In a perfect world, you start by relying on your own strength.

The phantom of the beast's head floated and sank within the runes, as if trying to break free from its restraints and roar out into the world.

It was as if a ferocious face had appeared on Shi Feijiao's chest. The runes formed by the fusion of the ancient beast skin and his flesh were dazzling and slowly manifested. A ferocious and terrifying phantom of a beast gradually condensed and took shape in front of him.

This is the second ancestral artifact of Shicun, while the first one was already imprinted on Shilinhu's left arm.

Shi Geng stared intently at the rune. The bone script he had previously comprehended automatically surfaced in his mind, attracting and echoing each other, as if they were about to intertwine and combine to form a complete secret power rune.

Before he could even decipher the intricacies of the rune combination, he was gently patted on the back of the head.

"Let's go back to the village."

At Shi Yunfeng's call, everyone turned around. Under the oppressive aura of the two ancestral artifacts, even though the Azure Scaled Eagle was filled with resentment, it only dared to circle and roar above everyone's heads.

The Azure-Scaled Eagle followed relentlessly until it approached Stone Village. The moment it saw the willow tree, it trembled violently and dared not cross the line again.

It merely circled high in the sky, wailing angrily, but ultimately dared not rush into the village.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Linhu and Shi Feijiao's understanding of bone script was still superficial, and they were not able to truly unleash the full power of the ancestral artifact. Just now, they had only managed to barely intimidate it by borrowing the pressure of the ancestral artifact itself.

Little Dot and his friends were already waiting anxiously at the village entrance. Upon seeing the group in the distance, they immediately swarmed over.

The little boy, still clutching the eagle egg tightly in his arms, his face flushed from running, rushed over and asked, "Shigen, are you alright? Did that big bird hurt you?"

Shi Linhu laughed and patted Shi Geng on the shoulder: "This kid is really something, even the ferocious birds couldn't touch a hair on his head."

Shi Yunfeng looked at everyone, then glanced at the Azure Scaled Eagle that still refused to leave the sky, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go into the village first. With Liu Shen here, it won't dare to cause trouble."

A group of people entered the village. As soon as they reached the willow tree, the blue-scaled eagle in the sky seemed to be completely intimidated by the aura of the willow god. After circling several times, it could only let out a long cry full of resentment and unwillingness, but dared not cross the line.

Seeing this, everyone finally relaxed.

The little one tilted his head back and held the warm eagle egg in his arms towards Shi Geng, his eyes sparkling: "Shi Geng, look, the egg is perfectly intact! It'll taste delicious if we roast it tonight!"

Shi Yunfeng immediately put on a stern face and tapped the little one on the forehead: "Nonsense."

He then turned to look at Shi Geng, his gaze filled with a hint of inquiry.

This kid was able to hold off the Azure Scaled Eagle all by himself and escape from the magic technique; he's really something.

"You managed to escape unscathed this time, which is quite an achievement." The clan chief paused, then added, "But the Great Wilderness is dangerous; you must never be so reckless again in the future."

Shi Geng touched his nose and smiled in agreement.

Only he himself knew that the battle just now not only tested the limits of his physical body, but also touched upon a deeper level of mystery of the bone inscriptions.

"Let's go, let's return the Azure Scaled Eagle's eggs first, you bunch of brats are always causing trouble."

Shi Yunfeng shook his head helplessly and instructed the men to return the eagle eggs. The blue-scaled eagle was circling outside the village, making the villagers afraid to even go hunting. If this continued, the village would eventually run out of food. Rather than continuing the stalemate, it would be better to return the eggs and end this feud.

"Um."

The little guy scratched the back of his head, looked up at the Azure Scaled Eagle still guarding outside the village, and a hint of guilt appeared on his round little face. He suddenly regretted stealing the eggs.

Just as Little Dot was holding the eagle egg, preparing to return it, Willow God, who had been silent all along, suddenly stirred.

The single willow branch, entwined with the green glow of the sunset, resembled a shimmering divine chain gently cascading down, tenderly brushing against the eagle's egg.

In an instant, the entire eagle egg shone brightly, radiating spiritual light!

As the green light touched the eagle egg, fine patterns appeared on its shell, radiating a warm vitality, and its originally weak aura instantly became vigorous.

As if sensing something, the blue-scaled eagle in the distant sky suddenly let out a short cry, no longer filled with anger, but with a hint of surprise and awe.

The little one, clutching the egg, widened its eyes in surprise: "Willow God... what are you doing?"

Shi Yunfeng was also slightly taken aback, then bowed respectfully to the old willow tree.

He understood that Liu Shen's actions were anything but ordinary.

It's like a regression to ancestral traits!

With a casual wave of Liu Shen's hand, the three Azure Scaled Eagle eggs underwent an astonishing transformation, completely reverting to their ancestral form. When they hatch, their bloodline will undoubtedly be far more noble than that of ordinary Azure Scaled Eagles, making them truly exceptional among exceptional species.

"An immortal touched my head, and I was granted eternal life."

Shi Geng swallowed hard. Is this the power of a big shot? With a casual gesture, he triggered the ancestral bloodline, turning the rotten into the miraculous.

"Chieftain, should we send it back?"

Shi Linhu hesitated. The precious egg before him had already undergone an astonishing transformation. If it could be left in Stone Village, it would surely become a powerful ally of the village when it hatched.

Shi Yunfeng's heart also fluttered, but he still shook his head: "Let's send it back."

He was tempted, but the thought of the Azure-Scaled Eagle outside the village ultimately stopped him. Besides, raising a descendant of an ancient demonic bird would require an enormous amount of meat, which Stone Village simply couldn't afford in its current state.

But when they presented the three treasure eggs to the Azure Scaled Eagle, it did not leave. Instead, it tilted its head and pondered for a moment, then did something that surprised everyone in Stone Village—it gently pushed the three treasure eggs under the Willow Tree.

Clearly, the Azure-Scaled Eagle had also seen through the mystery and knew that its child had become extraordinary after being enlightened by the Willow God.

It bowed its head respectfully to the Willow God, let out a long, reluctant cry, then spread its wings, soared into the sky, and gradually disappeared into the horizon.

"This... Uncle Lin Hu, what do we do now?"

All the children looked at Shi Linhu, their eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and bewilderment.

"What else can we do? You guys go and hatch the eggs."

Shi Linhu glared at them with feigned seriousness, but couldn't help but smile. The Azure-Scaled Eagle was clearly entrusting its orphan to someone; Stone Village was going to make a fortune.

"Huh? Hatching eggs? No way!"

The little kids immediately let out a wail, each one shrinking back with a pained expression, none of them wanting to squat with the cold, hard egg every day.

"You're the ones who caused this mess, and you're the ones who brought the eggs back. If you don't incubate them, who will? Hurry up and take turns watching over and incubating the eggs!"

Shi Linhu waved his hand and directly assigned the task to these kids. He was happy to have gotten such a good deal, and he also wanted to teach them a lesson so that they wouldn't sneak out of the village and cause trouble again.

Shi Yunfeng stroked his beard, his smile deepening.