After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 1014 All Empty, The Secret of Dragon Tooth Mountain!
Your space is too small, but mine is big enough.

Can a single spirit beast really keep an eye on so many things?

Chen Yang smiled slightly and with a wave of his sleeve, emptied the cave of spirit rice and spirit beans.

Regardless of the quantity, Chen Yang accepted all comers.

A few minutes later, the cave, which had just been packed full, was completely emptied by Chen Yang, leaving only a few cold cave walls.

If Mr. Tian comes back and sees this scene, he'll probably be furious.

Chen Yang left the cave and then went to another cave not far away. Inside, a large black tiger was guarding the cave, also sleeping, completely unaware that danger was about to strike.

Chen Yang quietly sneaked into the cave and, following the same method, first used the Yin-Yang Needle Technique to put the black tiger into a deep sleep.

……

"Ding! SS-rank ferocious beast [Black Tiger King] detected. Encyclopedia entry unlocked. Reward: [Heart-Questioning Pill] *5. Items have been placed in system space and can be retrieved at any time!"

……

"Ding, mission issued!"

"Mission: Hunt the SS-rank ferocious beast [Black Tiger King], progress (0/1)."

Reward: Sword Offering Stone *1

……

A system notification then sounded.

Then, Chen Yang entered the cave without any hesitation.

The inside was also full of bags.

Chen Yang cut open several bags, which were filled with various medicinal herbs.

There are many types and a large quantity.

Although the medications haven't been around for very long, they are quite potent and of good quality.

They are all processed, making them very convenient for alchemy and medicine making.

At a glance, Chen Yang noticed that the number of bags was less than those containing spirit rice next to them, but there were still hundreds or even thousands.

Not only is there a wide variety of products available, but the quality is also purer than what is sold in other pharmacies.

With these things, I won't need to make a fortune from medicinal herbs when I refine elixirs and medicines in the future.

Looking at it this way, this Tian Bonong isn't so bad after all; he gave me all his savings of over a hundred years.

Move out, move everything out.

A few minutes later, all the medicinal herbs in the cave were stored in Chen Yang's system space. He wished he could scrape off a layer of plaster from the cave walls as well.

They scraped the land three feet deep, leaving not a single grain for Tian Bonong.

……

Emerging from the cave, Chen Yang immediately stored the two unconscious beasts into the Azure Profound Pearl.

Mission accomplished, two sacrificial sword stones obtained.

Immediately afterwards, he arrived at Tian Bonong's cave dwelling, wanting to go in and take a look, but the black blood vine was really in his way.

Think about it for a while.

Chen Yang took out a bottle of ordinary plant growth essence mixed with the Soul-Dispelling Pill and quietly poured it on the ground in front of the cave.

With the absolute invisibility granted by the Moon Concealment Technique, Chen Yang concealed his aura to the extreme. Since the Black Blood Vine had no eyes, it could not see his presence.

He stepped aside and waited for a moment.

The seemingly lifeless black vine suddenly stirred, clearly having discovered something good in the soil.

Its python-like body twisted rapidly, its roots swaying beneath the ground, quickly approaching the spot where Chen Yang had poured the spiritual liquid.

This feeling is like when you're dreaming, someone is waving a spiced roasted chicken leg in front of your nose, tempting you, and you unconsciously want to lick it.

……

"Ding! SS-grade spiritual plant [Black Blood Vine] detected. Encyclopedia entry unlocked. Reward: [Heart-Questioning Pill] *5. Items have been placed in system space and can be retrieved at any time!"

……

"Ding, mission issued!"

"Quest: Hunt the SS-grade spirit plant [Black Blood Vine], progress (0/1)."

Reward: Sword Offering Stone *5

……

A system notification then sounded.

In no time, the spiritual liquid was completely absorbed by the Black Blood Vine.

The effects of the Soul-Dispelling Pill would take some time to take hold, so Chen Yang didn't linger. He went over to the Dao True Realm rice plant and pine tree and, following the same method, fed them the Soul-Dispelling Pill without anyone noticing.

……

"Ding, mission issued!"

"Task: Hunt SS-grade spiritual plant [Rice], progress (0/1)."

Reward: Sword Offering Stone *1

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"Ding, mission issued!"

"Quest: Hunt the SS-grade spirit plant [Cedar], progress (0/1)."

Reward: Sword Offering Stone *1

……

Having confirmed that they had absorbed the spiritual liquid, Chen Yang did not linger and quickly left the farm.

A dozen minutes later, Chen Yang returned to the top of the hill.

"How is it? Have you seen my master and the others?"

Huang Can immediately came to greet Chen Yang upon seeing him.

Chen Yang shook his head. "There's no one here. Apart from some spirit beasts and plants guarding the farm, there's no one else, and I haven't seen Tian Bonong either."

As he spoke, Chen Yang activated the Azure Profound Pearl, releasing the spotted leopard and the black-haired tiger.

The sudden appearance of the two beasts startled Huang Can.

"Chen Yang, this...this..." Huang Can had worked on the farm for a few days and naturally recognized the two beasts. At this moment, he was ashen-faced.

"Don't be afraid, it won't hurt anyone!"

Chen Yang shook his head without explaining anything.

He directly used acupuncture to seal the acupoints on the two beasts before waking them from their slumber.

"Roar!"

The two beasts woke up groggily, unaware of what had happened.

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings and the unfamiliar people in front of me, it seemed that I finally realized something.

He struggled to get up, but felt weak all over and couldn't stand up at all. He could only let out a few low growls.

The roar, however, was quite weak and powerless.

"Who goes there, daring to..."

Black Tiger roared, its mental energy fluctuating violently.

Swish!
Chen Yang immediately launched a flying needle, striking the two beasts' acupoints to silence them and stop them from roaring.

"I'll ask the questions, and you'll answer them. If you answer slowly, answer incorrectly, don't answer at all, or talk nonsense, you'll be punished!"

Chen Yang's voice was icy cold.

The two beasts were clearly still confused about what was going on. They had only just taken a nap, and when they woke up, someone was already playing "Very Six Plus Seven" with them.

Where have all the people on the farm gone?

Before the two beasts could react, Chen Yang's question had already arrived.

"Three, two, one!"

Chen Yang immediately started the countdown.

three seconds.

No answer.

“Swish, swish!”

Two beams of sword light shot out from Chen Yang's hand and struck the two beasts in the chest.

Pfft!

Blood splattered!
"what!"

The two beasts couldn't roar out loud; they could only communicate with Chen Yang through their spiritual power.

"Who are you? Do you know who we are...?"

The voice that came through was from the black-haired tiger, and it was filled with anger.

"Humph!"

Chen Yang snorted coldly, the Crimson Sky Sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed out with it.

The tiger's head flew up, a flash of blood appeared, and it pounced on the spotted leopard's face.

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning erupted from Chen Yang's hand, instantly annihilating the black-haired tiger's primordial spirit.

The black tiger's head rolled down in front of the spotted leopard.

There was still a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

It probably didn't expect to die. It was just asking the other party's identity, which was taken as nonsense, and that provoked the other party to so decisively decide to kill it.
The spotted leopard stared blankly at the corpse of the black tiger in front of it. After a brief moment of shock, it was overwhelmed by boundless terror.

It's dead. The black tiger is dead. This person really killed it, and even its spirit didn't escape.

Before Chen Yang could even give the order, Mo Yuan had already stepped forward, cut open the abdomen, and extracted the inner core.

Putting everything else aside, this scene had a great impact on the spotted leopard.

Chen Yang's gaze fell on the spotted leopard. "Do you have any other questions?"

The spotted leopard suddenly woke up, not daring to utter another word, and hurriedly shook its head.

The purpose of making an example of someone has been achieved, and Chen Yang is very satisfied with the leopard's attitude.

Chen Yang said, "Answer my question earlier, where is Tian Bonong?" "Three..."

Then, Chen Yang started the countdown again.

This time, the spotted leopard was terrified and dared not let Chen Yang count to two.

"I said!"

Its mental energy fluctuated violently, and it hurriedly nodded, "He went to Dragon Tooth Mountain!"

"What about the rest?"

"We also went to Longya Mountain!"

"Where is Longya Mountain? What are you going to do there? Tell me everything you know, don't make me answer your questions one by one."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

The spotted leopard clearly didn't want to follow in the footsteps of the black-haired tiger and meet a tragic end, so it quickly spilled the beans, saying, "There is a celestial cave in Dragon Tooth Mountain, but that cave is protected by restrictions and is buried deep in the mountain. It can only be dug in by manpower. The owner discovered the existence of the cave a long time ago, so he built a farm here to cover his tracks, captured some spirit beasts, and used the farm to manage it while also digging out the cave..."

"After decades of digging, the cave is almost there. Tonight, the master brought them all over, preparing to dig through the cave in one go!"

……

Chen Yang frowned upon hearing this; he hadn't expected such a situation.

Tian Bonong opened a farm outside Nanshan, and surprisingly, one of his purposes was to build the Celestial Cave.

Yuan Long and the others were taken away to dig cave dwellings?

No wonder there wasn't a single person to be found, not even the spirit beasts enslaved by Tian Bonong. Only these few ferocious beast spirit plants were left to guard the house.

"Longya Mountain is about 60 miles south of here, a mountain peak that looks tall and pointed."

"My lord, please spare me..."

……

Chen Yang glanced south; under the cover of night, there was only chaos and darkness.

"Are all the people you arrested recently still alive?"

“They’re all alive, all alive. They’re all laborers, and the master couldn’t bear to see them die. However, one of them escaped the night before last, and the master was preoccupied with the situation at Dragon Tooth Mountain, so he didn’t pay much attention to it…”

As it said this, it seemed to spot Huang Can standing in the darkness beside it, and its eyes suddenly changed. "It looks like...it's him!"

"What do you mean 'seems like'? It's clearly me!"

Huang Can, having grasped the situation, immediately took advantage of the situation and shouted at the spotted leopard.

The spotted leopard paused for a moment, clearly realizing what was happening.

It must be this kid; he must have sent reinforcements after he ran away.

Chen Yang's face was dark.

It has to be said that Huang Can was lucky. He just happened to run into Tian Bonong, who was delayed by other matters and only sent out a few dozen small spiritual plants to find him. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to reach Nan'e Mountain or wait for Chen Yang to come to his rescue.

"Did they all go to Longya Mountain too?" Chen Yang asked.

The spotted leopard nodded quickly, "Yes, they all went, not one was missed!"

Chen Yang felt a little relieved; it was good that these people were alright.

As long as you're alive, consider it an opportunity to experience life.

Chen Yang asked, "How strong is Tian Bonong? What methods does he have? Who are the powerful figures around him?"

The spotted leopard said, "He also has two Dao True Realm spirit beasts with him, a cuckoo, in the middle stage of the Dao True Realm, and a black bear, in the late stage of the Dao True Realm. As for his master, he himself is in the late stage of the Dao True Realm and cultivates the supreme treasure of the Shennong Sect, the 'Agricultural God Technique.' This technique allows one to receive feedback from heaven and earth through farming. Relying on the spiritual grains and other crops he has harvested over the years, he has already cultivated to the level of a half-step immortal body..."

"His strength is naturally incomparably formidable. In addition, he is a fourth-realm sword cultivator who practices the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Technique,' which is equally exquisite and powerful..."

"In addition, he has a treasure, a Soul-Destroying Jar, which is said to be the heirloom of their sect. The jar is very magical. It can nurture Soul-Destroying Nails. As long as the jar is opened and true essence is activated, the nails will fly out of the jar and turn into rays of light to injure people, making it impossible to defend against."

"Once hit by a nail, without strong cultivation, one cannot even withstand it for a moment. If one forcibly activates true energy, one will surely suffer excruciating pain..."

……

Chen Yang had heard of this jar before.

Bashe was ambushed by this fellow's Soul-Stealing Jar, and his eyes were almost destroyed.

Even a snake of this level would be like this. If Chen Yang hadn't performed surgery on it, its eyes would have gone blind in the long run. You can imagine how dangerous this jar was.

……

After listening to the spotted leopard's story, Chen Yang took a deep breath, gaining a deeper understanding of Tian Bonong.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. I am currently in the dark, while the enemy is in the light and I am in the dark. It is not difficult to deal with him.

"I've said everything I needed to say, sir, can you please let me go?" the spotted leopard asked.

Chen Yang's gaze fell on it.

Chen Yang could see fear and hope in the eyes of the spotted leopard.

Chen Yang nodded slightly. "Of course, with you cooperating so well, why would I have any reason to kill you?"

The spotted leopard nodded repeatedly, about to say something to express its gratitude, when Chen Yang said, "If you want to live, then eat this first!"

As he spoke, Chen Yang took out a Mind-Dispelling Pill and handed it to it.

The spotted leopard froze, its gaze fixed on the pill, filled with fear. "This is..."

Obviously, what you're feeding it at this time is definitely not something good.

Chen Yang said, "Take this pill that will make you forget what just happened. You can rest assured, and I can rest assured too!"

Upon hearing this, the spotted leopard hesitated for a moment.

If it's a pill that erases memories, then it should be fine.

Chen Yang was definitely afraid that it would reveal what had just happened to Tian Bonong.

The key is that it cannot refuse this medicine; if it dares not to take it, there will only be death for it.

It obediently opened its mouth.

Chen Yang flicked his finger, sending the Soul-Dispelling Pill into the spotted leopard's mouth.

The spotted leopard swallowed the medicine after a quick swallow, and then opened its mouth for Chen Yang to examine it.

"Can I leave now?" the spotted leopard asked.

Chen Yang ignored him and directly put the item into the Azure Profound Pearl.

I said I'd let you go, but I didn't say when.

Once the Soul-Dispersing Pill dissipates its primordial spirit, Chen Yang, with his current Dao True Realm cultivation, can easily hypnotize and control it, making it very useful.

"Huang Can, you wait here. Mo Yuan, come with me!"

Chen Yang shouted, collected the black-haired tiger's corpse, and immediately summoned the Thunderfire Eagle, flying away into the sky.

……

Huang Can was left alone in the same place.

Heavens above, have I been left behind again?

He looked around; it was dark and cold all around. He didn't dare to light a fire. Being alone in the wilderness, to be honest, he was a little scared.

He used to be fearless, a real daredevil, but now, after experiencing more things, he knows what fear is.

Ultimately, it's because I'm too weak. When faced with this kind of situation, I can't help at all and can only watch helplessly.

If he were truly powerful, why would he be in such a sorry state, requiring Yuan Long and the others to risk their lives to save him?

In the past, Huang Can had a "just getting by" mentality, living day to day. Even though he was 28 years old, he still had the heart of a child.

But after experiencing these things, his mindset has grown, even transformed, without him realizing it. He has realized the burden on his shoulders and the things he must protect.

This world is very different from the world he had seen before. Now that he has embarked on the path of cultivation, he has no choice. There are some things that he cannot control and must experience. Only by becoming stronger can he go further and not always rely on others to bail him out.

What if one day no one can bail you out?
That rat claimed to have some kind of divine and evil body, but I don't know if it's true. When Chen Yang comes back, I'll have to ask him and see if there's any potential.

Thinking of this, Huang Can's eyes shone with determination.

……

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Chen Yang rode the Thunderfire Eagle southwards, and soon arrived at a place fifty miles to the south.

Circling high in the sky.

In the distance, you can already see scattered lights flickering at the foot of a mountain.

By the light of the fire, Chen Yang could see a tall, pointed mountain standing between heaven and earth.

A bone-eating beetle from the Spirit Realm was sent down.

Through the spiritual imprint of the Mountain Lord's Seal, we can get a closer look at the situation below.

……

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At the foot of Longya Mountain, the firelight was bright.

Some large trees were set on fire, and the flames illuminated the foot of the mountain. An opening had been carved into the mountainside, and many figures were busily going in and out.

There were people and animals, quite a few of them. Soil and rocks were constantly being pushed out and dumped from the cave, and the sound of digging could be heard everywhere. The scene was bustling with activity.

Among them, a group of brightly lit bald heads stood out.

Everyone remained silent, quietly going about their work, living in harmony with nature.

Not far away, on a tall rock, sat a thin old man. Beside him squatted a huge cuckoo, and behind him lay an even larger black bear.

The black bear was fast asleep.

The old man was holding a wine jug in his hand, drinking with bleary eyes and humming a little tune, looking quite carefree.

"Hurry up, all of you! If you can't dig this place before dawn, you'll be sorry!"

The old man shouted a rebuke.

No one below reacted, and no one dared to react.

He seemed dissatisfied, and a leather whip appeared in his hand. He lashed out with it from a distance.

"Snapped!"

"oops!"

A cry of pain came.

Upon hearing this voice, the old man, whose eyes were still blurry with drunkenness, finally revealed a satisfied smile.

(End of this chapter)