Everyone was cheered up and quickened their pace to move forward.
After crossing a huge rock in the middle of the road, the originally winding valley becomes straight, and the rock walls on both sides rise straight into the clouds. Standing in the narrow valley and looking up, you can see a line of sky.
At this time, large and small rubble piled up in the valley, and several cracks appeared on the cliffs on both sides. From the angular stones and the soil still with moisture, it was not difficult to see that these cracks had obviously appeared not long ago.
Mu Hanyan's mind raced. According to Wu Qiyun, the ancestors of the Wu and Qu families had discovered the ancient palace after passing through a crevice in the cliff, triggering the collapse of the sealed rock and resealing the crevice. Now that the cliff had cracked again, could there be a connection?
Mu Hanyan looked towards Qu Fengting and keenly noticed the excitement in his eyes that he was trying hard to conceal.
"There is always a way out. Although there was an accident with the barrier of the Valley of Strange Beasts, one of these recently appeared cracks in the cliffs may very well be the secret passage left by our ancient predecessors. Let's go look for it while there is still time." Qu Fengting said calmly, and then took the lead to climb towards the nearest crack in the cliff.
The others followed him one by one. No one knew where those mysteriously missing beasts were hiding, so no one dared to act alone.
Mu Hanyan and the others exchanged glances and followed from a distance.
The inside of the crevice was wide, but darker, with debris falling from overhead from time to time. Of course, this posed little threat to the young elite swordsmen.
"Brother Hanyan, look." Just as he was about to enter the crevice, Mu Cheng suddenly said to Mu Hanyan.
Following his gaze, Mu Hanyan spotted a foot-wide dent in the cliff. The cliff was naturally uneven, so some dents were normal. However, upon closer inspection, Mu Hanyan noticed something unusual. The dent, which gradually narrowed, was marked by palm-sized scales. Scanning the surroundings, Mu Hanyan soon spotted a piece of animal scale in a small crevice not far away.
If I'm not mistaken, this should be the trace left by some extremely powerful giant python-like monster crashing into the cliff.
After this discovery, Mu Hanyan observed it carefully again. There were many inconspicuous bumps on the cliff, and the more she looked at them, the more they looked like marks left by the sharp claws of bears and tigers.
Could it be that those strange beasts mysteriously disappeared because they came to this cliff and crashed into it with all their might, opening the cracks in the cliff that had been sealed for years?
"Be careful, and leave immediately if anything goes wrong." Mu Hanyan was alert and vigilant, and at the same time reminded Mu Cheng and Wu Qiyun.
Hundreds of swordsmen, hands on the hilts of their swords, followed Qu Fengting carefully forward. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, ready to take action at any time.
However, after walking for several miles, they did not encounter any strange beasts.
"Stop, we've reached the end." Qu Fengling's voice came, and everyone stopped, looking disappointed.
"Don't lose heart. The secret passage is probably in one of these cliff crevices. We'll find it eventually if we search one by one." With the faint light, Qu Fengling saw the disappointment on everyone's faces and said to encourage them.
"The leader is right. If we search one by one, we will eventually find the secret passage. Let's all withdraw first." Mu Feng followed behind to encourage everyone. Mu Hanyan pouted in the back. This Mu Feng is really a thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket.
After hearing their words, everyone finally regained some spirits and turned around to walk out.
"Red Cloud Stone, this is Red Cloud Stone." Suddenly, someone cheered in surprise.
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