Looking up toward the tree, several birds were seen circling above the canopy.

Their feathers were fiery red, roughly the size of two fists, with golden beaks and red pupils. On closer inspection, one could see faint sacred flames dancing in their eyes. The tail was about twice the length of their bodies.

Su Mu counted, exactly ten of them.

These birds resembled Fire Cloud Sparrows, but were somewhat different. Their pupil color was distinct, and their beak shape varied.

...

At this moment, the ten beautiful Fire Cloud Sparrows perched atop the canopy, curiously observing Su Mu.

Su Mu's aura locked onto these Fire Cloud Sparrows, discovering their incredibly strong presence, radiating an alarming heat, even causing Su Mu to feel a slight burning sensation.

It seems these Fire Cloud Sparrows are no ordinary creatures.

However, Su Mu wasn't interested in contracting a Spirit Beast at the moment. The priority now was to quickly chop down this tree.

So, Su Mu searched through his Space Ring for a while, finding an axe, another Supreme Treasure he had robbed from a Cross River Man before.

He gripped the axe and aimed it at the trunk, continuing to chop.

Thud—

On the very first chop, the axe shattered, like an egg hitting a rock, breaking upon contact, while the trunk remained unharmed.

Subsequently, Su Mu's axe, heavy knife, and long sword all shattered as well.

This infuriated Su Mu, losing several treasures, and he couldn't swallow this indignation without chopping down this tree today.

Su Mu took out his sharpest Silver Dagger and struck at the trunk.

Bang—

A massive collision sound erupted. Although the Silver Dagger didn't shatter, it only left a very shallow mark on the trunk, barely visible if not closely examined!

Darn, even my sharpest weapon could only leave a slight scratch.

This massive trunk, when would it ever be chopped down?

Su Mu couldn't spend all of his time here, right?

A mere few seconds after hesitation, the mark he just left had healed. The trunk could also self-heal!

At this rate, my chopping speed can hardly compete with the tree's healing speed.

Then, the ten Fire Cloud Sparrows from the treetop suddenly flew down, circling around Su Mu, as if trying to be friendly.

An ethereal voice echoed in Su Mu's mind: "Sir, I can help you."

Hearing this voice, Su Mu frowned because it came from the largest Fire Cloud Sparrow.

This largest Fire Cloud Sparrow was bigger than the other nine, with tail feathers half a centimeter longer, its feathers golden-red.

Clearly, this Golden Red Fire Finch was the leader.

After several negotiations with the leader, an agreement was reached.

The ten Fire Cloud Sparrows could help me obtain the wood from this tree, but... Su Mu had to help them raise one of their offspring.

Su Mu agreed.

Upon reaching an agreement, the ten Fire Cloud Sparrows started pecking at the trunk with their beaks, as woodpeckers do.

A remarkable scene unfolded as each peck from these Sparrows effortlessly created a small notch in the trunk.

Though the notches were small, their rapid frequency was unstoppable!

Moreover, with ten pecking simultaneously, half the trunk was gone within an hour.

Witnessing this, Su Mu was amazed at how tough these Sparrows' beaks were!

Crunch—

In the next second, a loud crack echoed, and the Golden Nan Wood toppled down.

As it fell, the ten Fire Cloud Sparrows flew to the tree's crown, plucking out a nest made of broken wood and straw with their claws before it hit the ground.

At this point, Su Mu saw the Sparrows' beaks were stained with blood, and their auras weakened considerably.

It was evident that chopping down this tree had been a significant challenge for them.

.....

Immediately, the leader Fire Cloud Sparrow, disregarding its own injuries, hurriedly extracted a golden-red egg, about the size of a thumb, from the nest.

Su Mu received the egg, holding it in his palm for careful inspection.

He discovered it contained an immense vitality power.

Moreover, Su Mu sensed this small life within the egg bore a purer bloodline than even the leader by several degrees!

It was the first time Su Mu felt such a high and pure aura.

Holding the egg, Su Mu looked at the Golden Red Fire Finches, puzzled, asking, "Why give it to me to raise?"

Indeed, he couldn't fathom why these Fire Cloud Sparrows entrusted their most outstanding child to him.

"Sir, please,"

The Golden Red Fire Finch offered no further explanation, understanding that the more said, the greater the disadvantage for the child.

Hearing this, Su Mu cautiously placed the egg in his sleeve. Since he had agreed, he decided to adopt it, given their significant assistance.

.....

"Then thank you,"

"I'll take this tree with me."

With that, Su Mu waved his hand, transferring the already cut-down Golden Nan Wood into his Dantian Space.

Once everything was settled, when Su Mu turned back, he found the ten Fire Cloud Sparrows flying downstream, fleeing swiftly, perhaps fearing Su Mu might renegade.

.....

Only when the ten Fire Cloud Sparrows vanished from Su Mu's sight did they stop.

The leader Fire Cloud Sparrow turned its gaze to Su Mu's distant figure with a look of excitement and anticipation in its eyes.

It feared Su Mu's reversal of decision, thus quickly flew away.

....

"Chief, handing over the Saint Son to such a stranger, are we... too hasty?"

Finally, one Fire Cloud Sparrow voiced its inner doubt.

.....

"Hasty?"

"This is our clan's fortune!"

"Do you know... the great extinction that once swept across the Ten Thousand Realms, creating a great flood on the River of Time, how was it resolved?"

The leader Fire Cloud Sparrow murmured in response.

"Didn't it vanish by itself?" one Fire Cloud Sparrow asked.

.....

"Wrong!"

"Something of that scale disappears on its own?"

"Our Divine Realm, during that great extinction, lost countless Immortal Domains and numerous Holy Domains, not to mention those small worlds, all perished in the extinction."

"If not for this man stopping the great extinction, halting the flood on the River of Time, who knows how many worlds would have suffered? It was only a matter of time before it reached our Divine Realm!"

The leader Fire Cloud Sparrow answered.

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