Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood

Following the aura of the Spiritual Fire Void.

The black feathers that had been slumbering at a high point within the small courtyard were already awake.

And it fluttered its wings, landing precisely on Luo Changfeng's shoulder.

A pair of purple-golden eyes quietly stared at the pitch-black flame.

About a moment later.

It slightly cocked its head to the side.

Those eyes, clear yet foolish, made it impossible for anyone to decipher what the black feather was thinking at that moment.

"Half a year has passed, and you've grown too?"

"Your cultivation has already advanced to the point of rivaling a practitioner in the Initial Realm of the fourth great boundary within the Five Realms of Mortality?"

"Not bad, not bad..."

"Keep it up."

Luo Changfeng nodded in satisfaction, then reached out to pet the little head of the black feather.

While enjoying its master's caress, the black feather also slightly squinted its eyes.

It seemed to relish this intimate gesture from its master exceedingly.

Even to the point where it almost couldn't bear the stimulation.

It opened its mouth slightly and hummed softly a few times.

In conjunction with the black feather's present enjoyment and the somewhat evasive maneuver, it seemed to be saying, "Master, no, I can't take it, it's too much for me..."

Seeing this, Luo Changfeng laughed helplessly and shook his head, "You, you..."

Afterward, he withdrew his right hand that had been petting the black feather.

Then he poured himself another cup of tea, still emitting wisps of steam.

Sipping it in small mouthfuls, his mood gradually became more peaceful and serene with the calmness of the moment.

[Ah...]

Within the quiet courtyard.

Suddenly, the black feather's call sounded again.

Luo Changfeng turned his head curiously.

But what he saw was the black feather tilting its head, silently gazing at the teacup on the stone table.

However, just as Luo Changfeng was about to ask if the little creature also wanted a taste...

The black feather began to rapidly flutter its small wings.

And returned to a vantage point within the courtyard once again.

Once again, cocking its head.

With clear but somewhat vacant eyes, it stared silently into the distance.

"The cultivation of that black feather has improved swiftly, reaching the Initial Realm akin to human Blood Cultivation in just half a year, but its size and appearance..."

"Why does it still look the same as when it first hatched from its shell?"

"Not a single change?"

Looking at the little black feather standing at the high point within the courtyard, head cocked to one side.

After pondering for a moment,

Luo Changfeng silently shook his head and returned his attention to the cup of hot tea in his hands.

He no longer pondered those messy matters.

After all, thinking too much about such things was futile.

Therefore, it was better to sit alone, quietly sipping tea beneath the Stone Pavilion, enjoying the laid-back comfort.

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In the Great Flame Dynasty, the Imperial Palace.

Within a slightly dimly lit palace.

Yan Buming, the current emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, was sitting in silence at the main seat.

In front of him, quite a few figures seemed to be standing.

However, the owners of these figures

were all bowing their heads and bending their backs at this moment, faces filled with respect.

And because of Yan Buming's silence,

as well as the silence of everyone in the palace,

the atmosphere began to grow increasingly oppressive and uncomfortable.

"How is the situation?"

As time passed.

After a long silence in the palace,

Emperor Yan Buming of the Great Flame Dynasty, who was seated in the main seat,

finally lifted his head.

He asked the ministers before him in a low voice.

And those ministers, bowing their heads in silence,

could easily sense that their emperor's mood had not been good recently, so it would be wise to be careful with their words if possible.

Like those with the audacity to enrage His Majesty,

had died in large numbers over the past six months.

Even now, the grass on the graves of those dead ministers had grown quite tall.

"Well?"

"No one wants to speak?"

"Can no one answer my question?"

"Such a simple question, and nobody knows the answer?"

Atop the main seat, Yan Buming looked at those ministers who were bowing their heads, their bodies quivering, faces full of panic and unease.

The dissatisfaction and anger on his face gradually became even thicker.

The atmosphere inside the palace had, with the passage of time, become almost unbearably oppressive.

"Your Majesty...,"

a somewhat aged voice rose slowly in the silent hall.

As the voice was heard, everyone in the hall looked towards the source of the voice.

It turned out that the speaker

was an important minister in charge of the economic lifeline of the Great Flame Dynasty, specifically responsible for enhancing the economy.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is extremely unfavorable for our Great Flame Dynasty."

"Our territory within the Da Feng Dynasty is also at the center of the dispute."

"Most of the White Lotus Prefecture's land borders ours."

"And behind us lies the Luo Family that controls the land of four prefectures and has had many clashes with our Great Flame Dynasty."

"Now, the Luo Family has indeed not yet taken action, and is merely focused on developing themselves."

"But who can assure us that the Luo Family will definitely not take action against us later?"

"And who can guarantee that the two powers of the Royal Feng Family will not kick us while we are down during this period?"

After speaking, the old minister slightly lowered his head.

Hearing this old minister's words,

the atmosphere in the hall became even more silent, to the point where one could hear a pin drop.

And Emperor Yan Buming of the Great Flame Dynasty, seated in the main seat,

having heard the old minister before him,

couldn't help but slightly lower his head and let out a soft sigh.

A faint sense of helplessness seemed to cross his face, which was veiled in shadows.

The situation had developed to this stage, something nobody wanted to see.

Initially, deciding to involve themselves in the struggle of the Da Feng Dynasty,

and taking over the territory of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family, as well as attacking the land of Wan Shan Prefecture,

these decisions were made by Yan Buming, the current emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty.

Had things gone smoothly, had he conquered the land of Wan Shan Prefecture,

and gradually devoured the territory of the Luo Family,

it wasn't just the Royal Feng Family of the thousand-year-old Da Feng Dynasty he could confront, but even the White Brahma Temple, known as one of the three major forces on the Demonic Path within Buddhism.

However, the reality deviated somewhat from what Yan Buming had envisioned.

The Great Flame Dynasty had invested enormous human and material resources, launching numerous attacks on Wan Shan Prefecture.

Yet, Wan Shan Prefecture

remained solidly grounded on this land.

Keeping the army of the Great Flame Dynasty at bay.

Even though the Great Flame Dynasty had fought with all its might, at considerable loss of soldiers, to take a few cities,

those cities had already been stripped clean by the Luo Family.

Leaving nothing but empty husks to the Great Flame Dynasty.

This left Yan Buming, the current emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, feeling both furious and frustrated.

Of course, if this were all,

then the Great Flame Dynasty would not have stooped to its present state.

What really caused the decline of the Great Flame Dynasty, even finding itself in a dilemma, was the influence of the White Brahma Temple within the White Lotus Prefecture.