Wet viviparity

Chapter 866 Forbidden, The Great Wind Remains
"What is the Immortal Ape Cave? It's nothing but sycophants."

Huang You, the old demon, grinned with his white teeth and said, "Back in the early years of this dynasty, before he had colluded with Lady Gu Lian, the Nine-Hook Demon King felt that he had the power to act. He gathered a group of old demons in the southern lands, formed a sworn brotherhood, and gathered together in the southern lands."

Back then, the one who guarded Baiyun Cave on Dayunfu Mountain was my lineage's ancestor. He was known as the Divine Sword of Cangnan and the Sword Immortal among Apes. In his lifetime, he only took in my master and two other disciples, the Martial Ape Master.

At that time, my master had received a decree from the Divine Firmament Jade Palace to suppress the demons in the ancient Qingjiang River channel in the lower reaches of the Cangjiang River in the Central Plains. Therefore, my master ordered my master and the Martial Ape Master to guard the White Cloud Cave together.

Unexpectedly, the Martial Ape Master was bewitched by the Nine-Hook Demon King and left the White Cloud Cave, abandoning his ancient duty of guarding the cave. He only wanted to become sworn brothers with the Demon King, thus instigating the Tiannan Demon Calamity. He also founded the Immortal Ape Cave, took on disciples on behalf of his master, and eventually became the leader of the Su Shi Village demons.

My master risked everything to come out of the cave and plead with him several times, but he ignored him. He even listened to the words of Lady Gu Lian and tried to trick my master into going down the mountain.

"If your master is unwilling, how will he earn money?"

Ji Ming looked unconvinced, which made Huang You, the old demon, snort loudly, looking extremely angry.

This scandalous affair within his sect was a source of deep concern for him, so how could he tolerate Lingxuzi's speculation? Therefore, even though he knew Lingxuzi was provoking him, he still hurriedly said, "The ten-mile-long fog curtain on that mountain has been set up and no one can control it. Only on the ninth day of the ninth month, there is one hour when one can enter and exit."

Back then, this treasure was not used for sealing the mountain, but was left idle in the Thunder Department's armory. Several generations of rain masters studied how to refine it, but no one had any clue.

The current Rain Master, Chen Yuanjun, has been painstakingly plotting to regain control of this treasure, secretly hindering our lineage and hoping that we will neglect our duties, thus causing the treasure to return to the Thunder Department.

When Master Wuyuan listened to Lady Gulian's plan, it gave Chen Yuanjun an excuse. It happened to be the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and my master received a letter from Master Wuyuan. The letter contained words that seemed to indicate remorse and a desire to return to the mountain.

After reading the letter, my master went there with delight and was warmly received by Lady Gu Lian.

While the demon was offering my master elixirs and wine, he also ordered the demon ape Jinghai Ke, whom the martial ape master had taken in on behalf of his master, to use a bewitching technique. This made my master lose track of time, and in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a day and a night had passed outside, and he could no longer return to the cave.

When my master realized the truth, Chen Yuanjun had already reported him to the Thunder Department, which led to my master being escorted to the Demon-Slaying Platform.

If it weren't for my grandmaster's friend intervening in the Great Luo Purple Mansion Division, and my master's profound background within the Xuanmen, how could my master have survived on the Demon-Slaying Platform?

After Huang You finished speaking, his teeth were clenched so tightly that blood was seeping from them, showing that his hatred had penetrated to the bone.

"In that case, this Martial Ape Master truly deserves to die."

"Haha!" Old Demon Huang You laughed wildly and said, "He deserved to die, but he didn't. In the end, he suddenly realized his mistake and returned to Baiyun Cave, saying that he wanted to atone for his past sins. Listen to what he said. In his eyes, the duty of guarding the cave was a hard labor that could atone for his sins."

"I understand."

At this moment, many clues came together, giving Ji Ming a clearer understanding of the purpose of Chi Yi Lang Jun and his group on Da Yunfu Mountain.

"You and your disciples came here to help, but your real purpose is to deal with Master Wuyuan."

Once Lord Chiyi and his party dispel the fog on Mount Dayunfu and seize the "Hundred Barbarian True Understanding" from the cave, the Martial Ape Master guarding the White Cloud Cave will be punished by the Thunder Department.

Huang You, the old demon, remained silent. Some things can be said but not done, and some things can be done but not said. This was the latter.

Ji Ming ignored the old demon and began to make his own calculations. He had only learned about Chi Yi Lang Jun's plot to seize the Fog Curtain from Zhen Jun, and he assumed that Zhen Jun was aware of the matter. However, just to be on the safe side, he also had to make some preparations.

"Huang You".

Ji Ming called out, picked up an invisible object with his fingers, and casually tossed it away. The old demon hesitated for a moment, but still caught it. Upon closer inspection, it was a scale—a snake scale. There was a talisman drawn on it, and upon careful feeling, it possessed an extremely fierce and powerful aura. It seemed to have been formed from Ling Xuzi's invisible true fire.

That invisible true fire could counter his sword pellet; it was no ordinary Five Elements True Fire, and its power was unimaginable.

"What does this mean?"

"The fog has attracted much attention, and it is intricate and complex, involving many parties. The process of Chi Yi Lang Jun obtaining this treasure is destined to be full of twists and turns. In the end, it may not be as you and your master wished, causing the Baiyun Cave Baiman Zhenjie to be taken away, and making the Martial Ape Master completely guilty of dereliction of duty."

The Hidden Scale in your hand was personally crafted by me. If used unexpectedly, it can hold off the Crimson Wish Gentleman for a time. If things go wrong then, if you can cooperate with me from the inside and outside, I might just help you and your master achieve your goal.”

"I have always been upright and honest, how could I possibly harm people in secret?"

"Whether you use it or not is entirely up to you. I will not force you. However, you can no longer go to the place where the soil is deep."

Having said that, the Six Arms of the Perilous Path God pointed at the old demon Huang You, and the old demon was instantly sent to the earth's core more than three thousand feet below the Great Cloud Floating Mountain. Just as the old demon was about to use earth escape to break out of the earth's core, the Hidden Scale in his palm suddenly grew into his flesh, freezing him on the spot, and he dared not move again.

"Lingxu Puppy"

"Don't rush to scold me. This scale will detach itself in an hour. You'll have an excuse not to join the commotion here, and you can explain it to your master. The key is that you can save some energy to deal with the changes on Mount Dayunfu."

Just moments before, the old demon was prepared to fight and get injured in order to expose his hidden scales, but now he has calmed down. Hatred is the best way to stimulate emotions, but it is also the best way to soothe them.

"Ling Xuzi, it's me."

Just as the God of Danger was about to speak, Ji Ming picked up the golden talisman and put it back into the bottle, resealing it.

At this moment, after checking the state of the Qi restriction within the Dangerous Path God, Ji Ming smiled knowingly. It had indeed been weakened considerably, since this kind of restriction was not particularly sophisticated for the Dangerous Path God.

A gust of wind blew by, and Ji Ming arrived at the mud root.

Here, you can see the Zhao Du Luo god lying peacefully among the long, knotted roots. However, the swarm of mosquitoes that should have been fighting the fierce wind god has disappeared, and only a strange creature stands under the roots.

"Chaos God General!"

Ji Ming thought to himself.

The object before me was round and sac-like, its color was turbid white, and its surface was smooth as jade without any holes or pores.

Three pairs of slender cicada wings hang down from the body of the bag, and four legs grow out from the bottom of the bag, resembling the claws of a black bird. The claws are bluish-black and covered with fine scales. A drum stands under each leg, and five drums are suspended from the top to the side, connected by a rope of air.

"Perfect!
"Four legs, six wings, and nine drums—all perfectly conform to Taoist numerology."

Ji Ming couldn't help but take half a step back in front of this perfect divine general, and stepped right into a pool of blue blood.

Behind him, beneath the network of muddy roots, the true form of Da Feng, riddled with holes, was vaguely visible. Because of its extreme damage, Ji Ming did not notice it at first.

“This god was definitely forged from a portion of mud roots. Your Taiping Mountain touched the taboo earlier than our Yunyu Temple. You touched the taboo earlier than us.”

(End of this chapter)