Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

Those who possess the ability to withstand risks are always cultivators with powerful backgrounds and family protectors.

The direct descendants of a family-style cultivation path, with the protection of a guardian, can make many mistakes on the battlefield without perishing. Instead, they can learn from each failure and become even stronger.

Independent cultivators or those without a background cannot afford to make even the slightest mistake on the battlefield, because even a mere injury would be a price that ordinary cultivators could hardly bear.

Being injured means weakened combat power, stagnant training progress, the need for resources to heal, reduced ability to cope with risks, and easy vulnerability to being seen as a breakthrough point by the enemy.

If Chen An had a Golden Core stage protector by his side, there would be many things he could do.

He had been hiding behind the scenes because he was worried that if he got injured, he wouldn't be able to have absolute control over the Wolf Legion.

Now that he has a Golden Core stage protector, Chen An can avoid more than 90% of the dangers even if he goes to more dangerous battlefield areas.

Because the Golden Core cultivator standing behind him is a danger to the enemy.

Winning or losing became unimportant the moment Chen An had a protector, because even if he lost, a Golden Core cultivator would be there to cover for him.

Arrange matters concerning the Demon Wolf Legion.

Chen An and Ye Hongyi then followed Yu Mochou away, officially beginning their training.

They crossed the border of the Qian Kingdom and moved towards the inland region, 50,000 miles away from the Demon Wolf Warband. The overall strength of the demonic cultivators here had increased several times over.

Even the Demon Wolf Legion did not want to confront them head-on.

Because some of these strongholds are tough targets, even if you manage to take them down, you'll break a tooth in the process, making it a losing proposition with the income not matching the expenditure. As a result, no one in any of the battle groups is willing to attack these strongholds.

Only when a Golden Core cultivator intervenes can the battle group launch an attack on this type of stronghold.

Rumors circulated that these strongholds harbored Golden Core cultivators who secretly assassinated Foundation Establishment cultivators of the righteous path when the righteous forces attacked them, leading to the defeat of the righteous army.

However, none of this matters.

Yu Mochou is a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator and a direct descendant of the Yu family. The treasures she possesses are more numerous and stronger than those of Chen Ying.

If the third-tier canine beast had encountered the human cultivator Yu Mochou, it probably wouldn't have needed any support and would have been defeated by Yu Mochou alone.

After all, the Yu family's specialty is weapon crafting. Magical treasures and artifacts are rare treasures in other families, but they are commonplace in the Yu family. Every Golden Core cultivator in the Yu family is equipped with at least two magical treasures.

As one ventures deeper into the Qian Kingdom, the earth gradually turns a deep black.

Unlike the desolation along the border, this land, which is more gloomy, has a bit more vitality.

Along the way, they saw many brightly colored plants with yin attributes.

Yu Mochou patiently explained to Chen An and Ye Hongyi the differences between the various levels of regions in the Qian Kingdom and the distinctions among the demonic sect cultivators.

Demonic cultivators living near the outer border generally prefer to live alone, and a demonic mountain is usually guarded by a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a group of Qi Refining disciples.

The closer to the interior of Qian Kingdom, the more Foundation Establishment cultivators are stationed there. This is not only to deal with Qian Kingdom's wars against foreign powers, but also to guard a demonic mountain together and to be wary of each other.

Before the righteous path attacked the Qian Kingdom, the closer the Demon Mountain was to the interior of Qian Kingdom, the fiercer the internal struggles within the demonic path became.

Without at least five Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding Demon Mountain, even the demonic path itself cannot be defended, let alone an attack from the righteous path.

The number of Foundation Establishment cultivators on the righteous path is increasing.

The number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Demonic Path is also increasing, and the Foundation Establishment Pill resources of the Demonic Path will not be scattered along the border.

The closer one gets to the interior of Qian, the more magical resources one can obtain, and most of the mortal population in the interior of Qian is also kept in this area.

In an environment that is perpetually gloomy, only demonic cultivators can alter the environment, allowing some crops to grow and sustain a portion of the mortals.

Mortals worship demonic cultivators as if they were gods.

This is the tradition of the Netherworld Cult: while keeping mortals under control, they gather faith and cultivate more Netherworld followers.

The airship landed in front of a bottomless rift valley.

On the opposite bank stands a solitary peak, like the spine of a giant beast piercing the sky, welcoming the light from beyond heaven and earth.

Unlike the desolation of the border, or the lush greenery of normal land, it was a strange, vibrant color that covered the entire mountain peak.

Red, yellow, purple—every color on this mountain appears particularly eerie, like waves of blood surging.

Yu Mochou explained, "This is Thousand Peaks. Before the righteous path attacked, there lived a Golden Core cultivator from the demonic path on this Thousand Peaks. Now, he has been hunted down by our sect's Nascent Soul senior and we don't know where he has fled to."

"Legend has it that the summit of this Thousand Peaks transcends the clouds, and from the summit, one can see the sunrise and sunset; it is the most yang place in the entire Thousand Peaks."

"The extremely yang land that is born on the extremely yin land has even stronger yang energy than the extremely yang land outside the Qian Kingdom."

"The Golden Core of the Demonic Path of the Qian Kingdom uses this extremely Yang method to control billions of mortals and collect their faith."

"The Thousand Peaks is the training ground I have chosen for you."

"For the next six months, you will stay here and hunt down demonic cultivators!"

"You don't need to worry about Golden Core cultivators making a move."

"Our Nascent Soul seniors have already searched tens of thousands of miles around and found no demonic Golden Core cultivators."

"Once a Golden Core cultivator appears, he will certainly not escape the eyes of our sect's Nascent Soul seniors."

Chen An's expression was very solemn; this was the most dangerous place he had ever encountered in his life.

War is not, on the surface, a game of soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals.

Just as Yu Mochou said, the Golden Core cultivators of the Demonic Path are being hunted down by the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous Path, and now the situation has reached the point where the Golden Core cultivators of the Demonic Path dare not show their faces.

Given the size of Thousand Peaks, there must be no fewer than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Demonic Path here, or even more.

A single hair can affect the whole body.

On the battlefield, no one fights alone. Once more than ten Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators come out together, even Chen An will find it difficult to escape the encirclement.

To consider oneself a smart person and regard all cultivators of the demonic path as fools is the most foolish thing to do.

This hunt may not necessarily be a hunt for Qianchongshan by Chen An and Ye Hongyi.

It was also a hunt for Chen An by the cultivators on Thousand Mountains.

Could there be any demonic treasures left behind by Golden Core cultivators within this Demon Mountain? Chen An guessed that there definitely were; otherwise, this Thousandfold Mountain would have been flattened by righteous Golden Core cultivators long ago.

Yu Mochou would not attack Thousand Mountains. The array formations and restrictions on the mountain would be too much for her to handle if she tried to attack it head-on.

However, hunting down Foundation Establishment cultivators of the demonic path on the outskirts of Thousand Mountains is still no problem.

Even when faced with danger, Yu Mochou could easily escape with Chen An and Ye Hongyi.

Ye Hongyi's expression was the opposite of Chen An's; she looked eager to try, her mind already on Mount Qianchong fighting against the demonic forces.

"Master, I'm ready."

Chen An took out a one-time life-saving magic item from his storage bag. It was given to him by Yu Mochou before he left. Ye Hongyi also received a similar one-time magic item.

The Yu family has no shortage of magical treasures and artifacts, and Yu Mochou naturally wouldn't lack such things, so she simply gave each of them one.

"Good luck to you." Yu Mochou nodded with a light laugh, then took a step back, her figure gradually disappearing.

After Yu Mochou left, Ye Hongyi stepped forward, took Chen An's arm, and asked, "Senior brother, how should we fight?"

Chen An said, "This demonic mountain is rather strange; we must not be careless."

"Junior Sister Ye, take out the life-saving magic treasure that Master gave you. If any abnormal situation occurs, use the magic treasure directly and don't hold back. It's okay even if you waste it."

Seeing Chen An's serious attitude, Ye Hongyi also focused her attention a bit more, but in her heart she thought, "It's better to follow my senior brother. I was too arrogant. If I came here by myself, I would definitely be in danger."

Ye Hongyi couldn't help but move closer to Chen An, recalling the chaotic days of her life as a rogue cultivator, which she found truly pathetic.

Chen An said, "Junior sister, get ready! This is a test given by Master. If we really escape in a sorry state, we won't receive much support in the future."