eak, the sound of a ringing phone interrupted her.Xiao Yu saw that it was his own phone ringing and took it out. Looking at the number on the screen, he realized it was from Beijing but didn't recogni...Chapter 710: Reaching the Peak

Xiao Yu stood as stable as Mount Tai on the golden eagle's back, spiraling upwards. In no time at all, they reached a height of a thousand meters above where the snow permanently covers the half-way mark up Mount Everest. Suddenly, an oddly placed platform measuring three square meters appeared there.

The golden eagle carried Xiao Yu and the others gliding over this platform. On their first pass, Xiao Yu did not prepare himself and did not move, but when they flew by a second time, he took Dai Yuxin and jumped down to land on the platform.

At that moment, although Dai Yuxin's face was pale and her legs felt weak, she tried to steady herself after glancing at Xiao Yu. She managed to stand there with an expression of lingering fear.

The golden eagle let out a long cry upon seeing Xiao Yu jump down but before it could fly away, it heard Xiao Yu’s voice again. As such, it circled around and landed on the platform. Fortunately, it only landed at the edge of the platform; otherwise, with its size, it would have covered the entire platform.

"Open Divine Eye!" After the golden eagle landed beside them, Xiao Yu shouted in his heart as a mysterious white pattern emerged from his eyes and rushed toward the standing golden eagle.

It turned out that when they first stood on the back of the golden eagle, Xiao Yu noticed that although those elders' talismans seemed to not have caused visible damage, there was actually blood under its chest. Moreover, it had been struggling during their flight and sometimes let out a painful cry.

Indeed, even though this golden eagle was exceptionally gifted, the Talisman Formation Techniques of those Elders were no joke either. It took a hard hit from two talismans then relied on its tough physique to keep going, but it had still been injured.

The moment the white pattern entered the golden eagle's body, its eyes slowly closed and it looked as if it was experiencing relief. In an instant, these patterns repaired all of its injuries. Seeing that the golden eagle was now healed, Xiao Yu quickly retracted his white line.

A trace of confusion appeared on Xiao Yu’s face after he retracted this mysterious pattern. After a moment, he slowly walked towards the golden eagle. When he reached it, he lightly touched its back with one hand; in an instant, a flash of gold light flashed across Xiao Yu's palm that was touching the eagle.

The golden light from Xiao Yu’s hand flowed into the golden eagle’s body through his palm. After entering the eagle’s body, this thread of light quickly circulated around and disappeared.

Xiao Yu waited until the righteous energy he had infused into the golden eagle disappeared before withdrawing his hand and stepping back.

The golden eagle did not open its eyes when Xiao Yu withdrew his hand. Instead, it took a moment to blink awake, emitting a joyful chirp upon opening its eyes.

It turned out that while Xiao Yu was treating the injuries of the golden eagle with his Life Eye, he suddenly noticed an additional force aiding in the healing process, which was actually medicinal energy. After successfully treating the eagle's injuries, Xiao Yu lightly placed his hand on its back and discovered a surging amount of medicinal energy within it.

Only then did Xiao Yu understand why this golden eagle had grown so large; even if it were one of the kings of the Tibetan region, it would still be much smaller than this one. This golden eagle could definitely be called an anomaly; possibly there was only one like it in all of Tibet.

However, it seemed that the eagle couldn't fully absorb this surging medicinal energy, causing a massive waste of resources. It could only rely on part of the medicinal energy to nourish its body, but even with just a small portion, it was still very robust.

The righteous energy Xiao Yu had used earlier helped its body absorb that remaining unused and wasted medicinal energy. Knowing how long it had been since the eagle received this medicine, most of the effects would have dissipated by now; otherwise, Xiao Yu wouldn't have needed to help the golden eagle with absorption.

After absorbing this medicinal energy, the golden eagle let out a comfortable chirp and nodded its head in gratitude towards Xiao Yu. Although it was simple-minded, it could sense its own strength, which was all thanks to the person opposite it, making it very thankful.

Moreover, its injuries were healed by Xiao Yu instantly. Though it didn't see him treat it with his hands, it felt that he had cured it.

Back when Xiao Yu was in a Yin Soul state, the eagle could already sense his existence. It showed how powerful this golden eagle's soul was, so even without seeing Xiao Yu treat its injuries, it knew that Xiao Yu had healed it.

Xiao Yu nodded at the sight of the eagle and sent an invisible wave into its mind. The golden eagle bowed its head like a person acknowledging respect, then after a while raised its head and chirped before flying away.

Watching this, Dai Yuxin's little head was spinning. Everything the golden eagle did left her feeling incredulous; despite being just an eagle, it had exhibited human-like traits, leaving Dai Yuxin feeling confused. However, when she thought about how she herself had become a cultivator and even had ghostly friends, she gradually calmed down.

"Rumble... "

Xiao Yu and his group were standing on this platform, waiting for Wang Xiong's group when they suddenly heard a sound coming from behind them.

Hearing the sound, Xiao Yu and Dai Yuxin turned around to see what was happening.

They saw that a huge rock near the mountain wall slowly moved aside, revealing an entrance about as high as a person. When this cave entrance fully opened up, a human figure walked out from it.

When Xiao Yu saw this figure, his brows slightly furrowed and he watched cautiously.

The one who came out was an old man with white hair and beard, looking very aged, and somewhat bent over. This made it hard for Xiao Yu to guess how old the man actually was.

Although Xiao Yu couldn't tell the old man's age, he could sense the surging and dense primordial energy within him; the old man’s internal primordial energy was vast and even several times that of Wang Xiong's group.

Seeing this old man's appearance, Xiao Yu understood that this must be the old man who reached the peak stage of Energy Refinement period as mentioned by Wang Xiong. Even though Xiao Yu had heard about this old man from Wang Xiong before, he was still quite surprised upon seeing him, given how concentrated the old man’s primordial energy was — something Xiao Yu had only seen once since obtaining his heritage. It could be said that with just half a step more, the old man would break through to reach the peak stage of Energy Refinement.

However, after observing carefully, Xiao Yu found out that although this old man was only half a step away from breaking through to the peak stage of Energy Refinement period, he had no hope of breakthrough in his lifetime.

The reason being that despite the thick primordial energy within the old man's body, due possibly to age, it was slowly dissipating. The amount of primordial energy he absorbed by cultivating now was almost equal to what was dissipated from his body; thus, no matter how much he cultivated, the primordial energy in his body would not increase.

At this moment, when the old man who had come out saw Xiao Yu and Dai Yuxin standing on the platform, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Just now, while he was cultivating inside the cave, he suddenly heard some commotion here and thought it must be those people coming to attend the gathering. So, he came out from the cave, but when he did, he discovered that instead of other old men as expected, there were a young couple who seemed to be ordinary mortals, which left him puzzled.

Note that this place isn't somewhere just anyone can come to; even professional mountain climbers wouldn’t choose such a dangerous location. After all, reaching the summit of Mount Everest is already considered a victory—why would someone opt for a place like this Therefore, over the past seventy or eighty years, the old man has never encountered anyone attempting to climb here.

Hence, when he saw Dai Yuxin and Xiao Yu standing on the platform at that moment, he was very puzzled.

"Both of you, go down the mountain! There's no path from here upwards. Over there is a way down which might be easier for you. Hurry up and leave! If you want to climb, you should do so from another side in order to reach the summit!" The old man looked at them and though he was puzzled by their presence, he still spoke up and pointed toward a small path beside the platform.

Today was supposed to be a gathering for these people here, so it wasn't appropriate for ordinary folks like Xiao Yu's group to know about this. Therefore, the old man wanted to send them away. Besides, climbing further from this point was virtually impossible because everything beyond this spot was covered in ice and snow, with extremely steep terrain—something that not only ordinary people but even he himself would find difficult.

When Xiao Yu's group heard what the old man said, they followed his finger to see a path on the left side of the platform. Actually, calling it a "path" was inaccurate; it was merely more navigable than where the elders had ascended from.

Climbing up here might be somewhat easier, but descending without tools could prove fatal with just one wrong step.

Although the old man didn’t know how Xiao Yu’s group managed to climb up, if they dared attempt Mount Everest, there must have been a way for them to descend. However, seeing that the two were empty-handed left him very puzzled indeed. Nevertheless, despite his curiosity, he did not dwell on it.

"Haha, Senior Li, ten years have passed, but your appearance hasn't changed at all!" Before Xiao Yu’s group could respond, a hearty laugh sounded from behind them.

Upon hearing the laughter, they turned around and saw that Wang Xiong was the one laughing as he spoke.

"Heh heh, Fellow Daoist Wang, after ten years, congratulations on advancing in cultivation!" That elder, upon seeing Wang Xiong climb up the mountain, lightly chuckled and said this. (To be continued)eone was deliberately trying to frame him, but what kind of person was Xiao Yu Would he be afraid of these people Besides, he wanted to see what the mastermind behind this plot would do!The policemen...