Ascending Immortal Island, Dark Ancient Mountain.
Outside the Beast Slaughter Mansion, Tao Qian was meeting with several Nursing Woman Bird Demons, their chests exposed and their fur smooth.
As daylight departed, Tao Qian didn't speak directly, but about the matter of Daoist Alcohol and Meat, he sent a telepathic inquiry to them.
Initially, he had frightened the birds away, but after bestowing many gifts to placate them, an agreement was reached. The Bird Demons took the edible gifts and agreed to return to Ascending Immortal Island in the dead of night to resolve the doubts in his heart.
It's just that Tao Qian had never expected their solution would be .
They stuffed several eyeballs, bloody and looking very fresh, into his hand, then mysteriously each said their piece.
"In this Mountain Gate, many despise us, yet Young Master, being new here, did not get annoyed by our revealing your secrets; we ought to repay, to form a good bond with Young Master."
"The usage of these eyeballs is simple, just swallow them. If you dislike them being bloody, you can summon Immortal Fire to roast them a bit, which will make them look nicer."
"If Young Master can't use them all, don't keep them, just destroy them immediately."
"Congratulations, Young Master, on subduing another mansion. Off I go, off I go, about to spread some fame for Young Master immediately."
"Ah yes, this object is called Nursing Woman's Whistle, Young Master, if you wish to summon us in the future, just blow this whistle."
While speaking, another Bird Demon stepped forward and stuffed a slender, pale bone whistle, tinged with a crimson hue, into Tao Qian's hand.
Afterward, these several Female Demons didn't listen to Tao Qian's entreaties to stay, but flapped their wings and flew into the night sky disappearing into the clouds in an instant.
As Tao Qian watched the eyeballs with a conflicted face, a very unexpected record burst forth in his mind.
[Name: Nursing Woman Demon Eye.]
[Record Type: Alien.]
[Record: Nursing Woman Birds are an Alien Species of the Demon Clan, lacking offensive capabilities. However, in the art of 'intrusion,' this type of demon indeed possesses exceptional talent. Hence, even several Bloodline Divine Powers were derived, one of which is called 'Evil Exorcism.' Since they often spy on the private affairs of other beings, sometimes they see some horrifying, sinister scenes, causing contamination to themselves. At this time, they can cast this Divine Power, sealing all those scenes' aura within the eyeballs, before digging the eyeballs out to rid themselves of all mutated contamination.]
[Note One: Accompanying the Evil Exorcism Divine Power is another Regeneration Divine Power, meaning even if the eyes are dug out multiple times, new eyeballs can be generated instantly.]
[Note Two: Swallowing a Demon Eye allows one to briefly step into the perspective of a Nursing Woman Bird Demon and re-experience the spying process, also subjecting oneself to the mutated contamination within the Demon Eye.]
[Note Three: This Demon Eye also has other wonderful uses; it can be employed in refining and Refining Treasure, although the contamination is hard to remove, and the failure rate is also extremely high.]
[Note Four: All contaminations can be exempted!]
"No wonder these birds ran away so fast, are they afraid I'd ask about the origin of the eyeballs?"
Tao Qian looked dumbfounded and shook his head.
In his mind, the image of those several Female Demons cruelly digging out eyes involuntarily surfaced.
Then he realized he faced a troubling matter, holding a total of six bloody eyeballs in his hand.
Which one, which pair, relates to the secret intrigue Tao Qian was curious about?
Or perhaps, all of them were related.
Tao Qian frowned, ultimately unable to resist the curiosity in his heart, he summoned a wisp of Spirit Treasure Immortal Fire with a thought. This was the "Summoning Fire Technique," not particularly rare or powerful, only slightly more miraculous than Mortal Fire.
Similar to the previously self-taught Sweet Rain Skill and Auspicious Cloud Skill Tao Qian had learned, it was one of the Divine Power Skills that most Disciples of the Lingbao could learn by themselves.
However, the difference was that due to reasons such as possessing an Innate Dao Seed, Tao Qian learned it exceptionally thoroughly.
The six bloody Nursing Woman Bird eyeballs, roasted by Immortal Fire, underwent a magical transformation immediately.
A dim light flashed, and suddenly, Tao Qian's palm was filled with six translucent, crimson objects resembling pomegranate seeds.
Moreover, they even emitted faint, tempting fragrances.
Smelling them, Tao Qian couldn't help but think of swallowing them.
"Let's see, what secrets make these several Female Demons so mysteriously skittish, like startled birds."
While speaking, Tao Qian had already pinched a large pomegranate seed and tossed it directly into his mouth.
If he were still in his previous life, knowing he was swallowing a bird's eyeball, he might have felt disgusted.
But here, having seen many bizarre occurrences, even having witnessed and overturned the Fragrant Meat Collection, a single eyeball roasted by Immortal Fire wasn't too significant.
Besides, after the Devil Pearl entered his mouth, the aroma, texture, and taste were all quite pleasing.
It was like a draught of cool, sweet water suddenly flowed into his stomach.
The next moment, Tao Qian felt his head spin, his eyes blurred with mist, and when he looked again, the world around him seemed to transform.
In a daze, Tao Qian felt as if he was changing bodies and identities.
Slowly, he was merging with a "Nursing Woman Bird."
And this Bird Demon, currently lingering outside an Immortal Island, after just a few breaths of hesitation, knew the way to avoid some minor prohibitions around the periphery of the island. Soon after, she hid at the edge of the clouds; a pair of Nursing Woman Demon eyes suddenly emitted a crimson, dim light and incredibly penetrated the island's mist, beginning to view the Inner Island's scenes.
Seeing this, Tao Qian couldn't help but laugh wryly, internally retorting:
"Well, either these several Female Demons are truly familiar with me, showing me even their working process, or they have no sense of shame at all… How fortunate they are, having a strong backing, to usually act without getting killed?"
Just having finished muttering, Tao Qian shivered with a familiar coldness.
Then, he was exempt from merging entirely with this Nursing Woman Bird Demon.
Merely as an "onlooker," he stood beside the Female Demon, jointly spying on that Inner Island scenery.