67: Mist rolls over Qingshan County (seeking monthly ticket)

Tiger Leaping Gorge, spanning several miles, saw the earth crack and rocks shatter.

The sight was horrifying.

At this moment, a goat's head, covered in mud, quietly emerged from a three-foot-wide crack in the ground.

Its dark, beady eyes scanned around, finding no sign of movement, then it shook its head and let out a bleat.

"Meeh!"

Then, the second.

The third.

One by one, they emerged from the ground crack.

The "sole surviving" three goats, hearing the silence, had come out to look.

At this moment, their eyes, filled with uncertainty and fear, scanned the horrifying battlefield.

Had that fiend been slaughtered?

But suddenly, one of the old goats with grizzled fur abruptly looked south.

A hint of disbelief flickered in its eyes.

Then, it let out a hurried "Meeh!" and quickly ran south.

The other two goats were startled and quickly followed.

Meanwhile, two miles away, in the collapsed forest, Chen Yuan's cold, tiger-like eyes, with their pupils slightly constricted, stared at the bronze lamp in his hand.

At this moment, a foot-long, raging fire blazed fiercely above the wick, flickering wildly.

The candlelight, though yellowish, held no heat.

It was as gentle as water, illuminating clearly.

But what surprised him was that he could vaguely sense something rapidly approaching him.

What was that?

Suddenly, "Meeh! Meeh!" a series of hurried bleats interrupted his thoughts.

Chen Yuan turned to look.

A few hundred meters away, an old goat with gray fur was rapidly running towards him.

Urgency was evident in its goat eyes.

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, his Demonic Qi surged, and a cracking sound burst forth.

His massive tiger body rapidly shrunk, then a swirl of black Qi enveloped him, revealing his true form.

Then, his body flickered, and he appeared before the old goat.

"You have something to tell me?"

As he spoke, he formed a Sword Finger with his hand and pointed it at the old goat and the two goats following behind it.

Sword Qi directly pierced their goat bodies.

First and foremost, an old woman emerged from the goat skin.

She was initially on all fours, then slowly stood up.

However, her cloudy gaze was fixed on the blazing lamp in Chen Yuan's hand, filled with excitement and a certain urgency.

Then, looking at Chen Yuan, who was slightly frowning, an unreadable complexity flashed in her eyes.

The heirloom, passed down in her family, had been around for almost two hundred years, and hardly anyone had managed to light it.

Even if it was lit, it was only a few sporadic flames that would quickly extinguish.

But this Patrolling Mountain Commandant could ignite the wick, causing a roaring lamp fire.

The light was too intense!

It was unlike anything she had ever seen!

Even the clan records stated that when the Old Ancestor first acquired this lamp, it only glowed like an ordinary candle when it still had oil, flickering faintly.

How could it be like this now!

It had practically become a torch!

The old woman's heart trembled; this Patrolling Mountain Commandant was likely close to comprehending the Dao.

Moreover, the Divine Ability and Dao he cultivated were extremely powerful!

Indeed, the old woman had witnessed it with her own eyes; his ferocity was monstrous.

The long spear used by that human demon just now, even from a distance, made her feel a suffocating sense of impending doom.

But in the end, it was still slain by this one!

She tried to calm her emotions, her face showing a hint of fear, and she respectfully bowed to Chen Yuan, quickly explaining the situation:

"My Lord, what this old woman told you earlier about the belongings stolen by that Ox Demon was precisely this green lamp."

"This item is connected to a legendary ship, said to be the place where a great Divine Ability user debated the Dao. For hundreds of years, countless heroes and Prodigies have boarded the ship to debate. This old woman's ancestor was one of them. Later, the Old Ancestor disembarked and took a lamp from the ship, which is this item."

"With this lamp, if its fire can be lit, one can be guided onto that ship."

"My grandchild and I have searched bitterly for two years to find this ship, but we never expected this lamp to fall into your hands and succeed at once. It seems your martial Dao is extraordinary, and your Dao Heart is already formed."

At this point, the old woman suddenly paused, her eyes flickering rapidly a few times, filled with eagerness.

"This old woman implores you, My Lord, when you board the ship, please take my grandchild and me with you, to pursue the legacy of our ancestor."

"My grandchild and I will be eternally grateful."

After speaking, she bent her body.

Chen Yuan looked at the hunched old woman before him, his eyes flickering.

Thoughts rapidly spun in his mind.

The place where a great Divine Ability user debated the Dao?

A ship?

If the lamp's fire could be lit, he could be guided onto the ship?

Then why did the one he got from Little Squirrel remain inactive and was left idle by him?

How did it change when it came to him?

Things suddenly became a little confusing.

Chen Yuan, however, disliked this feeling of the unknown, of being out of control.

He had the Banshan Tiger Talisman, patrolling eight hundred miles of Langdang Mountain, slaying demons, and could gradually achieve higher levels.

Progress was rapid.

He didn't need to take risks at all!

"Poof!"

He stopped activating it, and the raging lamp fire in his hand extinguished with a "poof."

The old woman suddenly looked up, and seeing the lamp fire die, her face changed, and she let out a cry of surprise.

"My Lord!"

She couldn't understand why Chen Yuan would disregard the Opportunity they had painstakingly sought.

Chen Yuan shook his head, his eyes deep.

"Anything related to a great Divine Ability user represents danger."

"This Commandant does not wish to take risks, that's all."

He didn't need to explain further.

Moreover, with his Minds Eye enhanced, his perception was keen.

The old woman had given him a bad feeling several times; her heart wasn't sincere, as if she was still hiding something.

He put away the green lamp.

Seeing this, the old woman's face turned pale. She was about to speak again but saw the cold glint in Chen Yuan's eyes and couldn't help but lower her head.

A hint of unwillingness and resentment flashed in the depths of her eyes.

But just then, Chen Yuan's Mud Pill Palace vibrated in his mind.

Then, he abruptly looked towards Qingshan County in the west.

His Contracted Demons were giving a warning.

And there, there were only Little Squirrel and the White Fox.

His expression subtly changed, and strong winds suddenly rose beneath his feet.

"Boom!"

A sonic boom suddenly echoed in the air.

Then, Chen Yuan's body at his original spot dissolved into an afterimage in the air.

Leaving only the three people with varying expressions.

Meanwhile, more than twenty miles away, in Qingshan County.

The sky had already darkened, with only a faint red glow on the distant horizon.

Just then, dense white mist appeared over the river outside the city.

Then, as if blown by a strong wind, it swept towards the entire Qingshan County.

Inside the city, in Jiazi Ward, in Chen Yuan's small courtyard.

A green lamp, piled in the corner, lit up.

Then, as if pulled by something, it broke through the window and slowly flew out, passing by the adjacent courtyard.

In the adjacent courtyard, Little Squirrel, who was lying on a tree with the White Fox reading a book, saw his possession fly away.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

His fur bristled.

Then his belly rapidly swelled.

With a bang, he flew up like a balloon.

His furry paw grabbed the green lamp.

The green lamp dropped.

Just as it landed on the tree, it flew up again.

Little Squirrel squeaked frantically, and the White Fox quickly got up and leaped, grabbing one of Little Squirrel's furry legs.

The green lamp dropped again.

This time it almost reached the ground.

But then it immediately flew up again.

At this moment, Tiger Cub heard the commotion and ran out of the door.

Seeing it, he quickly chased after it.

He grabbed the little fox's leg.

Pulling hard backward.

The strength from the green lamp grew stronger and stronger.

Finally, it directly carried the three little ones into the air.

Tiger Cub cried out in fright, calling for his mother.

Cai Hua ran out to look, her eyes wide.

"Tiger Cub!"

She cried out urgently and quickly chased after them.

Meanwhile, the sweeping dense fog outside the city surged into Qingshan County, rapidly enveloping the entire city.

And wherever the mist passed, on the streets, inside houses, people fell down as if they had fallen asleep.