Black Mountain City.
Backed by the Continuous Mountain Range, on every full moon night, a mist spreads over the mountains, causing all birds and beasts in the area to fall silent, hence the name.
According to legend.
A world-shaking demon lurks deep within, and the mist is the vapor it emits upon awakening, known as the Black Mountain Old Demon.
Living off the mountain, living off the water.
Many residents of Black Mountain City make a living, such as woodcutters, hunters, and herbalists, and they are not few in number on normal days.
Only when the mist spreads, the mountain will become desolate.
Lin Yuan had been here many times before, although he did not know if the so-called “Black Mountain Old Demon” really existed, but that mist was mostly a kind of special miasma.
Because of its toxicity, people would fear it like a tiger.
Even warriors, without breaking into the True Gang Realm and achieving internal breathing, would deliberately avoid going up the mountain on full moon nights.
“Crack”
Dry branches were crushed underfoot.
The sunlight pierced through the dense branches, casting dappled shadows.
Lin Yuan dressed in a neat short shirt, a long knife hanging from his waist, with eyes as calm as an ancient pool, walked leisurely through the forest.
Suddenly!
Lin Yuan’s footsteps halted, then he turned abruptly with a long sword already drawn as if he had predicted it early on.
Chi!
A sharp blade flashed by, hot blood spraying into the air, and Lin Yuan stepped back, lightly avoiding it.
Crack!
The body of a pouncing black panther split in two, falling on the fallen leaves in the forest.
“Initial Realm Little Demon…”
Glancing down, Lin Yuan frowned slightly.
The Initial Realm corresponds to the lowest Skin Refinement Realm among warriors, not yet enlightened, still mainly guided by animal instincts.
But… even in the Initial Realm, it is a demon, and encountering it would mean certain death for an ordinary person!
This place was the outermost part of Black Mountain, so ordinarily only ordinary wild beasts should be here, how did a demon appear?
With such a situation, there was only one possibility.
It sensed some danger, or the intrusion of higher-level peers, or the drive of hunters, forcing it out of its original territory!
In the past.
The instant Lin Yuan made this judgment, he would unhesitatingly turn and leave, not placing himself in danger.
But now..
【Killing an Initial Realm Black Panther Demon, total lifespan of fifty years, remaining thirty-one years, conversion complete】
【Current simulated lifespan: thirty-two years】
Clang!
The long knife returned to its sheath.
Lin Yuan pondered.
So, simulated lifespan comes from this?
…
“Quick! Faster!”
In the dense forest, a man and two women were running frantically.
The man had a fierce gaping wound on his chest, revealing a glimpse of white bones, and his body seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
As if he could faint at any moment.
The two women, although not severely injured, were pale at the moment, occasionally looking back with anger and fear in their eyes.
“Lingsheng Sect… How can Lingsheng Sect commit such dehumanizing acts!”
The woman in the purple dress gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with resentment, “How dare they!”
“We must report this to the Demon Suppression Bureau!”
Another woman spoke with hatred.
“Let’s focus on escaping first.”
The injured man smiled bitterly.
As he spoke, he coughed violently, and blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth.
They were members of the Whale Gang, and they were in Black Mountain to investigate the disappearance of an herbalist within the gang.
It was a mission to investigate the disappearance of the gang’s medicinal picker.
Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon Lingsheng Sect slaughtering a village, kidnapping young girls.
Despite experiencing much bloodshed and knowing that Whale Gang was no kind group, their anger surged uncontrollably at the scenes before them.
An elderly man with white hair lying in a pool of blood,
A woman pierced by a blade, weakly holding a lifeless baby in her arms…
Everything was dyed in blood red, limbs and flesh everywhere!
Like a hell on earth!
Although shocked and furious, they were not overwhelmed, prepared to quietly withdraw and report back to the gang.
But they were discovered anyway.
Four companions had been killed, and if not for the man’s Blood Exchange Realm strength, fighting desperately, they might have died on the spot. The fate of the two female companions was even more predictable…
“Huh? Someone ahead.”
The woman in purple suddenly showed a smile, “It should be a master!”
Although there was a distance, they could clearly see a fierce glint of a knife flashing by, indicating extraordinary power!
“We’re saved!”
The injured man thought today was a dead end, regretting that the news did not get out, but suddenly hope flared up, boosting their spirits as they rushed over.
But when they got closer, they were all stunned.
Why was it a young man?
With a handsome face, a harmless appearance.
‘Could it be a genius disciple from a hidden clan or a martial arts sect on an adventure?’ the thought flashed through the injured man’s mind, feeling confused.
Regardless, the knife glint just now was not false; his Blood Exchange Realm power could never produce such a fierce strike!
Gritting his teeth, he was about to speak.
Suddenly, a warning shout came from behind, “Friend, these three people killed innocents, please help capture them. We will reward you generously!”
The three people’s faces changed, never expecting their villainy to be exposed first.
“You talk nonsense!”
The woman in purple turned and scolded angrily, then quickly turned to the calm-looking young man, saying urgently, “Sir, don’t listen to their lies; it’s obvious they…”
Before she could finish speaking.
The young man gave them a faint glance and continued walking past them without any intention of getting involved.
“Sir…”
The woman in purple looked anxious.
She wanted to say more, but the pursuers were getting closer.
They had no choice but to stomp their feet heavily and then turn around to run – they couldn’t risk their lives entirely on someone else’s hands; they dare not gamble.
“Haha, thanks for watching from the sidelines, friend!”
Soon, several figures chased by the group of pursuers ran up, with the man at the back laughing loudly, “Lingsheng Sect will definitely…”
Suddenly.
A hand reached out from nowhere, fiercely grabbing the laughing man by the back of his head.
Boom!
The ground around them shook heavily.
The forest fell silent immediately.
Whether it was the Whale Gang trio fleeing for their lives in front, or the pursuers behind, they all instinctively turned their heads to look, showing expressions of blankness.
What’s going on?
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