Chapter 6: Slaying the Five-Colored Tail Sparrow

It’s coming!

Xiao Shi felt a wave of anticipation.

This was the moment he’d been waiting for!

However, on the surface, he scratched his head a bit sheepishly.

“Actually, I don’t want much. Just a Five-Colored Tail Sparrow…”

Elder Qiu’s lips twitched.

It was the first time he’d seen someone make such an outrageous request with such an innocent look.

The Five-Colored Tail Sparrow was an important resource for the sect. Even elders needed to pay 8,000 contribution points to get one.

Elder Qiu was no exception.

That many contribution points were a significant amount for him.

“For a few jugs of wine, you want a Five-Colored Tail Sparrow?”

Elder Qiu looked at him with a half-smile.

Xiao Shi didn’t respond, just kept scratching his head and smiling sheepishly.

But he knew very well…

To a wine lover like Elder Qiu, these wines held a value that was worlds apart from what ordinary people would think.

Especially to a seasoned wine lover like Elder Qiu.

If these wines were sold in the sect at the price equivalent to a Five-Colored Tail Sparrow, Elder Qiu would undoubtedly buy them without hesitation.

Of course.

Elder Qiu could choose to take them for free.

Given his status and position, even if he gave nothing in return, there was nothing Xiao Shi could do about it.

Elder Qiu thought for a moment.

He looked up at a Five-Colored Tail Sparrow.

The sparrow, which had been happily flying around, suddenly froze as if gripped by an invisible hand and fell rapidly to the ground, landing right in front of Elder Qiu.

“It’s yours.”

Elder Qiu said flatly.

“Thank you, Elder Qiu! You are most generous!”

Xiao Shi was overjoyed.

Although he knew the wine was valued highly by Elder Qiu, he hadn’t been entirely sure the elder would give him the sparrow.

He had figured that even if Elder Qiu didn’t want to give up a Five-Colored Tail Sparrow, he would at least offer something else in return and wouldn’t take the wine for free.

Either way, Xiao Shi wouldn’t lose out.

Getting the Five-Colored Tail Sparrow was the best possible outcome.

“Bring all the remaining wine you have to me tomorrow.”

Elder Qiu picked up the wine jug beside him, poured himself a cup, and downed it in one gulp.

“As you wish!”

Xiao Shi nodded obediently.

…

In the evening.

Xiao Shi returned to his room.

In addition to the Five-Colored Tail Sparrow, he also had a bag of freshly caught spotted bugs.

“Tomorrow, after I bring the wine to Elder Qiu, I’ll rent a room to store my items.”

Xiao Shi looked around at the increasing number of items in his room.

He grabbed a drumstick from the table and started eating.

The food that dropped from killing these bugs was not only delicious but also wouldn’t spoil or degrade over time. It would always stay warm and never go cold.

“If I ever encounter another senior who loves to eat, I might use this method again.”

Xiao Shi thought happily.

Getting the Five-Colored Tail Sparrow for a few jugs of wine was a great deal!

After all, the wine could be obtained by killing spotted bugs.

It was relatively easy.

The Five-Colored Tail Sparrow, however, was incredibly difficult to obtain.

For outer disciples like them, even if they worked tirelessly on tasks, it would take them decades to accumulate 8,000 contribution points.

Typically, completing a task would earn them between 20 and 50 contribution points.

To gather 8,000 points, they would need to complete hundreds of tasks.

Almost no outer disciple could complete that many tasks.

Firstly, the tasks were risky and had a high mortality rate.

The more tasks they performed, the greater the risk of death.

If they were unlucky enough to encounter powerful evil spirits, survival would be difficult.

Secondly, outer disciples only had a year to train.

After a year, they would have to take on the role of night watchers, with less time and fewer opportunities to complete tasks.

In short, the Five-Colored Tail Sparrows in the sect were never intended for outer disciples.

But Xiao Shi had managed to get one without completing any tasks, without taking any risks, and without facing any danger.

The sparrow, about the size of a hen, lay on the ground, listless.

Xiao Shi examined it.

There were no external injuries.

It must have had internal organ damage or psychological trauma.

He was still amazed at how Elder Qiu had made the sparrow fall from the sky with just a look.

He knew such a technique was beyond the Martial Entry Stage.

It was likely a technique from the Qi Martial Stage, or even the higher Blood Martial Stage!

The Three Stages of Martial Arts.

Martial Entry, Qi Martial, Blood Martial!

The gap between these stages was like the difference between heaven and earth.

As for whether there were stages above Blood Martial, Xiao Shi did not know.

For now, the highest martial stage he knew of was the Blood Martial Stage.

“At my current training speed, before becoming a night watcher, I can likely reach the sixth level of the Martial Entry Stage.”

“But given the dangers of being a night watcher…”

“Even the sixth level of the Martial Entry Stage isn’t enough to ensure my safety.”

“I need more items to enhance my strength to protect myself when I become a night watcher.”

With this thought.

Xiao Shi looked at the Five-Colored Tail Sparrow with anticipation.

As a Martial Entry Stage creature, it would definitely drop Martial Entry level items upon death.

“I hope it drops something that can boost my strength.”

Xiao Shi thought.

He reached out and grabbed the sparrow’s neck.

The listless sparrow seemed to sense the danger and struggled.

But its struggles were weak, unable to break free from Xiao Shi’s grip.

Crack!

With a squeeze, Xiao Shi easily broke its neck.

As the sparrow died.

Xiao Shi clearly felt its body tremble.

The tremor wasn’t significant.

But if it had been a mosquito or a spotted bug, their bodies would have exploded from such a tremor.

This made Xiao Shi understand why Martial Entry Stage creatures’ bodies didn’t explode upon death.

Their bodies were much stronger than ordinary creatures, capable of withstanding the tremor of death.

Ordinary creatures couldn’t, so they exploded upon death.

“That’s good. If the sparrow’s body exploded, it would be hard to collect its blood and feathers, and I couldn’t eat it…”

Xiao Shi knew.

The blood and feathers of the Five-Colored Tail Sparrow were important materials for forging weapons.

Though he couldn’t forge himself.

He could sell the feathers and blood to the sect for contribution points.

Also, the sparrow’s meat was very tender. Eating it could bring improvements equivalent to about fifteen days of training!

Of course.

The most important thing was the item that would drop upon its death.

This was what he anticipated the most.

As soon as the item dropped, Xiao Shi focused on it.

End of Chapter 6