"Alright, enough playtime. Erha, the spiritual power crystal of the one-eyed man is yours. As for the rest, just toss them into the array. Whoever gets them will depend on fate!"
Xiang Beifei actually found the spiritual power crystals from the Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage to be of no use anymore.
He had no real enmity with those Yi Trib cultivators. It was all just a prank, so he naturally wouldn't use the formation to kill them.
Now that those Yi Trib cultivators were all here, having fun with him and helping him test his Orifice Perception abilities, he decided to give them a few spiritual power crystals as a reward!
These spiritual power crystals formed by the Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage in the Heavenly Connection Realm are precious to those Yi Trib cultivators.
But the most precious thing Xiang Beifei left in the array wasn't those spiritual power crystals, but that stone containing a special "Dao" intent.
The "Dao" on this stone was particularly special, as it was Xiang Beifei's own comprehended Dao.
Of course, on this "Dao Stone," not only were there words written by Xiang Beifei, but Erha and Xiaohei also couldn't stand loneliness, leaving a hoof print and a paw print as their so-called signatures. Even Youmong joined in for fun, leaving a cute little handprint.
As for how these cultivators would fight over it, it was no longer his concern.
Xiang Beifei turned and left the array.
The Yi Trib cultivators were still tirelessly searching for treasures within the array. Some cultivators had already obtained a spiritual power crystal from the Heavenly Connection phase and treated it as a prized possession, while others were pleased with mere Kylin Drunk.
There were also cultivators who got nothing but ended up blackened and charred by the formation, looking utterly woeful.
Soon, everyone realized that no cultivator was killed by the formation. The master who set up this array seemed extraordinarily kind, not killing intruders but making them miserably embarrassed.
On the third day after the Yi Trib cultivators entered the array to search, a golden light appeared suddenly from the distant mist and merged into one of the Yi Trib cultivators.
This was a cultivator of the Tiger Head Race, with cultivation merely at the Orifice Transforming phase, who was supposed to be on standby to respond, but after being possessed by this golden light, his tiger eyes suddenly lit up brilliantly.
"Who...who are you?" The possessed Tiger Head cultivator was startled to find an unknown force surging in his body.
"You don't even recognize me? "
A deep voice resonated.
"Could it be... could it be the Spirit-controlling Tiger?" The Tiger Head cultivator realized something, exclaiming in shock.
"But... I thought you only existed in records and legends. Rumor has it... how could it be... Oh my god! It's the Spirit-controlling Tiger!" The Tiger Head cultivator stammered.
The Spirit-controlling Tiger was legend to the Tiger Head Race as their guardian deity, a divine image! The highest deity among the Tiger Head Race!
Not to mention, once one reaches the Heavenly Connection phase, the deity image they communicate with is that of the Spirit-controlling Tiger!
Yet this Tiger Head cultivator never expected to encounter the real Spirit-controlling Tiger today.
This powerful aura couldn't be mistaken.
This realization left the Tiger Head cultivator increasingly terrified, nearly falling to his knees.
"You don't need to bother about these things. I can't wander freely outside the Edge Corner Airspace. Here, close to Edge Corner Airspace, I can appear, and I need to borrow your body briefly."
The Tiger Head cultivator stood stunned for a while before quickly coming to his senses, replying hastily, "No problem, Spirit-controlling Tiger, how should I cooperate with you?"
"Just don't resist me."
The Tiger Head cultivator nodded quickly, feeling extremely excited. To be favored by the highest deity of the Tiger Head Race was a supreme honor!
The golden light gradually merged into the Tiger Head cultivator's body, and then he suddenly opened his eyes.
"The physical condition isn't bad, let's see how long it can last."
The Tiger Head cultivator, now possessed by the golden light, seemed entirely transformed, his aura instantly becoming sharp, shooting up from the Orifice Transforming phase to the Immortal Realm!
Yet soon, the Immortal Realm aura re-hidden itself.
He turned his gaze towards the array.
"This place emanates such powerful Dao intent, which ancient deity of Edge Corner Airspace left this behind?" the Spirit-controlling Tiger of the Tiger Head Race furrowed his brows.
For a long moment, he seemed to sense something and took a step forward, arriving instantly at the array's center.
The formations here were powerful indeed; any carelessness could lead to suffering by strange trees lashing and pounding or invisible fists hammering fiercely.
But this array's potency was relative only to the Heavenly Connection Realm Yi Trib cultivators, for Xiang Beifei's array did not set attacks meant for the Immortal Realm. Otherwise, all the cultivators would've perished immediately.
Thus, the Spirit-controlling Tiger simply ignored these formations.
With a trace of Perception, he directly arrived at the cave in the array's center and immediately noticed the stone in the center.
When the Spirit-controlling Tiger saw the "Dao" word inscribed, his tiger eyes shrunk sharply!
"Such profound Dao intent!"
At first glance, the "Dao" word seemed to spin, but upon careful observation, it appeared motionless; the whole stone exuded a mysterious Dao intent that drew him in.
Once he snapped back to reality, his expression was filled with awe!
"Which ancient deity could have left such a Dao Stone?"
The Spirit-controlling Tiger felt excited.
An Immortal Realm master, he was nonetheless ushered into an indescribable realm upon seeing the "Dao" word.'
Though he hadn't comprehended anything, it made him gravely serious.
The Spirit-controlling Tiger's focus shifted from the "Dao" word to the three imprints beside it.
A hoof print, a dog paw print, a small handprint.
"These three imprints... could they be left by three powerful ancient deities?"
The Spirit-controlling Tiger grew more astonished, examining these peculiarly intricate marks closely.
Like a cow's hoof, like a dog's paw, like a human infant's palm.
"Three unrelated imprints joined together! It's bound to be extraordinary!"
The Spirit-controlling Tiger was spiritually invigorated!
But try as he might, he couldn't discern any Dao essence from these prints—they seemed to be mere ordinary claw marks, devoid of any Dao fluctuations.
"No, they can't be ordinary marks! Appearing on this Dao Stone indicates they must be exceptionally profound!"
The Spirit-controlling Tiger was certain of this!
Since the "Dao" word itself was so profound, the three small claw prints beside it had to be equally significant; otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.
He'd rather believe in his limited insight, unable to fathom them, than consider the prints ordinary.
"These can't be ordinary claw prints if they are alongside such a 'Dao' word. I must deeply comprehend them!"
The more he looked, the more the Spirit-controlling Tiger found these prints brimmed with significance.
The Immortal Realm Spirit-controlling Tiger, an expert in the "Tiger" Dao laws, cultivated precisely the Tiger Dao.
The Tiger Dao is also a form of Heavenly Dao!
But to fully master the Tiger Dao laws was just a starting point in Edge Corner Airspace; his Immortal Realm power wasn't considered very potent. To attain greater power, he had to keep comprehending the Dao.
And this Dao, ethereal and elusive, was very hard to fully grasp.
"The 'Dao' word appears to move, yet does not. These three prints seem static, yet truly static! But often, the greatest motion lies in stillness! Is that what these prints convey? Magnificent! Magnificent indeed!"
The Spirit-controlling Tiger's excitement grew, feeling his understanding was right, believing these prints held great secrets!
"Taking the risk to leave Edge Corner Airspace was definitely worth it! I must take this Dao Stone back before others discover it! There, I can comprehend it with others!"
The Spirit-controlling Tiger swiftly rolled up the Dao Stone, exited the array, then reverted to a golden light, leaving the Tiger Head cultivator's body, vanishing into the sky.
And that Tiger Head cultivator collapsed immediately, unconscious.