This was an inconspicuous spot amid the ruins. Something had been piled up into the shape of a little nest, and the glittering fragments around it were obviously the remnants of some creature's eggshells. Though the eggshells had become filthy with age, their resplendent colors could still be vaguely discerned.
If it had still been in an egg, it would definitely have been an eye-catching one. I frowned and couldn't help saying, "Could this be its nest? Was it born here? Could your grandfather actually have raised this damned thing here? Was he at odds with his own treasure?"
"Of course not. It...it seems to be the secret treasure my mother mentioned..." Hu Xia hurriedly said.
We circled around this area of the secret realm. The little monster thought we were playing with it and flapped about wildly, chasing us without letting up. This little thing was unbelievably fast. Not only did it have two tiny wings, it could even glide through the air. If an ordinary immortal spirit beast encountered it, it might well be caught. Unfortunately, neither I nor the Fallenwood Beast was an ordinary immortal.
Including Chang Jie and Bai Zang, everyone began studying the little beast as we circled around with it.
"Looks like this little thing isn't the secret treasure itself, but something the old Valley Master brought in back then. The formation core here has only just opened. Even if something barged in, there are so many treasures that it couldn't have eaten them all so quickly. The treasures in these several hundred pavilions may well have been eaten by it." Chang Jie analyzed.
"Elder Chang Jie is right. Otherwise, there's no explaining how this beast survived for a hundred years. It's acting so frenzied now—it may be hungry," Bai Zang said.
"Mm. If