60: Are you a human or a monster?

The White Ape King's death was predestined the moment he attacked Lin Mu.

Lin Mu never gave anyone a second chance.

Having dealt with the White Ape King, Lin Mu's gaze fell on Yan Ruxue.

"Tell me your origin. If there's a single lie, you'll die a more miserable death than him."

Yan Ruxue shivered under Lin Mu's gaze.

She raised her slender hand to brush away the stray hairs from her forehead, then shed her disguise, revealing her stunning beauty.

"It's you, after all," Lin Mu said, understanding.

After Ru Xue reverted to her female appearance, even her demeanor became a few shades softer.

She bowed slightly and, with a charming smile, said, "This junior, Yan Ruxue, greets Senior. My earlier deception was not intentional; it was merely due to my special identity."

Then, she recounted everything about her visit to Lin Mu in detail.

It turned out that due to her special physique, Ru Xue's cultivation speed was incredibly fast, advancing from the Spirit Building Realm to the late Flying Heaven stage in just twenty years.

To prepare for breaking through to the Venerable Realm, her master, the High Priest of Wind and Snow Country, deduced through divination that the White Ape Clan possessed a treasure that could help her break through to the Venerable Realm.

After some planning, they used a secret technique to teleport to the White Ape Clan's forbidden ground and successfully obtained the cauldron/censer (lost artifact).

Unexpectedly, their presence was accidentally discovered by the White Ape King.

During a great battle, they were horrified to find that the White Ape King's strength far exceeded their estimations.

Two Venerable Realm cultivators were killed by the White Ape King, and only she managed to escape with the Empress's protective jade token.

Afterward, she encountered Lin Mu and his group here.

After listening to Ru Xue's explanation, Lin Mu was somewhat curious as to how the High Priest of Wind and Snow Country could sense the aura of the Power of the Heavenly Dao from such a long distance.

Lin Mu pondered for a moment, and a decision formed in his mind.

"Whether your words are true or false, I will personally verify them in Wind and Snow Country in the future. You may leave now."

Although Ru Xue was somewhat surprised by Lin Mu's decision, she didn't think much of it. She clasped her hands and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. If you have any commands in the future, I will not dare to refuse."

Lin Mu leaped onto the head of the Three-Headed Dog and said from above, "That day will come."

The Three-Headed Dog glanced at the ape corpses scattered on the ground and then at the White Ape King lying in the distance, a hint of pity flashing in its eyes. Then, it wagged its tail and turned to run out of the valley.

Ru Xue watched the departing group, pondering Lin Mu's words before he left. After recovering some spiritual power, she used a secret technique and disappeared from the spot.

After Lin Mu and the others left the valley, they continued their journey towards Two Dragons Mountain.

Along the way, Lin Mu allowed the Little White Tiger to leave.

The Little White Tiger, having run several hundred meters, turned back and bowed towards Lin Mu before disappearing into the forest.

Its bow was from the bottom of its heart.

Lin Mu had wiped out the entire White Ape Clan, and their Tiger Clan would become the largest clan near the Golden Great Grassland.

If Lin Mu could truly eliminate the Heaven-Devouring Python as well, then their Tiger Clan would have no rivals in this tens of thousands of miles region.

Once it matured, it would surely lead the Tiger Clan back to its peak.

Thinking of this, its pace quickened even further.

Lin Mu didn't turn his head to ask the Three-Headed Dog, "You seem to have something to say to me?" until the Little White Tiger's figure had disappeared.

The Three-Headed Dog took a step and said while walking, "Boss, did we go a bit too far just now? Although that White Ape King was a bit ungrateful, he confessed everything truthfully. Why didn't we spare his life?"

Lin Mu was also a bit helpless with the Silly Dog. He turned to Yun Feiyang, who was watching the show, and said, "You explain it to him."

Yun Feiyang pouted and said somewhat disdainfully, "Silly Dog, have you ever considered, if we weren't the White Ape King's opponents, do you think he would spare your life?"

"He could ruthlessly kill everyone from Wind and Snow Country; would he care about the life of a Silly Dog like you?"

The Three-Headed Dog wasn't angry despite Yun Feiyang calling him a Silly Dog repeatedly.

He just said somewhat dejectedly, "But, but..."

He 'butted' for a long time but couldn't find a retort. However, he always felt that something was off, but couldn't pinpoint what it was.

Lin Mu then said, "Stop with the 'buts'. There is no absolute right or wrong in this world. Everything is simply about strength.

"When your interests conflict with others', if you are strong, you will gain the maximum benefit."

"Remember, if you want to become stronger and live longer, never harbor a shred of pity for your enemies."

The Three-Headed Dog pondered Lin Mu's words and suddenly understood.

He wasn't overflowing with sympathy; when he slaughtered human cultivators to compete for the seven-colored divine lotus before, he showed no mercy.

The reason he pitied the White Ape King was simply because he, like himself, was a demon beast.

He survived under Lin Mu, while they died tragically, which evoked a hint of sorrow in him.

Lin Mu was right; if Lin Mu had not been the White Ape King's opponent, the White Ape King would certainly not have spared his life just because he was a demon beast.

Having understood all this, the Three-Headed Dog resumed his playful demeanor and said, "Boss, I know what to do from now on. From now on, anyone who dares to oppose Boss will be killed without mercy by this great master (arrogant self-reference)."

Lin Mu didn't say much more, only urged him to speed up their journey to Two Dragons Mountain.

Before long, the group arrived at the foot of Two Dragons Mountain.

Ahead, there was a cave, and a large banner hung over its entrance, with the three characters "Two Dragons Mountain" written on it.

The Three-Headed Dog looked at the banner and said disdainfully, "A monster, yet it tries to act like a human. Boss, what do those characters say?"

Lin Mu casually replied, "Two Dragons Mountain."

The Three-Headed Dog glanced at the cave entrance again, noticing that both sides of the door were also covered in writing, and asked, "What do those two sides say?"

Lin Mu looked carefully and read aloud, "Quietly hidden in deep mountains, free from worldly worries; residing in a secluded immortal cave, awaiting transformation into a dragon."

The Three-Headed Dog scratched its head with a paw and chuckled awkwardly, "What do those two sentences mean?"

Lin Mu explained, "This snake demon is wholeheartedly aspiring to become a dragon, hiding here, unconcerned with worldly affairs."

After hearing Lin Mu's explanation, the Three-Headed Dog scoffed again, "You mean it's a demon, but it's showing off these human characters to whom?"

Lin Mu said with interest, "This snake demon has no small ambition; it doesn't just want to transform into a dragon."

"What? Does it also want to ascend to immortality? Haha..." The Three-Headed Dog's three heads all burst into laughter.

Suddenly, a loud shout interrupted the Three-Headed Dog's laughter.

"Who is making a commotion at the gate?"

The Three-Headed Dog stopped laughing and shouted back, "Playing tricks! If you've got guts, come out and fight your dog lord for three hundred rounds!"

No sooner had he spoken than the tightly shut cave entrance suddenly opened, and a monster with a dragon's head and a human body, dressed in coarse cloth, emerged.

The Three-Headed Dog truly had its eyes opened today.

He had seen humans.

He had seen demons too.

But this half-human, half-demon creature was truly his first time seeing one.

He opened his mouth wide and asked, "I say, you human-demon, are you human or demon?"