Chapter 340: Chapter 309 Fog Bird_1

Xu Mu took out several white pills the size of longan fruit from his storage bag. He crushed them up, and scattered them around the formation method. A rich, sweetly fragrant aroma drifted from the crushed pills and spread in all directions.

This pill was known as Beasts Nourishing Pill, a commonly used medicine by Beastmasters for feeding their spirit beasts. Depending on their ingredients, they were divided into different tiers. The majority of cultivators who aimed to catch the Mist Birds used these pills, albeit of different tiers.

To ensure absolute success, Xu Mu directly crafted beyond-top-grade tier six Beasts Nourishing Pills, their tier supressing everyone present. Regardless of whether it was the at-best tier three Mist Birds, even tier five or tier six ones would probably get attracted to it.

Once the setup was complete, all that was left was to wait.

Everyone held their breaths and tightened their grips on the devices that activated the formation. They were just waiting for the arrival of the Mist Birds.

Very soon, countless Mist Birds appeared in sight. Xu Mu, with his strong eyesight, could already clearly see the appearance of the Mist Birds.

They were small birds about the size of half a palm. Their bodies were white, with just their beaks and parts of their wings black. Their wings fluttered at a rapid pace, with their obvious wing flapping sounds discernable from afar.

The position of the cultivators was all above the cliff, with no one in the two or three mile area near the cliff. That area was off-limits. Anyone daring to stay there would be subjected to the birds’ collective attack. Within a swarm of birds that covered the sky, possibly even the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators may not be able to withstand them.

It would also disturb the Mist Birds, preventing the others from catching them. Therefore, anyone who dared to stay there would be risking universal condemnation, inviting attacks from everyone.

Three miles away from the cliff– where Xu Mu was situated– was the nearest place to the Mist Birds, and the best spot to catch the Mist Birds.

In previous years, such places would be monopolized by large clans and powers. Occasionally, there would be individuals like Xu Mu who did not play by rules, showing up.

However, generally people who could defeat Xu Mu, wouldn’t compete for this spot, because around the perimeter, there would inevitably be experts from his faction. Even if they managed to grab a good spot and captured a Mist Bird, they might not be able to escape.

Seeing Xu Mu act so boldly, many people cast puzzled looks at him.

It was only when the Mist Birds started to approach that everyone started to concentrate and paid attention only to their own targets.

Whether they could have a good harvest for this year depended on how many Mist Birds they could catch today.

The Mist Birds were constantly getting closer, and after reaching the location of the cliff, they started to flock into the cave holes. Their chirping noises, even from several miles away, were crystal clear.

The Mist Birds didn’t immediately come over for the food, partly because they had just returned from the mist and needed to rest, and partly because the fragrance of the food hadn’t spread yet.

A quarter hour of silence passed when finally, sporadic Mist Birds started to fly out from the caves, heading towards the places where the cultivators were hiding.

While the intelligence of the Mist Birds wasn’t high, the only commendable aspect about them is their astonishing long-distance sensing capability. They could sense the presence of nearby cultivators, but since the cultivators didn’t pose a strong threat to them, they were confident that they could escape. Hence, they came over bravely and directly towards the scent of the food.

“Here they come!”

Someone excitedly clenched their fists as they eagerly waited for the Mist Birds to fly into their traps.

“What’s happening? Why are they all flying towards him?”

People noticed something strange: most of the Mist Birds were flying directly towards Xu Mu. Very soon, the formation trap that Xu Mu had set up was full of Mist Birds.

“…”

Xu Mu hadn’t expected that it would go so smoothly.

He initiated the formation method. Immediately, dozens of Mist Birds were caught in it while others were scared away, fluttering about now flying towards other traps.

Xu Mu stepped forward, used his skills to catch them one by one, and stored them in his spirit beast bag.

The Mist Birds couldn’t be controlled with a Secret Technique as it would affect their spiritual nature and lose their ability to identify directions.

“Only two of them are of tier two, the rest are all tier one. Seems like I’ll have to wait!”

This time, Xu Mu didn’t scatter the Beasts Nourishing Pills. He only inspected the formation trap and waited on the outskirts.

He didn’t care for ordinary Mist Birds; he was waiting for the high-tier ones.

The others seeing that Xu Mu was able to catch so many at one time were so jealous that their eyes turned red. What they didn’t know was that Xu Mu not only didn’t profit, but he actually made a loss. After all, the price of beyond-top-grade tier six pills far exceeded that of a few low-tier Mist Birds. If it wasn’t for their special properties, Xu Mu would not even bother.

Seeing Xu Mu catch so many Mist Birds, others were a bit hostile towards him. After all, Xu Mu’s pills were extremely overpowering. If he continued like this, they might not even get one for themselves.

Thankfully, Xu Mu stopped after a single round, which gradually eased everyone’s hostility towards him.

Some others guessed that Xu Mu was probably aiming to catch the variant Mist Bird King.

However, this had nothing to do with them. For them, whether it was a high-tier Mist Bird or a low-tier Mist Bird, as long as they caught it, it was spirit stones. As for Xu Mu’s intention to only catch the variant bird, they merely scoffed.

“What an idiot, with his abilities he could’ve caught more! It’s like easy money!”

There were some who felt sorry for Xu Mu. Only those who were relatively close to him wished he would not make another move; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to compete with him.

Time ticked by as the Mist Bird flocks kept arriving. Some people were lucky enough to catch them, while some ended up scaring them away.

Not all were like Xu Mu. Even though the Mist Birds weren’t too intelligent, they were extremely cautious. Even if they fell into the trap, it wasn’t a guarantee that one could catch them.

Moreover, once the Mist Birds had been tricked once, they would become even more cautious and it would be hard to fool them a second time. That’s even more the case for those that had been previously caught before.

This was exactly the reason why even though there were a massive number of cultivators coming to catch the Mist Birds each year, the number of Mist Birds didn’t decrease much.

Moreover, this method of catching indirectly eliminated those that had just been let go. If one were truly to catch such a “recently released” Mist Bird, then they could only blame their own bad luck.

“Tier three! Someone caught a tier three one!”

There were whispers of surprise that reached Xu Mu’s ears.

When Xu Mu looked over, the cultivator who had caught the tier three Mist Bird immediately packed his belongings and left after storing the bird in his spirit beast bag.

The value of the tier three Mist Birds was extraordinary and the sooner one got rid of it, the better. If one continued to stay here, there was a high chance they could become a target.

Tier three Mist Birds were rare, and staying on would make catching another unlikely. As for the regular Mist Birds, even if you caught a lot of them, they couldn’t compare to a tier three one, making the risk of staying far too high.

So most people who caught a tier three Bird would choose to leave as quickly as possible.

While the cultivator left, some secretly followed him. And there were even more people sending out messages to the outside world. Xu Mu also informed his main body to negotiate and try to buy it.

Not long after, someone else caught a tier three Mist Bird which attracted the admiration and envy of everyone. The person who caught it, just like the one before, quickly left.

Xu Mu still showed no intention of making a move, as it wasn’t the peak period yet. Not until someone found a pure white Mist Bird.

Xu Mu crushed the pill and released it into the formation.