Ning Tao, who followed the two people out of the canyon, saw the red-bellied blue luan bird that had been waiting here for a long time as soon as he arrived at the mouth of the canyon.
This bird has not been seen for a few days, and the scars on its body are no longer visible, but its gray tail feathers and dull feathers do not look like anything is wrong.
Seeing Ning Tao, the Luan Bird said: "Boy, I have something to ask of you. Please come with me."
Upon seeing this, Ning Feng clasped the magical weapon in his hand and stood up in front of Ning Tao.
Seeing this, Yang Song on the side also asked doubtfully: "Senior, I don't know what is going on, why do you have to wait here? Junior Brother Ning is seriously injured, I wonder if I can do it for you."
Luanniao turned his head and glanced at a few people, and said to Ning Tao calmly: "It's a good thing. If you like this kid, give him some opportunities. Whether he comes or not is up to you."
After saying that, he fluttered his wings and left this place, flying towards the direction of the red forest where he lived.
Ning Tao saw this and said: "I saw in the classics earlier that the phoenix genus Luan Bird is the most proud and should not set a trap to kill me. Brother Yang, brother, don't worry, let's follow. , let’s see what kind of medicine this senior Luanniao sells in his gourd.”
After saying that, the group of people used the magic weapon to go to the red forest where the Luan Bird lived.
When they came to the woods, Luanniao had already been waiting here. When he saw Ning Tao, he said directly: "Boy, follow me. You two wait here."
After saying that, he walked inside with graceful steps, and Ning Tao quickly followed.
Ning Tao entered it and looked around. He saw that the entire forest was a fiery red color. After walking several hundred meters inward, he felt that the aura of wood and fire around him was becoming more active, and he couldn't help but feel curious.
However, seeing that the Luan Bird in front of him didn't speak, he suppressed the thought of asking.
At this time Luanniao said: "Maybe you are curious why a monster at my level is unwilling to go out."
Ning Tao was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't know why this Luan bird suddenly said this.
However, the Luan bird didn't care about the expression on Ning Tao's face, and said to himself: "Monsters with strong bloodline like us, in order to live longer here, will continue to swallow Use various elixirs to improve your bloodline, so that you can continuously improve your strength, extend your life, and ensure that you will not be eliminated and killed in this world, and become the food of other monsters."
Ning Tao heard this and said cautiously: "Then senior, you haven't thought about going out?"
"Think? I've always thought about it, but whether we think about it or not is not something we are willing to do."
"Hey..." Luanniao stopped, sighed, and then stepped forward again.
"Actually, it's not that we don't want to, but that we can't. When our bloodline reaches a certain level, our strength will naturally exceed the limits of this world, and then we will be labeled as this world. There is no way out, and we can only Wait silently for the restoration of this world to be completed before the restrictions can be broken and freedom can be restored."
"This is why we took the initiative to send some of our heirs to sign contracts with you and send them out."
As he spoke, the Luan Bird seemed to be lost in memories. After a long period of reflection, he added: "It's been too long. A hundred generations have passed since our ancestors. Like me, although my lifespan can exceed a thousand years, that's not the case." Why, don’t you want to be buried in this world?”
"Okay, here we are."
Ning Tao was listening in a trance. When he heard the words, he raised his head and saw a red sycamore tree dozens of feet high standing here.
The trunk of the tree is like a blood-colored ancient jade, and the branches are covered with flame-like leaves. The whole body exudes a rich wood fire aura, showing that it is extraordinary.
On the topmost branch, there is a huge bird's nest made of red branches, seven or eight feet in size.
"Come up with me." The Luan Bird flapped its wings and flew into the air, hovering and landing in the red bird's nest.
When Ning Tao heard this, although he had doubts, he still followed him honestly.
As soon as he entered the bird's nest, Ning Tao saw a blue-red baby-sized giant egg lying quietly on a pile of blue-red Luan bird tail feathers, exuding a rich breath of life.
In addition, there is a body slightly smaller than this Luan bird. Compared with the current Luan bird, the color is slightly grayer, but the lifelike blue-red Luan bird corpse is lying quietly beside it.
Ning Tao was slightly stunned when he saw this. He had some suspicions in his heart and raised his head to look at Luanniao.
At this moment, the Luan Bird gently rubbed its head against the giant egg in front of it, with a look of doting on its face.
Seeing Ning Tao look at him, he said: "You guessed it right, this is my partner's body and our descendants. I burned my tail feathers in the battle a few days ago. At this time, time is running out. After I die, No one in this world can protect her anymore, so I invite you to come over and ask you to help me take care of her."
Without waiting for Ning Tao to speak, Luanniao continued.
"Don't worry, your help will not be in vain. This spiritual land was originally owned by a Nascent Soul Taoist named Qinghuo Jianjun, and my ancestors were the spirit beasts raised in his captivity. Because we have a trace of the blood of Luan Bird, Lord Qinghuo captured us and treated us as playthings for viewing."
"However, he never came back during that war, so we used this place as our habitat and have been living here. Later, by swallowing the elixir here, the group became stronger and stronger, and our bloodline became stronger and stronger."
"However, as the power of the bloodline becomes stronger and stronger, the productivity of our Luan birds is getting lower and lower, and this situation is getting more and more serious. Slowly, there are fewer and fewer red-bellied blue Luan birds in the entire secret realm. Now, there are also I’m the only one left.”
Ning Tao had a look of surprise on his face after hearing this.
"The Lihuo sycamore under your feet was originally transplanted by Lord Qinghuo Sword for the purpose of refining magic weapons. It has grown here for more than 100,000 years. It contains extremely majestic wood fire spiritual energy."
When Ning Tao heard this, he curiously flew outside and stroked the ruby-like tree trunk with his hands, feeling the pure Yimu and Lihuo energy coming from inside, which resonated with the true energy in his body.
Seeing Ning Tao touching the Lihuo Wutong intoxicatedly, Luanniao continued: "Because of that battle, Lord Qinghuo Sword never had the chance to practice it, but the restrictions placed inside it have always been there, so it's also Stop it from turning into a demon."
"Because it has been cultivated for a hundred thousand years, it is the highest-level spiritual material for refining magic weapons in this world. It has saved you a lot of trouble."
"And this nest is an alternative magical weapon similar to a spirit beast bag. It has already been matched with the aura of us Luan Birds. I will help you refine it together with this Lihuo Wutong soon."
When Ning Tao heard this, although he tried his best to restrain the expression on his face, he still showed a trace of ecstasy.
"Behind this mountain forest is the cave of Lord Qinghuo Sword. It is now regarded as the cemetery of our clan of birds. The corpses of the ancestors inside have long been drained of flesh and blood, leaving only a pile of feathers and bones. They are also of some use to you. You can If you take them out, they will only be abused by other monsters if they stay here."
After saying this, the Luan Bird breathed a long sigh of relief and said in a calm tone: "Okay, boy, I won't talk to you anymore, just drop your essence and blood on this nest and Lihuo Wutong. "
Upon hearing this, Ning Tao took out the Qinghong Sword, used his magic power, and cut open his palm with all his strength.
Drops of blood dripped on the nest, swirling on it, and a trace of heat rose up. Seeing this, the Luan bird spit out a ball of blue-red flames from its mouth, burning the blood on it.
I saw the steamed blood slowly melting into the nest. Immediately afterwards, something inexplicably appeared in Ning Tao's mind. Before he could take a closer look, he heard the Luan bird shouting: "Boy, it's going to happen soon." Your blood is dripping on the Lihuo sycamore tree outside."
Upon hearing this, Ning Tao quickly jumped to the edge of the bird's nest, stretching his arms so that the blood on his palms could drip onto the sycamore tree outside.
Seeing this, the Luan Bird spit out another blue-red flame from its mouth, wrapped in Ning Tao's blood, and fell on the Lihuo Wutong outside. Ning Tao's blood touched the branches of the Wutong tree, just like water falling on the soft soil. , and disappeared immediately.
Ning Tao was surprised when he suddenly had a splitting headache. He only had time to say: "Here we go again." Then he fainted.
Ning Tao woke up leisurely, with a slightly happy face. He quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Senior, please tell me your name. I'm so..."
Before Ning Tao could finish speaking, the bird waved its wings, interrupted Ning Tao's words, and said with eyes full of nostalgia: "A few years ago, my partner was giving birth, and those magic vultures took the opportunity to attack. In order to save me, my partner burned his tail feathers and seriously injured the leader of the demon eagle, thus saving us."
"But then, just like me now, the essence of my life passed away and I died. We Luan birds are loyal to each other throughout our lives. If one bird dies, the other will never live alone. When my partner dies, I have no chance to survive." The meaning of the name, etc., has long lost its meaning."
When Ning Tao heard this, his face couldn't help but look a little solemn. He listened to Luanniao continue: "If it weren't for it, I'm afraid I would have disappeared from this world."
After saying that, he walked over to the long-dead Luan bird and lay on the ground, his eyelids drooping feebly.
"Its name is Qingyu. I hope you will treat it well in the future."
After saying that, the Luan Bird spit out a ball of blue-red blood from its mouth, slowly blending into the giant egg in front of it, and then paralyzed to the ground, its eyes slowly losing luster.
Immediately afterwards, a ball of flame ignited all over his body, and two Luan birds were seen burning. The flames were several feet high in an instant, and they kept changing into various shapes, as if there were two Luan birds dancing in it. After a moment, they dissipated in Between heaven and earth.
Ning Tao stood there blankly, unable to calm down for a long time.
I don’t know how long it took, but Ning Tao came back to his senses with a serious look on his face. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, senior. Ning Tao will definitely live up to his trust."
I don't know how long he stood here. Ning Tao came back to his senses, squeezed the magic weapon in his hand, and the brilliance flashed.
The Lihuo Wutong and the Green Luan bird's nest in front of them also flashed with brilliance and turned into two thumb-sized pockets, floating in place. However, where the Lihuo Wutong was before, there was only a huge deep pit left.
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