47: Chapter 47: The first day of being the king of the mountain!

Chapter 47: Tiger Roaring in the Mountains, Hidden Dragon Ridge

Just today, the Prefecture Office sent someone to remind Chen Yuan to be wary of Feixian Sect's retaliation.

Unexpectedly, those words came true so quickly.

Feixian Sect members had already infiltrated Qingshan County to scout ahead.

After giving a few more instructions to the Qingshan County Magistrate, Chen Yuan left the county yamen.

He headed straight out of the city!

Once outside the city, he moved through the mountains and forests east of Qingshan County.

He arrived at a waterfall and cliff dozens of miles away.

He eyed a short mountain, about fifty to sixty feet high, next to the waterfall.

His eyes gleamed, his chest puffed out, and with a soft shout, he stomped hard on the ground.

He shot into the air like a cannonball, then his arms suddenly swelled, and he clapped them towards the mountaintop.

“Rumble”

The ground shook.

The mountaintop was forcibly severed and lifted by Chen Yuan.

Then he threw it out forcefully.

A platform tens of feet in circumference was created.

After doing all this, Chen Yuan's thoughts stirred, and the Banshan Tiger Talisman in his Niwan Palace trembled.

Fifteen miles away, a mountain cat, about a meter long with erect ears and long whiskers, was crouched, hidden among branches, its emerald eyes fixed on a green venomous snake coiled on a branch.

The snake had its head raised, warning the mountain cat, its scarlet tongue flicking, emitting hissing sounds.

The mountain cat's throat rumbled with a low growl, growing louder and louder.

Suddenly, its body moved, turning into an afterimage.

It pounced towards the green snake.

The green snake also sprang up, opening its black mouth, revealing its menacing fangs.

In a flash, the mountain cat's paw struck like lightning, knocking the green snake's head sideways.

Its other paw held its head down tightly.

Then, it opened its mouth and bit firmly just below the green snake's head, its sharp teeth piercing in.

The green snake twisted its body, then its movements became smaller and smaller, until it stopped moving completely.

The mountain cat let out a satisfied meow, about to enjoy its prey, when suddenly its body trembled, and a hint of fear appeared in its emerald eyes.

After a few low growls, it still abandoned its prey, and with a leap, it darted towards the east.

At the same time, twenty miles to the west, a plump Black Bear was sleeping soundly in a cave, its snores rattling the cave.

As it snorted, grey Demonic Qi was exhaled, permeating the cave, expanding and contracting with its every breath.

The surrounding forest was silent, birds made no sound, insects made no noise, as if fearing to disturb this Black Bear Demon's sleep.

But just then, the sleeping Black Bear Demon grunted, inhaling all the grey demonic mist, then suddenly sat up.

Its bewildered bear eyes quickly became alert, then it quickly rolled over, its four bear paws scurrying, rushing out of the cave.

It didn't dare to stay for a moment!

In this way, some Spirit Monsters within a hundred-mile radius seemed to receive some kind of message, gathering from the mountains, caves, and sky, towards a certain direction.

Startling the entire forest!

The originally desolate forest under the night sky gradually became lively.

Soon, a mountain cat was the first to arrive at the cliffside waterfall.

Then, it rushed to a figure, prostrating itself, letting out two low meows, its tail wagging, becoming quite docile.

Immediately after, Mountain Pigs, Small Green Birds, Black Bears, Black Wolves… one after another, small Spirit Monsters emerged from the forest, arriving at the section of the mountain that had been forcibly severed.

They all, in a human-like manner, either prostrated or bowed with their paws, gathering before Chen Yuan.

They dared not act presumptuously in the slightest!

Slowly, thirteen of them gathered.

The vast majority of them were first-realm, newly enlightened, and had just begun to understand the Dao of cultivation.

Only one Black Bear Spirit Monster was at Minor Achievement in the second realm, having just begun to understand human speech.

These were, of course, all Chen Yuan's Contracted Demons.

At this moment, while waiting, something stirred in Chen Yuan's sleeve.

A furry little head poked out from Chen Yuan's sleeve.

“Chirp chirp”

Little Squirrel Xiaohua saw so many of its kind, and its obsidian-like eyes showed a curious light.

Then, it jumped out of his sleeve.

First, it jumped onto a mountain cat, chirping twice, seemingly trying to make friends.

But the mountain cat let out a low growl and suddenly bared its teeth.

“Chirp!”

Little Squirrel was startled, chirped, and quickly jumped onto the back of a nearby Mountain Pig.

The Mountain Pig grunted through its nose, and its sturdy fat suddenly trembled, causing Little Squirrel to lose its footing and be thrown off.

It landed on the shoulder of a large, black Black Bear.

The Black Bear's stench made Little Squirrel squeak in protest, then a large bear paw picked up the little fellow.

And brought it to its nose to sniff.

The fishy, foul breath made the little fellow's fur stand on end.

It thought this big fellow was going to eat it.

But the Black Bear Demon sniffed it, then stammered a few human words.

“Big… big… taste…”

Then it gently put it down with both paws.

Only then did the little fellow realize that these fellows were either fierce or stinky, and not fun at all.

It put its paws on its hips, chirping angrily at these fellows.

Some of the small Spirit Monsters heard it and fiercely bared their teeth at it, seemingly because Little Squirrel's words were very unpleasant.

“Alright, Xiaohua, stop making a fuss!”

At this moment, Chen Yuan spoke.

As soon as he spoke, the restless small Spirit Monsters instantly quieted down.

Little Squirrel chirped, then with a jump and a grab, it “whooshed” onto Chen Yuan's shoulder, sat with its back to him, becoming a ball of fur, sulking.

Chen Yuan found it amusing, letting the fellow sulk on its own. Then his eyes flickered as he looked at the Contracted Demons before him, organizing his words.

“This Captain called you here today to announce something!”

“From today onwards, this place will be called Tiger Leaping Gorge, and I will be your Mountain Lord.”

“And you, will be the Spirit Monsters under this Mountain Lord’s command!”

As his words fell, Chen Yuan's aura surged violently, his body suddenly expanded, revealing his Mountain Lord True Form.

Then, he let out a tiger's roar that shook the entire forest.

His subordinate Contracted Demons all whimpered, prostrating themselves on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

Chen Yuan's tiger eyes looked down from above, watching the small Spirit Monsters' reactions, and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he exhaled a breath of black and white Qi.

Like a Dragon's brushstroke, it drew an architectural pattern in the air.

“Alright, get moving, start working according to this…”

With his command, the small Spirit Monsters all set out.

At first, there was some disorganization.

But as Chen Yuan directed them, they gradually became orderly.

Mountain Pigs rammed trees, flying birds carried mud, Black Bears hugged pillars, beavers sawed wood…

All the small Spirit Monsters began to perform their duties, scurrying through the mountains, setting up Chen Yuan's makeshift base.

Chen Yuan looked at all this, his mind flickering.

Since Feixian Sect was looking for him,

He would invite them into his trap here.

Watching the busy scene of the small Spirit Monsters, Chen Yuan began his first day as a Mountain Lord!

(PS: Happy Dragon Boat Festival to all the big shots and handsome guys, asking for continued reading on Monday, thank you)