The current signs suggest that Banana Lord might be related to the World Tree or some kind of high-level plant-based demonic beast.
And since the Mountain Chicken, like Banana Lord, can talk without having transformed, does it also have some special identity or background?
However, Banana Lord seems to be more powerful than the Mountain Chicken. After all, it has already shown signs of advanced vitality without transforming.
On the contrary, there are no special signs from the Mountain Chicken yet.
Speaking of which, this mountain breeze is really comfortable…
Hmm…
Only two or three more days of travel and we'll arrive. I wonder if the other party can provide any useful information this time.
Hmm?
The fish took the bait?!
Realizing this, Ye Fan hurriedly began to reel in the line!
The heavens are vast, and fishing is paramount!
Sensing that the weight was not light, Ye Fan frowned slightly.
Ever since he left the former Purple Cloud Sect stronghold, Ye Fan seemed to have been cursed.
He had caught all sorts of miscellaneous things, but never a single fish…
Could it be… another miscellaneous item this time?
As Ye Fan reeled, the tugging force from the other end grew stronger.
Ye Fan stumbled, almost falling over!
A flash of gold streaked across the fishing rod…
The fishing line was rapidly reeled in, and what was on the hook revealed its true form.
Two crabs, the size of pot lids, were entangled face-to-face, the hook lodged precisely in a gap in the male crab's shell.
The male crab was glaring at Ye Fan with pure rage, its body radiating intense killing intent!
Ye Fan suddenly felt awkward…
Even though they were just crab demons, animals have animal rights, don't they?
He had disturbed their "transmission of knowledge and education," which was indeed a bit… inappropriate.
"Whoosh—!"
The male crab spat out a blue water arrow at Ye Fan.
A dark energy appeared diagonally, blocking the water arrow.
It also took the lives of the two crab demons.
"So you really came here to fish," the little witch said, hands behind her back, smiling at Ye Fan. "At least this time it's a crab, much better than before."
The little witch also had a deep understanding of Ye Fan's "curse" of being able to catch anything but fish.
"Fishing is about enjoying the process; the result is not important," Ye Fan replied leisurely, casting his fishing rod again.
"Speaking of which, the scenery here is quite nice," the little witch said, looking around, then began to take off her clothes.
"What are you doing?" Ye Fan asked, looking at her warily, as if she might do something outrageous at any moment.
"Taking a bath, of course," the little witch winked at Ye Fan. "Why don't we bathe together?"
Ye Fan couldn't be bothered to deal with her and simply closed his eyes.
It wasn't that Ye Fan was pretending to be a gentleman.
After all, he was of an age where he feared he wouldn't be able to control himself if he looked…
He wouldn't have refused to do something enjoyable, but the problem was that the dog system would interfere…
After a while, the sound of splashing water could be heard from the river.
"Ye Fan, this water is so comfortable, come down and play with us."
Ye Fan raised his eyes slightly.
The little witch was truly carefree, not afraid of being seen by others.
I'm just looking around to see if there are any bad guys, definitely not peeking.
As it turned out, Ye Fan was overthinking.
Although the little witch's upper body was exposed above the water, a faint layer of dark energy enveloped her.
Even if someone saw her, they would only see a phantom…
The little witch swam over, then rested her chin on the riverbank, looking at Ye Fan with wide eyes. "Were you peeking at me just now?"
"You're overthinking it," Ye Fan replied calmly, without a blush.
"You can look if you want to, I'm not stopping you," the little witch chuckled. "Why don't we go back to the room now, and I'll let you have a good look?"
Ye Fan: …
After teasing Ye Fan a few times, the little witch happily swam in the river again.
It was noon.
Ye Fan's wooden bucket was already piled high with several large fish.
They weren't caught, they were "fried"…
Ye Fan's shameless actions perfectly validated the saying: "A fisherman never goes home empty-handed!"
In fact, he was still relatively well-behaved; at least he didn't sneak off and steal someone's calf…
Ye Fan gathered some dry branches, preparing to start a fire and cook.
"Ye Fan, fire!" the little witch suddenly exclaimed.
"Are you planning to teach me how to cook?" Ye Fan looked at the little witch speechlessly.
Then he saw that the little witch was looking at the adjacent room.
Through the window, he could see that the room was already engulfed in flames!
Ye Fan was dumbfounded.
Why did it suddenly catch fire?
Did the two demonic beasts cause some trouble?
"Strange…" the little witch frowned. "It doesn't look like real flames, and there are no signs of demonic energy…"
"We'll know if we go take a look," Ye Fan clapped his hands and pulled the little witch towards the room.
As soon as they entered the room of the two demons, Ye Fan and the little witch were stunned!
The room was filled with raging flames!
And these flames were not the usual red and yellow, but entirely golden!
However, the temperature inside the room had not changed at all; it seemed to be some kind of anomaly.
Sixteen golden divine dragons were constantly escaping within the flames, appearing very fearful of them.
Even their dragon forms were on the verge of disintegrating!
Seeing the golden flames, Ye Fan's entire being felt uneasy.
Gold was the color of flames that had reached their extreme temperature.
One could guess which few demonic beasts could emit golden flames just by using their toes…
His earlier speculation that Banana Lord might be the World Tree was already absurd enough. How could this Mountain Chicken also be unusual?
If that were indeed the case, then the current scene shouldn't be just this much…
As if to confirm Ye Fan's thoughts, the golden flames in the room suddenly began to recede.
The golden flames gradually contracted, finally forming a large golden sphere about a meter in diameter above the Mountain Chicken's head.
Strangely.
Although the golden light appeared dazzling, Ye Fan and the little witch felt no discomfort at all.
They watched in stunned silence as the golden sphere began to writhe and change incessantly…
The next moment.
The sphere exploded, condensing into a flaming divine bird with a wingspan of two meters!
The single golden color did not detract from its magnificence and majesty.
Although there was no oppressive aura, the little witch could clearly feel how small and humble she was in front of this divine bird.
The flaming divine bird did not appear large, but it inexplicably made the little witch's heart race.
Her intuition told her that this was an extremely terrifying existence!
She didn't even have the right to look directly at it…
"This…" the little witch was completely dumbfounded, staring with wide eyes and murmuring, "Could it be the legendary… Phoenix?!"
Although she had never seen a phoenix.
But in this situation, she instinctively felt it was a phoenix.
After all, besides the phoenix, she couldn't think of anything else it could be…
Her murmurs were entirely due to her stunned disbelief; she didn't expect to get an answer.
After all, the phoenix was a mythical immortal beast!
Let alone her, perhaps no one in the entire cultivation world had ever seen a phoenix…
To her surprise, Ye Fan actually answered.
"It's not a phoenix…" Ye Fan said with an expression as if he had eaten a husky, "This damn thing is the Vermilion Bird…"