"Could this area be the territory of some powerful wild beast?"
Suddenly, Xie Nianqing said.
Lu Ming and Tong Xi'er's expressions both changed.
This is highly likely, as many powerful wild beasts have a concept of territory.
Some powerful wild beasts will occupy a territory, and no other wild beasts dare to stay in that territory.
"Let's be careful!"
Lu Ming whispered.
Immediately, they concealed their presence and attempted to retreat in the direction they had come from.
"Huh? There are quite a few creatures on that mountain peak, not metallic beings, but flesh and blood beings!"
At this moment, Xie Nianjun looked at a mountain peak not far away and said.
"Flesh and blood beings, that means they are outsiders just like us!"
Lu Ming said.
He had no doubt about Xie Nianjun's intuition. Xie Nianjun had fully awakened her past life memories, and her present life and past life had merged. Her methods were simply unfathomable.
"Let's go take a look!"
Xie Nianqing made the suggestion.
The group nodded and carefully made their way towards another mountain peak.
Soon after, they climbed another mountain peak, found a secluded spot, and looked ahead.
Suddenly, they saw a group of living beings.
There were about twenty people, including creatures with a single horn on their heads, snake-like beings, and creatures with scales on their skin.
There were about twenty people, representing at least six or seven different ethnic groups.
Some of the men were wearing black armor, just like the three burly men in black armor they had encountered earlier.
"People from the Yuanluo Palace!"
Tong Xier whispered.
Lu Ming,
A cold glint also flashed in the eyes of Xie Nianqing, Xie Nianjun, and the other two.
They discovered that the people from Yuanluo Palace also seemed to be very cautious, hiding in the shadows and watching in other directions, completely unaware of Lu Ming and his group.
Following the direction the people of Yuanluo Palace were looking, they saw a huge metal eagle at the foot of a cliff.
In addition, there is a cave.
Golden light occasionally emanated from that cave.
"Hmm? Could there be treasure in that cave?"
Lu Ming and his companions were all intelligent people. After seeing the situation, they quickly understood the general idea.
Clearly, there are likely treasures inside the cave, but a terrifying giant metal eagle guards the outside. The people of Yuanluo Palace dare not make a move and remain hidden there, waiting for the giant metal eagle to leave.
"Then let's be the orioles that catch the worm!"
Lu Ming smiled slightly, and the others nodded in agreement.
After that, they waited there as well.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Gaa! Gaa!...
At this moment, the giant metal eagle cried out, its previously crouching body standing upright. Its cold gaze swept around, and then with a flap of its wings, its massive form soared into the sky.
Lu Ming and the others quickly hid in the shadows, not daring to breathe loudly, for this giant metal eagle was absolutely terrifying.
If we get caught, we're finished.
Soon, the giant metal eagle soared into the sky and flew away into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the people of Yuanluo Palace transformed into streaks of rainbow light and rushed towards the cliff.
What do we do?
Tong Xier looked at Lu Ming and the other two.
There are so many people in Yuanluo Hall, and many of them are experts. No matter how strong Xie Nianqing and Xie Nianjun are, they probably wouldn't be a match for them.
"Using a borrowed knife to kill someone—no, using a borrowed bird to kill someone!"
Lu Ming smiled slightly.
Tong Xi'er's eyes lit up.
At this moment, more than twenty people from Yuanluo Palace had rushed to the bottom of the cliff. They left a few people to guard the entrance of the cave, while the others rushed into the cave.
"Wait for me here!"
Lu Ming moved swiftly, leaving the mountain peak. After descending the mountain, Lu Ming took out a battle sword and infused it with the power of the Sovereign.
Whoosh!
A terrifying sword beam shot into the sky, piercing the heavens and visible even from a great distance.
Then, the sword light slashed violently towards the cave.
Damn it!
The guards outside the cave were immediately enraged and took action to block the sword light.
Rumble!
The energy surged unrestrained, and the sword energy soared into the sky.
After Lu Ming unleashed a sword strike, he turned and left.
His original purpose was not to deal with the people of Yuanluo Palace, but to create a disturbance and lure the giant eagle back.
Now that he had achieved his goal, he naturally made his escape.
Ga!
In the distance, a tremendous cry resounded through the sky.
The giant metal eagle had clearly seen the sword light and quickly returned.
"Damn it, damn it..."
An angry roar came from inside the cave, and the people from the Yuanluo Palace rushed out of the cave.
The leader, a bald, burly man, roared repeatedly, filled with rage.
"Who, who is it?"
A chilling killing intent emanated from the bald, burly man as he looked at the gatekeepers.
"He is a young man..."
Humanity.
Ga!
A piercing cry rang out, and in the distance, a black dot appeared—the giant eagle had returned.
"Run!"
The bald, burly man roared and sprinted away into the distance.
He was furious. He had only just entered the cave and hadn't even gotten his hands on the treasure yet when he was alerted. The giant eagle had returned, and now he had no choice but to flee for his life.
More than twenty experts from the Yuanluo Palace were running for their lives.
Ga!
The piercing sound grew closer and closer.
The giant metal eagle was incredibly fast; with its wingspan extended, it was a full hundred meters wide. Like a bolt of lightning, it chased after the people of Yuanluo Palace.
ah!
In the distance, a shrill scream and an angry roar echoed, gradually fading into the distance.
"Walk!"
Lu Ming and his three companions seized the opportunity and rushed toward the cave.
Time was running out. They had to seize the opportunity to take the treasure from the cave and leave. If they waited for the giant eagle to return, they would be in danger.
Like four streaks of light, they rushed to the cave entrance and, without the slightest hesitation, went straight inside.
Inside the cave was a passageway, hundreds of meters long. They rushed through the passageway and found themselves in a huge cavern.
"This is..."
They were stunned as soon as they rushed into the cave.
The cave was filled with dazzling light and color, all made of metals of different colors, shining brightly.
Moreover, many metals are shaped like plants, blooming into metallic flowers.
But besides these, there was nothing else.
"Huh? What's that...?"
Suddenly, Lu Ming noticed something different about the wall; there was a patch of it that was a different color from the rest of the wall.
Lu Ming walked over.
As Lu Ming walked over, the unusual color on the wall began to wriggle.
It was actually a pool of liquid metal. It had been motionless until Lu Ming walked in, at which point it began to move.
The molten metal, golden in color, writhed rapidly, forming a metallic sphere that then, with a whoosh, flew off in another direction.
"A metal ball..."
All four of them were very surprised.
Could this metal ball be the treasure?
"Grab it..."
Without hesitation, the four attacked, rushing towards the metal ball from four different directions.
Editor's note: The damaged English source for this chapter has been replaced with WTR-LAB's public Web machine translation from Chinese, with minor editorial corrections. Names and wording may differ from nearby chapters.