Chapter 164: Wu Di Sect
The Cold Pond Bird is a Demonic Beast that lives in icy regions. It’s a rather special place, and First Mountain doesn’t have them.
You can only find them in the true Demonic Beast territories of Cave Demon Valley.
They can exhale cold ice breath to freeze humans or Cultivators.
That’s why it’s called that.
However, the reason Shuitan didn’t recall it at first was because the Cold Pond Bird’s appearance resembles a disfigured Zombie, covered in pustules and rotten flesh.
Shuitan had only seen its Information. He hadn’t encountered a Cold Pond Bird during his training expeditions, so he hadn’t seen a real one.
The Demonic Beast that looked like a Pterosaur before him appeared too normal, which is why he didn’t recall it for a moment.
It was just too normal!
It had pale green skin, a Pterosaur-like appearance, and its spread wings were covered in bone spurs, making it incredibly cool.
It wasn’t until the creature exhaled a stream of cold ice breath several meters long directly at Shuitan that he remembered that the bird’s attack moves were exactly the same as described in the Information for the Cold Pond Bird.
“This is a Cold Pond Bird?”
Shuitan’s tone was a bit strange due to his surprise.
Because this bird possessed sharp claws like a Pterosaur and enormous wings, aside from its terrifyingly large size.
It could almost be described as majestic, with none of the disgusting appearance of the Demonic Beasts from Yunzhou Continent.
—It was a bit like a normal version of a Cold Pond Bird.
If the Cold Pond Bird looked like this, it would have long been listed by Players as one of the must-have mounts.
The System also noticed Shuitan’s point of surprise: “It is a bit strange.”
Meanwhile, the Cold Pond Bird didn’t care what Shuitan was surprised about. Its massive body was not hindered in the dense forest, and it unleashed a barrage of extremely dense attacks towards Shuitan, its killing intent as potent as a true Demonic Beast.
It was indeed a Demonic Beast.
Shuitan temporarily ignored his thoughts and focused on dealing with the Cold Pond Bird before him.
If Tier 3 Demonic Beasts were considered powerful existences for them before, now that they had entered the Late Qi Condensation Stage and Shuitan had joined Guanhai Sect, dealing with Tier 3 Demonic Beasts wasn’t as strenuous.
He quickly struck down the Cold Pond Bird that had charged right at him.
The Cold Pond Bird was killed by several of his Palm Thunders.
In the end, Palm Thunder was still the most effective.
After all, this Cultivation Technique countered most demons and monsters, especially dealing stronger damage to Demonic Beasts.
It had no flaws other than being expensive.
—Fortunately, the Sect provided it for free.
“Boom—”
The Cold Pond Bird’s massive body collapsed powerlessly, toppling a patch of flowers, grass, and trees around it. In this dense forest, light could still be faintly refracted.
Apart from this Cold Pond Bird, there seemed to be no other demonic creatures around.
Its body still bore scorch marks from the Palm Thunders, and it occasionally trembled.
Shuitan walked forward, about to ask the System if the bird could be recycled, when he saw the Cold Pond Bird’s body suddenly begin to transform into faint streams of light, scattering into the air.
He frowned and muttered, “Could this be a Secret Realm? The corpses of Demonic Beasts can’t be taken out?”
As soon as he thought this, he saw that the streams of light melting in the air did not disappear but gradually began to swirl.
A few seconds later, a lively Cold Pond Bird reappeared within the vortex.
It let out a sharp cry and spat a breath of ice directly at Shuitan.
Shuitan: “Damn it!”
To think such a shameless thing could happen!
It could actually revive!
How could this be fought?
No matter how powerful Shuitan was, he couldn’t keep this up indefinitely. He immediately began to flee.
He questioned the System as he ran: “What kind of monster is this? Does it have infinite revivals?”
System: “This is a Secret Realm. Anything is possible.”
Shuitan: “…”
If you don’t understand, you don’t understand. I can’t scold you.
The System then turned and told Song Jiulai about the strange situation Shuitan had encountered.
“A Demonic Beast that looks exactly like a Cold Pond Bird? And it can revive after dying?”
Song Jiulai was also taken aback. The System was advanced now and could even send a short video to Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai watched the video of the massive Cold Pond Bird and was also shocked: “Damn, how can this Demonic Beast look so beautiful?”
Apart from being a bit fierce, its appearance completely overshadowed the local Demonic Beasts of Yunzhou Continent by a hundred thousand miles.
If Players could ride this Demonic Beast, it would be incredibly cool, wouldn’t it?
“Is this a Cold Pond Bird? It doesn’t look like the Cold Pond Birds I’ve seen!”
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Song Jiulai recalled that the Cold Pond Birds of Yunzhou Continent did look exactly like this creature, especially in terms of body shape.
But in terms of appearance, the Cold Pond Birds of Yunzhou Continent—they were being outshone.
The System said: “It is indeed a bit strange.”
There’s still too little data, and since this Demonic Beast can revive, it’s not impossible that it’s formed due to other factors.
The Small World Shuitan encountered is quite peculiar, and there’s no other Information. After all, there are only five Players, and if they are scattered across five or six Small Worlds, they can’t explore all the Small Worlds in the Moonlight Secret Realm.
Shuitan was constantly being chased by Demonic Beasts, while Song Jiulai, who was blending in with Mortals and searching for information about the Groom and Bride, seemed too idle.
However, compared to that, the Spirit Body encountered by Mu Qiu provided the most Information.
Besides telling Mu Qiu that this was Wan Hai Yuan Ruins, it also revealed other important Information.
“Wu Di Sect, you haven’t heard of this Sect?”
After discussing Wan Hai Yuan with the Spirit Body, the latter asked Mu Qiu how Wu Di Sect was doing outside.
As a result, Mu Qiu, looking bewildered, told her that she had no idea what Wu Di Sect was.
The Woman then showed a look of astonishment.
“How could you possibly not have heard of Wu Di Sect?”
She murmured this sentence, seemingly unable to accept it.
After a while, as if accepting some fact, she suddenly lost her playful demeanor. Even the Spirit Body showed a hint of dejection: “I know, I knew… those Cultivators who came from Yunzhou never mentioned Wu Di Sect. I should have known…”
Mu Qiu couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, what should you have known? What kind of Sect is Wu Di Sect? It’s normal for me not to know. Yunzhou Continent alone has several Super Sects, and countless major Sects under them. I’m just a disciple of a Small Sect from a remote place, so it’s normal for me not to have heard of Wu Di Sect…”
“That’s absolutely not normal!” The Woman interrupted her: “Even if you weren’t from Yunzhou Continent, even if you were a Demonic Cultivator or one of those legendary beings, you couldn’t possibly not know Wu Di Sect. That is…”
She wanted to say something but quickly fell silent.
“Perhaps, perhaps she really…”
Perhaps what?
Mu Qiu and the System roared in their hearts: “Hurry up and say it!”
Riddlers, get out of Yunzhou Continent!
Unfortunately, neither the person nor the System dared to ask anything. The Woman then said, “Never mind. Since you don’t know, it means it’s not beneficial for you to know.”
Mu Qiu felt like she was watching a TV drama at a crucial point, and the other party went to an advertisement, stating that the exciting part would continue next week.
She suppressed her feelings and said, “It’s okay, Senior. Even if it’s not beneficial, I still want to know.”
