongsun Qian said?"

"It's as if this object was originally a part of my body."

"Like adding wings to a tiger? No, it's more like an eagle or a Roc growing up and naturally flapping its wings to soar."

"Could it be related to the fact that I used the Emperor Flowing Nectar refined from the Blazing Cloud Roc to reach Foundation Establishment? The two are originally of the same source, and coupled with my blood-drop ownership, that's why I have this feeling of natural harmony?"

With doubts in his heart, he couldn't find the answer.

Luo Chen experimented for a while, then descended and landed before Gongsun Qian.

"Fellow Daoist, are you satisfied?"

"Very satisfied. This... this thing is quite good." Luo Chen wore a smile.

Gongsun Qian returned the smile, "Since you are its master, you might as well give it a name. Otherwise, calling it 'this thing' or 'that thing' isn't very elegant."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow.

After pondering for a moment, he uttered three characters.

"Let's call it the Lieyun Wing!"

"Lieyun Wing?" Gongsun Qian was startled, then clapped his hands in admiration, "Derived from the Fierce Fire Cloud Peng, taking the name 'Lieyun' is truly excellent!"

Luo Chen smiled, not caring much about such things.

In front of the other party, he immediately took out five thousand low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag.

Gongsun Qian said with some embarrassment, "Isn't this a bit too much? You provided the main materials, and I already received a deposit of one thousand earlier; I only provided some auxiliary materials."

"It is not too much!"

"The Soft Thunder Sand you added makes it much more convenient for me to control this object. This point alone is worth the price."

Luo Chen paused and continued, "Moreover, at this time, a high-grade exotic magic treasure is certainly worth six or seven thousand spirit stones."

Gongsun Qian was stunned.

Then he gave a thumbs up.

"As expected of Dan Chenzi, you are straightforward! And generous!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly, not being overly modest.

He declined the invitation to return to the city with the other party, indicating that he wanted to stay behind to familiarize himself more with this magic treasure.

Gongsun Qian naturally had no objections and immediately returned to the city, feeling very pleased.

Spending half a month without even using up the main materials, he had earned six thousand low-grade spirit stones.

He was naturally extremely happy.

After he left.

Luo Chen felt the object behind him, which seemed to exist yet not exist, and a look of joy also appeared in his eyes.

His test just now was merely a normal activation of the magic treasure; he had not yet utilized the ninety-thousand-mile secret technique.

Even so, the speed was already no less than flying on a sword.

If he were to control this object using the ninety-thousand-mile secret technique from the "Heavenly Peng Transformation," what kind of power would it have?

He gazed at the rolling green mountains.

Birds chirped softly, flapping their wings and soaring between the mountain forests.

Luo Chen leaped and stepped into the air.

Just as his figure was about to fall, wings suddenly sprouted from his back. His downward momentum halted, and then he surged upward violently.

The speed was fast, and his posture was graceful.

It was like a Great Peng spreading its wings, soaring up ninety thousand miles!