Cultivating With Mutated Heavenly Spirit Roots-Chapter 91: Hatched
Fang Hong sat cross-legged in the stone chamber, his expression solemn.
He forced a drop of his Vital Heart Blood from his fingertip and dripped it into the jade box.
This was the most crucial step in hatching a Spiritual Beast; only by using heart blood as a guide would the hatched Spiritual Beast recognize him as its master, share a spiritual connection, and be unswervingly loyal.
After completing this critical step, he placed the jade box containing the golden egg in the corner of the stone chamber and murmured, "I hope you hatch quickly and don’t make me wait too long..."
Afterward, Fang Hong began to deal with other matters.
He took out the Four Symbols Formation Flags, the materials needed for artifact refining, and the four types of Level Six Demonic Beast essence blood that he had already prepared, continuing to strengthen his Four Symbols Formation.
The Four Symbols Formation was one of his trump cards, and he could not afford to be negligent in the slightest.
Thus, in the following days, Fang Hong re-immersed himself in the routine of Cultivation.
Every day, he hunted Demonic Beasts for materials, refined spirit pills and talismans, and at the same time, he did not forget to pay attention to the golden egg that was incubating, eagerly awaiting the moment the Spiritual Beast would hatch.
... 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Three months passed, and the mining of the spirit stone mine was nearing its end; at the current pace, it would be completely finished in another three days.
On this day, Fang Hong was sitting cross-legged in the stone chamber, eyes closed in meditation, his magical power slowly circulating within his body.
During these three months, Fang Hong had been traveling back and forth to the Heavenly Demon Ancient Forest.
Although the Demonic Beast resources there were limited, he still had some gains, having refined many spirit pills, and his magical power had improved, bringing him closer to the Core Formation Stage.
Just as he was concentrating on his meditation, a faint "click, click, click" sound quietly rang out.
Fang Hong suddenly opened his eyes, swept his Divine Sense, and immediately looked towards the corner of the stone chamber.
He saw the golden egg flickering slightly, and countless fine cracks had appeared on its shell, as if it could shatter at any moment.
Seeing this, Fang Hong was startled. After incubating for so long, was the Spiritual Beast inside the golden egg finally going to hatch?
Fang Hong quickly used his magical power to move the jade box in front of him, then stared intently at the golden egg, wanting to witness the moment it hatched with his own eyes.
Under Fang Hong’s gaze, more and more cracks appeared on the surface of the golden egg. Suddenly, several dazzling golden beams of light shot out from the cracks.
Finally, with a crisp "bang," a corner of the eggshell shattered, and a dazzling golden light leaped out from the egg, landing on the ground.
As the golden light gradually dissipated, a fluffy chick appeared before Fang Hong.
Its appearance was very small and cute, covered in golden-yellow down, with a plump body that emitted "chirping" sounds.
"Uh... why is it a chick?" Fang Hong stood frozen, somewhat disbelieving.
He bent down to examine the newly hatched Spiritual Beast, his face filled with bewilderment.
This chick was less than the size of a palm; it looked exactly like a chick hatched by a common hen, not at all like a Spiritual Beast born from a golden egg the size of a human head.
The chick looked left and right, seemingly incredibly curious about this unfamiliar environment. It looked up at Fang Hong.
Then, under Fang Hong’s surprised gaze, it began to flap its small wings, wobbled as it flew up, and fluttered over to Fang Hong, still chirping incessantly, acting spoiled and ingratiating.
Fang Hong hurriedly reached out his palm to catch it. The touch was soft and warm, and his palm felt slightly hot, a hint of pleasant surprise appearing in his eyes.
The fact that this chick could fly right after hatching showed its extraordinary nature, and Fang Hong looked forward to its future growth.
The chick sat comfortably in his palm, still chirping non-stop. Fang Hong frowned slightly: "Could it be hungry?"
So Fang Hong took out a small brown pill from his storage bag, crushed it, and placed it in his palm to see if the little fellow would eat it.
This brown pill was called a "Spirit Feeding Pill," which he had found in the Blue Robed Old Man’s storage bag, specifically for Spiritual Beasts.
However, the chick only sniffed it closely, then immediately pushed the pill away with its beak, looking quite disgusted.
"Uh, it won’t eat the Spirit Feeding Pill?" Fang Hong was stunned, feeling it was strange.
Books recorded that most Spiritual Beasts liked to eat Spirit Feeding Pills, but this chick actually didn’t...
"Will you eat spirit medicine?"
Fang Hong took out another five-hundred-year-old spirit medicine and offered it. The chick only pecked at it twice casually, then stopped eating.
"You little thing, you’re too picky, you won’t even eat hundred-year-old spirit medicine..." Fang Hong gave a wry smile, unable to fathom the chick’s appetite.
In desperation, Fang Hong casually asked, "Then what exactly do you want to eat?"
Unexpectedly, the chick seemed to understand his words. It suddenly puffed out its small chest and sprayed several tiny flames from its mouth.
"Fire? Do you want to eat fire?!" Fang Hong was greatly surprised by the chick’s strange behavior.
The chick became even more excited after hearing the word "fire," flapping its wings more vigorously and chirping more joyfully.
Fang Hong simply placed it on the ground, pointed a finger, and a wisp of Innate True Fire slowly ignited and landed on the ground.
The chick’s eyes lit up, as if it had discovered some delicious delicacy. It plopped into the True Fire, actually rolling and playing in the flames. The True Fire didn’t burn it at all, and it even seemed to enjoy it greatly!
After playing for a while, the chick opened its mouth and sucked in the True Fire, still looking as if it wanted more.
Fang Hong was greatly astonished by this and spewed out a Dan Fire, placing it beside them.
Upon seeing it, the chick became even more excited, immediately playing in the Dan Fire as if it were soaking in a comfortable spiritual spring.
Fang Hong was completely shocked.
The power of his Dan Fire was such that even a Level Four Demonic Beast would instantly be burned to ashes upon contact, yet this little fellow was not afraid at all and even seemed to like it!
"This is incredible!" Fang Hong’s eyes burned with fervor. "Does this little fellow naturally possess a Divine Power that counters fire?!"
If that were truly the case, then this little fellow was quite formidable.
If he encountered a cultivator skilled in flames in the future, he could unleash it, and it would surely produce good results!
After devouring the Dan Fire, the chick picked up the golden eggshell on the ground and gnawed on it a few times, its mouth full of golden powder. Finally, it curled into a ball and quietly squatted on the ground to rest.
Fang Hong chuckled, put it into his Spiritual Beast Pouch, and let it rest properly.
Since it liked to eat that eggshell, it might be a good thing, so Fang Hong also collected it, leaving it for the chick to eat...
Overall, this chick was indeed a mutated Demonic Beast. Ordinary Crimson Fire Beasts did not possess such a Divine Power to consume a Core Formation Stage cultivator’s Dan Fire raw.
He would raise it for now. Perhaps this little fellow would become even more formidable after it grew up.
After tidying everything, Fang Hong stood up and walked out of the stone chamber, preparing to check the progress of the spirit stone mine’s excavation.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Elder Cao Kun approaching from not far away, his steps quick, his expression looking somewhat serious.
"Junior Brother, something bad has happened! Something has happened on the sect’s side!" Cao Kun said anxiously as he approached, his face full of worry!
