Chapter 0284: Bird-Man Bane

Chapter 0284: Bird-Man Bane

The bird-man was dragged away by several wolfmen, beaten constantly along the way, letting out very miserable screams.

The wolfmen laughed uproariously, as if the violence brought them immense pleasure.

Qin Yun secretly followed behind. When he arrived at the cave entrance, he saw that the bird-man had been beaten all over, his legs bound by iron chains, hanging upside down at the entrance of the large cave, with blood continuously dripping from his mouth.

The wolfmen had dealt heavy blows, but the bird-man's vitality was incredibly strong, still able to let out painful cries.

After hanging the bird-man at the cave entrance, the wolfmen left, knowing that no one could save him there.

Qin Yun retracted his shadow power and stood beneath the bird-man.

The bird-man, seeing the shadowy figure, opened his eyes wide in surprise, thinking it was a hallucination caused by his injuries.

"Hehe, at dawn, your chieftain is going to roast you for a meal! How do you feel now?" Qin Yun sneered.

Upon hearing the voice, the bird-man trembled in fear, realizing it wasn't a hallucination. "You... you are a human!"

Qin Yun smiled. "Yes, haven't you seen a human before? What's so surprising about that?"

"What... what do you want? To kill me? I'm not afraid of death!" The bird-man's voice trembled. Although he knew he would be eaten at dawn, he could still live for a while longer. If he were to die now, he was still very afraid.

"I'm not like you beasts who eat anything!" Qin Yun said with a grin, taking out a talisman. After activating it, he inserted it into the bird-man's body.

Soon, he could control the bird-man's soul. With just a thought, he could make the bird-man's soul dissipate.

"What did you do?" The bird-man, seeing Qin Yun throw a talisman, exclaimed in shock, feeling his soul being controlled.

"That was a talisman just now. Once it's inserted into your body, I can torment your soul. If you don't cooperate with me, hehe, it will be more painful than being eaten." Qin Yun said with a cunning smile, then took out the Spirit Essence Saber, using it to cut the iron chain.

Seeing the Spirit Essence Saber, the bird-man suddenly remembered that at the entrance of the Demon King City, there was such a blade flying around, killing many demon beasts.

"You are from the Demon King City!" The bird-man exclaimed, his bird-like eyes glowing green, his beak wide open as if he was about to attack Qin Yun.

"Bird-man, I just saved you! I may be a human, but I'm not as insane as your chieftain. You risked your life for him, yet he sentenced you to death just because he was in a bad mood and even plans to eat you, sharing your meat with the wolfmen." Qin Yun said coldly.

The bird-man's hostile attitude gradually disappeared, his voice filled with sorrow. "You're right! You did save me!"

Qin Yun patted his shoulder and smiled. "I saved you so you could help me! Put on these clothes first, recover your injuries, and I'll take you away from here!"

With the talisman controlling him, the bird-man didn't dare to act recklessly, his life in Qin Yun's hands. Recalling how his chieftain had treated him and how the wolfmen had bullied him, he felt even more rage.

Wearing the equipment given by Qin Yun, the bird-man's injuries healed quickly. As he marveled at the clothes, Qin Yun brought him down.

"Bird-man, it seems you're often bullied in this beast territory! That chieftain probably wanted to deal with you for a long time, finding an excuse to do so!" Qin Yun asked.

The bird-man nodded. "It's because I can fly. In the Beastmen mountains, those who can fly are often resented and enslaved, some even used as mounts!"

Qin Yun smiled. "That's probably because they can't fly!"

"Perhaps," the bird-man sighed helplessly, touching his wounds and finding them healed, once again marveling at the wonders of human craftsmanship.

"Human, you saved me. How can I help you?" the bird-man asked.

Qin Yun felt that this bird-man still had some humanity, repaying kindness with gratitude. He asked in a low voice, "When did this Yang Palace Lord start working with your chieftain?"

The bird-man recalled, "It's been some time. I remember the first time that Palace Lord visited; our chieftain welcomed him warmly. As for when they began their collaboration, I’m not certain. They were already collaborating before I swore allegiance to that wolf."

Qin Yun thought for a moment and asked, "So where are they now? Your lord must have something that caught the eye of Yang Palace Lord; otherwise, they wouldn't be working together!"

The bird-man looked in a certain direction and said, "They went to check on the beast oil! Under those hundreds of mountains, there's a massive reserve of it. This oil is our staple food; it keeps hunger at bay and strengthens us. Yang Palace Lord visits periodically to collect large quantities of beast oil."

"What does he need the beast oil for?" Qin Yun asked, astonished.

He finally understood why the Beastmen could reproduce so quickly despite having no food. It turned out there was a large amount of mysterious beast oil here.

"I don't know, but I can take you there to see!" the bird-man offered.

"No need. If they find you, you're as good as dead. I'll go by myself! You fly away from the Beastmen Mountains and hide near the stone tablet at the border of the Tian Qin Empire. I'll call for you there after I return," Qin Yun whispered, pointing in a certain direction.

The bird-man nodded. "Alright!"

"By the way, you're not allowed to kill indiscriminately in the future!" Qin Yun instructed.

"I've never killed anyone! I've lived off beast oil all my life!" the bird-man said a bit miffed as he flew up.

"Go now! Hurry!" Qin Yun said. "I'll take care of those wolfmen along the way!"

The bird-man, very pleased, flew away.

Qin Yun soon found the wolfmen and swiftly dispatched them with the Spirit Blade. Then, he headed toward the location of the beast oil.

"Mo Mo, have you heard of beast oil?" Qin Yun asked.

"I wouldn't know. I'll have to see it to confirm!" Mo Mo replied. "When we get back, I want to check on that bird-man so I can determine if these Beastmen are runaways from the Demon Realm!"

After bypassing two mountains, Qin Yun sensed a strange aura—a decaying yet powerful energy.

From his vantage point on the mountaintop, he quickly noticed several burly minotaurs busily working below, likely extracting beast oil.

He hurriedly hid in the shadows and carefully made his way down the mountain.

Soon, he saw the so-called beast oil—it was colorless and liquid, but had a strange odor.

Next to the mountain, there was a well several meters wide. The minotaurs were working together to haul up a massive bucket.

The large bucket was soon lifted and placed nearby.

There were many large buckets here, all filled with beast oil.

The minotaurs then dropped a large iron bucket into the well and continued extracting the beast oil.

Qin Yun quietly approached a large bucket, took out a bowl, and filled it halfway with beast oil. To his surprise, the half bowl of beast oil weighed as much as a hundred jin.

Just the weight showed how much energy the beast oil contained!

"Mo Mo, the beast oil is here. Take a look. Is there anything like this in the Demon Realm?" Qin Yun asked, still unsure of the exact purpose of the beast oil, only knowing that the Beastmen relied on it for survival.

And the Blue Spirit West Palace seemed to value this oil greatly.

After storing the half bowl of beast oil in his spatial item, Mo Mo exclaimed in surprise, "This is... Beast Spirit Liquid!"

"Beast Spirit Liquid? What's that?" Qin Yun asked, sensing that this beast oil was far from ordinary.

"It's something that both the Demon Beasts and Beast Blood Clan love to consume, but as for how it comes about, I'm not sure!" Mo Mo explained. "Brother Yun, now I get it—the Beastmen are actually Beast Blood People! They have the blood of beasts in their veins, which is why they look half-human, half-beast."

"The Beast Blood Clan, in the Demon Realm, is second only to the Demon Beasts in numbers. Because they have the blood of Demon Beasts in their veins, they can avoid being attacked by Demon Beasts. With large amounts of Beast Spirit Liquid, they can command Demon Beasts to work for them!"

How the Beastmen control the Demon Beasts is becoming increasingly clear, and it's largely due to this beast oil.

Suddenly, Qin Yun sensed a familiar presence—it was Xiao Yanglong!

Xiao Yanglong was actually here too.

Along with Xiao Yanglong, the Yang Palace Lord of the Blue Spirit West Palace was with him, and they were slowly walking towards the dozens of barrels of beast oil.

Besides the Yang Palace Lord and Xiao Yanglong, a young man was also present, at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage. He followed Xiao Yanglong and the Yang Palace Lord very respectfully.

Qin Yun quickly hid inside a large empty barrel!

"Palace Lord, I plan to hold the grand wedding with Yang Shiyue as soon as possible, and I hope you can host it for me!" Xiao Yanglong said.

These words made Qin Yun's heart race!

The Yang Palace Lord smiled and said, "No problem! I thought you'd defeat Qin Yun first before the wedding. I didn't expect you to start so early!"

"I've hit a bottleneck, and I've just acquired the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Technique. I want to try using Yang Shiyue to see if I can successfully absorb her essence and help me break through! Palace Lord, you should understand that a genius like her is very rare. I don't want anyone getting ahead of me!" Xiao Yanglong said with a smile.

Hearing these words, Qin Yun felt overwhelming rage. Xiao Yanglong was actually using Yang Shiyue as a cauldron to cultivate an evil technique!

"Palace Lord, Master, you won't need to come here often from now on. Let me handle the task of obtaining the beast oil!" the young man said with a smile. "This way, you'll have time to prepare for the wedding!"

"Zhang Hang, these beast oils are extremely precious. We've spent billions of crystal coins and a lot of manpower on developing the refining tools for mining them," the Yang Palace Lord said. "The beast oil can be used for burning, continuously releasing intense flames that can forge Xuan Yuan Steel. It's very important to our Blue Spirit West Palace. Whether we can overthrow the Blue Spirit Holy Palace and become the foremost among the five palaces depends on this beast oil."