Calabash Fairy

In the White Tiger Cave, many lesser demons gathered together, still as noisy as they had been back then.

Deep inside the cave, Leopard Two looked solemnly at the small golden seal he was carefully holding in his hand:

"Did the Second King really say that?"

"Exactly!" The boar demon nodded hurriedly. "The Second King said that there might be danger coming to White Tiger Cave in the near future. He told you, Commander Leopard, to be on high alert. If you encounter an insurmountable danger, just use this treasure to turn the danger into safety."

"But the Second King also said that this treasure can only be used once."

Upon hearing this, Leopard Two's hand holding the golden seal trembled slightly, and he became even more cautious. He then glared at the wild boar demon and said:

"The Second King has warned us to be careful, what are you still standing here for! Hurry up and give the order to send more men to patrol the mountain!"

"Hey! Hey! I'm going right now!"

Upon hearing this, the boar demon immediately agreed and ran outside...

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At the same time, deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, in a peaceful forest, the earth suddenly trembled!

"boom------"

In an instant, a red crystal rock horn, tens of feet high, suddenly pierced the ground. Accompanied by a deafening roar, the earth within a radius of forty miles around the rock horn rapidly cracked and sank, raising clouds of dust!

On the distant mountains, several gazes were cast from all directions, silently watching this scene.

"The Red Horn Clan has also perished..."

"There's no need to keep watching. Let's move this freak out of here as soon as possible."

"Even if we move elsewhere to compete for spiritual veins, it's still better than facing this freak."

"What on earth is this thing looking for? It's practically turned this whole area upside down!"

The owners of those gazes left the place with feelings of apprehension, fear, and anger.

After an unknown amount of time, amidst the swirling dust, a heavy footstep sounded, and a burly figure slowly emerged from the dust, exposing himself to the sunlight.

No wonder that many monsters also refer to this being as a freak or a ghost.

It was a bizarre creature covered in jet-black scales, with antlers on its head, scaled claws on its hands, and horse-like legs, as if pieced together from various parts.

The only part of his body not covered by scales was his face, which had beast-like eyes but looked no different from an ordinary human face.

"...No...it's not here...there's no trace of it here..."

The strange being murmured in a hoarse voice, its eyes looking around blankly.

His intuition told him that the thing was right here, but he just couldn't find it.

We must find that thing...

Soon, the figure set off again, slowly walking step by step towards the distant mountains and forests.

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Night falls at the summit of Qingfeng Mountain.

"A four-thousand-year-old demon has appeared in the vicinity of the border region. The last time something like this happened was five hundred years ago. However, back then, the demon was just passing by, revealing its aura for a moment before leaving, not like what Xuan Shui said..."

As Shu Yu spoke, he frowned and shook his head, clearly unable to understand the matter for the time being.

"Fellow Daoist, I will also be inquiring about that great demon during this time. As soon as I have any news, I will send the white crane to deliver the message to you."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan nodded and said:

"In that case, I'll leave this matter to you, fellow Daoist. If you discover anything amiss around Wuyou Mountain, please come and find me as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Shu Yu agreed to the matter and transformed into a gentle breeze, heading towards Wuyou Mountain.

Fang Yan watched his old friend leave, then turned around and looked at Xuan Shui behind him. With a flick of his wrist, two jade bottles appeared in front of it.

"Xuan Shui, you did a good job this time. These two bottles of Water Spirit Pills are your reward."

"Thank you, Master!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Shui's eyes lit up, and amidst the envious gazes of the other three little demons, he put the two bottles of elixirs into the tortoise shell.

Xuan Shui was also quite excited.

The other three were not worldly-wise and did not appreciate their good fortune, taking the pill for granted as an ordinary elixir.

But how could Xuan Shui not know that all the pills its master had taken out were extremely effective, almost without any impurities, and were top-grade spiritual pills that were very rare in the outside world!

The Xuan Turtle clan is a large and powerful family with many members, but precisely because of this, the cultivation resources that are distributed among the younger generation are not actually that much.

For Xuan Shui, the most suitable and effective drug at present is the Water Spirit Pill.

The problem is that, in the more than two hundred years he had seen in his clan, he had never seen as many superior water spirit pills as he had seen in the past two years at Qingfeng Mountain!

His master was definitely an extraordinary alchemy master, and every time he made a pill, it was of the highest quality, almost without exception!

Only now did Xuan Shui truly realize that it had overcome countless hardships to get here, and that this place was its destiny!

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After their nighttime cultivation, the four little demons returned to the mountains to rest. Fang Yan did not return directly to the Qingfeng Secret Realm, but sat under the plum tree, looking thoughtfully at the amethyst token in his hand.

With his pure Yang sword intent, he is now confident that he can severely injure or even kill a great demon with two thousand years of cultivation with a single sword strike. If he were in the Qingfeng Mountain area, he could even face a great demon with three thousand years of cultivation without fear, relying on his divine power.

This is still based on the fact that he has not yet broken through the thousand-year cultivation barrier.

It seems that he can now act with impunity in the Ten Thousand Mountains, but this incident has served as a wake-up call for him.

Those powerful demons are all free men, and it's not impossible for them to appear on the outskirts of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

The reason they don't appear here is simply because the outer area is not suitable for their cultivation.

Although demons often live longer than humans after becoming demons, their lifespans still vary depending on their race, bloodline, talent, and other factors.

Cultivation is inherently difficult for demons. If their cultivation level does not break through, they will die when their lifespan ends. Otherwise, why are there so many demons on the outskirts of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, yet great demons are still so rare?

Pine trees like Shuyu, which have become spirits, are inherently long-lived. Each time they break through the hundred-year mark, their lifespan will increase. This one is also full of lifespan because he has cultivated for eight hundred years, and he still has a good chance of becoming a great demon in the future.

Even for great demons whose cultivation level is a small threshold or a small realm every thousand years, the same applies. If they cannot break through to the next small realm and increase their lifespan, they will eventually face the day of death.

Therefore, these powerful demons rarely waste time venturing to the outer areas, as this place is simply too "barren".

However, in such matters, one is always more afraid of the unexpected than the possible, and his current methods are not yet at their limit, nor can they be improved further.

The pure Yang sword seed within him also contains a trump card that he nurtures daily...

Having considered this, Fang Yan activated the Myriad Treasures Purple Crystal Token in his hand and sent out a message. He received a response shortly afterward...

He smiled, hung the Myriad Treasures Token back on his waist, and then slowly disappeared, returning to the Qingfeng Secret Realm.