Xiao Xuan Niao used a divine fire to burn down the entire relic.
Except for the dagger brought out by Yu Su, they didn't salvage anything.
Yu Su felt disappointed, "All the spiritual treasures and treasures of gold and silver are gone now."
Xiao Xuan Niao angrily pecked at his hair, "Can you blame me? I did it to save you guys."
Yu Su quickly protected his hair, "Okay, okay, I got it. Stop pecking."
Lu Yan watched them, a person and a bird, quarreling and suddenly spat out blood.
Yu Su was startled, grabbed his wrist, and checked his pulse.
"Your internal injuries are quite severe."
The flying golden lion suddenly went mad earlier, and Lu Yan shielded Yu Su, receiving a greater impact and more serious injuries than Yu Su.
However, spitting out this mouthful of blood made Lu Yan feel much better.
Yu Su took out a Returning Yuan Pill and had him swallow it.
The medicinal power of the Returning Yuan Pill relieved Lu Yan's internal injuries, improving his complexion significantly.
Yu Su: "Take some time to recuperate when we get back."
Lu Yan nodded, "And you, are you okay?"
Yu Su: "My injuries are lighter; I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Lu Yan looked at the relic, now turned into ashes, and said, "I wonder if the purpose of coming here for the God above has been fulfilled."
Yu Su: "It must have. I saw a golden thing in the perception image – that flying golden lion's tail. The old man God above sent me to kill that lion."
That flying golden lion was infected by evil energy and was on the verge of complete corruption.
If they don't come to deal with it and it escapes the cage, all the human races on this vast land will suffer.
Little Xuan Niao bluntly cursed, "He's just trying to trick you. If it weren't for me, you would have been swallowed by that lion."
Daring to accuse the God Bai Ze of deceit is none other than the divine bird, Little Xuan Niao.
Yu Su said, "And you, without this dagger, we would have been burned by your divine fire. So, the one truly helping us is this dagger."
Yu Su took out the dagger.
In the sunlight, the dagger appeared even more dazzling, incredibly beautiful.
Little Xuan Niao was left speechless by Yu Su's argument. The divine fire indeed almost turned against them.
Looking at the dagger at this moment, Little Xuan Niao was filled with curiosity. "Where did this dagger come from? It actually stabbed that stinky lion to death."
Yu Su shook his head, "I don't know, but I saw the eyes of the Jiao Ren on the dagger open just now."
Lu Yan and Little Xuan Niao hurriedly went to look at the Jiao Ren's eyes.
Little Xuan Niao said, "Are you seeing things? His eyes are clearly closed."
Yu Su said, "They opened for a moment just now; I even made eye contact with him."
Lu Yan: "Maybe there's some other mystery."
Yu Su agreed, "Regardless, this dagger is definitely a treasure."
It can pierce through even the flying golden lion, making it an essential weapon for daily use.
Yu Su vaguely felt that the grade of this dagger was not just profound, but he couldn't be sure.
Although they didn't find more spiritual treasures or treasures of gold and silver, getting this dagger was still good. At least, this trip was worthwhile.
Yu Su happily stored it away. "Let's go back now that everything is settled."
Back in Yu Village, Yu Su first reported the situation to the God Bai Ze, then took the dagger into the Deer God Mountain.
Qing Ze looked at the dagger Yu Su brought out, and surprise appeared in its deer eyes.
Seeing this, Yu Su asked, "Lord God, have you recognized the origin of this dagger?"
After observing the dagger for a while, Qing Ze's noble and elegant antlers gently swayed, faint blue lights lingering around. Its ethereal voice sounded, "This might be the rumored Jiao Ren Dagger."
Jiao Ren Dagger?
Yu Su said, "It does seem related to the Jiao Ren tribe, but what is the Jiao Ren Dagger?"
From Qing Ze's tone, it seemed like a significant and extraordinary thing.
Qing Ze explained, "It's said to be a spiritual treasure of the Jiao Ren tribe."
Yu Su widened his eyes, a spiritual treasure?
Could it be that he was incredibly lucky to pick up an ancient spiritual treasure?
Yu Su had a bold guess, "I saw the eyes of the Jiao Ren on this dagger open. Could it be a spirit entity?"
Qing Ze replied, "Likely so, but it seems weak now, needing to recover through sleep. If you acknowledge it as its master, it may aid in faster recovery."
Although tempted, Yu Su had concerns, "This is a spiritual treasure of the Jiao Ren tribe. If I acknowledge it as the master, won't I be hunted by them?"
Qing Ze looked at him, "Do you want to return it to the Jiao Ren tribe?"
Yu Su immediately hugged the dagger, "No!"
It was his find.
Qing Ze gave him a look that said, "Then you're just talking nonsense."
Yu Su grinned, no longer hesitating. He forced out a drop of blood, which fell into the dagger.
Then, both he and Qing Ze nervously watched the dagger.
Just as Yu Su worried that the dagger might reject him, the drop of blood was absorbed, slowly merging into the dagger. A red mark, like a cinnabar mole, appeared on the beautiful Jiao Ren's forehead, making it even more breathtaking.
In the next moment, the Jiao Ren opened its eyes.
Yu Su once again locked eyes with it, holding his breath.
Honestly, Yu Su was afraid the Jiao Ren would come out and hit him.
But the Jiao Ren didn't. It calmly looked at Yu Su, as if earnestly memorizing his appearance, then closed its eyes again.
When the Jiao Ren closed its eyes, a contract appeared in Yu Su's sea of consciousness, and he could sense the will of the spirit on the Jiao Ren Dagger.
However, as Qing Ze said, the will of the Jiao Ren spirit was weak, as if it could disappear at any moment.
Thinking about how the dagger saved them in the cave, Yu Su couldn't help but worry.
"Lord God, what can I do to help it recover?"
Qing Ze said, "With your current cultivation, it's challenging to facilitate its recovery. However, you can nurture it in your dantian... the dantian of the water attribute."
Yu Su blinked, following Qing Ze's suggestion and trying to integrate the dagger into his dantian.
The dagger responded to his call, transforming into a white stream of light and entering Yu Su's body.
Afterward, in his water attribute dantian, Yu Su saw the dazzling Jiao Ren Dagger lying quietly at the bottom of the dantian pool, absorbing the surrounding pure water spirit power to nurture itself.
Yu Su asked, "Lord God, will this have any impact?"
Qing Ze replied, "In the future, it may become one of your lifebound spiritual treasures."
Yu Su was pleasantly surprised, a lifebound spiritual treasure?
...
When Yu Su returned to Yu Village, he coincidentally encountered Chi Nan.
The school was over, and Chi Nan came out for a breath of fresh air.
He looked at Yu Su with a slightly strange expression and approached.
"You..."
Yu Su was somewhat nervous, thinking he hadn't been exposed already?
Unexpectedly, Chi Nan said, "I heard you went to the cave relic but didn't find anything?"
Yu Su: "..."
A stab to the heart, buddy.
Although he hadn't found nothing, he did manage to find a lifebound spiritual treasure.
He didn't plan to tell Chi Nan about it. Firstly, he knew little about Chi Nan; even though Chi Nan was currently a teacher in the village, they were not close friends. Secondly, what if Chi Nan wanted to snatch it?
So Yu Su made a disappointed expression without any guilt, "How did you know?"
Chi Nan: "Your little yellow bird, as soon as it came back, started shouting. Now, everyone in the village knows that you went out and did nothing, almost getting burned to ashes by divine fire."
Yu Su: "..."
He's going to cook Little Xuan Niao sooner or later!
Zheng Xiong stood proudly on the head of the Desert Leopard King, directing a group of little brothers playing childish games with Little Xuan Niao. He sneezed forcefully, lost balance, and rolled down from the head of the Desert Leopard King.
A crisp sound.
It fell to the ground, a bit dazed.
The group of little brothers nervously looked at it, afraid it would go crazy.
"Boss, are you okay?" asked the armadillo cautiously.
The Desert Leopard King silently lifted its foot and stepped back.
Little Xuan Niao, with eyes the size of green beans, looked confused and chirped twice.
Why did the majestic divine bird sneeze?
...
After a busy month, the most important spring plowing in the village had almost finished.
The villagers from the original Hongshan Village had integrated well into the rhythm of Yu Village, slowly learning more about the truth of Yu Village and living each day in amazement.
When they learned that Yu Village had warriors with divine powers, they were extremely shocked.
"Ming Uncle, does Yu Village have such powerful warriors? Shouldn't we tell them about what happened?" a young man from the original Hongshan Village asked Hong Ming.
Hong Ming was no longer the village chief of Hongshan Village and calling him the leader was also inappropriate. The true leaders were the ones from the Yu Village Warrior Camp. Others now called him Uncle Ming.
Hesitating, Hong Ming replied, "I'm not sure about that."
They had come to seek refuge in Yu Village, but there was one thing they hadn't mentioned.
Hongshan Village would be overwhelmed by severe cold in winter, not only because of snow disasters but also due to the attack by the wolf-haired monsters before that.
Those wolf-haired monsters had human bodies and limbs but faces more like wolves. Moreover, they ate people, making them terrifying monsters.
Hong Ming didn't dare to speak out, fearing that Yu Village might refuse to shelter them out of fear.
But now things were different; Yu Village was much stronger than they had imagined.
"Those wolf-haired monsters could smell the scent of prey from a distance. What if they come after us?"
This statement made everyone from the original Hongshan Village look uneasy.
Hong Ming gritted his teeth, "I'll go see Lord Yu Su."
They had to tell Lord Yu Su about this; concealing it was already wrong. If this brought disaster to Yu Village, they wouldn't have the face to live here.
"But what if Lord Yu Su drives us out..."
"No need to say more," Hong Ming said, "If that happens, we'll leave Yu Village."