Mysterious Golden Light (Seeking Recommendation Tickets, Collections)

Everyone was stunned, and the eyes of the Green-Scaled Eagle also lit up.

The egg, brushed by the tender green willow branch, erupted with ten thousand rays of rosy light and auspicious brilliance. It shone in all directions, as if it had been "deified" in an instant, becoming crystalline and resplendent.

On the eggshell, those spots began to glow like tiny fireballs, emitting intense radiance and surging with a vigorous vitality. Moreover, more patterns emerged around the spots; they were complex, obscure, and dazzling, like dragons and snakes dancing together or fire sparrows bathing in clouds of flame.

The egg underwent a miraculous transformation. Many peculiar patterns spread rapidly, and before long, the entire egg had changed, covered in many new "markings" that overflowed with divine radiance.

"This is the bloodline of a Primordial demonic bird! This egg has actually undergone atavism!" Village Chief Shi Yunfeng said in shock.

The Green-Scaled Eagle outside understood as well, nodding its head repeatedly.

The fact that the Old Willow Tree's tender branch could cause such a scene with a mere brush was truly shocking!

The villagers were all astonished. Outside the village, the Green-Scaled Eagle, its scales shimmering, stood on that giant rock with its eyes fixed, beams of light shooting out like silk ribbons; it seemed unable to believe it either.

The willow branch, verdant and dripping with vitality, gently brushed the egg before slowly withdrawing, making no further movements.

Clearly, it had little interest; it had just been a casual flick.

"Let's send the eggs back. If it blocks the path out of the village, it will be enough to keep our Stone Village in a state of chaos. After all, we still need to hunt in the mountain range," Shi Linhu suggested from the side.

"Forget it, let's return the eggs to that featherless giant eagle," Village Chief Shi Yunfeng said.

The villagers were very disappointed, but there was nothing they could do. The Green-Scaled Eagle was powerful; it was the apex predator of this region. As long as the creatures from the deepest parts of the mountain range did not emerge, it was the hegemon.

The group cautiously used two Ancestral Artifacts for protection and defense, carried the three bird eggs to the village entrance, placed them on the grass, and then quickly retreated.

At this moment, the intense light of the mutated egg had faded, and it was no longer so dazzling, but the newly added mysterious patterns had not disappeared. Compared to the other two eggs, it was clearly a different category, as if it were the egg of a different species of bird.

The Green-Scaled Eagle flapped its wings and swooped over instantly. It spread its wings forward, shielding the three eggs, and then stared intently at the special egg with its interwoven, crystalline, and shimmering patterns.

It suddenly let out an excited cry, a strange light flashing in its eyes. It flapped its wings, then gave a fierce beat, creating a gust of wind that rolled all three eggs into the village, toward the Old Willow Tree.

"What? It doesn't want them? It's giving them to us?" The crowd was dazed. What was going on? One strange event after another.

"It wants to leave them to our Sacrificial Spirit, for us to raise these eggs," Shi Yunfeng said.

"Has this bird become a spirit?"

"This is a ferocious bird that has condensed mysterious runes within its body and possesses a source bone overflowing with mysterious power. Its intelligence is no lower than that of a human," Shi Yunfeng explained.

The more powerful the ferocious bird or beast, the higher its intelligence. Legend has it that some Primordial Remnants are far smarter than human tribes, looking down upon the humans on the earth as if they were gods.

Shi Yunfeng asked the Green-Scaled Eagle if it wanted to leave its offspring behind. The giant bird nodded, then signaled with its gaze, looking at the three eggs, then at the Old Willow Tree, before flying straight away.

The crowd gasped. Was this bird really that decisive?!

"Father, what do we do now?" Shi Lin asked.

"Figure it out yourselves!" Shi Linhu glared at him.

"Ah, no, help!" a group of children screamed.

The three eggs were placed beside the altar under the Old Willow Tree, with specific people assigned to guard them, waiting for the hatchlings to emerge. After all, these were the eggs of a powerful ferocious bird and were extremely precious.

Before long, the three eggs hatched one after another. The first and second eggs produced green hatchlings, while the bird inside the third egg was purple.

The third egg was very special. As it cracked, it first emitted rays of rosy light, and then a cry rang out. The hard egg suddenly shattered entirely, turning into fine powder, leaving behind a place filled with divine radiance.

"They're born!" a group of children cheered, running home to fetch meat to feed the three hatchlings.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew. With a "boom," dust surged outside the village as the Green-Scaled Eagle released its giant claws. A massive creature plummeted to the ground, smashing a large pit, sending soil and stones flying and dust rising.

It was a dead, gigantic Dragon-Horned Elephant, its blood gushing out, killed in a single strike!

Everyone was extremely surprised.

"This giant bird is truly formidable!" the crowd sighed.

With a "whoosh," a great wind rose, sweeping up large patches of broken branches and leaves as the Green-Scaled Eagle soared into the sky once again.

Shi Lin came to the side of the three little hatchlings. He stroked the little green bird, then stroked the little purple bird.

"Hmm, the one that underwent atavism is definitely better looking!"

Suddenly, golden light burst from Shi Lin's palm, and some peculiar runes appeared on the purple bird's head. After being bathed in the golden light, the peculiar runes scattered divine radiance, with a thousand rays of auspicious color and swirling light mist.

"This is!" Shi Lin was instantly bewildered; he didn't know what was happening either.

However, looking at the little purple bird's comfortable expression, there shouldn't be any problems.

Before long, streams of divine flowing light moved, and golden light shot straight into the sky from the runes.

In an instant, the runes seemed to have evolved; the patterns danced like ghosts and gods, like the laws of gods and demons, holy and incomparable, like the seal of the Great Dao.

"Ah, this!" Shi Lin was surprised.

The little purple bird's body also changed: its shimmering purple scales gradually turned purple-gold, its entire body was covered in a white halo, its bright, watery eyes became even more spirited, and its whole body seemed to be covered in immortal energy. Its size also increased rapidly, reaching two meters in height and nearly ten meters in length.

In particular, there was a feather on its head imprinted with a primitive pattern. It was none other than a Primitive Treasure Feather.

"Ziyun has evolved!" Shi Hao shouted excitedly.

"The eldest is called Dapeng, the second is Xiao Qing, and the third is Ziyun." These were the names the children had given the three hatchlings.

A high-pitched bird cry rang out, and Ziyun soared into the sky, causing the surrounding air currents to vibrate violently.

For a hatchling to possess such ferocious might—it was truly extraordinary!

The Old Willow Tree moved at this moment; its willow branch, wreathed in green mist, descended like a brilliant divine chain and landed upon the runes.

In an instant, the vitality of the willow branch became even more vigorous, the branch grew thicker, and even the charred trunk sprouted several new buds.

"These runes can help the Sacrificial Spirit heal!" Shi Yunfeng exclaimed in shock.

"This bird has transcended its origins and returned to its ancestors, evolving into the Immortal Bird, the Purple Emperor Immortal Eagle. It is the legendary mount of Immortal King Yunzi," the Willow Tree spoke in human language.

"Willow Deity, you—do you mean that it is very powerful?" Shi Yunfeng asked.

An Immortal King's mount? That must be at least at the Supreme Realm, Shi Lin thought to himself.

"Indeed," the willow branch retracted.

"The primitive runes of such an immortal bird are beneficial to my healing, so I have decided to help it grow."

"That is excellent, truly excellent!" the village chief rejoiced.

Everyone laughed.

"Ziyun, you are so amazing!" Shi Hao said, hugging Ziyun, who was several times his size.

"Ji-ji," Ziyun was also extremely happy.

Regardless, this result was very satisfactory, though Shi Lin was deeply puzzled about what the golden light within his own body actually was...

Early in the morning, the red sun rose amidst the mist, and the pale, soft rays of light spilled down, dyeing the thick fog in the mountain forest with colors as it flowed slowly.

The air was fresh, and dew rolled off the grass blades and vines. A group of young, strong men from Stone Village were about to set off to hunt once again.

For some time now, Little One Shi Hao and Shi Lin had often spent time with the three young birds. With the guidance of the Willow Deity, the two of them soon gained a rudimentary understanding of the runes within Ziyun.

Strangely enough, Shi Lin practiced these runes with great ease; even though he had never studied them before, he grasped the path immediately.

The patterns born from the Primitive Treasure Bone of a Primordial Remnant are exclusive to that species. The more powerful the Primordial Remnant, the less it allows such runes to be leaked, or it will surely hunt down the offender with all its might. Fortunately, these three young birds were special, as they were raised by the villagers. These primitive runes were extremely rare, far surpassing the general Bone Text studied by humans; they were secret techniques that could be called Treasure Runes.

It could be said that such a rune was worth a powerful Bone Scripture of the human race. Any creature capable of naturally producing runes within its body was absolutely extraordinary.

The two Ancestral Artifacts of Stone Village were precisely those shed by two terrifyingly powerful Primordial Remnants, which only became the formidable treasures they were today after being polished and refined.

Ziyun, in particular, had undergone an atavistic phenomenon, inheriting the mark of the Primordial Immortal Bird. This was truly terrifying and astonishing, and the runes within its body could definitely be called a "Secret Bone Treasure Scripture."

If this were to spread, it would certainly tempt many tribes.

"Wow, so that's how it circulates. The changes are so complex, as intricate as the arrangement of many stars," Little One said, his eyes wide as he watched the brilliant patterns emerge from Ziyun's treasure bone onto its skin. This time, he finally understood a great deal.

"Yes, the circulation is indeed quite complex. Let's try another method!" Shi Lin said.

"Mm-hmm!"

The two children diligently circulated the runes, and the runes flowed across their arms, shining brilliantly.

On the side, Dapeng and Xiao Qing were also very curious, watching the patterns growing within their brother's body without blinking, as if trying to memorize them and digest them in their minds.

The two practiced every day, touching their treasure bones where crystalline light emerged and mysterious symbols manifested, making their scales appear translucent and resplendent. Every day, aside from their daily beast milk and playing with everyone, the two practiced the runes.

The two thought carefully, perfecting what they had learned over the past few days.

"It should be like this: the complex patterns connect, evolve, and then glow, and a mysterious power surges forth..." Little One muttered to himself.

Little One's left hand sparkled with light, and then a brilliant golden wave of energy was slashed out, flying rapidly into the distance. With a crack, it instantly severed a towering tree, which crashed to the ground with a boom, sending dust billowing.

"There's still a slight error here. This symbol should be activated in connection with this one," Shi Lin said.

"Okay!" Shi Hao circulated the runes as Shi Lin instructed. One of his arms began to tremble, and a scorching light swam across it, rushed into his palm, and then broke free.

"Clang!"

The light sounded like a treasure being unsheathed, emitting a metallic vibration. A golden moon, brilliant and sacred, flew out and slashed into a hard boulder five or six meters high with a shhh sound. The Golden Moon rotated in place, and with a crack, the boulder was instantly split in two.

The cross-section was smooth, and with a loud boom, the upper half of the stone, weighing several thousand catties, fell to the ground, sending soil and rocks flying and dust filling the air.

In the distance, the group of people stood petrified. What kind of powerful strength was this? A moon manifesting to directly cleave such an iron-hard boulder was truly shocking!

"We did it, Brother Lin!" Shi Hao stood up and shouted excitedly.

"Brother Lin, you try it too!"

"Alright!" Shi Lin closed his eyes and circulated the runes. Golden light radiated from his hands, and strings of runes flowed across his arms as he mimicked Shi Hao's method.

A scorching light passed through his palm, and with a wave of his hand, the light transformed into a massive golden moon that flew out, slashing toward a boulder ten meters in diameter not far away.

"Clang!" The boulder instantly exploded, shattering into pieces.

"This—this is even more powerful than Little One's attack!" the crowd in the distance was extremely surprised.

"Wow, Brother Lin is so amazing!" Shi Hao clapped his hands vigorously to praise Shi Lin.

"Hehehe!" Shi Lin laughed shyly.

"Such powerful runes. This young purple bird has indeed inherited the mark of the Primordial Immortal Bird and manifested it," the village chief Shi Yunfeng said, very moved. "Little One and Shi Lin are truly remarkable. It has only been a month, and they have managed to uncover the secrets of these primitive Treasure Runes. Their talent is astonishing!"

"You little brats, go learn from them! In the future, these kinds of skills will allow you to survive better in the Great Wilderness!"

"No, no! This stuff makes my head hurt!" the children wailed.

Ziyun, Dapeng, and Xiao Qing also revealed looks of surprise. They were still young and far from being able to unleash the mysterious power of the runes within their bodies, but they were all very excited to see this result.

"Grandpa Chief, I think I understand now," Little One's eyes shone as he shouted happily.

Shi Yunfeng walked over quickly and cautioned in a low voice, "The primal runes you used just now can absolutely be called a 'Secret Bone Treasure Scripture.' They are extremely rare and terrifyingly powerful; do not display them easily in the future unless it is a critical moment."

"Mm-hmm!" Shi Hao replied obediently.

"Shi Lin, you must remember this as well!"

"Understood, Grandpa Chief!" Shi Lin replied.

The two continued their discussion.

"This doesn't seem to be complete yet. I feel like there is a tree and a palace that should be able to manifest on that Silver Moon, but I can't do it yet," Shi Hao said.

"That's right, we have only used a small portion of these runes so far. We still have a long way to go!" Shi Lin replied.

"The two of you can already contend with your Uncle Linhu and Uncle Feijiao now. A 'Secret Bone Treasure Scripture' is something any tribe would crave! You must keep this a secret!" the Chief said solemnly.

"Mm!" the two responded.

Throughout the day, the two practiced continuously, further refining their techniques to the point that even the Chief was amazed, finding himself unable to offer any help.

The sun set, painting the horizon red, and a group of hunters returned. They did not have much prey, and some people were being carried back.

"What happened? What's going on?" The villagers rushed out, all very nervous.

"Rest assured, no one died, but Pi Hou's father is seriously injured. He was shot by an arrow, and his lung was pierced." Shi Linhu's expression was not good.

"What happened?" Several clan elders appeared and asked him.

"It was the people from Bei Village, dozens of miles away. We rarely see them for a year or two, but for some reason, they have entered our hunting grounds, competed with us for prey, and even nearly killed Pi Hou's father."

"Dad!" Pi Hou wailed, rushing out from the village. He threw himself forward, grabbing one of Shi Shoushan's arms as tears rolled down his face. He cried, "What happened to you? Who hurt you like this?" His mother also ran over, her eyes brimming with tears. She grabbed one of Shi Shoushan's hands and stayed by his side, weeping softly.

"What are you crying for? It's just an arrow wound. I'm often torn by wild beasts while hunting; what is a little blood like this?" Shi Shoushan glared, telling them not to cry. He was a very tough man.

His upper body was stained with blood. An iron arrow had pierced through his protective steel armor, penetrated his right lung, and exited through his back. The 1.3-meter-long arrow shaft had a cold, metallic luster, stained with blood, and was a shocking sight to behold...