CHAPTER 1176: CHAPTER 777: ENTERING THE COMMON VALLEY (PART 2)

Xiang Beifei pondered for a moment.

Void beasts that can feed on practitioners would be confined here, it seems there’s only one method.

Ancestral artifact that controls the Heavenly Dao!

Ancestral artifacts have the ability to erase something entirely from the world.

"We must be careful, my master told me not to casually provoke void beasts. The reason these beasts can treat practitioners as food is because they are immune to practitioners’ spiritual power!" Li Qianluo cautioned.

"Immune to spiritual power? That powerful? Doesn’t that mean our attacks would be ineffective?" Xiaohei asked in confusion.

"Not entirely, think about it, the void in Edge Corner Airspace has a peculiar power that specifically devours practitioners’ spiritual power. Void beasts cultivate this power, but we can rely on things like Shen Li, breath soil, and Mustard Seed in Palm to counteract, right?"

"Oh, Sister Li is saying we can use these things to deal with void beasts?" Xiaohei suddenly understood.

"What about me? Can I punch them?" Erha, perched on Xiang Beifei’s shoulder, wagged his tail and asked.

The Wooden Kirin is fundamentally a Jianmu, a divine object of the Ju Mang Tribe, sufficient to resist void power.

"It should be possible, but it’s hard to say. Fierce void beasts won’t fear these things or they have ways to deal with them. It’s safer to be cautious. Last time I didn’t gain any advantage from a void beast even using Shen Li; it was my master who resolved it," Li Qianluo said.

While they were talking, experts from other races had already started moving. Since they were at the Common Valley, naturally, they were searching for the legacy left by their ancestors here. If they could obtain the blessing, it would surely lead their entire race to prosperity.

Everyone was heading in different directions. Some, unaware of the void beasts, cautiously avoided the direction of the roars, moving towards the other end of the mountains.

Of course, some remained in place, seemingly planning something or waiting for others to scout ahead before making their decision.

Some few races appeared to plan to travel together, negotiating agreements among themselves.

Xiang Beifei currently didn’t plan to form alliances. He signaled to Li Qianluo and Luo Shanyou, then flew towards the distant mountains.

To prevent unexpected attacks, they all applied the Mustard Seed in Palm to themselves to avoid sneak attacks by void beasts. After flying for about a quarter of an hour, the surroundings were devoid of people, and they stopped.

This place was a mountain ravine, filled with bizarre rocks and entwined with various strange purple plants, surrounded by cliffs over a hundred meters high, with scattered bones on the cliffs.

"Let’s wait here for a bit; I need to check on Wufeng and the bricks," Xiang Beifei said.

Wufeng and the three bricks had been kept in the Spirit Gathering Book by Xiang Beifei. Since arriving here, their aura became unstable, constantly emitting fluctuations. Xiang Beifei didn’t dare let them out randomly, fearing they’d attract the Dao Palace’s litian spear or similar ancestral artifacts.

"Hold on, I’ll check around."

Luo Shanyou leapt up and scanned the surrounding cliffs thoroughly.

"No one seems to have followed us; I’ve checked,"

Luo Shanyou landed from the cliff, keeping a lookout from a protruding stone instead of landing near them.

Xiang Beifei decided to handle things one at a time, starting by taking out Wufeng!

The aura of the broken sword grew more violent once removed, trembling incessantly.

"What are you trying to do? Don’t be rash; if you attract a complete-grade ancestral artifact like the litian spear, I can’t handle it."

Xiang Beifei held Wufeng firmly, uncertain if it would heed him, as it often emanates a mighty aura to confront other ancestral artifacts.

But once held by Xiang Beifei, its overwhelming power withdraws, seemingly disdaining Xiang Beifei’s weakness, reluctant to grant its fearsome power for Xiang Beifei to wield.

Conversely, when Wufeng is held by him, it doesn’t go berserk.

Fortunately, Wufeng didn’t leave this time either. Though held by Xiang Beifei, it turned its blade towards a specific direction.

"Is Wufeng suggesting we go that way?" Luo Shanyou asked.

"Seems like it," Xiang Beifei replied.

Li Qianluo asked, "Then why don’t you ask Five Pieces of Stone where it wants to go?"

Xiang Beifei took out the bricks too. The three bricks continued to knock against each other, yet not too recklessly. Unfortunately, they pointed to the side.

"The two ancestral artifacts want to go in different directions. Do they have missing parts scattered in different places?" Xiaohei asked.

"It seems that’s correct," Xiang Beifei replied.

"Where should we go?" Li Qianluo asked, "First to the bricks or Wufeng?"

Xiang Beifei pondered for a moment, then inquired, "Where did you and your master find the brick fragment last time?"

Li Qianluo shrugged, "Honestly, I don’t quite know."

"How could you not know? Sister Li, haven’t you been here?" Erha inquired in puzzlement.

"Last time, my master took me. I just followed around like a tagalong. Besides, I didn’t enter from this point; the place is much bigger than you think. I hardly remembered any landmarks, let alone know how to reach the brick fragment place from here," Li Qianluo explained.

Xiang Beifei made a decision: "Since that’s the case, let’s first follow the direction of the bricks! Perhaps you’ll find the fragment place familiar along the way."

In the Common Valley, one must have a purpose in walking; this is the best approach for now.

Wufeng seemed to still want Xiang Beifei to follow its direction, but Xiang Beifei reassured, "Let’s first head towards what’s familiar, then your direction after."

Putting Wufeng back into the Spirit Gathering Book, they followed the direction of the bricks.

After traversing several hills, still surrounded by towering mountains, sharp-eyed Xiaohei suddenly pointed ahead and exclaimed, "There’s a waterfall there!"

Upon closer inspection, they indeed saw a large waterfall ahead, cascading down a towering mountain, the peak reaching into the clouds, its top hidden from sight, evoking the feeling of a heavenly river descending from nine skies.

However, the height of the waterfall wasn’t the main point; rather, it was the intermittent explosions in the waterfall, causing water to splash around. The entire waterfall bursting sporadically appeared exceedingly odd.

At this time, three people stood beneath the waterfall, holding a yellowed scroll, searching for something.

These three, one was mid-Inquiring Dao stage, two Eternal Life stage later period, all very powerful.

"Experts of the Xiongtou Race, the leader is Xing Wuya, a mid-Inquiring Dao stage expert; the Eternal Life stage later one, Xing Youke, an Earth Ranking talent; the other I don’t recognize," Luo Shanyou stated.

The three Xiongtou people gathered, pointing excitedly at something on the scroll, their faces showing intense excitement.

"What are they discussing?" Erha asked.

During their discussion, they prudently kept their voices low, ensuring only their group could hear, making it impossible for outsiders to eavesdrop.

However, this didn’t deter Xiang Beifei, as the three seemed to forget that some can read lips, making sound barriers futile; movements of the lips still convey the message.

"It turns out the scroll left by Ancestor Daxing was right, it’s indeed here!" Xing Wuya inspected the scroll excitedly.

"So, was Ancestor Liquan’s master the one who fell here?" Xing Youke inquired beside him.

"It should be. Ancestor Daxing was forcefully sent away by Ancestor Liquan back then. Unfortunately, he was too injured, passing shortly after returning. Yet, he left this scroll before dying. It was this very scroll that took him away, and now it guides us here. It’s truly the ancestor’s blessing!" Xing Wuya grew increasingly excited.