Ma Xiaoyao grabbed the long vine and began to slide down. The moment his hands grasped the vine, the fear in his heart vanished, replaced by tension, excitement, and focus.

Overcoming fear wasn't the most important thing; survival was.

Ma Xiaoyao carefully slid down, inch by inch. Strangely, he felt exceptionally relaxed, as simple as walking.

Suddenly, something occurred to him.

The agility of the ape... He was almost certain this was a benefit from practicing the Wuqinxi (Five Animal Frolics).

At this point, Ma Xiaoyao finally understood why the old drunkard hadn't worried about his safety at all. He climbed on this long vine, as agile and free as an ape. Unless he was particularly reckless, there was no danger at all!

Realizing this, the tension in Ma Xiaoyao's heart immediately subsided. With less tension, he became more relaxed, his movements became more agile, and his speed increased.

He hadn't known until he tried it, but it turned out to be so simple. Ma Xiaoyao was delighted. He quickly moved down the vine, eager to pick the Yingzui Guo (Eagle Beak Fruit) and subdue the old drunkard.

After descending about two hundred meters, Ma Xiaoyao finally saw the huge eagle nest built on the cliff. What pleased him even more was that beside the nest, there was indeed a large tree growing at an angle.

"Yes! It turns out there really is an eagle perch tree in this world!" Ma Xiaoyao shouted excitedly, but the excitement didn't last long.

Ma Xiaoyao had 5.1 vision in both eyes, so his eyesight was perfect. If he wasn't mistaken, this so-called eagle perch tree was just an old pine tree!

And there was only this one tree next to the eagle nest. Ma Xiaoyao frowned.

"Never mind, I'll go take a look first!" Ma Xiaoyao made up his mind. After all, the eagle nest wasn't far away, only a hundred meters or so.

Perhaps for normal people, even professional mountaineers, a hundred meters wasn't a short distance, but for Ma Xiaoyao, it was a piece of cake.

He traversed between different vines, climbing among the jagged cliffs as if walking on flat ground.

Ma Xiaoyao didn't even need a minute to cover the hundred-odd meters and arrive near the eagle nest.

Fortunately, the owner of the eagle nest seemed to be out foraging, so the nest contained nothing but weeds, gravel, and thorns.

Unfortunately, the tree next to the eagle nest was indeed just an ordinary old pine tree, not an eagle perch tree at all.

Ma Xiaoyao was desperate, his hands clinging to the long vine, staring blankly at the old pine tree in front of him.

"Where's the eagle perch tree you promised? Where's the Eagle Beak Fruit you promised? Damn it, you old liar! I really thought you were some kind of expert!" Ma Xiaoyao hung in mid-air, scolding the old drunkard mercilessly.

After venting his anger, Ma Xiaoyao felt better. In any case, Ma Xiaoyao's experience wasn't a wasted trip. Maybe he could become a mountaineer in the future!

Just as Ma Xiaoyao was about to return to the top of the cliff, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Since my naked eyes can't see the old drunkard, could the Eagle Beak Fruit be the same, an unowned object that I can't see?

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable his idea seemed. Ma Xiaoyao decided to verify it himself.

He spotted a protruding rock next to the eagle nest, just the right size to accommodate his feet. He exerted a little force on his waist, and the long vine swung. Seizing the opportunity, Ma Xiaoyao landed on the rock with both feet, then gripped the long vine with one hand and took out his phone with the other.

After taking out his phone, Ma Xiaoyao skillfully operated it with one hand, aiming the camera at the old pine tree.

"It really is like that! I really am a genius!" Ma Xiaoyao looked excited, because there was indeed a strange fruit hanging on that old pine tree.

Yes, there was only one such fruit on the entire tree, shaped like a pear, but with a skin like an apple, red and shiny, making people drool just looking at it.

"This must be the Yingzui Guo (Eagle Beak Fruit)!"

A flash of light, Ma Xiaoyao put the Eagle Beak Fruit into the phone.

"Congratulations, Master, on obtaining the item Eagle Beak Fruit!" Xiao You sent a congratulatory message.

Ma Xiaoyao couldn't wait to open 'My Items' and saw the Eagle Beak Fruit lying obediently in the first slot.

"Success! Success!" Ma Xiaoyao's excitement was beyond words.

Originally, he thought he would never be able to do it, but in the end, he succeeded. It was a special and profound sense of accomplishment.

Having obtained the Eagle Beak Fruit, Ma Xiaoyao was about to put away his phone when he accidentally touched the scan button again, activating the camera mode. With a casual glance, Ma Xiaoyao suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something else in the eagle nest.

An egg, to be precise, an eagle egg, was lying quietly in the eagle nest.

Ma Xiaoyao remembered that the eagle nest was empty just now, so this eagle egg must also be an unowned object.

Adhering to the principle of 'it's foolish to not take advantage when you can,' Ma Xiaoyao naturally put the egg into his pocket.

Afterwards, Ma Xiaoyao checked and found that the egg was already in 'My Items'.

After clicking on it, the screen displayed a note about the egg: Mountain Eagle Egg (hatching). Other than that, there were no other options.

It seemed that this bird egg was hatching. He wondered what would hatch out of it in the future.

Ma Xiaoyao returned to the ground contentedly. The old drunkard immediately asked expectantly, "Did you get it?"

"Of course!" Ma Xiaoyao said with a smug look.

But now there was a problem. He didn't know how to give the 'Eagle Beak Fruit' to the old drunkard, because after clicking on 'Eagle Beak Fruit' in 'My Items', there were only two options: use and discard. There was no gifting function.

After Ma Xiaoyao expressed his doubts, the old drunkard said nonchalantly, "You can give it to me after I follow you!"

The old drunkard's words had already made his attitude clear: he agreed to follow Ma Xiaoyao.

Ma Xiaoyao was excited. After working for a whole night and most of the day, he was finally about to succeed. Aiming the camera at the old drunkard, Ma Xiaoyao clicked the 'Subdue' option.

After a flash of white light, the old drunkard disappeared out of thin air, and another slot lit up in the Hundred Ghost Illustration.

Next to the Snow Enchantress, the Hua Tuo Ghost's avatar lit up.

Ma Xiaoyao was about to check out the old drunkard's abilities when he suddenly heard a faint voice from afar.

"Help, is anyone there? Help us!"