No one knew what Jiang Yuan was going to do.
However, a loud and extremely penetrating cry came through the So wind, making people's hair stand on end.
Looking closely, a massive blue giant bird was soaring through the air along the So wind.
Constantly rising and falling.
The So wind continuously honed its wings, and one could even see an increasingly bright metallic luster on them!
"It's a Monarch-level Winged Demon, get out of its line of sight!" Zhang Xiaohou reacted immediately, giving the order at once.
The military magess moved.
"Source Bro, hurry and come with us!" Zhang Xiaohou urgently shouted to Jiang Yuan, who was in the So wind.
"Watch me," Jiang Yuan said indifferently.
His voice carried through the wind into everyone's ears, and they were stunned for a moment.
Then, they watched wide-eyed as Jiang Yuan stepped onto the So wind, rising higher and higher against the wind, until he was in front of that Monarch-level Winged Demon.
"Screech!!!!!"
The Monarch-level Winged Demon let out a piercing cry.
This human dared to enter its territorial airspace; it must make him pay the price!
Spreading its wings, its sharp and formidable talons reached for Jiang Yuan.
"Why do all you Winged Tribe creatures sound so similar?" Jiang Yuan grumbled, while simultaneously lightly tapping forward with his right hand.
The large expanse of space in front of him instantly solidified.
The Monarch-level Winged Demon became a lifelike work of art, suspended in mid-air, unable to even move its eyeballs.
Only its thoughts could move.
The next moment, Jiang Yuan appeared above its head, raising his foot and stomping down heavily.
Space shattered!
The Monarch-level Winged Demon plummeted towards Baiba Mountain at an extraordinary speed.
Its landing point was precisely the ground in front of Zhang Xiaohou and the others!
"Boom!" The moment its body contacted the earth, everyone felt the ground tremble beneath their feet.
And that Monarch-level Winged Demon, its entire body was embedded in the earth, completely devoid of life!
"It's… dead?!"
A military mages exclaimed in shock.
Although the Military Law Enforcers' professionalism made it difficult for them to show emotion, the scene before them was truly unbelievable.
A Monarch-level Winged Demon, a powerful demon that would require the entire Qinling Military Department to deploy to deal with.
Yet it was resolved so easily?
"Now you know, right?" Jiang Yuan returned with the wind, a smile on his face, as if everything just now was done casually.
In fact, it was done casually.
Monarch-level creatures were completely insignificant in front of him now.
"As expected of Source Bro, he's still as inscrutably strong as before!" Zhang Xiaohou sighed.
Seeing the strength Jiang Yuan displayed, he no longer tried to stop him.
Under Jiang Yuan's escort, everyone began to descend the mountain, no longer needing to cast defensive magic during the process.
Jiang Yuan walked at the very front, and the space behind him completely isolated the So wind.
When they encountered some demons, they were all easily dealt with.
It didn't take long for everyone to reach the foot of Baiba Mountain, where the So wind was much weaker than on the mountain.
"This is as far as we go. You all should hurry back to the military department," Jiang Yuan said.
"Captain, can you do me a favor?" Jiang Shaoxu asked.
"Tell me."
"My brother went missing while searching for a Totem and has been out of contact ever since. There's an Oath Tree on Baiba Mountain, and there might be a Divine Deer Totem beneath the tree. Could you please check if there's any trace of my brother there?"
As soon as Jiang Shaoxu finished speaking, Jiang Yuan nodded immediately.
"Thank you then!" Jiang Shaoxu said gratefully.
On the other side, Zhang Xiaohou said, "Then we'll be leaving the Baiba Mountain area now, Source Bro. If you encounter any unexpected situations, you can use this communicator to contact the Qinling Military Department. I'll immediately organize people to find you."
As he spoke, he handed over a military-exclusive communicator.
Jiang Yuan took it and nodded, "Alright, you all go back quickly."
"Oh, by the way, the Qinling Military Department is stationed here for the Qinling Winged Demons, right?" Jiang Yuan asked, remembering something.
"Yes, the Ancient Capital undead have already left this area of Qinling, and it has completely become the territory of the Winged Demons. The purpose of the Qinling Military Department being stationed here now is to prevent the Winged Demons from invading our Chinese cities," Zhang Xiaohou replied.
Jiang Yuan patted Zhang Xiaohou's shoulder and said earnestly, "After the Winged Tribe Great Ceremony, the Winged Demons will become very docile and will not pose any threat to China in the future."
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Xiaohou still wanted to ask.
But then he saw Jiang Yuan vanish into the air.
A preposterous thought arose in his mind.
Could it be that Source Bro is going to participate in the Winged Tribe Great Ceremony and become the Feather Emperor who rules the Winged Tribe?
...
...
Jiang Yuan, who had separated from the group, appeared beneath the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree.
Feeling Jiang Yuan's return, the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree's spirit immediately tensed up.
There was nothing it could do; its memories were filled with humans shouting to kill it.
It was too worried about being destroyed by Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan did not intend to kill the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree; it still had a purpose.
Its Zi Duan fruits contained the grievances of all the creatures it had killed, and this energy could play a role when the Three-Eyed Underworld Monarch advanced to Emperor.
When that time came, it would not be too late to harvest the Zi Duan fruits.
If the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree resisted, then it would be destroyed.
If it didn't resist, it could keep its life.
"Remember to eat well and don't be lazy."
Jiang Yuan patted the trunk of the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree, then teleported to a higher place.
His speed was very fast, and even the increasingly strong So wind couldn't slow him down even a bit.
Spatial movement was just that unreasonable.
After reaching a certain height, Jiang Yuan saw a giant tree, its roots intertwined in the clouds, and its crown extending above the clouds, into that unseen Winged Tribe holy land.
Its appearance was extremely similar to the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree; if one looked at it at first glance, many people would mistake this tree for the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree.
In reality, this was the Oath Tree, twin to the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree, and their powers were completely different.
Jiang Yuan arrived at the base of the Oath Tree, scanned his surroundings, and then grasped something from a distance with his right hand.
A coral-like object flew out from beneath the tree roots.
This was the antler left by the Divine Deer Totem, containing a considerable amount of Totem power.
Putting away the antler, Jiang Yuan looked up at the Oath Tree.
It gave off a feeling of quietness and peace.
The Oath Tree had also developed consciousness and could communicate.
Placing his hand on the Oath Tree, Jiang Yuan incorporated it into the plant consciousness network.
After a period of time, Jiang Yuan's consciousness left the plant consciousness network.
The information obtained from the Oath Tree was largely similar to what the Tian Guan Zi Duan God Tree provided.
The only difference was that it knew about the succession of each Feather Emperor, and also knew a lot of information about the Winged Tribe.
As well as many hidden secrets of the Totems that lived in Qinling thousands of years ago.
"It seems there isn't much useful information left," Jiang Yuan murmured.
As he pondered, many fruits fell from above his head.
They were precious Oath Fruits!
Jiang Yuan caught them with spatial power and asked with a smile, "Are these for me?"
The Oath Tree's consciousness emitted joyful emotions.