Sword Mound.
Flying sand and rolling stones, whooshing and crashing.
Yang Guo held the heavy sword, panting from exhaustion.
The Great Eagle stood nearby, flapping its wings to urge him on, its cries unceasing.
"Eagle... Brother Eagle, I... huff... I can't go on."
Shriek! The Great Eagle did not let him off and continued urging him on.
Yang Guo helplessly continued swinging the sword one-handed, drenched in sweat.
Liu Yun sat nearby, his gaze fixed on the sky above as he pondered how to leave the bottom of the cliff.
After a while, he looked at the Great Eagle.
"Hey, Great Eagle, can you carry the two of us out of the cliff with that body of yours?"
The Great Eagle answered with a cry.
Liu Yun nodded.
He turned his gaze toward Yang Guo, who had collapsed on the ground and was gasping for breath, then shook his head with a smile.
"Enough. Stop practicing and swallow the Snake Gall the Great Eagle brought back."
The Great Eagle cooperatively came before Yang Guo and spat out several Snake Gall.
"Benefactor, do I really have to eat them?" Yang Guo looked bitterly at Liu Yun as he stared at the foul-smelling Snake Gall.
"If you want to remain at the bottom of this cliff for the rest of your life and never leave, then you needn't take them."
With that, Yang Guo picked up a Snake Gall and swallowed it in one bite, enduring the stench as it went down.
The Great Eagle let out a satisfied cry.
Just then, hissing suddenly sounded from within the stone cave, accompanied by the noise of rocks striking the stone walls.
Liu Yun immediately became alert and rose to his feet.
"You wait here. I'll go take a look."
He drew the Jade