84: Giants Chasing the Mountain

At this moment, in a dense forest to the east of Qingshan County.

On a tree, a face with shifty eyes and a rat-like appearance suddenly emerged.

He looked at the common folk not far away, who were splitting rocks and clearing mountains in the nearby forest, shouting work songs as they lifted stones, and his eyes were full of mockery.

What's the use of repairing the city walls now, hehe.

The Feixian Sect army is on their way; by then, everyone will become blood food.

Thinking this, the face licked its tongue.

He suddenly wanted to taste it.

With so many people, surely one less wouldn't be noticed.

As he thought, he opened his mouth, and from his rotten, black maw, an antenna first appeared, followed by a blood-red body; a hideous bloodworm resembling a centipede was about to crawl out of his mouth.

Just then, the fellow sensed something, and the blood centipede in his mouth retracted, then his eyes turned in surprise to his side and back.

He saw a giant Black Bear emerging from the forest, its head lowered, its black nose sniffing the ground, twitching, seemingly sniffing out traces of prey.

“Black Bear Demon?”

The man sensed the Qi on the Black Bear and recalled the envoy's instructions to avoid unnecessary complications, so his entire face vanished, disappearing into the tree trunk.

At this moment, the Black Bear, sniffing and sniffing, arrived in front of this tree trunk.

Seeing that the tree was quite thick, it stood upright, its body towering a zhang high, leaned its back against the trunk, and began to rub and rub.

It rubbed the big tree until it trembled, and leaves flew everywhere.

The Feixian Sect member with shifty eyes and a rat-like appearance, who was hidden in the tree trunk by a spell, was shaken until his Qi and blood surged, almost breaking the concealment talisman issued by his superiors, and he was furious.

Just then, he heard a voice speak.

“The adult asked me… to patrol the mountain, where are those guys hiding… or… or should I be lazy for a bit, this bear is so… so tired!”

The voice, stammering, clearly came from the Black Bear Demon's mouth.

But the content startled the Feixian Sect member hidden in the tree trunk; he remembered the envoy saying that the Patrolling Mountain Commandant had a skill to form contracts with demons to patrol their territory, so as scouts, they needed to be careful to hide.

Was this Black Bear Demon looking for them?

They had just arrived, and the news had already leaked?

At this moment, the Feixian Sect member, whose mood had been mocking just a moment ago, instantly became tense.

After all, he heard that the Patrolling Mountain Commandant was a Fourth Heavenly Gate expert, far beyond their reach.

And just as the Feixian Sect member hadn't recovered, he saw the Black Bear Demon, who was leaning against the tree trunk, slowly stand on its hind legs along the trunk, doing a handstand.

Then, a gurgling sound of rushing water rang out.

This fellow was actually urinating while doing a handstand.

And as the urine touched the tree trunk, white mist immediately hissed up.

Immediately after, a fellow with a deer's head and rat-like eyes appeared, his face filled with shock and anger, and then he quickly vomited profusely.

“Ptooey, ptooey!”

He had actually been urinated on his face.

“Damn it, I’m going to slaughter you, beast.”

The Black Bear Demon was startled, pushed off the tree trunk with its feet, and rolled over.

Then, its Silly bear eyes stared blankly at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him, overjoyed, and then let out a bear roar to the sky.

Next, it moved its thick limbs and charged forward with howls.

Seeing this, the fellow with a deer's head and rat-like eyes finally reacted, his face changed, and he fled in the opposite direction, his feet like wind, leaping and flying.

Like a mud monkey, he scurried away quickly, soon darting about a li away.

He turned his head to look, found that the Black Bear Demon was out of sight, and just as he was about to sigh in relief, a chilling voice boomed in his ear.

“Where do you think you’re running off to?”

The man looked up in surprise, only to see a figure in green robes under the sun, landing on the treetop ahead, his eyes flashing with captivating silver light.

The Feixian Sect member felt as if he was facing a towering mountain when he looked at the person before him, then he discovered in horror that he couldn't move an inch, his eyes quickly widened, and his Soul was filled with fear.

This feeling, he had only experienced it once during a distant ritual at the main altar, from the Venerable.

Could he be…

At this moment, Chen Yuan’s feet flashed, his figure blurred, and in the next second, he materialized in front of the man, two piercing cold lights burning as they stared at him.

“Hmph, you’re well hidden; it seems you came prepared!”

Saying this, he extended his hand and suddenly pressed it onto the other’s head.

Then, a golden light suddenly appeared in his palm.

Immediately after, a golden flame ignited from the top of his head, rapidly engulfing him.

Instantly, the Feixian Sect member’s eyes bulged, his throat convulsed wildly, but he couldn't utter a single cry.

In a breath, this fiend was utterly annihilated, turning into nothingness.

Chen Yuan watched all this indifferently, withdrew his hand, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked at the big Black Bear running over with a “thump, thump, thump.”

“My… my lord.”

The Black Bear ran closer, a gray mist surged rapidly around its body, and when the mist dispersed, it revealed a human body with a bear face, kneeling on one knee.

“This… this person, I found him by accident, he was hidden in… in the tree.”

Chen Yuan frowned, looking at the sky.

His Contracted Demons had been searching for nearly an hour, with almost no results.

It seemed these fellows who came had carefully disguised themselves.

He lost his patience, his eyes flashed, and then he suddenly stomped his foot on the ground.

Immediately, the surrounding area for several li shook violently.

In an instant, countless birds in the forest flapped their wings and flew away in alarm.

Numerous beasts also fled in fear from their holes.

Chen Yuan vigorously waved both hands, drawing the birds in the sky towards him through the air, golden light emanating from his mouth, and then he suddenly lowered his head and exhaled towards the beasts.

Immediately, these birds and beasts were covered in a faint golden light.

But Chen Yuan didn't stop moving; each time his foot landed, there was a violent shaking of the earth, and the surrounding forest rumbled.

The birds and beasts all over the mountain were startled and fled madly in the opposite direction from Chen Yuan.

And Chen Yuan, in this manner, drove these birds and beasts, imbued with his Golden Core Qi, to scatter wildly across the mountains and plains.

After a few breaths, in the Southwest direction, a bird, driven away, fluttered and landed on a rock on the mountainside.

Suddenly, the rock let out a startled cry.

The golden light on the bird's body flashed, turning the rock into a smoking human figure.

The figure cried out in pain, activating his True Qi to beat at the smoking parts of his body.

But as soon as the True Qi was activated, it was like pouring oil on a fire; instantly, golden flames rolled up from the previously smoking areas.

A scream!

Another Human Demon Soldier!

Soon, as insects and birds spread throughout the forest, the same scenes unfolded in other places.

In the forest, screams echoed through the sky.

Figures, wailing, rolled and fell to the ground, beating at the golden flames that furiously erupted from their bodies,

But ultimately, it was futile; after a few screams, they were quickly burned away.

Meanwhile, several li to the Southeast, in a certain part of the forest, atop a small peak.

At this moment, the Scarface, whose body was robust enough to chase horses, was looking down from a high vantage point, gazing far at the bustling Qingshan County with an evil gaze.