1362: uninvited guest

In the valley.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, without a sound.

Left Thousand Peaks’s originally tall figure had become hunched, like decaying wood.

His graying hair, and the rugged wrinkles and age spots on his face, made it impossible for anyone to imagine that this was a Realm Four Peak Stage cultivator in his prime.

“Ho… why didn’t you remind me sooner?!”

Slowly, Left Thousand Peaks shifted his gaze from his withered, chicken-claw-like hands and the unknown creature’s egg on the ground to Chen Feng and Zhang Bao.

He knew in his heart that his Lifespan was rapidly dwindling, and with only a few months of life left, he was certainly doomed.

Treasures that extend Lifespan, even for a Realm Four Peak Stage individual, were beyond reach.

Medicinal Pills like the Du’e Pill, which could negate the Lifespan loss when in the Lower Realm, merely counteracted the influence of the Lower Realm’s temporal power on the Upper Realm’s life essence; they did not extend Lifespan but rather addressed the effects of time flow.

Any Lifespan-extending Medicinal Pill, even one that could only extend life by a year or two, was priced beyond what an ordinary Realm Four Peak Stage cultivator like Left Thousand Peaks could afford.

Moreover, Left Thousand Peaks could still feel his Lifespan continuing to drain at hundreds or thousands of times the normal rate; even after letting go of the silver giant egg, it was still having an effect.

At this moment.

The venom and rage contained within Left Thousand Peaks’s murky eyes…

Caused a chill to rise in the hearts of Chen Feng and Zhang Bao, who had retreated to a distance, and at the same time, they didn’t know what to say.

Everything had happened too quickly; they wanted to remind him, but the problem was, there wasn't enough time. From the moment Left Thousand Peaks picked up the silver unknown creature’s egg until now, it had only been about a minute. By the time they noticed the anomaly, it had already turned into this current state.

Furthermore, Left Thousand Peaks, as the person involved, hadn't noticed anything unusual himself.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng and Zhang Bao glanced at the silver giant egg on the ground, feeling a shiver down their spines.

Fortunately, they hadn't been as impulsive as Left Thousand Peaks just now, otherwise, they would be the ones in trouble.

It’s just that…

What to do with this thing now?

Chen Feng ignored Left Thousand Peaks’s resentful gaze, staring at the silver giant egg on the ground, feeling a bit stumped for a moment.

In about a minute, it had turned a Realm Four Peak Stage cultivator in his prime into an old man on the verge of death, and even without direct contact, just being in its vicinity accelerated the rate of Lifespan loss…

This made Chen Feng currently dare not approach the silver giant egg on the ground.

His small body couldn't withstand such absorption!

And now he didn't know if this thing would also exhibit that terrifying situation when indirectly contacted with one's own power.

This also meant that Chen Feng didn't even dare to mobilize his power to Seal the silver giant egg.

And just as he was hesitating…

Crack! Crack!!

A sound of something breaking rang out.

The few people turned their heads to look and saw cracks appearing on the surface of the statue on the altar not far away. These cracks were very small at first but quickly grew larger and spread towards the altar.

And not only that, at the same time the cracks appeared, the light emitted by the huge pillar of light gradually dimmed, and it was clearly visible that the dense darkness surrounding them began to close in on the valley.

Clearly, without this silver giant egg as an energy source, the entire Seal Formation was about to break.

The only good news was probably that no Nightmare Ghosts had appeared yet, and as the Seal power weakened, no other strange things jumped out.

“Old Chen, what do we do now?”

Zhang Bao looked around with a grim expression, his gaze occasionally sweeping over Left Thousand Peaks’s aged appearance, and a wave of fear rose in his heart.

It was too terrifying; in such a short time, it had made a strong man so old. Even Nine Realms and Ten Realms powerhouses who could destroy a planet with a single blow after passing the third great tribulation of heaven and earth could not control such a strange power.

At this moment, even though he knew the silver giant egg on the ground was an unparalleled treasure, Zhang Bao felt only fear in his heart, not greed.

“Time is running out, we need to make a decision quickly. Do we take this monstrous thing or not?”

“If not, we immediately deploy the flying vehicle and prepare for takeoff. Once the Seal Formation breaks and the Restriction on flight disappears, we leave this place immediately.”

“Hmm…”

As Zhang Bao spoke, his voice trembled slightly, and by the end, he seemed unsure how to continue.

And just then, Left Thousand Peaks, standing beside the silver giant egg, completely lost his vital Qi. A gust of wind blew, and his entire body turned to ash and dispersed, leaving only some grayish-brown dust in its place.

“I have to try, otherwise I won’t be reconciled.”

Chen Feng also witnessed this scene, but the greed in his heart overcame his reason at this moment.

With such a treasure before him, if he didn’t try, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

“This thing can be used as an energy source for the Seal Formation, so there must be a way to isolate its Lifespan-devouring power.”

He said this, seemingly explaining to Zhang Bao, and also seemingly cheering himself on.

“Prepare a box. I will use isolation techniques to create a vacuum area and try to take this thing away.”

After instructing Zhang Bao, Chen Feng formed hand Seals, and the Heaven and Earth Qi converged to form two green chains, tentatively approaching the silver giant egg not far away.

As he gradually approached, a hint of joy slowly appeared on Chen Feng’s solemn face, as he realized that the rate of his own Lifespan loss had not accelerated again.

“There’s a chance!”

Chen Feng was secretly delighted and was about to use the green chains to bind the silver giant egg and place it into the sealed box Zhang Bao had taken out. However, just then, a violent roar of Qi waves suddenly sounded in his ear.

The moment this sound appeared, Chen Feng was startled, and the carefully maintained green chains immediately disintegrated. The shattered elemental power fell onto the silver giant egg, stirring up a circle of silver-white light waves. In an instant, the surrounding ground became parched.

“Damn it!”

The sudden movement caused Chen Feng and the other two to instantly retreat a hundred meters, only breathing a sigh of relief when they found themselves unaffected.

At this moment, all three turned their heads, looking angrily towards the outside of the valley.

They saw that outside the half-shrunken illuminated area, in the fog-like darkness, a figure enveloped in Qi waves was rapidly rushing in, breaking through the darkness in the blink of an eye and arriving in the valley.

This was a handsome young man with short hair, appearing to be around twenty years old, but his body exuded the power fluctuations of a Four Realms Late Stage cultivator.

“Lone mercenary?”

Seeing that the newcomer had no mercenary group insignia on him, Chen Feng’s expression became somewhat displeased.

He was just about to get his hands on the item, but it was ruined by the commotion caused by this uninvited guest.

Moreover, now that this fellow had arrived in the valley, his eyes were directly fixed on the silver giant egg on the ground, clearly having set his sights on it.

“Kill him!”

Chen Feng coldly ordered, then turned back to continue trying to “pick up” the silver giant egg.