From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Pong!

With a powerful shudder, the dried blood scabs from the beast's blood instantly shattered and fell off.

After getting dressed and packing his things, without even glancing at the tiger-pig corpse on the ground, Chen Shi headed straight for Snowbound Valley.

Snowbound Valley, being the location of the Chilong, is essentially situated at the deepest part of Yongqiu Mountain. Therefore, it is only through its exhaled cold air that the north wind can cover the entire Yongqiu Mountain.

The journey was long and the mountains were difficult to traverse; it took Chen Shi and Gu Hanying more than half a month to reach the destination last time.

However, last time I was mainly searching for rare and precious materials and hunting exotic beasts, so I wasted most of my time.

Chen Shi went straight there this time, using his aerial acrobatic skills to traverse cliffs as if walking on flat ground.

Four days later.

"It's here."

As the sun set and evening fell, Chen Shi arrived at Snowbound Valley, marked on the map. After looking around, he nodded in approval.

Although the snow and ice have disappeared, based on the surrounding main mountain ranges, it is the valley where the Chilong was last discovered.

After confirming, Chen Shi walked straight into the valley entrance.

The cliffs on both sides were still straight and towering, but without the layer of solid ice covering them, Chen Shi could easily climb up using the Void-Crossing Technique.

After walking for a short while, they saw some bones scattered on the ground.

Chen Shi couldn't help but smile; he had known these people for a long time.

Keep going.

The valley was straight, and because it was no longer covered in ice and snow, it was no longer as dark as it had been before. In fact, some flowers, grasses, and low trees were growing on the ground, showing a tenacious vitality.

The Valley of Death, which was filled with despair last time, now has a certain charm.

Chen Shi was deeply moved, but before he could think further, he could already see the bottom of the valley in the distance.

It seems much faster than last time.

Chen Shi was taken aback for a moment, then he understood.

Yes, last time I was in a dangerous situation, and every step I took was filled with anxiety, so naturally the road seemed very long.

There is no crisis looming over us; what lies before us is merely an ordinary valley, how deep could it possibly be?

"Is it closed?"

As you get closer, you can see that there are no portals on the cliff face at the bottom of the valley.

Or rather, it has already been shut down.

Chen Shi guessed that since the north wind came from here, and this switch should be this gateway, which opens in the twelfth lunar month and closes in the first lunar month.

The mechanism was so ingeniously designed that once the door was closed, there was no trace of it whatsoever.

Every mechanism has a way of activating it. Chen Shi wondered if there was a device on the outside that could open the door again. Or perhaps, with his cultivation level, he could forcefully break through this door.

"You'll know once you try it."

Although I had a vague feeling that the chances were slim, I still had to give it a try, otherwise I couldn't give up.

Chen Shi didn't think much of it and quickened his pace to walk over.

Roar!

Just as Chen Shi reached the bottom of the valley and was about to look around, a roar suddenly echoed throughout the entire valley.

Chen Shi immediately snapped to attention, gripping his one-foot-long knife in his hand, and then looked in the direction of the sound.

"This is……"

When he saw it clearly, Chen Shi was taken aback.

On the cliff face, about thirty or forty meters above the ground, stood a hornless black sheep.

Just an ordinary goat?

But if it were just an ordinary goat, how could its roar have such power, even more terrifying than a tiger or leopard?

Moreover, although goats are good at rock climbing, this cliff is straight and there are not many protrusions to step on, so how did it climb up?

Just as Chen Shi was pondering, the hornless black sheep suddenly leaped down, its two front hooves stomping directly at his head.

Chen Shi frowned and instinctively raised his foot-long knife to parry.

boom!

With a muffled thud, the entire valley trembled. Chen Shi shuddered instantly, his body buckled, and he knelt on one knee.

This isn't just a goat, it's like it caught a mountain!

Mythical beast!

This is definitely a strange beast!

Although it looks ordinary, this terrifying power is undoubtedly that of a strange beast.

And its grade is probably not low.

"Get out of here!"

With a loud shout, Chen Shi forcefully swung his foot-long knife upwards.

The hornless black sheep was thrown back, but then it stomped its four hooves and stood firmly on the cliff face again.

With his eyes fixed on the hornless black sheep, Chen Shi stood up, his expression extremely serious.

What kind of strange beast is this?

Last time he was with Gu Hanying, Chen Shi asked her a lot of questions about strange beasts. He dared not say that he knew most of the strange beasts in Yongqiu Mountain.

But the origin of this hornless black sheep is truly unknown.

If you don't recognize it, that's fine. The key point is that this is a rare beast of a certain rank.

Beasts are similar to martial artists, also divided into nine ranks, but the difference is that the strength of a beast does not lie in its blood and qi, but simply in its physique.

Tigers and pigs are only slightly stronger than ordinary ferocious beasts, perhaps even weaker than lions and tigers, and can only be considered as ninth-grade.

If it is an eighth-grade exotic beast, its physique will be greatly enhanced, and hunting tigers and leopards will be as easy as child's play.

Upon reaching the seventh rank, not only does their physique become increasingly powerful, but some limbs also undergo special enhancements. For example, the Panxiao encountered earlier had arms as if covered by rocks, possessing immense strength and astonishing defense, impervious to even divine weapons.

Judging from its appearance alone, it's difficult to determine the exact quality of this hornless black sheep.

Moreover, the map provided by Zhang Henian did not indicate that this area was inhabited by strange beasts.

Did they not know, or did they just happen to be passing by?

However, without dealing with this strange beast, Chen Shi would be unable to study the entrance to the Chilong Cave.

Roar!

As he pondered, the hornless black sheep let out a deafening roar, leaped down once more, and used the same move, its hooves stomping towards Chen Shi.

But Chen Shi was prepared, and this time he would not let it trample him.

He immediately used his qi to propel himself into the air, dodging the hornless black sheep's trampling, and instead leaped above the hornless black sheep, before slashing down with his sword from mid-air.

Bang bang!

But to Chen Shi's astonishment, the hornless black sheep, with a heavy thud, suddenly changed direction in mid-air, dodging the attack.

"What's going on?!"

Chen Shi landed back on the ground and frowned as he looked at the hornless black sheep still standing on the cliff.

Walking on air?

That's right, the hornless black sheep just now walked on air.

But not like the immortals in myths and legends; it was a real mishap.

The violent stomping force suddenly compresses the air, creating an air explosion. The recoil from the air explosion changes the body's orientation!

The force of this hornless black sheep's hooves pounding the air is unimaginable.

Looking at the four dark hooves of the hornless black sheep, Chen Shi's face grew increasingly gloomy. This was no ordinary beast; it was very likely a seventh-grade animal!

A seventh-rank exotic beast, even higher than Chen Shi, who was a first-rank beast.

Especially given the uncertainty of his abilities, Chen Shi is probably no match for him.

"Hmm? That's...?"

Just as Chen Shi was frowning, he caught a glimpse of several hoof prints on the cliff face at the bottom of the valley.

This solid cliff face, however, became like soft mud beneath the hooves of the hornless black sheep.

"etc."

Shocked, Chen Shi suddenly realized that apart from the cliff face at the bottom of the valley, there seemed to be no hoof prints anywhere else.