Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 849 - 99: Crisis

After half an hour of climbing, even with a strong physique like Yue Jinghua’s, she couldn’t help but feel a little breathless.

She adjusted herself for a moment before beginning to observe the surrounding environment.

Through this observation, Yue Jinghua finally understood why the Red Dwarf Ostrich chose to build its nest at the top of the Flame Arrow Wood’s canopy.

All flying beasts, especially fierce ones, love to build nests at high altitudes.

The best spot in the Divine Ruins for flying beast nesting is undoubtedly that mountain range shrouded in mist, whose features are unknown.

In that area, even the demon beasts in the ruins dare not easily approach, suggesting there must be some secrets hidden in the mountains.

Unable to nest in the mountains, the next best high-altitude nesting place could only be this tall and straight Flame Arrow Wood, which resembles a palm tree.

Atop the tallest Flame Arrow Wood, the view is not only expansive, but there are no obstructions around.

You don’t have to worry about predator attacks, and you can spot practitioners early on.

This Flame Arrow Wood, standing at a full fifty meters high, has a broad canopy, and the sharp arrow woods at its tip seem to have been handled by the Red Dwarf Ostrich that resides there.

Only soft, newly grown leaves remain on the canopy, stepping on them feels as soft as cotton.

The Smoke Arrow Wood belongs to the Fire attribute; even in the coldest of nights, resting against this young Arrow Wood can see you through safely.

Yue Jinghua gazed into the distance again. Although the sky was somewhat dark, Yue Jinghua’s eyesight was not affected.

The compass was right; the view from the treetop is better than any other place in the ruins.

One can see not only the endless shrublands below but also make out the Sky Witch Ancient Village and the mysterious mountain range behind it more clearly.

Sweeping her gaze briefly across the shrublands, Yue Jinghua’s black eyes suddenly lit up.

Found it. Due north of the Firethorn Shrub lies a patch of forest whose shrub color is especially bright, even at this hour it appears entirely red, as if someone had lit a fire there.

Fire Melt Spring, as its name suggests, is a fiery spring generated by fire and molten lava.

Yue Jinghua looked again at that distant mountain.

In the night wind, the mist enveloping the mountain range dispersed slightly.

"Eh!" Yue Jinghua rubbed her eyes, almost thinking she’d seen wrong, but she seemed to see a high mountain.

That mountain stood like a scepter, among rugged, rocky terrain that is perilous for mortals to traverse.

Most oddly, after rising from the ground, the mountain peak pierced straight into the clouds, like a sword threatening the throat, making it impossible to determine its true elevation.

Even the tallest peak of the Malaya Mountain in the Western Origin World, where Yue Xiaoqi hails from, pales before this mighty elevation.

Yue Jinghua roughly guessed it was at least hundreds of thousands of meters high, towering above any mountain she had seen on the Canglong Continent.

Unfortunately, from her perch atop the tree crown, she couldn’t ascertain where the mountain led.

As she pondered, the sky darkened again, and the mist gathered once more, obscuring her view of the high mountain.

"Finding the whereabouts of the Fire Melt Spring is enough; don’t recklessly venture forward, as in such an environment, any unnecessary curiosity would spell disaster," Yue Jinghua silently warned herself.

Having discovered the whereabouts of the Fire Melt Rock, it was best to return and find the Fire Dragon Fish to exchange for a water source promptly.

Since she had reached the treetop, Yue Jinghua certainly wouldn’t miss the chance to steal some bird eggs.

The Flame Arrow Wood she chose was undoubtedly the king of all Flame Arrow Woods in this area, naturally hosting the Bird King among the Red Dwarf Ostriches.

This Bird King had such grandeur that its nest covered two-thirds of the treetop.

This season was precisely when birds and beasts laid eggs, so without any accident, she was sure to find bird eggs in the Bird King’s nest.

Yue Jinghua searched around the tree crown again, finding several objects resembling beast bones or human bones, likely the remnants left by the Bird King after hunting.

What puzzled Yue Jinghua was that after several rounds of searching, she still hadn’t found any bird eggs in the nest.

Could it be that the Bird King hadn’t reached the egg-laying season yet?!

Unwilling to give up, Yue Jinghua wandered the nest until she finally discovered something unusually peculiar at its center.

"It even knows how to set a prohibition?" Yue Jinghua noticed an unusual fluctuation of Evil Qi at the nest’s center.

If she hadn’t learned some array secrets from Qian Luo, she might not have noticed this subtle fluctuation.

"It’s your misfortune to encounter me; let’s test the effect of the Sky-cutting Dagger," Yue Jinghua said, drawing the Sky-cutting Dagger she had obtained from that Dark Demon Master.

The Sky-cutting Dagger, capable of breaking a Plane Prohibition, could naturally also cut through the prohibition here.

Yue Jinghua channeled Dark Energy, swinging the dagger and unleashing a streak of light as dazzling as neon through the air.

It seemed like a mere feint, yet when the dagger struck the center of the nest, it emitted a crisp ringing sound.

The air, which was otherwise empty, cracked like an eggshell.

The crack slowly widened, thinning out, revealing several bird eggs that appeared in front of Yue Jinghua amidst a warm, sunny glow.

Yue Jinghua put away the dagger, carefully examining the bird eggs in front of her, filled with joy.

These bird eggs, clearly freshly laid, were much larger than the few previously stolen by the compass, and in the setting sunlight, the egg shells glowed with golden patterns.

Yue Jinghua, unceremoniously, put the bird eggs one by one into the Desire Gourd, planning to enjoy a hearty feast with her team once they were back down.

Just as she moved the last egg, a strong night wind blew from behind.

Caught off guard, Yue Jinghua was nearly blown away. Luckily, she reacted quickly, grabbing onto the side of the nest to avoid being completely blown off.

Above her, the sky suddenly darkened like overcast clouds rolling in.

Yue Jinghua’s heart sank, silently cursing her greed—it was her fault for succumbing to temptation, as this was the time for birds returning to their nests, and it seemed the mother bird had returned.

Though there was still a small half an hour until nightfall, where had these dark clouds appeared from? Yue Jinghua felt something amiss. Looking up, she soon discovered the source of the strange night wind.

A flame-colored firebird, its size akin to a small pony, glared menacingly at Yue Jinghua and the last bird egg she held tightly under her arm as she had been blown back.

It seemed Yue Jinghua underestimated the prohibition; it not only protected the bird eggs but also left a spiritual imprint of the mother bird. No sooner had she destroyed it than the mother bird came rushing back, furious.