40: Niu Mountain, I have thirty-five brave soldiers

The next day, halfway up Doujian Peak, outside Doujian Hall, on the spacious square.

Over five hundred Doujian Hall Disciples gathered, including Xuan Fa Realm Disciples capable of traveling the universe starry sky, and Elders whose aura was like an abyss or sea, unfathomable. The remaining Tong Qiao Realm Disciples were the most numerous, while Spirit Transformation Realm Disciples were the fewest.

Lu Chen was also among the crowd. To his left was the fair-skinned, unremarkable Yun Zhi. To his right was the Body Refinement cultivator Hou Liehu, who was as strong as an iron tower, and Zhu Xinzhi, who had a deep wrinkle on his forehead, looked very young, yet a little old.

"The ones leading the team are Zhang Kui and Elder Lu Zifu! This trip to Mangniu Mountain is secure!" Zhu Xinzhi seemed excited and eager to try.

Lu Chen quietly asked, "Are these two Elders very powerful?"

Hou Liehu beside him said in a booming voice, "That's natural, among the eight Elders of our Doujian Peak, the lowest are Dao Embryo Realm experts. Zhang Kui and Elder Lu Zifu can rank in the top three, so what do you think?"

After a pause, Hou Liehu lowered his voice, "Junior Brother Lu, was it really not you who helped us on Lingya Mountain that day?"

Lu Chen said helplessly, "I was indeed on Lingya Mountain that day, but look at my strength, even if I wanted to help, I couldn't!"

Hou Liehu was much easier to fool than Yun Zhi. He immediately nodded in agreement, "Junior Brother Lu, although your strength is decent, to eliminate a hundred ghosts and slay Black-haired Zombies, it is indeed a bit lacking!"

'You Body Refinement brute, still trying to get Junior Brother Lu to talk, you're probably going to get fooled into being an idiot'. Yun Zhi on the left silently rolled her eyes and scoffed at the unsuspecting Hou Liehu.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Zhi suddenly asked, "Junior Brother Lu, you brought back the news about Mangniu Mountain, are the demons there very strong?"

Lu Chen nodded, "A Demon Tiger suspected of cultivating into a Mountain Lord, a Giant Python demon snake about to transform into a flood dragon, and over a thousand other demons. But this was only Mangniu Mountain over two months ago, now the demons gathered at the location of that dragon transformation fruit will only be more numerous."

As soon as these words were spoken, the reactions of Yun Zhi and the other two were different.

Hou Liehu rubbed his fists together, "Good, on this trip to Mangniu Mountain, I will definitely earn Merit Points until my hands are soft."

The wrinkle on Zhu Xinzhi's forehead furrowed even deeper, "Demons are gathered, are over five hundred Disciples from just our Doujian Peak really enough?!"

Yun Zhi was thoughtful, "The appearance of that dragon transformation fruit is strange, with demons gathering outside, such a big commotion, is it only our Doujian Peak being dispatched? What about Mingjing Peak?"

Lu Chen remained silent, just glancing at Yun Zhi again, 'This unremarkable Senior Apprentice-Sister Yun Zhi indeed has a good mind, she guessed the key point right away'!

It happened to coincide with Lu Chen's own conjecture.

From the perspective of the situation, even if over five hundred Doujian Peak Disciples gathered at Mangniu Mountain, they would not have an advantage, or rather, the advantage would not be significant.

Furthermore, that dragon transformation fruit also seemed to have some issues. Lu Chen's conjecture was that besides Doujian Peak, the Sect should have kept a hidden hand. As for whether it was Mingjing Peak, that was unknown.

"Are the Doujian Peak Disciples all here?" At the top of the stone steps connecting the square to the front of Doujian Hall, the thin-bodied Elder Zhang Kui spoke, asking a Doujian Hall deacon in front of him.

"They are all here." The deacon had already counted the number of Disciples and quickly responded.

"Since everyone is here, let's depart for Mangniu Mountain. The sooner, the better." Another Elder Lu Zifu with fluffy gray hair urged.

The thin-bodied Elder Zhang Kui nodded, suddenly spoke, his voice like a great bell, shaking the surroundings, "All Doujian Peak Disciples, heed my command, enter my Refining Demon Pot."

As he spoke, Zhang Kui raised his hand and threw out a small, bronze-colored Magic Treasure shaped like a teapot. Just throwing it into the air, it rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, it had covered the sky and sun, hanging above the entire halfway up the mountain square.

The Disciples boisterously received the command and simultaneously flew towards the mouth of the Refining Demon Pot, entering it.

"This is a Magic Treasure for capturing and refining demons, it can also hold living people, and there is another world inside." Yun Zhi explained to Lu Chen, and then she, along with Hou Liehu, Zhu Xinzhi, and Lu Chen, threw themselves into the mouth of the pot, entering the Refining Demon Pot.

In an instant, the square that was originally crowded with Doujian Peak Disciples was now empty. Elder Zhang Kui raised his hand and beckoned, and that huge Refining Demon Pot shrunk again, becoming palm-sized, and fell back into Elder Zhang Kui's hand.

"Old Lu, let's go."

Elder Lu Zifu heard this, and he, along with Elder Zhang Kui, each transformed into a ray of rainbow light, disappeared into the sky, vanishing without a trace.

The Doujian Hall deacon waiting by the side cupped his hands and shouted loudly, "Two Elders, may you return victorious soon."

As the sound fell, everything quieted down.

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Donghe County, Mangniu Mountain.

Mangniu Mountain runs through the entire Donghe County, as well as half of Pingliang County. That strange green energy was also much denser than when Lu Chen first came; it spread wantonly, almost covering the entire Mangniu Mountain range, and even the Mangniu Mountain on the Pingliang County side was not spared.

At this time, in the depths of Mangniu Mountain, the source of that strange green energy, which was once just a strange tree shaped like a green snake, has now truly grown, reaching two to three zhang in height, truly like an Azure Dragon about to soar into the sky.

The bark on its trunk was like dragon scales, its branches were like dragon claws and whiskers. The treetop was like a dragon's head opening its mouth, spitting out a strange green fruit. From a distance, it looked like an Azure Dragon spitting out a pearl.

Under the Azure Dragon tree, countless demons gathered. The Demon Tiger suspected of cultivating into a Mountain Lord was there, and the Giant Python about to transform into a flood dragon was also there. The difference was that now there was also a Golden-haired Giant Ape over sixteen zhang tall, holding a pitch-black iron spear like a pillar, gazing at the Demon Tiger and Giant Python.

"The dragon transformation fruit is about to ripen, and the dragon energy is surging, covering the entire Mangniu Mountain range. You tiger and snake, do you think Dongming Sect, the overlord of this place, won't know?" The Giant Ape spoke gruffly, "If you want to protect this dragon transformation fruit, then join forces with this king. Otherwise, in the end, let alone not being able to protect this dragon transformation fruit, even your two lives might not be saved!"

The Demon Tiger roared lowly, and the whole mountain fell silent, "No need for you Demon Monkey to bother, you can't take the dragon transformation fruit, nor do we need your help, retreat!"

As he finished speaking, the tiger's roar shook the heavens, and the entire Mangniu Mountain seemed to tremble.

The Giant Python about to transform into a flood dragon opened its mouth, just about to speak, but suddenly raised its massive snake head, "Who dares to spy nearby?"

"You evildoers, you know this place is within my Dongming Sect's territory, why do you still dare to occupy it, thinking the swords of my Doujian Peak are not sharp?" A light shout came, the sound waves rolled like a tide, instantly suppressing the Demon Tiger's roar and the Giant Python's hiss.

The next moment, the thin-bodied Zhang Kui and the Elder Lu Zifu with fluffy gray hair, two Doujian Peak Elders, stepped on the Void, walking step by step from high above. It seemed there was an invisible heavenly ladder beneath their feet, carrying the two experts, preventing them from falling into the mortal world.

"Doujian Peak! Damn it, the killers from Dongming Sect have indeed come!" The Golden-haired Giant Ape bared its fangs and glared.

Countless demons simultaneously looked up at the sky, their demonic energy surged accordingly, rolling towards the heavens.

"The dragon transformation fruit belongs to our Demon Clan, no one can take it, not even Doujian Peak." The Giant Python roared, its snake tongue flicking, suddenly swept towards the sky: "The killers from Doujian Peak, they are only interesting to kill."

The Demon Tiger low-roared, "Kill."

The demons received the command, their ferocity erupted, and they simultaneously roared: "Kill!"

Rolling demonic energy rose, like beacon smoke, obscuring the sky and sun. Thousands of demons from Mangniu Mountain surged with demonic energy. Whether it was the Demon Tiger suspected of cultivating into a Mountain Lord, the Giant Python about to transform into a flood dragon, or the Golden-haired Giant Ape, all moved at this moment, killing towards the two Elders who had stepped from the sky.

"Doujian Peak Disciples, heed the command, slay the demons, leave none behind." Zhang Kui threw out the Refining Demon Pot, and over five hundred Doujian Peak Disciples immediately surged out from the Refining Demon Pot.

Lu Chen was squeezed in the crowd, his gaze quickly swept over the situation in the field. Then, invisibility technique and breath concealment technique were instantly applied to him. Like an invisible person, he quickly moved away from the center of the great battle, finally landing on the edge of the battle, he escaped underground.

"It's easy to get caught in friendly fire in a chaotic battle, underground is my home ground. All my Silver Armor Dao Soldiers brothers, come out and work." As Lu Chen thought this, he summoned all thirty-five Silver Armor Dao Soldiers and sent them into the battlefield.

I have thirty-five Dao Soldier fierce generals. Today encountering thousands of demons, it is time to reveal their sharp edge, it is time to start the killing!