The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 20: The Feathers Scattered

The spirit-tailed chicken was much larger than an ordinary chicken. They had extremely tenacious fur and an extremely ferocious temperament. After reaching full maturity, they were comparable to the second level of Qi Condensation.

Not only was the meat edible, so were their eggs. Their blood and bones can be added to medicines, and when you burn their tails, they can create a rare three-colored flame. Because of all that, a large number of spirit-tailed chickens were raised on all three mountains on the southern edge of the Spirit Stream Sect.

However, they did not actually belong to the sect itself. Instead, they were the personal property of Li Qinghou and the Peak Leader of the other two mountain peaks, who commissioned certain disciples to raise them and take care of them. At Fragrant Cloud Peak, there were three areas devoted to breeding them.

Bai Xiaochun squatted on the bushes while looking at the spirit-tailed chicken. Back when he was working in the Oven, he had never seen live chickens, but had already eaten their meat and knew it was delicious. Moreover, Big Fatty Zhang had mentioned that they liked to eat spirit insects.

After observing the chicken for a while, Bai Xiaochun blinked in motion. He did nothing in a hurry, but instead returned down the mountain, where he spent some spirit stones to buy some spirit insects, after which he returned to his courtyard residence.

By the time he returned, he was so hungry that he had to struggle not to faint, and immediately started looking around for something to eat.

It didn't take long for his gaze to fall on the winter bamboo, where his eyes began to shine. The bamboo rod was already about three meters tall, and was as thick as a fist. From the radiance of spirit they radiated, they seemed far beyond ordinary.

Bai Xiaochun immediately rushed over and started walking around the bamboo trunk, laughing out loud as he studied it closely. Based on what he had learned about plants and vegetation, he was quickly able to identify the most difficult among the various stems, which he cut at the base and then sliced in half.

When it came to stealing chickens, Bai Xiaochun had a very special method. The key lies in the word 'steal' itself. Being able to get chicken without anyone noticing is an art form.

He quickly used some bamboo to make an instrument called a bamboo cricket.

He had learned how to make bamboo crickets from his father when he was young. Supposedly, they are effective in catching all kinds of creatures from chickens to phoenixes. After the bamboo cicada itself was finished, he used a few pieces of bamboo to weave the rope. After finishing that, he tested the strength of his cable, tied it to a bamboo cicada, then flew into the darkness of the night.

"I'll eat chicken !!" His stomach grumbled, but his eyes shone with a green light. Because of how hungry he was, he moved even faster than usual, and soon arrived at the spirit-tailed chicken farm.

As he approached, he tiptoed onto the fence, placed the spirit insects onto the bamboo crickets, then threw the bamboo crickets onto the fence. Next, he squatted hungrily to the side, holding a rope attached to the crickets.

Further inside the fence were several wooden huts, where the disciples of the Outer Sect lived and practiced cultivation. The chicken farm was quite large, with over a hundred spirit chickens, most of which laid eggs on the ground. Some walked, occasionally raising their heads haughtily and looking around. After a bit of time passed, one of the spirit-tailed chickens seemed to have noticed something. It turned around and saw something far away, then walked over. Immediately saw the spirit insect sitting there, prompting him to peck at its beak to grab it.

However, once the spirit-tailed chicken pecked at the spirit insect, right at the critical moment, a twisted piece of bamboo jolted open, cleverly forcing the chicken beak open.

The spirit-tailed chicken wanted to shout, but its beak jammed open, and could not make any sound. Then he tried to cover his beak and destroy the bamboo, but the bamboo was too tenacious, and his efforts were in vain.

No matter how the tail spirit chicken struggled, it could not make a peek as it quickly dragged onto the fence, then up and down, directly into Bai Xiaochun's hands. Bai Xiaochun quickly harnessed the fourth level of Qi condensing power, sending a huge force into his hand, which he used to break the chicken's neck. Then he threw it in his bag. From the way he moved, it seemed like he was quite a veteran at this.

The entire affair only took about thirty breaths, and most of that time was spent waiting. If it were not for that, it would have been achieved much faster.

Bai Xiaochun ran excitedly back to his courtyard residence, where a fragrant scent immediately filled the air. By dawn, the entire chicken was now in Bai Xiaochun's stomach.

The only thing left is the feathers and the bones scattered ….

After eating the entire spirit-tailed chicken, most of Bai Xiaochun's hunger was reduced. After replenishing her body, she now felt quite warm and comfortable.

In fact, he even seemed to have a slightly deeper spiritual energy. However, the most noticeable change had to do with the Undead Immortal Life Technique. Bai Xiaochun immediately started breathing in and out, for about eight cycles.

With each inhalation and exhalation, a throbbing warmth would spread throughout his body and then fuse in his skin. That in turn causes the skin to become tougher and more resilient. It even flickered with a black light. However, if you look closely, it is fair and clear as before.

The wooden sword had a twofold increase in spirit, but when it touched his skin, Bai Xiaochun could feel the strength of the weak resistance. He stopped any testing, more convinced than ever that he needed to continue developing the Eternal Life Technique.

“According to the description, the Skin of Death has four stages: iron, bronze, silver, and gold. I'm just starting out now. But if I can last for eighty-one days .. I should be able to develop the Eternal Iron Skin. " Bai Xiaochun looked around at the scattered chicken bones, and in his heart, he now realized what the key was to successfully cultivate the Undead Iron Skin.

"Thank God, there are a lot of spirit chickens on the mountain" he thought, laughing out loud. He was now more interested in the tail spirit chicken than before.

What he did not know was that in the past 10,000 years in the Spirit Stream Sect, very few people had ever cultivated the Eternal Life Technique. Most of those who ended up stopping during that terrible ordeal were the first eighty-one days. Although some managed to continue, the main problem after that was how much money had to be spent to continue.

To cultivate this technique all the way to the Undying Gold Skin stage, the expenditure involved was simply terrifying. Even the entire sect would have difficulty branching out so much. After all, those resources can be used on other techniques that are not wasteful. Although those other techniques were not extraordinary, a sect had to consider what was most cost-effective.

That was the main reason why the Forever Live Forever Technique ended up gathering dust in the Sacred Scripture Pavilion.

After practicing cultivation for a while, Bai Xiaochun collected chicken bones and buried them in the nearby spirit land, along with his feathers.

Then he left his courtyard residence and found a place where the Outer Sect disciples tended to gather, where he eavesdropped a little to see if anyone was talking about the stolen chicken. Based on his experience stealing chickens in his village, he knew that the most optimal method was to only attack once every few days.

After eavesdropping a bit, he did not hear anyone mention about the missing chicken. However, during eavesdropping, he also learns that the tail feathers of three spirit chickens can be used to light a three-colored flame.

Upon learning of this, Bai Xiaochun immediately ran back to his courtyard residence and dug out the three-colored tail feathers from the spirit ground. Then he sat there, observing them thoughtfully.

"No wonder they keep so many spirit-tailed chickens here." He immediately kept the three-colored fur in his bag. For others, such feathers were nothing more than lighting a fire for three colors. Yet to him, they were the fuel to triple spirit enhancement.

But he did not try to do it immediately. The plan was to obtain spirit medicine first, then to do a spirit boost to make the medicine stronger.

After resting for a few days, Bai Xiaochun started to feel hungry again one night. He laid down the volume of both plants and vegetation and headed into the darkness of the night. When he returned, he had two spirit chickens in his bag.

And that's how time passes. Soon, a month had passed, during that time, news of the lost spirit-tailed chicken began to spread on Fragrant Cloud Peak.

Even Li Qinghou heard about this matter. After all, in just a month, several dozen chickens had disappeared from the three spirit-tailed chicken farms. However, Li Qinghou did not pay too much attention to this matter, as he had important affairs to deal with that ended up taking him out of the mountain.

The most depressed of all were the seven or eight disciples of the Outer Sect who were in charge of raising spirit-tailed chickens. It was not because they loved the chicken themselves so much, but instead, the chicken was not actually theirs. Although the top commander did not say anything, they felt the matter to be a great loss of face. After all, whoever stole those chickens did it right under their noses.

However, there was nothing they could do for it. No matter what they do to protect the chickens, the chickens are still missing. The most confusing of all is that the chickens disappeared without a trace. Not even a sound could be heard, as if they disappeared into the air.

At this moment, Bai Xiaochun's body was now completely back to normal, and in fact, he had even gained weight. No matter how much the Eternal Life Technique was sucked out of him, he would fill it with chicken meat. His face had a healthy flush, and he once again lived a comfortable life.

She was in a beautiful mood, and her stomach was full. As a result, his research on the volume of both plants and vegetation increased rapidly. Finally, the day came when he finished studying. Based on what happened last time, he had studied everything in more detail, including the leaves, stems, roots, veins, and even the tiny hairs on the surface of the plant. He was now more confident than before, and was convinced that even if the plants were broken into dozens of parts, he would still be able to identify them.

Chest puffed with pride, he walked out of his courtyard residence.

"This time, I will make sure everyone knows that I am the Turtle God who missed Zhou Xinqi!" Filled with anticipation, he headed straight for the 10,000 Medicinal Pavilion.