Chapter 323: The Golden-Winged Roc Emerges!

Yang Tian's gaze swept around him. Compared to the lush, verdant mountains in the distance, this place seemed extremely out of place—a barren mountain range, isolated and solitary.

Just as Yang Tian was puzzled, a cracking sound came from within the several barren mountains, as if something was squirming inside. The hairs on Yang Tian's body stood on end.

During the three months of secluded cultivation, Yang Tian had experienced many terrifying ambushes, and there were fearsome beings that nearly tore his body in two. Through these days of life-and-death struggles, he had endured much, and his aura grew increasingly steady, like an abyss.

A few days ago, Yang Tian had seen a terrifyingly huge beast that blotted out the sky as it swept across the heavens, as if the entire world could not contain it. If not for Yang Tian's weak cultivation—the beast deemed him unworthy of notice—he would surely have suffered a dreadful, fatal strike.

All sorts of bizarre things happened here. Yang Tian once rested under a large tree, but that tree was a tree spirit that had lived for who knows how many years, and it suddenly bound his body.

Fortunately, he was now able to activate the divine power of the artifact Black Demon, cutting off the branches, and thus escaped a fatal attack.

This mountain peak was extremely eerie, as if something inside was devouring the rock. Yang Tian's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

With a loud "Boom!" and very abruptly, that bare mountain suddenly cracked. A mountain a full thousand zhang in size became covered in cracks in just one breath—a truly horrifying scene.

Yang Tian turned and ran without any hesitation. He sensed a terrifying presence inside.

Bang! At that moment, the thousand-zhang mountain burst apart violently. Rocks flew through the air, piercing the clouds, and the void howled—an extremely spectacular scene.

At this moment, several bare mountains around him also collapsed, revealing a terrifying fissure. Yang Tian couldn't help but look back and saw a huge monster crawling out from within.

The crimson monster, with four dreadful claws that cracked the ground, was covered in strange scales, extremely sharp, emitting a chilling luster, and was over thirty zhang long.

"What kind of monster is this?" Yang Tian was shocked, exclaiming in surprise. He sensed a terrifying killing intent and frantically dashed forward.

Boom! Boom! The ground trembled, the sound of the huge claws scraping echoed through heaven and earth, the earth cracking, extremely terrifying. At this moment, its body rushed toward Yang Tian.

Rumble! Yang Tian shed the Black Demon, and his blood energy roared like a mountain flood bursting its banks, emitting a deafening rumble. His speed instantly surged, and after heavy afterimages flashed by, he had already dashed a hundred zhang.

"Roar...!" The crimson monster was extremely terrifying. It opened its bloody mouth and spewed a jet of pitch-black light, which fell ahead and struck one of Yang Tian's afterimages.

The afterimage shattered. The pitch-black light was horrifying, melting the ground into a pockmarked mess, emitting green smoke.

Yang Tian's mind couldn't help but tremble. His palm suddenly surged with heavy crimson light, his blood energy overwhelming, the surrounding void shaking.

He was executing a formidable technique. The blood energy in his body spewed out, converging like a torrent in his palm. The crimson light grew increasingly astonishing, faintly forming a portal.

"Instantaneous Thousand-Mile Art!" Yang Tian roared, his blood energy vibrating. The crimson light in his palm suddenly swelled, and the portal emerged from within, standing in the void ahead.

Yang Tian leaped and plunged into it. Then, a jet of pitch-black light shot out, striking the healing crimson portal. The portal shook and then began to crack.

But the crimson portal was not slow at all; like a whirlwind, it vanished from this world in an instant.

"Roar!" Seeing this, the red giant beast bellowed, its terrifying aura spreading, shaking the heavens. It roared, stirring the mountains and rivers, and a powerful demonic sound emanated from within its body.

"Chirp!" Suddenly, a dreadful cry rang out from the void. A sky-covering ferocious bird appeared in the air. Under the red giant beast's horrified gaze, one of the bird's huge claws swept across, instantly crushing the red beast's body.

The mighty beast that had just been awe-inspiring, chasing Yang Tian with secret techniques, was now pierced through by the ferocious bird and turned into a pile of mud. Such was the primeval forest, full of terrifying ambushes everywhere.

In a mountain range fifty or sixty li away, a red portal emerged, and Yang Tian fell out from it, crashing to the ground.

"Damn..." Yang Tian's chest heaved a few times, and he couldn't help but wince. There were several frightening wounds on his body, clearly injured by the red beast's shockwaves.

"Gurgle..." Ahead came the sound of flowing water. Yang Tian was immediately drawn to it. He looked forward and was stunned. It was a small valley, where the essence of heaven and earth was extremely abundant.

"So many spirit herbs..." At this moment, Yang Tian's attention was captured by the spirit herbs planted around. He surveyed them with keen interest. The small valley contained many spirit herbs, and he even spotted some rare varieties.

"Fortune and misfortune depend on each other..." Yang Tian marveled. He walked around, and when he reached the central area, his pupils suddenly froze.

Ahead was a rare formation. Curious, Yang Tian leaped over and observed it closely.

"It can actually gather essence energy!" After watching for a while, Yang Tian's pupils contracted slightly. The formation arranged around could converge the essence energy from all directions, which was quite rare even in the outside world.

Yang Xiao also came out, glanced briefly at the surrounding formation, and walked in with interest. Although this formation was peculiar, Yang Xiao, having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, was naturally not hindered by it.

"These are the dregs..." Yang Tian followed Yang Xiao's steps as he entered. When his gaze fell upon the medicinal dregs on the ground, his expression turned somewhat strange. These dregs were very similar to the residue from the medicinal bath Yang Xiao had prepared.

"Strange..." Yang Xiao's eyes also froze for a moment, his somewhat surprised gaze sweeping over the dregs. He could sense that they were refined from the blood essence of a strange beast.

"Since you were able to obtain this ancient formula, it's possible that others have it too." After a moment, Yang Xiao smiled. This kind of ancient formula was not particularly obscure, but the fact that it had been preserved was indeed remarkable.

"I just wonder if this place is ownerless?" Yang Tian licked his lips and nodded. After scanning the surroundings for a while, he sat cross-legged and immersed his mind in the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

The Moon Essence Pill contained vast amounts of solar and lunar essence, which also had miraculous effects on the physical body. This energy derived from the void, and for Yang Tian to be able to enjoy such cultivation resources was already a great fortune.

At this moment, the sun and moon revolved in Yang Tian's eyes, shining brilliantly with terrifying power. As strands of solar and lunar essence gathered within, the phantom images of the sun and moon solidified slightly.

When that pure moonlight swept into his flesh and blood, Yang Tian's entire body emitted a precious light, radiating a mysterious glow. The wounds on his body slowly healed.

He was immersed in cultivation. Ahead, the millstone-sized egg emitted a soaring glow, swirling with auspicious vapors like layers of thin mist, exceptionally splendid.

On top of the egg, Xiao Bai lay sprawled, snoring softly. The fur on his forehead cascaded golden radiance, like a golden rain, exuding divinity, and a faint, terrifying aura leaked out.

After sleeping more than a dozen times over three months, the two fleshy tumors on Xiao Bai's back had grown slightly. The energy within him was awakening, at a speed many times faster than before.

Rumble! At that moment, the millstone-sized egg spewed forth dense ancient aura. The creature inside seemed to revive, emitting a rumbling sound.

"Three months, it's about time." Sensing this change, Yang Xiao's face beamed with a smile. A divine beast being born—he had never seen such a scene before.