Of course... At the current stage, the thing Xu Ran is most concerned about isn’t how to escape this eerie valley... nor how to get out of danger...

But... how to retrieve the Peregrine Falcon’s soul!!!!

This is the top priority!!!

He knows that the ordinary man in front of him without any cultivation is indeed too ordinary. Xu Ran could kill him completely with just a breath.

But, the Peregrine Falcon’s soul? Where to find it?

So, for now, he can’t kill this man outright, he has to listen to him first and only make plans once the Peregrine Falcon’s soul is found.

"Can you help Little White retrieve its soul?" Xu Ran asked.

Right now...

This is the issue he is most concerned about. Listening to his words, it seems the Peregrine Falcon’s soul can be retrieved. Once it is found, the rest will be easy.

"Hehe!" The man grinned, then waved his hand, and an indistinct ripple surrounded his body.

This aura is quite mysterious, as if it returned from Hell and descended from the heavens, seemingly both righteous and evil, like light and darkness.

However, the most important part is, even with the eerie ripple manifesting on his body, there is still no cultivation present.

Even so, Xu Ran remains cautious, as vigilance is the most essential condition for long-term survival.

Xu Ran stared in astonishment at the scene in front of him, the dreamlike spatial ripple rising around the man’s body.

"Awoo!"

"Hiss!"

"Screech!"

"Roar!"

...

As the dreamlike spatial ripple arises, the valley suddenly echoes with the roars of various demon beasts.

Jackals, tigers, snake demons, raptors...

One by one, demon beast apparitions appeared surrounding the man’s body.

Xu Ran saw this and his eyes widened, shouting in surprise, "Little White!"

Indeed, among the demon beast apparitions surrounding him, the raptor that emitted a piercing screech resembled the Peregrine Falcon.

Moreover, the Peregrine Falcon’s appearance is somewhat different now, displaying the appearance of the [Divine Eagle Skill] and activating the [Kunpeng Bloodline].

The massive body overshadowed the entire valley; light could only penetrate through its sparse feathers, making it difficult to see the view ahead.

Now, Xu Ran can be completely sure that the Peregrine Falcon’s soul is with him, even though he has no cultivation, no resistance capability, but with Little White in his hands, that’s the greatest weapon.

Who knows if killing him will liberate Little White’s soul or cause it to vanish completely...

All of this is uncertain, Xu Ran dares not take such a risk, for souls are too important to the Peregrine Falcon and to any creature.

Without its soul, it’s akin to losing the entire world, becoming nothing more than a walking corpse.

"Hoo!"

After a while, Xu Ran exhaled deeply, calming his mind, his eyes glowing golden as he looked at the man again.

"All the creatures that appeared in the valley before, whether resurrected or naturally present, their souls are all with you?!"

The demon beast apparitions appearing around his body are without exception, all ones that previously appeared in the valley.

Originally thinking Xu Ran completely killed and obliterated them, causing their total disappearance, it now seems all the souls have been absorbed by this man.

Moreover, who knows whether anyone else entered this valley before them.

If anyone did, were their souls also absorbed?

What effect does absorbing these creatures, humans, and demon beasts’ souls have?

Why can a person who stores such massive souls within their body have no trace of cultivation aura?

The remaining issues are not urgent for Xu Ran now; uncovering the truth, but the last question might reveal his weakness or might lead to a way to save the Peregrine Falcon.

He didn’t respond to Xu Ran’s words, only kept his eyes closed, letting the apparitions continuously emerge from his body, and after some time, the entire valley was filled with demon beast apparitions emerging from him.

Seeing this scene, Xu Ran’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"So many apparitions? How many people have passed through this valley?"

Xu Ran felt surprised.

The aura emitted by these apparitions, each one, isn’t lower than that of the snake-shaped skeletal monster from before, and even stronger.

Although Xu Ran has never traveled beyond the valley since birth, unaware of the cultivation situation elsewhere.

But in this Great Mountain, that snake-shaped skeletal monster’s cultivation already allows it to rule a territory deep within the Great Mountain, becoming a dominant force without issue. The White Ape previously attracted to the Great Wilderness Border Village by Xu Ran’s Great Success [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body] is no match for the snake-shaped skeletal monster.

Now, every apparition appearing in the valley could become a Great Demon of the Great Mountain.

"Could it be that the scarcity of powerful demon beasts in the Great Mountain now is because they’ve all come here?"

Suddenly, a bold idea emerged in Xu Ran’s heart.

In this Great Mountain, why hasn’t any cultivation method been passed down, why are there only ordinary beasts at the mountain’s fringes initially.

Why does the Great Mountain contain areas mismatched with their domain, even potentially containing ancient Secret Realms that require Great Success of [Immortal Sword Skill] to open.