Chapter 342 Bad News
The pale Flood Dragon, riding the clouds, flew over Black Stone Mountain and headed west.
The voice of the dragon girl rang in Li Muyang's ears, filled with shock and doubt.
"The heart of an Immortal... Li Muyang, your mother-in-law is terrifying! Where did she get the heart of an Immortal from?!"
In the Dharma-Ending Age where True Immortals had perished and divine spirits had vanished, the mother-in-law had effortlessly brought out the heart of an Immortal to give to Li Muyang for protection.
This act was truly shocking to the world.
This was the heart of an Immortal!
Even Li Muyang, who usually had a strong heart, felt a tingling in his scalp as he held the sachet in his hand.
The heart of an Immortal...
He looked back at Black Stone Mountain behind him, and his wariness towards this eerie mother-in-law deepened another layer.
If she could present something as divine as the heart of an Immortal for him to borrow, how terrifying must the trump cards she held be?
Similarly, the Bai Er Ye who contended with the mother-in-law, the Lord of Yangshou Mountain, and the so-called revered ones among the wandering Immortal families...
These beings that roamed the lands beyond the border, each holding their territory, were much more terrifying than imagined.
Li Muyang felt that he had still underestimated the strength of these old monsters beyond the border.
Although there were no Ancient Evil Gods wandering this land, the peril might not be much less than that of the Haunted Well.
To be able to produce something as terrifying as the heart of an Immortal, the strength of these top existences beyond the border could indeed be described as unfathomable!
At this moment, the Moon-Biting Flood Dragon had leveled up to LV10 and, in its original form, had a length of nearly six hundred meters.
With such strength and size, it was considered a Demon King in its own right. Even if thrown into the continent where Li Muyang was, it could hold its ground in the Demon Path.
Yet a LV10 Moon-Biting Flood Dragon, placed in these eerie and dangerous lands beyond the border, was clearly still much weaker.
The evil beings that lurked behind the shadows and dominated this land were all among the top existences in the world.
The upgrading speed of the Moon-Biting Flood Dragon was already fast, but it was not enough.
Li Muyang exhaled softly and said, "Raising my cultivation level and slaughtering more evil beings is of utmost urgency."
He sped up and flew westward, saying, "Consuming these five Seven Marrow Pills can exchange for five months of hunting time."
"We need to quickly enhance our cultivation level in that underground world of grey mist!"
If we can gather a thousand heart-devouring worms, we can also go to the mother-in-law to exchange them for a real method of salvation.
Regardless, leveling up and enhancing one's own strength is the foundation.
Li Muyang rode the clouds swiftly across the sky, and soon he saw that mountain covered with maple trees.
At that moment, the voice of the dragon girl rang in his ears again.
"Li Muyang..."
The dragon girl whispered a low warning.
Without turning his head, Li Muyang said, "I know."
He had felt it a quarter hour before, something was following far behind him, relentlessly pursuing him through the mountains and forests below.
That thing was obviously Bai Er Ye's person, or perhaps Bai Er Ye himself.
Feeling that unrelenting gaze of surveillance behind him, Li Muyang continued flying forward as if unaware.
But the sachet he had obtained from the mother-in-law's temple was already clutched in his hand.
If Bai Er Ye indeed decided to show up and pick a fight, he would immediately squeeze the sachet in his hand.
However, even as Li Muyang flew across the sky and directly descended into the forest below, the creature following him never made a move.
Instead, the sense of being watched and pursued vanished after Li Muyang landed in the forest.
The pursuer seemed very wary of this pit that led to the underground world of grey mist, and after witnessing Li Muyang descending there, it left without daring to follow.
The heart-eater worm's flame was indeed troublesome.
This type of flame, which specifically burns the soul, is difficult to defend against, similar to the might of Li Muyang's heavenly fire.
Unless one has the dragon scales brought by the true dragon bloodline, it is truly difficult to counter.
Sensing the disappearance of the pursuer, Li Muyang directly fell into the pit below.
The familiar sensation of falling lasted for a long time, and Li Muyang once again entered that mysterious world of grey mist.
Within this mist, elusive monsters roamed.
Li Muyang cut off a small piece of Tai Sui flesh and began his baiting journey.
But this time, he didn't take the lead; instead, he handed over control of his body to the Yueling Jiao.
"I'm heading back first, I have some troubles on my side. I might come less during these days."
Li Muyang said, "After all, hunting and devouring like this, you've gotten skilled at it. I trust you with it."
In the time that followed, the main task of the Yueling Jiao was to kill monsters and level up.
This mechanical routine of grinding was not something Li Muyang was keen to handle himself.
Mainly because the feeling of being burned by the blue fire was too uncomfortable, and indeed, he had troubles in reality.
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Since he could leave it running, handing it over to the Yueling Jiao, Li Muyang chose to slack off.
After chatting with the Yueling Jiao and giving some simple instructions, Li Muyang logged off early and opened his eyes in his room.
When he logged off, it was approaching noon in the Tianyuan Dynasty.
But in reality, as Li Muyang opened his eyes, he saw the moon full in the sky, nearing midnight.
Instead of rushing into another game session to grind daily tasks with Little Wild Grass, Li Muyang chose to push the door open and step onto the deck.
In the game, he had faintly heard some noise in reality and guessed that something might have gone wrong.
That's why he hurriedly logged off, handing over the grinding and leveling tasks to the Dragon Girl script.
When Li Muyang stepped onto the deck, the cold moonlight fell over the swiftly flying Flying Boat.
Under the peach tree erected at the front of the Flying Boat, Aunt Su, with a grave face, was arguing with Ning Wan'er about something, while Li Yuechan stood silently on one side with a worried expression.
Li Muyang furrowed his brows and approached, asking, "What happened?"
Just a few hours earlier, the situation was very promising, having discovered the traces of Demon Cultivator activities of the Green Sheep Society in Tianjiao City. The Old Dry Leaf and other Demon Cultivators should have been drawn to Tianjiao City, delaying their pursuit of Li Muyang.
So why have Ning Wan'er and Aunt Su suddenly started arguing?
Whatever could make them argue at this time must be related to the pursuit by Old Dry Leaf, right?
And as Li Muyang approached, he immediately learned the bad news from Aunt Su.
The gravely concerned Aunt Su said to Li Muyang, "... A quarter of an hour ago, I vaguely sensed a strong Demon Cultivator's Escaping Light chasing us through the clouds behind us."
"Even though the pursuer pressed down the Escaping Light and concealed their aura as soon as they caught up, I still sensed it, at least it's of the Spirit Travel Realm!"
The Spirit Travel Realm was a quite formidable presence in this world.
Saying it's as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns is not an exaggeration; one does not simply encounter such beings while traveling through the wilderness.
Encountering a Spirit Travel Realm Demon Cultivator during such an escape, and the pursuer immediately concealing their aura after catching up… the result these clues pointed to was quite obvious.
Li Muyang's mood instantly took a turn for the worse.
"Old Dry Leaf caught up?!"
Wasn't it said that Old Dry Leaf had gone to Tianjiao City?
How could he have caught up so quickly?
Could it be that this old monster didn't go to Tianjiao City at all but had been following the direction of the Refinement Demon Sect to pursue him after leaving Jiuyuan City?