Chapter 91 The swing crashes through the void! A giant pheasant falls from the sky.
In the small courtyard, the swing swung higher and higher.
Xiao Yuer and Xiao Lian's bell-like laughter echoed above the courtyard.
But in the eyes of others, this scene was incredibly terrifying.
That wooden board carved from the Primordial World Tree tore a pitch-black void rift in mid-air every time it swung up. Behind those rifts, the vast starry river and violent spatial turbulence of the Upper Realm were faintly visible.
"Revered Master, higher! I want to touch the clouds in the sky!" Xiao Yuer grabbed the colorful dragon-binding rope and shouted excitedly.
"Alright, hold on tight."
Lin Yuan smiled and gave the wooden board another gentle push.
"Whoosh—"
The swing suddenly swung into a void rift that had just been torn open.
At the same time.
Above the Nine Heavens, in the starry river of the Upper Realm.
A massive [Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix], its entire body burning with Nine-Colored Divine Fire, was soaring proudly with its wings spread.
As a renowned ancient divine bird of the Upper Realm, it had just consumed an Immortal Plant in a Secret Realm and was preparing to return to its nest to refine it properly.
Just then, the void in front of it split open without warning.
Before the Divine Phoenix could react,
an ordinary-looking wooden board, carrying two little girls carved from pink jade, swung out from the rift and slammed squarely into its noble bird face.
"Bang!"
A dull thud sounded.
The dignified Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix didn't even have time to let out a scream. It was directly slapped by the Primordial World Tree's wooden board until its eyes rolled back, and it fainted on the spot. Its massive body fell straight down through the rift.
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Northern suburbs of Qingyun City, small courtyard.
Lin Yuan was about to catch the returning swing when he suddenly felt the sky above him darken.
"Splat."
A massive, fluffy, multicolored object fell from mid-air, crashing heavily into the mud next to the Primordial World Tree, creating a large pit. Colorful feathers drifted everywhere, filling the courtyard.
The swing swung back steadily and stopped in front of Lin Yuan.
"Wow! Revered Master, a big bird fell from the sky!" Xiao Yuer jumped off the swing and curiously approached.
Lin Yuan stepped forward and kicked the giant bird covered in colorful feathers with his toe.
This bird was quite plump, with a very long tail. It looked somewhat like a peacock from his previous life's zoo, but several sizes larger.
"The ecological environment of Qingyun City is really good. Even in broad daylight, there are wild chickens flying blindly in the sky, and this one even knocked itself out hitting a tree."
Lin Yuan rubbed his chin, turned, and shouted to Demon Venerable Wanhua, who was chopping wood: "Old Wan, stop chopping wood. Come over and process this big wild chicken."
Demon Venerable Wanhua ran over with his axe and looked down.
"Hiss—!"
Old Wan sucked in a breath of cold air, and the axe in his hand almost fell on his foot.
A Divine Phoenix!
This was a Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix with pure ancient Bloodline from the Upper Realm! Although the Nine-Colored Divine Fire had been extinguished, the supreme Dao Laws flowing on its feathers could never be mistaken!
For a divine bird of this level, pulling out a single feather could be used to refine a top-grade Immortal Artifact. Now, it was lying in a mud pit like a dead chicken, and the Young Master even mistook it for a wild chicken that had fainted from hitting a tree?!
"Yo... Young Master..." Old Wan swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "This bird's feathers are so vibrant, and its size is massive. I'm afraid it's no ordinary wild chicken. What if it's poisonous..."
"How could it be poisonous? The more vibrant the wild game, the more fragrant it is when stewed."
Lin Yuan waved his hand and ordered, "Go boil a pot of hot water and pluck its feathers. I see this bird is quite plump. It just so happens that the wild mushrooms I bought a few days ago haven't been finished. Tonight, we'll make a Chicken and mushroom stew to nourish the two little girls."
Stew... stew a Divine Phoenix?!
Old Wan's legs went weak.
That was an ancient divine bird comparable to a pure-blooded True Dragon. Its Physical Body was indestructible, and ordinary immortal fire couldn't even burn a single one of its feathers. How was he supposed to pluck them?!
"Woof!"
While Old Wan was in a daze, Xiao Hei Gou ran over happily, wagging its tail.
Xiao Hei Gou stared intently at the Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix on the ground, drooling everywhere. It was an Ancient Devouring Beast, after all, and loved eating the flesh and blood of such highly nourishing divine birds.
Xiao Hei Gou stepped forward, opened its dog mouth, and with a "crunch," bit down on the longest Nine-colored plume on the Divine Phoenix's tail and pulled hard.
It forcefully pulled out a feather that even a True Immortal couldn't cut.
"Whine, whine..." Xiao Hei Gou held the feather in its mouth and looked at Demon Venerable Wanhua pleasingly, as if saying: Look, plucking feathers is very simple, I'll help you!
Old Wan looked at this diligent local dog, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
Fine, in this courtyard, even a dog can raw-pluck a Divine Phoenix's feathers. What did he, a Demon Venerable, have to worry about?
"Yes, Young Master. This old servant will go boil water and pluck the feathers right away." Old Wan sighed in resignation and dragged the unconscious Divine Phoenix toward the kitchen.
Outside the wall.
Cangqiongzi and Ancient Ancestor Yuanmo were peering over the wall, having witnessed everything with their own eyes.
The two old monsters looked at each other, both seeing endless shock and fervor in the other's eyes.
"Old Cang, did you see that?" Ancient Ancestor Yuanmo's voice trembled. "Was the Lord really just swinging?"
Cangqiongzi took a deep breath, his tone incredibly solemn.
"Swing my foot! The Lord was using the motion of pushing the swing to pierce through the void of two realms and go 'fishing' in the Upper Realm!"
"Didn't you hear the Lord say the 'ecological environment is good'? It's clearly because the Lord looked down on the ingredients of the Lower Realm for being too low-grade and directly crossed the realms to pull down a Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix for an extra dish!"
Ancient Ancestor Yuanmo was so excited he wiped away tears: "Using the World Tree as a fishing rod, the void rift as a fishing net, and casually striking down a Divine Phoenix for dinner. The Lord's methods are truly unfathomable!"
"Don't just stand there!" Cangqiongzi snatched the Trowel, his face flushed with excitement. "There's 'Chicken and mushroom stew' tonight! Let's work harder. Maybe if the Lord is happy after eating, he'll even reward us with a sip of hot soup!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Mix the mortar! Hurry and mix the mortar!"
On the construction site, a craze for work erupted once again.