Chapter 69: Murder at the Door

  First update, it seems that today or tomorrow will drop out of the new book list, brothers who haven't collected yet hurry up and collect it.

  Southern Barbarian Deep Mountain, Xiao Yue Ridge.

  The Xiao Yue Ridge covers an area of ten thousand miles, with a low and gentle terrain, but it is like a giant ancient beast lying on the ground, majestic, bloody, and magnificent, like the king of mountains, overlooking the world!

  This is the place where Kunpeng Wang Zhanfeng is stationed.

  Here, the thick demonic energy transformed into a straight wolf smoke that pierced the clouds, and the rolling dark clouds shrouded the sky for years, as if to show off its master's mighty power.

  "I heard that this time our great king and the other four demon kings joined forces, taking three months to capture eight human cultivators at once."

  "How could I possibly not know about such a big deal? I also heard that the Great King plans to refine these eight human cultivators into a furnace of elixir!"

  "Dan medicine? No wonder the king didn't kill them, it turns out they were for refining dan medicine."

  "Shh, keep your voice down, don't you want to live?"

  "Look! That is..."

  "Zi Tong Shan Lei Ying Da Wang and Kui Shui Dong Hei Yuan Da Wang!"

  Outside the Wailing Moon Ridge, two patrolling great demons were whispering to each other, seemingly sensing something. Suddenly, they lifted their heads and gazed into the sky, where two figures with surging demonic auras were seen, treading on the clouds, speeding away like shooting stars towards the distant horizon.

  ……

  "Blood Feather, why are you following me so closely?" In mid-air, a figure with an aura of evil suddenly stopped and looked back with a gloomy expression. He wore a green robe and had white hair, his face handsome, and was none other than the Black Ape King Yuan Tong of Cang Water Cave.

  As he spoke, another figure followed closely behind him. This person was slender in build, with eyes like lightning, a sharp nose and thin lips. He wore a purple crane cloak, looking extremely cold and elegant. He was none other than Blood Feather, the Thunder Eagle King of Purple Copper Mountain, one of the seven great demon kings.

  "Nothing much, I see Brother Yuan's brow furrowed, as if... he has some worries?" Xue Yu said with feigned curiosity.

  "Hmph, what could I possibly be worried about? You're really strange." Yuan Tong coldly snorted and turned to leave, but his heart was filled with doubts.

  Three months ago, he came to Xiao Yue Ridge at the invitation of Kunpeng Wang Zhanfeng and found that except for himself, Purple Copper Mountain Leiying Wang, Moon Lake Mojiao Wang, and Luoxia Forest Qingmang Wang had all arrived.

  Then he realized that the old demon Kunpeng had discovered a group of human cultivators scattered in the deep mountains of Nanman, all of whom had achieved the realm of Zifu. The old demon Kunpeng invited them here to capture these human cultivators and refine a furnace of Blood Spirit Creation Dan.

  The Xue Ling Creation Transformation Pill has a miraculous effect, and after taking it, the probability of advancing from the Zi Fu realm to the Huang Ting realm can be increased. It is an extremely precious pill. As long as you agree to join forces with Kun Peng Da Yao to capture these human cultivators, when the Xue Ling Creation Transformation Pill is refined, you will get one share.

  Faced with this temptation, including Yuan Tong and the other four demon kings, they all readily agreed. After three months of searching, they only managed to capture eight human cultivators, just one short of the nine needed to start refining the Blood Spirit Transformation Pill. However, despite their arduous search for many days, they were unable to find another one.

  The plan to refine the elixir was put on hold, but Yuan Tong suddenly remembered Chen Yu. However, for the sake of the precious Gengjin Sword Bamboo in Chen Yu's hands, he did not want to reveal this matter to other demon kings. He planned to first take the Gengjin Sword Bamboo alone and then capture Chen Yu and send him back to Kunpeng Old Demon.

  But unexpectedly, the Thunder Eagle King seemed to have sensed something and shamelessly followed him...

  "Wait for me, Brother Yuan." Blood Feather caught up again, looking at Yuan Tong with a hint of a smile and said: "I'm free and have nothing to do, why don't I go visit Brother Yuan for a couple of days?"

  Yuan Tong's face flashed with anger, then he took a deep breath and said coldly: "Xue Yu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. What's the point of beating around the bush?"

  Xue Yu stroked his palm and laughed loudly: "Great, since Brother Yuan said so, I'll speak my mind too. I heard that in the Bao Yue Mountain, there is still a human cultivator hiding, don't know if it's true or false?"

  "You...!" Yuan Tong's face sank, and he burst into a rage: "Do you have ears and eyes planted on my turf?"

  Xue Yu smiled and asked in return: "Elder Brother Yuan, aren't you the same?"

  Yuan Tong's expression hesitated, but he had nothing to say. His territory and Xue Yu's territory were closely adjacent, and in order to prevent each other from being annexed, they both knew about the mutual insertion of spies.

  "Brother Yuan, don't worry too much. I absolutely have no intention of competing with you for people. Now the Blood Spirit Creation Pill is only short of one Purple Mansion cultivator to be refined. If we two can capture this person back, it will definitely be a great achievement. When the pill is successfully refined, we can also get a larger share, right?"

  "Alright, I agree to your terms. However, after we catch that little brat, everything on him must be mine, otherwise there's no room for further negotiation." Yuan Tong's face was as gloomy as could be, but in his heart he felt a slight relief, thinking that as long as they didn't take his Gengjin Sword, agreeing to their terms wasn't a big deal.

  "Brother Yuan is indeed impressive!" Xue Yu burst out laughing: "With little brother helping you defend, that kid won't be able to escape, will he?"

  "Hmph, before catching that little brat, I still have something to take care of. Want to come with me?" Yuan Tong's eyes gleamed with a hint of venomous resentment.

  "That's for sure!" Xue Yu replied with a smile.

  ……

  ……

  Lingjiu Mountain

  Xiong Pi was meditating in the cave when he suddenly felt two terrifying mental forces sweeping over him, startling him. Could it be that Hei Yuan Wang had come to settle scores with him?

  "Come out, you bear!"

  A loud and violent shout suddenly came, like thunder rumbling and exploding on the upper and lower parts of Lingjiu Mountain, startling the nearby little monsters to flee in all directions.

  It's really this old demon!

  Xiong Pi seemed to have expected this day long ago, calmly stood up and walked out of the cave, looking at the green-robed white-haired young man in mid-air, saying: "Hei Yuan Wang, you're really slow."

  "Hmph, still stubborn to the end." Yuan Tong looked down at Xiong Zhen and said coldly: "Hand over your head willingly, otherwise I'll beat you into a pulp like I did with your brother!"

  "Little brother..."

  A ferocious contortion twisted across the coarse face, as if crying and laughing at the same time. The towering figure trembled incessantly, gazing up at Yuan Tong in mid-air, with red-rimmed eyes that shone with a fury-driven madness. In a thunderous roar, he bellowed: "Black Ape King, your time of death is near! I'll be waiting for you in hell, hahahaha..."

  Just then, a flash of knife light flashed by, instantly cutting off the bear's head, and the speed was so fast that the bear couldn't react at all. The angry and crazy laughter also stopped abruptly.

  "What's the point of talking so much to a madman? It will only humiliate us." Out of the clouds, Lei Ying Wang Xue suddenly appeared, smiled lightly, and grabbed Xiong Pi's skull from afar, casually tossing it to Yuan Tong.

  Yuan Tong said coldly: "I have no choice but to remind you that next time if you dare to snatch something from me, I will definitely kill you!"

  "It seems I've made a redundant move." Blood Feather smiled nonchalantly, but in the depths of his eyes, a hint of disdain flashed by imperceptibly.

  Shortly afterwards, Yuan Tong returned to his own domain. He didn't stay there but instead led the thousands of big and small demons under his command towards Bao Yue Shan in a majestic manner.

  Hundreds of congenital boundary great demons and thousands of small demons gathered together, like a vast black torrent surging forward between the mountains, with demonic energy rolling in waves and an aura that shook the sky.

  "Haha, this is my first time fighting alongside so many brothers, with the great king commanding the overall situation. How can we not make that little brat piss and shit himself?"

  "Hey, Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too cautious? It's just killing a human monk, do you need to make such a big fuss?"

  "Hmph, you know what this is? This is killing a chicken to scare the monkeys! The Great King is letting all the big and small demons see that anyone who dares to offend him will die!"

  "So it was, Your Majesty is indeed a wise and far-sighted ruler."

  ……

  These thousands of big and small monsters are all transformed from demonic beasts, some still retaining their beastly forms. They are naturally free-spirited and unruly, and would not be as strictly disciplined as a human army. Along the way, they chattered excitedly and made a ruckus, looking more like they were out on an excursion than marching to battle.

  "What's the point of bringing so many subordinates? With our cultivation, can't we even catch a human cultivator?" In mid-air, Lei Ying Wang Xue glanced at the ground, and the unrestrained chatter of those big and small demons made him extremely disgusted.

  "I have my own arrangements." Yuan Tong replied with a poker face.

  Xue Yu smiled and didn't say anything more.

  Soon, the mighty demon group rushed to the front of Bao Yue Mountain. Under Yuan Tong's restraint, they did not rashly charge up the mountain.

  Even so, such a large group of powerful demons appearing near Bao Yue Mountain still attracted the attention of other nearby demon species.

  "As expected! I knew the Black Ape King wouldn't let that human monk off so easily."

  "It's a good thing I left early that day and didn't get involved with that monk, otherwise I'd probably be in trouble today too."

  "With such a big fanfare, is Hei Yuan Wang intentionally doing this, with the goal of killing one to warn a hundred, and to achieve an even greater effect?"

  "It's done! The Black Ape King can no longer hold back and will bathe Bao Yue Mountain in blood..."

  Gazes poured in from all directions, these hidden demons near Bao Yue Mountain almost all knew that a Purple Mansion Realm human cultivator now resided on Bao Yue Mountain. Seeing this scene, who wouldn't know what was about to happen?

  At this moment, a large number of demons gathered, with a murderous aura filling the sky. Within a hundred miles of Bao Yue Mountain, a solemn and oppressive atmosphere quietly spread.

  A storm is coming!