My basement connects to another world.

Chapter 36 Legendary Monster

Priestess Twilight Leaf remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking. "The power of the Moon Goddess that can be borrowed over the years is dwindling..."

He raised his withered palm, and a ball of cold white light rose from his palm.

He turned his palm over, letting the light flow between his fingers. "It's all stored up from a hundred years ago. Every bit used is a bit less, and it can't be made up for."

Jiang Yuan stared at the white light and suddenly understood.

"So you're not killing that white-maned leader not because you can't, but because killing him would cause you permanent damage?"

Priestess Muye pulled her hand back into her sleeve and shook her head.

"That's only part of the reason."

"That old thing in Grayridge isn't a purely evil magical beast; it has some intelligence, and even under my control, it hasn't harmed any of the tribe's members."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "When necessary, it and its children can actually hold off the monsters that break out of the Graycap Forest and become an asset to the tribe."

The old priest didn't kill Bai Zong because he wanted to subdue him... Jiang Yuan understood his unspoken meaning.

With hundreds of white-maned stags, they would be a formidable fighting force when it came to a desperate battle.

Priestess Dusk did not continue discussing White Mane.

He turned around, leaning on his wooden cane, to face the indistinct stone statue again, his voice lowered, "The real threat isn't here."

He raised his wooden staff, pointing the tip far to the north, "In the Greycap Forest."

The tree hollow was quiet for a few moments.

Priestess Muye withdrew her wooden staff, her grey-blue eyes gazing at the crescent moon held aloft by the moon goddess atop the stone statue, and began to recount past events.

"Do you know how many of my Frostclaw tribe members there were when we migrated to this valley?"

"How many?"

"More than 10,000 people!"

Jiang Yuan was taken aback. How come after hundreds of years of development, the population has decreased?

Priestess Twilight Leaf said in a deep voice:

"When we first arrived here, a powerful magical beast lord resided here. In the outside world, it was known as a 'legendary' magical beast!"

Legendary? Jiang Yuan's heart skipped a beat. "What rank is that?"

"I don't know..." Priestess Twilight Leaf slowly shook her head, "but it's definitely far beyond the fifth or sixth tier..."

His voice was heavy:

"According to the records left behind, my tribe was originally a large tribe of more than 10,000 people. We came here under the guidance of the moon goddess, but this place has been regarded as the territory of a legendary magical beast."

"It is said that the beast's wingspan can cover half the sky, and with a single swipe of its claw, a giant tree that would take ten people to encircle can be snapped in half. The flames it breathes can turn a snowfield into a swamp, burning for three days and three nights without ceasing..."

"The tribe had six priests at the time, and several sixth-tier warriors... but they were all killed in battle, and the hunting party lost 90% of its warriors..."

He tightened his grip on the wooden cane:

"In the end, only two priests remained in that battle, and they finally discovered that the monster possessed a power."

"Even if its physical body is destroyed, it can regenerate. Cut off its head, and a new one will grow; pierce its heart, and it will heal as before. It is unkillable."

Jiang Yuan felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

How can we fight an unkillable sixth-tier magical beast?

"What method did you finally use?" Jiang Yuan asked.

Since the Frostclaw tribe still exists, then they have won.

"Seal it," said Priestess Twilight Leaf. "Fortunately, the Moon Goddess favored us, bestowing even more power. Using the strength of the entire clan as a guide, she nailed the dragon's soul and body together to an area of ​​the Gray Cover Forest."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "This is a record that has been passed down. I went deep into the Gray Cover Forest and indeed found what appears to be a seal."

Then, a look of weariness appeared in his eyes, "but the power of the seal is waning."

The sealing power has faded? So that's why you think Winter is acting strangely? Jiang Yuan, recalling what Priestess Muye had said before, hurriedly asked:

"Now that the seal is gone, is it possible that the demonic beast that was sealed away for seven or eight hundred years can be resurrected?"

Priestess Twilight Leaf was silent for a few moments, then said, "I don't know, but this winter's arrival is strange; I suspect it's also related to the seal."

Jiang Yuan was silent for a moment. "What does the priest want me to do by telling me all this?"

Priestess Twilight Leaf shook her head:

"You've already done the tribe a great favor by providing food. I only mentioned letting you try to communicate with the moon goddess casually; I didn't have high expectations."

"However, your divine magic is very powerful. To be able to produce so much food out of thin air—I have never heard of such a level of divine magic before. If you continue to use it, perhaps you will be able to communicate with the god you worship. At that time, the divine magic will be enhanced, and perhaps there will be some kind of turning point."

It's better not to communicate with them... Jiang Yuan asked:

"Is the seal definitely going to break? Can it be reinforced?"

Priestess Twilight Leaf said, "It's difficult. We lack essential materials."

"What materials?"

Priestess Dusk Leaf raised her withered fingers and drew a small circle in the air.

"A golden-yellow substance that doesn't fade when exposed to fire or corrode when exposed to water! It was mentioned in the notes left by our ancestors that if the seal becomes loose, this material can be added to the core of the formation to re-stabilize it... It is said that this rare material is added to the gold coins used in the outside world."

He lowered his finger and sighed. "But there's nothing like it in Moondwelling Valley. At least, we haven't found it yet."

Jiang Yuan found the words increasingly familiar, until he heard the word "gold coins," at which point his heart skipped a beat.

It's bright yellow, and it doesn't fade when exposed to fire or corrode when exposed to water. Isn't that gold?

His face remained expressionless, but his mind was racing.

The Priestess of Dusk continued speaking:

"If we have enough of this material, we can not only reinforce the seal, but also open the things left behind by our ancestors! It is said that when the seal was set up, the monster's power retaliated, causing all the buildings originally built in the Gray Cover Forest to be submerged, including our tribe's treasure..."

"There are more treasures to be won?" Jiang Yuan wondered to himself.

If this magical beast is truly as powerful as the priest claims, and has broken free of its seal, then he will likely find it difficult to enter the other world again.

The Frostclaw tribe will also face annihilation.

According to the priest, the material used to reinforce the seal was likely gold.

There's plenty of gold on Earth; countless tons lie in bank vaults... but he has no money.

Next time, you can bring a few grams of gold to see if it's the material needed for the seal.

……

Inside the tree hollow.

It had been dark for quite some time.

Occasionally, muffled thuds of footsteps echoed from the outskirts of the tribe, the sound of the hunting party changing shifts at night.

Most of the cat-eared people had already fallen asleep, and only the sound of the wind could be heard between the giant trees.

Jiang Yuan sat on the low bed, bid farewell to the priest, returned to his tree hole, took out the four magic cores he had obtained from Ugna, and placed them on the low table.

The light from the amber moss fell upon the magic core.

Each magic core contains what seems like a living nebula.

Within the dark gray core, wisps of light flowed slowly, emanating from within and casting flowing shadows on the tabletop.

Jiang Yuan picked up one of them and held it up to his eyes.