Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 319 The Immortal Mountain Moving Master

As the dark clouds suddenly burst open, Yun Ce, under Gouzi's command, crawled into a hole in the ground.

A colossal dragon head appeared amidst the shattered dark clouds, its fury palpable even in silence. It was far larger than when Yun Ce first saw it, its entire body covered in livid scales, which crackled and sparked with lightning.

The wild beasts that couldn't escape in time didn't even have time to groan before they were pressed tightly to the ground by an invisible wave of air. The few trees that were already there also suffered the same fate, breaking one after another under the pressure.

The water in the riverbed was squeezed out of the earth like silver snakes, rising slowly, and then bursting open with a bang after reaching a height of hundreds of feet, turning into a mist of rain and falling back to the ground.

The birds that had just escaped the dragon's oppressive aura had no time to celebrate before they were pulled back by a tremendous force, bursting in front of the dragon's enormous head and remaining motionless.

A dark gray dragon claw emerged from the remaining clouds, seemingly slowly, but in a very short time, it separated several petal-shaped solutions from the rain of blood.

The moment the dragon claws touched the petal-like solution, an excruciating pain instantly brought the Azure Dragon's face to life.

“┗|｀O′|┛Ouch~~”

Before the sound could even explode, the Azure Dragon's massive body had already left its original spot and flew towards the direction where the few cinnabar-blue petal-shaped liquids had been captured.

"Qiantang Dragon King, upon hearing that your niece was being abused by her husband's family, you were enraged and stirred up waves to demand justice, resulting in the deaths of countless lives."

Yun Ce lay on the ground listening to the dog's smug words and complimented, "Eight million."

"He Junnian said that the Guifang people were protected by a dragon god, but where is he now?"

Yun Ce, lying on the ground, raised two thumbs and said, "My brother's insight is brilliant!"

"If we choose a city and place a dragon egg in the wells of the entire city, thus greatly nourishing the whole city, will that city prosper?"

Yun Ce chuckled and said, "In the blink of an eye, it will vanish into thin air."

"Ten Cities!"

"No chance of survival!"

"Afterwards, we bathed in the folk performances and disappeared into the human world. Does the Azure Dragon know the reason behind this?"

"Born from the fire, there is no more worry!"

"Yes, yes, this is the strategy. Are you willing to implement it?"

"Wait until ten days later."

Why wait ten days?

Yun Ce said, "If Qinglong finds out by accident, the two of us will surely be reduced to dust."

"I mean, we'll have to wait thirty days."

"Why did you wait so long?"

"Because dragons are very patient creatures."

Are you sure it's a living organism?

"It can lay eggs..."

Thirty days passed quickly as Yun Ce and Gouzi chatted idly. During these thirty days, Yun Ce and Gouzi never left the earthen cave.

Although dragon eggs are extremely nutritious and have unparalleled benefits for nourishing one's inner energy, they can even alter a person's genes to a certain extent, making them a hybrid of dragon and human.

Neither Yun Ce nor Gouzi thought this thing was a good thing. Nobody wants to become powerful one moment and then have a dragon come looking for revenge for killing their child the next.

That would be too much of a loss.

On the tenth day, a bird finally appeared on this once desolate land. However, after flying in the vast sky for a while, for some unknown reason, the bird fell from the sky and died.

Later, some unsuspecting birds and beasts entered this forbidden area. Some died tragically, while others lived a little longer. Twenty days later, a giant vulture finally flew safely across the sky. A flock of jackals also wandered around this land for a long time before deciding to settle here, because there was an endless supply of carrion to eat.

When Yun Ce crawled out of the earthen cave like a mole, the place had already regained its original vitality. Birds soared in the sky, beasts ran on the land, and fish occasionally leaped out of the water on the slowly accumulating barrier lake.

Yun Ce had no time to admire the beautiful scenery around him. After emerging from the burrow, he immediately continued his northward journey.

After crossing a snow-capped mountain, he arrived in the interior of the Guifang people.

Logically, there should be a dense crowd here, but there isn't. Some places clearly look like villages or stockades, but unfortunately, there's no one there. Some places clearly look like cities, but once you enter, the city is bustling with activity, yet there's still no one in sight. Yun Ce can even see burnt food, half-woven cloth, partially sewn clothes, and overturned carriages, but still no one.

In an empty restaurant, Yun Ce used someone's stove to make a large bowl of oil-splashed noodles. It has to be said that the barley that the Guifang people collected on the plateau was truly exquisite.

The one-inch-wide noodles were coated with garlic, chili, and sour grass juice, and then hot soybean oil was poured over them, releasing a rich aroma. Yun Ce couldn't wait to start eating.

Even though it lacked the garnish of soy sauce, making it slightly less appealing, Yun Ce still dared not use anything from the Dragon Ball. He was worried that the things inside the Dragon Ball would be tainted by the aura of the Azure Dragon Egg.

"People were all in a hurry to leave; it wasn't that Azure Dragon that made the move."

Hearing what Gouzi said, Yun Ce was too lazy to think any further. He took a sip of noodle soup and said, "Moving Mountain isn't chasing me anymore. They're afraid I'll come here to kill people. They must have come here beforehand to relocate the people away."

Do you think if we frame them, the dragon will listen to their explanation?

The dog said lazily, "Would you listen to an ant explaining to you that the bump on your leg wasn't caused by it, but by a mosquito, and that it was just accidentally blown onto your leg by the wind, and was just a passerby?"

"No, I'll slap it to death."

“That’s right, that’s what the dragon thinks too. So, after you’ve eaten and drunk your fill, I’ll go here and sprinkle some dragon egg liquid, and then I’ll run away quickly.”

"Damn it, lately I feel like I'm more like a horse."

"It doesn't matter. It's more important to frame the Guifang people first and to sever their connection with the dragon."

"Huh, why sprinkle it in an empty city?"

"Because they ate dragon eggs, they were afraid of being chased and killed by dragons."

Yun Ce thought that Gouzi was quite good at devising schemes. He took Gouzi to a well, and Gouzi quickly sprinkled some dragon egg liquid into the well opening, then quickly withdrew the dragon ball. Then, Yun Ce ran north in a cloud of dust.

They had barely run a hundred miles when the sky above the empty city was quickly filled with dark clouds. Seeing this, Yun Ce deliberately ran towards sparsely populated areas. At this time, if he ran towards crowded places, the crowds would not only fail to provide cover, but he would also be smashed into mincemeat by Long Yi's claws.

Just as he leaped over a mountain stream, Gouzi suddenly said, "Moving Mountain is about 30 miles to the left. He has spotted you and is on his way."

Yun Ce was somewhat worried. He couldn't defeat either the dragon or the Mountain Moving, so he had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​continuing to flee deeper into the mountains and turned to run wildly to the right.

At this moment, the dog secretly poked its tentacles out of the Dragon Ball, dropped a thumb-sized open bottle on the road, and then quickly crawled back into the Dragon Ball.

This time, Yun Ce really put in all his strength to run. He could even hear the creaking of his boots, which were barely able to support him. But he couldn't care less about that now. Even if he was barefoot, he had to run out of the dragon's attack range.

Thirty miles is just a moment for a master like the Mountain Moving Master. The Mountain Moving Master, who had been leaping high, seemed to be attracted by something and gave up chasing Yun Ce. Instead, he landed straight on the path that Yun Ce had just walked on.

Because of Yun Ce's cunning, after landing, he saw the small bottle but did not touch it immediately. Instead, he carefully put on his mask before picking up the bottle.

The small bottle was an exquisite jade bottle, only the size of a thumb. Through the bottle, one could see that it contained a thick, dark blue liquid. Just by gripping the bottle, Banshan could feel the surging energy emanating from the viscous liquid inside.

Banshan took out a bottle and poured out a small, jade-colored insect covered in slime. The insect landed on the jade bottle left by Yun Ce and did not die immediately. Instead, it eagerly crawled towards the mouth of the bottle.

Seeing that the insects were alright, the Mountain-Moving Beast removed its mask and gloves, poured a drop of dragon egg liquid from the bottle into its palm. The dragon egg liquid instantly transformed into a five-petaled flower, which kept closing and continuously releasing a misty, pale blue vapor upwards.

The Mountain-Moving Beast clenched its fists, placed its enormous nostrils between its thumb and forefinger, and greedily inhaled the pale blue, misty gas.

With just one breath, Banshan felt a surge of energy coursing through his heart and lungs, his heart pounding like a drum and his breathing becoming labored.

After feeling the energy spread throughout his body, Banshan opened his palm without hesitation, curled his long tongue, and put the five-petaled flower in his palm into his mouth.

Before the energy from that flower could begin to spread throughout his body, Banshan didn't hesitate for a moment, pouring all the dragon egg liquid from the jade bottle into his gaping maw.

Then sit cross-legged and let your body fully enjoy that warm, comforting energy...

Yun Ce ran incredibly fast, and when he reached the summit, he discovered that the city in the distance had been destroyed, and the clouds in the sky seemed to have been torn into wisps by something.

"The Mountain Moving has stopped and disappeared from my senses. However, I can sense the aura of the Azure Dragon rapidly approaching. There is a deep cave about 700 meters to my left. I need to quickly crawl in."

Without hesitation, Yun Ce found the cave entrance and plunged inside, ignoring the fact that the cave was full of bats and other birds and beasts, and that the ground was covered in wet bird droppings. Following the direction indicated by the dog, he went straight to the deepest part of the cave.

On the grassland five hills away from Yun Ce, a faint golden hue gradually appeared on the clearly defined features of the Mountain-Moving figure. After the golden hue spread, a deep smile gradually appeared on the Mountain-Moving figure's face. He could feel his body rapidly becoming stronger, his meridians throbbing like thunder...

He was so immersed in his joy that he couldn't pull himself out. He had always wanted to know what it was like to be above the Grandmaster level, and now he knew: it was immortality!

The sky was clear and the wind was gentle. A huge dragon appeared in the sky for a moment and then disappeared. The next moment, a ferocious dragon head quietly appeared from the top of the mountain and stared intently at the Mountain Moving Master, who was covered in golden light, at the foot of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)