Chapter 398 - 376: Carrying Wanwan into the Sky and Far Away

Song Ciwan traveled from Cangling County to Fengling County, and from Fengling County to Liuxian County... After passing through several more counties, she walked straight out of Yong State.

The late autumn of Yong State passed. When she arrived in Yangzhou, she was greeted by the damp chill of winter.

During this time, Song Ciwan would bring out her Han Guang Glaze Residence every night. Inside the Cultivation Room, she would cultivate while also selling off various items.

Besides the Demon Spirit Malice she sold daily, she also sold all sorts of other "qi."

Her gains from the previous period had been truly bountiful, and Song Ciwan needed time to process all the good things one by one.

For example: [You have sold the Evil Cultivator’s Spirit Transformation Altar and obtained the growable Top Grade Magical Artifact, the Blood Jade Armor.]

Blood Jade Armor: After Refinement and being worn, it can merge with the user’s bloodline to form protective armor. This armor can absorb the essence blood of living creatures to grow and has the effect of wounding enemies with bloodlust in battle.

After reading this, Song Ciwan pondered for a moment.

’This thing is a bit evil, and its Level hasn’t reached the Magical Treasure Level. I have no use for it, but it seems suitable for the Big White Goose.’

So, Song Ciwan directly began its Refinement, then used the Spirit Nurturing Technique to embed it into the Big White Goose’s body.

The Big White Goose was Song Ciwan’s Spirit Beast, so to a certain extent, it could directly withstand her True Qi Magical Power.

Its Level was low right now, so Song Ciwan could help it with the Refinement of the Magical Artifact. Once its Cultivation increased in the future, it would be able to give back to Song Ciwan.

Song Ciwan then had the Big White Goose consume the Demon Flowing Paste she had acquired earlier. After drinking the Demon Flowing Paste, the Big White Goose suddenly let out a long cry at the moon one night.

It then rushed from the room into the courtyard. Song Ciwan deliberately released the restrictions on the Han Guang Glaze Residence, and it spread its wings and soared into the sky.

"HONK!"

The sound of the goose’s cry echoed far and wide in the night sky, triggering several demonic calls and howls from the mountains and wilds, and also attracting low-level aberrations that wandered over.

Most Gray Travel Level aberrations lacked intelligence and would move towards the sound of humans. If Song Ciwan encountered them, she would casually exterminate them, which could be considered clearing the way for the nearby common folk.

However, this kind of cleansing was only effective for a short time. After a little while, say ten days to half a month, these low-level aberrations would simply respawn.

As the saying goes, they can be swept away but never fully cleared, eliminated but never completely eradicated. This was the nature of Gray Travel Level aberrations.

This was because desires arose in the hearts of people, and all sorts of delusions were difficult to sever. Therefore, wherever there were people, aberrations would inevitably appear.

It was just that humans now lived in settlements, with large cities and small villages.

Cities and villages all had various forms of protection that low-level aberrations couldn’t penetrate. Therefore, within the cities and villages, the safety of the common people was more or less guaranteed. As long as they didn’t wander about at night, or weren’t exceptionally unlucky...

As for the exceptionally unlucky ones, they certainly existed, and quite a few of them at that... Of course, there’s no need to elaborate here.

Song Ciwan protected the Big White Goose, waiting as it flew into the sky and cried out to the moon. Only after it had circled several times under the star-dusted moon did she see it suddenly fold its wings and dive down from the heavens.

As it dove, the aura on the Big White Goose’s body surged explosively.

In a single instant, it broke through the barrier, completely clearing the hurdle of Spirit Communication and becoming a Spirit Communication Stage Goose Demon!

The Spirit Communication Stage was, in fact, equivalent to the Qi Cultivation Stage for human Cultivators.

"HONK!" The Big White Goose cried out joyfully, each sound filled with delight.

"HONK HONK HONK!"

"HOOONK HOOONK!"

It cried out as it dove straight into Song Ciwan’s arms.

One must know, the Big White Goose was now a truly massive goose. After breaking through to the Spirit Communication Stage, its frame was even larger than before. With its wings spread, its wingspan was a full ten feet!

If it stood with its wings folded, it would be six feet tall.

For such a huge goose to drop from the sky and dive straight at Song Ciwan—if she hadn’t succeeded in Body Refining and cultivated her Thunder Fire Body Devouring Technique to the Third-Layer Flesh and Blood Slaughter, the Big White Goose’s charge would have been tantamount to murdering its master.

Fortunately, Song Ciwan was an Immortal Martial Dual Cultivator. On the surface, her posture was as elegant as jade, not at all the powerful type. But in reality, the force of the Big White Goose’s dive was no different to her than a feather floating down.

She lightly caught the Big White Goose, holding the massive bird loosely in her arms.

The goose was too big. Although Song Ciwan had enough strength, she had trouble wrapping her arms around it. After the Big White Goose stretched its neck and nuzzled messily against her cheek, it realized it was awkwardly large. So, it cried out again, and then—POOF!

It was unclear what it had triggered, but in the next moment, it suddenly shrank in Song Ciwan’s arms!

This was clearly a bloodline instinct the Big White Goose had gained after its breakthrough. This was one of the benefits of cultivation for the Demon Race; although gaining sentience was difficult, they would always automatically acquire some bloodline instincts with every breakthrough.

Unlike the Human Race, who had to painstakingly cultivate myriad techniques to master various ways of application.

However, the creativity possessed by the innately intelligent Human Race was something the Demon Race couldn’t compare to. It could be said that both sides had their strengths and weaknesses; as for who was stronger, that depended on the specific situation.

Take the Big White Goose, for example. Although it had mastered a bloodline instinct to change its size, this instinct sometimes malfunctioned.

The Big White Goose rapidly shrank in Song Ciwan’s arms until it was palm-sized. The fine Big White Goose had become a little baby gosling!

The Big White Goose instantly grew anxious. ’Being too big is inconvenient, but being too small isn’t impressive at all. How can this be?’

It stretched its neck and let out a series of frantic honks, then hurriedly transformed again—POOF!

This time, the Big White Goose became a super-sized goose a full twenty feet tall. Even though Song Ciwan could still lift it easily, the Big White Goose was so embarrassed that it immediately spread its wings and scrambled to one side.

The giant goose flapped its wings, looking dazed as it kicked up a cloud of dust and dirt, appearing utterly clumsy for a moment.

This made Song Ciwan let out a "pfft" and laugh.

The Big White Goose: "HOOONK HOOONK!"

It twisted its neck and cried out in shame and anger.

Song Ciwan walked over, reached out to gently pat its body, and said, "Big White, you look so majestic! Being this big, you’ll have no problem carrying me in flight, right?"

The Big White Goose: ...

After a moment of stunned silence, the Big White Goose instantly whipped its head back, filled with boundless joy.

"HOOONK HOOONK!"

"HONK HONK HONK!"

It flapped its wings, kicking up a cloud of dust in its excitement.

The low-level Gray Travel Level aberrations that had been inexplicably drawn to the area were caught in the downdraft from the Big White Goose’s flapping and instantly dissipated into the air like mist.

"HOOONK HOOONK!"

"GOOSE GOOSE GOOSE!"

The Big White Goose honked loudly, urging Song Ciwan to get on its back. It wanted to carry Wanwan into the sky and fly to faraway lands!

Song Ciwan raised her hand to put away the Han Guang Glaze Residence, which was as invisible as a speck of dust. With a light tap of her toes, she flew up and landed on the Big White Goose’s back.

The Big White Goose spread its wings and, unable to wait, soared into the sky.

The WHOOSH of the wind swept past them. The moment the white goose beat its wings, the bright moon and starry sky instantly magnified, so close it felt as if they could reach out and pluck them.

Meanwhile, the mountains, rivers, and cities on the ground shrank in an instant. Under the moonlight, the Nine Provinces looked like a painting.