Hei Yi successfully passed the tribulation. This filled Mo Fan with great joy and sent the demons of Black Wind Mountain into ecstatic delight.
Everyone knew what this meant.
The stronger Black Wind Mountain became, the more comfortable life would be for these little demons below. They no longer had to live in constant fear.
After returning to the mountain, Mo Fan did not mention the matter of the Nether River or the Divine Ruins. Instead, he convened a high-level meeting and told everyone that he was about to head to a certain place for exploration and needed to take Bai Yaoyao with him.
Therefore, in the coming days, Black Wind Mountain’s daily affairs would be handled by the two Demon Generals, Wolf Fierce and Crane Flying, while Fire Spirit would oversee the mountain.
After arranging this, Mo Fan visited the Demon Academy once more. He found Fang Ru still lecturing, though the content was no longer the Tao Te Ching.
Mo Fan understood that Bai Yaoyao must have given her some guidance, so he said nothing more. He simply offered some encouragement before seeking out Bai Yi and informing him of the upcoming plans.
As a vengeful ghost, Bai Yi naturally had Mo Fan’s complete trust. Precisely because Bai Yi was very intelligent, Mo Fan asked him to help oversee Black Wind Mountain in the meantime.
It was worth noting that although Bai Yi was Mo Fan’s vengeful ghost, he suffered no significant impact when far from Mo Fan. In fact, he felt even freer, though he still could not escape the restraint of the tiger pattern.
Of course, if Mo Fan were to perish, Bai Yi as his vengeful ghost would also be annihilated.
In truth, Mo Fan had already asked Yu Er to perform a divination once. Black Wind Mountain would face no major issues in the near future. All these arrangements were simply to put his own mind at ease.
For this trip to the Dragon Ruins, he did not know how long he would be away. Naturally, he had to arrange everything on Black Wind Mountain in advance.
After making all arrangements, Mo Fan stayed on Black Wind Mountain for two more days.
The reason for staying two extra days was to allow Yu Er to conduct a series of divinations.
However, both divinations were not entirely satisfactory to Mo Fan, as they showed a mix of fortune and misfortune!
Moreover, the hexagrams all pointed to that blood-red world.
In the Black Dragon’s memories, the blood-red world was precisely the Dragon Ruins!
Mo Fan had long witnessed Yu Er’s divination skills and naturally trusted them completely.
On ordinary days, he would never take such a risk. But this matter concerned Ying Ying Monster and also his chance to strengthen the dragon qi within his body. After a brief moment of thought, he decided to head to the Dragon Ruins.
This time, he only brought Hei Yi and Bai Yaoyao. As for Yu Er, he left him on Black Wind Mountain, which greatly pleased Yu Er.
As a qualified diviner, he naturally abhorred danger. Even a fifty percent chance of peril was something he refused to gamble on.
Thus, for Yu Er, staying on Black Wind Mountain with fine food and drink was a hundred times better than adventuring.
This time, Mo Fan did not arrange for anyone to watch over Yu Er. He understood that after witnessing his methods and resources, this greedy fellow would not leave even if chased away.
In fact, Yu Er truly had no intention of leaving Black Wind Mountain, at least not in the short term.
The reason he had crossed thousands of li over the sea to reach the Ten Thousand Great Mountains was to evade pursuit. Now that he was on Black Wind Mountain, although he mingled with demons daily, there was no danger at least.
Far from danger, he had no worries about food or drink. The demons of Black Wind Mountain served him delicacies, almost as if they were building a temple to worship him.
Moreover, because Mo Fan needed his divination abilities, he was quite generous. Various spiritual herbs and spirit stones never ceased, which satisfied Yu Er, who had weathered much hardship. Naturally, he had no desire to leave.
…
Bai Yaoyao was not unfamiliar with the Nether River, as she had visited it once before.
Upon returning to Black Dragon Peak, Mo Fan made another series of arrangements. Only then did he lead the two demons back to the stone wall teleportation array.
“I never expected this stone wall to have an ancient lost Great Teleportation Array!”
After examining the teleportation array patterns on the stone wall, Bai Yaoyao’s eyes lit up.
Hearing this, Mo Fan’s interest was immediately piqued. He knew that Bai Yaoyao had studied array formations during her time among humans. The current mountain-protecting grand array of Black Wind Mountain was excellent proof.
“What is this Great Teleportation Array? Can you replicate it?” Mo Fan asked excitedly.
“The Great Teleportation Array is a type of teleportation array, but one with an incredibly vast range. You can think of it as an ultra-long-distance teleportation array!” Bai Yaoyao explained. “As for replication… even array formation grandmasters probably cannot do it.”
“Why?”
Mo Fan frowned, inwardly lamenting the pity.
“The Great Teleportation Array is extremely rare even today. From what I know, not even Three Saints Island had one back then. Perhaps only human sacred lands with ancient inheritances on the Divine Domain Continent still possess them.
So, ordinary array formation grandmasters not only cannot replicate it, they likely have never even seen one.” Bai Yaoyao shook her head.
Mo Fan sighed at this, then looked at the two demons and said, “In that case, let us enter first!”
“Very well. There are still two days until the Dragon Ruins opens. We can use the time to familiarize ourselves with the environment. Moreover, with the three of us joining forces, other Demon Kings will have to think twice before acting against us!”
Bai Yaoyao nodded, then frowned and asked, “After passing through this Great Teleportation Array, will we still be in the same place?”
Mo Fan was stunned, then smiled wryly. “I’m not entirely sure about that, but we can try if the storage sack can bring you in.”
In the Black Dragon King’s memories, he always entered the Great Teleportation Array alone, with no second demon accompanying him. So, Mo Fan truly did not know the answer to Bai Yaoyao’s question.
However, her words served as a good reminder.
Back during the Three Mountains Trial, when the demons entered the barrier, they were scattered across various locations. If this Great Teleportation Array worked the same way, it could lead to significant complications.
After all, according to the Black Dragon King’s memories, the space around the Dragon Ruins entrance was vast. Even the Black Dragon King had not explored its boundaries.
His suggestion was quickly rejected by Bai Yaoyao. “A storage sack might work for crossing barriers, but it cannot be used with teleportation arrays.”
“Why?” Mo Fan frowned and asked.
“A storage sack is not a true independent space. Ultimately, it is still part of your body. This will be detected by the teleportation array patterns.
From what I know, this is a unique feature of teleportation arrays, designed to prevent such smuggling attempts.
After all, in many great sects, teleportation arrays are a major source of income.
You can try it later if you don’t believe me.” Bai Yaoyao said.
Hearing this, Mo Fan thought for a moment, then said solemnly, “In that case, to be safe, I will also transmit the memories of the interior to you!”
With that, Mo Fan directly used his divine sense to spiritualize the memories and passed them into the minds of the two demons.
Seeing this, Bai Yaoyao looked surprised and said, “You can already extend your divine sense outward now?”
Hei Yi also looked at Mo Fan with some astonishment.
After all, extending divine sense outward was something only Demon Kings could do for demon cultivators. Yet Mo Fan was still merely at the Demon General Realm. This was somewhat unbelievable.
“Indeed. After devouring that Black Dragon King, my divine sense grew tremendously.”
Mo Fan did not hide it. Although he had never explicitly revealed the secret of his Heaven-Swallowing Divine Ability, both Hei Yi and Bai Yaoyao had long sensed something.
So, in Mo Fan’s view, occasionally disclosing some information was acceptable.
In Bai Xiaosu’s words, whether it was the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Clan or the Disaster Demon saying, these were matters known only in the Upper Realm. Few on the Nine Provinces Continent knew of them. Thus, Mo Fan did not need to worry too much about his identity being exposed.
Seeing Mo Fan admit it, the two demons both took a deep breath. Bai Yaoyao even asked, “How far can your divine sense probe now?”
“Very little, just twenty li.” Mo Fan smiled wryly.
“What?!”
“Twenty li?!”
The two demons were both shocked upon hearing this.
Seeing Mo Fan’s puzzled expression, Bai Yaoyao was both exasperated and amused. She could not help but say, “Do you know how far most early King Realm great demons can probe with their divine sense?”
“How far?”
“Only five to ten li!”
“So close?”
Mo Fan was stunned. He had not expected this. Then he looked at the two females and asked, “Then how far can your divine senses probe now?”
“Thirty li.” Hei Yi said calmly.
“Eighty li!” Bai Yaoyao winked at Mo Fan.
“…”
Mo Fan was speechless, feeling somewhat deflated. He could not help but say, “Then why are you two so shocked? Aren’t you both much stronger than me?!”
“Can you compare to us now? Remember, you are only at peak Demon General cultivation!”
Bai Yaoyao rolled her eyes, then earnestly explained, “Early King Realm divine sense ranges from five to ten li, mid-stage from ten to fifty li, late-stage from fifty to three hundred li, and peak from three hundred li to one thousand li!
As for Demon Ancestors, their divine sense is even more terrifying. I cannot comprehend it.
Of course, special physiques are exceptions. For example, Hei Yi’s divine body, though just broken through to early King Realm, already matches mid-stage King Realm great demons!”
“Then aren’t you even more impressive?”
Mo Fan widened his eyes, then asked, “What is your cultivation now?”
Hei Yi also looked at Bai Yaoyao with curiosity upon hearing this.
“Thanks to you, I just recovered to mid-stage King Realm a few days ago.” Bai Yaoyao said.
“…”
Mo Fan and Hei Yi were both speechless. The latter, however, seemed thoughtful. She glanced at Bai Yaoyao and could not help asking, “Could it be that Sister, you are also some kind of divine body?”
“I am not a divine body, but this time can be considered breaking and then establishing anew. It caused some changes in my body. In short, my current strength may not be inferior to you divine bodies.” Bai Yaoyao smiled faintly.
Hei Yi nodded upon hearing this, showing little emotional fluctuation. From the moment she saw Bai Yaoyao, she had vaguely sensed that the other was no ordinary being.
Mo Fan, on the other hand, was extremely excited. He had not expected Bai Yaoyao to be so powerful now. This gave them all a trump card for survival against Demon Kings.
Next, Mo Fan wasted no more words. He directly stored the two females in his sack, then formed hand seals to activate the Great Teleportation Array. A vortex slowly emerged.
Mo Fan took a deep breath and flew toward it. However, in mid-air, he was indeed repelled by an invisible force.
“It seems smuggling truly won’t work…”
Mo Fan frowned, released the two females, and smiled wryly. “Looks like we can only enter separately. If we end up separated, let us meet at the True Dragon Lair in the Dragon Ruins!”
The two females nodded upon hearing this.
The three demons looked at each other, then flew into the vortex one after another.
