"Screech!"
A shrill cry suddenly rang out from the frigid heights of the sky!
The cultivators who had just emerged from the ice lake, including Li Qing and Shen Ningbing, all raised their heads as one and looked toward the majestic goshawk in the heavens!
Every face bore grave expressions. Some Qi Refining stage cultivators of lesser strength felt immense pressure and revealed uneasy looks.
They had sensed a crushing aura from that goshawk shrieking at the vault of heaven!
It was actually a Second-tier Demonic Beast!
"That is a Sky-Rending Eagle! A Second-tier Demonic Beast!"
So the question was, could an ownerless Second-tier Demonic Beast possibly appear near a marketplace crowded with cultivators?!
Anyone with a brain could understand that it was impossible.
The value of a Second-tier Demonic Beast was simply too high. Not only was its beast crystal worth a fortune, but the materials on its body were equally precious.
The moment one appeared, countless cultivators would immediately chase it down and hunt it.
"How could a Second-tier Demonic Beast appear here? What a tyrannical aura."
"Why are this Sky-Rending Eagle's eyes scarlet red? Has it undergone some mutation?!"
"Should we hunt it? A Second-tier Demonic Beast's beast crystal is a main ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pills!"
"..."
Quite a few disciples who had just attended the Ascension Ceremony began discussing it fervently. Their gazes toward the Sky-Rending Eagle held burning desire, fear, and contemplation.
"Everyone, return to the marketplace at once and await orders!" Li Qing's expression sank slightly. From the very beginning, he had found this Sky-Rending Eagle strangely familiar.
Once he saw the scarlet red in the Sky-Rending Eagle's pupils clearly, that sense of familiarity became even stronger!
A long-forgotten name surfaced in his mind.
Flying Eagle Bandits!
The disciples were briefly confused,