Chapter 105: An Unforeseen Calamity, Serpent's Benevolence, and the Lion Camel Ridge Ambush!

A rushing wind swept past his ears.

At that moment, Lu Wufei felt as if his body was being stretched endlessly, like a streak of light blazing across the sky, leaving everything behind at an unimaginable speed.

The velocity was overwhelming.

He could only desperately maintain a general forward direction, racing wildly ahead.

Fortunately, there were no traffic lights or the like in the boundless high sky.

Otherwise, no insurance could cover the damages.

Time passed continuously.

How long exactly, he did not know.

Then, suddenly, Lu Wufei sensed a dangerous premonition ahead.

His expression immediately changed, and he was about to stop, but before he could react—

An immense, overwhelming aura surged forward like a roaring tidal wave from the front, unstoppable.

“Not good!”

Startled, Lu Wufei swiftly activated his spiritual treasure, the "Green Leaf," with incredible speed.

In an instant, the Green Leaf swelled violently in the wind, quickly enveloping him.

At that moment,

A tide of spiritual power surged like crashing waves.

Lu Wufei felt a tremendous force collide with him, as if he had been struck from behind by a massive mud truck; his body nearly shattered and was hurled downward.

“Who dares to spy from the side, you unworthy brat?”

“Not worth sparing.”

“Oh? Didn’t expect there’s a treasure.”

“What a pleasant surprise.”

“Bring it to me.”

Faintly, Lu Wufei caught fragmented, indistinct voices.

At this moment, his previously alarmed face was filled with sheer horror.

Ignoring everything else,

He stared at the colossal hand that blotted out the sky—there was no hope of escape.

Lu Wufei’s divine sense surged rapidly, and his figure instantly transformed into a golden light, shooting fiercely toward the direction he was thrown.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the horizon.

“Hmph.”

“Not bad magic. Seems like a direct disciple from some immortal sect.”

“Old ghost, how dare you be distracted when fighting me!”

At that moment, another booming voice thundered from the horizon.

Immediately after,

Two immense spiritual powers clashed like mountains and seas, stirring waves of spiritual energy that rippled out in all directions.

“Damn it!!!”

Feeling the relentless spiritual power surging behind him,

Lu Wufei’s golden light figure fled desperately, his face ashen.

Judging by the vague voices he heard,

If he guessed correctly, he had inadvertently collided with the battle between two ancient monsters and got caught in the crossfire.

This was truly an unexpected disaster!

Fortunately, he had the spiritual treasure bestowed by his master.

Otherwise, this time might have been his end.

Thinking of that overwhelming giant hand that made him feel utterly trapped,

Lu Wufei shuddered with lingering fear.

He dared not linger!

From the sun at its zenith to the slanting rays of dusk,

From bright daylight to the fall of night,

After racing through the sky for half a day nonstop, Lu Wufei selected a remote small town at the edge and flew straight toward a nearby mountain forest.

Meanwhile,

In the small border town, in front of a tavern bearing the sign of the Axe Gang, a group of armored, knife-wielding, fierce-looking men gathered around a large flagpole.

Atop the thick pole, a slender figure, agile like a monkey, swiftly climbed to the very top within moments, clutching the pole and straining to look toward the direction where the golden light had streaked across the sky.

“Second Boss!”

The thin monkey-man spotted the direction where the golden light had fallen and shouted down to the crowd below, “The golden light landed in the western mountain forest!”

“Western mountain forest!”

Below the flagpole, upon hearing the voice above, a slightly plump man with a bare chest clad in armor, a sword hanging at his waist, and a greasy, repugnant face waved his hand: “Let’s go, brothers, to the western mountain forest!”

As soon as he finished speaking,

An eerie silence fell over the area.

The slightly plump Second Boss turned around and saw the men around him silent, faces pale with fear, constantly exchanging anxious glances.

After a while,

Just as the Second Boss was about to lose his temper,

A filthy, scruffy-looking underling with scabbed hair and sores suddenly spoke up, “Second Boss, there are ghosts in the western mountain forest.”

Once the scabby underling spoke, the others immediately babbled in agreement, “Yeah, Second Boss, there are really ghosts there.”

“Just half a month ago, Liu Dadan, the bold hunter at the town’s end—everyone knows he’s brave—went into the western burial forest at noon to hunt some wild beast as part of a bet he lost. He never came back; by nightfall, he was gone. Now, his bones must have rotted away.”

“Yeah, Second Boss, don’t you remember?”

“Not only ghosts, but monsters too. Half a year ago, a black mountain demon sucked the life force dry from eight households west of the town—over thirty people. They say it lives in the western mountain forest. Who would dare go there now?”

“Exactly.”

“I’m not going.”

“Neither am I.”

One after another, the men voiced their fears, leaving the Second Boss uneasy and guilty.

He didn’t want to go either, but he couldn’t show weakness before his men.

At that moment, a cold wind blew, causing everyone to shiver.

The Second Boss shook himself, quickly regaining composure, and decisively said, “Let’s wait for the Boss to decide!”

With that, he strode into the Axe Gang tavern.

The underlings quickly followed, afraid that anyone left outside might be dragged away by the ghostly hand lurking in the darkness.

At that moment,

A tall man, wearing a white short robe and with crossed eyes, descended from the second floor.

“Boss!”

“The Boss is here!”

“Let the Boss decide.”

The white-robed man sat at a table in the tavern hall and casually asked, “What’s all the noise about?”

The men immediately gathered around, pouring tea, patting backs, and massaging feet, attending to him.

The Second Boss sat opposite and said, “Boss, we just saw a golden light come from the north. There’s definitely treasure inside, but it landed in the western mountain forest.”

“We don’t know whether to go or not.”

“Go!”

“If there’s treasure, of course we go!”

The white-robed man with crossed eyes immediately decided.

“But we heard there are ghosts in the western mountain forest.”

“So what if there are ghosts?”

“Go to the eastern end of town and bring the monks from that temple. They were invited to come along.”

The Boss slapped the table and chuckled strangely, “Aren’t they supposed to drive away evil and disasters?”

“They won’t be afraid of ghosts, right?”

“Right?”

“Wise words, Boss!”

“Brilliant, Boss!”

Immediately, the underlings showered him with flattery.

The atmosphere turned chaotic.

Before long,

The Axe Gang members noisily marched toward the eastern end of town.

Along the messy street,

Households that were open quickly shut their doors.

Even the rooms with lights immediately extinguished them.

Even the gaunt wild dogs by the roadside slunk away into the shadows.

For a moment, people and dogs alike were hated and shunned.

In the western mountain forest,

The moment Lu Wufei landed, he transformed into a tall, handsome young man.

His black magical robe turned into a short garment made of tiger and leopard skins.

“I wonder where this is.”

“I’ll head to the town first, then decide.”

Feeling no injuries on his body, Lu Wufei was grateful for the powerful Green Leaf spiritual treasure his master had given him.

Looking around, he chose a direction and started walking forward.

But after only two steps, a crisp cracking sound came from beneath his feet.

He looked down and realized he had just crushed a human skull.

Looking around, he saw scattered white bones everywhere—both animal and human, but mostly human.

He even spotted a shattered Bagua mirror and a broken sword.

“Have I stumbled into some monster’s feeding ground?”

Staring at the terrifying scene, Lu Wufei was surprised.

He looked up and noticed wisps of mist rising within the dark mountain forest.

Sensing the faint chilling spiritual energy within the mist,

He smirked coldly, thinking, “Heh, I was no match for those two old monsters in broad daylight, but I won’t be defeated by these little forest demons. Just the right chance to vent some anger.”

With that thought,

Lu Wufei rummaged swiftly in his internal storage space, then broke off a nearby tree branch and quickly fashioned a torch.

The cold mist recoiled immediately upon approaching the flame.

Feigning indifference, Lu Wufei held the makeshift torch and pressed forward.

Stepping on the scattered bones,

He suddenly noticed a hunting knife and a bow lying near a skeleton, although the bowstring was broken.

Lu Wufei picked up the hunting knife casually and continued onward.

Soon,

Footsteps sounded behind a small hill ahead.

Lu Wufei approached and saw a plainly dressed village girl, pure and pitiful in appearance.

Her clothes were disheveled, her upper garment wide open, and she trembled slightly as she ran in panic.

Though his eyes feasted on her beauty,

Lu Wufei silently counted in his mind.

“One, two, three...”

Before he finished counting, the village girl saw him, her eyes lighting up joyfully.

Without hesitation, she ran straight to him, shouting, “Young sir, save me! There are bandits chasing me!”

She rushed forward and threw herself into his arms.

“Miss.”

Though fully aware, Lu Wufei supported her up, playing the gentleman, “Are you alright, miss?”

As he spoke,

He helped the lovely girl up but didn’t dare take advantage, wary of what the true nature of this demon might be.

He promptly pushed her away in a chivalrous manner, “Don’t be afraid. I have some martial arts skills, and this.”

He lifted the hunting knife and waved it, “I can protect you.”

The girl glanced at the hunting knife, then weakly said, “Please save me, young sir,” and tried to cling to him again.

Lu Wufei quickly dodged, “Miss, men and women should keep proper distance. I will help you, but please dress properly.”

Lu Wufei’s caution only made the girl more eager, and she lunged at him once more.

With Lu Wufei’s cultivation, it would be easy to avoid such an advance.

However, his eyes flickered with a faint cyan light as he employed a minor illusion-breaking technique gleaned from the “Chaos Void True Steel Scripture,” but he still couldn’t discern the village girl’s true demonic form.

The girl, seeing Lu Wufei’s repeated evasions, clearly realized something.

She twisted her body, growing larger and taller, transforming into a terrifying three-meter-tall ghastly demon with a blue face, fangs bared, and a foul, rank stench emanating from her.

“I will devour you alive, bit by bit!”

The blue-faced demon growled and lunged at Lu Wufei.

Facing a ghastly demon whose aura had reached the early Foundation Establishment stage, few would survive such an encounter.

Lu Wufei immediately regretted having embraced her earlier.

He raised a hand, which suddenly expanded several times in size and grabbed the approaching demon’s neck.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The demon wildly clawed at Lu Wufei’s arm but couldn’t even scratch his skin, only producing sharp, metallic-sounding noises as if clawing at iron or bronze.

“Bronze Body, Iron Arm.”

This was another minor technique Lu Wufei had learned from the “Chaos Void True Steel Scripture.”

His enlarged arm tightly squeezed the demon’s neck.

For a moment,

The towering three-meter-tall demon was firmly gripped by Lu Wufei’s roughly 1.8-meter frame and lifted into the air—a terrifying and ghastly sight.

Nearby at the forest’s edge,

The Axe Gang Boss and his group, forcing two monks forward, had just entered the forest and witnessed this horrifying scene.

Each was pale with terror, trembling so much their legs gave out.

When Lu Wufei glanced over at them, the Axe Gang members, usually fierce and feared by all, were struck dumb and collapsed in fear.

The Axe Gang Boss fell to the ground, then finally snapped to attention, shouting in panic, “Monster! Monster!”

He scrambled backward.

The gang members, awakened from their fear, screamed and crawled out of the forest as quickly as they could, using hands and feet.

“Amitabha.”

Watching the dreadful scene ahead,

The two monks reacted very differently.

The younger monk was terrified, weak in limbs, no different from the Axe Gang members.

The older monk, however, remained calm, watching the scene without fear, chanting Buddhist scriptures.

His hand, which held prayer beads, ceased trembling.

Back with Lu Wufei,

Seeing the group trying to flee,

He tightened his grip on the ghastly demon’s neck.

“Bang!”

The demon’s head was instantly crushed.

Then,

The enormous demon’s body rapidly shrank and transformed into a slender skeleton without a head.

Lu Wufei realized, “So it’s a skeleton spirit.”

With a wave of his hand,

A fierce wind suddenly rose without origin, tossing up a wide area of sand, stones, dirt, plants, and trees.

All scattered bones, including the demon’s headless skeleton, were swiftly swept together, forming a massive burial mound that buried all the bones.

Soon,

The wind died down and the dust settled.

The ground looked as if it had been dug up three feet deep.

Lu Wufei glanced at the group nearby before disappearing instantly.

The old monk, witnessing the youth’s sudden burial mound, widened his eyes.

His previously trembling hand holding the prayer beads steadied.

The young monk and the Axe Gang members crawling backward grew even more terrified.

At that moment,

Lu Wufei’s figure suddenly appeared before the two monks.

The old monk was startled, stepping back half a pace and then stopping.

The young monk, frightened by Lu Wufei, who had leaned on the old monk for support, collapsed again, eyes rolling back, fainting.

Lu Wufei ignored the young monk and looked at the old monk, asking, “Monk, do you know where this is? Which continent?”

The old monk was taken aback but kept his composure, bowing slightly, then said, “This place is within the jurisdiction of Ping’an Town.”

“As for which continent, I read in books that beneath our feet lies the Southern Jambudvipa.”

“Southern Jambudvipa.”

Later, in Ping’an Town, inside the Axe Gang tavern’s best room, Lu Wufei soaked in a large bath barrel, recalling the old monk’s words.

He hadn’t expected to have already reached Southern Jambudvipa.

He remembered not having left Longevity Mountain very long ago.

But since he had been racing at high altitude for so long, losing all sense of time, plus his newfound ability to fast for extended periods, he was unsure exactly how long he’d been gone.

Flying all the way to Southern Jambudvipa meant his direction had been right.

The question now was whether to continue to Aolai Kingdom’s Flower-Fruit Mountain in Eastern Victory Divine Continent.

The fight with those two ancient monsters during the day had shaken Lu Wufei deeply.

If he hadn’t escaped quickly,

He dared not imagine what would have happened if caught by that giant hand.

It was clear his strength was still too weak.

But it wasn’t just his cultivation level.

Before coming to Wuzhuang Temple, he had been extremely cautious.

He had successfully become a disciple of Zhenyuan Daxian, the Earth Immortal Patriarch, at Wuzhuang Temple.

In the five years at the temple, with his master Zhenyuanzi and powerful senior brothers around,

Lu Wufei had unconsciously developed a false sense of security.

Added to his breakthrough to the Golden Core realm, the spiritual treasures from his master, and the "Golden Light Escape" technique,

He had become somewhat arrogant.

But today, he had been harshly taught a lesson.

One he would never forget.

With that thought,

His original desire to visit the monkeys on Flower-Fruit Mountain dimmed considerably.

Though that dream was important, his life was more so.

At his Golden Core cultivation stage, he had no right to wander recklessly in the mortal world.

“Forget it. Flower-Fruit Mountain will always be there.”

“Whenever I go is fine.”

After the day’s events cleared his mind, Lu Wufei quickly made up his mind.

He was always decisive.

“Better to go home. Black Hair, Red Skin, Yellow Lord, and Wandashan Number One are all waiting for me.”

Thinking of his brothers among the monsters in the Great Wilderness Mountains, his mood lightened considerably.

“Thirteen years away from the mountain.”

“I wonder how my subordinates will react when I return with my rank as Demon Marshal General?”

“How will Bai Yunxiao, who often took care of me, react?”

“And my former comrades—the Deer Demon Great Horn, Tiger Demon Big Hammer, Fox Demon Hu Cong—what will they say?”

“Lastly, Bear Leader Big Guy, who hates me deeply—his expression when we meet will be quite something.”

Memories of times spent on Wandashan flashed vividly.

“Chirp, chirp, chirp.”

At that moment, Little White seemed to sense his master’s mood and surfaced beside him.

Lu Wufei patted the little creature’s head.

Just as he was about to stand, he suddenly remembered something important.

This time returning to the mountain, he must meet the so-called “White Face,” one of the three great kings.

After all, he had once been a demon general under White General.

Now that he was back, it was natural to return under his command.

“But my identity...”

After some thought, Lu Wufei chose to act according to the situation.

At first, he planned to conceal it, but with his pure Daoist true method, no one would believe he was anything but a cultivator.

He might as well reveal that he had joined an immortal sect’s blessed land.

After all, true methods cannot be hidden.

As for which master he bowed to, he would decide later.

Revealing his sect had pros and cons.

The advantage was that the three great kings would respect him more if they knew he was from Wuzhuang Temple, giving him better resources and territory.

After all, a few of his senior brothers could sweep through the Great Wilderness Mountains.

Among his close brothers, one was a mid-stage Human Immortal.

Not to mention many others in the temple who had reached the divine immortal realm.

Especially the temple’s chief senior brother, Qingchen, whose cultivation might surpass even the divine immortal realm.

Those who had already left to serve across the three realms were even more formidable.

Lu Wufei did not believe that a demon king of the Human Immortal realm would be unaware of Wanshou Mountain’s Wuzhuang Temple.

Many benefits.

But also many drawbacks.

If the three demon kings of the Great Wilderness Mountains faced a tough enemy and sent Lu Wufei out, he could be placed in grave danger.

Lu Wufei had to be cautious.

The world never offered only benefits without drawbacks.

He understood this well.

In any case, he would take things as they came.

Having resolved to return to the mountain, Lu Wufei got dressed and headed downstairs.

“Dao Master.”

Two Axe Gang members standing outside respectfully greeted him.

Not long ago,

Lu Wufei had executed half the Axe Gang members guilty of punishable crimes, including the ruthless Boss.

The Second Boss, having committed less severe crimes, along with a few others, had narrowly escaped.

This place had become Lu Wufei’s temporary resting ground.

As for the title “Dao Master,” it was their spontaneous address.

Coming downstairs,

A table laden with chicken, duck, fish, and various dishes awaited.

The slightly plump Second Boss humbly approached with servile flattery.

After a brief seven-day rest,

And gathering information from the Axe Gang members for seven days—that was the main reason—

In the eyes of the Axe Gang members,

Lu Wufei had soared swiftly into the sky on a cloud of mist.

Then transformed into a golden light, shooting ahead.

This time,

His journey back to the Western Ox He Continent was not as smooth as before.

Several times, when encountering powerful auras blocking his path in the high sky, he immediately changed direction.

Thus,

Two months later,

Lu Wufei arrived above a mountain range teeming with demonic energy, astonishingly intense.

Blocked from proceeding,

He descended and grabbed a small demon, asking, “Where is this territory? Who is your king?”

The little demon replied immediately, “This is Lion Camel Ridge. Our king—actually we have two. Which one do you mean?”

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(The chapter ends)