Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Thousand-Li Traceless Talisman

「In the nest.」

The female Fierce Arrowhead Eagle paced back and forth restlessly. It would glance toward the source of the fragrance one moment, and then its gaze would fall upon the crimson egg in its nest the next.

Clearly, it was fundamentally unable to resist the scent of the Demon Luring Pill.

At the same time, however, the recently laid egg held its child. While a Demon Beast’s intelligence might not match a human’s, protecting its young was pure instinct.

The female Fierce Arrowhead Eagle let out a low cry, a constant stream of fiery-red saliva dripping from the corner of its beak, forming an almost perfectly straight, thin line.

In its simple mind, it knew full well that its family were the undisputed rulers of a vast territory. Within this domain, no living creature was a match for them.

To assert their dominance and ensure the safety of their unborn young, they had long ago forbidden any living thing from approaching their nest.

This vast region was their exclusive domain.

’I’ll just eat that delicious thing and come right back. It should be fine, right? It won’t take long.’ The thought suddenly popped into the female Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s simple mind.

This reasoning quickly convinced the eagle.

After glancing down at the egg in its nest and confirming all was well, the female Fierce Arrowhead Eagle shot out of its lair. It beat its wings and soared toward a valley twenty li away. It could clearly sense the delectable treat was right there!

"SCREECH~"

At the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s speed, the twenty-li distance was covered in an instant. Screeching with excitement, the female eagle descended directly into the valley.

Following the scent, it flapped its wings rapidly, flying toward the spot where Miaorou had crushed the Demon Luring Pill.

BOOM!

The Spirit Bird, over ten zhang long with a wingspan of nearly thirty zhang, landed on the ground. The terrifying impact caused the entire valley to tremble for a moment.

Just as the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle stretched out its head, entranced, and reached for the scattered pill fragments on the ground, a decisive glint flashed in Miaorou’s eyes. "Now!"

In an instant, the Magical Power in her body surged into the Array Banner in her hand like a river bursting its banks.

"VMMMM~"

In a thousand-zhang radius around the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle, a blood-red light erupted. Streaks of crimson light shot up from the ground, connecting in the sky to form lines. The lines wove into a net, which grew ever denser!

Finally, the Blood Net Celestial Net Array took shape, trapping the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle inside.

The Fierce Arrowhead Eagle finally sensed that something was wrong. It kicked off the ground with its talons and flapped its wings, soaring skyward in an attempt to escape the Array’s perimeter.

But with a THUD, it slammed right into the Blood Net Celestial Net!

The Blood Net Celestial Net shuddered but successfully withstood the impact!

Watching from a distance, Miaorou finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she knew this Array wouldn’t be able to hold the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle for long.

Once that feathered beast broke free, her death was certain.

She planted the Array Banner in the ground and, without bothering to retrieve the aura-concealing Array, transformed into an Escape Light. She shot out of the valley, flying rapidly toward the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s nest to rendezvous with Guardian Yan so they could escape together!

From the valley behind her came the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s furious screeches, punctuated by the deafening booms of it repeatedly slamming against the Array.

The massive commotion made Miaorou shudder and push herself to fly even faster!

...

Just as the female Fierce Arrowhead Eagle flew far from its nest, a patch of ground near the cliff suddenly stirred. Guardian Yan threw off the shadowy cloak that concealed his form and darted into the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s nest like a leopard.

Ignoring the foul stench inside, his gaze immediately fell upon an egg as tall as a man in the center of the nest.

The egg of a Tier Three Fierce Arrowhead Eagle!

A look of delight appeared in Guardian Yan’s eyes. He immediately took out a blood-red Spirit Talisman, sticking it on the egg to conceal its aura. Then, he produced a palm-sized Spirit Beast Pouch and stored the egg inside.

Next, his gaze fell upon the circular nest, a hundred zhang in diameter, and a look of regret crossed his face.

Much of the Spirit Wood used to build the nest was Tier Three or higher. In the outside world, every single piece would be considered an incomparably precious immortal material.

Unfortunately, the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle had used its Demon Fire to fuse the Spirit Wood with the mountain itself, making it impossible to pry loose.

Besides, he didn’t have enough time to try.

If he wasted any time, it would be too late to get away by the time the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle returned.

’I’ve got the Tier Three Demon Beast Egg. This trip was already worth it!’ Guardian Yan took one last, deep look at the priceless nest, then flew out of the lair without hesitation.

...

As the entire valley trembled behind her, Miaorou could almost see the Blood Net Celestial Net Grand Array teetering on the verge of collapse, ready to shatter at any moment.

She flew onward, pushing herself to go faster and faster.

Up ahead, she could already see the black-robed figure emerging from the nest.

An Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could cover several hundred li in an hour at full speed. The Tunneling Speed of a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator was several times faster than that.

Flying toward each other over a distance of twenty kilometers, it would only take them a moment to meet.

But just as they were about to rendezvous, a terrifying roar echoed from the distant valley. A moment later, a blazing Fireball shot out of it at an incredible speed.

Sensing its child had been stolen, the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle let out a furious shriek, its attention instantly locking onto Miaorou and Guardian Yan in the sky.

It beat its wings, transforming into a streak of fire as it charged toward the pair!

It vowed to tear the thieves who stole its child to shreds!

’With my speed,’ it thought, ’these two thieves have absolutely no chance of escape!’

But just as it was about to tear them to shreds in the very next second...

Suddenly—

It saw the black-robed figure take an octadecagonal jade piece, intricately engraved with complex patterns, from his Storage Bag and crush it!

Space rippled, and the two cultivators vanished. The eagle could no longer sense even a trace of their auras.

The Fierce Arrowhead Eagle flew back and forth, circling the sky and letting out mournful wails, trying to find the thieves who had stolen its child. But it was all in vain. All that could be heard in the sky was its desolate cry of sorrow.

...

「A thousand li from the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s nest, inside a pre-arranged Array in a cave.」

Guardian Yan suddenly flickered into existence, holding a still-terrified Miaorou.

He stumbled but quickly steadied himself. Looking at the Jade Talisman in the center of the Array, now shattered into pieces, a flash of pained regret crossed Guardian Yan’s eyes.

They had only been able to escape the Fierce Arrowhead Eagle’s pursuit and appear here instantly because they had used an incomparably precious Jade Talisman: the Thousand-Li Traceless Talisman.

A Thousand-Li Traceless Talisman functioned like a portable Teleportation Array; once activated, it would instantly transport the user to a pre-set location a thousand li away.

Such a precious life-saving Spirit Talisman was an heirloom brought from the Great Zhou by his ancestors. Such a Treasure simply didn’t exist in the Western Wilderness.

’But it was all worth it,’ Guardian Yan thought, a smile returning to his face. ’Not only did I get the egg of a Tier Three Fierce Arrowhead Eagle, but I’ll also receive the Core Formation Spiritual Object from the sect and attempt my breakthrough to Core Formation!’

He spoke directly, "Fairy Miaorou, please take this Demon Beast Egg and return to the Immortal City. I will use the Celestial Secret Mirror to inform you when to remove the Spirit Talisman from the egg."

Miaorou looked at Guardian Yan, surprised and confused. "Guardian Yan, you’re not returning to the Immortal City?"

"First, I’m going to catch a turtle!" As he said this, a cruel smile appeared on Guardian Yan’s face.

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