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“Is this the shortcut map your big brother gave you?”
Qin Weiyu spent a long time looking over that map that Chen Mo retrieved. She raised her head and suddenly asked a question.
The Northern Barbarians’ Weightbearer Mountain Range was long and continuous, the topography complex. It was extremely likely for average cultivators lose their way upon entering Weightbearer Mountain. The location of the Zhi Ming Star Image was in the depths of Weightbearer Mountain. For someone like Chen Mo, who was on his first incursion, they would have been delayed a very long time. This shortcut map was even a rare and good way that he could even avoid Huan Wen with.
“How is it?” Chen Mo asked.
Qin Weiyu’s expression was a bit odd, but she nevertheless nodded. “Your big brother truly cares about you.
“While Big Brother is stalling Huan Wen, we must quickly set out.” Chen Mo wanted to forge his Flying Swords as quickly as possible to avoid facing Huan Wen directly.
“En.”
Qin Weiyu stared at the map and nodded.
Five days later.
The continuous Weightbearer Mountains, the Northern Barbarians were hidden deep in the towering peaks, the magnificence of which were picturesque, contrasted nicely by the boundless sea of trees. Chen Mo drove the Nebula Flying Chariot towards the location of the Zhi Ming Star Image. All of a sudden, an immense jolt came from the forest, and countless white birds flew startled from the forest.
An enormous magic energy aura spread towards the mountains.
“Hm?”
Chen Mo looked down at the mountains, using the Deva Eyes to look. He sensed that the source of the magic energy was in the depths of the mountains.
“Cultivator?” Qin Weiyu also stared in that direction.
Just at this moment, the entire mountain chain suddenly rumbled like boiling water. Innumerable Demon Beasts flew out of the forest. These Demon Beasts looked like baboons, with broad and long heads, jutting brows, sunken eyes, and sharp fangs. Their expressions were sinister, and webbed wings sprouted from their back. Their limbs were long and vigorous, their claws sharp as blades. Each Demon Beast had Rank Seven or Eight strength. They launched a siege against a group of cultivators, as if they were a trained army.
“These are Demon Mandrills!” Qin Weiyu was grave.
Demon Mandrills were Rank Six or Seven Dremon Beasts. Although their Realms were not high, they liked to congregate. Demon Mandrills often moved in hundreds upon thousands at once. Among the Demon Mandrills, there were even leaders that were Rank Eight or Nine. When they attacked enemies, even Fate Realization Realm Greater Thunder Tribulation cultivators would often feel they were troublesome. The majority of cultivators were unwilling to provoke the terror of a troop like this, however, some Star Generals were fond of using Demon Mandrills to train their martial arts.
Currently, two unfortunate men were surrounded by the Demon Mandrills. One was a stereotypical Northern Barbarian man. His build was tall, and he was swift and fierce. Each of his muscles rippled with robust strength, and he was surprisingly of Third Layer Greater Thunder Tribulation power. In his hands, he held a hundred catty piece of iron, relying on his natural Northern Barbarian physicality to entangle the Demon Mandrills.
The other was dressed in Daoist grab. At a glance, he was a cultivator who had reached Fate Realization Realm. Each of his movements contained boundless magic energy, but against the horde of Demon Mandrills, the Fate Realization Realm cultivator’s sword chant did not bring him too much of an advantage.
Under the tremendous encirclement of the Demon Mandrills, the two of them were already slowly losing steam.
“The Demon Mandrills have a leader and territory. It is very rare for normal Demon Mandrills to start a hunt, doing so only when they feel that their territory has been infringed upon. Even I would have a difficult time against these Demon Mandrills.” Qin Weiyu’s implication was that she did not want to stir trouble.
That Fate Realization Realm cultivator detected Chen Mo, and he shouted: “Please, Fellow, help!”
This voice was sweet; she was actually a female cultivator, which was outside of Chen Mo’s expectations.
“Weiyu, help look after Nianyou for me. I’ll go take a look.” Chen Mo said.
“You’re going to save them.”
“I’ll go meet the Demon Mandrills’ leader.” Chen Mo spotted the leader.
“As you wish.” Qin Weiyu had grown accustomed to Chen Mo’s kindness. This man never could be judged with common sense, anyways. If other cultivators saw a scene like this, they basically would not interfere. Perhaps they would take advantage of the situation for personal gain, waiting for the two cultivators to be completely spent before coming to loot the burning house.
Chen Mo leapt forth, jumping into the sea of clouds below.
The leader of the Demon Mandrills was a full size larger than the normal Demon Mandrills. It wore a crown of thorns upon its head, and all of its fur alternated, as if they were strange tattoos. There were two pairs of wings on its back, and its face was like an evil specter’s, emitting wicked qi. Just a glance at it alone was enough to terrify a person.
The Devil Mandrill’s1 mouth spat black light that clashed with the Fate Realization Realm cultivator’s magic treasure. The mandrill issued a howl that made its Demon Mandrills endlessly suppress the two targets.
Then, the Devil Mandrill spotted Chen Mo. All of a sudden, it clawed at him, unleashing two black rays from empty space that shot towards Chen Mo like swords.
Chen Mo brought out the Northern Dipper to intercept the two black lights. A Rank Eight Demon Beast was not inferior to a Third Layer Greater Thunder Tribulation in strength. The black light carried the power of ten thousand catties as it drew near him. Chen Mo’s body was extremely tough in constitution, and he was able to withstand this attack. Northern Dipper brandished a similarly tyrannical Star Energy.
An unstoppable astral wind jolted and even shattered the air, blowing away all the other Demon Mandrills.
When the Devil Mandrill saw it was unable to hinder Chen Mo, it screeched and flew over.
A foul wind whistled and entangled Northern Dipper’s Northern Dipper’s Star Energy. The Devil Mandrill fired another ray of black light that transformed into a thick black fog. When this fog appeared, the surrounding Demon Mandrills immediately withdrew. Chen Mo did not dare rashly advance. He also fell back, forming a hand seal to activate the “Thousand Jun Ruler.” The ruler shadow dove into the black mist; the Thousand Jun Ruler’s immense power was surprisingly unable to beat back the fog.
The Devil Mandrill flapped its webbed wings and controlled the black fog. The azure skies were instantly blanketed with black clouds, and the markings on mandrill’s body flickered and pulsed like blood.
Chen Mo raised the Northern Dipper and continuously swung it. The power of the thousand catty rod of iron’s every strike shook the skies like claps of thunder. The other Demon Mandrills could hardly approach, even with their sturdy bodies.
Meanwhile, the Northern Barbarian man also wielded his own swift and fierce weapon, breaking through the Demon Mandrills’ encirclement like a hot knife through butter. When the female cultivator saw the mandrill’s leader was occupied by Chen Mo, greatly lessening the pressure on them, she controlled her sword chant with her fingers.
A hundred Flying Swords like a rainbow punched through the black mist and spread high into the sky.
At the same time, she read an incantation. All of a sudden, a rainbow light glowed bright in the black mist, descending like an aurora. Ray after ray of multicolored sword-light fell from the sky like a torrential downpour.
These Flying Swords containing Third Layer Thunder Tribulation magic energy were like an unstoppable force. Rainbow lights spread as far as the eye could see, an exceedingly magnificent sight. Even from high up in the sky, Qin Weiyu showed an awestruck expression at this scene.
The Demon Mandrills were chaotically slaughtered. They fled in all directions, and when the leader saw that its prey launch a counterattack, it let out a continuous roar. Suddenly, a heavy pressure descended upon its face. By the time it came t its senses, Chen Mo had already smashed it with his staff.
The skin of the Demon Mandrills’ leader was hard as iron. Ordinary weapons were completely unable to penetrate, but Northern Dipper contained Star Energy. The leader of the mandrills was nearly pounded into a meat cake. Under the staff’s attack, it sustained heavy injuries. The other Demon Mandrills quickly swarmed to protect their leader.
Originally, facing two Great Cultivators were already a bit strenuous for the Demon Mandrills. After Chen Mo joined the battle, the Demon Mandrills could not stand anymore, and their leader, knowing they were no match, shrieked and flapped its wings in escape. The other Demon Mandrills promptly flew towards the horizon after it.
Chen Mo did not pursue, allowing these Demon Beasts to leave.
Very quickly, the mountain was completely empty, not a trace of the Demon Mandrills to be seen.
“Many thanks to Fellow for your assistance.”
The female cultivator and that Northern Barbarian man landed in front of Chen Mo. That female cultivator’s appearance was unremarkable, but her eyes were in glowing spirits.
“Your Servant is Qiao Yuyu.”2
“Your Servant is Gao Zhen.”3
The two of them introduced themselves.
“You can call me ‘Shi Jin.'” Chen Mo returned their salutations.
“Fellow, what cultivation method do you practice, it has such incredible power to surprisingly be able to wound the leader of the Demon Mandrills.” That Northern Barbarian man, Gao Zhen, cocked his eyebrows. Chen Mo’s iron weapon piqued his interest very much. “Fellow does not seem like one of the Northern Barbarians? You are actually able to make Your Servant feel ashamed of his inferiority.”
“Some nameless cultivation method, it’s not worth a mention.” Chen Mo wrinkled his brow.
Gao Zhen knew that the cultivation methods and powers that cultivators trained in were mysterious. He only asked because he honestly was too curious about Chen Mo’s overwhelming power. Seeing Chen Mo refuse, he awkwardly smiled.
“If not for Fellow’s help just then, things truly would have bode ill for us.” Qiao Yuyu had lingering trepidation.
“Why would you be targeted by the Demon Mandrills?”
Qin Weiyu landed the Nebula Flying Chariot and walked before them.
Qiao Yuyu and Gao Zhen’s eyes showed fleeting astonishment.
“Would this be Fellow Shi Jin’s Dao Companion??” Qiao Yuyu was taken aback. Qin Weiyu carried Nianyou; at first glance, they were apparently a family, which made her very skeptical.
CHen Mo grunted.
“As far as I know, Demon Mandrills generally will not mobilize their entire pack to surround and hunt cultivators, especially cultivators who are Third Layer Greater Thunder Tribulation or higher.”
Qiao Yuyu smiled.
“It is quite embarrassing to admit, but we wanted to steal the ‘Demon Crown.'”
“Demon Crown? What is this?” Chen Mo was blank.
“The Demon Crown is that crown of thorns atop the head of the Demon Mandrills’ leader. Only the chief of the Demon Mandrills has the qualifications to don it. The one able to wear this crown will be able to summon all Demon Mandrills and command them.” Qin Weiyu was a bit knowledgable about this.
“Exactly.” Qiao Yuyu nodded. “In order to steal this Demon Crown, we had to defeat the chief, but we did not expect that it would be so dangerous.” The female cultivator waved her hand, and a multicolored rainbow descended from the sky into her palm.
“Don’t tell me your scheming for the Demon Crown is in order to invade the Great Chong Dynasty?” Chen Mo’s tone was heavy. The Northern Barbarians and Great Chong Dynasty had viewed each other as enemies since ancient times. If this truly was the case, these two were a scourge.
“You misunderstand.” Qiao Yuyu said: “Your Servant has no interest in the Great Chong Dynasty. We merely need it for something else.”
“Are you two here for the Star Mansion Spirit Stones?” Chen Mo saw through their thoughts at a glance. They would exploit the Demon Crown to summon a horde of Demon Mandrills to fight the Star Generals for the Star Mansion Spirit Stone. He could not help but admit that this was very bold.
“Your Distinguished Self is also aware of the Zhi Ming Star Image.” Gao Zhen’s pupils shrank.
Qiao Yuyu asked: “Did the two of you come for this as well?”
“The Great Chong Dynasty’s Huan Wen has personally come for this Zhi Ming Star Array. Do you two actually want to fight with a Star General?” Qin Weiyu flatly smiled. She did not expect there would be cultivators other than Chen Mo who would actually do such a thing.
“If there is only the Star General alone, we naturally would not dare. But if Huan Wen wants to take the Star Mansion Spirit Stone, then she will inevitably clash with Wang Sengbian.4 We may have a chance if they injure each other.” Qiao Yuyu’s eyes flashed, “I see that Fellow’s wife is of an extraordinary nature. Why not we work together? If the four of us join hands, we may even be able to kill Huan Wen.”
Hearing that they could kill Huan Wen, Chen Mo’s interest was piqued.
“But you say you want Huan Wen and Wang Sengbian to injure each other. We’re taking a shortcut right now to get there ahead of them. There is completely no need for a battle to occur, right.” Chen Mo said.
“Shortcut?” Qiao Yuyu showed a bewildered expression.
“What?”
“Fellow, you must be mistaken.” Gao Zhen shook his head: “Although this road leads to the Zhi Ming Star Image’s location, it is no shortcut at all.”
“You will encounter Star Generals on the road closest to the Zhi Ming Star Image. This is certainly not a good idea.” Qiao Yuyu nodded.
“What?” Chen Mo was stunned: “This isn’t a shortcut? This means?”
Just at this moment, the stars above Weightbearer Mountain’s sky changed. Seven stars brilliantly glowed, and one among them fell like a shooting star.
“Huan Wen and Wang Sengbian should be fighting over the Star Mansion Spirit Stone now.”
Qiao Yuyu’s expression became excited.
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