Chapter Thirty-Nine: Bloody Mountain Region

  How large is the Nanyang Underworld?

  After running for nearly six hours, Chen Yu still had a feeling of walking in the fog, except for the occasional appearance of fierce beasts, nothing else could be seen.

  This time, more than 10,000 cultivators entered the Nanyuan underworld, but until now, except for Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze and Song Lin by his side, Chen Tai had not seen anyone else.

  It's obvious that when entering the Nán Màn Realm, everyone is teleported to a different location!

  "Take a rest, in just one more incense stick of time, we will walk out of this ash-gray area and enter the Blood-soaked Mountain."

  Du Qingxi suddenly stopped in his tracks, looked up at the sky, then looked down at the map in his hand, and turned to suggest: "The Blood Fiend Mountain is rampant with countless ferocious beasts, and when we get there, we will also encounter other cultivators. For survival and the Blood Jade, or for that Sword Immortal's cave, true competition and slaughter will soon arrive."

  Her voice was as cold as ice, with a rare hint of solemnity that was rarely seen on Du Qingxi's face, showing just how treacherous the Blood Fiend Mountain was, and even she found it quite troublesome.

  "Not bad, among the ferocious beasts, there are sometimes ferocious beast leaders accompanying them, with strength equivalent to the initial stage of the Violet Palace, extremely terrifying. However, these ferocious beast leaders will never take the initiative to attack people, but if someone provokes it, for us whose strength is restricted to the Pre-Heavenly Round Completion boundary, it would be an absolute disaster."

  Du Mu's expression was solemn and he spoke in a low tone, without his usual boastful and talkative manner.

  Both of them had a hint of solemnity on their faces, and Chen Tai, who was calculating the number of evil beads, also shifted his attention over. The leader of the evil beasts in the Zi Fu realm? Is true slaughter about to arrive? Is the Blood Fiend Mountain so terrifying?

  "Actually, I think the most dangerous ones are still those other cultivators who came with us." Song Lin rubbed his sleepy eyes and chimed in from the side.

  Could it be Su Jiao and them? Chen Xiao thought to herself.

  Du Qingxi and Duanmu Ze seemed to have realized something, their eyes turned to Song Lin at the same time. Both of them knew that although this guy was lazy and loved to sleep, his heart was as clear as a mirror, and any movement around him could not escape his attention. Was he speaking like this because he had discovered something?

  "Don't look at me like that, anyway I had a thrilling feeling before entering the Nanyuan Mingyu, as if there were some formidable guys hidden among those monks that we didn't know about." Song Lin spread his hands and said helplessly.

  Upon hearing Song Lin's words, Du Qingxi's face had already turned grave.

  "Qing Xi, don't worry too much. These hidden guys may be formidable, but as long as they enter the Nanman Ming Domain, their strength will be restricted to the Xiantian Yueman boundary, just like ours. The three of us working together can handle anything." Duanmu Ze said softly.

  Du Qingxi didn't listen and randomly found a place to sit down with her eyes closed in deep thought.

  This time's Nanman Mingyu trial, more than half of the foreign cultivators are occupied, in order to seize more killing beads, or for that Sword Immortal Cave Mansion, these guys will definitely do whatever it takes.

  All of this was within Du Qingxi's expectations, but after hearing Song Lin's words, she thought about the many formidable figures still hidden among these cultivators, and how could she dare to be careless?

  Song Lin's cultivation was on par with hers, but the skills she practiced were extremely unusual and allowed her to keenly sense potential dangers around her. What kind of terrifying cultivation would someone who could make Song Lin feel threatened possess?

  Who would have thought that this time the Southern Barbarian Hades Domain would make such a big commotion, just Su Jiao and others were already enough to give people headaches, now there are even more hidden strongmen, it's unknown who will be the final winner...

  Du Qingxi let out a soft sigh in her heart, and her originally confident heart couldn't help but waver slightly.

  "What's wrong with you, standing there like a fool? Cook!"

  Duanmu Ze glared at Chen Tai, then turned to Du Qingxi's side and said softly, "Qingxi, you've traveled such a long way, you must be exhausted. Do you want something to eat? Let that kid help you make it."

  Chen Yao has learned to ignore this young master who occasionally teases her, and naturally casts her eyes on Du Qingxi.

  "Alright, Chen Xiao, you handle it then." Du Qingxi opened her eyes and instructed after some thought.

  In the Nanyuan Mingyu, the spiritual energy is exhausted and the evil energy is full. Without the elixir of Yuanshi to replenish it, let alone killing the evil beasts to collect the evil pearls, even survival is extremely difficult. She brought Chen Xiao along precisely because Chen Xiao can cook delicious dishes that are rich in spiritual energy.

  "Then let's make some dishes that relieve fatigue and replenish our strength." Chen Tang nodded.

  "I want to eat too!" Song Lin shouted from the side, mentioning eating, this lazy guy who had been sleeping all the time was like he had been injected with chicken blood, his morale boosted.

  "Don't forget to do your part, or you'll be in trouble! I'm warning you!" Xuan Mu Ze said coldly as he saw Chen Xiao take out the ingredients and prepare to cook.

  "Hey, why are you being so harsh on our chef? It's not like he didn't get his precious Baizhen porridge this morning. Think about it, Brother Duanmu, what if he puts some poison in your bowl... Haha!" Song Lin said with a chuckle.

  Du Mu Zhe was taken aback. Yeah, all the way here he had been mocking and sarcastically teasing him, if he held a grudge in his heart, it's really possible that he would do this.

  "No need to poison, just spit some saliva into your bowl and throw in some boogers..." Song Lin, who was getting more and more excited, seemed to be very interested in this kind of dirty trick.

  How disgusting!

  Du Mu Ze's mouth twitched violently as he gazed at Chen Yao in the distance, and he clenched his teeth in his heart, deciding that during dinner, if he dared to detect even a hint of abnormality, he would definitely tear this guy to shreds!

  Chen Xiao wasn't that bored, and didn't have a taste as heavy as Song Lin's. He was about to enter the treacherous and bloody mountain terrain, and he just wanted to make Du Mu Ze feel sick, but it depended on the situation.

  After all, Duanmu Zhe and Chen Xiao are now in the same group. No matter how much they dislike each other, they have to put aside their grudges for now and face the impending danger together.

  Grilled pomfret, pan-fried papaya, fried guihua balls, stir-fried scallions with fatty prawns, braised pork belly in oyster sauce... Soon, dish after dish of colorful and appetizing dishes were freshly cooked.

  Inside a screen painted with flowers, birds, insects and fish, the screen was surrounded by a refreshing aura, and from inside came a string of melodious sounds like a gentle stream, played on silk and bamboo instruments. Duanmu Ze, Du Qingxi and Song Lin sat around a round table made of green jade, watching as all sorts of delicious dishes were presented before them, smelling the various enticing aromas floating in the air, their mood suddenly became much better.

  Being able to have a sumptuous and spiritual feast in the desolate and barren Nanyue underworld, which is shrouded in thick haze and filled with flying sand, is undoubtedly a delightful thing.

  "Unexpectedly, Qingxi has prepared everything so thoroughly, even the screen, table and chairs are all ready. Being here, I don't hear the howling wind or see the gloomy haze, my eyes and nose are filled with the beauty of nature, the elegant bamboo... truly understands life." Duanmu Zei sipped from his intricately carved jade cup, letting out a satisfied sigh.

  "Enjoying it?" Du Qingxiu was taken aback for a moment, and a hint of melancholy welled up from the depths of her eyes.

  "Eating and eating, what's there to chat about? Mmm, this dragon fruit is so delicious...!" Song Lin was like a starving ghost, his hands moving swiftly, chopsticks falling like rain, eating with oil dripping from his mouth.

  Chen Yu pushed open the screen and walked in, put down a basin of fresh and fragrant jasper fruit soup, and immediately turned around to leave.

  "Don't you eat together?" Du Qingxi asked, raising her head.

  "I'm grilling meat, you guys eat first." Chen Xiao replied without turning his head back, he didn't want to sit at the same table as Duanmu Ze.

  "Qingxi, he'd rather stay outside, besides, as a servant, it's not proper for him to dine with us." Seeing Du Qingxi was about to speak, Duanmu Ze hastily persuaded.

  Du Qingxi said coldly: "He is a spiritual chef, we are in an employer-employee relationship!"

  Du Mu Ze curled his lips and said indifferently: "Oh, is that so."

  ……

  No time to envy Du Qingxi's luxurious life, Chen Xiao sat on the gravel far away, wolfing down a roasted rabbit leg, filling his stomach, and then ran towards the distant place with heavy fog.

  He wants to collect evil pearls.

  Along the way, although nearly three thousand beads of Xie have been collected, this is still far from enough. According to Ji Yu's words, at least ten million beads of Xie are needed to extract the Xuan Ming Xie Qi, in order to condense a Niepan wheel.

  One million dark pearls means having to hunt and kill one million dark beasts, which is an absolutely desperate number. However, Chen Xiao had finally entered the Southern Barbarian Hades Domain once, how could he bear to leave without collecting enough Dark Hades Qi?

  However, just as Chen Tang rushed out less than three miles away, a shrill cry suddenly echoed from the thick gray fog in the distance.

  "Run quickly, the demonic beasts have arrived!"

  The voice was filled with endless terror, and immediately, several monks came running from the distant gray fog, their hair disheveled, clothes torn, bodies covered in bloodstains, and their appearance extremely wretched.

  A pack of ferocious beasts? Have these people been attacked?

  Chen Yao stopped in his tracks, a powerful soul force spreading out from him.

  "Run quickly, the demonic beasts have arrived!"

  In the midst of wailing cries, those people were approaching, but unexpectedly something sudden happened.

  Just then, the middle-aged man in front suddenly twisted his waist and stretched out his hand to grab Chen's neck!

  Others, seeing this, also changed their ferocious state and came towards Chen Tang with a fierce expression.

  This is not a poor man fleeing in disarray after being attacked by a group of beasts, but rather a group of cunning and treacherous scoundrels!

  Chen Xiao stood still on the spot, looking as if he had been frightened silly by the sudden change.

  At this scene, a middle-aged man with a blood-stained face floated up with a sinister smile of satisfaction. What a foolish little fat sheep, one look and you can tell he's just a rookie.

  Huh? It seems like something is off...

  The middle-aged Han only met Chen Suo's icy calm eyes, and suddenly felt a strange sense of horror spreading throughout his body from the spine.