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

Chapter 1015 Killing the Cuckoo King and Excavating the Dragon Tooth Mountain Ruins!
"Ho!"

At that moment, the black bear that was sleeping soundly behind the old man suddenly opened its eyes.

The old man, his eyes still blurry with drunkenness, also jolted awake, as if bothered by a mosquito, and suddenly looked up into the air.

It was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything.

"Roar!"

The black bear bared its teeth and growled, seemingly somewhat displeased.

The old man waved his hand and gave a wink to the cuckoo beside him.

"Chirp."

The cuckoo cried out and flapped its wings, flying into the air.

"Ha, ignorant flies!"

The old man chuckled, "Don't kill him, catch him and bring him back to work for me!"

"Chirp!"

……

-

Above the night sky.

A dark shadow swiftly soared into the clouds!
Chen Yang rode the Thunderfire Eagle, standing on the clouds. The distance between them was not far to begin with, and he did not deliberately conceal his aura. He just wanted to startle the people below and see how they would react.

Chen Yang noticed the large bird's presence almost the instant it took flight.

A cuckoo in the mid-Daozhen period.

Just as that spotted leopard said.

"Chirp!"

The Thunderfire Eagle turned around and flew north without engaging it.

The cuckoo was incredibly fast, like a sharp arrow, relentlessly pursuing its prey.

Thunderfire Eagle is considered a speed-type fighter, but it is no match for absolute suppression of realm.

Under Chen Yang's control, the Thunderfire Eagle broke through the clouds and quickly swooped down to the ground.

Chen Yang didn't feel very safe fighting in the air.

After all, the Thunderfire Eagle's cultivation level is not as high as this cuckoo's. If something goes wrong and Chen Yang is thrown from the sky, even a Dao True Realm cultivator would be finished at that height.

"Chirp!"

Behind me came the cuckoo's frantic, strange cries, like a cat scrambling for a mouse, and the cries grew closer and closer.

"Shh!"

A spiritual sword aura slashed directly at the Thunderfire Eagle.

However, Chen Yang blocked it using his primordial spirit.

A primordial spirit at the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm is indeed strong, at least stronger than Chen Yang's current primordial spirit. However, in terms of defense, it is still not much of a problem.

"Can't run away!"

A mental force came from behind, saying, "Little friend, you'd better stop. Don't worry, I won't kill you..."

……

"Ding! SS-rank ferocious beast [Cuckoo 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 [Cuckoo King], progress (0/1)."

Reward: 5 Yuan Shen Pearls

……

A system message pops up.

Chen Yang ignored the sinister voice behind him.

He continuously received sword energies from the primordial spirits, which he deflected one by one.

Dive and land.

Chen Yang, with his feet firmly on the ground, immediately unleashed his golden body without saying a word.

Holding two hammers, he turned around and swung one at the pursuing cuckoo.

Under the Moon Shadow Technique, Chen Yang's aura was originally hidden. The Cuckoo King originally thought that capturing such a young boy would be easy, but the aura that suddenly rose from Chen Yang's body startled it.

Dao Zhen Realm?
This kid is actually at the Dao True Realm?
Early stage of Dao True Realm?
Why is it so powerful?
Cuckoo King rushed forward unprepared for the sudden hammer blow.

Dodging was no longer an option, so they could only use their claws to meet Chen Yang's hammer head.

"boom!"

The claws flashed with blinding light as they struck the hammer, and the Cuckoo King was suddenly sent flying backward.

It wasn't a powerhouse to begin with, so how could it withstand Chen Yang's violent attacks?

With a basic physique exceeding 1200 grades, the effects of the Hundred Elephant Pill had already worn off. However, he had just taken a Five Dragon Pill, and with the amplification from the Golden Body Technique, the boost from his true essence and cultivation method, he could easily surpass the power of thirty dragons, or even approach forty.

Using hammer techniques, the explosive force can be instantly unleashed, perhaps reaching fifty dragons.

Such a blow would likely require serious attention even from a late-stage Dao True Realm cultivator, let alone this mid-stage Dao True Realm Azalea King.

This bird excels at aerial combat; the land is not its battlefield.

"Rumble..."

The cuckoo king, like an arrow released from a bow, smashed through several large trees before finally coming to a stop.

The right claw was completely severed.

How can it be?

The Cuckoo King let out a strange cry, and was startled to see Chen Yang immediately chasing after it with his hammer.

"Chirp!"

It quickly took off.

At that moment, a sword light flew in from the sky.

A terrifying aura suddenly pressed down.

"what?"

The cuckoo king was greatly alarmed.

A rat arrived on a sword, its terrifying aura causing its feathers to bristle.

What a strong momentum!
It had only ever felt such power from its master.

The Cuckoo King was completely stunned by this sudden appearance of a powerful figure.

Its powerful aura stunned it for a moment.

In that instant, Chen Yang caught up, his arms trembled, and his two hammers clamped down between them.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait..."

King Dujuan was terrified, never expecting the situation to reverse so suddenly.

It was intimidated by Mo Yuan's imposing aura and barely managed to break free, but the iron hammer had already struck it.

They struck its left and right flanks, one from the left and one from the right.

"boom!"

Before the cuckoo king's cry had even ceased, Chen Yang did not stop. The force of this clamp was definitely greater than the impact of forty dragons.

There was a bang.

The Cuckoo King's body was splattered with blood and crushed flat.

A primordial spirit suddenly fled, attempting to escape.

Chen Yang was prepared. After his first move succeeded, he took out the Mountain-Driving Whip, infused it with the power of thunder, and lashed out without saying a word.

"boom!"

A terrifying arc of light struck the primordial spirit orb.

In an instant, under the violent output of thunderous power, the Cuckoo King's primordial spirit was annihilated.

Disappearance in both physical and spiritual senses.

"Ding, mission complete. Hunted SS-level ferocious beast [Cuckoo King]. Rewards: [Primordial Spirit Bead] *5, experience points +100000."

A system notification suddenly sounded.

too fast.

From the moment Chen Yang landed to the moment he took action and finally killed the Cuckoo King, a mid-stage Dao Realm cultivator, the entire process took no more than two minutes.

In just two minutes, the Cuckoo King went from its initial arrogance to its eventual death; everything happened far too quickly.

Mo Yuan descended from the sky and once again skillfully rummaged through the flattened corpse of the Cuckoo King to retrieve its inner core.

To be honest, Mo Yuan also felt quite uncomfortable.

After breaking through to the Dao True Realm, Chen Yang was clearly stronger.

Now they even dare to directly and forcefully kill someone in the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm.

Although it was just a cuckoo, it played to its strengths and avoided its weaknesses, attacking from the ground and taking advantage of the situation by feigning weakness to catch its opponent off guard. Its decisiveness showed that it never intended to give the cuckoo king a way out.

The battle was over in less than two minutes; the cuckoo king didn't even have time to beg for mercy.

That's it, he died!
……

-

At the foot of Longya Mountain, a group of people were carrying soil and stones in and out.

"Does it hurt when you go to Korea?"

Liu Jianguo followed behind Wang Yuanchao, carrying a carrying pole and a rattan basket filled with soil on his shoulders. Looking at the shocking whip marks on the old man's back, he felt really bad.

They shouldn't have come south. It was just bad luck. On the fourth day after they arrived, they encountered that jinx and were captured and taken to do hard labor outside Nanshan.

The head and deputy head of the Sichuan branch of the Mountain Climbing Association, despite their lack of strength, are still respected by everyone in the cultivation world. It's ironic that they've been forced to do manual labor here.

Two days later, Yuan Long and his group arrived, along with some people from other sects. They roughly estimated that there were about sixty people in total.

It should be noted that only 120 people were brought in this time, which means that at least half of them were arrested.

Their cultivation was suppressed, and they were forced to work. Their lives were worse than those of cattle and horses, even worse than those of dogs.

In just a few days, not one of these people had escaped being beaten or starved. They were fed the worst food and did the hardest work. They had worked all day on the farm and thought they could finally rest, but they were caught and brought here again as soon as they finished work, and forced to dig in the mountain.

They really don't treat people like human beings.

They considered resisting and going on strike, but they were no match for the powerful, and in the end, they only suffered even more horrific beatings.

The key issue is that this old man is a pervert who takes pleasure in torturing people. He hits and whips people whenever he wants, and there seems to be no end in sight to this kind of life, which is truly despairing.

Just now, Wang Yuanchao received a solid whipping, simply because no one responded to the old man when he spoke.

That's utterly inhumane.

"Does it hurt? Why don't you try getting whipped?" Wang Yuanchao was speechless when he heard Liu Jianguo's question.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jianguo remarked, "The fact that you still have the energy to argue with me proves you can still hold your own..."

Wang Yuanchao smiled wryly, "That old man is a pervert. If he hits you in the future, just scream as loudly as you can. People like that love to hear other people scream. The more screaming they get, the more satisfied they are..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jianguo was at a loss for words.

When did people like them stoop so low as to resort to such methods to please others?
It's so sad, so incredibly sad!

They were all somewhat lost, having come in excitedly seeking so-called opportunities, but what was the result? They ended up as beasts of burden, their status changing too quickly for them to adapt to.

Why would you choose to suffer when you can have a good life?
"Old Liu, when will this ever end?" Wang Yuanchao sighed.

Liu Jianguo sighed as well. "The secret realm will close in a few days. If we can't get out then and are stranded, I'm afraid..."

Wang Yuanchao said, "Don't think too much about it. If the secret realm closes, it is said that a guardian beast will come out to clear the area. At that time, all of us will be targets. From my observation, this guy surnamed Tian is probably one of those who stayed behind before. He will definitely become a target of the guardian beast as well. Let's find an opportunity to contact Master Yuanlong and the others and make a good plan. Maybe there will be a glimmer of hope."

Liu Jianguo nodded slightly, but said nothing more.

Wang Yuanchao said, "Anyway, we're all in this together. If we're going to die, we'll die together. It would be best if we could take this person with us and all be punished by the beast together..."

Liu Jianguo was speechless. Had things really come to this?

He had considered all sorts of ways to die. From the moment they decided to come in search of opportunities, they were prepared to die—to be killed by ferocious beasts, by the formations and restrictions within the cave, by poisonous insects in the mountains and forests, by poisonous miasma, and so on. But he never imagined that they would be enslaved. In the current situation, they would either be worked to death or beaten to death...

It's so frustrating. If word gets out and people find out they were enslaved, how embarrassing would that be?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Jianguo said, "What do you think he wants us to dig for?"

"Who knows?"

Wang Yuanchao said, "It's definitely something good. Looking at this place, it doesn't seem like there's a mine. It might be some kind of hidden treasure. Don't worry, that guy is still counting on us to work on his farm, he won't kill us easily..."

"Not always."

Liu Jianguo, however, was not as optimistic. "Didn't you sense that there was something forbidden here? Perhaps there are some cave ruins in these mountains..."

"Ruins?" Wang Yuanchao was slightly taken aback.

Liu Jianguo nodded. "I just talked with Master Yuanlong and the others. They speculate that there might be some kind of cave dwelling inside this mountain. Old Wang, cave dwelling ruins usually have residual restrictions, and some restrictions might even require lives to fill. So, we need to prepare for the worst..."

Wang Yuanchao's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

What Liu Yuanchao said is not impossible.

"Snapped……"

Just then, another whip lashed out from afar.

With a loud slap, it landed squarely on Wang Yuanchao's back.

"oops."

Wang Yuanchao screamed again.

His back was already covered in blood.

"What are you whispering about? Get digging now, or you'll all die!"

A sharp shout came from outside the cave; it came from the old man.

"hiss!"

After the scream, Wang Yuanchao gasped in shock.

Damn it, it wasn't me who said it, why did you hit me? Do I look that bad?

I felt incredibly frustrated. It was Liu Jianguo who was muttering to himself. Why didn't you hit him, but instead hit me? Do you think I'm that kind of despicable person?

"Does it hurt?" Liu Jianguo asked.

"roll!"

Wang Yuanchao cursed in frustration.

This is because we are in the cave, where that old man can be so arrogant. If we were outside, no matter how strong he is, I would have a hundred ways to kill him.

It's said that this old man is actually a member of the Shennong Sect.

At this moment, Wang Yuanchao also came to hate Shennong Sect.

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Don't let yourself get out of here, or I will do everything in my power to destroy your Shennong Sect.

……

Just as Wang Yuanchao was fully indulging in his Ah Q mentality, the old man sitting on the rock outside the cave suddenly seemed to sense something.

The body that had been leaning against the black bear suddenly sat up straight.

The effects of the alcohol on his face completely wore off.

The big black bear also woke up and let out a low roar.

They simultaneously felt the spiritual call of the Cuckoo King.

It is crying for help.

In the far north, a powerful aura soared into the sky.

In the late stage of the Dao True Realm, his aura was so strong that it could rival his own.

who is it?

This is a grotto-heaven, and there aren't many beings at the late stage of the Dao True Realm here. Human cultivators are even fewer; there are only a few, and he probably knows them all. Clearly, this aura is not that of a human cultivator.

This aura contained a hint of savagery and brutality, somewhat like the aura of a beast.

There are quite a few beasts at the Dao True Realm. The beasts that originally lived in this cave have benefited from the creation of heaven and earth, and many of them have reached the Dao True Realm. Especially in the area outside the mountain, it can be said that Dao True Realm is everywhere. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of them that have reached the late stage of Dao True Realm.

Many of these beasts are difficult to deal with, so Tian Bonong doesn't recognize them all. This aura is unfamiliar; could it be some newly emerged ferocious beast?
Regardless, the timing and location of this visit made Tian Bonong suspicious of the other party's motives.

You see, he had spent decades finally excavating the Celestial Relics in Dragon Tooth Mountain, and he couldn't allow anyone to take advantage of the situation at this crucial moment...

Anyone who dares to covet our ruins deserves to die!
It seems the King of Azaleas has already perished.

A fierce glint flashed in Tian Bonong's experienced eyes. He suddenly stood up, and without saying a word, a sword light appeared beneath his feet. He abruptly flew towards the direction from which the aura came.

The big black bear roared and quickly disappeared into the forest.

Everyone present turned around to look at this scene, somewhat confused and unsure of what had happened.

Why did you leave so suddenly?

Could this be a chance to escape?
The group murmured amongst themselves, almost all of them considering running away. Wang Liu and the other two joined Yuan Long and the others, all looking disheveled and covered in dust.

Something big must have happened to attract the old man's attention. If we don't escape now, we might not have another chance.

However, this old man is too cunning; he might be playing some kind of game of feigned indifference, deliberately teasing them, and then suddenly returning to give them a huge surprise when they're about to escape.

What to do? Run or not?
Everyone exchanged glances.

The decision was unanimously made: run.

Although their cultivation was restricted, their physical bodies remained intact. With more than sixty people, if they scattered and ran, one or two would surely be able to escape.

As long as someone can get the message out, they have hope.

"Ho ho..."

Just as everyone was overjoyed and preparing to escape, the group of spirit beasts who had been enslaved and worked alongside them began to stir.

Hundreds of spirit beasts quickly surrounded them, baring their teeth and letting out warning growls.

Clearly, they didn't want them to leave.

Upon seeing this, everyone's faces turned ashen.

These spirit beasts have clearly been completely enslaved.

In other words, they've resigned themselves to their fate.

They would rather live than escape.

They did think about escaping, but each time they were caught and brought back to face even harsher punishments, which terrified them.

Wang Yuanchao and his group had just arrived and hadn't experienced that kind of despair, so they naturally looked for opportunities to run away.

Moreover, at least Wang Yuanchao and the others had somewhere to go when they fled, and they would be safe once they left the secret realm. But these spirit beasts were different.

Human nature has a selfish side, and animalistic nature is even more selfish.

If these people get away, when that old pervert Tian Bonong comes back, he will definitely take his anger out on them. They will be punished for no reason. Why should they be punished?

Moreover, so many people are all laborers. If they run away, it means that the spirit beasts will have to do even more work. Who would want them to leave?
Looking at the spirit beasts in front of him, they had just been digging together obediently and even chatting with each other, but now they all looked fierce and menacing.

It's actually quite pathetic.

(End of this chapter)