Yuan Ming spent half a month on the road and finally came to this dense mountain forest full of miasma.
After so many years, not much seems to have changed here.
But compared to the previous two times, Yuan Ming felt much more relaxed. With his current level of cultivation, he could go in and out of the mountains and forests at will without using the obstacle avoidance beads, relying solely on his strong body.
After they killed the Snake King in the valley, the news gradually spread, and more and more monks entered the valley in search of opportunities. The place that was originally almost a forbidden place has become more and more lively in recent years.
Not long after Yuan Ming was walking in the valley, he met a group of monks who came to hunt for treasure.
There were seven or eight people in this group, all of whom were casual cultivators. The leader was a bearded man who was in the early stage of pill formation. He had a sinewy face and looked a bit fierce.
When they saw Yuan Ming sitting under an old tree and resting alone, they took the initiative to say hello.
"Fellow Taoist, are you here alone?" The bearded man stepped forward and asked.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he seemed to be looking for trouble.
Yuan Ming naturally didn't pay attention to them, but he didn't want to cause trouble for nothing, so he frowned and said:
"Is something wrong?"
When he asked this question, some people in the group suddenly became dissatisfied.
"Hey, you kid, why are you talking to our uncle?" shouted a thin man.
"I don't mean anything else. I just saw you were alone and wanted to ask if you would like to go together." The bearded man glanced sideways at him, then turned to ask Yuan Ming again.
"No need." Yuan Ming refused without thinking.
"In that case, I won't bother you any more." The bearded man said without further entanglement.
But he had just walked away a few steps when he suddenly turned around and reminded loudly: "Fellow Taoist, let me remind you that the Snake King Valley is not peaceful these days. The monsters that used to live deep in the valley sometimes appear outside.
If you encounter one, please be careful."
As soon as the bearded man finished speaking, the thin man was heard muttering in a low voice: "Uncle Master, why are you telling him this? You rude fellow, let him suffer the consequences."
Yuan Ming listened to what they said, and his view of the bearded man with a fierce look changed a bit.
"Excuse me, why are the monsters deep in the valley running away?" Yuan Ming saw that there was something in his words, so he asked.
"I heard that an extremely fierce monster emerged from the depths of the Snake King Valley. Many of the monsters that were originally inside escaped because they were afraid of this thing." The bearded man stopped and said.
Extremely fierce?
Yuan Ming didn't care and asked casually: "What kind of monster is it?"
"It seems... it's a white ape, someone seems to have seen it." The bearded man thought for a moment and replied.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming felt a strange feeling in his heart. Could it be that this monster is that guy?
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and sensed it carefully, and found that the mental connection with King Kong was in the Snake King Valley. He immediately got up and trotted to catch up with the bearded man.
"This fellow Taoist, this is my first time to enter the Snake King Valley. I am not familiar with the place, so I am a little more defensive, so I am embarrassed." Yuan Ming hugged his fists and said.
"It doesn't matter, it's a good thing to be careful when you're out." The bearded man replied with fists in his hands.
"Fellow Taoist is so open-minded that I am ashamed of myself. I wonder if I can still follow some of my colleagues?" Yuan Ming praised him and then asked.
"What's wrong with this? Multiple people will take care of you." The bearded man said with a carefree smile.
"Thank you very much." Yuan Ming cupped his fists and smiled.
The group of people walked together and headed towards the depths of the Snake King Valley.
Along the way, we encountered several monsters, none of which were too strong, and were quickly killed by the group's combined efforts.
But what makes Yuan Ming feel strange is that every time they separate the demon's bones and flesh, they will take out a dark stone and shake it on the demon beast's body.
"Friend Ha Chi, what are you doing?" Yuan Ming asked a little strangely.
Through small talk along the way, he already knew that the bearded man's name was Hachi.
"This is a mission sent by the Ishikawa Sanmen League, to search for all the demonic beasts in the Snake King Valley." Hachi said.
"What are they doing searching for monsters contaminated with demonic energy?" Yuan Ming continued to ask.
"In order to find the demonic ape, it is said that all the demonic beasts that have come into contact with the demonic ape will be contaminated with demonic energy. The more such demonic beasts you encounter, the closer you are to the demonic ape." Ha Chi replied.
"Are they going to hunt that demon ape?" Yuan Ming frowned.
"What else? If you kill that demon ape, you will be covered with treasures. Why don't you know anything? What on earth are you doing here in the Snake King Valley?" the thin man said impatiently.
As soon as he said these words, Ha Chi was reminded that along the way, this guy who didn't know his specific name but only knew his surname was Yuan was asking questions, and he didn't even know what he was doing.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, it turns out you didn't take over Ishikawa's task of breaking up the alliance?" Ha Chi said with a frown.
Previously, he subconsciously thought that Yuan Ming had also accepted a mission, so he invited him to act together.
"I'm not, I'm here to collect stray grass, but it needs to be at least a hundred years old, so it's hard to find." Yuan Ming made up an excuse to fool him.
While several people were talking, they suddenly heard a sharp beeping sound.
They quickly followed the sound and saw a fiery red arrow rising into the sky deep in the Snake King Valley and lingering for a long time.
"Found it, they found the demon ape." Hachi shouted loudly with joy.
"Uncle Master, let's chase him quickly. If we don't save everything, we can still get a share of the pie." The thin man urged.
The rest of the people also showed excitement.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, as long as you participate in this mission, you will be rewarded, and everyone who meets you will have a share. Although you did not take the mission, you can be counted as one of us and you can receive an extra reward. Do you want to go with us?" Ha Chi looked at it.
Asked Yuan Ming.
"Go, how can you not go for such a good thing?" Yuan Ming said immediately.
The group of people quickly followed the guidance of the soaring red light and rushed in that direction.
Yuan Ming had already recognized that the place pointed by the red light was the dilapidated castle deep in the Snake King Valley.
Before they got there, they heard a fierce fight and screams in the distance, and powerful aura waves continued to come from there.
Hachi's running speed couldn't help but slow down.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Ming saw those people stopped and couldn't help but turn around and asked.
"This movement...isn't right." Ha Chi said with a trembling voice as cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
The Ishikawa Sanguan Alliance has assembled at least two Nascent Soul powerhouses this time, and they also have a set of formations to coordinate with them. Logically speaking, the ones screaming right now should be the demon apes, but now all they hear are the miserable screams of humans.
"No, no, we can't pass." The thin man wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head.
"We are here to have fun, not to die." Hachi was surprisingly calm at this time.
"Come here, let me go and have a look." Yuan Ming said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they looked like a fool.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, this is not the time to take advantage of others. If you really don't want to give in, let's wait and wait until the noise inside subsides before we go take a look." Ha Chi quickly dissuaded him.
"It's okay, just wait here." After Yuan Ming finished speaking, he rushed out without looking back.
Hachi and others looked at each other in confusion, but finally gritted their teeth and followed.
However, Yuan Ming no longer hides his cultivation at this time, and his speed is extremely fast. How can they keep up?
After a while, Yuan Ming arrived outside the dilapidated castle.
The smell of blood filled the air around the castle, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere on the ground. Dozens of corpses lay scattered on the ground, and none of them had beards or tails.
And inside the castle, an old man in black robes covered in blood was pressing down with his hands to control a black inkstone about ten feet in size, suppressing a snow-white giant ape under the inkstone.
The giant ape's hair was all white, and except for a pair of fists stained with blood, there was no trace of blood on his body.
His eyes were like torches, his jagged beast teeth were intertwined and clenched, and there was faint demonic energy escaping from his body. There was no trace of panic or fear at all.
On the contrary, the old man in black robe used a black inkstone to suppress it, with an expression of fear and panic on his face. The suppressed inkstone was like his life-saving straw. If it were to let go, he would lose his life.
Feeling that someone was coming, the old man in black robe immediately looked in the direction of Yuan Ming, with desperate hope flashing in his eyes.
"This fellow Taoist is here to hunt the demon ape, I guess. I have already suppressed it. If you quickly move forward and attack the back of its head, you will be able to succeed in one fell swoop." The old man in black robe shouted quickly.
Yuan Ming had no reaction at all.
His eyes fell on the white giant ape, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The aura is thicker, the body is tougher, and it has indeed grown a lot."
"What are you waiting for? If you don't hurry up, I won't be able to suppress it anymore." The old man in black robe shouted anxiously.
Naturally, he didn't really want Yuan Ming to kill the demon ape. After all, the Nascent Soul Realm monk who came with him earlier had already verified that the demon ape was physically very strong and could not be easily injured.
All he wanted was to use Yuan Ming's life to help him find a way to escape.
At this time, Bai Yuan also noticed Yuan Ming, and a pair of bright eyes suddenly burst into surprise.
"Roar……"
Hearing a roar from its mouth, it suddenly threw the giant inkstone it was holding in its hand and hit it hard on the broken wall of the castle. The castle was shaken violently and the earth and rocks collapsed.
The Nascent Soul old man was so shocked that he vomited blood and his eyes turned scarlet.
"Bastard, you forced me to do this." He shouted angrily, turned over his hand and took out a small black bottle, raised his head and poured the mucus inside into his mouth.
The next moment, the old man's whole body lit up with black light, and wisps of black smoke came out of his eyes, ears, mouth, nose and other orifices. His aura suddenly surged, and he actually reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul.
At the same time, black patterns appeared on his face, and an unspeakable anger burst out from his body.
"Hey, it's rare, it's rare, to meet a monk who practices my demonic skills here." At this time, the voice of Qiye's thoughts suddenly sounded in Yuan Ming's sea of consciousness.