Immortal Father
Chapter 978 - 978 341 The Roc Has Extreme Speed No Need to Worry

978: Chapter 341: The Roc Has Extreme Speed, No Need to Worry 978: Chapter 341: The Roc Has Extreme Speed, No Need to Worry “Is it captured now?”

Observing the Roc Bird tightly bound and encased in the Great Turtle Shell, Li Ping’an felt somewhat bewildered.

He was a bit emotional, thinking that the bird didn’t seem very smart;

yet also amazed at how useful his uncle’s Great Turtle Shell was, able to directly function as a tool for capturing, encasing the Roc Bird within.

The Silver Shuttle dragged the Roc Bird swiftly towards the Misty Realm.

After returning to Li Ping’an’s side, Luo Xuejing joyfully received two ‘Yunzhong Brand’ Spiritual Treasures and a small merit bestowed by Li Ping’an.

Li Ping’an had previously alerted the Misty Realm, resulting in a swift response; Houtu led several Ancestral Witches to wait at the boundary of heaven and earth, and they escorted the unconscious Roc Bird into a temple at the edge of the Misty Realm.

It was certain that the West had spies within the Misty Realm, so Li Ping’an commanded the immortals not to publicize the capture of the Roc Bird.

At the temple’s back hall.

Li Ping’an, Ancestral Witch Houtu, Immortal Huanglong, Mother Gui Ling, Qing Su, and Luo Xuejing formed an inner circle, while several Ancestral Witches and a few old Golden Immortals from the Heavenly Court formed an outer circle, meticulously observing the Roc Bird, who seemed to sleep like a baby.

Houtu asked, “Was it the elixir that knocked it out?”

“Yes,” Li Ping’an gave a thumbs up, “The elixir crafted by the fellow Daoist is truly powerful.”

“It’s because His Majesty taught well,” Houtu said softly, “I just mixed the herbs as His Majesty instructed… But why did it willingly swallow the elixir given by His Majesty?”

Li Ping’an replied smilingly, “You should ask Officer Luo about that.”

Luo Xuejing quickly said, “It’s all His Majesty’s wise planning; I just followed orders.”

Immortal Huanglong clicked his tongue lightly, “There are only two purebred members of the Phoenix Clan left in the world.

If we kill this one, the Phoenix Clan will suffer a huge loss.”

“Oh!”

An Ancestral Witch hurriedly said:

“It would be a pity to kill it!

The Golden-winged Roc is a rare species from the Desolate Era and the child of the Primordial Phoenix.

Its unparalleled speed was only matched by our Ancestor Witch of the Void back in the day!

“Why don’t you, Your Majesty, keep it?”

Li Ping’an had several black lines appearing on his forehead.

Really, are the Witches all this intense?

Houtu also said, “If we can tame it as a mount, it would only take four or five hours to travel between the Heavenly Court and the Misty Realm both ways.”

“Hmm?”

Li Ping’an was energized.

To have the Golden-winged Roc Bird as a mount was not a grand idea; it was just the continuation of the concept of power from the ancient times of the Desolate Era.

But if the Golden-winged Roc Bird could join the Heavenly Court, serving as the leader of the transport squadron, transporting troops, ‘grain,’ and buildings, wouldn’t that greatly alleviate the Heavenly Court’s ongoing issue of ‘gathering small worlds’?

However, the Golden-winged Roc Bird was burdened with many karmic obstacles;

This was indeed a major problem.

The Heavenly Court cannot afford such double standards, scrutinizing the karmic-laden Intercepting Sect Immortals while being decidedly friendly towards karmic-laden big demons.

Therefore, the Golden-winged Roc Bird must willingly serve the Heavenly Court and take responsibility for the consequences of its karmic obstacles to be given an opportunity to join.

Li Ping’an pondered deeply, quietly sighing to himself: ‘Dazhi, the old comrade, isn’t here.’

When it came to coaxing, naturally, his own father was the expert; he had only learned a bit of his father’s skills.

Qing Su asked, “If tamed as a mount, would the karmic obstacles be counted against the master?”

“Probably not,” the Ancestral Witch couldn’t provide a definite answer either, “But it’s hard to say, you are the Heavenly Emperor, karmic obstacles can’t just be erased.”

“Cannot.”

Li Ping’an smiled:

“Even if merits and karmic obstacles could offset each other, karmic obstacles wouldn’t just disappear; merits and karmic obstacles represent the Heavenly Dao’s record of the good and evil deeds of creatures.

“And what is defined as good or evil is dictated by the Heavenly Dao, meant to protect a larger number of creatures.

“Which is why many creatures defy the Heavenly Dao.”

The Great Witches nodded in agreement.

Looking at the Golden-winged Roc Bird, Li Ping’an casually took out another elixir and popped it into the Roc Bird’s mouth, allowing it to sleep for a little longer.

Gui Lingling suddenly asked, “Isn’t this elixir very precious?”

“Indeed, it’s very precious,” Li Ping’an nodded.

Houtu quietly mentioned, “At that time, His Majesty spent a lot of merit to refine the herbs, and he managed to produce less than a thousand pills from ten batches.”

Li Ping’an: …

“Great-uncle is deceiving people!”

Gui Ling gritted her teeth and cursed, “He just said there were only three pills!”

Qing Su also frowned and admonished, “The Heavenly Emperor must not speak carelessly.”

Li Ping’an could only bow and apologize, admitting he might have misremembered.

Then, the thing he was most worried about still happened.

Gui Lingling came over with a giggly smile, her plump little hands reaching out, she crisply said, “Here!

Give me a few to play with!”

“Uncle, please don’t use this medicine to trick people.”

Li Ping’an warned earnestly, pulling out a porcelain bottle and handing over three ‘Holy Soul-Bewitching Pills’.

Gui Lingling’s eyes suddenly sparkled, as if already imagining whom to bewitch and what to do next with them.

Overall, Li Ping’an had a rather bad premonition.

“Uncle, please don’t misuse this precious medicine!

It was stimulated by the Heavenly Dao’s merit, and Houtu used the Great Dao of Earth to refine it, using one less one!”

“I get it, I get it!”

Houtu softly said, “If Your Majesty needs it, call on me anytime to refine it.

I mostly just cultivate and contemplate in the Misty Realm daily, not much else bothers me.”

Li Ping’an: …

As if he hadn’t spoken.

What bad intentions could Friend Houtu have?

She just wanted the Heavenly Emperor to feel her omnipresent support.

Moments later, while the immortals discussed how to deal with the Roc Bird, and the Witches debated whether the bird’s legs tasted better braised or salt-roasted, Qing Su approached Li Ping’an and whispered: