118: The main dish of the evil monk, Lin Yueya! (Please read it later)

The Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range.

Shi Chuan concealed his figure all the way, circled around, and then continued back on the path leading to the three-tier Evil Cave.

The treasure medicine he had just acquired was fed to the Demonic Fiend Vine within his body.

After consuming it, the Demonic Fiend Vine reciprocated by providing Shi Chuan with pure wood-elemental Spiritual Qi, refining Shi Chuan's Physical Body and slightly increasing his Lifespan.

After the Demonic Fiend Vine advanced, the benefits it provided became even greater.

A moment later.

Shi Chuan arrived near the three-tier Evil Cave. Several Demonic Fiend Vine tendrils, about an inch long, flew out from his body and burrowed into the ground, concealing his figure as they began to scout the surroundings.

Such a three-tier Evil Cave also contained Evil Demons.

The intelligence indicated that the threat was not great, but it did not say there was no threat at all.

There was danger.

Given this, it was naturally better to be safe than sorry; caution was always the right approach.

The Demonic Fiend Vine tendrils burrowed into the ground, swiftly moving towards the periphery of the Evil Cave and further into the surrounding areas. Their movement speed underground was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had traveled a hundred zhang.

After this, he would be able to deal with Human Race Cultivator or Demon Cultivators who could use earth-escape (escape) techniques.

“Hmm?”

“Are these Cultivators here to gather Evil Qi?”

“A Middle Stage Foundation Establishment female Cultivator, accompanied by a female Cultivator at Qi Refining Perfection.”

“Foundation Establishment protecting Qi Refining?”

“Such a young physique, such vibrant vitality!”

“This female Cultivator is at most in her twenties. To Cultivate to Qi Refining Perfection at such a young age, with such terrifying talent, she likely possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and perhaps even a Spiritual Body on top of that.”

“What a good body!”

“If I can control both the old and young with the Demonic Fiend Vine, I can have my own informants within the major powers.”

Through the Demonic Fiend Vine that had burrowed underground, Shi Chuan sensed the old and young individuals outside the three-tier Evil Cave.

He began to ponder.

With the Demonic Fiend Vine's current advancement, controlling a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator was no longer a difficult task!

Moreover, that female Cultivator's aptitude and talent were exceptional; she was destined to reach Core Formation in the future, only the quality of her Core Formation was in question.

“That Foundation Establishment female Cultivator's aura, have I sensed it before?”

“It's... the Foundation Establishment Guest Elder of Qingyue Peak, Immortal Master Feng Que!”

Shi Chuan always felt that the middle-aged female Cultivator looked familiar. After careful thought, he realized he had sensed her aura in the Foundation Establishment roster provided by the Ten Thousand Treasures Immortal Pavilion and the Cloud Serpent Pavilion.

Immortal Master Feng Que's appearance in the Foundation Establishment roster was not the same as this person.

Clearly, Immortal Master Feng Que had concealed her true face.

However, Divine Soul aura could not be faked. Other Cultivators did not possess a Spiritual Body like Shi Chuan, coupled with the dual disguise and mimicry of the Demonic Fiend Vine.

“Main course!”

The moment Shi Chuan learned the identity of the middle-aged female Cultivator, two words instantly popped into his mind.

Such a young and beautiful female Cultivator, able to advance to Foundation Establishment in her twenties, such a young Foundation Establishment female Cultivator with a Spiritual Body—for those Core Formation Great Demons, this was definitely a delicious treat!

Compared to Yu Shu's alias, this female Cultivator was indeed just an appetizer, only enough to whet the appetite of a Core Formation Great Demon.

“An opportunity!”

“This main course must have been implanted with numerous Restrictions by that Golden Core Spider Demon. Since she is the main course and is also inviting two or three friends to the feast, this main course must not be lost!”

“The Demonic Fiend Vine's parasitism changes the aura within the host's body, and there's a good chance it could be detected by that Golden Core Spider Demon.”

“If that happens, the Golden Core Spider Demon will definitely rush to this place immediately.”

“First, leave a wisp of aura on this main course.”

“After advancing to the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment from within this Evil Cave, I can then go to track this main course.”

“This way, I can set an ambush and use the Soul Piercing Treasure Vase to deal with that Golden Core Spider Demon!”

Shi Chuan made up his mind.

He then had one of the split Demonic Fiend Vine tendrils split off another wisp of vine silk, which quietly integrated into the Storage Pouch carried by the main course, all underground. The entire process was silent; even a Core Formation Great Demon nearby might not detect it immediately.

“Enter the Evil Cave first!”

Shi Chuan's body was enveloped by the tendrils, transforming him into a vine person. Black tendrils with silver patterns, over ten inches long, danced rapidly across his body.

In a flash, Shi Chuan also entered the ground.

He then cast an Earth Evasion technique on himself, making his escape speed underground even faster.

...

Outside the Immortal Cave where the Evil Demon had passed away.

Within a continuous ten-mile radius.

Due to the Evil Qi emanating from the Evil Cave, it permeated the mountains, forming a High Grade second-tier Evil Land. Looking down from high in the sky, the mountains in this area were obscured by a light red mist, with only a few mountain peaks vaguely visible.

And that main course, under the protection of a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, began to gather Evil Qi here.

“Senior Feng, thank you for your hard work, accompanying Junior to gather Evil Qi and refine my body. You've delayed your own Cultivation!”

“Gathering Evil Qi will still take over a month. Why don't Senior Feng leave this Evil Land first? Junior will stay within this Formation, and there won't be any danger.”

Lin Yueya said very politely.

“True Disciple Lin, you are too polite.”

“Now you are the next core True Disciple personally appointed by Immortal Master Xuan Shuang!”

“Your status on Qingyue Peak is much higher than us Foundation Establishment Guest Elders. Protecting True Disciple Lin is only right.”

“True Disciple Lin, say no more. We must complete the gathering of Evil Qi as soon as possible and return to the Immortal City!”

“There are still quite a few Foundation Establishment demonic beasts in the outer reaches of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range; leaving earlier will be safer!”

Feng Que said with a kind smile.

“Senior Feng is right.”

Lin Yueya responded with a smile, appearing somewhat naive.

‘You old hag, you're watching me so closely.’

‘Being targeted by you old folks, how can I run?’

‘There's really no hope of survival. I've only lived for over twenty years. With my talent, if I can escape alive, I might still be able to return for revenge in the future.’

Although Lin Yueya had a smile on her face, she was cursing in her heart, and finally, only a dead, gloomy despair remained in her mind.

A Restriction had been placed within her body; once she had a desire to die, the Restriction would activate, locking her down firmly.

Initially, her strong bone structure, coupled with a Spiritual Body, with both reinforcing each other, led her to be taken in by the lofty Azure Moon Immortal Peak in the Immortal City, and she was even designated as the next generation's core True Disciple.

But after so many years, Lin Yueya had also figured out some things. The deaths of the previous True Disciple and the one before that were all due to accidents, and many things she encountered on Azure Moon Immortal Peak seemed to be intentionally orchestrated by someone behind the scenes.

In the past few months, she had even discovered one of the Foundation Establishment Elders transforming into a Foundation Establishment Great Demon under the moonlight. However, Lin Yueya did not speak of it, silently keeping it in her heart.

These guys hadn't even bothered to put on an act recently.

Given this, Lin Yueya also clearly understood that she had already reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage, and after Foundation Establishment, she would probably die...