Chapter 333: Ruthless
Chapter 333: Ruthless
"Thank you, Senior Shen!"
Ma Guangshan had no qualms about pretending to be generous in front of Senior Shen. Since the senior had offered the pill, he naturally accepted it with gratitude.
With tears of appreciation, he stored the precious pill away in his storage artifact.
This senior was truly unlike most cultivators. While one might not call him approachable, when dealing with a junior cultivator like himself, he didn't give off an air of bestowing favors or bullying with strength.
He was straightforward and honest.
Such a simple thing was already rare among cultivators.
"Senior Shen, I want to tell you something."
Ma Guangshan patted his storage bag. "I'm not usually a coward. The reason I dared not enter is that there's another senior causing trouble at our destination."
"What senior?" Shen Yi asked as he strode out of the tea shop.
"I'm not sure... Anyway, that person keeps provoking the Red Heart Snake Monarch. That demon monarch loves to hibernate, but lately, it's been disturbed and leaves its cave from time to time. Many people have been scared away." Ma Guangshan sighed helplessly, "For cultivators like me, I barely manage to dodge those demons. I wish they would just keep sleeping so I can collect more treasures. But those seniors don't slay demons or seek treasures. They're just wasting time provoking the demon monarch. It's really annoying..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly, he recalled the Shadow-tailed Demon Monarch from before.
That's right... How could I forget about that?
The experts from Mount Wutong were attracting the attention of the Thousand Demon Cave. This was a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Even if the other demon monarchs' caves didn't have divine artifacts like the Shadow-tailed Spear, there should still be some heavenly treasures, right?
Shen Yi, who had just broken through to the Transformation Realm, had no plans for the future.
But it was always a good idea to have more resources prepared. When the time came that he needed something, he wouldn't have to search for spirit roots one by one like he did in the Fusion Realm.
"Let's go to the cave first." Shen Yi resumed his stride.
"As you wish." Ma Guangshan smiled. Just from Shen Yi's expression, he could tell that his information was useful.
Senior Shen was generous, and he, Ma Guangshan, wouldn't be stingy either.
As their conversation ended, the two men simultaneously rode their clouds and left Town Demon City, heading towards the massive archway in the distance.
...
Outside the Red Heart Mountain, north of the Thousand Demon Cave.
A man in a bright red robe stood with one hand behind his back, the other raised slightly. His fingers were longer than normal, and they twitched slightly, with golden threads like silken strands extending from his fingertips.
The golden threads fell onto the mountain, merging into the ground.
Suddenly, the entire mountain range became scorching hot.
Stimulated by this, the mountain shook violently. A massive snake, covered in dark red scales, slithered through the forest. It abruptly raised its head, soaring to a height of over a hundred feet, and bit at the void!
"Tsk..."
Yu Chaoyan couldn't help but twitch his eyes at the sight of the ferocious snake head so close to him.
Although this little earthworm was no match for the Dao Master, being bitten by it would still be extremely unpleasant.
However, the man in the red robe didn't even spare the giant snake a glance.
He was confident that the snake wouldn't be able to detect him.
Obviously, he had used some kind of concealment technique.
Indeed, the Red Heart Snake Monarch closed its eyes to sense its surroundings, then flew into a rage and flew away into the distance.
"How much longer are we going to play this game?" Yu Chaoyan asked, glancing at the side.
"It's getting a bit boring," the red-robed man replied.
After Nie Kun killed the Blood Transformation Demon Monarch, his master had already expressed dissatisfaction. Mount Wutong was not yet ready for a full-scale confrontation with the Thousand Demon Cave.
They didn't dare to kill, but it was a waste of time.
"I don't want to come here either.
He took out a mirror and continued, "First, we test their courage. Those who dare to come here pass the first test."
Hence, he deliberately didn't inform that group of juniors that a senior was watching over them.
"This tests their courage? Anyone who isn't a pig-headed idiot could guess that Wutong Mountain wouldn't send them here to their deaths," Tong Xinque scoffed, lifting her lip in disdain.
"Well, we did weed out four pig-brained fools... But then again, even if they guessed, it's still a nearly late-stage Transformation Realm demon. The oppressive pressure it exudes on the Mixed Element Realm cultivators isn't something they can easily ignore, no matter how mentally prepared they are."
Yu Chaoyan chuckled and replied, "For the second test, we'll see their methods. There's residual energy left by the Demon Emperor in the snake cave, so we'll see how they enter, retrieve the item, and then try to leave."
"How would Brother Tong do it?" he asked curiously.
"Directly enter, take the snake egg, and severely injure my companions. The faster, the better," Tong Xinque said concisely.
"That's why I say I can't get along with your methods. They're too vicious," Yu Chaoyan remarked, twisting his mouth.
Yu Chaoyan took out a bronze mirror, changing the subject. "But these two are probably similar to what you expected."
In the bronze mirror, Feng Huasheng and Zhuo Ya protected the woman between them as they cautiously approached Red Heart Mountain.
"The Master's final instructions."
A cold look appeared in Yu Chaoyan's eyes, and he said indifferently, "If anyone dares to use Brother Tong's method, then I'll trouble you to release the Red Heart Snake Emperor from the array ahead of time."
"Idiot."
Tong Xinque lifted her eyelids, seemingly finding the situation rather uninteresting.
Yu Chaoyan stared at the bronze mirror, his expression turning serious again. "Being vicious isn't a bad thing, but it needs to be accompanied by sufficiently ruthless means. Otherwise, it will only bring disaster to Wutong Mountain."
"If they can still survive like that, the Master wouldn't mind taking them as disciples," Tong Xinque added.
"I'm curious, how will they survive against the Snake Emperor in the Mixed Element Realm?" Tong Xinque asked nonchalantly.
"Connections? Luck? It doesn't matter. As long as those two little beasts die, I'll save that little girl," Yu Chaoyan said, stretching lazily and smiling even more broadly.
"How do you know there are two beasts?" A hint of a smile appeared on Tong Xinque's face as well.
At these words, Yu Chaoyan was taken aback for a moment before turning his attention back to the bronze mirror.
The three people in the mirror had already arrived outside Red Heart Mountain.
Feng Huasheng frowned at the scorching hot mountain, stealing a quick glance at Zhuo Ya before feigning a worried expression. "Was that the Red Heart Snake Emperor that just left? Something feels odd. What do you think, Brother Jiang?"
"You have more experience than us young masters from the aristocratic families. Do you have any ideas?" Zhuo Ya asked, her sleeves tightly clenched in anxiety.
"..."
Under the black hood, Jiang Qiuluan's pitch-black eyes remained as calm as ever.
She lifted her red lips and said, "Let's go in directly."
This brief statement caused the two companions to pause in surprise: "Isn't that too reckless?"
"If we delay any longer, it will return," Jiang Qiuluan explained, not elaborating further. She transformed into a cold frost sword light and flew directly toward the mountain.
Feng Huasheng and Zhuo Ya exchanged a glance, gritting their teeth and following suit.
"Damn, this loose cultivator is so brainless. How has she survived until now?"
"... "
Seeing this, Yu Chaoyan fell silent.
"Hehehe."
Tong Xinque couldn't help but laugh out loud, her soft face taking on an even more sinister appearance. "You don't want to save them? In that case, I'll save them."
(End of Chapter)
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