Chapter 221: The Undying Underworld Emperor (Part Two)

Su Chen's face was now very dark.
But it was impossible to tell.
Because his entire body was black.
This was unprecedented.
"So be it...so be it..."
Su Chen gazed at his reflection in the water, forced to accept the reality that he had been reincarnated as an ordinary crow.
He was once an invincible emperor who swept across the human race.
In this life, he was reincarnated as an ordinary crow.
Hellish difficulty.
Fortunately, he had obtained countless secret scriptures from various alien races, even an Emperor's Scripture. Even as an ordinary crow in this life, he still had the possibility of a comeback.
Su Chen searched his mind. The Myriad Laws Emperor Scripture—reincarnating as a demon and repeating his past life's path—was no longer an option. Humans, nurtured by the heavens and earth, could use the Myriad Laws Emperor Scripture to gradually transform their mortal bodies into Myriad Laws Dao Bodies. Demons, however, valued bloodlines, a world of difference between the two. In his current state, forget about obtaining cultivation resources; survival was the priority.
Su Chen remembered that he had once killed a True Phoenix, comprehending a Nirvana Scripture from it. Although incomplete, it was currently the most suitable path for him. As long as he could undergo repeated Nirvana transformations, he would eventually become a True Phoenix, perhaps even surpassing it to become an ultimate being…provided he could perfect the Nirvana Scripture.
The comprehension gained from 100,000 Fate-Defying Points wouldn't disappoint him.
Su Chen began cultivating… but after less than half a day, he discovered a serious problem.
He currently had no cultivation whatsoever and still needed the flesh and blood of living beings to sustain his energy.
Furthermore, having just cultivated the Nirvana Scripture, his energy requirements were extremely high.
In short.
He, a reincarnated Great Emperor, was about to starve to death.
Su Chen began searching for food. Ordinary insects, while filling his stomach, provided pitifully little energy. Without spiritual resources or aptitude, cultivating was an impossible task.
"I remember... less than a few dozen miles from here, there seems to be a small sect that cultivates spirit rice."
Spirit rice... is used by ordinary martial artists to replenish their qi and blood, increasing their cultivation speed, and contains a small amount of energy.
Su Chen hadn't seen spirit rice in ages. His starting point had been increasingly high, and he had never lacked cultivation resources in each life, possessing powerful medicinal herbs and divine treasures. But that was all in the past. Now, without eating spirit rice, he couldn't cultivate at all.
......
My name is Chen Tianyi.
Just an ordinary cultivator in the Qinglan Sect. My talent wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. I barely broke through to the Gathering Spirit Realm at the age of twenty-five. Through the arrangements of my family elders, I secured a good job... helping the sect guard the spirit rice.
A leisurely, safe, and well-paid life—for Chen Tianyi, it was the dream of a life of leisure.
Of course, that was Chen Tianyi's initial thought.
Now, he realized how incredibly naive he had been.
"Damn crow, you better not run away!"
Chen Tianyi glared at the crow that had come to steal his spirit rice again, his teeth itching with hatred. This crow had come for the thirtieth day of the month...that's right, once a day. If this continued, the crow would eat all the spirit rice he had planted, and he wouldn't be able to deliver it—the consequences would be dire!
Chen Tianyi gathered his spiritual energy and bombarded the crow's location relentlessly, but each attack missed by a hair's breadth. This enraged Chen Tianyi even more, causing him to howl loudly as he chased after the crow.
He... Chen Tianyi, how could he allow a mere crow to toy with him? He was determined to defend his dignity!
"How petty! It only ate a little spirit rice, yet it's chasing me like this!"
Su Chen flew in a circle, its mouth never stopping, babbling incomprehensibly to Chen Tianyi, who took it as a provocation!
Chen Tianyi made up his mind; he would kill this crow today. Ignoring everything else, he relentlessly chased after Su Chen, even if Su Chen flew out of the Qinglan Sect, Chen Tianyi would still pursue him relentlessly!
"That's... Chen Tianyi from the Chen family? Isn't he supposed to be a caretaker at the Spirit Rice Garden? Why is this guy here?"
"Chen Tianyi seems to be chasing something? Is that a crow?"
"..."
The Qinglan Sect's gatekeeper was puzzled.
These days, chasing after a sect's goddess is understandable... but Chen Tianyi actually chased after a crow, and with such 'deep affection'!
Truly, the world is going to the dogs!
Evening
Chen Tianyi was so exhausted he collapsed to the ground.
He couldn't chase anymore.
Chen Tianyi was filled with deep doubt. He, a martial artist at the Spirit Gathering Realm, even if not exceptionally high, would be a formidable opponent in the towns below the mountain. Yet, he couldn't even handle an ordinary crow... If that crow were a demonic beast, it would be one thing, but it was just an ordinary crow!!!
And what's worse, he couldn't report this to the sect. Should he say that the spirit rice was eaten by an ordinary crow? That he, Chen Tianyi, couldn't even handle a crow?
No, Chen Tianyi would rather die than lose face like that.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
"Damn crow, I, Chen Tianyi, will never forgive you!!!"
A flock of crows took flight in the forest.
The sound abruptly ceased.
Chen Tianyi suddenly realized.
He had broken through, advancing from the first level of the Spirit Gathering Realm to the second. Although it was only a small step, he had only been at the first level for less than two months.
"Could it be that I'm actually a peerless genius?"
Chen Tianyi suddenly realized. He would definitely cultivate diligently and teach that damned crow a lesson!
Chen Tianyi was unaware.
The damned crow he spoke of was perched on a tall tree, watching his every move with great interest.
"His comprehension is too poor... but there's still a little something,"
Su Chen commented.
He could easily shake off Chen Tianyi.
But Su Chen didn't immediately shake him off.
After feeding Chen Tianyi spirit rice for a month, Su Chen decided to grant Chen Tianyi a great opportunity.
He had been deliberately developing a technique, and even if Chen Tianyi only grasped a tiny fraction of it, becoming an Emperor or a Venerable wouldn't be a problem.
This could be considered compensation for his month-long consumption of spirit rice.
He watched Chen Tianyi leave with a silly grin.
Su Chen's body began to change; his jet-black feathers, like black iron, could easily cut through tree branches.
After a month.
He finally became a demon beast, albeit a low-level one, possessing only the strength of the first level of the Spirit Awakening Realm.
However, it can also hunt ordinary wild beasts, and even... some weaker demonic beasts!