Mysterious Easter Egg
Outside the Taihang Mountain, a bright moon hangs in the night sky.
The entire jungle appeared tranquil and peaceful.
The two young cultivators retreated to the left and right respectively.
They only breathed a sigh of relief after retreating to the front of a cave.
"It's getting harder and harder to get by in the Taihang Mountain!" one of the men, dressed in the Mo Clan robe, complained with a frown.
Another muscular man with a similar beard nodded in agreement.
"The Demon Beast here seem unusually agitated lately; I have a feeling something's about to happen. They've never been like this before!"
"Could it be an impending Beast Tide?" The man next to the bearded man was taken aback when he heard him speak.
Upon hearing this possibility, a look of horror appeared in both of their eyes.
If Beast Tide is coming, they need to leave quickly.
Otherwise, if they were truly overwhelmed by the Beast Tide, they would only face certain death.
"Fifth Brother, let's hide tonight and leave tomorrow!" the bearded man said again.
"Alright, let's hide for a bit!" the thin cultivator nodded.
The two took out array flags and covered the cave entrance before heading into the cave abode.
"No, Liu Yi, there's a bloody smell in here!" the thin cultivator exclaimed in a low voice.
Seemingly afraid that Mo Liuyi beside him wouldn't believe him, he pointed his finger at the wall, where a slight indentation could be seen.
This might not be noticeable to ordinary people, but it was clearly remembered by the two cultivators who made a living in the Taihang Mountain.
"These are traces of a python!" Mo Liuyi exclaimed in surprise, transmitting his voice to the thin cultivator.
"He must be injured, or he has already finished eating!" The thin cultivator, named Mo Liuming, spoke with certainty.
The long night has just begun, the moon is bright and the stars are few, it is the time when the Demon Beast are about to make their move.
This python is acting out of the ordinary; it has retreated into its burrow, either to feed or because it is injured.
The two exchanged a glance, each taking out a Law Artifact and a Spirit Talisman, and carefully reached inside.
Soon, they reached the innermost part of the cave abode, where they saw a huge black python swallowing a giant Easter egg.
The Easter egg was still partially visible, radiating a rich spiritual light, and was exquisitely beautiful.
It was clearly extraordinary, while this serpent was merely a late-stage first-tier Demon Beast.
The two unleashed a flying sword, and taking advantage of the python's inconvenience in feeding, they cut it into several pieces with a few strikes.
And the Easter egg was revealed.
"We're going to be rich! This spirit egg is at least from a third-tier Purple Mansion Great Demon. Its aura has already reached the late stage of the first tier, and the egg doesn't even show any signs of hatching yet. It can still grow even more!" Mo Liuming said.
Mo Liuyi nodded as well.
They never expected to have such a gain so close to the end.
"We can't wait any longer. This spirit egg is so extraordinary, we must leave immediately!" Mo Liuming continued.
"Let's both sprinkle some Yun Hu dung powder, then we won't have to worry about being chased by Demon Beast!" Mo Liuming took out some more powder and handed it to Mo Liuyi.
The latter nodded and reached out to grab it.
However, as he was grabbing him, Mo Liuming flipped his hand, and a silver needle appeared, which he shot towards Mo Liuyi.
"Fifth Brother..." Mo Liuyi's eyes widened, but he couldn't speak anymore, leaving only a pinhole mark between his eyebrows.
"Don't blame Fifth Brother, this is Fifth Brother's destiny, Fifth Brother must seize it!" Mo Liuming rummaged through Mo Liuyi's Storage Bag, cleaned it once, and then casually tossed it aside.
Then, holding the colored egg, he applied the animal powder again.
They disappeared at the cave entrance, heading towards the distant Mo Family Green Willow Mountain.
The Purple Mansion Ancestor lives on Green Willow Mountain, and in his view, even if Beast Tide occurs, it won't be a big problem.
However, unbeknownst to him, under the moonlight, several tiny, almost invisible insects landed on the treetops, bathed in the serene moonlight, and quietly watched Mo Liuming depart.
As the sun rose in the east, accompanied by the cries of cranes, the entire Soaring Cloud Peak came alive with activity.
The white cranes that were previously kept in the Spirit Beast Valley were all released today. They treaded on the white mist, like immortal cranes, which greatly enhanced the artistic conception of the entire Cloudsoaring Mountain.
At the same time, large patches of red clouds appeared in the sky.
These crimson clouds coalesced into a crimson palace, a natural and lifelike structure, like a pavilion in the sky.
This represents the Purple Mansion Ritual; the more solid it is, the stronger the Lineage's power, which requires reliance on the Spirit Vein of the entire Soaring Cloud Peak.
Therefore, during each Purple Mansion Ceremony and Golden Core Ceremony, people would observe the size of the Crimson Cloud Palace in the sky and the surrounding atmosphere.
Besides the lively scene on the mountain, the area below was also quite bustling, as many cultivators came from Taihang Commandery, Taichang Commandery, or even further away, Taiqing Commandery, for the Purple Mansion Ceremony.
Naturally, they all arrived early and stayed in the palaces and pavilions at the foot of Soaring Cloud Peak.
As the sun rose and white cranes cried out, many cultivators emerged from among them.
They were in twos and threes, their faces rosy, discussing amongst themselves as they looked up at the Crimson Cloud Palace in the sky.
The Purple Mansion Ceremony begins at sunrise, symbolizing the arrival of auspicious purple qi from the east and signifying continuous life. Therefore, unlike a grand wedding which begins at noon, the ceremony starts with the rising sun.
The mountain was now covered with all sorts of spirit lanterns and gems, and even along the paths leading up the mountain, there were squirrel Spirit Beast holding fruit platters taller than themselves.
On the fruit platter were either apricots or peaches, and also Poison Thorn Fruit.
The other members of the Ye Family also came to the foot of the mountain, pointing out the way and explaining things to the cultivators who had come from afar.
Most of these cultivators were young members of their clan, leading Rogue Cultivator and members of small Qi Refining Lineage.
Meanwhile, cultivators in the mid-stage and late-stage of Qi Refining were accompanied by some Foundation Establishment Lineage.
Ye Haiyun waited at the mountain gate early in the morning, and cheers began to rise as one cultivator after another ascended the mountain.
"The Taiyong Mountain family, a group of Rogue Cultivator Taiyuan Mountain, hereby present a First-Tier Superior-Grade Xuan Jade Fruit to celebrate Ancestor Ye's great success in achieving the Purple Mansion, signifying his promising path to the Great Dao!"
"The Che Yu family of three from Autumn Name Mountain presents First-Tier Superior-Grade Jade Spirit peach to celebrate Ancestor Ye's successful completion of his Purple Mansion, a promising path to the Great Dao!"
Treasures of First-Tier Superior-Grade or higher are applauded, whether by Rogue Cultivator or Lineage cultivators.
As for congratulatory gifts of the first-tier mid-grade or lower, they are recorded on bamboo slips so that when the other party holds a ceremony in the future, the return gifts can be matched one by one.
As one by one, the cultivators who brought gifts ascended the mountain peak, everything on Soaring Cloud Peak came into complete view of them.
The Spirit Beast of the Ye Family are naturally a specialty of the Ye Family, and everyone has already seen this; Soaring Cloud Peak truly has quite a few Spirit Beast.
Many people are also looking forward to seeing how many Purple Mansion Masters will appear today, and whether any Golden True Person will show up.
But what about the Mo Family Xu Family of Taihang Commandery?
Once the number of Rogue Cultivator and Qi-refining Lineage had reached a certain point, the Chen Family also made their appearance.
"Chen Xuanzhou of the Chen Mountain Yue Chen Family, on behalf of the Chen Family, presents a second-tier Purple Heart Jade to congratulate the Ye Family patriarch on the completion of his Purple Mansion, a promising path to the Great Dao!"