Chapter 72

"Listen, that fierce bird is letting out a long cry!" A group of people stopped dozens of miles away, as if facing a formidable enemy, and prepared for battle.

The woman leading the group wore a snow-white dress, her beauty transcendent, her black and smooth hair like silk, and her oval face showed no signs of tension. Her bright, large eyes gazed into the depths of the mountains, and she said, "At this distance, it shouldn't have detected us."

Deep in the mountains, the bird's cry was like the clash of ten thousand swords, and like the galloping of ten thousand horses. The sound was thunderous, causing the mountains to rumble and huge rocks to roll down, as if an earthquake had struck, showing how terrifying this fierce bird was.

From a distance, that direction emitted a light that pierced the sky, the fluctuations like the sea, as if an eternal divine furnace was burning in the heavens, illuminating all directions as if a deity had been born.

"This fierce bird is a descendant of the ancient divine bird. Initially, we thought it had broken through and needed to replenish its blood qi, so it devoured an entire tribe of hundreds of thousands of people. Later, we discovered it was about to lay an egg," a middle-aged man said.

"This is a powerful descendant, with the blood of the ancient divine bird, the Peacock King, flowing in its veins. The egg it lays is extraordinary, and we must obtain it. If we carefully cultivate it, it might even recreate some of the ancient divine king's power. Its treasure technique was once known as the greatest in the world!" The old woman said excitedly, though she was very old, her spirit was vigorous, and silver runes flickered in her eyes.

Such ancient descendants are rare and powerful beings. Tracing their origins and roots, their eggs are even more mysterious and precious.

To obtain a treasure technique from an adult five-colored peacock is impossible. Not only would it require an unimaginable cost to capture it, but it could shatter its runes with a single thought, making it impossible.

Finding a legacy body like the one in Stone Village and discovering its original runes is extremely rare, with only a few known cases.

To trace the secrets of the ancient divine bird, the Peacock King, from an adult descendant is impossible. The only way is to target its egg, hatch it, and raise it, which might allow us to glimpse the treasure technique of the ancient divine bird.

"There might be a change. We must hurry and catch up. Everyone, be cautious," the woman in white said, her eyes sparkling, her red lips slightly parted, her teeth gleaming, and her voice very melodious, beautiful beyond measure.

"It just laid its egg, and its body is in a weak state. This is the best opportunity," everyone nodded.

They didn't know that their worries had come true. The descendant of the ancient divine king had lost its egg and was now raging, sweeping through the area, searching for and hunting the egg thief.

"Xiaobai, run quickly, it's here!" Xiaobudian turned his head and saw a five-colored divine light piercing the sky, the surging life force like waves crashing on the shore, extremely astonishing.

A huge peacock rose from deep in the mountains, its body enveloped in a layer of light mist, emitting five-colored rays. With a single flap of its wings, it swept everything away, leveling forests and mountains.

"Puff"

The little ball of fur's claws were very mischievous, grabbing a rock and swinging it hard, trying to crack the five-colored divine egg, but the rock shattered, and the eggshell remained unscathed, glowing with a crystalline light.

Xiaobudian was startled and said, "Maoqiu, don't mess around. The fierce bird will soon catch up. I think we should quickly throw the egg and run for our lives."

The golden ball of fur, with its big eyes rolling, picked up the five-colored bird egg, turned to Xiaobudian, and indicated that it was his and should not be thrown away.

Moreover, at this moment, it made a surprising move. Unable to crack the egg with a rock, it started to bite it with its small, crystalline teeth.

"Oh no, Maoqiu, don't bite!" Xiaobudian shouted. This was a mysterious and powerful treasure egg, and he had been thinking that if it hatched, it might bring a world-shaking treasure technique.

Now, he had the "Primitive True Explanation," and cultivation was no longer a problem, but what he lacked most was a treasure technique.

In this era, treasure techniques were extremely rare. Even a large tribe with millions of people had only one clan treasure technique, supplemented by a few minor techniques. It was impossible to find more.

"Crack"

To Xiaobudian's shock, Maoqiu's small, snow-white teeth succeeded in cracking the eggshell, and five-colored divine light flowed, the powerful essence energy fluctuating intensely.

"Maoqiu, you wasteful brat!" Xiaobudian was both angry and regretful, grabbing Maoqiu by the tail and lifting him up. Even so, Maoqiu didn't let go, biting the eggshell and hanging there, grinding his teeth.

It was too late. The five-colored treasure egg was broken, and Xiaobudian didn't bother to say more. After all, this egg was brought back by Maoqiu from deep in the mountains, and it had the right to dispose of it.

"Slurp, slurp..."

Maoqiu started to suck vigorously, enjoying it, completely ignoring the overwhelming five-colored divine light behind him. His little belly was round and full, and he was sucking the egg juice with all his might.

A fragrant aroma spread, the liquid inside the five-colored treasure egg was crystalline and brilliant, fragrant and inviting. Maoqiu ate with great enthusiasm, forgetting himself, chirping happily.

"Boom!"

A vast divine light spread across the sky, rocks flew, and the unicorn almost got knocked over. If it hadn't been fast enough and quickly changed direction, it would have been hit by a massive rock weighing tens of thousands of pounds that was thrown up by the collapse of a distant mountain.

"It's catching up!" Xiaobudian's scalp tingled. This was an ancient descendant, too powerful for them to face.

The five-colored peacock hadn't seen them yet, but it knew the egg thief was in this direction and was chasing them, enraged to the extreme.

The only consolation was that the unicorn ran too fast. If it were any other creature, it would have been caught in the blink of an eye. Even so, being caught was only a matter of time.

The speed of the ancient descendant far exceeded that of the unicorn. If not for the forest blocking its view, it could have caught up with a single flap of its wings.

The golden ball of fur finally got a bit nervous, handed the five-colored treasure egg to Xiaobudian, and scratched its head, trying to use a treasure technique, but after much effort, it didn't show any signs of success, and it started to cry.

Seeing this, Xiaobudian couldn't wait any longer. He picked up the crystalline bird egg and started to drink from it, gulping it down continuously. In no time, his body was glowing with colorful light, dazzling and brilliant.

With a "hum," his entire body became crystalline, covered in runes, and he was about to break through to the next realm.

"Oh no, Liu Shen told me to suppress it for a month, and there must be a reason. Breaking through to that level now isn't good," Xiaobudian was startled.

He thought of the "Primitive True Explanation," which recorded that the ancient demonic bird, the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, could swallow hundreds of millions of lives in one bite, refining their blood and essence to store in its body, releasing it when needed.

Xiaobudian studied the engraving for a long time. Although he didn't have the unique rune operation method of the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, he had understood some principles, allowing him to store essence, spirit, and qi within his body.

With a "hum," his entire body glowed, one rune after another lighting up, forming miniature divine furnaces that absorbed the divine essence.

His body glowed in various places, and one by one, very real but extremely small divine furnaces formed, glowing in every inch of flesh, absorbing the divine essence and storing it.

Xiaobudian burped, feeling he couldn't eat any more. The egg of the descendant of the ancient divine king, the five-colored peacock, contained too much divine essence.

Maoqiu snatched the egg, picked it up, and continued to drink, its big eyes rolling, glancing back. The five-colored peacock had discovered them and was immediately enraged, rushing towards them at high speed.

"Xiaobai, charge forward!" Xiaobudian shouted.

They rushed up a towering mountain, with a vast river below, the water surface stretching for several miles, the waves surging, and the sound like thunder, extremely astonishing.

Moreover, the river was black and a bit scary, and from a distance, one could feel the cold, with no living creatures nearby.

The ancient descendant let out a long cry, its killing intent reaching the sky, its body glowing as it dove down, trying to swallow them in one bite. Not long ago, it had devoured hundreds of thousands of people, and the murderous aura had not dissipated, making it very terrifying.

"Xiaobai, jump down!" Xiaobudian shouted. There was no time to hesitate. With the black river below the mountain, the only way to escape was to enter the water.

The unicorn hesitated. In its view, the river was no more reassuring than the ancient descendant, equally making it uneasy. But it finally gritted its teeth and jumped down.

Xiaobudian snatched the five-colored egg from Maoqiu, held the unicorn's neck, and poured the remaining liquid into its mouth. Then they fell into the river with a splash.

As soon as they entered the river, the unicorn's blood almost froze. It was so cold that the water, though not frozen, had a mysterious force that made one feel as if they were about to shatter.

Xiaobudian also felt as if his body was being pierced by needles, the cold penetrating his bones and almost reaching his soul, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Even the golden ball of fur was gritting its teeth, its little claws flailing and its little feet kicking, clearly very uncomfortable.

In the sky, the ancient descendant dove down but hesitated near the water, ultimately not entering it. It let out an angry cry, the five-colored divine light surging, and the towering mountain collapsed.

Underwater, the unicorn struggled, feeling extremely uncomfortable, its blood almost stopping. Fortunately, it had drunk the last of the five-colored egg's liquid, which now turned into a glow, preventing it from freezing to death immediately.

They didn't surface, enduring the intense pain and rushing downstream along the black river to avoid the attack.

Not being able to breathe wasn't a problem. When Xiaobudian was sealed in the medicine cauldron and broke through using the blood of the Suanni, he was cut off from the outside world, and the divine light within his body could replenish what was needed.

Above the river, the ancient descendant let out a long cry, its feathers bright and fiery, flapping its wings and causing nearby mountains to crack as it chased them downstream.

However, the black river was mysterious, blocking its divine sense, making it impossible to find any trace of the egg thief.

Even so, it chased for two hours, circling the area, searching for the enemy, but ultimately gave up, letting out an angry cry before leaving.

Half a day later, water splashed, and Xiaobudian surfaced, his body purple, spitting out a mouthful of ice chips.

Maoqiu screamed, leaping out of the water, jumping onto Xiaobudian's head, hugging his arm, and jumping and chirping nonstop, clearly frozen.

Xiaobudian swam to the shore, pulling the stiff unicorn and finally carrying it to the grass. As soon as he put it down, the nearby rocks and plants instantly froze.

Strangely, there was no ice in the water, but as soon as they got on shore, it was like this, the cold being astonishing.

The unicorn was severely injured, almost frozen to death. If not for Xiaobudian using all the divine light in his body to nourish its flesh, it would have died in the river and couldn't have survived.

Even so, its injuries were severe, and without a treasure medicine, it might not have made it through.

"Maoqiu, you wasteful brat, troublemaker, quickly produce a drop of blood to save it!" Xiaobudian said angrily.

Maoqiu shook off the water droplets from its golden fur, shivered, and rolled its eyes.

After a moment, Xiaobudian recovered. He had almost been frozen too, considering his body was as strong as that of an ancient fierce beast's offspring, yet he had almost been frozen in the river.

In the end, the wasteful brat and troublemaker, Maoqiu, reluctantly squeezed out a drop of golden blood, saving the unicorn.

Beside the black river, the group stopped, looking at the mountain peaks destroyed by the ancient descendant. In the old woman's hand was a small piece of eggshell, a fragment that Maoqiu had bitten and dropped on the road.

"What kind of creature is this, to eat the egg of the descendant of the ancient divine bird? This... is too wasteful. I wish I could swallow it alive!" a young man said angrily.

They never expected that after chasing for so long, they would discover such a result, which was shocking.

"The creature that stole the egg jumped into the Taiyin River. I wonder if it can survive," a middle-aged man sighed.

This river was very famous. It was said that there were ten Taiyin stars in the sky, and in the ancient battle, nine were cut down, one of which was refined and fell into this river, turning it into a place of extinction for all life.

In the following days, Xiaobudian became a wild man again, having to kill fierce birds and beasts, traveling through the mountains. His body was covered in blood, and his animal skin clothes were tattered and torn. He didn't move quickly because the unicorn had not yet recovered, delaying their journey.

Two more days passed, and the unicorn's injuries were almost healed. Not only that, but it had benefited greatly, having consumed part of the five-colored egg's liquid and a drop of golden Zhu Yan's blood, making it even more magnificent. The runes in its body were gradually solidifying, showing signs of being imprinted on its bones.

"Chirp, chirp..." Maoqiu warned, instantly sensing something. Its golden fur had changed, turning gray and white, losing its luster, and its big eyes were no longer as lively and bright.

Xiaobudian was surprised. Maoqiu was pretending to be foolish, looking like this. At the same time, he also sensed that a dozen people were surrounding them from all sides.

The leader was a woman in a white dress, her hair flowing over her shoulders, her skin as white and smooth as jade, with a crystalline glow. She had an oval face, long eyelashes, eyes as clear as crystal, red lips, and teeth as white as pearls.

Seeing such a group suddenly in the vast wilderness, Xiaobudian was naturally surprised and looked at them.

The group was even more surprised. The person in front of them was clearly a child, so young, how could he be alone in the vast wilderness? It was unimaginable!

"Little brother, are you alone?" The woman in white smiled, her bright, large eyes speaking volumes, her red lips moist, and her teeth gleaming, making the men present tremble.

"Hello, sister. I came with my grandfather," Xiaobudian said shyly, though his face was dirty and his tattered animal skin clothes were covered in animal blood, his bright, large eyes still conveyed his innocence and simplicity.

Everyone nodded, not believing that a child could walk alone in such a terrifying wilderness. The only explanation was that an adult was following nearby.

Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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