This strand of Fate Allotment seemed hidden, yet not hidden.
Lu Qing drew in a trace of Heavenly Secrets and learned that this, too, was a person of Heavenly Mandate.
"Totem Tribe—the Totem Visualization ancestor has perished. Next, it should be time for the accompanying old grandpa to come online..."
With a turn of thought, Lu Qing's gaze settled upon the lake deep within the mountains, silent as moonlight.
His eyes lingered there for but an instant before they were drawn to a Phoenix Bird far beyond the heavens, its Energy Flow weak and waning.
Lu Qing recognized this Demon Wind Bird.
Earlier, it had been itching to make a move against the things within the mountains.
Who would have thought that, after flying back in the blink of an eye, its weakened Energy Flow would reveal that it had gone through a savage battle?
"Since the Divination says to wait here quietly for seven days, there will be turmoil along the way."
Lu Qing narrowed his eyes, vaguely guessing where this upheaval would come from.
He sensed that the opportunity lay within that lake.
Yet he did not act rashly.
Beneath seemingly tranquil waters often lurked countless horrifying perils, as unfathomable as a bottomless abyss.
The Phoenix Bird swooped in.
Half the sky seemed torn open by a blaze of dazzling fire.
The dozen or so figures beyond the mountains changed color at once.
"It's the aura of an Ancient Demon!"
"Quick, we must enter the mountains!"
The Spiritwood Tribe members, whose steps had still held some hesitation, sensed the fire-cloud-like aura spreading across the horizon. Their expressions turned deathly pale in an instant.
They immediately stopped discussing matters where they stood and headed straight into these Ten Thousand Mountains along the winding, shadowy mountain path.
Lu Qing's gaze