Chapter 108: First Encounter with the Heavenly Demon

  When Chu Yu opened his eyes again, what he saw in front of him was so shocking that he couldn't help but be stunned.

  At this moment he was in a vast mountain range, looking around and seeing no signs of human life.

  Chu Yi did not rush forward, but instead tried to find reference points around him. Based on some information he had obtained beforehand, Chu Yi could already judge that the area he was in was the outer perimeter of Tian Yao Ridge.

  "It seems that one's luck is neither good nor bad, neither appearing in the areas with the most abundant spiritual materials within Tianyao Ridge, nor appearing in the perilous territories guarded by demonic beasts."

  "However, the three essential spiritual materials needed to refine the "Wuji Supplement Heaven Pill", namely Xingwangcao, Puti Gen and Zhenruo, are most likely to appear in the depths of Tianyao Ridge. The probability of finding these three major spiritual materials in the outer periphery is absolutely no higher than winning a lottery."

  Soon, Chu Yi locked the sunlight in front of him on several giant trees with a height of over ten zhang and a thickness that two people could barely wrap their arms around. The location was where the twisted human-shaped dark wind tree was, which was one of the specialties of Tian Yao Ridge and something that outsiders would never get to see.

  Yin Feng Mu was born from the unique and unparalleled demonic energy of Tian Yao Ling, and due to this characteristic, the more dense the demonic energy is in a place, the more luxuriant it grows.

  In Tiān Yāo Lǐng, determining direction by the thickness or thinness of yīn fēng mù is indeed the simplest and most convenient method.

  With his understanding of the characteristics of the Yin Wind Wood, Chu Yi determined the direction he would take. As it was restricted by the Tai Gu Jin Xian Forbidden Law, he couldn't fly through the air, but this suited Chu Yi just fine. His current speed, running with all his might, wasn't much slower than flying, and this was one of the major achievements of his rigorous physical training so far.

  After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, when the surrounding Yinfeng trees had grown to be as thick as five people could wrap their arms around, Chu Yi slowed down his pace, observing the growth of the Yinfeng trees, and could already tell that going forward would lead him into the interior of Tianya Ridge.

  According to the records of Yu Jian, once you enter the depths of Tian Yao Ridge, you must be extremely careful, for it is unknown how many strange and mysterious monsters are hidden inside. Unlike ordinary monsters within the normal understanding range, the monsters in Tian Yao Ridge possess an ability that external monsters do not have, which is also considered a nightmare by all cultivators who come to explore this place.

  They don't need to reach the level of spiritual beasts to have the ability to transform, which is exclusive to spiritual beasts.

  Transforming into a human form is an attainment that few demons and beasts can achieve in the outside world, but here it's not unusual at all.

  Apart from this, more dangerous than the demon beasts are naturally the fellow cultivators of the same rank who entered the Tian Yao Ridge together.

  This time, they were able to enter the Tianyao Ridge. Among them, there were several outstanding young figures from various major sects of the demonic path, and even a few had already broken through the bottleneck of the Golden Elixir, but they were suppressed by their elders in the sect with force, keeping their cultivation at or below the Golden Elixir stage, all for this sixteen-year-old Tianyao Ridge expedition.

  Even if Chu Yi had great confidence in his own strength, he was not willing to show off here. Perhaps one or two of them could be dealt with, but what about three or five together? Chu Yi was not arrogant enough to reach that level of madness.

  Save strength for a real fight, and only strike when necessary, this is what Chu Yi considers.

  Due to the restrictions of the forbidden law, the divine sense response in Tiān Yāo Lǐng is almost unusable. Even if one were to release their divine sense with all their might, they could only sense objects within a radius of about ten feet, which is actually less effective than using one's eyes and ears.

  Chu Yiyu gradually walked deeper, and soon after a small delay, the road came to a rugged mountain cliff. Looking out, there was actually a lake tens of meters in diameter on the top of the cliff. The lake water was clear and deep, with a hint of coldness that seemed bottomless.

  In the center of the lake, there is an island about ten or so square meters in size. The small island shines with a strange starlight, and two clumps of grass that are about half a person's height can be vaguely seen, with six-petaled star-shaped flowers blooming at their tips.

  "Little Mirror Lake? Spirit King Grass!"

  Long before entering the Tianyao Ridge, Chu An Yi had already memorized all sorts of data recorded in the jade slip. This jade slip was a summary of the experiences of the Supreme Xuan Yang Sect disciples who returned from their previous trips to the Tianyao Ridge, and after many years of accumulation, it brought great convenience to later generations.

  For example, the small Mirror Lake in front of us has been recorded in the Jade Book. It is a record made by a certain elite disciple who returned more than 2,300 years ago.

  In the depths of Tianyao Ridge, on a certain mountain cliff, there is an extraordinary lake. The water is clear and serene, like a mirror. It's called Small Mirror Lake. Inside the lake is the lair of the eight-stage demon beast, Spirit Mirror King Snake. They are fond of living in groups and cannot be defeated by force. If left undisturbed, they will not cause any trouble.

  In the lake, there is a small island with two Star King Grasses that grow every 300 years. When harvesting, one must not touch the roots of the Spirit Grass, but instead cut it from the middle. However, this will attract the Mirror King Snake group to attack, and survival is uncertain.

  In his mind, Chu Yi had almost 100% confirmed that the place in front of him was indeed Xiao Jing Hu, but he didn't immediately rush to the small island to pick the Xing Wang Cao. Instead, he quietly slipped into the nearby woods by the lake, as if waiting for something.

  About half a cup of tea time had passed, and voices came from the other end of Xiaojing Lake. Chu Yi, hidden in the woods, crushed the "Hidden Traces Symbol" in his palm at the first moment. At this moment, even if he was observed at close range, it would be impossible to distinguish him from the trees.

  However, such covert means are only effective in places like Tiān Yāo Lǐng where divine awareness is useless; elsewhere, they are of little use.

  "Senior brother, must you be so cautious? The Star King Grass is right in front of us, why wait for a moment on the side?"

  "I'm afraid of the mantis catching the cicada, with the yellow sparrow behind. If you or I were to rashly pick the Star King Grass, what if another person were to suddenly appear and take advantage of the opportunity to stir up the Spirit Mirror Snake group lurking in the lake? By then, you won't even have time to cry."

  "It's just some eighth-rank demonic beasts. With our current strength, even if we were to provoke them, what could they do?" a certain junior brother said confidently.

  "A toast"

  "That lake is home to nearly a hundred Mirror King Snakes, if we disturb them, not even the combined strength of you and I would be enough to escape, let alone if that stray Zhou Shi Xiong were here."

  Upon hearing the words "Zhou Shixiong", a certain junior fellow seemed to realize the ferocity of the Lingjing Wang snake group, nodded and said: "Wang Shixiong, we've waited long enough, it's time to take action, isn't it?"

  "You and I are really lucky, we actually met as soon as we entered the Tian Yao Ridge, this way, there will be many more opportunities."

  The man called Wang Shixiong fixed his gaze on the strange grass swaying with starlight on the island in the lake. He licked his lips and said, "Qian Shidi, you fly over to get it, remember not to pull out the roots, but use your true yuan to condense your energy and snap off the stem, I'll be watching from behind, just in case."

  "Good!"

  That Qian Shi heard this and didn't say much, unfolding his body shape. With a fierce stomp underfoot, he suddenly sprang up, although it was not possible to tread on air here, but this small Mirror Lake wasn't very large, and with this one leap of strength, he could already reach the small island in the center of the lake without touching the water.

  On the other side of the lake, Chu Yi saw and heard everything, and he was also impressed by Wang Shi's caution. He didn't make a move, first because it was just two stalks of Xing Wang grass, not worth fighting over; secondly, from the clothes and attire of these two brothers, Chu Yi recognized that they were disciples of the Dan Ding sect.

  The Danding Sect, one of the nine major sects, has always been uncompetitive with the world because it almost monopolized the alchemy industry. It is also the object of flattery for many sects. For such a sect that still has a good impression, Chu Yu asked himself if he could bear to do evil to its disciples.

  Just as Chu Yi was about to quietly leave, the calm and waveless surface of the small mirror lake suddenly became turbulent, a huge boulder weighing several tons fell from the sky and heavily smashed into the lake.

  The Wang surname monk guarding the lake shore suddenly changed his complexion and roared: "Junior brother retreat quickly, don't delay."

  That Na surname cultivator had already set foot on Lake Heart Island, and with a glance, the two Star King Grasses were within reach. However, he didn't listen to Wang surname cultivator's words, and while responding, he accelerated his speed, condensing his True Yuan energy, and pounced towards the Star King Grass.

  "Big brother, it's almost in our grasp,"

  Just as he hesitated, the lake surface around Huxin Island suddenly rose with dozens of water columns, each several feet thick, and a shrill "hissing" sound was heard.

  Only dozens of meters thick and fierce king snakes emerged from the place where the water column was sprayed, which was the eighth-order Yao beast spirit mirror king snake.

  Qian's actions of picking the Star King Grass obviously enraged them, and the eighth-stage demonic beasts were equivalent to the existence of a Lingdong period Hengfeng realm cultivator. How could Qian, with all his abilities, withstand their attack?

  Moreover, this change came too suddenly and too quickly. Qian's cultivator had a treasure and divine ability, but he didn't have time to use them. In an instant, he was bitten by the snake and torn apart on the spot by dozens of angry Lingjing Wang snakes. The Wang cultivator witnessed this scene and couldn't help feeling indignant and sorrowful, but he still maintained a thread of calmness, knowing that it was already too late to do anything about it.

  At this moment, a black aura shot silently to the back of Wang Xing's cultivator, and when it was only a few feet away, the former suddenly realized that he had no time to turn around, and hastily activated his protective body technique to withstand this sneak attack.

  One was accumulating momentum, the other was hastily responding. In the crossfire, Wang Mou's scholar suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and his body shape was unstable, rushing forward several steps, obviously suffering from internal injuries that were not light.

  "The Black Blood Demon of Xue Chi Sect" "The trash of Xue Chi Sect, today Wang Mou will have a life-and-death battle with you"

  Wang surname repair true yuan suppress injury, swallowed several spiritual pills in a row, and the spiritual decision in his hand was uninterrupted. Suddenly, he sacrificed several magical treasures and gathered the top-grade divine power. A dazzling light arc condensed in the void and slashed towards the place where the "Black Blood Demon" had just attacked.

  "Is that all you've got?"

  A human voice sounded in a patch of shade in the forest, and a bloody shadow suddenly darted out, barely avoiding Wang's resentful and angry slash.

  A half-naked, tattooed man sneered coldly: "Perhaps if your dead ghost of a junior brother were to join forces with you, I, Butcher Wan Gui, would have some reservations. However, since it's just you alone and you've fallen into my Black Blood Demon Cage, I can responsibly tell you that within half an hour, you will definitely die."