Chapter50:MysteriousValley
SuYiwashesitatingashestilldidnotknowthemotivesoftheGoldenTitanicPython.
Butwhenhesawthattherewerenoevilintentionsinthesnake’seyes,afteramoment’shesitation,henoddedhisheadandagreedtofollow.
Thesnakewasdelighted.Itstongueflickeredinandoutofitsmouthnon-stop.
ThewhitebirdcircledaroundSuYi.ItseemstobetryingtotellSuYisomethingasitcontinuedflyingaroundSuYi.
TheGoldenTitanicPython,thelittleredmink,theblackmouse,thebutterflyandthetigerwerealltryingtotellSuYisomething.
“Doyouwantmetogetonitsback?”SuYiwonderedwhatthebeastsweretryingtosay.
ThebeastsnoddedtheirheadstoconfirmSuYi’sinference.
“Okaythen,”SuYididnotthinktwicesincehehadalreadyagreedtofollowthem.
“What’supwiththesebeasts?”SuYiwasverycuriousabouttheaimbehindthebeasts’actions.
Landingonthewhitebird’sback,SuYisighed.HerememberedbackwhenhewasstillintheCityofManandsawWangQuanDe’sbeastmount,hiseyeshadlitupinanticipationandthoughtwhenwouldhebeabletogethisownbeastforamount.Whenthetimecomes,thatsightwouldbeawesome.
AfterSuYigotonthebackofthebird,itchirpedonceandthenflappeditswingsandheadeddowntotheverybottomofthecliff.
SuYi’sbodyshookandalmostfellover,buthealreadyhadexperiencewithridingabeastwhenhewaswiththepeoplefromSacredMountain.Heimmediatelyrespondedbygrippingontothebird’sfeathersandhisbodyhuggedcloselytothebird’sback,preventinghimfromfallingoffthebird.
ThewhitebirddovedownandSuYihuggedascloseashecouldtothebird’sback.AtorrentofwindblewontoSuYi’sfaceasthefogintheirpathseparatedtothesides.
Afterawhile,thewhitebirdstretcheditswingsandstabilizeditselfandstartedtoglide.
SuYilookedbelowhim.Hehadfinallyarrivedattheverybottomofthecliff.
Fromwherethebirddovedown,SuYilookedbackupandfoundthatthefoghadblockedhissight,makingitallblurryandwhite.
AcoldchillcreptupSuYi’sspine.Heestimatedthedistancewhichthebirdjustdovedownwasseveralkilometres.Ifhehadnotfallenontothecanopyofthetreewhenhejumpedoffthecliff,hisinnardswouldhavebeensplatteredallacrossthegroundfromthesheerimpact.
AsSuYiwaslostinhisthoughts,therewasasoundofsqueaking.Thelittleredmink,theblackmouse,thetigerandtheGoldenTitanicPythonfollowedtherockwalldown.
Thebutterflywasflappingitswingsfollowingdirectlybehindthetiger.
Theonlyoneswhichwereabletocometotheverybottomofthecliffwereonlythesesixbeasts.Theotherbeastsdidnotfollowthemdown.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😆)
Thesixbeastsdashedforward,gesturingforSuYitofollowthem.
“Crack!”
AsSuYigraduallyfollowedthemcarefully,a“crack”soundcamefromunderhisfeet.Aseaofwhitebonesappeared.Massiveskeletonsofbeastswereallburiedbeneaththeground,showingonlysomepartsoftheirbrokenbones.
Aheadofhimwasanarrowcanyonjustwideenoughtoallowthetigertopassthrough.
ThedeeperSuYitrod,themorebonesofbeaststherewerescatteredacrosstheground.
Afteraround300meters,itstartedtobrightenandwiden.
SuYiwalkedoutofthecanyon.Hisviewwasnotobstructedanymorebythefogandhisvisionclearedandwhathesawwasamountainousvalley.
Itwasnoon.Asmallamountofsunlightpassedthroughthecrevicesoftherockywalls,castingbotchesoflighteverywhere.
Justastheycameoutofthegorge,thebeastsdidnotdaretakeanotherstepforth.Theyfearedsomethingandintheireyes,therewassomesortofgrief.
“Whyaretheresomanybonesofbeastshere?”
Currently,SuYiwasshocked.Inthisdeepvalley,thereweremountainsofbeastbonesblanketingtheground.Thereseemedtobeevensomebonesofhumans.
“Youlittlemongrels!Ihavesaidbefore,donotcomeandtroubleme!Cultivatingissomethingthatonedoeshimself.Eh?Youfewmongrelsseemedtohavechangedandthisisstrange,there’sevenahuman.”
Outofnowhere,apersonstartedtalking.Thevoiceseemedancientanddeeplikethepersonwhohadnotspokenforalong,longtimeanditstonewasfilledwithsurprise.
“There’ssomeonehere?”
SuYiwasastonishedandimmediatelycautiousnessfilledhiseyes.Heswepttheareaaroundhim,buthecouldnotdiscoveranything.
“Whoisit?”
WhatsurprisedSuYi,evenmore,wasthatthisvoiceseemstohavesomesortofpowerinit,butthatpowerwasveryfaint.Itgavehimthefeelingthatthepowerwasthere,rightunderhisnose,yetitcouldnotaffecthim.
“Oh,it’salittlekid,”Theancientvoiceappearedonceagain.Therewasahintofcuriousnessinit.
"Whoareyou?"SuYikeptlookingaround,hisactionsfilledwithcaution.Buthecouldnotdiscoveranything.Thevoiceseemedtohavecomefromoutofnowhere.
“Don’tbotherlookingforme,littlekid.Youwouldneverfindme.Ifnot,someonewouldhavefoundmelongago,”Therewasabrieffeelingofanguishintheancientvoice.Itasked,“Butyou,littlekid,withyourcrappylevelofcultivation,howintheworlddidyougetdownhere?Itdoesn’tseemlikelyatall.”
“Idon’tthinkthatyouwouldbelievemeifIsaidthatIwasthrowndownhere,butIsurvivedduetosheerluck,”SuYiansweredwhileobservingthesurroundings.Thevoicewascomingfromsomewherenearhim.Hedidnotbelievethathecouldnotfindthesource.
"Ibelieveyou.HowcouldInotbelieveyou?Thesefewmongrelsactuallydidnoteatyouandevenbroughtyouhere,thisfactaloneisenoughtoprovethatthereissomethingspecialaboutyou,"Thepersonseemedtobesmilingashesaidthis.Then,hecontinued,"Ialreadysaid,don’tbotherlookingforme.Youwillneverbeabletofindme.Let’snottalkaboutyoulittleYuanSoulRealmkid,evenifyouweresomeoneoftheYuanEmperorRealm,youwouldstillbeunabletofindme."
“YuanEmperorRealm!”
ThesethreewordscausedSuYi’shearttopalpitatefaster.Afeelingofadmirationseemedtoappearwithinhim.
YuanEmperorRealm.
Theonethathassteppedintothatrealmshouldalreadybeoneofthestrongestpeopleintheworld.RumourshaditthatthoseoftheYuanEmperorRealmcultivationhadthepowertodestroymountainsandsplittheocean.Theycouldevenleapacrossthevastseaandflythroughthevoid.
“Senior,doyouknowthesebeasts?”
SuYiresistedthecuriosityinhisheart.Theownerofthismysteriousvoiceseemedtobeobservinghimateverymoment,yethecouldnotfindhim.Thiscouldonlyprovethatthepersonwasextremelystrongandfromhistone,itseemsthatheknewthesebeasts.
“Ihaveknownthesefewbeastsforalongtime.”
Thepersonrepliedanditseemedthathewasreminiscingaboutthepast.Hisvoicewasslowandhegraduallysaid,“Icouldstillrememberthesefewmongrels,atthattimewerefartooweak.Iwasboredanddecidedtoteachthemalittle.Thoughthebloodlineofthesebeastsmaybeweak,theywereabletogainsomeinsightsandallofthemactuallymanagedtolearnsomething.So,oncetheyhadnothingtodothentheywouldjustcometome.”
Hearingthewordsoftheancientvoice,SuYicouldnothelpbutgaspinshock.Hesaiditsosimplythathehadonlygivensomeguidance,butthesewerebeasts.Whatoriginsdidthispersonhave?Thiswasunimaginable!
“Senior,areyouabeast?”
SuYiaskedslightlydumbfounded.Sincehewasabletoguidethebeasts,thenheshouldalsobeabeast,right?RumourshaditthatoncebeastsreachedthecultivationlevelofDemonicVoidRealm,theywouldbeabletospeakthehumantongueandoncetheyreachedtheDemonicEmperorRealm,theywouldevenbeabletochangeintotheformofahuman.