The Light-Curtain Eagle was shockingly fast. They soon arrived at the Nanling Mountains.
"We are now in the White Magic Falcons' territory. Luckily, the Light-Curtain Eagle is from the same clan as them. It won't be a problem if we fly over their territory," Nighthawk said, pointing at the dense and complicated mountains below.
"We should be very close to them," Ling Ling said.
Mofan glanced at the pitch-black mountains. He was able to see more with his Shadow Element.
The dense forest of palm trees had always been an important habitat for birds. Many demon nests were hidden in the thick sea of leaves. At a certain time, flocks of demon birds would fly into the sky and form a huge dense net, covering the countless mountains and forests.
In the middle of the palm forest, there was a forest that had been submerged in the swamp all year round. The water was not deep, at most just above a person's ankles. The clear water flowed slowly, and under the starlight and moonlight, it looked like a forest growing on the surface of the lake, sparkling with the purest radiance of nature.
The swamps were quiet, but when a Hellhound with a strong aura stepped into the woods, the little creatures living in the woods immediately fled for their lives.
"Are you sure it's here, Lian Xishan?" Houndman asked impatiently.
"It can't be wrong. Back then, that person and I had already found this place. From his description, the totem beast is indeed resting here. However, I don't know why he suddenly chose to leave. He has always been very strange." The man named Lian Xishan said with certainty.
"I have a feeling this is the place we are looking for," Ke Lingxi of the Research Union said.
Many species had their own habits. It was Ke Lingxi's first time learning about such a unique forest in the Nanling Mountains.
Moths were close to water, and the woods were their habitat. Ke Lingxi believed such a place was the perfect place for the Moon Moth Phoenix to hibernate.
"This place isn't that big. We should be able to find it soon. You two should check it out from the canopy. We'll head there," Zeng Guanglie said.
The group split up. Not long after, the Dreadful Curse Hell Hound suddenly sniffed as if it had smelled something.
"This way." Houndman understood what his summoned beast meant and said to the others.
They immediately followed the Dreadful Curse Hell Hound and soon saw a spacious pond with only water and not many trees. The water in the pond was so calm that it could even reflect the stars in the sky. It was unbelievably beautiful.
Above the Clear Pond in the middle of the empty forest, a huge, oval-shaped cocoon was suspended in the middle, and its shadow was projected into the pond. When Houndman, Ke Lingxi, and Zeng Guanglie saw this, they all gasped, and then their faces were filled with ecstasy.
Got it.
They actually found it.
An ancient totem beast. They had actually found an ancient totem beast. If they could hand it over to Su Lu, they would have a meteoric rise.
A totem beast was extremely important, just like the Black Totem Snake in Hangzhou, who had driven the demon creatures of the Nanling Mountains out of Hangzhou all by himself. The strength of a totem beast was incomparable to that of a wild Ruler-level creature.
The giant blue cocoon seemed to be floating between the night sky and the stars in the water. However, if one took a closer look, they would discover that the cocoon was being held up by some strands of silk. The other end of the cocoon was wrapped around the tall trees nearby. In other words, the giant blue cocoon was dangling lightly. It was a rare sight. They were confident that the Totem Beast they had been looking for, the Moon Moth Phoenix, was inside the giant cocoon in such a unique place.
The moonlight and starlight were protecting the giant blue cocoon. It seemed to be absorbing the energy of nature, like a beating heart.
"Should we break the cocoon open, or bring it back with us?" Zeng Guanglie asked.
"Let's bring it back. It's not that easy to break the cocoon open," Houndman said.
"You guys, go and break the silk." Ke Lingxi ordered his subordinates.
Those subordinates were all mages. They jumped onto the trees that were wrapped in silk, but no matter what they did, the silk would not break. Even when they burned it with fire, it did not have much effect.
"Humph, move aside, a bunch of useless pricks!" Zeng Guanglie mocked them coldly. Golden flames burst out of his body.
The golden fire flew towards the silk. After a long period of calcination, the silk began to show signs of being melted.
"As expected of a totem beast. Even this kind of silk needs soul-fire to burn." Ke Lingxi couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.
After a long while, the flames finally burned off a portion of the silk that was holding the giant cocoon up. The entire giant cocoon tilted slightly due to the uneven force. Only the remaining silk was holding it together, preventing it from falling directly to the ground.
"Speaking of which, is the thing inside the cocoon still alive?" Houndman stared at the giant cocoon curiously.
Houndman ordered the Dreadful Curse Hell Hound to check on the cocoon.
The Dreadful Curse Hell Hound walked to the bottom of the giant cocoon and started sniffing it. Suddenly, it lifted its head and opened its mouth, baring its fangs as it let out a deep growl.
Houndman looked in the same direction and saw a woman with a pair of moth wings on her back among the trees. She was staring at them with an eerie look. Her face had an eerie blue color. She was extremely angry.
"So it's you. I'm sorry, but we are no longer interested in you. You better stay away from us if you don't want to die," Houndman grinned disdainfully when he saw the moth woman, Yu Shishi.
It was obvious that everything Yu Shishi possessed originated from the Moon Moth Phoenix. The Moon Moth Phoenix was a lot more valuable than Yu Shishi!
"What are you trying to do?" Yu Shishi snapped angrily.
"It's nothing, our master is quite fond of collecting antiques. This Moon Moth Phoenix is the best gift we can give him for his fiftieth birthday. I believe only a unique creature like a Totem Beast is worthy enough to be our master's mount and Contracted Beast," Houndman said with a smile.
"A Totem Beast will never sign a contract with a human, nor will it become someone's mount!" Yu Shishi snapped angrily.
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