Even so, they still couldn't catch up with the large bird, and could only watch as it flew farther and farther away, gradually pulling away.

After the large bird distanced itself, it actually turned to look at the Masked Emperor below, emitting a call that sounded incredibly disdainful.

Then it flapped its wings again, increasing its speed, and soon even its shadow was out of sight.

"So fast!" Li Xiu felt a bit disappointed.

He had thought the large bird might come down to attack them, but to his surprise, it just mockingly called out and then flew away.

If it had come to attack, relying on the Jedi Knight and Dragon Vein Spirit, perhaps they could have kept it here to kill it.

But it just flew away, leaving two Super Spirits unable to catch up.

"If I could get the magic spirit of that bird, who could ever catch up with me again? Escaping would be top-notch," Li Xiu sighed.

"Why are you always thinking about escaping?" Sha Chu chuckled.

Li Xiao smiled and said nothing, riding the Masked Emperor to continue searching for groups of magic spirits to slaughter.

Today's luck seemed not that great. The magic spirit groups found were mostly low-level, the highest level was only grade A, and very few were of quality. After killing several groups of magic spirits, they only obtained one Talent Gemstone.

Li Xiu wasn't interested in such ordinary Talent Gemstones, so he asked Sha Chu to keep it for exchange money.

Along the way, they killed many magic spirits but gained little worthwhile, not a single remarkable thing that caught Li Xiu's eye.

Li Xiu had no choice but to keep moving forward, hoping to earn back the cost of the four Trial Badges he used to come in.

As they walked further, Li Xiu discovered a towering mountain up ahead.

The mountain was extremely peculiar, standing solitary on the grassland. Looking around, there wasn't even a small hill nearby, just an endless expanse of grassland.

As the Masked Emperor approached the mountain, Li Xiu and Sha Chu found that the mountain was shockingly high, probably over ten thousand meters tall. From a distance, it looked like a black sword stabbed into the grassland, with clouds and mist swirling around its blade, the tip of the sword was white.

The closer they got, the more they felt the mountain was insurmountable, with the white on the summit likely caused by snow cover.

"Could it be that the large bird lives on that mountain?" Li Xiu's mind raced, urging the Masked Emperor to speed toward the mountain.

The Masked Emperor sprinted like lightning, and when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Li Xiu realized he had underestimated the mountain's majestic grandeur.

Looking up from the base, all he could see was the mountain enveloped in clouds, making it impossible to see the summit or know its height.

The black mountain sides were steep, at a ninety-degree angle, so smooth that not even a cat could climb them.

"What kind of mountain is this?" Li Xiu stopped the car and touched the mountain rocks.

"I can't be certain what mountain this is, but I remember hearing from the old Commander about a mountain called Qitian that resembles this one. But I only heard bits while passing by, without details, so I don't know if Qitian Mountain is in the Land of Beasts," Sha Chu mused.

"Tell me about it," Li Xiu said while inspecting the higher areas of the mountain.

"I heard the old Commander say Qitian Mountain hosts extremely terrifying magic spirits, requiring extra manpower to monitor to prevent the spirits from breaking through the Trial Gate." Sha Chu looked around: "There are no signs of people stationed here; maybe this isn't Qitian Mountain?"

"You wait down here, I'll go take a look." Li Xiu left the Masked Emperor below and found a less smooth mountain wall to climb up.

His physical fitness was good enough that even such steep walls didn't pose much of a challenge.

Sha Chu watched him from below, seeing Li Xiu move swiftly like a Spiritual Ape on the mountain wall, reaching halfway up the mountain in no time.

As he climbed higher, Sha Chu could hardly see him, as clouds and mist obscured the view.

Moreover, Li Xiu's figure had become so small it was hard to see clearly, even without the mist.

Li Xiu felt it getting colder as he ascended, but fortunately, he had the Ice Heart talent and Ice Ashes skill, making him more adept in colder conditions.

Upon reaching the middle of the mountain, clouds enveloped both below and above, the mist so thick it was hard to see anything ahead.

Li Xiu climbed upward while listening carefully, hoping to discover something but heard not even the wind.

"Wondering how that guy, Chu Jun is doing now, if his level has improved. His Inspiration Skill would be most effective in a place like this," Li Xiu missed the days when Chu Jun was a pathfinder, considering whether he could bring Chu Jun and A Fei in once he is stable in the Heavenly Immortal.

A Fei surely wouldn't be a problem, but whether Chu Jun could join was uncertain, given how the Chu Family avoided associating with Heavenly Immortal, they might not let Chu Jun enter.

Thinking as he climbed, after more than an hour, suddenly, the sky cleared, and sunlight poured down like clear golden springs.

Beneath was a sea of clouds rolling, above was an infinite blue sky, a scene of such majesty it made one feel free and delighted.

Li Xiu looked up, realizing there were several thousand meters to the summit still, with the upper half entirely blanketed by dazzling white snow.

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