Chapter 339: Chapter 308: Catching Birds_1

Close to the misty coastal area, the temperature has significantly increased. You can see exposed rocks and soils, and there are also more plants.

However, in the region’s central areas, the temperature remains very low. Ordinary people dare not stay outside at night.

Of course, all these have no effect on Xu Mu.

He has reached the perfection of the Golden Pill, and his Body Refinement has succeeded. Even if the environment is ten times worse, he can still live well.

On reaching the coastal area, Xu Mu began to inquire about the Mist Bird. Initially thinking he could buy one easily, he didn’t anticipate how troublesome this task could be.

Firstly, Mist Birds cannot be artificially bred and can only be captured in the wild. This isn’t a problem for Xu Mu, as long as he can afford Spirit Stones, he can always buy them.

The troublesome part is, unexpectedly, the Mist Bird has a shelf-life.

According to cultivators’ research, the ability of the Mist Bird to see through the mist depends on its mysterious sixth sense.

This sense needs to be developed slowly while living in the flock for a long time. If a cultivator captures the Mist Bird to raise, the Mist Bird will quickly lose this perceptive ability.

Because of this reason, an unwritten rule has gradually formed along the coast: after using a Mist Bird once, it should be released. Moreover, they can only be captured at a specific time of the year.

Regrettably, Xu Mu has missed this time. Though there are still Mist Birds for sale on the market, it is difficult to identify whether they have been used before or not.

If they have been used, it will be extremely dangerous.

So to say, to be completely safe, the best way would be to catch them yourself or buy them during the Mist Bird hunting season.

Additionally, there is another reason.

Depending on the tier of the Mist Bird, the distance they can navigate varies greatly.

Tier-one Mist Birds can only discern direction within a thousand miles.

Tier-two can discern direction in tens of thousands of miles of mist, while tier-three can go up to a hundred thousand miles. There is also a variant of the tier-three Mist Bird, known as the Bird King, which reportedly can navigate millions of miles.

According to the calculation of the Black YuanYing, the Creation Heavenly Chi possibly lies two or three hundred thousand miles away. To be completely safe, Xu Mu is best off buying a variant Mist Bird.

However, variant Mist Birds are extremely scarce. Even if they are occasionally caught by people, they will be immediately snatched away. On top of this, it is virtually impossible to buy one at this time.

So, he has to wait!

Just for security, Xu Mu does not mind waiting a bit longer.

Like this, more than half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, coastal residents with at least Qi Cultivation Stage are all rushing towards a certain direction, while a large number of high-tier cultivators are also rushing over. However, when they reach a certain open space, they stop while those at the Qi Cultivation Stage continue to rush forward.

Xu Mu’s main body didn’t go, but he sent a clone with Late Stage Qi Cultivation to follow them.

The reason he didn’t follow is simple. Mist Birds will be scared away by any cultivator beyond the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Thanks to their mysterious sixth sense, Mist Birds can sense the presence of high-tier cultivators from a very far distance.

If a high-tier cultivator appears, the Mist Birds will hide in the Misty Sea.

This was an experience learnt through many lessons by the cultivators along the coast.

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The clone followed the large group forward, flying for half a day. Finally, they stopped at a place full of cliffs and precipices, which is the location to capture the Mist Birds.

On the rocks of the cliffs hang numerous holes as big as a human head – the homes of the Mist Birds.

Nobody knows what the Mist Birds were originally called. It is simply because they can discern direction in the mist that they have been renamed Mist Birds.

For the coastal residents, catching Mist Birds is almost an annual grand event and an opportunity for many cultivators to make a fortune.

Mist Birds are small Monster Beasts, mainly known for their speed. Even a tier-three Mist Bird can be handled by an average early-stage Qi Cultivation, they may not win but they still won’t be in danger.

Because of their distinctiveness, the price of the Mist Birds is more than twice as high as that of Monster Beasts of the same level.

No danger, high price, these factors make all people crowd to them.

Among the crowd, Xu Mu even saw many young boys and girls who had just condensed their Spiritual Power. Undeniably, this is a crazy scene.

After everyone arrived, they spread out to select their spots and start preparing.

Capturing Mist Birds is different from ordinary Monster Beasts. The sense of the Mist Birds is too sharp, any strong hostility would easily scare them away.

The method they use is akin to ordinary people setting traps, they hide around the bait scattered and wait for the Mist Birds to enter the trap, then make a move to capture them.

Even though there are many Mist Birds, the number of Bird capture hunters is also considerable. Under such circumstances, the closer you are naturally the more advantageous it is, and the larger the area you occupy naturally the more you will be able to attract.

Although Xu Mu maintains only the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, his real strength is naturally much stronger than the ordinary Late Stage Qi Cultivation. Taking advantage of his strong power, he invariably took the lead in getting the best position. However, before he could set the trap, a group of people came looking for trouble.

“This is our place, buzz off!”

The leading cultivator, with a plump face, said rudely.

Behind the plump-faced cultivator were seven or eight other cultivators, half of whom were at the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation.

Xu Mu did not waste words with him. A flying sword shot from his waist, slashing lightning-fast across the plump-faced cultivator’s neck. A round head fell from its neck.

The scene before their eyes scared everyone to step back.

“Run! Don’t make me say it twice!” Xu Mu said coldly.

“Nobody be scared, we….urgh!”

One of them who wanted to encourage everyone to gang up, but before he could finish speaking, he followed the same fate as the plump-faced cultivator.

The remaining people were completely terrified and urgently ran towards the surroundings. Those who wanted to share a piece of the victory also all hid far away.

“We’re from the Cold Immortal Palace! You wait! You won’t be able to escape!”

Those who ran far shouted from a distance. Xu Mu’s brow furrowed lightly but he didn’t say anything.

The act of catching Mist Birds has been a tradition for hundreds of years and must have formed some rules. Xu Mu’s intrusion is bound to offend local forces, but he didn’t expect it to be the Cold Immortal Palace again.

However, the Cold Immortal Palace has the strongest power in the Northern Domain, so offending them seems quite normal.

Xu Mu did not pay much attention to it. After all, his main body was outside, he would fear nothing unless a Nascent Soul took action.

Mist Birds are precious, but they’re not worth the effort of a Nascent Soul.

After setting the Formation trap, Xu Mu sat cross-legged and began to wait patiently.

Two days passed, and Xu Mu suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the distance.

A flock of white birds flew in from the edge of the distant sky, dense and countless.

“They’ve come!”

No one knows who said this, and the crowd began to take out their own baits.