"By the way, Shiqi, how did you guys provoke that big bird?" Qin Yan asked Lin Shiqi.

"I didn't provoke it at all," Lin Shiqi said, looking displeased. "I just found a large fruit tree in that forest over there, with many fruit-like peaches on it. I climbed up the tree to pick some fruit, but as soon as I was about to pick them, this strange bird appeared out of nowhere and attacked me like crazy. Not only that, many other strange beasts around started attacking us as well. Then Yuji and I escaped from the forest, and the other beasts stopped chasing us after a while. But this big bird was particularly vicious, and it kept chasing us. That's how it all happened."

"So, you approached that fruit tree to pick the fruits, and that's what attracted their attack?" Qin Yan pondered.

"Something like that. Do you want me to take you to see that tree?"

"No need," Qin Yan waved his hand. "There's no need to invite trouble. As long as these strange beasts don't provoke us, we shouldn't provoke them. You guys rest here; I'll go find food elsewhere."

With that, Qin Yan walked towards another direction in the forest.

"Wait," Dream Butterfly suddenly spoke up.

"What's wrong?" Qin Yan looked at Dream Butterfly in confusion.

Dream Butterfly furrowed her brows, as if trying to remember something, and said, "I think we need to quickly go after the green bird that flew away earlier."

"Why?"

"I can't pinpoint the exact reason, but I have a feeling that if we follow that green bird, we might discover something. Maybe it's because when I was controlling that giant leopard-like monster with my psychic power before, I unintentionally found something in its mind, which is why I have this feeling."

"Alright, let's go then," Qin Yan trusted Dream Butterfly, so he headed towards the continuous mountain range where the green bird had flown earlier. The others followed, and soon they arrived at the base of a steep mountain.

"There seems to be no way forward here. There are so many mountains, and it seems difficult to pass through from here," Lin Shiqi looked up at the high mountain in front of her, connected to the surrounding mountains, making it impossible to go around. The mountain was steep and high, making it difficult to climb over. People like Yuji and Dream Butterfly, who couldn't fly, would find it hard to pass through such a steep and high mountain.

"This is troublesome," Qin Yan muttered. He walked around the foot of the mountain for a while and suddenly discovered something. He exclaimed, "There's a cave here!"

The others rushed over and looked at the mountain wall, where they saw a huge, dark, seemingly bottomless cave at the base of the high mountain.

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"Shall we go in and take a look?" Lin Shiqi tentatively suggested.

"Sure, maybe we can pass through this mountain directly from this cave," Qin Yan, holding a trident spear, led the way into the cave, with the others following. Lin Shiqi summoned a fireball to illuminate the way.

The cave was large, long, and deep. The group walked for a while without encountering any strange beasts, which made them gradually relax.

"This cave is so long, and it continues straight ahead without any side paths. Maybe we can really pass through this mountain from this cave," Lin Shiqi said.

"It's also possible that we might find other humans here," Dream Butterfly said thoughtfully.

"Really? How could there be humans in a place like this?" Lin Shiqi said in surprise.

"Look at the ground ahead," Dream Butterfly pointed to a spot on the ground in front.

Lin Shiqi immediately looked in that direction and saw faint footprints that looked like they were left by humans on the ground in front.

"Wow, these look like human footprints. Could there really be humans living here?" Lin Shiqi's face lit up with excitement, starting to believe Dream Butterfly's words.

The group walked for a while when suddenly they heard a low, beastly roar coming from deep within the cave.

"Did you hear that? It sounds like there's some kind of monster ahead!" Lin Shiqi said nervously.

Qin Yan spoke in a deep voice, "Judging from the sound, this beast seems to have strong attacking abilities. Everyone, be prepared for battle. If the monster is too strong, we'll retreat."

The group continued forward, but their pace was slower than before. Suddenly, a beastly figure appeared from the dark depths of the cave.

"Look, there seems to be a leopard-like creature over there!" Lin Shiqi pointed to the beastly figure in the depths of the cave, whispering in surprise.

The beastly creature in the cave, resembling a leopard, seemed to sense the presence of intruders. It started moving towards Qin Yan's group, emitting a low, hoarse beastly roar in an attempt to scare them away.

Having spent a long time in this world and encountered various fierce beasts, Qin Yan and his group had accumulated a wealth of combat experience. As long as the monsters weren't overwhelmingly strong, they remained calm and waited for the beast to come to them.

As the two sides drew closer, Qin Yan and his group could gradually make out the appearance of the creature. It was a giant tiger covered in black fur, with wings on its back.

"Huh, why do I feel like this creature looks familiar?" Qin Yan said strangely.

Lin Shiqi added, "I have the same feeling. I feel like this creature is a 'Qiongqi,' the one we encountered in our previous world."

"No way, you guys stay here, I'll get closer for a better look." Qin Yan approached the creature with his trident spear. The black tiger, seeing Qin Yan getting closer, bared its teeth and growled threateningly, as if it was ready to attack at any moment.

Ignoring the tiger's threats, Qin Yan continued to approach. Suddenly, the black tiger seemed to sense something and let out a panicked "wuwu" sound, continuously retreating from Qin Yan.

"It seems like it really is the 'Qiongqi' we encountered before," Qin Yan couldn't help but laugh as he noticed many scars on the tiger's eyes, nose, and ears, likely left by him from their previous battle.

"How could this monster be in this place? Wasn't it taken away by that three-eyed person..." Lin Shiqi said, then she realized something and exclaimed, "Could it be that the three-eyed human is also here?"

"It's very possible," Qin Yan said in a serious tone. "It seems we must thoroughly search this cave. Be alert, I'm going to take action!"

With that, Qin Yan pushed off the ground and flew towards the black tiger like a bullet, swinging his spear towards the tiger's head with a fierce slash. The tiger couldn't dodge in time and was struck by Qin Yan's attack, leaving a long scar on its face where the blade cut across its eyes and nose.