The dazzling light was like a divine miracle descending from the heavens, illuminating the previously dim valley as bright as day. I stood frozen in place by this sudden turn of events, my heart filled with a mixture of shock and curiosity. The source of that light seemed to lie deep within the valley, a place shrouded in miasma year-round, where even I dared not tread lightly.
"Could it be..." A thought suddenly flashed through my mind, and my breathing grew somewhat hurried. Legend had it that whenever powerful spiritual objects manifested in the world, they were accompanied by extraordinary natural phenomena. Could it be that deep within this valley, some truly remarkable treasure was indeed gestating?
"Damn it!" Bearded Chen's exasperated curse rang out from behind. He was clearly as interrupted in his plans by this sudden event as I was. "This brat has stumbled into blind luck and actually caught up with it!"
Chapter 24